Dying Light

 PlayStation 4
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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2022 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,532 out of 2022
  2. Mixed: 314 out of 2022
  3. Negative: 176 out of 2022
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  1. glypheye
    Jan 27, 2015
    9
    Beautiful, open world...looks amazing! Running smooth and silky on my PS4 thus far, without any noticeable glitches playing all day today. Some of the objectives are a little frustrating to reach with precision parkour jumps, but, once achieved, seemed worth the effort. Zombies are slow moving obstacles, for the most part...but are formidable en masse. The parkour is loads of fun,Beautiful, open world...looks amazing! Running smooth and silky on my PS4 thus far, without any noticeable glitches playing all day today. Some of the objectives are a little frustrating to reach with precision parkour jumps, but, once achieved, seemed worth the effort. Zombies are slow moving obstacles, for the most part...but are formidable en masse. The parkour is loads of fun, though difficult to get in a rhythm and gain momentum with. I'm guessing that improves with skill and practice though.

    I'm really enjoying this game thus far!    … Expand
  2. John5417
    Jan 27, 2015
    10
    Like Far Cry 4 with zombies. Gameplay so good. Great graphics. If you decide hang out overnight can be your worst nightmare. A pure zombie game and survival on its best and to the point. No middleground.
  3. Redstripe420
    Jan 27, 2015
    10
    This games great, been playing all night. Its really stupid how there are reviews on here with zero and they say they dont have the game and never played it. These reviews should be deleted, not a fair shake. Well im quite enjoying it myself.
  4. Agent-D
    Jan 27, 2015
    8
    I know many of you will be on the fence about another Techland zombie game. Trust me, I was very cautiously pessimistic about Dying Light. I can say that in many ways though it is a perfected version of Dead Island, my only real complaint is the lack of vehicles. I understand these weren't introduced to allow players to make use of the parkour movement system.

    Graphically they game is    I know many of you will be on the fence about another Techland zombie game. Trust me, I was very cautiously pessimistic about Dying Light. I can say that in many ways though it is a perfected version of Dead Island, my only real complaint is the lack of vehicles. I understand these weren't introduced to allow players to make use of the parkour movement system.

    Graphically they game is pretty outstanding, I think it looks better than some of the videos and screenshots we have been shown for so long. I have seen some odd to downright hilarious things while playing this game, nothing game breaking, but like zombies stuck in cars or watching them fall over and over again.

    Combat is very similar to Dead Island but feel far more natural. The games level system with combat makes it seem like your weaker than you should be at first and then way stronger than anyone should be by the end. I get this is probably to give the player a sense of learning to fight and survive and while its entirely possible you will survive even the most intense swarm, just keep in mind that in most events early on its always best to just run. Once the levels start rolling in and the weapons get better and better you effectively become the Rick Grimes of Dying Light and just start mowing through the undead.

    The audio of the game is pretty spectacular, probably my favorite part. The voice acting is pretty sharp with Roger Craig Smith (Known for playing Chris Redfield & Ezio Auditore) taking the lead. The ambient noise provides great atmosphere, especially at night when things are at their creepiest. Most firearms sound average, neither great, nor bad. Weapon impact on melee weapons sound great though and add to the brutality of the actions on screen.

    As some have stated, the story is well more than I expected it to be, so I have to give them kudos for trying, the game is at it's best when playing co-op or even more so when terrorizing players as a Zombie. The only real thing I feel they missed out on was leaving out vehicles (like I stated at the start) but otherwise its a solid zombie game for next gen consoles.

    Overall it's certainly the best game we have seen from Techland    … Expand
  5. OutDorJustice80
    Jan 27, 2015
    10
    Get the game, it is very fun to play. The graphics, sound immersion, controls, crafting.... I could go on forever on how everything fits together so nicely.
  6. NextgenX
    Jan 27, 2015
    10
    Im playing the pre order, this is actually like 10 times better than Dead Island series. The story is strong compared to Dead Island, the Parkour matches and sometimes is even better than Mirror Edge's. The Combat is actually awesome, incredible addictive. When you go alone to the city it makes you thrill , this game is actually good, nothing like people were saying.

    Graphics on PS4 are    Im playing the pre order, this is actually like 10 times better than Dead Island series. The story is strong compared to Dead Island, the Parkour matches and sometimes is even better than Mirror Edge's. The Combat is actually awesome, incredible addictive. When you go alone to the city it makes you thrill , this game is actually good, nothing like people were saying.

    Graphics on PS4 are amazing, this is one of the best looking game so far on PS4 catalog.

