Dying Light 2 Stay Human

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4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 473 Ratings

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  1. Mehrab4K
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    Dying light 2 is very good on xbox one s and one x . After patch 1.9.0 game is very good now . But I recommend play it on xbox one x with better visual and resolution
  2. metafrits
    Feb 1, 2023
    1
    I was utterly disappointed by this game. Compared to the first game it is a major set back. They basically removed all the fun parts of the first game. Combat and weapons are abysmal. All the cool moves are gone. You can't even kick zombies. Moves are overly complicated, like stagger a zombie, then run, then jump and then you can kick another zombie. WTF Techland?? Did you put internI was utterly disappointed by this game. Compared to the first game it is a major set back. They basically removed all the fun parts of the first game. Combat and weapons are abysmal. All the cool moves are gone. You can't even kick zombies. Moves are overly complicated, like stagger a zombie, then run, then jump and then you can kick another zombie. WTF Techland?? Did you put intern developers on this game? It plays like sh*t. Why change a winning formula? All you had to do was improve on the story, the rest was f-ing perfect in the first game. Night missions are also a PITA. This immunity level drain is stupid. A cheap mechanism to challenge the player. You can't even walk around quietly and stealthily because time is always running out and then you have to find UV light. UV light that cures immunity? Again, WTF Techland?? What were you thinking? I am glad I only bought this piece of garbage second hand for 15 euro but even now regret playing it.… Expand
  3. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
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  4. gegvazq07
    Sep 27, 2022
    9
    Me encanta este juego , no es perfecto pero tal vez con unbpoco de cariño mejoraria ..me encanta su mundo el sistema de crafteo.. si es verdad que encuanto a habilidades y armas le falta contenido pero como dije con un poco de cariño quedaria perfecto
  5. Green420Poison
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    El peor juego que he probado este año, lleno de bug, bastante peor que cyberpunk de salida, dinero tirado, no voy a perder mi tiempo en un juego que fallan hasta las texturas.
  6. djmak_2006
    Aug 31, 2022
    10
    Dying Light 2 to godna kontynuacja pierwszej części serii. Wbrew opinii innych graczy, mnie fabuła w tej grze bardzo zaciekawiła. Widać że grafika jest lepsza niż w pierwszej części. Duża różnorodność ruchów parkourowych jak i kombinacji w walce tworzy bardzo przyjemne zwiedzanie świata. Wspinanie się po budynkach sprawia dużą przyjemność. Lotnia jest jedną z wielu nowości i według mnieDying Light 2 to godna kontynuacja pierwszej części serii. Wbrew opinii innych graczy, mnie fabuła w tej grze bardzo zaciekawiła. Widać że grafika jest lepsza niż w pierwszej części. Duża różnorodność ruchów parkourowych jak i kombinacji w walce tworzy bardzo przyjemne zwiedzanie świata. Wspinanie się po budynkach sprawia dużą przyjemność. Lotnia jest jedną z wielu nowości i według mnie twórcom wyszła ona bardzo dobrze. Wielki i piękny otwarty świat utwierdza mnie w przekonaniu, że Dying Light 2 jest grą 10/10. Grę polecam z całego serca! Brawo Techland za piękną produkcje!… Expand
  7. Ross0203
    Jul 27, 2022
    3
    Utterly boring game. Boring story. Boring combat mechanics. Boring main protagonist. Boring characters. Boring setting.

    The parkour was decent, but the novelty quickly wears off. I played this for about 8 hours before returning it, it just wasn't getting interesting.

    The graphics aren't bad, but it still just looks boring and lacks a defining aesthetic.
  8. xaviar_nl
    Jul 6, 2022
    7
    I played Dying Light 1 too, and DL 2 looks much better but is essentially more of the same.

    The pros of the game: + great music; + looks good + bashing infected brains in feels very satisfying. The cons of the game: - The game still has a lot of bugs in it; - Parkour feels great if it works, but just like in DL1 it quite often does not work well. Which can be very frustrating if    I played Dying Light 1 too, and DL 2 looks much better but is essentially more of the same.

