Dying Light 2 Stay Human

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  1. JDConspirator
    Dec 2, 2022
    7
    A good sequel with a myriad of new weapons and exciting parkour. However, the groan-inducing open-world questing can get in the way of the good times. There's nothing surprising here, but if you want a good undead-slaying open-world opus, Dying Light 2: Stay Human fits the bill.
  2. jbkeller77
    Mar 1, 2022
    7
    It feels like the first entry and looks about the same. There is a lot to do in Dying Light 2 but it all feels like DLC to me. The story feels predictable and the characters I just don't care about whatsoever. I do enjoy my time playing Dying Light 2 but it is more of a time wasting experience than anything I am going to want to talk to my friends about.
  3. bwheatley
    Feb 14, 2022
    7
    This game is breathtakingly beautiful, the sound design evokes emotion as you play the game. You can get lost in this world, in it's beauty in the interesting characters. Holy mackerel the story telling got leveled up a ton between DL1 and this game. I feel like the storys are a little "less hokey" then in the first game. The factions give an interesting dynamic.

    Edit: This started as a    This game is breathtakingly beautiful, the sound design evokes emotion as you play the game. You can get lost in this world, in it's beauty in the interesting characters. Holy mackerel the story telling got leveled up a ton between DL1 and this game. I feel like the storys are a little "less hokey" then in the first game. The factions give an interesting dynamic.

    Edit: This started as a 10 out of 10, until i got to the ending now it's 7/10. Techland pulled a cdpr and the ending is a mess. I'll come put this back to a 10 out of 10 if they make the ending better. This was not ready to come out.

    Great game, please ignore the haters. If you liked DL1 you are going to like DL2 even more.    … Expand
  4. Mr_Anderson
    Feb 7, 2022
    7
    Some improvements over the first, but overall not as good. First game was marketed to an older age group, had more realistic graphics, and overall more realism and mystery. Dialogue feels like it was written by an angry 7th grader, dropping the F word so much it's lost its meaning. Classic dumbing down for future money grabs - Many things removed - guns, survival tree, driveable buggy,Some improvements over the first, but overall not as good. First game was marketed to an older age group, had more realistic graphics, and overall more realism and mystery. Dialogue feels like it was written by an angry 7th grader, dropping the F word so much it's lost its meaning. Classic dumbing down for future money grabs - Many things removed - guns, survival tree, driveable buggy, were all taken out, like they never existed in the first and they're planning on releasing it as future paid content. Feels more like fallout 4 with parkour, not a bad thing, but not super great either. Feels like it was made by a different team. Overall enjoyable, but a little disappointing like they waited too long to develop this and lost the magic of the first.… Expand
  5. hepnotik
    Feb 7, 2022
    7
    Pros:

    Solid and satisfying parkour system Beautiful graphics Quality sound design and score Tons of content. Good Melle combat Drop in 4 player co-op Good progression, crafting, and skills system Cons: Lots of significant bugs and multiplayer server issues Environments are copy/pasted Mediocre dialogue and writing Too many cutscenes PC version requires higher end specs    Pros:

    Solid and satisfying parkour system
    Beautiful graphics
    Quality sound design and score
    Tons of content.
    Good Melle combat
    Drop in 4 player co-op
    Good progression, crafting, and skills system

    Cons:

    Lots of significant bugs and multiplayer server issues
    Environments are copy/pasted
    Mediocre dialogue and writing
    Too many cutscenes
    PC version requires higher end specs

    While this game has a significant amount of flaws, some of which will likely be addressed, I find it to be an enjoyable, and a game worthy of your time, and the price.    … Expand
  6. SuperkenGaming
    Mar 8, 2022
    7
    Dying Light 2: Stay Human
    Just not that fun
    I loved the original Dying Light, obviously I had my issues with it and I hoped they would be addressed here…. And they just weren’t.. In a lot of ways things have gotten worse… This is an open world first person zombie game that took me about 20 hours to complete, and can be played wit up to 4 players co op… Youre a night runner, youre    Dying Light 2: Stay Human
    Just not that fun
    I loved the original Dying Light, obviously I had my issues with it and I hoped they would be addressed here…. And they just weren’t.. In a lot of ways things have gotten worse…
    This is an open world first person zombie game that took me about 20 hours to complete, and can be played wit up to 4 players co op… Youre a night runner, youre infected early on in the game which adds a layer of tenseness to the game which I loved, Theres a timer when youre in buildings or running around at night that have hav to keep filled with UV lights or the the sun so you don’t turn into a zombie.. this mechanic was never annoying.. in fact I never ran out of time, but I appreciate the level of immersion there… bevasue sadly this mechanic is where the immersion ends.. Like the original Dying light the world here just doesn’t feel lived in… it’s a mess zombie playground but even more lifeless than last time.. .a generic game world feel rather than again feeling like a world that used ti be brimming with life… I did love exploring the buildings during the main story missions, but nothing ever enticed me to seek things out on my own.. no addictive hook when it came to loot as every weapon breaks, theres nothing cool to find in this world, so why bother? Why not just stick to this super boring story? Which is what I did… One thing Dying Light 2 improved on is the flow of the parquor… It still needs works, its still frustrating at times, but it miles better than the original… and the combat is great too.. I loved getting into fights with my modded weapons, however the enemies this time around feel kind of brainless and just in the way rather than a threat like the past game.. and my biggest complaing.. I absolutely hated the second half of the game… running around in Dying Light 2 just isn’t fun… its not.. I feel like Im the only person who feels this way and I have no idea how.. I died more trying to get from point a to b, than I did the enemies once I finally got to the mission…
    I would love a more mirrors edge / modern assins creed style system in the future because I dreaded having to run through this city in the second half.. I didn’t mind the first half of the game where building were low and close like an old school assassins creed game, but the larger city.. awful…
    Overall Dying Light 2 is a fine game, its good, the combat is great, but the loot system is a disappointment and the story is just bad, it is.. I was non invested in the world at all…
    Youll have fun going through the campaign, its just a shame nothing in the world entices you to explore or to care…
    I give Dying Light 2: Stay Human
    a 7/10    … Expand
  7. Daimoz
    Jun 8, 2022
    7
    Ok,this game is really cool,exploring,combat,postapocalyptic life,story and parkour! I hope they will soon release patch that will improve performance on next-gen consoles so on and on i am giving 9/10 but because of those ITALIANS i will give 10..lol,our country (czech) is not getting even subs sometimes (most of the times) and are we crying ? :D
  8. Zmetekk
    Mar 1, 2022
    7
    Average game with good parkour, repetetive combat and story, that made me almost vomit. I give it 7, because i had fun from time to time, but no way i will play this shallow thing again.
  9. estradas
    Jul 23, 2023
    7
    I didn't like it as much as the first game. It had graphics issues. Dialogues were boring. Terrible story.

    8/10 gameplay
    8/10 graphics
    5/10 story
    7/10 environments
  10. Ar4i
    Feb 7, 2022
    7
    I'm about 16 hours in and the game is pretty good, I'm sure it can become exceptional with some more support. I haven't seen any serious bugs nor there are any crashes. Sure, there are some glitches and things to fix and improve, but noting really major.
    I'm disappointed that this parasite Denuvo was included last minute, I hate the fact that even a cent of my money went into their account.
  11. bersi84
    Feb 16, 2022
    7
    I hesistated a lot to buy this game but gave it a try. With the latest patch it is for the most part playable. I was glad that I didnt encounter game breaking bugs, e.g. death loop and others but I have to admit that there are still lots of bugs in the game. Texture glitches, missing parcour grabs, trigger not activating, treasure you need to open on a special angle and more.

    I also    I hesistated a lot to buy this game but gave it a try. With the latest patch it is for the most part playable. I was glad that I didnt encounter game breaking bugs, e.g. death loop and others but I have to admit that there are still lots of bugs in the game. Texture glitches, missing parcour grabs, trigger not activating, treasure you need to open on a special angle and more.

    I also feel the game engine is not the best. 1080p60 in performance mode runs mostly flawless but honestly the game looks bad in comparison to early trailers and for that it performs not well enough. The story writing is pretty bland and after a while you feel like re-visiting the same places over and over again making it a slightly run down experience. Enemy variety is pretty poor, same goes to the equipment variety. At least the weapons are somewhat satisfying.

    The game lacks a lot quality of life improvements, e.g. remember the filters I set in the inventory because I dont want to set it for the 100th time, why do I need to switch on my light over and over again etc. Bragging with 500hrs of playtime was honestly a silly move to because it is one of the few modern the game where: you cant max stats no matter how long you play, you get locked out of collectibles which you cannot re-visit after the game ends and there are also some trophies that are plain stupid, e.g. millionaire or running 960km.

    In general the combat and gore was satisfying. I did like some of the characters and the weapons pulled my score up but after all you should wait and buy the game at a sale of at least 50%. For germans that might consider buying the cut version - dont do it, get the uncut disc version because honestly the bloody part is one of the essentials and you will miss out big time.    … Expand
  12. D3D11
    Oct 8, 2022
    7
    Okay, this game is absolutely NOT as bad as the people claim here. Is it as good or better than Dying Light 1? The answer is NO! It is NOT as good, let alone better, but it doesn't mean this is a bad game.

    The parkour, fights are evolved, maybe even too much, but they are great and in their place. The story is mediocre at best, nothing interesting whatsoever. The level choice is    Okay, this game is absolutely NOT as bad as the people claim here. Is it as good or better than Dying Light 1? The answer is NO! It is NOT as good, let alone better, but it doesn't mean this is a bad game.

    The parkour, fights are evolved, maybe even too much, but they are great and in their place.

    The story is mediocre at best, nothing interesting whatsoever.

    The level choice is really bad, every part of the city looks exactly the same. "Realism" shouldn't be placed before game experience.

    Game mechanism is weak, nothing evolved besides fights and parkour, and even part of the zombie / fight physics are downgraded for reasons beyond comprehension. There are rumours circulating about key staff leaving due to whatever reasons, and I'm absolutely sure that this was the main problem of why it failed to achieve the glory of DL1, let alone to evolve beyond it.

