Dying Light 2 Stay Human

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4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2815 Ratings

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  1. KonradJohansson
    Feb 17, 2022
    0
    sämsta gameplay jag har sett. Tråkigt spel. Dumma uppdrag. Grafiken är dålig och gammal. Allt är trasigt
  2. mauriceperignon
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    Jeu vidéo vraiment très mauvais, tout franchement ça ressemble à un vol. Denuvo ça rend les choses encore pires
  3. bristolman
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    most Indie games I played are way better and interesting than this crap game. Asked for a refund and will never buy any other game from techland
  4. diegogomez97
    Feb 16, 2022
    0
    Techland ha arruinado este juego que está lleno de errores. El sistema de game saving también es terrible. Las misiones son repetitivas y aburridas. El juego es cero
  5. hindu
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    Denuvo which is inside this game will gradually kill your SSD, undermine your CPU and GPU. Its only benefit will make rich those greedy developers called Techland who weren't sure about the quality of this game, so they put Denuvo to boost sales otherwise just few gamers would have bought this crap. Very very bad game, it's not fun to play, ugly banal quests, ugly visually and doesn'tDenuvo which is inside this game will gradually kill your SSD, undermine your CPU and GPU. Its only benefit will make rich those greedy developers called Techland who weren't sure about the quality of this game, so they put Denuvo to boost sales otherwise just few gamers would have bought this crap. Very very bad game, it's not fun to play, ugly banal quests, ugly visually and doesn't deserve our money… Expand
  6. Sniperuger
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    Non solo è un gioco pessimo, ma gli sviluppatori non hanno implementato il doppiaggio in lingua italiana. Mi auguro che falliscano.
  7. Mycroft17
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    - Terrible combat compared to the previous part

    —broken ragdoll - Rudimentary RPG system —Bad graphics, optimization, sound, music - Killed atmosphere, fear of zombies and dynamics. The character began to run and ship more slowly. Night chases are not so creepy and adrenaline now. — The same weak plot and dilaogues as in the previous part. But unlike the previous part, now    - Terrible combat compared to the previous part

    —broken ragdoll

    - Rudimentary RPG system

    —Bad graphics, optimization, sound, music

    - Killed atmosphere, fear of zombies and dynamics. The character began to run and ship more slowly. Night chases are not so creepy and adrenaline now.

    — The same weak plot and dilaogues as in the previous part. But unlike the previous part, now the combat and the atmosphere do not pull the game.

    — Denuvo, because the developers knew that their game is still ****

    -Price for her, at a discount of $ 20, and then only if there is nothing to play with friends.    … Expand
  8. vapabo1703
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    adding Denuvo 2 days before release lol, not reccomended just based on this, F#ck Denuvo
  9. splashyDIAMOND
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Completely unacceptable. False Advertisement like never before. TECHLAND has clearly fumbled that football. So incredibly sad.
  10. Ziomal
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Dying Light 2 is the worst what Techland could make.
    they ruined this game so much.
    Parkour is so clunky and slow. Gameplay feels so unresponsive it have a lot of bugs and most important it is not fun at all.. Graphics did not improve so much but optimization is really bad. Sounds sometimes are not synchronized, ragdolls of the zombies is terrible and you can't for example kick them with    Dying Light 2 is the worst what Techland could make.
    they ruined this game so much.
    Parkour is so clunky and slow. Gameplay feels so unresponsive it have a lot of bugs and most important it is not fun at all.. Graphics did not improve so much but optimization is really bad. Sounds sometimes are not synchronized, ragdolls of the zombies is terrible and you can't for example kick them with normal kick from the roof ( the ragdoll turning on when zombies are in the air) . YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE DUBBING LANGUAGE WITHOUT CHANGING THE FILES IN YOUR STEAM FOLDER (WTF?!) IT IS SO HARD TO ADD SUCH A SIMPLE THING?? We waited for this game for 7 years and it is completely garbage. Triple A games is dead. They shouldn't deliver this game at this stage. I think it is a biggest disappointment in gaming...

    I regret that I played Dying Light 2, and I would like to forget that something like this exists, just to have good memories with the Dying Light 1 which was a masterpiece    … Expand
  11. PraiseTheSunCZ
    Feb 6, 2022
    5
    Almost everything is worse than Dying Light 1. DL1 had better combat, better weapons, better HUD, better parkour, better zombie behavior and physics, and better abilities. The graphics look like a game from 2016, not 2022.Denuvo.... Fighting zombies is not fun. Parkour is fun at times, but the whole citi looks so similar that I feel like I've been everywhere, even if it's a new location.Almost everything is worse than Dying Light 1. DL1 had better combat, better weapons, better HUD, better parkour, better zombie behavior and physics, and better abilities. The graphics look like a game from 2016, not 2022.Denuvo.... Fighting zombies is not fun. Parkour is fun at times, but the whole citi looks so similar that I feel like I've been everywhere, even if it's a new location. Story is ok so far, a few weird decisions, but ok for a zombie game. If you've never played DL1, don't bother with DL2 and go straight to Dying Light 1. I can't find a good innovation in this game, though there are a few. In fact, I think this game should be called Far Light: New Dawn 2. Same crap as Far Cry: New Dawn, boring world with boring weapons, boring people problems. They chose the worst part of the apocalypse, rebuilding a world where nothing happens. I personally don't like it. You can choose between 2 sides you want to help. Survivors and Peace Keepers. Both are stupid idiots, one looks like beggars and the other like paintball kids playing soldiers. You can't manually save so if you glitch into a wall during some missions and die you fail it and bye bye. Most of the characters aren't very interesting and the few that are worthwhile aren't super essential to the story. The zombies feel like they are just there to fill out the world, you almost don't have to fight them, the main opponents are humans. The physics and behaviour of the zombies is disappointing, you just sneak past most of them anyway so they don't see you and when you do fight one you don't break their bones with your punches and they don't X-ray like in DL1 which was one of the best features, you don't break their bones with every punch like in DL1. You're just taking away the Hp's that levitate above them to die, also almost everything here defies physics and zombies, humans and Aiden fly through the air like nothing. You can't throw weapons here, stomp on zombies' heads, my favorite two-legged kick is basically useless and difficult to use here. Overall the skills here are boring and useless.… Expand
  12. MaksikPri
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Absolutely zero! I don’t understand only one thing - why corporations are spending so much money for games without soul and concepts!
  13. GamerRap
    Feb 6, 2022
    1
    There are no firearms in the game? Did they really take it out? How can you remove pistols, machine guns and shotguns from a zombie game?
  14. CousinVielgosh
    Feb 6, 2022
    5
    Another totally average "ubi like" checklist game. Bland and uninteresting story, cringy flashback moments, overuse of cutscenes where game is taking the controls because a protagonist must look around for no reason.