    The pros of the game:
    + great music;
    + looks good
    + bashing infected brains in feels very satisfying.

    The cons of the game:
    - The game still has a lot of bugs in it;
    - Parkour feels great if it works, but just like in DL1 it quite often does not work well. Which can be very frustrating if you lose quite a bit of progress because you die because the parkour does not work;
    - Just like DL1, the very final bit of the game just sucks. Just do a short thing, and then end it;
    - A lot of the locations & missions are exactly copy-pasted;
    - A lot of the characters in the game are complete asshats, yet you have to help them;
    - Item management is rather clumsy: if you have multiple versions of the same item (i.e. a level 1 and 5 molotov) they are not folded into a single set of items;    … Expand
  9. Anklefocker
    May 6, 2022
    0
    It's better and worse than the 1st game. Parkour is more fun, story is better, combat abilities are better, but the bugs and glitches make the game nearly unplayable. While fighting enemies the game randomly lags while doing parkour attacks. Enemies are sometimes grey skinned mannequin looking things. Enemies will freeze in place for several seconds after you hit them then re appear andIt's better and worse than the 1st game. Parkour is more fun, story is better, combat abilities are better, but the bugs and glitches make the game nearly unplayable. While fighting enemies the game randomly lags while doing parkour attacks. Enemies are sometimes grey skinned mannequin looking things. Enemies will freeze in place for several seconds after you hit them then re appear and get a free hit on you, story dialogue is often muted. Sometimes I'll do several parkour jumps, rolls, falls etc.. with no sfx at all. Then roughly 20 seconds later I'll hear all the sounds that were supposed to play earlier while my character is just standing there. I'm currently on the final story mission and its skipping entire cutscenes.. Techland should be embarrassed… Expand
  10. CRH2122
    Mar 29, 2022
    4
    Dying Light 2 Blows Hard
    The Combat and Parkour XP are a pain in the ass to get
    The story basically diverts you most of the time only to give you a unsatisfying ending (DL1 was better)
    The ending boss fight while you actually fight him doesn't actually do anything exciting with the fight
    playing casually is fine but completion wise its not worth the 120 i paid for the deluxe
  11. Grevproduction
    Mar 17, 2022
    7
    The first dying light was amazingly fun but compared to this just felt minimal... That is all I have to write this review.
  12. 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
  13. Mitch2611
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    Dying light 2 is hands down the best zombie game so far, and one of the best games ever made in my opinion. Amazing gameplay! Parkour is very smooth, and combat is very fun. The story is actually pretty good and very underrated. It is very unpredictable and constantly keeps you on your toes. Graphics are great too. The game had bugs which I'm sure will be fixed over time. This is one ofDying light 2 is hands down the best zombie game so far, and one of the best games ever made in my opinion. Amazing gameplay! Parkour is very smooth, and combat is very fun. The story is actually pretty good and very underrated. It is very unpredictable and constantly keeps you on your toes. Graphics are great too. The game had bugs which I'm sure will be fixed over time. This is one of the most innovative and fun games out there!… Expand
  14. dubb0131
    Feb 27, 2022
    8
    Honestly the fact that there's only a handful of mixed reviews and that all the reviews are either 0 or 10, with most of the 0 reviews complaining about the oddest things, should tell you something.

    Dying Light 2: Stay Human is an ambitious open world zombie-parkour game that tries in every way possible to build on its predecessor. Does it do this? In my opinion, yes. Although the changes    Honestly the fact that there's only a handful of mixed reviews and that all the reviews are either 0 or 10, with most of the 0 reviews complaining about the oddest things, should tell you something.

