Dying Light 2 Stay Human

 Xbox Series X
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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 862 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 396 out of 862
  2. Mixed: 41 out of 862
  3. Negative: 425 out of 862
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  1. JohnHamad5050
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    The game just like the first one is great. The world is bigger and better. The game runs smoothly no major issues. The quests and side quests are great. Sure there are bugs but they are not game breaking bugs.
  2. Deadheadbill
    Feb 9, 2022
    10
    Good game. Unfortunately due to design decisions it takes about 10 hours to find this out. There are also some polish issues which will be worked out by Techland as they are already rushing patches out.

    Review bombs are a necessary evil in 2022 as companies are doing nefarious things to their consumers with no other recourse. This campaign to review bomb this game because of the lack of    Good game. Unfortunately due to design decisions it takes about 10 hours to find this out. There are also some polish issues which will be worked out by Techland as they are already rushing patches out.

    Review bombs are a necessary evil in 2022 as companies are doing nefarious things to their consumers with no other recourse. This campaign to review bomb this game because of the lack of an Italian language option is simply childish and unnecessary. To be clear the game right now is about a 7 out of 10 but these "bombers" are making all gamers look petty.    … Expand
  3. Omikron
    Feb 7, 2022
    10
    This game is definitely a gem of 2022. The plot is not thrilling, but there are highly rated games where it is worse. Graphics are epic, mechanics could be better - but they are ok. The romance of the main character with some woman is missing. The main storyline could be longer, but it's still longer than the messiah of gaming CP2077. The best zombie game since Days Gone
  4. Rogue_
    Feb 6, 2022
    10
    I had about 3 bugs in the 20 hrs I put into the game. It ran at the expected 60fps in performance mode and look really good imo (but my TV is 1080p anyway so I'm used to that) and the Parkour even though it can be floaty at times was really smooth. The story while not blowing me away was definitely better than the 1st by a country mile and finally the VO it was hit and miss with a fewI had about 3 bugs in the 20 hrs I put into the game. It ran at the expected 60fps in performance mode and look really good imo (but my TV is 1080p anyway so I'm used to that) and the Parkour even though it can be floaty at times was really smooth. The story while not blowing me away was definitely better than the 1st by a country mile and finally the VO it was hit and miss with a few characters but the main character has a perfect performance and so do plently of others. In conclusion unless starfield is a god tier game (but it's bethesda so probably not) this will be my goty.… Expand
  5. melorange
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    Great game with tonnes of content and fun gameplay. Improvment over legendary Dying Light 1 - the best parkour and zombie game ever made.
  6. Buckeyes420
    Feb 7, 2022
    9
    This game is great! I'm not sure where all the ha5e is steming from. So far I love it and I'm like 25 hours in!
  7. Tiick
    Feb 7, 2022
    9
    Overall the gameplay is very fun and addicting. If you were a fan of the first installment then this will be the game for you! The day one patch really fixed all the issues i was having. Only complaint I really have is the quality and resolution mode. They're not as optimized as I would like but the gameplay makes up for it! Great job TechLand!
  8. vraneck
    Feb 7, 2022
    10
    Great game. Fun mechanics, fantastic graphics and runs decently. In my opinion improvement over the first game. I usually don't write reviews of the games I play, but seeing the injustice this game receives from pizza hogs I felt bad. **** people who negative bomb games for no reason.
  9. kosmaty_dziadu
    Feb 7, 2022
    10
    To była wspaniała gra, nie zapomnę jej nigdy. Na szczególną uwagę zasługuje piękny Polski dubbing.
  10. 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.
  11. Loafer
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    Наиунылейшое говно! Купил, поиграл около часу и понял, что это не стоит тратывремени и оформил возврат средств
  12. DonnyT69
    Feb 7, 2022
    10
    Great game, do not listen to those zero raters... if you liked dl1 then you will love dl2
  13. yedrej
    Feb 7, 2022
    10
    best game so far this year and it looks it will stay this way, good job Techland
  14. serithorn
    Feb 9, 2022
    10
    This world is so beautifully drawn that you can get the impression you are in the middle of the movie,
    A great story, good efficiency. If I could do parkour in real life I'm pretty sure it would be as much fun as in the game. All those small details that make you feel this is so real!
    But if I would have to choose what made me love this game that would be two things : 1) choices and    This world is so beautifully drawn that you can get the impression you are in the middle of the movie,
    A great story, good efficiency. If I could do parkour in real life I'm pretty sure it would be as much fun as in the game. All those small details that make you feel this is so real!
    But if I would have to choose what made me love this game that would be two things :
    1) choices and consequences - just like in real life
    2) game is full of ee and finding them is as much fun as killing zombies :)

