Dying Light 2 Stay Human

 Xbox Series X
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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 862 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 396 out of 862
  2. Mixed: 41 out of 862
  3. Negative: 425 out of 862
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  1. seht
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    denuvo junk inside because they weren't sure about the good quality of the game and that was the only method to sell the game which is a junk itself, full of bugs, ridiculous flawed save system, stupid quests, uninteresting characters, boring environments, regrettable story, regrettable graphics. Not worth our money. Worst game 2022
  2. farbenblind
    Jun 16, 2022
    1
    This game is not even worth a sale price. This game wants you to fall asleep. Such a dated game, graphics and mechanics are so bad. I hate myself I bought it
  3. musse99
    Feb 21, 2022
    3
    A lot of bugs, no zombie invasion, night time is **** cartoonic zombie, like 2 new zombies, one from left for dead 2 and the rest is only redesign. Parkour is what saved techland from a 1 in this scale. **** combat, no more broken bone exray and ****tie human combat. Survival sense is op showing you zombies through a wall and arrows shoing where all the zombies are. Health bar is ****A lot of bugs, no zombie invasion, night time is **** cartoonic zombie, like 2 new zombies, one from left for dead 2 and the rest is only redesign. Parkour is what saved techland from a 1 in this scale. **** combat, no more broken bone exray and ****tie human combat. Survival sense is op showing you zombies through a wall and arrows shoing where all the zombies are. Health bar is **** Dying light 1 was a 9,5/10 for me. This one is far from good. Where are the f guns?… Expand
  4. Andreapichini
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    As an xbox player I have to say that I am extremely disappointed. the performance is extremely bad and i had a lot of crashes at the beginning, which reduced a bit over time.
  5. Lukeskymoon
    Mar 27, 2022
    4
    To many bugs and glitches, lame weapon system. Very boring story and very lame end boss battle and zombies sometimes standing up even after you kill them same goes with human enemies, side missions to Repetitive.you can’t even repair your weapons at all This game only have good graphics Sadly I wasn’t to happy with the parkour either, Still prefer dying light 1
  6. Gearsong
    Jun 15, 2022
    0
    Bugs, bad stories line, ugly graphics. Many boring outposts according to the canons of Ubisoft.
  7. gonzai
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    graphics has been heavily downgraded, it looks ugly!!! DL1 was a joy for our eyes, very beautiful graphics, very well optimized and oh that wonderful scary soundtrack! What about DL2? Nothing of that, just mediocrity, it seems this game was developed with no care just to make profits from DL1 fans but players all around the world are very unhappy about this game, can't keep up with thegraphics has been heavily downgraded, it looks ugly!!! DL1 was a joy for our eyes, very beautiful graphics, very well optimized and oh that wonderful scary soundtrack! What about DL2? Nothing of that, just mediocrity, it seems this game was developed with no care just to make profits from DL1 fans but players all around the world are very unhappy about this game, can't keep up with the Hype they created and as a zombie adventure it plays bad and it's irritating… Expand
  8. gustavevillemon
    Feb 18, 2022
    0
    ce jeu ne donne aucune incitation à jouer car il n'a pas d'âme. L'histoire est vide de sens, dispersée, interrompue. Les dialogues des personnages sont ridicules, dénués de sens. Les missions sont triviales, ennuyeuses, on a envie d'éteindre le jeu plusieurs fois. Mauvaise qualité et vieux graphismes
  9. OdThaGod
    Feb 12, 2022
    3
    This game is in beyond a sorry state. over 20 hours in and so many bugs it's unbelievable, from story events not triggering to constant quitting the game cause windmills don't work, its a mess. avoid it.
  10. WOAGM
    Feb 10, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. really a multiplayer experience. The lack of guns took some of the fun out of a good four player run going after volatiles at night. When fighting mobs at your own level they are extremely block happy and bullet spongy. I’m fairly certain most humans can’t take five to 10 hacks to the head with a machete. There are no good choices and what you do really does not affect the game at all in fact the traps are far less useful than the original game the general storyline felt like they just made a new crane and gave them a new name. This game leaves you upset with poor fight set ups and terrible bugs and generally nothing to do after you’ve been in the game in two days. The sound bug is absolutely terrible and I’ve been forced into animations by story and falling straight through the floor in a building into levels that don’t exist. I hit one of the larger zombies in the head with 57 arrow to the head…. 