    Parkour is the highlight of this game and works very well, however the story and the world presented is so uninspired that I've lost interest after 15h.

    Wait for 50% discount.
  15. Majexsky
    Feb 7, 2022
    10
    POLSKA GUROM, CIEKAWE CZY WŁOSKIE GRY MAJĄ POLSKI DUBBING.
    JESZCZE BARDZIEJ CIEKAWE CZY WŁOSKIE GRY WOGÓLE ISTNIEJĄ
  16. Proxodnik
    Feb 7, 2022
    5
    Я не знаю,я поиграл в эту игру где-то минут 40,и сделал возврат средств,графика была какая-то мыльная,я ещё ссылался на то,что это просто потому что у меня уже устаревает железо,1070 мощная - но уже устаревающая видеокарта,спасибо зажравшимся разрабам которые так хотят продвинуть свою революционную технологию RTX!Чем-то напоминает PhysX и 3dVision,только живёт дольше,ну ладно графика,тоЯ не знаю,я поиграл в эту игру где-то минут 40,и сделал возврат средств,графика была какая-то мыльная,я ещё ссылался на то,что это просто потому что у меня уже устаревает железо,1070 мощная - но уже устаревающая видеокарта,спасибо зажравшимся разрабам которые так хотят продвинуть свою революционную технологию RTX!Чем-то напоминает PhysX и 3dVision,только живёт дольше,ну ладно графика,то что у меня на любых настройках видеокарта пыхтела как чёрт и загружалась на 80 - 100%,такого даже в киберпанке не было,я бы ещё понял если бы там была какая нибудь ультра-реалистичная графика,так нет,она такая же как в первой части,только фильтр ещё более жёлтый,и текстуры получше вместе с освещением,но это явно не некстген и не графика 2022 года которую все так хотели увидеть 10 лет назад,дальше когда я встретил своего первого зомби я упал в шок - лвл система,в сиквеле игры которая была экшен паркур луталкой про зомби?Серьёзно?Это я ждал 7 лет?Окей лвл система,её можно спрятать,но то как зомби реагируют на удары,это же ужас,они просто отлетают,не как в первой части когда ты их бьёшь и они реагируют так как они реагировали бы в жизни,а тут непонятно что,я просто дальше не стал играть,читал отзывы в стиме и у меня не одного такие проблемы,ещё заметил что после того как выйдешь несколько раз игра просто не пускает потом что-ли в течении 24 часов,я так понял это защита наша прекрасная денуво,которую все так любят,по первым ощущениям игра трояк,из уважения к разработчикам которое потеряется,если они не исправят эту ошибку поставлю 5.… Expand
  17. exqziME
    Feb 6, 2022
    3
    Bugs, repetitive side content, bad storytelling, and the unfulfilled promise of its choice and consequence system leave Dying Light 2 unable to capitalize on the strength of its excellent parkour and combat mechanics.
  18. nodo134
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    Такое ощущение что игру делало UBISOFT POLAND запороли все что было возможно .
    ПЕРВАЯ ЧАСТЬ ЛУЧШЕ ВО ВСЕМ БЕЗ ИСКЛЮЧЕНИЙ .Ну а концовки это вообще дно.
  19. KYKi997
    Feb 7, 2022
    2
    Dialogi czasami się nie włączają przez co nie da się normalnie grać. Poza tym doczytuje się tekstury zombie się zacinają
  20. Luft7774
    Jul 25, 2022
    0
    Should be criminal. Game is a massive downgrade from the first. They lied about everything.
  21. Strutt3r
    Feb 5, 2022
    4
    The second game is a clear downgrade in almost everyway. The devs seem oblivious to what made the first game fun, it was essentially a zombie killing sandbox and it was the best one ever made.

    Hours of fun just playing around with the hordes of zombies, pushing them into traps, setting them on fire, kicking them through windows and off rooftops, mowing them down with the vehicle in the    The second game is a clear downgrade in almost everyway. The devs seem oblivious to what made the first game fun, it was essentially a zombie killing sandbox and it was the best one ever made.

    Hours of fun just playing around with the hordes of zombies, pushing them into traps, setting them on fire, kicking them through windows and off rooftops, mowing them down with the vehicle in the DLC. Each weapon felt unique, each swing was satisfying, the way the zombies seemed to react differently to every hit. Of course the story wasn't great but nobody cared, it was good enough to keep you moving through the game.

    So what do they decide to do with the sequel? Attempt to turn it into a branching RPG-like story focused game where all your choices will matter, which they seemed to have completely given up on half way through development and just left the barebones of it.

