Dying Light 2 Stay Human

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  1. MattmanDman
    Sep 12, 2023
    1
    Had a rough start yes, but was definitely headed in the right direction with the updates it was releasing before Techland partnered with Greedy tencent, microtransactions are the reason this game will die quicker then Dying Light 1, and the fact instead of delivering an expansion like the following for dying light 2 they resorted to adding a stupid in game currency that at minimum cost $5Had a rough start yes, but was definitely headed in the right direction with the updates it was releasing before Techland partnered with Greedy tencent, microtransactions are the reason this game will die quicker then Dying Light 1, and the fact instead of delivering an expansion like the following for dying light 2 they resorted to adding a stupid in game currency that at minimum cost $5 which is ridiculous since we are literally in a recession, **** worse then the Great Depression with cost of living and everything else so I hope no one buys any of these microtransactions, it’s a greedy move and I hope this bites Techland in the ass for selling out to commies and I hope tencent learns they’re not welcome in the gaming community with their predator business tactics.… Expand
  2. Scarecr0wn
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    Techland sold out to Tencent, inserted microtransaction into the game the same way they would insert pineapple into your buttie and grabbed some bonus from their Chinese overlords.

    Screw Techland. Once amazing company, now not worth a even a spit their way.
  3. Playstationsuck
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    Runs best on Xbox very laggy and poor on PlayStation another win for Xbox lol
  4. Mirotvorac
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    Over a year after Dying Light 2's release and shortly after Tencent's acquisition of them, Techland has added microtransactions to Dying Light 2. This is pathetic.