57 and they are not recoverable. It really feels like they learned nothing from the original game that was so popular and decided to turn and deliver nothing of the choices and alterations that actually affect the game in the final product this is an incredible letdown. I have played the original dying light through it entirely story probably 7 to 10 times and I’ve also done the following three or four and it was excellent this game has none of that creativity or storytelling. The controls are terrible and Jenkee at best I often press the trigger and get no effect jump kicks rarely work and the kick feature which was key in the original game is complete junk . I feel like there is less tactics and creativity in combat even though they added a block feature . It was much easier in the original game two judo throw people without having to block first they sacrifice too much for this one mechanic . They need to fix this game immediately and there are many many quality of life things that need to be adjusted. All the exotics you got are useless because they are out leveled and then they die and cannot be repaired even the most core fantastic thing that they did in dead island they failed to do in dying light two. Give us a workbench to repair our equipment you make us grind for the upgrades of each pattern there is no need to be completely a loser over the equipment when you finally find something you like. Also would not hurt to make away to infuse gear to current level. The other thing is over half The mobs do nothing but reduce your Health and equipment and provide no loot whatsoever. The final fight with waltz was complete and inspired trash. The final project is a re-warmed dinner of all the things you experienced with Kane story no choices are good and everyone you like in the game dies regardless of what you do. The one thing I liked was the added Hulk volatile mode which would be fantastic if you could activate it and has been a complete and utter missed opportunity. The intelligent Hunter was introduced on the following and it makes me sad that this was never followed through one. It would be nice if there was an expansion if you could play Kane as an intelligent volatile who hides himself under masks just as the mother did in the original game . hunter mode at night Old style kane in the day. The series X game is only 35 gigs I mean there’s really nothing to it I don’t know what they did for the last three years… Expand
  11. Idahodreamz
    Feb 5, 2022
    2
    Ugh... I really enjoyed Dying Light. Dying Light 2 for me has 1 minor issue and 2 major issues. The minor... it doesn't look very next gen on Series X. The two Major issues pertain to game mechanics that completely remove me from enjoying it all together. The "chase" mode that happens at night if you alert too many zombies is just trash... fuggin A ... can I just enjoy it without thisUgh... I really enjoyed Dying Light. Dying Light 2 for me has 1 minor issue and 2 major issues. The minor... it doesn't look very next gen on Series X. The two Major issues pertain to game mechanics that completely remove me from enjoying it all together. The "chase" mode that happens at night if you alert too many zombies is just trash... fuggin A ... can I just enjoy it without this "chase" crap were I can only run away and it has 4 stages to completing the getaway... so ... now I'm completely nowhere near the objective I was trying to get to cause I ran miles accross rooftops to escape this "chase"... dumb... dumb... dumb... and it that isn't enough... I get a dumbass counter before I "turn"... Fuk that... so forget hunting around at night just trying to avoid deadly zombies... I now have to account for a 5 minute timer before getting to a UV light or eating UV mushrooms... terrible design... for me... I can't enjoy the game without feeling interupted by these dumbass mechanics... trading it in for Forbidden West Horizon… Expand
  12. Critolino
    Feb 8, 2022
    0
    This game is very boring and poorly optimized. But there is obscene language and jokes about intercourse. A good example of how sequels aren't always better.
  13. ChiaFetus
    Feb 5, 2022
    3
    Bugs bugs bugs and more bugs mixed in with bad writing bad voice acting and an unforgettable story where nothing you do has any effect on the world around you.
  14. Itsamemariotv
    Feb 10, 2022
    0
    Simply don't like It. Rich on bugs of every kind. The idea behind the game was good btw.
  15. Shilfein
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Abysmal writing, cardboard NPCs with 0 charisma, awful narrative, boring main storyline and repetitive Ubisoft-esque sidequests. Instant refund.