    That wouldn't be a problem if they didn't neglect almost everything that made the first game so good, zombies will now play canned animations after every hit before they go ridiculously flying through the air like they've been hit by a truck when they die.

    The weapons have lost all their weight and impact, a baseball bat will cut through a crowd of zombies just as easily as a sword will. Even kicking zombies off of rooftops isn't fun anymore because they don't go tumbling off ledges, now they just slide off and fall straight down.

    Overall the combat is worse than the second game, although human v human combat is improved it is nothing special. The ragdolling and physics have been massively downgraded, zombies won't even stick to spike traps anymore, they just collapse and die. There are less zombie hordes and they are less fun to kill. Almost all horror aspects of the game have been lost, night time isn't dark, no roaming volatiles and the loot scan ability now reveals every zombie in the area.

    For all the focus and marketing around the story it is no better than the first but it is definitely longer, more boring and more irritating. The only improvement is in the parkour but it still gets plenty of things wrong, the ridiculous running animation and Aiden having the same vertical leap as the Mario brothers are the obvious ones.

    Dying Light 1 is still the best zombie game, Dying Light 2 feels like a Ubisoft reboot.    … Expand
  22. Gytqer
    Feb 7, 2022
    10
    O love this one, very good parkour, massive improvment in fight, brethtaking open world, nice story, interesting sidequests, ha kij wam w oko makaroniarze
  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. felix_mits
    Feb 6, 2022
    8
    Honestly, watching all the negative reviews is actually sad. It's full of angry Italians because their language is not dubbed in the game, full of players raging at Denuvo or mindless one line reviews hating on one aspect of the game(lets say combat) and all of them giving it instantly a 0/10. People don't know how to write a genuine review and that's annoying. The game is great so far,Honestly, watching all the negative reviews is actually sad. It's full of angry Italians because their language is not dubbed in the game, full of players raging at Denuvo or mindless one line reviews hating on one aspect of the game(lets say combat) and all of them giving it instantly a 0/10. People don't know how to write a genuine review and that's annoying. The game is great so far, parkour is amazing and fluid, especially when you understand how it fully works, combat is a bit clunky against zombies and doesn't feel as good and impactful as the first game and campaign is intriguing. If story doesn't turn out great it's fine, I'm here for the gameplay. I know Techland will listen to the fans and fix the physics and improve the gameplay in the future, because they actually care and have passion for their game.… Expand
  25. Bruhiilantr28
    Feb 6, 2022
    4
    Cut contents from trailer, some animation became worse , became too colorful than dying light 1.
  26. Reiler
    Feb 6, 2022
    3
    -What is happening with the collisions?
    -Writing and characters made by chimpanzees and orangutans perhaps? They are boring and childish.
    -The combat system is boring and repetitive, nothing to do with the first game. -Animations are bad, really, really bad. Do you remember Dead Island? Practically the same for your main character. Some "cinematics" have characters with zero    -What is happening with the collisions?
    -Writing and characters made by chimpanzees and orangutans perhaps? They are boring and childish.
    -The combat system is boring and repetitive, nothing to do with the first game.
    -Animations are bad, really, really bad. Do you remember Dead Island? Practically the same for your main character. Some "cinematics" have characters with zero expressions.
    -Denuvo, again.    … Expand
  27. Jyng
    Feb 7, 2022
    10
    Stop write bad ratings because game doesn't have a language option. Its very good game.

    P.S game have Polish language because its Polish game
  28. Li5eK
    Feb 6, 2022
    8
    A very fun good, much improved compared to the first part. Beautiful scenery and super flowing parkour with free exploration. Additionally, a story with different endings! Super game! Im really love it! Ps. Most people gives 0 because game has denuvo and no Italian - no comment :/
  29. Szumkas14
    Feb 7, 2022
    8
    Officially, the gaming community today is the stupidest ever. The game according to Italians deserves a 0/10 rating as there is no language available for them. This is just one disadvantage that does not affect the gameplay. The game itself is great, a good game worth attention has finally come out for over a year
  30. Pixleator
    Feb 7, 2022
    9
    People are review bombing because of denuvo. lol

    game's good, better than the first
  31. Kunray
    Feb 5, 2022
    1
    I really hope a lot of these problems get resolved and they bring back repairing, rebalancing the skill trees would be appreciated.
  32. Boogy
    Feb 6, 2022
    10
    I love everything about this game. Gameplay doesn't feel repetitive and is actually very addictive. Movement is so polished and smooth. Just a joy to master. Graphics are amazing. Maxed out raytracing setting on RTX3090 that is. Lighting with this setting feels really next gen and makes most of the modern AAA games look like cartoon. Story wise it's pretty decent actually and fitsI love everything about this game. Gameplay doesn't feel repetitive and is actually very addictive. Movement is so polished and smooth. Just a joy to master. Graphics are amazing. Maxed out raytracing setting on RTX3090 that is. Lighting with this setting feels really next gen and makes most of the modern AAA games look like cartoon. Story wise it's pretty decent actually and fits atmosphere and the world quiet nicely and makes me wanna know what comes next. Overall to me this one is much better than the first one and the size of it and the depth are quiet surprising. Few small technical bugs I've noticed: the game looks too blurry in motion with DLSS enabled. Had to set sharpness slider to 70 as this is the only value that produced kinda similar image standing still vs moving. But it looks a bit oversharpen as result. Hope devs fix this and make DLSS quality look less blurry in motion so we don't have to crank up sharpness as high. Then there are ghosting trails behind some moving objects from time to time (this is with DLSS enabled as well). Something off with motion vectors I guess as pointed by Digital Foundry as well in their video. But overall it's a great experience still and real joy to play! Playing in downtown now with all those tall buildings with many walkable floors and overall geometry complexity and just looks and feels like the most dense, beautiful and complex level and environment design in games to date. And the performance is quiet smooth. No stutter no nothing considering what's on display. Great job Techland!