    PS. You macaroni are you really rating good game for 0 only because of Italian dubbing???? Pathetic    … Expand
  15. Clutcha
    Feb 6, 2022
    6
    It's not what I expected, mostly fun, but unplayable in Quality and Resolution modes.
  16. BurakoRecenzent
    Feb 7, 2022
    9
    Dying Light 2 is one of the best sequels of the original games,keeping original mechanics we know and love while adding new ones to enchance the overall gameplay,graphics are great and optimization is on the great level,allowing people with low end PCs play the game on even a GTX 1050,the one issue tho is Denuvo which impacts the overall optimization,hope it will be removed like year afterDying Light 2 is one of the best sequels of the original games,keeping original mechanics we know and love while adding new ones to enchance the overall gameplay,graphics are great and optimization is on the great level,allowing people with low end PCs play the game on even a GTX 1050,the one issue tho is Denuvo which impacts the overall optimization,hope it will be removed like year after realase

    and for italian fellas,please don't cry about localization being only in text,i understand being mistreated,but hey,don't **** out on metacritic about how opressed you are and how it is "not showing respect for Italy" and other "inclusivity" stuff,JUST LEARN TO READ OR LEARN ENGLISH THAN ASKING TO DELETE POLISH YOU IGNORANT MOZZARELLA BRAINDEADS    … Expand
  17. benjamin666
    May 20, 2022
    0
    مالی نیست . کم هیجان و الکی طولانی هست . بدرد نمی خوره
  18. Voodoo123
    Feb 14, 2022
    8
    +Great plot and setting
    +Superb soundtrack
    +Engaging gameplay loop +Decent writing +120 fps vrr mode is great (if you have a compatible screen) -Some repetitious mission design over long sessions of play -Zombie combat physics less impressive than DL1 Hopefully you like Rosario Dawson's character Lawan... theres a lot of her in the games main campaign and she like many of the    +Great plot and setting
    +Superb soundtrack
    +Engaging gameplay loop
    +Decent writing
    +120 fps vrr mode is great (if you have a compatible screen)
    -Some repetitious mission design over long sessions of play
    -Zombie combat physics less impressive than DL1

    Hopefully you like Rosario Dawson's character Lawan... theres a lot of her in the games main campaign and she like many of the survivors sports a very edgy personality, the seemingly inevitable result of surviving the brutal world you play in here. Overall i enjoyed blitzing through the main campaign only briefly stepping off the beaten track for the odd side mission. There's alot of filler here, and yet i was surprised by the overall quality of the world.

    For myself I played to completion of the main story - minor side quests and distractions - maybe looked at 70% of the map overall - 31hrs 52 mins! Experienced multiple bugs, most were minor with only a couple of game breakers in there ranging from no audio to a boss stuck inside the scenery blocking progression. All were fixed from a soft restart of the game (series x didnt even need a restart     … Expand
  19. Lyxlirarn
    Feb 7, 2022
    5
    So 1080p 60 fps doesn’t look good at all. Some places can look ok. And why didn’t they add HDR support? And there sure is some downgrade when compared to the first game. And a few things might be better. But overall I’m not impressed at all. I loved the first game. But this for me is clearly a few steps backwards.
  20. Left4dead6
    Feb 10, 2022
    10
    Canning out the haters. This game isnt this bad ots absolutely insane how people have zero integrity
  21. Ortalion
    Feb 10, 2022
    9
    Story so far not as good than DL1 but parkour and hitting zombies is very good.
  22. Stan_Osbourne
    Mar 5, 2023
    7
    Despite the fact that I didn’t like the first part for the most part (for various reasons), the second one, although it caused ambiguous feelings, left quite a good impression.