    Such a shame, I was really hyped with the whole "narrative focus" and "decisions with consequences" thing... It could have turned out so differently if Avellone had been at the helm... Next time you try to turn a sandbox game into a    Abysmal writing, cardboard NPCs with 0 charisma, awful narrative, boring main storyline and repetitive Ubisoft-esque sidequests. Instant refund.

    Such a shame, I was really hyped with the whole "narrative focus" and "decisions with consequences" thing... It could have turned out so differently if Avellone had been at the helm...

    Next time you try to turn a sandbox game into a narrative RPG... Maybe consider NOT firing the best writer in the gaming industry?

    Just another flavor of "Get woke go broke", I guess.    … Expand
  16. Merro
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Zombie game without guns. If you enjoy parkour and a worst story than the first game play this game. Beside bugs this game is mediocre at best. No mature / horror content like the first one, the first update should be a battle Royale for all the kids that enjoy this unpolished mess of a game delayed 7 years. I wish for a refund.



    PS - COOP IS IN A TERRIBLE STATE.
  17. kris2fur
    Feb 6, 2022
    1
    How not a single reviewer failed to mention the amount of bugs in this game just graphically if not in resolution mode, proves gamer gate is still around.
  18. ActualYoutuber
    Feb 7, 2022
    2
    This site is extremely unfair and hypocritical, people who pointed out that Denuvo is a problem, got all their reviews removed, yes you read that right, all their reviews for other games as well, no matter if they were well written positive reviews or not. At the same time there are 100s of games that have thousands of bot reviews, like Cyberpunk 2077, but do they remove these? No theyThis site is extremely unfair and hypocritical, people who pointed out that Denuvo is a problem, got all their reviews removed, yes you read that right, all their reviews for other games as well, no matter if they were well written positive reviews or not. At the same time there are 100s of games that have thousands of bot reviews, like Cyberpunk 2077, but do they remove these? No they don't, because this site is extremely hypocritical. This shouldn't be happening. I will film this and put on Youtube, if anyone dares to remove this review, i have so many videos of bots upvoting Sony games with 1000 positive reviews in 1 hour (clearly bots from Asian region, who never even played the game and sometimes they forget to translate their review, sometimes they post so fast that instead of 10/10 that they wanted to give they give 0/10 and so on. I have so much evidence that this kind of manipulation with user scores is happening here, so i say it again, dare to remove this review and will post ALL THE VIDEOS, i have over 500 000 subscribers, it will be very easy to get the word out.… Expand
  19. inblack
    Feb 6, 2022
    3
    It is not possible to save the game on its own;
    The game is saved in one cell;
    There is no option to select the voice language;
    There is no way to change the assignment of buttons;
    Terrible Xbox Series X optimization;
    Parkour is fun :)
  20. cudxly
    Feb 11, 2022
    0
    Bardzo fajna gra dał bym 11/10 gdyby nie te włoskie napisy strasznie bolą w oczy zamiast tego techland powinien zamienić tekstury pizzy o ile takie widnieją w plikach na pizzę z ketchupem ,aby włochów też pobolały oczy.
  21. JayDarbz
    Feb 8, 2023
    0
    The worst abomination I've ever experienced this game is disgusting the studio is disgraceful! I feel robbed blindsided but let me assure techland they will never do me like this again EVER
  22. ScottPilgrim
    Feb 21, 2022
    0
    riddled with bugs and glitches. game isn't even close to being complete, so sick of publishers releasing these incomplete games. they should give us a warning before taking our hard earned 60 bucks saying that its early access or something. this needs to stop
  23. ONEEX
    Feb 12, 2022
    4
    Почему 6 ?
    •Ухудшили освещение по сравнению с "E3"
    •Крайне мало внимания уделили оптимизации •Обещанного влияния выбора на мир - как такового нету •Лишние значки и эллементы подобного рода •Отсутствие огнестрела или им подобное •Почти такой же состав зомби как и в первой части - малое разнообразие монстров •Неоправданное растягивание прокачки снаряжения - гринд ни к месту •Слабый    Почему 6 ?
    •Ухудшили освещение по сравнению с "E3"
    •Крайне мало внимания уделили оптимизации
    •Обещанного влияния выбора на мир - как такового нету
    •Лишние значки и эллементы подобного рода
    •Отсутствие огнестрела или им подобное
    •Почти такой же состав зомби как и в первой части - малое разнообразие монстров
    •Неоправданное растягивание прокачки снаряжения - гринд ни к месту
    •Слабый искусственный интеллект врагов
    •Слабая физика
    •Denuvo которое ухудшает и без того плохую производительность
    •Некоторые сспособности должны были быть с самого начала и не включать их в таблицу прокачки
    •Нам выдали Сырой, неоптимизированный и по сюжетной линии слабый продукт - выдали как готовый! Что очень обидно.
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    Why 6?