    Advice: Uninstall game
  5. SickPoisOoon
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    bs as game with predatory shop i hate techland and tencent..................
  6. BadHombre
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    I played Dying light 1 and loved it! Therefore, I pre-ordered the Definite Edition of Dying light 2 because I wanted to support Techland. I was surprised how unfinished the game was on release. The foundation they started was horrible and unplayable. I waited and gave the team a chance to work on it. Years have passed and it's bland. It's still a buggy mess( I had to restart the whole gameI played Dying light 1 and loved it! Therefore, I pre-ordered the Definite Edition of Dying light 2 because I wanted to support Techland. I was surprised how unfinished the game was on release. The foundation they started was horrible and unplayable. I waited and gave the team a chance to work on it. Years have passed and it's bland. It's still a buggy mess( I had to restart the whole game 3 times since I bought it, it messed up my multiple saves), and now they nerfed all the content because they are introducing microtransactions. The first one had them, but it didn't affect gameplay. Now, if you want a powerful/decent weapon or skill you have to pay for it. I can't recommend this game. All my weapons, outfits, etc. that came with the definitive edition have been changed for the worse. Story is boring, quest are boring, gameplay is mediocre. The first one is much better. Do yourself a favor and save your money or buy another game.… Expand
  7. BanDLPoints
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
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  8. meny82
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    Life Rule: A LOT TROPHY BUGGED = ZERO ON METACRITIC -----------------------
  9. Crane1
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    I must say i like the first game more but its really not that bad. For all the Italian gamers you guys should be happy that the voice is missing I am an Austrian and i want the option switching language so bad. The voice acting in german is so bad i have never seen something like that i am not kidding. It ruins the game.
    Update: Dying light points are now in the game.
  10. Patches22
    Jul 31, 2023
    0
    Dying Light was great bjt Dying Light 2 was absolute garbage. Game didn't run well and was not given a refund. That's it.
  11. bastiaHN8
    Jun 24, 2023
    1
    Una completa decepción. Menos mal lo compré con rebaja. Injugable en algunos casos. Lejos de la calidad que mostraba en ps4 el DL1. Adiós Techlannd, nunca más compro otro de tus juegos.
  12. cmz8706
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    never left a review on metacritic before.
    just registered for the first time, explicitly for the purpose of giving this game a bad rating, because it's one of the worst games I've ever played. it's a huge step back from Dying Light 1 in almost every single measurable way. I'm proud to say that I did not buy this game and did not have to part with any cash in order to acquire it. the    never left a review on metacritic before.
    just registered for the first time, explicitly for the purpose of giving this game a bad rating, because it's one of the worst games I've ever played. it's a huge step back from Dying Light 1 in almost every single measurable way. I'm proud to say that I did not buy this game and did not have to part with any cash in order to acquire it. the people who worked on this product do not deserve the credit or the income because this product is trash... sorry; not sorry.    … Expand
  13. AForwood
    May 14, 2023
    1
    Terrible sequel, the first was so much better. Not sure why they removed all the cool stuff from the original but this game shouldn't even share the same name. Honestly, night time use to fill you with dred as the Virals would hunt you down and chase you, and you stood no chance in hell against them. So going out at night was terrifying. Hence the name dying light. Going out at night is aTerrible sequel, the first was so much better. Not sure why they removed all the cool stuff from the original but this game shouldn't even share the same name. Honestly, night time use to fill you with dred as the Virals would hunt you down and chase you, and you stood no chance in hell against them. So going out at night was terrifying. Hence the name dying light. Going out at night is a death sentence. In the sequel night time is no different from daytime. Just run around slap stupid weak zombies and collect lame under powered and unexciting gear. Even the hang glider is lame. Just boring as hell. I was not going to rate this game. But people should be warned this is no dying light. Get the original with all the dlc for a fraction of the price and you will have a much much better game. Guaranteed. Stay away from this cash grab, far far away is my advice.… Expand
  14. kamiltrol
    May 14, 2023
    0
    this is crap, boring, not playable on ps5, still in alfa, players are testers :D Needs a lot of hotfix. not recomended.
  15. Kiryttho
    May 12, 2023
    4