    Physics and ambience are absolutely superb at this title. Ive played about 2 hours and i can say this is a good game, it could get to the point that it will be boring, but lets hope it does not happen.    … Expand
  7. Maj23
    Jan 27, 2015
    10
    This game made me smile in such a way that I cried tears of joy when I realized what I was playing. I hated Dead Island and this just makes up for everything including the existence of herpes
  8. Meeerkat
    Jan 27, 2015
    8
    I would give this a solid 8. My biggest way of summarizing the game would be what Dead Island should have been. The story isn't any Dragon Age or Heavy Rain caliber but its interesting enough to keep you engaged. Combat is pretty fun.
  9. Andy578
    Jan 27, 2015
    0
    Just another unoptimized console port. very little options to adjust and even high end rigs are getting 40fps at best. The game itself is bugged to hell and back. I really have to wonder what they did during all these delays because they sure as hell didn't work on the game. Bottom line DO NOT BUY ON PC
  10. Mrvise
    Jan 30, 2015
    9
    28h later i have finished the main campaing and few side missions. Most of the game I played with friend. The game is not realy that hard, you just have level up and make better weapons as you lvl up. All the players who are complaining about boring scenary, there is another part of the city if you just do the main campaing for few missions. I would give this solid 9. There is few issues28h later i have finished the main campaing and few side missions. Most of the game I played with friend. The game is not realy that hard, you just have level up and make better weapons as you lvl up. All the players who are complaining about boring scenary, there is another part of the city if you just do the main campaing for few missions. I would give this solid 9. There is few issues with controls espicially in last story mission but in overall this was quite enjoyable game. I usually dont finish all the open world game because i get bored but this wasent the case here. I can imagine this can be quite hard for gamers that dont like challenge but that how it is zombie world. Try to get ur friend to help that way its fun and enjoyable. Graphics are good but same copy paste interiors and faces are little dowside. Be the zombie is fun but this game needs more game modes to go futher. It might be fun for few runs with friends and trying to do all the missions and leveling up but it,s needs moore like tha challenges are in multiplayer. The story was ok not any special but get u trought the game. Give game a chance its gets easier after you lvl up. Sry for spelling. Not native speaker… Expand
  11. zegooddr
    Jan 30, 2015
    9
    Beautiful and fun. All I really ask for from a video game.
    I've been enjoying this game immensely. From the moment I had to take my first leap on the Zombie filled streets to my first experience at night. I have zero complaints, really. All of the problems I've had with movement were removed with practice. If you enjoy tense moments, excellent audio, and fun game play then this is a must    Beautiful and fun. All I really ask for from a video game.
    I've been enjoying this game immensely. From the moment I had to take my first leap on the Zombie filled streets to my first experience at night. I have zero complaints, really. All of the problems I've had with movement were removed with practice. If you enjoy tense moments, excellent audio, and fun game play then this is a must buy on the PS4. Bonus points for working flawlessly on day one.    … Expand
  12. Ragendar
    Feb 9, 2015
    8
    Herein lies my opinion.

    I found Dying Light to be a very interesting mesh of gameplay and story. The gameplay tends to be good. I generally like the parkour system, until I accidentally press backward slightly while jumping and end up flying off the side of a four-story building. There is clear progression as you gain more skills and better weapons. Zombies go from being tedious to    Herein lies my opinion.

    I found Dying Light to be a very interesting mesh of gameplay and story. The gameplay tends to be good. I generally like the parkour system, until I accidentally press backward slightly while jumping and end up flying off the side of a four-story building.

    There is clear progression as you gain more skills and better weapons. Zombies go from being tedious to kill with your iron pipe that you fished out of a dumpster, to being sliced in half with your honed katana blade. Parkour gets better with more skills, and becomes really exciting with the final couple agility skills. Some of the controls get in the way of themselves, such as the dodging mechanic which you will use to accidentally launch yourself off of cliffs. You'll also encounter points where climbing into the window and not on to the roof will be as enraging as it was in Assassin's Creed: Unity.

    The killing objectives get tired as enemies become repetitive, and the only changing factor is the number they throw at you at once. This didn't bother me to much, as the scenery and plot objectives kept me engaged. The zombies do become more difficult as you progress, and different types of zombies begin making appearances, giving you a bit more damage but failing to make you really change your strategy.

    One word: Platforming. It isn't always good, and you'll wonder why they made certain choices- particularly the ones that you find in the story objectives.

    I thought the story was pretty good. It was more than the banal, 'zombie apocalypse-must survive' cliche. I like the interactions between the characters, and I found your character's narrative to be fulfilling. Occasionally the main character would spout out my own thoughts about a situation- which felt pretty gratifying.

    The multiplayer is pretty bad. It's one zombie (whose player had to have purchased a new copy of the game) versus up to four human players. There's a lot wrong with this, so I'll try to keep it organized by chronology. As a human, your world can be invaded by a player-controlled zombie called a Night Hunter. Now, you can disable this possibility in the in-game menu, however often you get roped into this mode- and it is boring as it is pointless and broken. First, the game is designed to be four survivors versus one zombie, but often through connection errors or just the survivors saying 'no thanks,' you'll be left alone against the zombie. Often when I played as the zombie, I would enter a game only to immediately have the game end because all of the survivors quit. Playing as the zombie, if the game didn't end it was often because one or more of the survivors were afk. Easy points for the zombie, but really sucks for the survivor. Anyway, it's bad and it should be dismissed.