    Oh and flashlight shadows of course. Really hope devs will add them in. Currently shadowless flashlight is the weakest portion of the game presentation. Unfortunately 50% of the game happening in the dark and flashlight looks really outdated compare to all other graphical features on display. Whoever made this decision disabling flashlight shadows was wrong    … Expand
  33. 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
  34. Belui
    Feb 6, 2022
    4
    Если бы половина бюджета игры потраченная на рекламу этой игры была использована на ее разработку, то не пришлось бы сейчас наблюдать столько проблем с оптимизацией и анимацией. Не пришлось бы внедрять Денуво для увеличения продаж сырого продукта. Денуво которая сильно портит производительность и без того плохо оптимизированной игры. Посмотрите на своих коллег из CDPR, они выпустилиЕсли бы половина бюджета игры потраченная на рекламу этой игры была использована на ее разработку, то не пришлось бы сейчас наблюдать столько проблем с оптимизацией и анимацией. Не пришлось бы внедрять Денуво для увеличения продаж сырого продукта. Денуво которая сильно портит производительность и без того плохо оптимизированной игры. Посмотрите на своих коллег из CDPR, они выпустили высококачественную игру без защиты и весь мир в восторге и они заработали больше чем нужно. В общем пока игра того не стоит. Да и дорогая она пока.… Expand
  35. 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!
  36. Shilfein
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Abysmal writing, cardboard NPCs with 0 charisma, awful narrative, boring main story 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 your sandbox game into a narrative    Abysmal writing, cardboard NPCs with 0 charisma, awful narrative, boring main story 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 your sandbox game into a narrative RPG... Maybe consider NOT firing the best writer in the gaming industry over some crazy ex unbased claims?

    Just another flavor of "Get woke go broke", I guess.    … Expand
  37. Iddri
    Feb 7, 2022
    2
    Let's be clear about it - the game does not meet the enormous assumptions that were presented in the announcements. If we put it this way, it is simply poor. What is missing is the atmosphere of being stuck in the first part, in which the player was afraid to fall from the car straight into the hands of the hungry undead. Here? You don't feel this fear at all. The product, however, hasLet's be clear about it - the game does not meet the enormous assumptions that were presented in the announcements. If we put it this way, it is simply poor. What is missing is the atmosphere of being stuck in the first part, in which the player was afraid to fall from the car straight into the hands of the hungry undead. Here? You don't feel this fear at all. The product, however, has quite a lot left from the first game in the universe, but these are mainly stupid and not logical mechanic-gameplay systems. Despite all this, there is one thing in the game. This is parkour. DL2 could be a simulator of running around an apocalyptic city, because it does it nicely and definitely better than an action horror movie, but even this way of spending time in the game is limited and simply bored with time.… Expand
  38. StoRya
    Feb 7, 2022
    9
    Very solid game. Gameplay is insane, graphics really nice. Quite immersive world in general. The writing is a bit better than typical Techland story.
  39. amonen
    Feb 5, 2022
    2
    I have to admit I havent even made it through the complete tutorial, before I gave up.

    Personal issues with headbobbing (I so hate it): My personal worst is the headbobbing and constant movement of the camera. Even in Idle the picture moves with the breathing and in combat the cam is all over the place, it seems to be moving with any movement the head of the protagonist does. The    I have to admit I havent even made it through the complete tutorial, before I gave up.

    Personal issues with headbobbing (I so hate it):

    My personal worst is the headbobbing and constant movement of the camera. Even in Idle the picture moves with the breathing and in combat the cam is all over the place, it seems to be moving with any movement the head of the protagonist does.

    The story feels uninterseting and doesnt really add up even at the very first few bits you get out of it. Too much Deus ex Machina already in the first conversation... ugh.

    I cant quite put my finger on it, but somethings weird with the graphics (Played around with FOV, but the movement in the world never felt real or natural). Aidens wooden movement, that made me want to break his arms to get them out of the screen didnt help, either.

    The survivors sense is quite ackward as well. It highlights items for like 3 seconds and then you can interact with them anymore, unless you click again. So you are constantly spamming it - first WTF moment.

    I have no Idea, how one could come to the conclusion that a Stamina system in a game, thats massively depending on the smooth movment might add to the experience. Right at the beginning of the tutorial (after spike) you have to climb a ledge and do a jump, if you miss the first time, you either wait for the stamina to replenish or you will fall off the ladder for running out of it - 10 mins in and I already hated the game for that.

    Off we go to the next stop on the tutorial. Survival sense is worthy of superman, i can see verything behind every wall....no more careful epxloring required - I know where you are... meh

    Didnt notice the weirdness of fighting yet, cause sleeky me crept up on them and enjoyed the ever repeating takedown animation.

    Every repeating micros stutters from probably Denuvo also become more noticable. But as any pickcing up also stops you for a quick and bad animation, its less anyoing.

    Every time you search, Aiden is performing so kind of voodoo speel on the thing, so you get better stuff, i suppose. Looks silly, gets old fast.

    Next stop is an old houe, you search it - empty. But as soon as you jump out of the window, a dozen zombies spawns and crawls out of thin air. Another cringe and then the first fight.

    Not only are is my survival sense superhuman, I also possess enough power to let every monster I kill fly away like a balloon hit with a racket. Unless they fall of a cliff, then they stand up again to play there proper death animation. Hitting them has that balloony feeling as well, resulting in a very unsatisfying feeling.