    You'd expect vehicles, base building, travelling in a huge map to different cities, towns, resource management, missions with companions you select, etc., and at least as much genius storytelling as in DL1 (side mission included), but no, nothing sort of that, a huge part of the game is pretty much sank into mediocrity, despite the fact that there is already a brutally good game set as an example you just have to follow (DL1)...

    To think about the money those developers got who don't even like the game at all... Such a waste.

    HOWEVER, this doesn't mean that this is a particularly bad game and that you won't enjoy it. You will. This game still good and still rocks, and the best news is that there is a modding community which pretty much fixed every gameplay / game mechanics flaws, for free (think about the game developers again). Years of years of development, tons of wasted money, only to see your utter idiocy (bad physics, weak, few zeds, etc.) getting fixed in a couple of weeks by modders for free...

    There are 2 things I can't forgive to this game: it is NOT scary anymore. Do you remember yourself screaming during night missions in DL1? Well, here you won't...

    The second part is the music. I was so excited to get something like in DL1 (which I listening even to this day), that I was almost more excited for the music than for the game, but what we got is next to nothing. Most of the less popular youtubers could have done a better job for free... Man, these guys...

    I don't know what is with all these game developers (and also movie makers) nowadays but they clearly NOT worthy of their money, they just ripping off the company they working for.

    Bud just buy the game, install the mods, and you will gonna have a decent experience. Epic zed battles await you which will never get old.

    Oh, and those complaining about graphics and performance, you guys should really stop using cracked games, quit watching porn, and run an anti-malware software. You ALL gonna be surprised.    … Expand
  13. saletno
    Feb 7, 2022
    7
    Неплохо, но не более. Мыло на ps5. Критических багов не заметил, но часто fps падает до 40
  14. Nejihyuga765
    Feb 9, 2022
    7
    Best drop kick since Mad Max. Lots of bugs but I'm sure they'll fix it all........ right???
  15. TilkSiper
    Feb 12, 2022
    7
    7 из 10
    Думаю через год можно накидывать смело 0.5 баллов и ставить 7.5 из 10. Завезут еще больше контента и пофиксят оптимизацию патчами, тем более у них уже заявлена поддержка на ближайшие 5 лет.
    По самой игре че сказать то? Не оправдала она ожидания у многих игроков. Главная претензия и обман, это графика уровня пс3. А на презентации ведь было все так красиво... Ну поляки опять    7 из 10
    Думаю через год можно накидывать смело 0.5 баллов и ставить 7.5 из 10. Завезут еще больше контента и пофиксят оптимизацию патчами, тем более у них уже заявлена поддержка на ближайшие 5 лет.
    По самой игре че сказать то? Не оправдала она ожидания у многих игроков. Главная претензия и обман, это графика уровня пс3. А на презентации ведь было все так красиво... Ну поляки опять лоханулись короче. Сюжет тоже хуже первой части, антагонист вообще никакой, а про концовку я молчу, сами увидите. Хотя стоп, в игре же куча вариативности и концовок несколько... Все равно очень и очень слабенько.
    Но Dying Light мы с вами любим не за сюжет же? А за геймплей, который тут просто 10 зомби из 10. Очень интересно мочить зомбей и паркурить. Город специально заточен под паркур, так что можно разгоняться по полной и устраивать забеги в стиле Mirror's Edge. Куча лута, крафта и модов на оружее. Огнестрела нет, но есть арбалет и лук, которых в целом вполне хватает, для тех кто не любит в мили.
    Активностей по карте очень много, сайдов тоже хватает. Но опять же все они сделаны в стиле подай/принеси и ждать каких-то интересных персонажей или интриг не стоит. Разнообразные скиллы тоже присутствуют, которые качаются по мере прохождения игры. Все полезные и юзабельные на мой взгляд, и можно использовать в том или ином билде.
    Думаю, в любом случае, все согласятся, что Dying Light 2 Stay Human является лучшим экшеном про зомби. И вторая часть однозначно станет народной игрой, может не сразу, но со временем.
    А про наши ожидания и мечты по игре, процитирую я пожалуй Кратоса из God of War: "Keep your expectations low and you will never be disappointed."    … Expand
  16. tinvi
    Feb 7, 2022
    7
    Not a bad game but a game with some real problems
    weak storyline and dialogs are absolutely killing the atmosphere. it's just look stupid
    still many compliments for a good gameplay and parkour
  17. Catdaddy_77
    Feb 7, 2022
    7
    This is a solid game and well deserved high rating. The graphics flow well, the scenery is amazing and the zombies are relentless. My wife asked what movie I was watching. R1 button to jump takes getting used to (again) and there are some plot lines that miss the mark or logic meter I would say but nothing that ruins the game. Well worth a ur Jade-a pod the upsells on gear-you do t need them.
  18. Jt0429
    Feb 5, 2022
    7
    Pros-
    The game has a very intriguing opening and very good world-building that got me invested in what was happening. Dealing with the infected especially at night remains a fun experience just like in the first game. The parkour is absolutely fabulous and feels so fun to just jump from roof to roof or use any assortment of traversal mechanics. The design of Villedor is amazing and feels    Pros-
    The game has a very intriguing opening and very good world-building that got me invested in what was happening. Dealing with the infected especially at night remains a fun experience just like in the first game. The parkour is absolutely fabulous and feels so fun to just jump from roof to roof or use any assortment of traversal mechanics. The design of Villedor is amazing and feels very lived in, The choice and consequence mechanic they used in marketing is so well done and thought out and makes me more invested in the story. The choices you make have an impact on the world you are playing in and you can definitely feel it.

    Cons-
    Sometimes the writing in the story feels a bit clumsy and can take away from serious moments. The voice acting outside of the main cast is a hit or miss and ruins the sense of immersion. The skill tree and leveling up system in the game feels a bit unbalanced especially early on in the game (like locking off wall-running or other skills that should have been part of the basic move-set). I also experienced some bugs and a few crashes but nothing game breaking.

    Conclusion-
    The sheer ambition that Techland was going for in Dying Light 2 is something that needs to be praised. This game is gorgeous and is a blast to play. I have so much fun just running around Villedor and taking out infected and other bandits, The story is a bit hit or miss and sometimes the bad writing can let down an otherwise impactful scene but I had so much fun playing the game I can't say it was a deal breaker. If you loved the original then you will love this one and even if you didn't there is so much fun to be had here    … Expand
  19. Lewwildy
    Sep 5, 2022
    7
    Made some improvements in the latest update thus the new rating. Still not quite there yet for me though.
  20. Sepidar77
    Apr 27, 2023
    7
    A wonderful game with a beautiful environment has some annoying bugs, but it was a good experience, the story has some weaknesses, but it is still interesting, the tension is great, the game is a normal, attractive game

    Story 1.5 Graphics 1.5 Gameplay 1.5 The tension of the game is very attractive and artificial intelligence 1.5 Coulter and zombies design 1
  21. jonnb123
    Feb 25, 2022
    7
    Dying Light 2 is a good game. If there was not 500 hours of content I would give a lower score. I think the story and side quests are boring. However, I really like the free-running and really like looting stores at night.
  22. RomulusReviews
    Feb 16, 2022
    7
    I did not play the original Dying Light but I knew I had to jump into this one for how popular the original was and owing it to myself to experience this game. I will just say to me it felt like a FAR CRY Zombie game which isn't bad or anything but not exactly great either. I had fun when sticking to the main story as the side quest felt like fetch and return. I was not blown away but alsoI did not play the original Dying Light but I knew I had to jump into this one for how popular the original was and owing it to myself to experience this game. I will just say to me it felt like a FAR CRY Zombie game which isn't bad or anything but not exactly great either. I had fun when sticking to the main story as the side quest felt like fetch and return. I was not blown away but also not disappointed. I will likely play through the rest of it while waiting for HFW to release.… Expand
  23. HaydenBlairx
    Feb 7, 2022
    7
    The game is pretty good, the parkour and combat feel incredible, especially the parkour. The story isn't very interesting, Aiden is bland and there's no reason for us to really care about finding Mia, though the side characters really carry the story. The virals also feel downgraded from the first game, they don't feel like the threat that they once were. The music and sound are fantastic,The game is pretty good, the parkour and combat feel incredible, especially the parkour. The story isn't very interesting, Aiden is bland and there's no reason for us to really care about finding Mia, though the side characters really carry the story. The virals also feel downgraded from the first game, they don't feel like the threat that they once were. The music and sound are fantastic, the sound of slicing someone's head off is still very satisfying.

    Extra (Doesn't affect score) : There's a lot of bugs on the console version, some buildings don't appear and you can just fall through them, dialogue skips, people appear as gray, people not being able to join co-op, some missions not appearing or allowing you to finish, audio either doesn't work or is delayed.

    There's also no cross-gen, at least not yet, me and my friends learned that the hard way.    … Expand
  24. Sioandel
    Feb 7, 2022
    7
    Has many issues but still fun to play and worth the price for me. Tried to analyze from different aspects but turned out to be a long boring complaint. If you are afraid of the negative reviews, feel free to wait longer, Dying Light is known for it's long-term updates, so hopefully this one will be better during the years.

    Complaint list: 1) Performance. The game can maintain 60fps    Has many issues but still fun to play and worth the price for me. Tried to analyze from different aspects but turned out to be a long boring complaint. If you are afraid of the negative reviews, feel free to wait longer, Dying Light is known for it's long-term updates, so hopefully this one will be better during the years.

    Complaint list:
    1) Performance. The game can maintain 60fps under performance mode most of the time, there are some frame drops, but not frequency, but only AT THE FIRST SECTION. When you are navigating in the second one, you will encounter frame drops every few minutes. Personally, the performance is at the point that barely standable but not enjoyable. Note that we are talking about running on a next gen console and the graphic looks blurred and can be ugly sometimes.

    2) Gameplay. There are many improvements to the first game, parkour + combat works so good that just running around aimlessly can be a lot of fun. My complaints are for the human enemies, it's okay to make enemies good at defence, but in a fast-paced encounter, it's nothing but frustrating when you are surrounded by 5 guys and you can't hit anyone because they are all blocking and side stepping, while there are another 2 guys shooting arrows at you and climbing around when you try to get close.