    Overall I enjoyed the single-player mode, and playing with friends in cooperative modes was engaging enough (honestly I preferred being alone so I could keep a steady pace during the missions). The horror moments in this game were few, with most of them occurring when the game put you outside at night, or exploring a dark and quiet place where you knew zombies would be crawling out of every crevice eventually.

    Good game, enjoyed it. 8/10, 8.5 in my book forever.    … Expand
  13. jcop678
    Jan 30, 2015
    9
    Dying light is a single player experience that is based soley from your what you do and how you do it. Dying light is a game i was taken by suprise.
    After dead island i was expecting dying light to be that. But instead it suprised me. I didnt follow the release problems for the pc but I heard it wasnt optimized well
    but i played on xbox one so i wont really be mentioning them. So this    Dying light is a single player experience that is based soley from your what you do and how you do it. Dying light is a game i was taken by suprise.
    After dead island i was expecting dying light to be that. But instead it suprised me. I didnt follow the release problems for the pc but I heard it wasnt optimized well
    but i played on xbox one so i wont really be mentioning them. So this will be about my experince alone with the title knowing nothing about the launch it trails with it
    that alot of critics cant seem to let go. It was the company's fault not the games fault. Any way back to the review. Dying light is purely amazing. I for one loved dead
    island for what is was a simple zombie hack and slash. Dying lights story in my opinion is generaic but i had fun with it. I truely enjoyed my experience as Kyle Crane.
    The secret agent from the GWE trying to get the file that will bring us closer to the cure for this new disease that is a cousin to rabis. The stroy takes its self pretty
    serously which i didnt like all that much we are in a world with mutated zombies. I cant take anything serously if i just cut of a zombies head then felt up her ****
    to find 19 dollars. But the story was enjoyable. The gameplay is phenominal. I mean honestly ive never had more fun in a zombie open world game. The combat is satisfying
    and on point. The parkour is a little tough to get used to but once you get the hang of it its fluent. The day and night cycles feel real and night has this lingering
    feeling that at any moment you will die. Which in a lot of cases you probably will. There was this one mission i had to kill this special zombie and take his flesh,
    because it was linked to the cure. Or at least thats what i was told. I sat in this dark corner waiting and watching as the fast unkillable zombies walked afraid theyd
    see me. As soon as they walked away i charged killed the target and got the item for a mission then excaped threw the dark being chased by the scarest enemy in the game.
    that is a experince truely unique to the player of dying light. The graphics are supreb with perfect lighting effects and damn near perfect frame rate. Overall the game is
    very fun, its not the perfect game with its lackluster story but everything else is important. I bought this game for killing zombies, i personally dont give a **** why.    … Expand
  14. beckles1313
    Feb 1, 2015
    8
    I wasn't a big fan of the Dead Island games so I wasn't really expecting much from this game. I was wrong. This game has a lot to offer. RPG and Survival Horror fans will enjoy this. The open-world looks really nice and the parkour makes this game extremely unique. There are a lot of things to keep you busy and entertained during the gameplay experience. Not without it's share of problemsI wasn't a big fan of the Dead Island games so I wasn't really expecting much from this game. I was wrong. This game has a lot to offer. RPG and Survival Horror fans will enjoy this. The open-world looks really nice and the parkour makes this game extremely unique. There are a lot of things to keep you busy and entertained during the gameplay experience. Not without it's share of problems but I still totally recommend this game.… Expand
  15. Digital_Voice
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    I've played 32 hours of Dying Light so far. This is one of those titles that compliment your console of choice. The graphics are amazing. The day/night cycle, weather effects, ambient sounds and music are all extremely well done. Missions are fun and challenging.

    The zombie types are varied with different strengths and weakness and definitely add a new element of danger. One zombie is a    I've played 32 hours of Dying Light so far. This is one of those titles that compliment your console of choice. The graphics are amazing. The day/night cycle, weather effects, ambient sounds and music are all extremely well done. Missions are fun and challenging.

    The zombie types are varied with different strengths and weakness and definitely add a new element of danger. One zombie is a fair challenge but a group of zombies is very difficult to fight off, even with abilities leveled up! The night time is really dark and really dangerous and adds a real element of suspense especially against special infected enemies.

    There are Safe Zones scattered throughout the city that are lit up with UV lighting (Some special infected are sensitive to UV lighting). Some of the Safe Zones require you to secure them first by defeating the undead population and turning on power breakers to restore lighting. Finding them at night is not that hard as they are well lit but getting to them without getting spotted by a particulary dangerous special infected called a Volatile or getting attacked by a group of zombies in the dark can be really difficult.