    I carried my unsatisfied feelings down the next hill, over the lake and zoomed thorugh a bunsh of zombies before entering the subways for some more cringy dialog and the final decision, that this isnt for me to play.

    I loved dying light one pretty much as I dislike this new installment, which was a huge disappointment from the first frame onward

    TL;DR:

    Bad animations
    Story seems to have been written by a child
    Fighting is ragdoll bashing with bad hit feedback and ridicuolos physics
    Headbobbing/Camera all over the place
    Stamina System drains the fun out of parkour
    Controls sometimes dont respond    … Expand
  40. Marcus2389
    Feb 7, 2022
    9
    A not so short review from an "omnivore" player (I play every kind of games and some of them at a competitive level). On top of that, I am Italian (which seems to matter recently given the review bombing from Italians).

    First off, I find the game really fun, I am enjoying it a lot so far and playing it at max details is a joy for the eyes - most of the times. RTX implementation is also    A not so short review from an "omnivore" player (I play every kind of games and some of them at a competitive level). On top of that, I am Italian (which seems to matter recently given the review bombing from Italians).

    First off, I find the game really fun, I am enjoying it a lot so far and playing it at max details is a joy for the eyes - most of the times. RTX implementation is also truly great and makes you feel immersed and scared af, bringing back the DL1 nights feelings (which, trust me on this, is much lessened without ray tracing). Kudos on the dev team for delivering it at launch. Art direction, sound, gameplay loop, level design, combat, parkour, they are overall well implemented, which is impressive considering Techland is quite a small company compared to most of the big IPs working on triple A games. You can definitely feel their passion and dedication in DL2.

    On top of that, I believe most people are forgetting a crucial aspect of why a lot of games have been failing recently, which I believe is a MAJOR cause of troubles: Covid 19.
    Whoever works into software development, IT and production (and I do) would know how hard Covid hit us: even if development and co-work tools have evolved during the last years, being forced to work from home made creating quality code, bug free and aligned with design/art vision much harder than before, while direct interaction and in person meetings made the process much easier (and quicker too, imo). The whole development pipeline has suffered quite a lot by how hard it has been to keep a consistent workflow due to people getting sick or having their relatives/parents getting sick, as well as the giant psychological impact us, our kids and our generations suffered/suffer/will suffer due to Covid (depression, lack of motivations, lack of social interations).

    Looking at all the recent video games release delays or release issues (which I won't mention but that could be easily discovered through an internet search), seeing Dying Light 2 running quite well should be perceived as a great accomplishment. BRAVI!

    That said, it is clear the game would have benefitted by 6 extra months of polishing on pretty much every game aspect: models/textures, player animations/interactions with the environment, bugs, UX/UI QoL improvements. All things that could easily be fixed with more time. And, among them, a complete Italian implementation (even if just through subtitles): while it is clear that not fully dubbing the game was an intentional choice (which I can't understand due to the first game being translated fully...but they surely do have a reason for that), I don't understand why even the subtitles seem to be incomplete: all the encounters and the random NPCs you find through the single player experience don't have Italian subs (or if they do, they are all bugged and don't pop out), which is quite disappointing considering how interesting some of the stories told are. I fully understand English but a lot of Italians do not, and I think it would be a good sign if Techland moved into the direction of completing at least the subtitles implementation.

    All in all I still enjoy the game and Techland showed an incredible support on DL1, which is why I got the ultimate version of DL2 and why I have no doubts they will quickly fix everything.
    I also don't think a lot of Italians are truly explaining why the lack of Italian dubbing is so important to us: since the beginning of the movies era Italy had a major role into movies production and movies dubbing: Cinecittà studios in Rome were THE place to make movies, as known as Hollywood in the US. Italian dubbing schools are old and famous for having incredible talents that could transfer movies emotions even more than the original actors. That's also why it may probably be much more expensive to dub Italian movies/games than in another language. For us Italians, Italian dubbing is something serious.

    I know it would cost quite a lot but, if possible and if the game sells as much as it seems to be doing right now, it would be cool considering a full Italian translation/dubbing in DL2, many Italian fans would love it!

    Thanks for your time reading it and keep the good work coming.
    Good luck, good night and always stay human! (And safe!)
    Marco "Marcus2389"    … Expand
  41. marco_brambilla
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    questo Dying Light 2 è stato fatto senza nessuna cura al solo scopo di guadagnare soldi a palate, ottimizzato con i piedi, Italiano assente (!), inserito un sistema super invasivo come denuvo, motore grafico vecchio e textures risalenti a 7 anni fa, in più non è possibile nemmeno salvare il gioco ma lo fa da solo in un unico slot! roba veramente ridicola per quello che dovrebbe essere unquesto Dying Light 2 è stato fatto senza nessuna cura al solo scopo di guadagnare soldi a palate, ottimizzato con i piedi, Italiano assente (!), inserito un sistema super invasivo come denuvo, motore grafico vecchio e textures risalenti a 7 anni fa, in più non è possibile nemmeno salvare il gioco ma lo fa da solo in un unico slot! roba veramente ridicola per quello che dovrebbe essere un gioco AAA ma non lo è! In più è noioso, stupido e ripetitivo. … Expand
  42. suchy_kalosz
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    You are a big fan of the brand. You pay a few dozen dollars for the game in a preorder. In the end, the publisher says he'll implement denuvo, which works horribly, and he'll let twitch streamers play the game the day before, because he's a big streamer and you worm, wait another day because you don't deserve to play it earlier. No more preoders.
  43. 2022issometa
    Feb 8, 2022
    0
    Just an advice from one gamer to another, ignore all the fake positive 10/10 reviews. These people are lying, shamefully lying. Dialogue in this game is worse than some 2003 games. Parkour gets old in 2 hours, story is awful, characters forgettable at best, there's pretty much no horror in this horror game. If you want solid open world zombie game that has actual horror elements, i wouldJust an advice from one gamer to another, ignore all the fake positive 10/10 reviews. These people are lying, shamefully lying. Dialogue in this game is worse than some 2003 games. Parkour gets old in 2 hours, story is awful, characters forgettable at best, there's pretty much no horror in this horror game. If you want solid open world zombie game that has actual horror elements, i would recommend Days Gone instead… Expand
  44. kapral38
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    The game has very poor optimization, on a ryzen 5 2600 processor, and a 1660ti video card, the game constantly slows down, gives out 30-47 fps. The game requires constant activation of Denuvo, if you restart the computer, the activation disappears.
  45. GGvaw398
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    Не рекомендую, кусок дерьма. Выглядит убого, испорчена боевка и паркур.
    А анимации выглядят так криво
  46. Reskoi
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    Pros: graphics, new skill system, dialogues, voice acting, open world.