    3) Multiplayer. Not much to say, it's basically the same as the first game. All the players have to gathered every time you need to talk to an quest NPC, nothing wrong with the system, but there are too many "talk to someone next me" moments in the main quest, so I'm sure the main quest is not optimized for multiplayer.

    4) Story. Not as bad as people say, yet has many to complain. The story in general is not bad, definitely not something great, but still quite an entertainment if you just watch to see what happens and not think too much. The biggest problem is that it's too obviously trying to make you feel "pain". It's a good idea to build emotional connection between the player and the characters, but when you know EVERY DAMN TIME a character revealed to you and obviously the game want you to care, the character will die immediately afterwards, without exception. You just won't care. Then the choices, they don't have any positive feedbacks, like I mentioned before, they just too obviously trying to "hurt" you. It's not "choose what you like to be", more like "choose to be an a**hole or try to be something else but turn out to be an a**hole anyway". That's not how to make a meaningful and satisfying story. Honestly I find the side quests are way more interesting than the main story.    … Expand
  25. TimeEntity
    Mar 28, 2022
    7
    Fun gameplay and parkour mechanics, and an interesting story that I found pretty compelling. Graphics are ok but certainly not great.
  26. Sergius_Grey
    Feb 6, 2022
    7
    Always been a fan of the first Dying Light. I love zombie apocalypse games with thick atmosphere and brisk gameplay. The first part was supported by the developers for many years, saturated with events, content, additions.
    The second part was ambiguous: parkour, combats, some side quests, some story quests, lore presentation, level design - turned out well, some elements: the storyline in    Always been a fan of the first Dying Light. I love zombie apocalypse games with thick atmosphere and brisk gameplay. The first part was supported by the developers for many years, saturated with events, content, additions.
    The second part was ambiguous: parkour, combats, some side quests, some story quests, lore presentation, level design - turned out well, some elements: the storyline in general, the depth of characters - turned out to the third.
    In general, I can give the game "4 minus" out of 5.
    Some have complained about the optimization and crashes - so far this has not noticed.
    The game is good, give it a chance.
    Who liked the first part, the second part should like it.
    And those who are not familiar with the first part - will discover the excellent combat, parkour and juicy picture of "green" postapokalisis.
    Welcome to Villedore and always stay human.    … Expand
  27. bropro132
    Apr 12, 2022
    7
    Pretty good as a game for small poland studio, but...... mamma mia
    dov'è la recitazione vocale
  28. Traumvita
    Sep 6, 2023
    7
    The biggest problem with this game is that it takes more steps back then forward from the 1st. Night time is lame now. No volatiles at night. Game tries to make you care about the story when it’s incredibly boring. Stamina bar is so annoying at the beginning, I would’ve preferred not to have it, also the map is worse and feels more copy and paste compared to the first. That said time forThe biggest problem with this game is that it takes more steps back then forward from the 1st. Night time is lame now. No volatiles at night. Game tries to make you care about the story when it’s incredibly boring. Stamina bar is so annoying at the beginning, I would’ve preferred not to have it, also the map is worse and feels more copy and paste compared to the first. That said time for the good. Visuals are amazing. The parkour and combat are a huge improvement. Good crafting and the weapons and fun to use. Gameplay here is king just a shame they handicapped the game with questionable decisions.… Expand
  29. Ps5-reviews
    Jul 16, 2022
    7
    i haven't taken notes for the review while i was playing the game so i will make just a quick judgment.I don't judge a game by his difficulty but tbh i feel like this game was intended to not be hard.And instead.... it is.Good mechanics and fun parkour but it's just so frustraying dying so manytimes.Graphics aren't good with the audio.
  30. OldGuys
    Feb 28, 2022
    7
    Not great, not terrible. It's good for a few days to go parkour on the roofs with some zombies or from them. :D Sad, that story progress saves only on host acc.
  31. DavidF85
    Feb 27, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just finished the main quests.
    Here’s a wrap up of my thoughts.

    Good things
    - Plenty of of side quests and activities - Customization is good - Nightrunner tools are awesome. Once all is unlocked, the games is really fun
    - Parkour is a blast
    - Story is interesting. The different endings makes it interesting.

    Let downs
    - Graphics look old gen (I’m on PS5). Because if this, the gameplay feels old too.
    - A lot bugs (the final boss got stuck in a wall…). I had to restart the game a few times on PS5 because of the lag.
    - Trophies being required for upgrades is a real pain

    Overall, it’s an ok game. I really enjoyed the multiple things you can do. That said, was it worth the wait and hype?
    I can understand people being disappointed. If you want an Zombie style Skyrim, it’s a game for you. If not, wait for something else to come along.    … Expand
  32. Cadeology
    Feb 12, 2022
    7
    You will not regret picking up this game even at its original price of $60. It was certainly worth my money and time. In terms of bugs the second patch caused them to be relatively non existent for me. Overall I think the only thing that humble the game a little bit is a story that hits on some angles for me and misses on others in terms of plot and character development. So far techlandYou will not regret picking up this game even at its original price of $60. It was certainly worth my money and time. In terms of bugs the second patch caused them to be relatively non existent for me. Overall I think the only thing that humble the game a little bit is a story that hits on some angles for me and misses on others in terms of plot and character development. So far techland has not disappointed me at alI rather I think that I always feel as if there is some things still left to be desired. A more in depth rpg system could have benefitted this game immensely... it seems like choices changed "some" of story outcomes however I think most players got the impression that these choices would affect their character and the world around them a little bit more than faction based safe zones and a few traps/utilities here and there. Don't let the lower review fool you it seems like people in Europe are having issues with the dialog and language settings however from a consumer here in NA you will be more than happy when picking up this game.… Expand
  33. Tvdb50
    Feb 6, 2022
    7
    Gameplay wise dying light 2 is a massive step up. The choices and the world development while playing the game is really fun. To me, the narrative is also better than the one in dying light 1.

    But…. It is buggy. Sometimes audio cut’s out and the npc’s movement system is buggy as well. Maybe the day one patch fixes some of the bugs, but I (and probably we as well) should not be okay with a    Gameplay wise dying light 2 is a massive step up. The choices and the world development while playing the game is really fun. To me, the narrative is also better than the one in dying light 1.

    But…. It is buggy. Sometimes audio cut’s out and the npc’s movement system is buggy as well. Maybe the day one patch fixes some of the bugs, but I (and probably we as well) should not be okay with a game release which has a lot of (small) bugs. It’s bothersome.

    At the time of writing this review, the user score stands at 5.9 which is way too low for this game. Most low scores are driven by people whom act from emotion, and haven’t played the game properly yet.
    The reviews on steam show a better picture of the game.

    Gameplay wise it is a solid 8/10. But the bugs kind of ruin the gameplay at moments. A pity….    … Expand
  34. Sol0-discesa
    Feb 6, 2022
    7
    Gioco valido con un gameplay solido e divertente così come il level design, purtroppo sinceramente mi aspettavo di più sotto certi punti di vista come la storia principale o come determinate texture che addirittura risultano più belle sul primo capitolo. Una piccola critica riguarda la notte nel gioco che secondo me ha perso in questo secondo capitolo l'ansia e la paura che ti trasmettevaGioco valido con un gameplay solido e divertente così come il level design, purtroppo sinceramente mi aspettavo di più sotto certi punti di vista come la storia principale o come determinate texture che addirittura risultano più belle sul primo capitolo. Una piccola critica riguarda la notte nel gioco che secondo me ha perso in questo secondo capitolo l'ansia e la paura che ti trasmetteva nel primo capitolo. Peccato perché si doveva fare di più dopo il piccolo capolavoro del primo.
    Sono fiducioso che il gioco nel tempo migliorerà sotto molti punti di vista ma ahimè per ora è questo.    … Expand
  35. DemonTheDark
    Feb 7, 2022
    7
    I really like the game and right now it is one of my favorite games but I can't leave a positive review just because it doesn't have the dubbing in Italian. Hope they add it soon and put a good review there.
  36. Sandkastengolum
    Mar 1, 2022
    7
    It was okay , not better then the first one but really open . It has so many things to offer but I don't really like if a game has so much open world stuff.
    I really liked the weapons of the first game and it sucks that they didn't copy the system into the second one.
  37. Youreracist
    Feb 9, 2022
    7
    a discreet game, whose problems are quite different from the lack of dubbing in Italian.
    but the amount of non-Italians who are insulting us on metacritic frankly disgusts me.
    these creatures think they are better than us and then they lower themselves to hostile, childish and racist behaviors like these. painful and disgusting. I am not surprised that racism still exists in the world when    a discreet game, whose problems are quite different from the lack of dubbing in Italian.
    but the amount of non-Italians who are insulting us on metacritic frankly disgusts me.
    these creatures think they are better than us and then they lower themselves to hostile, childish and racist behaviors like these.
    painful and disgusting. I am not surprised that racism still exists in the world when there are worms like these people.    … Expand
  38. grahami
    Feb 10, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dying Light 2 is the best game to come out in a very long time, however, the story was up there with one of the worst I've ever experienced in gaming. The exploration and overall content in DL2 is incredible, there is vast amounts to explore, loot, and kill. This is why the game really gets a good rating from me, I'm all about open-world exploration, paving my own way, and discovering things for myself.

    Although it may appear I'm being rather generous with a 7/10, the exploration of the city had me constantly coming home from work and switching on my PS5 to experience more. Despite all the positives, the largest and personally the only real glaring issue with the game is the main storyline, which the only thing going for it was the likable/dislikable characters that kept you constantly having to judge whether they were going to betray you or stick with you.

    The story constantly introduced new concepts/situations but never expands on them, even after the epilogue. Take Waltz, for example, you finally encounter him in the car factory, in which he turns into some odd type of infected with incredible abilities and chases you BUT the back story of how Waltz and Aiden have these abilities are never explained. This similar issue appears with the "Butcher", you hear about him constantly and how big and bad he is, yet when you meet him he's actually pretty nice, you can side with him and he sends you on his way, in which you then never see him again, which amasses a total 5 minutes.

    The final boss fight has also taken the throne for being one of the worst I have ever experienced. Cutscene, fight, cutscene, fight, cutscene, fight, cutscene, fight. An incredibly unrewarding and shallow fight, in which Waltz simply stood there and sponged hits, occasionally attacking you with 1 of 3 different styles.