    Leveling up is similar to Dead Island where you have 3 skill trees to level up your character. Weapon variety is much more expanded this time to include Resident evil style weapon mods like freeze grenades & flame grenades. Speaking of Resident Evil, Roger Craig Smith who voices Chris Redfield in the Resident Evil games also does a great job voicing the main character of Dying Light Kyle Crane. While the lip syncing is not perfect in Dying Light, it's also not that bad and the voice acting is well done for all of the supporting cast in Dying Light.

    You just can't go wrong with this title. If you love zombie games you will love this. If you loved FarCry 3, Mirrors Edge, Fallout 3, Dead Island and The Last of Us then you will love this game. Its as though they have taken the best elements of various games and put them into this game.

    Just Cause 2 and Rocksteady's Batman titles use a grappling hook mechanic. Dying Light also uses a grappling hook mechanic and it works really well. There is a crafting system similar to The Last of Us and Techland has done away with finding work benches. As long as you have the schematic, parts and/or ingredients you can craft anything on the fly.

    It is clear that the team at Techland put a lot of work into this game and it shows. The game truly is a must own game.

    Thanks for reading.    … Expand
  16. Tyler1999
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    Don't understand the critics reviews... This game is amazing, best game I've played in a long time. Graphics, beautiful, gameplay, SO FUN, story line, well there's been worse, but over all this game is just amazing
  17. RiPnItUp
    Feb 11, 2015
    10
    This game is AWESOME!!!

    No Spoilers!!! First, let me say this. If you're dying 5 times per mission, you need to up your skills. Don't blame the game because you're weak at FPS games. I rarely die in the game, and when I do, it's because I purposely bite off way more than I can chew. And even then, I usually come out on top. Be critical thinkers, people!!! Not just in videogames    This game is AWESOME!!!

    No Spoilers!!!

    First, let me say this. If you're dying 5 times per mission, you need to up your skills. Don't blame the game because you're weak at FPS games. I rarely die in the game, and when I do, it's because I purposely bite off way more than I can chew. And even then, I usually come out on top. Be critical thinkers, people!!! Not just in videogames either.

    You will so get your money's worth with this game. Hours and hours of gameplay. Also, I rarely start a game and think, man, I want to go back through this again. The controls take a minute to get used to, but when you do, you'll be flying around the city and slaughtering zombies in the process. I actually have been using a SCUF gaming controller for years and I have one for my xbox 360/One and for my ps4, so i was pretty bummed about the jump button placement because you spend so much money on a bada$$ controller but can't really use it. But that's the thing, with the way they mapped the controls, there is no better way to do it. But yeah the controls are perfect for the style of game.

    The graphics are great, especially for the scale of the game. I won't ruin it for you, but if you like to kill some zombies, this game is for you. I am actually more into the rpg leveling elements myself.

    That being said, the progression element of the game I feel is great. Again, I don't want to ruin anything for anyone that's why I'm being kind of vague. Let's put it this way. You will need to get better and better as the game goes on to survive in the city.

    The story is pretty solid. I would say that the focus of what you're supposed to be enjoying in this game is there

    So everyone who is thinking about buying this game, or is on the fence about it.........GO BUY IT!!!

    Unless you have no skills. Then stay away from this game, and any other FPS style game worth playing lol    … Expand
  18. Yerczeys
    Aug 23, 2015
    6
    I'ma split this rating into two parts because they're of hugely differing qualities. First and foremost, the gameplay was fantastic. The atmosphere was well done, the environment felt good, the day / night cycle added a nice touch, the leveling system was genius, the weapons were interesting and varied... I could go on, but you get the idea. Gameplay, great. The drop kick alone wasI'ma split this rating into two parts because they're of hugely differing qualities. First and foremost, the gameplay was fantastic. The atmosphere was well done, the environment felt good, the day / night cycle added a nice touch, the leveling system was genius, the weapons were interesting and varied... I could go on, but you get the idea. Gameplay, great. The drop kick alone was about the most fun I've ever had in a three second span in a game. A few minor and personal gripes were the lack of gun variety (and a useless shotgun), the absurd weapon scaling (my machete does twenty times the damage of a lead pipe for example), and the maps felt a bit small for my tastes. But that didn't deter me from really enjoying the hell out of this side of the game.

    If I were rating the story alone this game would be in the red. I'm a story drive gamer, so this was important for me. The first three-fourths of the game were fine if bland, but about that three-fourths mark I ran into one of the most idiotic scenes I've encountered in a game. You have to be careful when using the damsel in distress dynamic, and this game botched it hard. They set up no real relationship between you and the woman in question beyond a few passing sentences so I didn't feel attached to her. She was also supposed to be a bad-ass so making her the damsel felt like a betrayal of her character. Though groaning, I dealt with this. It really died with the five minute over-the-top sappy diatribe that was so bad I found myself scowling on my couch. It was ridiculously dramatic. You were transported to a Dishonored style Limbo (apparently this is what turning into a zombie is like) and you chased her ghost while she was pelting you with the most droning self-sacrifice speech you've ever heard. This scene totally killed any investment I had in the story which really depletes my enjoyment of a game, but I persevered because of drop-kicking zombies.