    As for the plot, the game has a very good beginning and middle of the story, but towards the end, everything let us down a little. There are many holes in the plot, and there are 4 endings, but in fact, they are    Despite the fact that I didn’t like the first part for the most part (for various reasons), the second one, although it caused ambiguous feelings, left quite a good impression.

    As for the plot, the game has a very good beginning and middle of the story, but towards the end, everything let us down a little. There are many holes in the plot, and there are 4 endings, but in fact, they are all the same with minimal differences. The weakness of the plot is also manifested in additional tasks that are not very interesting (although there are exceptions), and in additional activities that get boring very quickly.

    The gameplay itself seemed pleasant to me, but not without flaws. The music in the game is as unobtrusive as possible, but at the same time tasteless in my opinion. There are also a lot of glitches and bugs that directly affect some secondary quests and additional activities, as well as prevent you from collecting loot in some places, it's a little annoying.

    In all other respects - a good game, but not worth the money. Wait for the largest possible discount, and in a year or two you can take it. I recommend. Glory to Ukraine!    … Expand
  23. Kruspl
    Feb 10, 2022
    10
    Stop bombing our great Polish game macarone macarone, Learn english girls or do own game.
  24. ThePhenom744
    Feb 13, 2022
    10
    World is amazing, parkour and traversal i addictive. Gameplay is basically 10/10 with lot of things to do. Story is secondary for me when gameplay keeps you hooked in most of the gameplay. 10/10
  25. jonalr66
    Feb 10, 2022
    10
    Brillante ! Candidato a juego del año! NOTA 9
    Juego brillante en todos los sentidos, si te gusto el 1 este te va a encantar igual, la historia esta bastante bien , te engancha cosa importante para un juego largo y en todo momento tienes muchas cosas que hacer, cosa que gusta ya que el juego tiene cientos de horas , en cuanto a la jugabilidad parecido al 1 pero obviamente todo mas pulido y    Brillante ! Candidato a juego del año! NOTA 9
    Juego brillante en todos los sentidos, si te gusto el 1 este te va a encantar igual, la historia esta bastante bien , te engancha cosa importante para un juego largo y en todo momento tienes muchas cosas que hacer, cosa que gusta ya que el juego tiene cientos de horas , en cuanto a la jugabilidad parecido al 1 pero obviamente todo mas pulido y mejorado , ademas añadiendo una gran variedad de habilidades para hacer parkour. Si tuviera que destacar algo negativo seria que con esta nueva generación de consolas tendrían que haber mejorado el rendimiento del juego, y ponerlo a 4k 60 frames , quizá en un futuro lo cambien ya que lo hemos visto en otros casos , ojo que el juego igual se ve muy bien igual.

    Pd: Prueben esta joya !    … Expand
  26. 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
  27. Wiktor216pl
    Feb 11, 2022
    10
    Polska górom i jeb#ć kurw@ włochów bo to są śmiecie które mają ból dupy bo niema włoskiego dubbingu
  28. ParanskyRaj
    Feb 11, 2022
    9
    Dying Light 2 Stay Human is a worthy, anticipated and very well crafted sequel. The game offers a balanced mix of action, survival component, parkour, RPG skills, strong main storyline and interesting side quests, offering hours of quality entertainment.
  29. zachpacreviews
    Feb 12, 2022
    6
    A buggy, broken mess
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    Addicting parkour-fueled, zombie-slashing gameplay.

    A cliche, lazily written and put together narrative.

    Unlikeable characters.

    Tedious dialogue and cutscenes.

    The game loses its horror, when the player realizes that they can easily outrun and evade every threat in the huge open world.

    Somewhat detailed/glitchy open world.

    Wait to buy.
  30. GuardianFrosty9
    Feb 13, 2022
    5
    Mediocre at best
    Lots of bugs, game is certainly not done. I was really looking forward to this one but it failed miserably.
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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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