    The ultimate complaint from myself, however, has to be Aiden passing out every 20 seconds, I understand that it was supposed to be due to his infection, but it just felt like lazy writing. Almost every cutscene he would either be punched or simply pass out, for him to then conveniently teleport to the next sequence. Instead of adapting in scenarios where Aiden hauls himself out of a dangerous situation, he would simply pass out and appear exactly where the story needed him to be, it was incredibly boring and honestly painful to play along later in the game. In the final epilogue, I couldn't help myself but count how many times he passed out... 8 times!

    Other more personal issues for me included the ridiculously long prologue, seriously two-hour prologues are just ridiculous. DL1 threw you right in the deep end, whereas slowly walking through the mountains felt a lot more like I was having my handheld being slowly drip-fed into the game.    … Expand
  39. TheSeeker1993
    Feb 12, 2022
    7
    Игра не плоха, но постоянные баги в кооперативе бесят, так же есть проблемы с производительностью, 2070с бывает не догружена и ФПС ниже 60, а бывает показывает 100% загрузку но температура падает как и ФПС, что тоже говорит о недогрузе, полагаю без денувы не обошлось, и эти все проблемы с r7 2700x. Я вообще не понимаю желание разрабов встраивать эту унылую защиту которая все равно неИгра не плоха, но постоянные баги в кооперативе бесят, так же есть проблемы с производительностью, 2070с бывает не догружена и ФПС ниже 60, а бывает показывает 100% загрузку но температура падает как и ФПС, что тоже говорит о недогрузе, полагаю без денувы не обошлось, и эти все проблемы с r7 2700x. Я вообще не понимаю желание разрабов встраивать эту унылую защиту которая все равно не защищает, кто не.хотел покупать, не курит, а возьмёт оффлайн активацию за пару баксов, а впечатления от игры сломаны. Разрабы вы обещали убрать защиту если будут жалобы на ФПС, ну так дерзайте, проблемы явно есть. 3 балла за лаги снял, сюжет конечно звёзд с неба не хватает, сделали по заветам Кармака, и на том спасибо.… Expand
  40. ProjektAdrian
    Feb 16, 2022
    7
    The gameplay is pretty cool, but the story and the underwhelming "Choice" mechanic the game has to offer was badly produced. Before mentioning the story, I want to start off with the gameplay. After playing for several hours, I found the gameplay to be quite satisfying, but it was not perfect in my opinion. It does make the game more challenging with the stamina implementation towardsThe gameplay is pretty cool, but the story and the underwhelming "Choice" mechanic the game has to offer was badly produced. Before mentioning the story, I want to start off with the gameplay. After playing for several hours, I found the gameplay to be quite satisfying, but it was not perfect in my opinion. It does make the game more challenging with the stamina implementation towards doing parkour, but it was quite annoying climbing tall buildings and running out of stamina just to instantly die from falling. Stamina was not just a problem, climbing itself did prove to be hard considering the instances when I wanted to jump to another platform, but because of how much the screen moves with every movement your characters head does, I would miss several platforms to grab onto and die instantly from falling or the zombies would catch up and kill me, or even the bows, Molotov's, and other various projectiles being flung at my character. There were also tedious moments when I wanted to climb a specific object ingame and my character would not wanna climb, perhaps it was because of how he was positioned, but at times it was frustrating trying to find a spot to climb up a building with the little time I had before enemies caught up.

    The combat is extremely fun, and once you unlock a lot of skills. You can easily cheese your way through the game. I was level 3 and I headed towards a level 5-6 enemy base to capture and I kept drop kicking enemies off the building instantly killing them. Same went for other instances when I'm just running on the roof tops and an enemy is straight ahead. I would drop kick not just one, but two enemies in a single blow off the roof.

    The environment was pretty cool, I had much more options than the first game when it came to running away from things or trying to get somewhere. Although as much as I liked the games overall design. It was annoying running on a roof top and being completely blind because a tree was blocking my view of where I was going.

    Story wise, it was pretty generic. The choices you made did little to nothing, and I'm not sure what I did wrong from the beginning of the game, but for some reason every npc who wasn't trying to help me. Were rude, and mean towards the main character, which was completely weird considering how I helped a settlement from a renegade attack once, and then a side quest had me go back to that settlement and one of the npcs said "Where were you when the island was attacked?". Then proceeded to degrade my character which totally through me off. Considering how it's a zombie apocalypse and I do understand that people would be living on edge, I don't know why even after helping some npcs you're still treated like garbage. So at the end of the day, any choice you make doesn't affect how npcs view your character in a big impactful way.

    Aiden, the main character is the single most generic, naive, bold and clueless character I have played as in awhile. When an npc is actually being helpful and nice, he would rudely push for his agenda and the game doesn't let you decide how you respond to someone in game either. The character has zero development throughout the story as well. He is either dumb and letting people use him, or just a rude character pushing for his agenda which I understand because he is looking for someone important to him, but still. He has no sense of just listening to someone.

    7/10 because I subtracted points for having a generic MC, annoying parkour physics, and poorly written story.    … Expand
  41. ChubbyGaming
    May 28, 2022
    7
    So far I am really enjoying Dying light 2, I love the unique parkour and I love the overall combat, I’m enjoying the overall atmosphere and I’m enjoying the world, I would give this game a 100 is co-op worked but they might fix co-op soon
  42. StarLordIV
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    At first I thought the game would be weak but it impressed me congratulations I hope much more
  43. Tmes_jaban
    Aug 12, 2022
    7
  44. Mwasson
    Feb 23, 2022
    7
    I was really anticipating this game and it was good overall, just didn’t take the step forward I was hoping for. The side quests didn’t pull me in and the day/night cycle wasn’t as intriguing as the first game. Also seemed like killing zombies is an after thought, with very little incentive to do so. Overall recommend playing it, just not all I’d hoped it would be.
  45. nmay10
    Feb 24, 2022
    7
    Under rated in my opinion, The story is average but the gameplay is amazing. I enjoyed just exploring and doing things in the open world.
  46. TheGrouch
    Feb 26, 2022
    7
    The game is fun! The parkour is really smooth. The combat can be great. There are issues though. The game would be amazing if there weren’t so many bugs. Some hideouts (kind of like save points and resting places that also serve as a reset spot when you die) are bugged so you can’t trigger them. This can impact progress as some missions see you die and then reset far from your last spot.The game is fun! The parkour is really smooth. The combat can be great. There are issues though. The game would be amazing if there weren’t so many bugs. Some hideouts (kind of like save points and resting places that also serve as a reset spot when you die) are bugged so you can’t trigger them. This can impact progress as some missions see you die and then reset far from your last spot. The story is ok. There are some really great moments and missions. The was one really long mission in the middle of the game that was perhaps one of the top missions ever for me. But others were boring fetch quests. Loved the first game but this one falls a little bit short also the music was amazing in the first game…not so much in this game. This is a good game but maybe wait until there are a couple more patches.… Expand
  47. Kmee0507
    Feb 28, 2022
    7
    This is a fairly fun first person parkour open world game. The story wasn’t very gripping though and the combat felt pretty one dimensional.
  48. buganych
    Mar 4, 2022
    7
    Good game. Interesting story. Amazing gameplay. Thanks for casual and minimal horror. For bugs is 7 score
  49. fearfact24
    Mar 6, 2022
    7
    I am surprised to be honest at the "0" reviews here. This game real strength was its game play....it kept my interested the whole time. Story wasnt bad and voice acting was decent with good graphics. The only complaint I have is the dialog in the game can be a little long. This was overall a good game!
  50. Egopez
    Jun 15, 2023
    7
    Se lleva un aprobado a secas,el sistema de combate es tosco,no puedes explorar de noche porque se te acaba el tiempo, secundarias infinitas,tiene algo que me enganchó este juego hasta el final que aún no se que es,puede que la historia y el hecho de matar zombies,lo recomendaria pero solo cuando lo veas por 10$€
    Después de acabarlo debo decir que tuvo mucho hate injustamente,tiene buena    Se lleva un aprobado a secas,el sistema de combate es tosco,no puedes explorar de noche porque se te acaba el tiempo, secundarias infinitas,tiene algo que me enganchó este juego hasta el final que aún no se que es,puede que la historia y el hecho de matar zombies,lo recomendaria pero solo cuando lo veas por 10$€
    Después de acabarlo debo decir que tuvo mucho hate injustamente,tiene buena trama,le doy un 7    … Expand
  51. Wizxr7
    Jul 1, 2022
    7
    Man this **** me and my friend were so excited to play together on dying light 2 we finished the the missions side by side until we could send invites to each other and to our disappointment there is no crossplay so now my friend on the ps5 has to download the ps4 version
  52. isviera96
    Mar 21, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joguei Co-op o jogo inteiro, muito bom! A conexao nao teve problemas, porem, diversos bugs de audio, legendas e o final ficou extremamente confuso. Como tem tantas escolhas pra fazer, acredito que elas bugaram e ficou ambiguo e mal entendi o que escolhi! O jogo é bom, mas faltou polir! É de praxe de algumas empresas fazer o inicio LINDO, mas logo depois fica tudo cagado!… Expand
  53. 1Nobody
    Nov 1, 2022
    7
    To me this game is a 7. In my opinion it is a step down from the first game. This game isn’t as creepy or scary as the first. But the open world is amazing in my opinion, it still sets up a vibe that we are in a world filled with zombies. The combat is good but it just feels like it’s missing something. I pre ordered this game and I don’t fully regret it but I would have been happierTo me this game is a 7. In my opinion it is a step down from the first game. This game isn’t as creepy or scary as the first. But the open world is amazing in my opinion, it still sets up a vibe that we are in a world filled with zombies. The combat is good but it just feels like it’s missing something. I pre ordered this game and I don’t fully regret it but I would have been happier buying this game for like $50. At the end of the day, the game is good and buy it if you wanna play a good zombie game. The story is okay, while playing I was able just guess what was gonna happen so it did become pretty predictable. The best part of this game is the combat and the open world. The story is okay.… Expand
  54. Kahone
    Nov 27, 2022
    7
    Впринципе не плохая игрушка в которой можно провести весело время паркуря и сражаясь. Сюжет тоже не плохой но все же упор на стамину мне не очень зашёл.
  55. Keener01
    Jul 26, 2023
    7
    Combat and exploration is still fun, but a stepback from Dying Light 1. Less weapons and freedom in this game makes it feel like a barebones Dying Light 1.5.
  56. Lanayaru_
    Jan 11, 2023
    7
    I had high hopes when going into Dying Light 2, especially after the great prequel. However I feel like something went a bit wrong here. Let's talk about the positives first though. First of all, the controls have gotten much better than in the first game. Your jumps feel much less floaty and more precise. Once you get into that flow you really can do some awesome stuff with the help ofI had high hopes when going into Dying Light 2, especially after the great prequel. However I feel like something went a bit wrong here. Let's talk about the positives first though. First of all, the controls have gotten much better than in the first game. Your jumps feel much less floaty and more precise. Once you get into that flow you really can do some awesome stuff with the help of the city being very vertical. And also the combat have met a nice improvement as well. The guns are no longer present, and now if you want a long-range weapon, you should go for a bow. And for the final upside, the music is really good but you can't really f that up. But this is where the positives end and for the first downside I have to talk about the mess that is the story of Dying Light 2. The premise is simple, find your sister. However the game is so hard to keep up with it's frustrating. It hops from thread to the 2nd one not ending the 1st one. And then a 3rd one. It's really bad. So a 70% for Dying Light 2 is fair in my opinion… Expand
  57. AleXtremQC
    Jan 2, 2023
    7
    Very different from the first game more lights with RT better graphics but the game didn't reach me like the first maybe the thing is the game is too much deep and mis understandable you can easily loose the story while playing.