    •Worse lighting than "E3".
    •Extremely little attention to optimization
    •Promised effect of choice on the world - as such is not present
    •Superfluous icons and similar elements
    •No firearms or similar
    •Weak physics
    •Almost the same composition of zombies as in the first part -lack of variety of monsters
    •Unreasonable stretching of equipment upgrades = grinding
    •Weak enemy AI
    •Denuvo which worsens already poor performance
    •Some abilities should have been there from the start and not included in the leveling table
    •We were given a Raw, unoptimised and storyline-weak product - given away as a finished product! Which is a shame.    … Expand
  24. SkorpioPlayer
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    świetna gra, parkour jest bardziej rozbudowany a walka jeszcze bardziej przyjemniejsza co prawda lootowanie w niej jest spoko ale w lategame już nie przywiązuje się wagi to brania czegokolwiek ze skrzyń przecież lepsze przedmioty są u handlarzy a pieniędzy ma się ogromną ilość
  25. gru_vi
    Feb 18, 2022
    4
    типичная и скучная дрочильная в открытом мире
  26. DDUDDU
    Oct 10, 2022
    4
    A mediocre game, it doesn't live up to the previous one, buggy and Playing on Series S, the most bizarre and ugly performance mode I've ever played.
    The story is good although predictable, and the gameplay is fun.
    But it is flooded with bugs, I had everything, crash, black screen, blocked NPCs preventing the story from moving forward.
    It was the biggest disappointment of 2022.
  27. ProXboxgamerjoe
    Dec 22, 2022
    0
    The gameplay is okay the story is pretty cheesy a lot of this stuff in this game does not work and it's not as good as the original this is like going backwards instead of forwards don't know what the hell the developers thought they were doing
  28. Fockpoland
    Feb 11, 2022
    2
    Abysmal performance on PS5 ,lots of bugs and graphics downgrade compared to the one we watched in awe the first time we took a glimpse of the game itself. Major disappointment.
  29. Halwek
    Feb 11, 2022
    0
    Jebać włochów co prują się o dubbing
    a tak ogólnie to zajebista gra, a parkour jest BARDZO satysfakcjonujący
    Dobra robota Techland
  30. alessandro1927
    Feb 12, 2022
    1
    Doppiaggio in italiano assente Doppiaggio in italiano assente Doppiaggio in italiano assente
  31. Ardasher
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    30 fps on the most powerful console with bad graphics and without hdr? What?
  32. Ioritz
    Feb 17, 2022
    4
    La verdad es que no sé en qué han estado trabajando durante estos 7 años, a parte de la ciudad. Mismas mecánicas, un sistema de crafteo nefasto y lo peor es la historia. En ningún momento me ha motivado a seguir con ella, igual que he sido incapaz de empatizar con ninguno de los personajes. En definitiva, mucho mejor el primero que además en una de sus expansiones puedes conducir yLa verdad es que no sé en qué han estado trabajando durante estos 7 años, a parte de la ciudad. Mismas mecánicas, un sistema de crafteo nefasto y lo peor es la historia. En ningún momento me ha motivado a seguir con ella, igual que he sido incapaz de empatizar con ninguno de los personajes. En definitiva, mucho mejor el primero que además en una de sus expansiones puedes conducir y personalizar un bugie!… Expand
  33. VoltrenXytech
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    why did they change the movement system form the first game, that killed it right off the bat, and the story is pretty bland, the mandatory paragliding was just frustrating and obnoxious, even the combat is terrible
  34. Klok00
    Feb 5, 2022
    1
    Poor optimization. 1080p 60 fps on series X. Is this a joke? Graphics just pastgen nothing special or interesting. Another far cry like open world boring game.
  35. prostoOleja
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Одно слово-оптимизация.Все бы ничего,но они предпочли заработок,поставив Denovo, Пускай поплатятся ща свою корысть.А ещё выражу свою поддержку нашим братьям итальянцам,так нельзя поступать, это попросту некрасиво.
  36. RUDYROLLERXx
    Feb 7, 2022
    2
    Optimización horrible cómo es posible que una Series X para llegar a los 60fps tenga que bajar la resolución a los 1080p? Nisiquiera es un juego que parezca de finales de la generación pasada y muchísimo menos Next Gen puedo aceptar que el juego tuviera que bajar la resolución a los 1080p pero con el RT activado y a 60fps lamentablemente no es el caso solo llega hasta los 30fps cosa que enOptimización horrible cómo es posible que una Series X para llegar a los 60fps tenga que bajar la resolución a los 1080p? Nisiquiera es un juego que parezca de finales de la generación pasada y muchísimo menos Next Gen puedo aceptar que el juego tuviera que bajar la resolución a los 1080p pero con el RT activado y a 60fps lamentablemente no es el caso solo llega hasta los 30fps cosa que en un juego donde la fluidez es esencial es inaceptable, sin duda se aprovecharon de que las nuevas consolas son muy potentes y ni se esforzaron en optimizar el juego.… Expand
  37. Borshoff
    Feb 7, 2022
    2
    Будет спорить лишь проплаченный или участник с збс.
    Погнали
    Ryzen 5950x в разгоне на 4.7Ghz и Aorus rtx 3070 Gaming OC, игра установлена на ssd Kingston KC 3000 1TB (топовый ссд) И 32гб ( 2х16 гб ) на 3800 с такминнгами cl14 И в 2к у меня 60 кадров. Дай Бог 60. 4к даже 30 кадров с натяжкой... Иии. Это пиздец. Жена стримила когда, 2 раза краш игры, точнее сама закрылась. Баги,    Будет спорить лишь проплаченный или участник с збс.
    Погнали
    Ryzen 5950x в разгоне на 4.7Ghz и Aorus rtx 3070 Gaming OC, игра установлена на ssd Kingston KC 3000 1TB (топовый ссд)
    И 32гб ( 2х16 гб ) на 3800 с такминнгами cl14
    И в 2к у меня 60 кадров. Дай Бог 60.
    4к даже 30 кадров с натяжкой...