    Dying Light 2: Stay Human is an ambitious open world zombie-parkour game that tries in every way possible to build on its predecessor. Does it do this? In my opinion, yes. Although the changes to the night system were ambitious, in the end it feels like it falls short of the first game. Something I often heard waiting for the game was "Day is for the humans, and night is for the infected." Now, the first seems to be true, with the rooftops being almost completely clear of zombies during the day with rooftop settlements sprawled throughout (depending on your in-game choices), that transitions to a more dangerous place during the night. With everyone heading inside during the night leaving only those unlucky enough stuck outside to turn, adding to the danger.
    The only issue with this is that night simply isn't dangerous enough, even if you're playing on hard (the only difficulty that even resembles the first game), where Volatiles can two shot you. Remember how in the first game, you couldn't go out at night without being fully aware of the dangers? The main danger in the second game is forgetting to stock up on mushrooms for your immunity bar, which is only really an issue early game and can almost be ignored later in. Luckily, this something that could potentially be fixed with the addition of a NG+ or Nightrunner difficulty.
    Now, where the game shines in my opinion is the parkour. Early in there aren't too many options, but mid to late game it is a blast to just run through places like downtown Central Loop and feel like a ninja, maybe drop kicking a zombie here and there from one of the many diverse tall buildings. Oh yeah, there's verticality in this game, if you couldn't tell. The starting area of the game feels even better than Old Town from the first one, and if I did my math right is about the size of the Slums. Central Loop is better, though, with around 1/3 of the map being a massive downtown that contains buildings with multiple fully explorable levels, and going all the way up to climbable sky scrapers. Yes, sky scrapers.
    The combat is also an improvement. No longer are the days of trying to fight Rais's Ultra Instinct soldiers, that can't be hit without extreme measures and who can deflect an arrow coming at them from behind. The zombies also have all sorts of new powers and abilities, with tons of changed looks. Best part, they keep that old TechLand jank to them, especially clear when hitting gas tank zombies.
    But, why most people see it as a controversial game, the bugs. Oh lordy me the bugs. Now, for those who don't know, TechLand went with the February 4th date because it marks George Romero's birthday- a nice reference to the father of zombies. The only issue was they could've easily done a February 4th, 2023 release instead, if they were dead set on that day. If not, I reckon the game would've been ready around maybe August. Simply put, they dropped the game a bit too early and I hope they keep up on patching out the issues.
    All in all, Dying Light 2 is a worth-playing game that can only get better with time, and is actively being worked on by the developers to get it into a AAA state. I personally think they will succeed, considering Tech Land's track record. Other than that, the other aspects of the game work beautifully (with some welcome tech land jank), and ultimately help create what is an amazing, memorable, and captivating experience.
    No cookie for you.
    TL;DR: DL2 is a great game that mostly improves upon everything in the first game. It has a good but in need of tweaking night system, good combat, and amazing parkour that fits the verticality and scenery of the map. It is fairly buggy and in need of patching, but the developers have shown that they are up to the task and are working on it. I personally recommend it, and if you don't want it now, wait a few months and come back, once the most game breaking kinks are ironed out.    … Expand
  15. culper1776
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    Played on Series X, poorly optimized. Looks like 720p almost at 60 frames, at 4k you drop below 30 FPS and the parkour will make you sick. Unplayable essentially.
  16. Nestortillo
    Feb 24, 2022
    9
    Como el original pero algo mejor, me encanta. A ver que añaden con las expansiones!!!
  17. azothsolar
    Feb 21, 2022
    10
    Ignore the review bombing about localization (which will get sorted out) and just play the game. If you liked the first one, you will definitely like this one. It's getting more flack than it deserves. The game is actually pretty good.
  18. Camlambelot
    Feb 20, 2022
    3
    What has happened to the Gaming Development industry? Is this what they call a finished product? Are they proud of this? Did they just make this to make money and forget about it?

    The graphics are OK, the sounds are OK, the gameplay..ehh..the story.. what story? It's as generic as it gets. The game is super glitchy and unfinished. The enemies and friendly NPCs all move around awkwardly    What has happened to the Gaming Development industry? Is this what they call a finished product? Are they proud of this? Did they just make this to make money and forget about it?