    A bonus crime this game committed was the climax. I really enjoyed the climbing part of it and the combat even if I had to listen to Mr. Generic Villain 101 monologuing at me. Crane's motivation in the game at this point was all about revenge which made me dislike him as a character. Seriously, a woman you barely knew died dramatically, but so did a doctor I'd talked to just as much and I wasn't harping about him. And aren't there, like, a thousand other innocent people to save? ...Just dumb writing... Anyway, I reach the putz expecting some lame boss fight like the last two but instead, they end the game with the only quick-time even in the entire game. Yup, quick time event. That's they best they could do with their villain.

    There. I've ranted.    … Expand
  19. Compi24
    Apr 24, 2017
    8
    An immersive combat and weapon customization system successfully smooths over the cracks of an imperfect story in "Dying Light," Techland's much-improved spiritual successor to "Dead Island," where the parkour may be a bit cumbersome at times and the side quests might be a tad too monotonous for my tastes, but overall, the experience is nonetheless noteworthy and satisfying.
  20. Kyle2086
    Feb 1, 2015
    8
    Never played the dead island games so I can't give any context on those, but I found this mostly enjoyable, the plot isn't gripping, the characters are forgettable, but the player is given a lot of freedom on how to progress through the story mode, and the amount of unlockable special moves allows you to play the game how you want, which is to me what saves this game. When it works well,Never played the dead island games so I can't give any context on those, but I found this mostly enjoyable, the plot isn't gripping, the characters are forgettable, but the player is given a lot of freedom on how to progress through the story mode, and the amount of unlockable special moves allows you to play the game how you want, which is to me what saves this game. When it works well, it's great, I found it immensely enjoyable to perform combat stunts such as vaulting over a zombie to drop kick another into a wall of spikes, but when it doesn't work it can be incredibly frustrating, and there's no game manual and often no explanation of what's happening, a few times, my character exploded or just died without warning and with no visual cue as to what happened, sometimes enemies would pop up mere feet away and in one mission, a large enemy's hammer would end up hitting me no matter what I did. The game uses a checkpoint system to save, there's no manual save options, and I think the developers knew what they were doing when they implemented that. Large open world games, like fallout for example, tend to have unexpected glitches in them, some fun, like characters accidently being flung into the stratosphere, or annoying, like getting stuck in the geometry and falling into a bottomless gray abyss. Thankfully, there are few and far between, and the game respawns you quickly and you're back in the action, although with a stiff penalty, the 'survivor points' which you use to purchase general skills and abilities, and which is also tied to the loot system and vendors, takes a big hit, and when it's not your fault it feels incredibly unfair. Speaking of loot, Techland pretty much ripped off Destiny's color coded loot system, although personally I think they did it much better. Each weapon has stats for base damage, durability, and handling, where rarer weapons will be better in all categories. There's also an option to upgrade, which increases these stats further, in addition to that, you can also further upgrade these weapons with improvised modifications with junk parts you find around the city to add electric shock or burning damage, which also give a nice visual modification. The system is fairly complex and should give you plenty to mull over, and the melee weapons are visually pleasing, the firearms on the other hand have little variation, and are rare, and using them will attract more enemies, although they become a necessity for certain points in the game. Ammo is even more rare in the game world, and the developers have limited your ammunition reserves to what you can carry on your person, which is around 60 pistol rounds and 100 rifle rounds, which can go pretty quickly, and which you cannot stockpile in your player's stash bag, which seemed to be a little useless after the beginning of the game, since only weapons take up space in your inventory. Co-op mode changes this a little since you can save a weapon for a friend and drop it for them, and just in general co-op mode can be a lot of fun with the improvised traps around the city, which is definitely the strongest part of the game, the wonderfully designed zombie killing sandbox.

    Pros: melee combat, weapon crafting, loot system
    environments are fun to use in zombie dispatching, parkour, well designed
    sounds are above average, not amazing but zombie howls in the distance are chilling
    night/day gameplay experience changes dramatically
    mostly well balanced

    cons: some angering, but not completely game breaking glitches
    controls wonky at times, setup is a little hard to get used to, no alternative control scheme
    story could have been improved, pacing especially
    gameplay mechanics will sometimes not work when you need them to, doesn't happen often but when it does it's aggravating

    All in all, it's worth a rental, even more if you have a friend to play it with, just don't expect a lot of gunplay, and look around the internet to get some tips since the game doesn't offer any, I was trying to decide if I should list that as a con, but I think I was just expecting more on screen hints since most new games tend to hold your hand and I've gotten used to it.    … Expand
  21. Hi_Im_Game
    Feb 7, 2015
    9
    What a surprise of a game. I, like many others, held out a few days until I saw some reviews (stopped pre-ordering games which had a review embargo). I'll just dive right into the review.