    Infelizmente a sequência decepcionou na história, arvore de habilidade, gráfico estranho com cores muito exageradas. O jogo peca muito naquilo que é seu diferencial que é a falta de verticalidade pra fazer o pakour. Na segunda etapa a verticalidade aparece, mas ela é sempre mal distribuída. No DL1 tinha altitudes que se você tivesse o gancho chegaria rápido mas não te impossibilitaria deInfelizmente a sequência decepcionou na história, arvore de habilidade, gráfico estranho com cores muito exageradas. O jogo peca muito naquilo que é seu diferencial que é a falta de verticalidade pra fazer o pakour. Na segunda etapa a verticalidade aparece, mas ela é sempre mal distribuída. No DL1 tinha altitudes que se você tivesse o gancho chegaria rápido mas não te impossibilitaria de não conseguir. Itens de residências elementares achei totalmente desnecessário, não usei nenhum. Poucos personagens são interessantes. Reciclagem de ambientes é nítido, repete bastante. Mesmo depois de um ano ainda tem alguns bugs. Infelizmente a sequência não faz jus em tudo que o o DL1 fez. Torcemos que no próximo game possamos esquecer esse DL2. E sentir novamente tudo que o DL1 nos proporcionou.… Expand
  16. JrDouble
    May 12, 2023
    4
    Very boring, very ugly, and very annoying. I loved the original Dying Light and this game is horrible by comparison. Avoid this one and stick with the original.
  17. Somebody94
    Sep 12, 2022
    2
    Night ruined by timer I had to put it down after 7 hours....worst design decision in the history of gaming. Baffling!.... Such a step back from the first game which I loved.....so sad .... gaming industry in the mud
  18. Ranget
    May 1, 2023
    2
    I tried this game right after replaying the first one and what a disappointment it was.. I thought it can't be that bad as reviewers made it out, but oh boy, it was even worse I got: A very slow and unresponsive movement with no ability to run on command(really guys, not every game that has parkour in it has to be a mirrors edge clone). The time limit on climbing. Progression system soI tried this game right after replaying the first one and what a disappointment it was.. I thought it can't be that bad as reviewers made it out, but oh boy, it was even worse I got: A very slow and unresponsive movement with no ability to run on command(really guys, not every game that has parkour in it has to be a mirrors edge clone). The time limit on climbing. Progression system so bad that 25% of the abilities that you can unlock were something that you could do right out of the gate in the original game. Only worsened melee gameplay. Cut out the shooter element of the game, you only now get a useless blunderbuss that kinda works. And of course the story, yeah, there isn't one, forget about it. It is as interesting or complex as the story in your average pay to win korean mmo grinder. And they also somehow made graphics worse, more pixels and hardware needed but overall picture being mostly on parr.… Expand
  19. Larisir
    Apr 24, 2023
    1
    I just couldn't resist and decided to write a review. I just burned out on the initial missions, when you need to get into the sewers at night, but you just can’t because there are infected running around near the hatch that don’t allow you to break the hatch, you can’t kill them all, new ones appear. Rave. The game goes to the trash. I'm the person who went Platinum to Bloodborne andI just couldn't resist and decided to write a review. I just burned out on the initial missions, when you need to get into the sewers at night, but you just can’t because there are infected running around near the hatch that don’t allow you to break the hatch, you can’t kill them all, new ones appear. Rave. The game goes to the trash. I'm the person who went Platinum to Bloodborne and couldn't start playing Dying Light 2.… Expand
  20. Dragost
    Apr 24, 2023
    4
    Unplayable, my PC is dying - the game name was spot on. It's not possible to have a game at that price in this condition.
  21. android6968
    Apr 19, 2023
    1
    Dying Light 2 Stay Human is a trivial adventure. A game lacking in any substance, with an open world so bloated and pointless, I could hardly engage with its mechanics. The story is abhorrently bad, and combat is dull, to say the least. While the game attempts to lament humans as the "real monsters" in this apocalyptic scenario, the "real monsters" are the people who shipped this gameDying Light 2 Stay Human is a trivial adventure. A game lacking in any substance, with an open world so bloated and pointless, I could hardly engage with its mechanics. The story is abhorrently bad, and combat is dull, to say the least. While the game attempts to lament humans as the "real monsters" in this apocalyptic scenario, the "real monsters" are the people who shipped this game thinking it stood in any way close to the considerably more enthralling game that was the original.
    The voice acting is awful, and quests are an endeavour to see how long an individual can withstand terrible level design and boring objectives. Parkour is floaty and underwhelming. It lacks the connectivity and oomph of the first game.
    In my opinion, Dying Light 2 Stay Human is not a good game. I really enjoyed the music and how it would intermittently cut out as you leapt from roof to roof; very smart detail. Only gameplay system I liked    … Expand
  22. ZapRowsdower
    Apr 7, 2023
    0
    Immunity timers kills this game. This game doesn't want you to play at your own pace. It's always rushing you to craft and eat mushrooms or find a black light to sit under. If you are on a stealth mission, don't think for a second that you can chill for a minute and plan out your next move, because the timer is always ticking and nagging away at you.