    The graphics are OK, the sounds are OK, the gameplay..ehh..the story.. what story? It's as generic as it gets. The game is super glitchy and unfinished. The enemies and friendly NPCs all move around awkwardly and unnaturally and the writing is made by elementary school children.

    Is the game fun? Kind of? As long as you can make fun of it and just follow quests WITH A FRIEND. By yourself? Go play Days Gone or almost any other BETTER open world and/or zombie game.

    I also do NOT understand why devs feel the need to add the work f**k into every sentence either. Good writing requires a bigger dictionary.    … Expand
  19. AleksB911
    Feb 20, 2022
    8
    Хороший первый большой релиз этого года. Имеются незначительные мелкие баги. Игра с самой приятной реализацией паркура. Вполне неплохая боевая система. Ну и визуал европейского города смотрится лучше.
  20. valesnyt
    Feb 18, 2022
    0
    Nije mi se dopala ova igra. Grafika je stara i loša. Kontrole nisu dobre. Priča se ne može razumeti. Igra se igra kao projekat niskog budžeta
  21. utentescontento
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    I am very unhappy about the missing Italian localizazion which they did on purpose because Italy is a big country of 60 million people, it would have definitely deserved Italian localization like Spain which only has 47 million people and despite that received latin Spanish localization too (2 Spanish localizations). Also I am very unhappy about the hate we Italians received from theI am very unhappy about the missing Italian localizazion which they did on purpose because Italy is a big country of 60 million people, it would have definitely deserved Italian localization like Spain which only has 47 million people and despite that received latin Spanish localization too (2 Spanish localizations). Also I am very unhappy about the hate we Italians received from the polish community, no solidarity at all, but only insults, racial offences and hate, hate, so much hate. How terrible it is… Expand
  22. juanrodriguez
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    I found Spanish localization full of stupid mistakes, texts contain errors and stupid translations! I don't understand who did those works, seems like a baby of 3 years worked on translations! This is unacceptable! And let's talk about gameplay, how bad it is, saving mechanism is broken and very often you die again and again with no possibility to continue but just restart the game fromI found Spanish localization full of stupid mistakes, texts contain errors and stupid translations! I don't understand who did those works, seems like a baby of 3 years worked on translations! This is unacceptable! And let's talk about gameplay, how bad it is, saving mechanism is broken and very often you die again and again with no possibility to continue but just restart the game from scratch. I found totally boring the game experience aspect so far, it's not involving as it was the first Daying Light. Sorry but for me it's a big NO… Expand
  23. Ayvaza
    Feb 14, 2022
    7
    i completed the game after 80 hours. so i will just review with pro contra
    pro:
    - great atmosphere, enough to give goosebumps and scare, especially during night time - nice soundtrack - interesting story, the first half was better tbh - great parkour gameplay, was superfun - weapon mods were awesome - some nice sidequests contra: - weapon durability, you get the korek accesoire    i completed the game after 80 hours. so i will just review with pro contra
    pro:
    - great atmosphere, enough to give goosebumps and scare, especially during night time
    - nice soundtrack
    - interesting story, the first half was better tbh
    - great parkour gameplay, was superfun
    - weapon mods were awesome
    - some nice sidequests