    Иии. Это пиздец. Жена стримила когда, 2 раза краш игры, точнее сама закрылась.
    Баги, фризы, мобы Сами падают с крыши в низ, когда ты стоишь вдоль стенки снизу, а мобам норм. А ещё мобы (противники) своих же бьют.

    •Фильтр ЗОЛОТОЙ МОЧИ В ГЛАЗА. ЭТО ЖЕЕЕСТЬ. Показали бы ранее эти фильтры, да никто не купил бы её.

    • Сюжет, такой же как и в 1 части, но лишь хуже. Если нужно, мы модем для автора контента предоставить все эти моменты)))    … Expand
  38. zozpzo
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    This game is the worst. If possible, I can watch the ending, but I can't play this game anymore due to many errors and lack of basic system.
  39. deadInside228
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    xss 30 fps 1080p, xsx 60 fps 1080p
    **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
    for 60$
  40. ivaldir
    Feb 6, 2022
    4
    I like the game world, but the optimization on xbox Series X is tragic. Every now and then some graphic errors. I will no longer buy games for the premiere. I feel cheated. I hope it fixes this game quickly
  41. DevilDjinn
    Feb 5, 2022
    2
    A bit of a downgrade from the first entry.
    1080p 60hz on a series x is pretty bad, considering how mediocre the graphics look.
    The Movement and parkour feels a little jank, you will grab on to ledges and float there without being able to move. The Movement feels very floaty. You will miss ledges/platforms entirely for no apparent reason, the game won't grab onto ledges. Certain items in    A bit of a downgrade from the first entry.
    1080p 60hz on a series x is pretty bad, considering how mediocre the graphics look.
    The Movement and parkour feels a little jank, you will grab on to ledges and float there without being able to move. The Movement feels very floaty.
    You will miss ledges/platforms entirely for no apparent reason, the game won't grab onto ledges.
    Certain items in the game are incredibly rare for no apparent reason. Eg in 20 hours of gameplay I can count on one hand how many 2 handed weapons I have found, even though there is an entire class dedicated to it.
    Arrows are needless expensive for outputting such mediocre damage. Again, a whole class dedicated to it, and you will be lucky to hold more than 20 arrows at once.
    Bugs are to numerous to list them all, but a few times I have had to reload game to fix.
    Game feels overall unresponsive to button presses, which makes you spam the buttons to make an attack or jump, because the will sometimes flat out not work.
    Man what a disappointment.    … Expand
  42. deftones034
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    Techland should be embarrassed about what their game looks like on next gen. 1080p60 on series X??!!!!???? What is this 2012? BE WARNED...this game is NOT OPTIMISED for next gen. Has a lot of potential to be great looking game but they NEED to make it atleast 1800p60. The game looks like a xbox one game from 7 years ago. Immersion is completely gone on series x in both modes. A shame.
  43. iHuet
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    30fps 1080p on nextgen xbox series s, dont buy this.
    Разработчики специально скрывали информацию и геймплей с ses до релиза игры чтобы обмануть обладателей консоли.
  44. CletusGor
    Feb 7, 2022
    1
    Does anyone actually play this poorly optimized game? My Denuvo protection activation has flown only 2 times today, what was the point of setting it up? I'm sorry that I didn't have time to return it.
  45. AlessandroVS
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Very crap game same the previous!
  46. rjk316
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    Cannot even open the game. It would not install because I had an external hard drive plugged in - even though I was downloading to the internal storage. It took going to Reddit to find a fix. But now I am getting a message saying "update needed; you need this update but we can't find it at this time, try again later." It's been almost 2 days since I bought this game and I still can't evenCannot even open the game. It would not install because I had an external hard drive plugged in - even though I was downloading to the internal storage. It took going to Reddit to find a fix. But now I am getting a message saying "update needed; you need this update but we can't find it at this time, try again later." It's been almost 2 days since I bought this game and I still can't even play it. Microsoft support could not find a fix and Techland has ignored my request for help so ZERO for shipping a full price game that can't even be played! If I could, I'd give negative ratings just for being so angry that I was excited for this game!… Expand
  47. way69
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    This game has the worst graphics that I have seen in years. They’re literally trash tier graphics. Some textures in this game look like Xbox 360 quality. In performance mode, which is supposed to be 1080p, there are textures that are easily 700-900p on series x. Character models look rough as well. Quality mode does not look much better but runs at 30 fps. Give me a break, even cyberpunkThis game has the worst graphics that I have seen in years. They’re literally trash tier graphics. Some textures in this game look like Xbox 360 quality. In performance mode, which is supposed to be 1080p, there are textures that are easily 700-900p on series x. Character models look rough as well. Quality mode does not look much better but runs at 30 fps. Give me a break, even cyberpunk looked better than this game and performed better. Best example of eurojank I can think of. This game should not have been released in this rate, it’s garbage.… Expand
  48. terrapong
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    One the worst gaming experiences I've ever had.
    1. Co-op is completely broken (literally can't even click the button)
    2. Controller buttons/actions just stop working randomly
    3. Practically every mission has game breaking bugs forcing you to start a new save
    4. The amount of motion blur is ridiculous. Horrible graphical glitches. Horrible performance.
    5. Entire game is a downgrade from DL1
  49. TheeEnigma
    Feb 6, 2022
    1
    Another instance of "critics" and "youtubers" being dishonest to general consumers.