    The first game was my turn on it was well written not like this one they tried to do it the same way but they missed something. Now with that said i think    Very different from the first game more lights with RT better graphics but the game didn't reach me like the first maybe the thing is the game is too much deep and mis understandable you can easily loose the story while playing.

    The first game was my turn on it was well written not like this one they tried to do it the same way but they missed something.

    Now with that said i think its a good game to play for fun gameplay mechanics are nice and i think they only missed the story.    … Expand
  58. Zezman
    Feb 8, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played the game, I liked the story, I'm sorry that the story isn't much more detailed! I didn't have any problems or interference while playing on the PC version! So the only thing I can say is to praise Techland, I expect a continuation and better progress in for this genre of game! The graphics are all right, the physics for parkour are good.. I'm not a bad player otherwise, but I don't know if what I was playing was normal, but there were situations that were really exaggerated on the missions in the underground when you go for inhibitors and there will be 2-3 volatiles guarding all the zombies. because somehow it is not balanced with the difficulty of the game, it should be a little more relaxing in my opinion, but maybe I'm wrong, although I don't think I'm the only one who had problems in those situations, in addition to the fact that when I play, I play exclusively with great care so as not to die and to be as extreme as possible !Easy mode would throw j but in my opinion, there should be just a little work on "normal" to make it more ideal and I think it would be perfect to enjoy while passing the game!
    I think I can do a lot better in terms of graphics, parkour, movement physics, combat mode and zombie massacre! But all in all, I think Dying Light 2 is a very good game and I would freely recommend it! this genre game until it reaches its peak!    … Expand
  59. crowkiller1990
    May 29, 2023
    7
    I liked this game's pfs performance on ps5 but the gameplay is not as fun as the first one and the atmosphere is more like a superhero adventure more than a ordinary guy with climbing skills who just wants to survive, the first game had this game chancing detailed limb damage on enemies but this one have similar but decreased damage physics , parkour thing is not good as well, I couldI liked this game's pfs performance on ps5 but the gameplay is not as fun as the first one and the atmosphere is more like a superhero adventure more than a ordinary guy with climbing skills who just wants to survive, the first game had this game chancing detailed limb damage on enemies but this one have similar but decreased damage physics , parkour thing is not good as well, I could literally smell the death and destruction in the first game and but dying light 2 is like you kill zombies for fun, I would have play the game until the end if I had not played the first one but it was a disappointment , I wish they just enhance the first one which was already a great game, but they added nonsense stuff and removed some good sides… Expand
  60. Potet69
    Jun 1, 2023
    7
    Fun parkour. Boring story and some bad missions. Open world is good,‎‎‎‎‎‎‎
  61. BARAO555
    Jun 16, 2023
    7
    well puted together game with variety of options and ways to have fun. sadly this is a big down grade from the 1 game in almost every way (parkour is the exepction)
  62. Purgatory1
    Feb 12, 2022
    6
    This review is based on the PS5 v1.005.000 of the game.

    A warning in advance: If you have a 4K TV, I can only advise you NOT to get the PS5 version of the game. The visual quality on such a TV is not good with any of the possible settings, at best you can speak of "mediocre". Visual appearance: 5/10 Sound / music: 9/10 Atmosphere: 6/10 Gameplay: 6/10 Story / world: 6/10 Overall    This review is based on the PS5 v1.005.000 of the game.

    A warning in advance:
    If you have a 4K TV, I can only advise you NOT to get the PS5 version of the game. The visual quality on such a TV is not good with any of the possible settings, at best you can speak of "mediocre".

    Visual appearance: 5/10
    Sound / music: 9/10
    Atmosphere: 6/10
    Gameplay: 6/10
    Story / world: 6/10
    Overall experience: 6/10

    The "resolution" setting only delivers 30 FPS at a fixed resolution of 1800p, which is hardly bearable due to the camera settings and the fast gameplay in this game.
    The "quality" setting with ray tracing only delivers 1080p at 30 FPS and is thus a disaster in terms of both resolution and performance.
    That leaves the "performance" setting with 1080p and 60 FPS, which I decided on in the end.
    But the game simply doesn't have a mode for the PS5 that doesn't have serious drawbacks.

    Unfortunately, the overall immersion suffers from various visual problems, glitches and bugs.
    Textures are sometimes extremely low-resolution, as are shadows, reflections are flickering etc. This is immediately noticed negatively in the game without having to pay special attention to it.
    But also many other standard elements like grass and water sometimes look really bad and are not state of the art.

    The PC version shows in some aspects that it can be done differently, so unfortunately you have to come to the conclusion that the game is (currently) poorly optimized for the PS5.

    The game currently also still has quite a few embarrassing bugs, nevertheless that 2 patches have already been released.
    It starts with annoying but harmless bugs, like achievements not working and ends with bugs where you have to reload the last save game because your character or a boss is stuck somewhere in the world.
    Other bugs, such as the flame of candles sometimes burning far away from the wick, unfortunately destroy the overall immersion.

    In terms of immersion, it is also noticeable in a negative way that entire level sections and other elements in the world have been copied 1:1.
    It is pretty boring when you arrive at the second subway station in the lowest level, and it is identical to the lowest level of the last subway station you've already cleared.

    The overall gameplay experience imho is worse than in Dying Light 1. For example, they incomprehensibly removed the skill with which you can camouflage yourself against zombies. Overall, the entire stealth mechanic is poorly implemented and it practically never makes sense or is fun to sneak through a level.

    Similarly, the entire skill tree has been significantly reduced compared to DL1. This makes leveling up much less interesting.

    The overall atmosphere of the game could be very good, if it weren't for all the problems described.

    Perhaps worth mentioning: I didn't enjoy DL2's new combat mechanics any more or less compared to DL1. That is, in my opinion, the new mechanics like blocking attacks don't bring much to the table.

    Despite all these issues, the game was fun to a certain degree. It certainly would have had the potential to be a great game, but unfortunately it is not.    … Expand
  63. TaiDoesReviews
    Feb 5, 2022
    6
    A painfully uninteresting story paired with an overlong intro and a game that pulls many of the first game’s great features (solid hit detection and guns for example) is a large disappointment. Consistent bugs and crashes are also a regular problem. The game wasn’t ready for launch and the final product is nothing incredible. If you’re a super fan of the original you’ll be able to lookA painfully uninteresting story paired with an overlong intro and a game that pulls many of the first game’s great features (solid hit detection and guns for example) is a large disappointment. Consistent bugs and crashes are also a regular problem. The game wasn’t ready for launch and the final product is nothing incredible. If you’re a super fan of the original you’ll be able to look past these issues, but everyone else is better off waiting for a sale after the bulk of bugs and issues are fixed… Expand
  64. Tinagowtfay12
    Feb 20, 2022
    6
    I wasn't thrilled for Dying Light 2 when announced, but I played the first installment when it released, and I enjoyed my experience with that and The Following. Overall, Dying Light 2 is a fun game, however, there's lots of work to be done to smooth out the edges. A buggy mess once you get to the second region. I found myself rushing to beat the game at that point.. the bugs and issuesI wasn't thrilled for Dying Light 2 when announced, but I played the first installment when it released, and I enjoyed my experience with that and The Following. Overall, Dying Light 2 is a fun game, however, there's lots of work to be done to smooth out the edges. A buggy mess once you get to the second region. I found myself rushing to beat the game at that point.. the bugs and issues were really starting to alter my experience with the game and became more of an annoyance. I also didn't care for the story. It was eh, but I felt the same about the first Dying Light. It was more the gameplay that intrigued me.… Expand
  65. Sky-Line___
    Mar 2, 2022
    6
    I was expecting a lot from this game considering how much the first one managed to stay in my memory as one of my favorite coop games ever played. It turns out that DL2 has not followed the same path. While I still enjoyed playing it with three of my friends, it failed to impress me in the following matters.

    First, the ambiance is way less dark than in DL1. The game has less surprises,    I was expecting a lot from this game considering how much the first one managed to stay in my memory as one of my favorite coop games ever played. It turns out that DL2 has not followed the same path. While I still enjoyed playing it with three of my friends, it failed to impress me in the following matters.

    First, the ambiance is way less dark than in DL1. The game has less surprises, is de facto more predictable or even excessively repetitive and fails to make the player feel any tension.

    That leads me to my second point being the gameplay and more specifically the combat. It is just so messy and less refined than in DL1 (less mods, less animations, less satisfying-to-smash moments).