    I played a little of Dead Island but I thought the game was too clunky IMO. This game is smooth with the addition of the Parkour system that is responsive on all but several occasions. Now, Mirror's    What a surprise of a game. I, like many others, held out a few days until I saw some reviews (stopped pre-ordering games which had a review embargo). I'll just dive right into the review.

    I played a little of Dead Island but I thought the game was too clunky IMO. This game is smooth with the addition of the Parkour system that is responsive on all but several occasions. Now, Mirror's Edge is one of my favorite games of all time but I don't think this Parkour system is as good as Mirror's Edges. It is still pretty good and makes running around the town truly enjoyable.

    The variety of different side quests with their own story lines is awesome. Each story gives you an insight on how people are trying to survive these hard times and really adds to the atmosphere. This is exactly what I was looking for after Far Cry 4 failed to deliver on that front.

    The three leveling trees: survivor, agility, and power all have their own ways of being leveled and add to the variety within the game. Each time you level up, you gain new abilities which actually make you feel stronger then you were before. Weapons scale as you level so by the time you are around 20 you feel like a badass that nobody wants to mess with.

    One of my favorite features is the day and night cycle. You are truly trying to survive at night because if you aren't prepared and let yourself get overwhelmed you will most certainly die. Even after playing for 30+ hours I still get that heart pounding feeling when I am being chased through the streets of Harran.

    The game looks great as well although there is little variety in the appearance of NPCs and zombies (some look exactly the same). Also, the lip-syncing is just abysmal and hurts the appeal of the game. Quarantine zones are fun but I feel like they could have done more with them. Random events are also fun but, again, there could have been a little more variety. The variety of the zombie types is pretty good, on the scale of Left 4 Dead 2.

    Besides a few nuisances here and there, I find myself coming back to this game everyday. Even just running around and killing zombies has yet to lose it's appeal. Running around and collecting materials, new weapons, and doing random events is enjoyable with the great Parkour system.

    I have a hard time finding anything bad to say about this game which is a good thing. This game is definitely better than Far Cry 4 in my opinion and does things just as well as other sandbox games out there. People say it doesn't innovate and I guess to an extent it borrows from a lot of its mechanics from other games but the night cycle is a new feature that I have yet to see executed as well as this game has done. I don't think people should dock a game for borrowing mechanics that people enjoy. If anything, they do a great job on making all those mechanics work cohesively.

    A great game, well worth your money. People really need to support smaller triple AAA studios such as Techland who pour their heart into a game (or else we will be left with big triple AAA titles and indie games). They love this game and it shows in the detail. Remember they pushed their game back by several months when it wasn't ready. I respect them for acknowledging that their game needed some work and I think it's better for it. Can't wait to keep playing and I hope they add some great expansions in the future.

    Thanks for reading!    … Expand
  22. ToFewViews
    Feb 19, 2015
    8
    'Dying Light' is a survival horror zombie game from the people who made the Dead Island series, In a flooded market Dying Light has to keep it's self original and it does a good job at that. The addition of all kinds of parkour, grappling hooks and environmental hazards adds a nice touch to the open world and let's to get around with ease. The weapon customization is similar to Dead Island'Dying Light' is a survival horror zombie game from the people who made the Dead Island series, In a flooded market Dying Light has to keep it's self original and it does a good job at that. The addition of all kinds of parkour, grappling hooks and environmental hazards adds a nice touch to the open world and let's to get around with ease. The weapon customization is similar to Dead Island but they kick it up a bit, with more over the top and extreme weapons and attachments. Those weapons do come in handy with Special infected similar to Left 4 Dead and the zombies during the night be extremely aggressive. Co-op in this game can make it feel like a fun light hearted zombie killing wonderland but once you explore alone you get a much bigger sense of horror and suspense that gives the game a whole different feel. Overall Dying Light is quite a enjoyable experience for fans of Zombies or Open World Action games if you can get some friends from some Co-Op fun you will quite enjoy this game.… Expand
  23. murderboner
    Feb 8, 2015
    9
    Pleasantly surprised. A mash up done right. What Destiny wanted to be. Very much Far Cry 4 with a much better protagonist. Crane really cares about what's going on unlike super indifferent Ajay Ghale. Side quests are fetching (so far) but much more dynamic like Fallout 3. Like Metro Redux, you're confined but free. Mimics Mirrors Edge control scheme but way way better implemented. SmoothPleasantly surprised. A mash up done right. What Destiny wanted to be. Very much Far Cry 4 with a much better protagonist. Crane really cares about what's going on unlike super indifferent Ajay Ghale. Side quests are fetching (so far) but much more dynamic like Fallout 3. Like Metro Redux, you're confined but free. Mimics Mirrors Edge control scheme but way way better implemented. Smooth and responsive. Loving how you start off as an untrained idiot and become a force to be reckoned with. Love the complex skill trees that make you earn your right as a slayer.