    Whilst gameplay can be the repetitive swing-swing-swing till their dead as we're accustomed to in DL1, DL2 falls at it's abysmal optimisation for current gen consoles, graphical glitches, NPC AI and general poor voice acting and storytelling. Though the latter are likely a personal preference, just be    Another instance of "critics" and "youtubers" being dishonest to general consumers.

    Whilst gameplay can be the repetitive swing-swing-swing till their dead as we're accustomed to in DL1, DL2 falls at it's abysmal optimisation for current gen consoles, graphical glitches, NPC AI and general poor voice acting and storytelling. Though the latter are likely a personal preference, just be warned and maybe wait till the game's on sale if you're not a die-hard fan.

    Where the game becomes completely unacceptable is it's performance. On the Series X, "performance mode" comes in at 1080@60 which looks awful on a high-end Samsung 4K TV, and if you're ok dropping down to sub 30fps modes, the best you're looking at is 1900@30, or 1080@30 with ray tracing. There is also no support for HDR or Dolby Vision, though those on some devices can use options like Windows Auto-HDR.

    With nearly 2 years of delayed development, it's bewildering to think that no thought was made towards those fortunate enough to have acquired current gen hardware, and that they've in essence been left by the roadside; given a half-baked product and asked to pay more than those with a superior product on PC.

    Whilst comparisons to Cyberpunk are often clickbait, a key similarity lies at a complete disregard for 1 generation of consoles.
    Cyberpunk ignored last gen whilst DL2 ignores current gen. An issue likely to be blamed on current gen availability, but still no excuse when game prices have risen and quality has dropped.

    All-in-all, if you enjoyed 1 and aren't too fussed about graphics, resolutions, framerates and minor bugs (though some game-breaking bugs are out there), DL2 may well be up your alley.
    But if any of those things are important to you and you've splashed out on current gen hardware, save your money, wait for possible patches or a hefty sale.
    And if you're lucky enough to have a mid-high end PC as well, get the game on that, it's cheaper, looks better, gives you a variety of graphics options (motion blur!) and it's moddable.
    Just beware that not only is the game also not crossplay, it's not even cross-gen.