    Third, let us talk about the unacceptable amount of bugs/glitches in this game. There are so many of them and while some are funny, the vast majority are penalizing. Constant moans from your friends’ characters during 80% of the time (I swear, so many moments during which the game wants the climax to be serious/tense/sad and then you hear « uh eh oh uh uuuh » 24/7 in the background); a black screen during the second most important cutscene of the game, countless amounts of totally weird transitions with crazy long loading times… The list is too long.

    I am also deeply disappointed by the story of this game. It had so much potential but it feels savagely rushed. By the end of the game, some important events happen and the storytelling completely omits to mention the fate of numerous important characters of the game, including the most important of them all depending on the ending you might get.

    The world of the game is cool, I really loved to be able to parkour everywhere again, but as opposed to DL1, here I noticed a lot of building recycling, and overall less detail. I will not sell the game because I want it to be properly patched, and even expanded to add its – litteraly – missing pieces.

    Note that I played the whole game in coop. My whole review is thus based on my coop experience. Furthermore, by reading me, you might think I only state the negative stuff, and I do, but that is specifically because I fundamentally love this game. It feels like being harsh with a child you still love nevertheless. A child with a lot of potential but who f’d up hard. Its core features are still marvelous, but I expected so much more.    … Expand
  66. bcdserra
    Feb 12, 2022
    6
    Instead of focusing on the bugs, horrible framerate and sometimes laughable character models, I just want to point out that the immunity timer is the WORST idea in coop game history. Instead of enjoying running and jumping around at night with your friends, you instead need to keep an eye on that stupid timer and constantly interrupt your fun to seek UV light or take shrooms or anotherInstead of focusing on the bugs, horrible framerate and sometimes laughable character models, I just want to point out that the immunity timer is the WORST idea in coop game history. Instead of enjoying running and jumping around at night with your friends, you instead need to keep an eye on that stupid timer and constantly interrupt your fun to seek UV light or take shrooms or another consumable and get some more when you're out. I fail to understand the "critics" who label this as extra suspenseful.… Expand
  67. Sabrewulf1
    Feb 7, 2022
    6
    What a surprise ppl saying this game is 'Best Ever Game'. LOL I been gaming for 45 years, and if there is one very certain thing, this is NOT the best game ever. There's a lot of kids here justifying their pre order. Story os aimed at 16 to 20 yr olds that think only action and parkour is where 'its at'. Gameplay is ok. I personally think the first one was better. Its ok, an average game.What a surprise ppl saying this game is 'Best Ever Game'. LOL I been gaming for 45 years, and if there is one very certain thing, this is NOT the best game ever. There's a lot of kids here justifying their pre order. Story os aimed at 16 to 20 yr olds that think only action and parkour is where 'its at'. Gameplay is ok. I personally think the first one was better. Its ok, an average game. To say it is best game ever though, wow, you need to re-evaluate your gaming. I own over 10 thousand games spanning nearly 50 years. This is nowhere near my top 500. It's...ok, average, will keep you going until horizon and GT7 come out. And of course Elden ring is round the corner.… Expand
  68. Diser
    Feb 15, 2022
    6
    +Fun gameplay (at very least for the first couple of hours after the prologue)
    +Nice visuals (not great, though, by far)
    +/- Meh soundtrack
    -Poor balance
    -Awful story
    -Bad sidequests
    =Just another empty soulless open-world game, but hey! - you can parkour! m'kay...
    Buy this game only on sails and only if you got nothing else to play.
  69. BrainJitsu
    Feb 6, 2022
    6
    Imagine your favorite restaurant has built and launched a brand new, modernized "sequel" restaurant. They've expanded on some of the things like the aesthetics of the dining room and a flashier, vibrant menu. Upon inspection of the menu, however, you discover that some of your favorite classic dishes are missing, and some meals come with a few less ingredients that made that delicacyImagine your favorite restaurant has built and launched a brand new, modernized "sequel" restaurant. They've expanded on some of the things like the aesthetics of the dining room and a flashier, vibrant menu. Upon inspection of the menu, however, you discover that some of your favorite classic dishes are missing, and some meals come with a few less ingredients that made that delicacy special. Would you be disappointed?

    This is the dilemma of Dying Light 2. While some features such as parkour have vastly improved, heavier RPG elements broadened the gameplay, and characters have added depth to the storyline, combat pacing has become stale and slow, exploration has become grindy and less rewarding, and the very premise of a zombie apocalypse invoking challenge and fear is lost in a colorful, vibrant and forgiving world.

    Story - Simply put, the story excels in this sequel with multiple story arcs through decision-making that can affect the outcome. Some characters have compelling dialogue and seem genuine, while others make you question whether they even want to exist. Ultimately, their fates end up in the protagonist's hands, being able to choose an answer to conversations that can define who lives and dies and the future of the city. Two factions go head-to-head, and it's up to you to pick which side will provide the narrative. From better combat mechanics to traversing the city with parkour gimmicks, advancing one faction can determine the perks you will receive throughout the game.

    Gameplay - The parkour system is better than its predecessor. The fluidity of catching ledges, hiking up vehicles and hopping obstacles has never been smoother. Skill tree perks make for more interesting environment interactions. New mechanics such as paragliding make for some exciting and fun travel across the city.

    Equipping stated gear has added an interesting new RPG aspect to the game. Some gear improves survival and exploration, some for bulking up and fighting better in close combat, and some for improved ranged performance.

    However, combat has devolved to a slower pace. In fact, against most bandits you'll find it comparable to a "turn-based" game. You'll await a strike and dodge or parry the opponent, and then follow up with either striking or vaulting them to dropkick the enemy behind them. A.I. does not provide any real pressure, as only one tends to strike at a time. Zombies are slower this time around and pose no real danger as you hack and slash multiple zombies with a single hit. Their bites are slower, weaker, and generate no fear for the player. Even during the night hours of the game, most zombies aren't a threat and can be ignored.

    Environment - There is definitely far more to see in this world than the original, and its teeming with both life and undead. Almost too much can be found in fact, as many buildings can be explored. Unfortunately, it begins to feel like a grind, and some areas will feel all too familiar and repetitive in nature. There's far too much that can be found, and the world begins to feel less apocalyptic and more a loot fest. Visually, everything is vibrant and colorful, which is the opposite of what you'd expect in a zombie apocalyptic world.

    Audio - There's almost nothing negative to be said about the sounds and music in this title. Some familiar tracks will bring nostalgia, while some new ones will be uplifting and immersive.

    Final Score: 6/10.

    It's a mixed bag. If you liked the rigidness of the first title in the franchise, slashing and shooting zombies with intensity and the gloom of the world, you may find this sequel to be a downgrade. On the other hand, if you prefer a more simplified approach to combat and exploring endless building interiors for loot, this might be the game for you.    … Expand
  70. LegendaryKingR
    Feb 8, 2022
    6
    Good:
    -Parkour improvement
    -Nice Skills

    Bad:
    - Game flickers on performance mode
    - Cutscenes glitch
    - Game breaks and you have to start over
    - Low enemy variety
    - Low enemy intelligence
    - Performance
    - Choices do not make an impact until few last ones
    - Bad writing
  71. AnRui
    Feb 12, 2022
    6
    game is ok but deserves a 6 at most...
    score can't be trusted since people are rating it 10/10 or 0/10 just because it has no Italian dubbing.
    Metacritic has become a joke.
  72. Nagykutya
    Feb 5, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Changed my rating. This game is mediocre at best. RPG elements only work when the story is good so you care about the outcome. I simply don’t care what do I have to fetch or who do I have to save anymore. It’s Farcry 6.5 zombie edition or dying light for 10 year olds rather. Parkour is improved but somehow still less fun than the first game. The heart pumping action where you’re running from volatiles through the slums of Harran is just missing. Chases are still there but somehow it feels empty and lacklustre. Again,this is a last gen game with makeup on. Getting a bit sick and tired of those.Co-op is still fun. Just roaming in the night killing zombies together is a blast so i give this game a 6. It would be a 4 otherwise. I deleted it around 10 hours in just like i did with Farcry 6. Generic,generic,generic,boring,lazy writing,last gen graphics..did I mention generic… Expand
  73. deplorable
    Feb 13, 2022
    6
    Just saw the top critic review which kinda makes out all the bugs are squashed, that's not even half true. You can still fall through the world, enemies can be immune to damage, get stuck in the environment (hope you unlocked fast travel or you'll have to load the previous save), night enemies appear during the day for no reason, hell sometimes you'll craft something of a lower tier thanJust saw the top critic review which kinda makes out all the bugs are squashed, that's not even half true. You can still fall through the world, enemies can be immune to damage, get stuck in the environment (hope you unlocked fast travel or you'll have to load the previous save), night enemies appear during the day for no reason, hell sometimes you'll craft something of a lower tier than all the zombie mats you grinded mean absolutely nothing.

    I mean this is a game where you can get hit by rain (there's rain spots effects on the HUD) when you're INSIDE a building. This is bug central. It's enough to make cyberpunk blush. This is 3 months from release. I mean i can understand why they didn't delay it, but it should have been put off while they did some quality testing.

    Apart from that it's a fairy standard combat and parkour we saw from the first game - nothing really major here a few new moves but it's the same dying light you played before. Story wise it's okay a lot of flashbacks and unnecessarily things. Anything other than the survivor route feels tacked on though... honestly it feels shoehorned and quickly added to give an idea of "your decisions matter".

    Graphically it's a mixed bag, it can look absolutely amazing one minute then the next you're looking at it and wondering why you're seeing PS3 textures. It's all over the place. You're not sure if you're having fun, being frustrated or just wanna beat it because you started the game. Might as well see it through to the end and never play it again. That's what i did.    … Expand
  74. Monster800
    Mar 3, 2022
    6
    The game looks fine, generally runs well with just a few minor frame rate drops and pop-ins, and the parkour is great fun and really rewarding when done right. But after the initial fun of running and jumping over the rooftops, or gliding around the city, the game loses its shine.
    The story is not particularly engaging, but it is OK, serves its purpose I guess, and if I had stuck with    The game looks fine, generally runs well with just a few minor frame rate drops and pop-ins, and the parkour is great fun and really rewarding when done right. But after the initial fun of running and jumping over the rooftops, or gliding around the city, the game loses its shine.
    The story is not particularly engaging, but it is OK, serves its purpose I guess, and if I had stuck with just the story, I may have enjoyed the game better, but I do love me a good side quest.
    Unfortunately, I have yet to find a good side quest here, and don't get me started on the parkour challenges. "I need you to deliver some honey in less that 1 minute 30 seconds because..." is not great writing.
    Sure, put challenges in, but cut the nonsense diatribe that you have to listen to these dull ass NPC's spout.
    So, I ignored most of the parkour and combat challenges and stuck to normal side quests, but even they are so damned dull.
    For example "Book Club". 10 missions I think it was of going to X, find some books, return to the PK library. 10 times! The exact same mission, 10 damned times. It was so boring, but when you've done the first 3, you feel you should see them out.
    Other great missions include: Find a scarf that blew away. Deliver some letters (also 10 times). Talk to a girl about plants.
    Jeez they are not good.