    I was on the fence about this one but zero regrets. I make very planned purchases with games and my gamble paid off. It's that good. Buy it!    … Expand
  24. rhap
    Mar 17, 2015
    8
    I'm having lots of fun running around kicking zombies and escaping the volatiles. Since I rarely play games like this (more into JRPGs), almost everything is new to me and I find it awesome. My only issue is that the city design is kinda repetitive. Other than that, entertaining when I want to take a break from raids on MMOs or just relax after work.
  25. bonerjams03
    Feb 2, 2015
    9
    My first impression was pretty mediocre, but as I unlocked skills and progressed the game it became more addicting and fun. If you liked Dead Island, you will probably like this game as well. The gameplay outshines the dull and predicable storyline. Worth the buy!
  26. Cruddi
    Feb 9, 2015
    8
    This is a review with 21 Hours played.

    I love this game I really do but it scores 8 of 10 because I feel like i was lied too about the be a zombie mode because it's not exaclty what was advertised, saying you can invade someone's game it's not really invading because when you do invade it swtiches to Vs type mode when i heard you can invade someone's game you would chase them down    This is a review with 21 Hours played.

    I love this game I really do but it scores 8 of 10 because I feel like i was lied too about the be a zombie mode because it's not exaclty what was advertised, saying you can invade someone's game it's not really invading because when you do invade it swtiches to Vs type mode when i heard you can invade someone's game you would chase them down during the night and ruin their quest line, the night never ends when this happens and the UV lamp is over powered it only takes a quick flash from the UV and you will just stop in your tracks when pouncing lastly it is hard to see what is going on through the filter.

    Now that the worst part is out of the way on with the good, the freerunning is fantastic once you unlock a few skills such as the roll because it makes the free running more flowing, jumping from the roof and landing on a car/any soft landing area never looses it's rush. Running away is a valid tatic due to the free running. You might have heard people saying that the free running is like Mirrors edge, I wouldn't say that because in mirrors edge you could build up speed with everything being well timed but on Dying Light you move at the same speed all the time which is still quite fast also the free running is more simplified that mirrors edge.

    The combat is nice and visceral the weapons feel nice and weighty, one downside is that unlike dead island you can't opt to use your R stick to aim your swing which i really loved it because I could choose to break arms etc easier, although the auto is really good chooses vertical and horizontal swings acordingly but there is no reason to really aim to break arms as there are enough skills to make things easier with the killing. Guns are quite hard to find at early levels. but don't seem to level up when I came across a police rife the first time and at later levels they had same stats but are still deadly at higher levels, but the use of guns are not recommended because it will draw the zombies in but will also summon virals that can climb and sprint after you or who ever made the noise ;)

    Zombies in this games are to be feared, not because they are scary but because 5 or more WILL destroy you, there are special type zombies out there which help change things up as you level up and get better items you will start to breese through the low level zombies like they are made of tissue paper but getting over confident at this stage will still get you killed quickly. Human's are also to be feared a few bullets will kill you even at higher levels, they won't just chrage you they will wait for you to attack and throw knifes. I was surpirzed that you can cut the heads, arms and legs off of a human just like the zombies unlike dead island I know it's a small thing but i didn't expect it in todays up tight rating system.

    I have also seen people saying that the side quests are boring and fetch quests. the latter is true most of them are go here and collect x or speak to x who will ask you to go collect x but it's not straight forward as that one mission has you locate a video in a video store where they are all stored alphabetically, once you return you have to use the free running to find a way into a house to finish the quest and my personal faveourate quest was climbing the massive supports of a bridge getting right to the top and throwing my self off in the pitch black into the sea below and it was amazing! There is one mission type that returns and it will drive you mad, escort quests my god everytime i have done these they get smushed into the floor by one of the special zombies which just made me angry and i stopped doing them.

    There are tons of collectables: notes, zombie statues and flags. Notes are strange usually you will be asked to press a button to open it and read it or it would open automatically but it doesn't you have to go into the menu and open it if like me you don't realise you can read them and open them later on they can loose abit of context.