    Cons: horrible zombies, horrible zombie animations, they fly away from a blow like dummies a kilometer away, zombies don't feel like dangerous opponents, it feels like you got in an MMO and farming mobs, more and HP bar is killing the atmosphere of the game. Horrible parkour animations, sometimes the main character's    Pros: graphics, new skill system, dialogues, voice acting, open world.

    Cons: horrible zombies, horrible zombie animations, they fly away from a blow like dummies a kilometer away, zombies don't feel like dangerous opponents, it feels like you got in an MMO and farming mobs, more and HP bar is killing the atmosphere of the game. Horrible parkour animations, sometimes the main character's limbs are torn off, sometimes he teleports (maybe it's just me), climbing the ventilation system is just complete crap. Horrible interface elements that only emphasize that you're playing some MMO project, oh yeah right, not far from the truth when 50% of the gameplay is about gathering, farming and crafting. There are just a ton of bugs, too many of them, crashes in the world, crashes when choosing dialogues, the main character can fall somewhere or get accidentally stuck. The open world itself does not shine with uniqueness, you still go exactly the same route, to the same sometimes the surrounding world feels like made of clay, when the same initial house walls feel as if they were glued to each other in a hurry. There is no balance in the game, passed on High difficulty and did not feel any challenges from the game, zombies as flying away as dummies in the beginning, and fly away at the end. Promised choice in story dialogues? HA! (Spoiler) No matter what you do, no matter what you choose, and there is no meaning behind all your actions, and at the end you stupidly have to choose which side you're on, that's it.

    Does this game deserve a score of 7-8/10? No, it's a crude, unfinished product which in terms of story, gameplay and animation is x2 times worse than the first part. What the hell, this game was famous for physics in its own way, and here we are like in Crash Bandicoot flying around the city with a piece of cloth and air from the vents so conveniently scattered around the city.

    Does the project deserve its money? 50/50.    … Expand
  47. Kneegur
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    -10 if possible,
    1. Optimization is horrible is this **** runs on 30 FPS on medium/low settings on PS4 pro then it should run the same on my gtx 1060 ti. these techland **** literally will split on you if you don't have a RTX capable card.
    2. one top of poor optimization for some reason they also have implemented denuvo which deplets performance. 3. buggy cut scenes I had a lot of buggy    -10 if possible,
    1. Optimization is horrible is this **** runs on 30 FPS on medium/low settings on PS4 pro then it should run the same on my gtx 1060 ti. these techland **** literally will split on you if you don't have a RTX capable card.
    2. one top of poor optimization for some reason they also have implemented denuvo which deplets performance.
    3. buggy cut scenes I had a lot of buggy cuts scenes starting form the mission where you meet Veronika in later game
    4. No zombie physics or ragdoll
    5. **** ass story
    6. The game world or choices are not like what was shown in e3 literally false advertisement.    … Expand
  48. Dionh
    Feb 6, 2022
    1
    The first part is much better. The optimization is terrible, you promised to remove it if Denuvo interferes. A bunch of bugs I paid to be a game tester? Then it's up to you to fill me in.
  49. Im_a_skater
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    If you are actual gamer and still care about this artform, don't buy this game. Don't support games that are hyped to moon and back by developers, but the end product is boring, lifeless and buggy. This is why gaming is dying. Hopefully Rockstar, Remedy and Insomniac bring gaming back on track, but as of right now, until you keep supporting games like Dying Light 2 and Far Cry 6, thereIf you are actual gamer and still care about this artform, don't buy this game. Don't support games that are hyped to moon and back by developers, but the end product is boring, lifeless and buggy. This is why gaming is dying. Hopefully Rockstar, Remedy and Insomniac bring gaming back on track, but as of right now, until you keep supporting games like Dying Light 2 and Far Cry 6, there will never be any innovation.… Expand
  50. tacsquid
    Feb 5, 2022
    2
    A buggy disappointment. Outside of diehard fans wait until a 1/2 price sale. Along side all manner of annoying bugs the biggest issues are a terrible story, poor voice acting, fake choices (pick a or b! they both lead to C!), lack of features from DL1 (repair/craft weapons for example), and many more issues. Oh and for some reason they went with terrible zombie "rag doll" physics. if youA buggy disappointment. Outside of diehard fans wait until a 1/2 price sale. Along side all manner of annoying bugs the biggest issues are a terrible story, poor voice acting, fake choices (pick a or b! they both lead to C!), lack of features from DL1 (repair/craft weapons for example), and many more issues. Oh and for some reason they went with terrible zombie "rag doll" physics. if you liked being able to kick someone off a ladder or hack off an arm all of that was removed in DL2, presumably for performance issues.