    An open world game with a time    Immunity timers kills this game. This game doesn't want you to play at your own pace. It's always rushing you to craft and eat mushrooms or find a black light to sit under. If you are on a stealth mission, don't think for a second that you can chill for a minute and plan out your next move, because the timer is always ticking and nagging away at you.

    An open world game with a time limit. That's not a feature I would call fun, but more of a tedious hassle. But for some reason the developers thought it would be super fun, because they have apparently never played a video game before.    … Expand
  23. corbro
    Feb 25, 2023
    3
    I purchased the Ultimate edition when it first launched because I was such a big fan of Dying Light and the Following. This game was such a huge let down. I agonizingly played through the hole hoping there would be some redemption but the story and the mechanics were just awful. Such a let down.
  24. Gurpgork
    Feb 16, 2023
    0
    A sad disappointment, slightly worse than the 1st game in some areas and extremely worse in other ways. Constant bugs, brain dead AI, meaningless choices, worse combat mechanics, glitchy teleporting enemies, lazy fetch quests etc.. but the biggest sin is that it's not scary.. at all.. the 1st one was very scary especially at night. This one is just irritating especially with the annoyingA sad disappointment, slightly worse than the 1st game in some areas and extremely worse in other ways. Constant bugs, brain dead AI, meaningless choices, worse combat mechanics, glitchy teleporting enemies, lazy fetch quests etc.. but the biggest sin is that it's not scary.. at all.. the 1st one was very scary especially at night. This one is just irritating especially with the annoying infection timer.… Expand
  25. reXimo1
    Feb 15, 2023
    0
    So eine müll Grafik, sowas zum Release ist zum schämen, da bringen solo Entwickler bessere Grafik zusammen. Vorallem versteh ich es nicht das Teil 1 auf der Ps4 eine bessere Grafik hatte als der zweite Teil auf Ps5.
  26. KoTIII
    Feb 14, 2023
    1
    Waited so much DL2. Developers promised make game better then DL1 was. Totally dissapointed
    1. Downgraded comapare to DL1 in all aspects, gameplay, physics, graphics. A lot of bugs.
    2. Boring everything - quests, world. Mostly scripted, even zombies behavior. Unreal world. There no feeling of apocalypse. Well-fed people, even perfect hairs. Really? There a lot of barbers? Why u did not    Waited so much DL2. Developers promised make game better then DL1 was. Totally dissapointed
    1. Downgraded comapare to DL1 in all aspects, gameplay, physics, graphics. A lot of bugs.
    2. Boring everything - quests, world. Mostly scripted, even zombies behavior. Unreal world. There no feeling of apocalypse. Well-fed people, even perfect hairs. Really? There a lot of barbers? Why u did not add McDonalds and KFC, FedEx, Intlel and so on. Gameplay mostly like Far Cry but worse.
    3. Unfair reviews from critics. Really? 2 more points then DL1? looks like they played DL1 twice.
    I could give 4 points for this game if did not playd DL1 before, but, sorry, I played DL1. Its 1/10.    … Expand
  27. Ishi123
    Feb 12, 2023
    0
    Took them 6 years to make a game that's inferior to the first game in literally every possible way. The game is programmed to screw you over whenever it can. 100% of my deaths can be attributed to the fact that the movement system no longer works, and it's basically impossible to perform precise maneuvers due to how floaty and automatic it is now. Sometimes it's even impossible to performTook them 6 years to make a game that's inferior to the first game in literally every possible way. The game is programmed to screw you over whenever it can. 100% of my deaths can be attributed to the fact that the movement system no longer works, and it's basically impossible to perform precise maneuvers due to how floaty and automatic it is now. Sometimes it's even impossible to perform basic maneuvers like, say, jumping. Or sprinting. Or climbing up a chest high ledge. The game is fundamentally broken and there's nothing redeeming about it.… Expand
  28. MeleeM
    Feb 9, 2023
    2
    Wow. Just wow. This took 7 years to make? What did Techland do for the first 6.5? This is NOTHING like DL1. Incredibly bad graphics, sound is fuzzy (and voices echo), dialogue is cringe. This is nothing more than a parkour sim. I'd walk over my grandma's face to play anything else.
  29. JayDarbz
    Feb 8, 2023
    0
    This game gave me legit ptsd and severely impacted my enjoyment of gaming in general the first one was great the 2nd is by far the worst game I've ever played in my life! I can't even get it refunded what an absolute disgrace
  30. Harvdigity
    Feb 5, 2023
    0
    This game is nothing like the last game. The disconnect between the player and any action you want to take is tremendous. Unlike the first game when everything ran smooth. Every press of the button did what you wanted it to.

    The story is terrible. The characters are good but the story stinks. The world is so closed in and gives a claustrophobic feeling to the atmosphere. Don’t waste your    This game is nothing like the last game. The disconnect between the player and any action you want to take is tremendous. Unlike the first game when everything ran smooth. Every press of the button did what you wanted it to.

    The story is terrible. The characters are good but the story stinks. The world is so closed in and gives a claustrophobic feeling to the atmosphere.

    Don’t waste your time. The first one is still great. Go play that one.    … Expand
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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 62 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 62
  3. Negative: 1 out of 62
  1. MeuPlayStation
    May 11, 2022
    75
    Dying Light 2: Stay Human looks more like a DLC to the first game than a whole new one. This does not mean it is a bad game, but it is not one that you should rush to buy. It looks and feels like you are playing the same Dying Light from years ago, and despite the storytelling being solid and entertaining, it is not enough to justify buying it right now.
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  2. PSX Brasil
    May 7, 2022
    85
    Delivering a huge improvement on the first title, but lacking with new features, Dying Light 2 Stay Human is quite fun, brutal, rewarding and a game of exceptional quality when it comes to the open world. Minor issues still exist here, but Techland successfully manages to live up to the hype surrounding the game.
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  3. Finger Guns
    Mar 10, 2022
    80
    Dying Light 2 ups the ante from the original in almost every way, offering more satisfying parkour, combat and enough jump scares to make you never want to walk in the darkness ever again. A worthy and essential sequel.
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