    contra:
    - weapon durability, you get the korek accesoire at the end which basically gives infinte durability and makes the whole durability system worthless
    - story is not satisfying enough, you never get satisfaction. someone tries to kill you, you just shake it up and say "chill bro", never had the feeling that i had any power in choices
    - sound bugs, loud shrieking on the xbox series x, ruined some of the best parts of the game for me
    - survival sense stopped working ever few minutes, so i had to restart a LOT
    - lack of ranged weapons. seriously, what were you thinking with locking a crossbow at lvl4 peacekeepers
    - story choices made me feel like, even if i did take the right one, i **** myself over with it. an entire region is not unlocked for deciding the righteous path... whose stupid idea was that?
    - after lvl6 you get absolutely no gear for your actual level, you have to grind that locked area , which is under water.. have fun diving for 30min each run to get some decent stuff.. ingame you dont get anything. you have some high level bosses AFTER you complete the story, those drop same level gear. tbh worst choice devision ever
    - after beating the story, everything gets to your level but you still cant find anything above lvl6 have fun with your lvl 8 crossbow with 1000 dmg which will need like 50 shots to kill one boss. again, stupid decisions by the developer, probably to draw out the game longer
    - after completing the story, most sidequests get deleted or you cant do them anymore. the game warns you before starting it, however, after the game finishes , you start exactly where you stopped before... so why would you lock content for someone who completed the story first? stupid decisions again
    - the higher your level the more ressources you need, some items need up to 400 scraps for each craft. yet the merchants still sell the same amount like in the beginning, so they made another stupid decision with that one.
    - the shops and money are useless after a while, i had like 250k gold and had nothing to buy, because there are no artifact gears at the vendors after rank6, and the amount of craftable items is the same , which would cost not even 1k if you would buy them all out
    - no newgame+

    tldr. overall, it was a nice game, a fun experience, but a lot of small mistakes add up to a big one , enough to annoy you at some point. started great, got worse the more i played. still has potential to improve. has no replayability and no newgame+. dont finish the mainstory if you are someone who wants to complete the game, it gets harder once you beat, and the lack of "quality of life" features makes it annoying    … Expand
  24. Nomad47
    Feb 14, 2022
    5
    Dying light Following enchanced(2015)looks better on my series s, than this... Bad optimized, I don't see difference in next Gen.... Where it tht?? Or I am blind maybe...
  25. shadowibik
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    Denuvo kill game.Bad optimization, more bugs. Dont buy dying light . Denuvo.
  26. Coopz651
    Feb 13, 2022
    10
    Best one yet, map is massive level system is great and parcore is amazing just co op disconnecting but sire it will be fixed soon
  27. LordNorros
    Feb 13, 2022
    8
    Not a bad game at all. Not the greatest ever either. But, it tries hard and succeeds a lot of the time. The parkour systems are cool but take a while to unlock to their full potential. Combat is alright. But, with the sprawling map and all the things to do it makes for a good time.
  28. Gabbot21
    Feb 13, 2022
    0
    €80 for a game full of bugs... The game is too much expensive, boring and repetitive... The framerate is terrifying...It is not worth them... I was a fan of the prequel and I was so hyped for this game...but i wasted my money...If I could ask for a refund, I would...The game hasn't changed much,they just added annoyances...no ita dub... The NPCs are stupid... In the challenge no retry€80 for a game full of bugs... The game is too much expensive, boring and repetitive... The framerate is terrifying...It is not worth them... I was a fan of the prequel and I was so hyped for this game...but i wasted my money...If I could ask for a refund, I would...The game hasn't changed much,they just added annoyances...no ita dub... The NPCs are stupid... In the challenge no retry button... 50 movement with same button… Expand
  29. alazar14
    Feb 13, 2022
    10
    A very solid overall game. I actually did not run into as many glitches as others have, and framerate seems fairly smooth overall. Crashed only once. That said, I probably would not have written this review, but I am mostly here to counter all of the Italian review bombers. Not having Italian voiceovers is NOT enough of a reason to give the game a zero out of 10. By that logic, we shouldA very solid overall game. I actually did not run into as many glitches as others have, and framerate seems fairly smooth overall. Crashed only once. That said, I probably would not have written this review, but I am mostly here to counter all of the Italian review bombers. Not having Italian voiceovers is NOT enough of a reason to give the game a zero out of 10. By that logic, we should review bomb most anime and anime-based games coming out of Japan because they don't have an English dub.… Expand
  30. Vaultcamel
    Feb 12, 2022
    4
    Great game! Loving the gameplay loop and the world. The only bugs I've encountered are audio related otherwise a good experience.
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