    The game is also buggy as hell.
    Para-glider fails to open, so you mash the square button until it finally deploys. Missions that have been completed staying on the map. "Double Time" I have completed 3 times, but it fails to register as complete. I've been stuck on scenery, died by being hit through walls by an NPC I couldn't see, had small boss style encounters where my weapon would magically go through them and cause no damage, other bosses that commit suicide before I could even lay a hand on them. (One Renagade camp leader first set fire to himself by walking into a brazier and then fell off a roof).
    I unlock metro stations to fast travel and when I travel there I get a message saying I'm in a dark zone, which I'm clearly not because I've unlocked the station.
    I then did a 2 player session and when I returned to my game, some of the things I had unlocked for one faction seemed to now belong to another faction, as that was what was in my friends game.
    You get given missions, but then do a story mission, and all the side quest missions you had just disappear because the story moves on too far for them to be completed.

    I also think I was expecting this to be a zombie survival game (I didn't play DL1) so I was also a bit surprised that I ended up just ignoring all of the zombies and running around the city. They are basically no threat at all unless you meet a boss fight zombie.
    Humans are the real threat, but by the time I reached the level 5 zones, I was so overpowered, they were nothing more than inconveniences. The combat is quite fun though, its pretty basic, but the joy of cutting some poor soul in half or beheading them with a well timed strike is entertaining.
    So, to sum up, Parkour is fun, it looks quite pretty at times (but its no Horizon FW for sure) and the combat with human Renegades can be entertaining for a bit. But man, it is bloated with absolutely terrible side quests.
    They put a tweet out saying it would take 500 hours to see everything in the game, collect every item, do every challenge. After 40 hours, I was forcing myself to go back in just to finish the story. There is no way I could face this for 100 hours, let alone 500.
    I would recommend looking for this in a deep sale, like €20, and then just stick to the main story, that way it will likely be a lot more fun that    … Expand
  75. Ughhh
    Jul 7, 2022
    6
    Cool mechanics, but highly repetitive gameplay and lousy story. You could probably have as much fun working delivery, and actually get paid for running around
  76. Areegos
    Feb 12, 2022
    6
    meh game
    good gameplay
    very bad story
    bad open-world
    fake marketing
    tipical AAA game...
  77. Decx-wolf
    Feb 8, 2022
    6
    so what to say about dying light 2 well lets start with the positives, the parkour system is still bloody amazing sure you suck to begin with but as you slowly build up your stamina and gain new moves you become a beast of movement and trust me its alot of fun espically when you get the glider and hook, second positive the story is alot better then the first one thats for sure however iso what to say about dying light 2 well lets start with the positives, the parkour system is still bloody amazing sure you suck to begin with but as you slowly build up your stamina and gain new moves you become a beast of movement and trust me its alot of fun espically when you get the glider and hook, second positive the story is alot better then the first one thats for sure however i will admit techland still needs to work on it, still a positive since its an improvemnet but room for growth, 3rd positive the game is pretty stable atleast for me with maybe a couple odd bugs but nothing game breaking, 4th the new gadgets are a hell of alot of fun especilly the paraglider and the new grapple in my opinion is alot better cause its not op. 5th the new biomarker thing is actully intresting and listing this as a positive cause honeslty it did make **** tense and barely annoyed me save for a couple times (which were my fault), 6th the world actually feels alive you see other people you can listen to stories (which need subtitles seriously) when you get a proper safehouse they build around it and create well little bases.

    now will do positive/negative before getting to the actual negative, so for starters the the new night system is both awesome yet sucky, its awesome cause they actual have more stuff to do during the night other then grinding and you no longer have to worry about making one mistake and getting swarmed but 20 volotiles, however said awesome has some issues namely the chase system ive played for a few days and only saw volotiles twice because even on the hardest diffulculty its to easy to escape and easy to not get chase level 4 maybe if it was alot faster or maybe only 3 levels (both times were story missions), ok now second iffyness the choice system well its not terrible and does have the odd intresting choice sadly nowhere near as good as they made it sound, what else well human combat is majorly improved though their still annoying as hell and the combat controls take a bit to get used to and sadly no more constant drop kicks, what else o new zombies are neat however im kinda disapointed by some of them namely the banshee and anomaly the banshe is just annoying and the anomaly is the same zombie over and over and is so easy to cheese (get up close hell barely hit you), o and exploders are still positive and negative mainly due to them being an giant pain in the ass but they do make you laugh when you spin around see them go oh **** and go flying, and finally for the good/bad the quests some are brilliant others are repetive so not much has changed from the first game honestly you can have fun but their are some that are just boring.

    now onto negatives which thankfully arent many but they are big, the new rpg system honestly kinda sucks honestly ive barely bothered to care i just use whatever has the higher stats (so usally gold items), the new weopan upgrade system also sucks since you can no longer build weopans nor repair them which was an awesome thing with the first game (more you repair the more patches you see on the weapon) however with this system its use till it breaks then toss which sucks and yes that happened in the first game but the first game said weapons did last now once you get somthing better just sell the old stuff and youll get better gear way to easy, o and no more picking up enemy weapons save for spears so yeah thats a big negative cause cmon we are supposed to be surviving but you cant pick up enemy weapons anymore realy.

    honestly those are the big things and i mainly did this to voice my opinion, personally the game is a fair bit better then the previous game and i do highly recomend it, and at the moment could be considered the best game in the last few months (probaly due not being a glitchy mess and has actual content, yes im making a dig at cyberpunk and battlfield 2042), so yeah good and bad, sucks to see it getting so much hate for lets see no guns (stupid take and editing this if your made about no guns USE THE PK CROSSBOW its basicly a gun), bad laungage settings (this is a bit fair but still a bit much to rate it a zero), a weird hud (you can tweak it just saying) and little nitpicks.    … Expand
  78. DomBilzerian
    Feb 6, 2022
    6
    La sufficienza solo perché tutto sommato è divertente il lato parkour e buona la possibilità di poter giocare la storia in Co-op (che tra l'altro è pure rotta perché devi rivisitare ogni posto scoperto poi nella tua partita e non si salvano i progressi).
    Potevano fare sicuramente molto di più, manca il supporto Hdr, gioco non ottimizzato bene, combattimenti e movenze poco credibili il più    La sufficienza solo perché tutto sommato è divertente il lato parkour e buona la possibilità di poter giocare la storia in Co-op (che tra l'altro è pure rotta perché devi rivisitare ogni posto scoperto poi nella tua partita e non si salvano i progressi).
    Potevano fare sicuramente molto di più, manca il supporto Hdr, gioco non ottimizzato bene, combattimenti e movenze poco credibili il più delle volte. Sinceramente ha deluso un po le aspettative.    … Expand
  79. lordhammod
    Feb 7, 2022
    6
    As if Cyberpunk 2077 wasn't enough disappointment, this game came out.The game has been a great disappointment for me. I am a big fan of the fist dying light. This game shocked me from the first hour. The worst experience i had is with the voice glitch. It happends very often and I miss lots of content (main and side quests) because of it. I own the PS4 version. Dont know if this a move toAs if Cyberpunk 2077 wasn't enough disappointment, this game came out.The game has been a great disappointment for me. I am a big fan of the fist dying light. This game shocked me from the first hour. The worst experience i had is with the voice glitch. It happends very often and I miss lots of content (main and side quests) because of it. I own the PS4 version. Dont know if this a move to push players to buy new gen consoles or what.… Expand
  80. Schmaerzkeks
    Feb 24, 2022
    6
    Grafisch definitiv ein PS4 Spiel, man merkt die lange Entwicklungszeit deutlich. Die Sprachausgabe ist auch nicht die beste. Die Story ist nicht berauschend und es gibt einige Bugs im Spiel. Das Feeling von Teil 1 kommt nicht wirklich auf, es ist einfach nicht mehr so beklemmend wie Teil 1. dort war das Leveldesign wesentlich besser. Das Gameplay wird schnell monoton und das Endgame bietetGrafisch definitiv ein PS4 Spiel, man merkt die lange Entwicklungszeit deutlich. Die Sprachausgabe ist auch nicht die beste. Die Story ist nicht berauschend und es gibt einige Bugs im Spiel. Das Feeling von Teil 1 kommt nicht wirklich auf, es ist einfach nicht mehr so beklemmend wie Teil 1. dort war das Leveldesign wesentlich besser. Das Gameplay wird schnell monoton und das Endgame bietet nicht wirklich interessantes um es auch nach beenden der Story weiter zu spielen.

    Für mich nur ein Mittelmäßiges Spiel. Da wäre nach so langer Zeit wesentlich mehr drin gewesen.    … Expand
  81. MasteroftheCz
    Feb 5, 2022
    6
    Initially I thought this game was a 10/10. But around 10 hours in the quality completely switched. The story went from decent to **** trash, my game was riddled with bugs everywhere making it unplayable. Audio and dialogue was completely **** Avoid this game if your on old gen frame drops are atrocious sometimes even going down to 3 frames a second. The whole “your world, your choices” isInitially I thought this game was a 10/10. But around 10 hours in the quality completely switched. The story went from decent to **** trash, my game was riddled with bugs everywhere making it unplayable. Audio and dialogue was completely **** Avoid this game if your on old gen frame drops are atrocious sometimes even going down to 3 frames a second. The whole “your world, your choices” is complete **** I was having a great time until I got to central loop. Skip this game for now looked much, much better in trailers.… Expand
  82. TheDead47
    Feb 5, 2022
    6
    I wanted so very much to like this game for what it was. But they’ve stripped everything you ever loved from the first one out of the game.
    I heard the CEO and his family were demolishing Techland, though never thought the end product would end up being this unremarkable.