    Were the game a solid 4K@60fps with options to disable junk like motion blur and chromatic aberration, at most I'd rate the game a 5/10. The game doesn't re-invent the wheel or push any boundaries, but if you want more DL1 with some notable features removed like zombies sticking to spike traps (they just drop to the floor now) or tumbling off rooftops (they just stay stood up and take an invisible elevator to the ground level), DL2 has you covered.    … Expand
  50. DyingJoke2
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Absolutely awful game, maybe one of the worst i have ever player. Bad graphics, jumping on zombies has so physics compared to DL1, awful story, boring characters, city looks bland and boring. This is most generic bad game i have ever seen. Avoid at all cost!
  51. Shadowride59
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    All the losers praising this trash have clearly zero taste in gaming or have never actually played anything that came out before 2020. If you want actually good open world zombie game, buy Days Gone. Dying Light 2 is a joke.
  52. 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
  53. GGvaw398
    Feb 5, 2022
    1
    Имеет плохой сюжет, испорчена боевика и паркур. Наскучела очень быстро. Не рекомендую
  54. PoisonScorpion
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    This game is unpolished with bugs, glitches, performance issues and online problems... just like cyberpunk 2077 some people experience more problems than others and if you are someone who is not experiencing any problems with the game good for you but people like me are experiencing problems with the game even game breaking bugs
  55. pjams76
    Feb 6, 2022
    1
    This game is a completely frustrating piece of garbage. The controls are awful, the game play makes no sense, and it is just a confusing mess in general. Huge disappointment. No idea what some of the reviewers are playing. Terrible.
  56. Alyena
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    Tout est mauvais dans ce jeu. Sauf si on aime les OW Ubisoft. Même si ça arrive sur le Game Pass un jour ne perdez surtout pas votre temps.
  57. Loafer
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    Наиунылейшое говно! Купил, поиграл около часу и понял, что это не стоит тратывремени и оформил возврат средств
  58. benjamin666
    May 20, 2022
    0
    مالی نیست . کم هیجان و الکی طولانی هست . بدرد نمی خوره
  59. Gurpgork
    Feb 16, 2023
    0
    A sad disappointment, slightly worse than the 1st game in some areas and extremely worse in other ways. Constant bugs, brain dead AI, meaningless choices, worse combat mechanics, glitchy teleporting enemies, lazy fetch quests etc.. but the biggest sin is that it's not scary.. at all.. the 1st one was very scary especially at night. This one is just irritating especially with the annoyingA sad disappointment, slightly worse than the 1st game in some areas and extremely worse in other ways. Constant bugs, brain dead AI, meaningless choices, worse combat mechanics, glitchy teleporting enemies, lazy fetch quests etc.. but the biggest sin is that it's not scary.. at all.. the 1st one was very scary especially at night. This one is just irritating especially with the annoying infection timer.… Expand
  60. Eastie_Beastie
    Feb 10, 2022
    1
    This game is an unplayable buggy mess. I got stuck on the doors that wont open so i cant progress. Lots of graphics issues, lots of sound issues. AM returning this. Been a massive fan since dead island, but this is a joke. It should never been relased in this state.
  61. Kenmei
    Feb 17, 2022
    4
    I really was hoping to see more from this game, especially with the numerious delays. I'd say this is the definition of a 7/10 game but the game crashing bugs drop the score down even further for me.
    The main hook here is the parkour elements to traversal, and that is easily the strongest part of the game. Movement felt fluid, most of the time, and, once I unlocked a few key talents and    I really was hoping to see more from this game, especially with the numerious delays. I'd say this is the definition of a 7/10 game but the game crashing bugs drop the score down even further for me.
    The main hook here is the parkour elements to traversal, and that is easily the strongest part of the game. Movement felt fluid, most of the time, and, once I unlocked a few key talents and got the paraglider and grappling hook. there really wasnt anything that could stop me from moving. The first person perspective still has its drawbacks for a game like this. There are still times where you dont know if what you jumped towards was a climbable ledge and you can plummet to your death pretty easily. It was still fun running around the city alot.
    The combat and story, though, are a little more murky here. Combat is dull and repetitive. Especially so when you can unlock the drop kick. It just wasnt very fun after that. And the story is fairly painful and generic. I mainly did the story because the best parkour tools were locked behind it, some of them very long into the game. There's a ton of different choices you can make in the story but none of it seemed to matter much, till the end. I was so bored with it I just spammed the skip button over and over to finally finish the game. And none of that mentions the myriad of bugs that plague this game horribly. I got so many sound bugs that never went away until I reset the game. I also got stuck in a few walls here and there that forced a restart. I've heard of some save data being corrupted too but I never ran across those thankfully. Every bug for me was something I had to stop the game for and it really ruined the experience.
    At the end of the day, Dying Light 2 needed more time to fix all the bugs that came with it. But not even that would save it from the dull story and boring combat. It's a shame as I really liked the first game and its DLC. Playing the sequel really soured my thoughts on this series as a whole. I can't recommend this to anyone right now.    … Expand
  62. Nobilis1984
    Feb 19, 2022
    2
    Evaluation of the German version:
    Only the PC version is uncut and everyone else only gets the defused version.
    Even the uncut version on the PC is worse than its predecessor in every respect. A lot has stayed the same and only bores the player. Everything is becoming obsolete in tech and gameplay.
  63. Honest-Review
    Apr 6, 2023
    3
    What a total disappointment.