    Most of these *could* be fixed with patches but due to the 7 years of drama that lead to this I expect it to pull a cyberpunk and basically promise the world and in reality they just do the bare minimum and hope it keeps selling on false promises. I certainly wouldn't buy it for full price based off all the deceptive marketing that lead to my sale. Wait a year or so and see what the recent reviews say before paying full price.    … Expand
  51. Gabo33
    Feb 6, 2022
    1
    This game is being sold for money, seriously? It's so badly optimized that ME should be paid as a game tester.
  52. minecrafter420
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    bad performance, combat and story, floaty parkour plus denuvo. that's a no.
  53. Grishnackh
    Feb 12, 2022
    10
    I play it for 20h and i love it so far,combat and parkour are awesome,Story looks interesting and Villedor city is amazing.9/10
  54. 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
  55. cirusrtx
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    I couldn't find any positive aspect in this game: terrible punishment for Italian players (our language missing in the game); boring story and gameplay; no button assignments; no manual save system; crashes; bugs (many bugs); terrible graphics for a 2022 game; Denuvo added just two days before the realease. Gamers will not forget dear Techland
  56. Anna_tri
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    I'm currently soft-locked and can't progress in the story. This game has a lot of technical bugs. Overall a downgrade in most ways compared to DL1. Especially combat and all the physics is a huge let down. They lied about the whole "your decision matter" aspect of the game which was heavily advertised. Can't play co-op. Story and character are mediocre. It was a very scummy decision to addI'm currently soft-locked and can't progress in the story. This game has a lot of technical bugs. Overall a downgrade in most ways compared to DL1. Especially combat and all the physics is a huge let down. They lied about the whole "your decision matter" aspect of the game which was heavily advertised. Can't play co-op. Story and character are mediocre. It was a very scummy decision to add Denuvo 2 days before launch without anyone's knowledge.… Expand
  57. IvanovPetro45
    Feb 6, 2022
    1
    Terrible, terrible game. It looks like the development of a group of schoolchildren who played with the editor, but this is not a full-fledged game that you need to buy, after restarting the computer, my Denuvo activation went off.
  58. UltimateTruth
    Feb 8, 2022
    1
    From writing standpoint alone, Days Gone is miles ahead of this game. Days Gone has more depth, more natural dialogue, more interesting world design, better graphics and so on. Why i'm even mentioning Days Gone is the fact how big downgrade Days Gone 2 really is in terms of open world zombie games over the years. It's even worse than DL1 in many areas.
  59. kandibober002
    Feb 6, 2022
    1
    Disgusting optimization, and a soapy picture, plus Denuvo protection that was built 3 days before the release.
  60. worldclass
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    Dying Light 2 is a downgrade in literally every single aspect of the game compared to DL1.
    The lazy millenial devs over at Techland did not hit that home run.
    Hitting the zombies in DL1 feels more impactful with tangible stutters and has that crunchy feedback feeling and the zombies don't stagger easily and even pounce forward on you making it harder to slice them and even the kick has    Dying Light 2 is a downgrade in literally every single aspect of the game compared to DL1.
    The lazy millenial devs over at Techland did not hit that home run.

    Hitting the zombies in DL1 feels more impactful with tangible stutters and has that crunchy feedback feeling and the zombies don't stagger easily and even pounce forward on you making it harder to slice them and even the kick has a bit of rumbling and vibration to it as it's impacting on the zombie. And when you fall from a high point, the wind speed sound increases and the camera shakes with blur as you're falling down. While in DL2, I dunno the combat feels more "game-ish" in a way, almost shallow as you're slicing air with minimal feedback and the zombies aren't as aggressive as the first game (it's like they're easy xp givers) and the kick is underwhelming with barely any rumbling feedback and there's no visible effect on screen as you're falling down, you just fall down with no wind or camera effect. And the graphics in DL1 have more "POP" to them, dark, contrasty, intense and atmospheric with that lens flare (aggressive lens flare from the sun as it blinds you and even from fire and electricity too), film grain effect and lite motion blur, you could really feel unease, tense and stressed out because you didn't want to go outside on the streets because there were hundreds of undead waiting around every corner and even crowded on the streets and open areas (like squares, intersections etc...). The graphics in DL2 lose that bit, no more film grain, no more contrasty atmospheric tension-filled look, no more lite motion blur and no more "fear of the zombies" feeling. It now has multiple layers of color (which is appreciated but strangely out of place since this isn't supposed to be a happy colorful world, this is still a zombie plague we're talking about here), you move and interact in a more "static" way if you get what i mean, there's no heavy movement with heavy motion (as a normal human being would have) like in the first game, the image is clean and clear with barely any visible aggressive effects for physicality (like how it flashes black and white when you get hit or fall down or how the weapon slice snap-rebounds off the zombie as the screen shakes).