    In summary this is a 8/10 could have been more if some of the niggling issues had been ironed out but I still really enjoy it and plan to try 100% it. Also I haven't bought the season pass I don't think they are a good idea beyond CoD and Battlefeild.    … Expand
  27. ChaliceHunter
    Jan 30, 2015
    10
    LOL whats with guys giving Bad reviews because they Suck hard at playing the game!! mikeykey try crafting crafting weapons and upgrades. OFC its gonna take a few hits to kill the Living dead with a lvl Spanner lol. Guys come on grow a set and play the game properly instead of rage quitting and giving a 0 out of 10! because there is nobody to hold your hand during the Zombie apocalypse!!.
  28. TheRedStar
    Jan 30, 2015
    9
    I think the lack of ability to actually use more than a couple of preset control schemes really sucks. I hate having the jump button locked into place. I will say also, that until you level some, you can't hurt a kitten, much less a zombie. The overall experience is good though and you definitely will get some heart pumping moments. Co-op is really fun, single player is fun but lonely,I think the lack of ability to actually use more than a couple of preset control schemes really sucks. I hate having the jump button locked into place. I will say also, that until you level some, you can't hurt a kitten, much less a zombie. The overall experience is good though and you definitely will get some heart pumping moments. Co-op is really fun, single player is fun but lonely, much as I imagine a real zombie apocalypse might be without friends. In my eyes, it's a solid 9, just wish there was a bit more customization to the characters/weapons/etc.… Expand
  29. JoshR1370
    Feb 1, 2015
    9
    I highly recommend this game to anyone who is looking for something new. This fast paced zombie horror survival is so far my favorite of its genre. I cant help but give kudos to techland for trying something a little different. I read a lot of the more negative reviews to try to see if I am missing something but I can assure you I am not. One guy says "it takes 3 to 4 hits to kill aI highly recommend this game to anyone who is looking for something new. This fast paced zombie horror survival is so far my favorite of its genre. I cant help but give kudos to techland for trying something a little different. I read a lot of the more negative reviews to try to see if I am missing something but I can assure you I am not. One guy says "it takes 3 to 4 hits to kill a zombie" and "i cant get passed the first mission, the main character is severely underpowered". I dont think some of these guys understand that the zombies are just a detailed set piece. Dont try to kill every one of them with a wrench because you will lose. You will gain abilities the more you play which will make getting away from zombies easier. My one problem with this game is the lack of side quest change up. Most of it is a little silly but their are a few fun things to do. Like most games they are just fillers to help level up. I dont understand how somebody could say there is no story because there is a great story if you are willing to dive in. Read notes, listen to recordings etc. Saying there is no story is solidifying the fact that you are lazy and expect to have everything spoon fed to you :-). Seriously though i had a blast playing dying light. I am about to start my second run through as we speak. If you are not in to zombie apocalypse survival then dont buy this game. If you are wanting to just get guns, bombs, rocket launchers and just blow thousands of zombies away then donr buy this game. However, if you do want a more "realistic" zombie survival game with awesome parkour and great fighting mechanics and clever bludgeon weapons, you'll love this one. Give it a shot. I will say though if you are a pc gamer interested in mods dont waste your time. Go buy a picaso painting and draw stick men on top of it. I kid i kid, relax! :-)… Expand
  30. Chaddercheez
    Feb 3, 2015
    9
    Make no mistake, this is an FPS game. For those of you complaining about the field of view, maybe stick with third person games. The FOV in this one is no better or worse than any other FPS. That said, this game is a ton of fun -- the movement is fluid, running from hordes actually becomes more fun than taking them head on (and you'll live A LOT longer). The fighting feels right (DeadMake no mistake, this is an FPS game. For those of you complaining about the field of view, maybe stick with third person games. The FOV in this one is no better or worse than any other FPS. That said, this game is a ton of fun -- the movement is fluid, running from hordes actually becomes more fun than taking them head on (and you'll live A LOT longer). The fighting feels right (Dead Island vets will definitely appreciate the advances Techland has made in this regard) , the side-quests are fun and usually feel like your involved in doing something important, and leveling up adds all kinds of new tricks to your repertoire. The city itself is basically a piece of apocalyptic art and comes with all kinds of diversity... from free running through the streets (which at night is a great way to get your heart pumping) to battling it out in the tunnels, to diving underwater to escape a to scouring all three floors of the school for loot, to base jumping off of the top of bridges into hordes of oncoming zombies. And the sound... ohhh the sound. Quite frequently find myself just standing in one place (hopefully on top of a building) just listening to things going on around you -- something knocks over a glass bottle just around the next corner, behind you there's a moan as a Night Hunter spots you and heads your way while you hear the "splat" as another Infected steps into one of your traps.

    If you enjoy Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later, and The Walking Dead, had some fun with Dead Island or Farcry3/4, and can get past the "Field of View is nowhere are good as Assassin's Creed" jabber, this game is for you.

    PS I haven't even tried the Be the Zombie Mode yet!!    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 58 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 58
  3. Negative: 0 out of 58
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 22, 2015
    70
    A slightly better version of Dead Island in everything but name. [Apr 2015, p.84]
  2. Play UK
    Mar 31, 2015
    85
    With some crazy fun online elements and a badass sense of actual achievement, Dying Light is the zombie game we've been working for. Just mute those terrible voices. [Issue#254, p.64]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Mar 24, 2015
    80
    It's not perfect, but Dying Light is last, brutal and most importantly, fun. [April 2015, p74]
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