    It’s almost impressive how badly this came together.
  83. TacoTorpedo
    Feb 6, 2022
    6
    Overall enjoyable game but there are a lot of problems with the game. The gameplay shines its better than the firsts gameplay but almost everything else really holds it back which is unfortunate but its still enjoyable
  84. Abosalh
    Feb 7, 2022
    6
    There’s a game between the bugs. ……………………………:::::::::::
  85. Wila
    Feb 8, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game while on the surface appears to have a lot of depth, and meaningful choices. It doesn’t seem apparent with a play through and the game doesn’t warrant a second one.… Expand
  86. slomosmash
    Feb 13, 2022
    6
    This is a review of my single player mode experience. I beat the main story after ~25 hours and completed around half of the side quests and activities.

    As a big fan of the first, (and gamer for nearly 20 years) I really wanted to love this game. Unfortunately, while not a "terrible" game as some reviews seem to suggest, there are enough disappointments that ruined the overall    This is a review of my single player mode experience. I beat the main story after ~25 hours and completed around half of the side quests and activities.

    As a big fan of the first, (and gamer for nearly 20 years) I really wanted to love this game. Unfortunately, while not a "terrible" game as some reviews seem to suggest, there are enough disappointments that ruined the overall experience for me. I'll break it down into the main aspects:

    Combat: While it flows smoothly and hit boxes seem accurate enough, it feels much more "cartoonish" and controlled than the first game and it lacks that same realistic grittiness from its predecessor. There are large health bars above enemy heads which makes it feel more like an arcade game than a realistic and immersive experience. For example: you whack an enemy in the head and rather than falling limply to the ground with a half-open scalp, he goes flying and spinning ten feet backwards in a ridiculous fashion. There are no guns in this game. Also, enemy levels and health scale with you as you progress, making weapon damage feel pointless. I never felt like I was actually doing more damage to enemies with a 120 dmg weapon vs a 60 dmg one.

    Nighttime: Nighttime is totally different. No more " sneak past the Volatiles roaming the streets, get spotted, and run frantically towards the safe house". Now it's "avoid the howlers planted every twenty meters" and eventually "fly over everything with the paraglider" Night chases are not as fun as in the first, nor as intense/frightening.

    Crafting: You can't craft weapons in this game. You can craft and stack various elements modifications and other items but can't make weapons or armor from scratch. You can't modify armor in any way. Only true "healing" item that can be crafted is your basic bandage, which takes about 4 seconds to use (wrapping animation, can't use weapons or run) I found this annoying in combat. Overall crafting was a letdown.

    Map: Bigger than the main game in DL1; no buggies/open driving like in "The Following" DLC. Broken into two parts: the first part is similar to the second area of Harran from DL1 (smaller buildings, more open areas), while the second map has many large budlings and skyscrapers.

    Parkour: The best part of the game by far. Movement is fluid, and traversing the city become easy and fun later on, especially when you upgrade the respective perks, like sliding, wall running, etc. (spoiler-ish) You get a paraglider and grappling hook at certain points in the story. The only real downside is that you can't run as fast as i would have hoped, at least not until you get a perk later on.

    Story: I wouldn't call it "horrible", but definitely not good, not as interesting as the first game in my opinion. The first few hours had me interested enough, but things just seemed to take on a life of their own too quickly after that. The pacing feels "off". Sometimes i struggled to keep up with what was going on and other times i had to think back "why are we doing this again?" There are choices that effect the ending, but i found it hard to really care about any of the characters, since the game never sticks you with the same one long enough for you to get a true feel for them. There are many classic cliches as well, and many times where i found myself waiting for the inevitable "floor creaks and of course you fall through into zombie-infested room" sort of thing. Not "bad" per-se, just very tired and expected plot elements. Also, Aiden (your character) is kind of a little b**ch sometimes. I wish they made him more of a "badass", like a hardened zombie killer by the end of the game, or at least gave you the option of whether to freak about certain things. Like, this guy has been alone on the road for four years fighting off God-knows how many infected: why is he freaking out over four bumbling corpses coming at him?". Side quests aren't really anything special. After the first dozen-or-so I felt no drive to complete them other than the experience points.

    Voice acting: Not terrible, but sometimes annoying. Some of the accents (American South, for instance) are just awful. Like, "when did we go from the middle east, to France, to Ireland, to some hillbilly backwoods in Georgia?" sort of thing. I found myself skipping through much of the dialogue just to get to the damn point. Facial animations are barely there: none of the characters felt "real" to me.

    Music: Intro is definitely not as bangin' as the first game's, nothing else really stuck out. No more darkwave/synth wave, industrial stuff like in the first. In fact, i can't even remember any of the music, which tells me it wasn't that good.

    Other annoyances: Aiden getting knocked down in every other cutscene by some generic a$$hat with a crowbar in the corner, because he didn't check behind the door (again).

    Overall: 6/10. Maybe wait for a sal    … Expand
  87. Titaniumtitan
    Feb 14, 2022
    6
    Plutôt pas mal mais pour ma part pas mal de bug, des missions redondantes et j’en passe..
  88. hxDaan
    Feb 21, 2022
    6
    This game is kinda dissapointing. I've been playing it with a friend cause singleplayer this seems incredibly boring
  89. Texhnolyze1
    Feb 21, 2022
    6
    Это прям не плохая игра, но это определённо тот размах который был задуман. Да ладно замах... Сюжет, вот где проблема...
  90. LeroyFDK
    Feb 20, 2022
    6
    It would have been a 10, if there weren't so many glitches with multiplayer.
  91. Djyulis
    Feb 23, 2022
    6
    Really expected more from this game, the level of improvement needed wasn’t reach and I’m overall disappointed of it, in no way is it a 0/10 though
  92. HyprooX
    Mar 8, 2022
    6
    The game feels like it's lacking a lot...

    The story was quite generic and the ending was awful. The parkour was fun and the melee combat was okay and the world itself was a mixed bag. Some areas were fun to explore but after awhile you notice that every indoor place is basically copypasted. Side missions were quite boring, there were couple interesting ones but even those missions weren't    The game feels like it's lacking a lot...

    The story was quite generic and the ending was awful. The parkour was fun and the melee combat was okay and the world itself was a mixed bag. Some areas were fun to explore but after awhile you notice that every indoor place is basically copypasted. Side missions were quite boring, there were couple interesting ones but even those missions weren't anything special.

    I had fun while playing the game but at the end I was still quite disappointed. I was expecting much more from this game.    … Expand
  93. YFA
    Jul 16, 2022
    6
    The game was buggy as hell on PS5 and the frame rates would always drop to a noticeable level as I progress through the story, storyline comparing to Dying light 1 is UNDERWHELMING and the side quests are not as good. Decisions are very simple and not as deep and complex as I expected it to be OR as they marketed it to be. Characters are okay. Overall comparing it to DL1 it's a very veryThe game was buggy as hell on PS5 and the frame rates would always drop to a noticeable level as I progress through the story, storyline comparing to Dying light 1 is UNDERWHELMING and the side quests are not as good. Decisions are very simple and not as deep and complex as I expected it to be OR as they marketed it to be. Characters are okay. Overall comparing it to DL1 it's a very very average game, below average even, but WITHOUT comparing it to DL1 it's not bad.… Expand
  94. Loftyy
    Nov 17, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Я считаю что ставлю даже немного завышенную оценку этой игре. Не знаю чем вдохновлялись разработчики, но написать настолько бездарный сюжет, в котором присутствует лишь иллюзия выбора, нужно было умудриться, скорее всего сюжет был скорее для галочки, чтобы игру покупали. Во-первых почему-то тебе не дают выбора в вилледоре, ты обязан встать на чью-то сторону, чего я вообще не хотел делать, либо взрывай базу миротворцев, либо обрекай жителей базара на смерть. Качество персонажей нельзя назвать плохим, но лично у меня никакого сопереживания они не вызывали. Мне только начала нравится Вероника,но ее убивают спустя 20 минут, спасибо. В общем геймплей на 7, сюжет на 5. Сама игра тянет на 5-6 баллов, я поставлю 6, тк была бы она хуже, я бы её дропнул, про баги я само собой молчу .… Expand
  95. iceforseven
    Dec 2, 2022
    6
    in general terms, I didn't like the game much, but killing zombies is pretty cool. there are enough bugs in the game, the plot is trash, the characters are wooden. in general, the game is suitable for beating zombies with friends
  96. 211016
    May 9, 2023
    6
    Too long and boring … Since the start of the quest and till the end you can spend about 20-30 min. And when you finish, you can forget the purpose of it. Jus like The developers couldn't figure out how to extend the gameplay. But at the same time ,the story is not so bad.
  97. KaiDaGaymer
    May 12, 2023
    6
    Jesus this game sucks boring story, boring characters and my game crashed at the end so now i can't finish it.
  98. Harthik69
    Aug 2, 2023
    6
    okok kind of game and visuals but something is lacking thats why i dont want to play this agian
  99. Rich78
    Feb 16, 2022
    5
    As a huge fan of the original I am very sad to say that I’m extremely disappointed. The combat is boring and watered down, the parkour is not a huge improvement, the story is lame. I just can’t get into it. I have been looking forward to this game for years and played only 4 hours and just can’t bring myself to enjoy it. Waiting for Horizon the forbidden west, hopefully that won’tAs a huge fan of the original I am very sad to say that I’m extremely disappointed. The combat is boring and watered down, the parkour is not a huge improvement, the story is lame. I just can’t get into it. I have been looking forward to this game for years and played only 4 hours and just can’t bring myself to enjoy it. Waiting for Horizon the forbidden west, hopefully that won’t disappoint.… Expand
  100. MadclownJack
    Nov 28, 2022
    5
    It was broken then, it's broken now. I really can't figure out why these games just refuse to behave. It's okay i guess, not much has changed since the last one in terms of gameplay, more foliage on the map, other than that it's the same basic game. Really wanted to like it, but if i can't play it without it repeatedly corrupting files, requiring new files to be reinstalled, i just won't.
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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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