    Dying light 2 isn't fit to be mentioned in the same league as dying light 1. I could tell 100 percent that the same team did not woke on the dying light 2. Combat is worse, the world is worse, the story is worse, the game is buggy and the graphics are a downgrade. The first game was in my too 5 games of all time. The dying light 2 is leagues behind the dead    What a total disappointment.

    Dying light 2 isn't fit to be mentioned in the same league as dying light 1.

    I could tell 100 percent that the same team did not woke on the dying light 2.

    Combat is worse, the world is worse, the story is worse, the game is buggy and the graphics are a downgrade.

    The first game was in my too 5 games of all time. The dying light 2 is leagues behind the dead island games..... And they suck!

    For some reason they decided to not go with the composer of the first game. No, don't go with a composer that everyone loved. Go with some random who totally changed the tone of the game in a negitive way instead. Great idea! Not.

    I feel that a generation of devs are retired and the new generation are not fit to lace the boots of the devs that came before. It 100 percent feels like a generation shift. So many games are bad in 2023, and dying light 2 is no different.

    I'm off to buy dying light yet again got my switch. I need to wash the taste of the dying light 2 out of my mouth.    … Expand
  64. Daner09
    Feb 13, 2022
    4
    Мы получили абсолютно идентичную игру со старыми проблемами, на базе 1 части, которая была сделана 6 лет назад. Но 1 части была прорывной и её хотелось проходить на 100%, а тут тебе хочется просто зарашить сюжетку потому что сайд активности всё такие же унылые. Сюжет очень спорный, есть повестка (благо минимальная) идеологии очень односторонние. И по итогу мы получили игру криво сделаннуюМы получили абсолютно идентичную игру со старыми проблемами, на базе 1 части, которая была сделана 6 лет назад. Но 1 части была прорывной и её хотелось проходить на 100%, а тут тебе хочется просто зарашить сюжетку потому что сайд активности всё такие же унылые. Сюжет очень спорный, есть повестка (благо минимальная) идеологии очень односторонние. И по итогу мы получили игру криво сделанную на базе игры 6 летней давности которая в свою очередь была сделана на базе игры 11 летней давности, вот и получайте dead island c паркуром.
    P.S Убрать огнестрелы было ошибкой но это никак бы не сказалось на оценке этой игры    … Expand
  65. cpss86
    May 1, 2022
    2
    Wow, after playing it for few hours I have to say gameplay is really addictive. I didn't like this game AT all within the first several minutes but I loved it afterwards. I play in resolution mode on XSX and I don't experience any performance problems whatsoever. I played 1st part on PC and I have to say this one is better. Great game!
  66. MakaiHanta
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Заслуженный 0 за ебучий таймер. Пусть мать дизайнера геймплея, который эту поебату придумал мучительно здохнет в канаве
  67. baojivof
    Feb 20, 2022
    0
    mikä huono peli. Kaikessa on ongelmia. Säästöt ovat rikki. Aseita ei voi korjata. Peli on tylsää. Grafiikka on vanhaa ja huonoa.
  68. gaarfeks
    Feb 21, 2022
    0
    I finished the game and sadly had not fun playing it. DL2 lacks originality, it's repetitive, just ordinary. No plot but a confused story. Graphics a big flop too
  69. RomanTeh
    May 27, 2023
    3
    Bad lore, bad gameplay.
    It's more like social title than proper single player

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#54 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2022
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#6 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2022

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    60
    The game doesn’t do anything wrong per se and I must criticize it primarily for its absolute mediocrity, lack of interesting ideas, and wasted potential. There were good moments I really enjoyed here and there, despite the game having the worst open-world city of gaming history and the creators’ promises not being fulfilled in the slightest. [Issue#317]
  2. IGN Brasil
    Apr 7, 2022
    75
    Dying Light 2 Stay Human could very likely become the stellar zombie survival adventure it should someday be, provided the bugs are finally wiped out. Its excellent parkour is an amazing way to explore this giant open world of the last tough city, and the post-apocalyptic stories of its many strange and distinctive characters are a must-see. Our bet? If its developers bring us a DLC with a really interesting story (or that solves this ending that we can't swallow), then we'll have the perfect zombie game.
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  3. New York Daily News
    Mar 15, 2022
    60
    But the storytelling is a hair too cryptic to be easily followed. That’s true for most of Dying Light’s story elements too; from tiny touches, like photos of a dead family in an abandoned house to larger-scale interactions with other characters, the game struggles to emotionally draw you into its conflict. I never cared about saving Mia; my main focus was always on reaching the next objective. The bright side: Despite all those shortcomings, I had an absolute blast doing that.
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