    To me it seems that Techland made DL1 as the tough, grounded and physical zombie apocalypse game, but made DL2 as the shallow fun zombie Role Playing Game (that is different from what Techland set out to make with the first game)    … Expand
  61. Ivan_IV
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    Игра уёбище, если хотите поиграть в нормальную игру, то это игра не для вас.
  62. NOHOMOXD
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    The game is terrible. The plot lacks any logic. Character animations are buggy. Mia's character's plot has not been revealed.
  63. Basilisk124
    Feb 6, 2022
    10
    Amazing game with great side quists and main missions the world is so impressive and fun to explore with out getting board
    Really a great game
  64. snabbast
    Feb 6, 2022
    1
    here are my ratings:
    story 0 of 10
    optimization 0 of 10
    cringe 10 of 10
    cliche 10 of of 10
  65. ShadyPlumber
    Feb 6, 2022
    4
    I've got about 30 hours in so far. Overall I really like the game. Haven't been board yet and I actually like the story. No regrets. On my 3060 the performance is nice although you can forget about RT, turns it into a slow poke. Otherwise performance has been great.
  66. Mar1987
    Feb 5, 2022
    2
    Баги, отсутствие оптимизации, унылость это и есть DAYLIGHT 2
  67. Bello2200
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    Booooooring as **** + ****ty optimization. Seems DL2 team never played the DL1
  68. PicklRick
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    The game can't even come near the first one. The game mechanics feel cheap. The story is straight trash, I am really disappointed. The people who gave this game 10 is clearly paid including all the "critics",
  69. derankatinum
    Feb 8, 2022
    9
    9/10 gameplay plays like first one but with huge improvements. weapon system sucks in this one.
    plot 8/10 final boss is kinda lame. choices make difference
  70. Bassu
    Feb 7, 2022
    2
    Boring story, annoying dialogues, the combat system is spamming the left mouse button
  71. Ridik125
    Feb 6, 2022
    2
    - The example of animation of chests and doors differs little from the first part. - Why tie a stamina bar to parkour in part 1 was cooler without it, and now you are constantly falling. - It's not hard to tie pumping to the level, and not doing a- The example of animation of chests and doors differs little from the first part. - Why tie a stamina bar to parkour in part 1 was cooler without it, and now you are constantly falling. - It's not hard to tie pumping to the level, and not doing a search for chests is just infuriating.
    - Why remove the gunshot? + Graphics .
    + melee has become a little better.    … Expand
  72. nvidiagamer
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    I think Techland took deliberate action to remove Italian from voice localization at the only purpose to mock our country. For this reason they will never deserve our money nor our esteem
  73. Vasot
    Feb 8, 2022
    3
    1) PC version includes Denuvo DRM why they put this trash into games it makes performance worse it’s like punishing legitimate buyers and not pirates
    2) Story is MEH nothing to write home about it's easily forgettable could have been better with more interesting characters at least
    3) Most missions are uninspired there is too much repetition and only few of them worth your time 4) Bugs    1) PC version includes Denuvo DRM why they put this trash into games it makes performance worse it’s like punishing legitimate buyers and not pirates
    2) Story is MEH nothing to write home about it's easily forgettable could have been better with more interesting characters at least
    3) Most missions are uninspired there is too much repetition and only few of them worth your time
    4) Bugs many glitches and AI issues and some wonky animation behavior
    5) Very bad optimization
    6) Only good about the game is that it looks pretty at Maximum graphic settings    … Expand
  74. Doduk
    Mar 17, 2022
    1
    The game is just bad, i don't know why it feel like a downgrade from the first game. In the first game the sound and the movement is so much better, the story in both games are bad but in the DL2 is so much worse. and the hitbox it is like from a joke game from facebook.

    Please wait some time to buy it on a sale.
  75. Nyakuya
    Jun 14, 2022
    4
    "A clear example of why you shouldn't choose quantity over quality"

    The first Dying Light managed to get both quality and a good duration. 20 hours of story and if you did extra content (which in the first Dying Light was fun to do) you could easily reach 60 hours of gameplay. Dying Light 2 presents a story mode that is a little bit longer, but with much less quality. There are many    "A clear example of why you shouldn't choose quantity over quality"

    The first Dying Light managed to get both quality and a good duration. 20 hours of story and if you did extra content (which in the first Dying Light was fun to do) you could easily reach 60 hours of gameplay.

    Dying Light 2 presents a story mode that is a little bit longer, but with much less quality. There are many important characters that just appear in little fragments of the story, never to be seen again. The first Dying Light had less important characters but made more use of them, allowing you to actually care about them. Dying light 2 fails exponentially at that, since it doesn't give you enough time with the characters to actually care for them.

    The gameplay system is almost the same, but with little improvements (and new bugs, of course).

    The graphics are good, but the Vibe is far worse than the first Dying Light, since this had a sad almost dark vibe, and it was scary at night. This Dying Light 2 gives you a Fortnite vibe (even at night), with it's shiny colors everywhere.

    There is a ton of repetitive and insubstantial content to do, and you enjoy that type of void content, then by all means buy it, you'll enjoy it.
    Me, I always prefer quality over quantity, since time is much more precious than money, and I want to spend it right, and Dying Light 2 fails at that.    … Expand
  76. ZeroNova
    Jul 15, 2022
    0
    Broken and glitchy game. I like some parts, but overall it's not very enjoyable.
  77. JKatzi
    Feb 21, 2022
    2
    For some reason... 99% of the gamestudios only hire people to make sh... look good, but don't pay a penny for devs that actually have a brain. Change my mind.
  78. ETZEL89
    Feb 23, 2022
    4
    A complete step away from the first game. I’ve had to use lots of mods to make the game more immersive and more challenging. The screen is stacked with Unnecessary HUD and there is far too much handholding even on hard mode. Big disappointment from playing the first game.
  79. johnsonbrown
    Jul 4, 2022
    0
    I am so sick of weird political propaganda in games. Also the quicktime events are annoying as hell, and the game is often frustrating because the parkour movement is all squirrelly.
  80. Dre4merX
    Jul 17, 2022
    0
    this is not the game i was waiting for, bring back Chris Avellone, BRING BACK MY 2018
  81. Morganer
    Jun 9, 2022
    0
    Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs
    No optimisations
    Dont buy
    World empty
    Stupid quest
    Stupid dialogue
  82. Samyar91
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    The worst game I played these recent years..from the story..graphic..gameplay..even the music..It’s a trash hyped game…I never rate this game 3 if at least I didn’t watch it on E3 2019 which I was amazed..but when I started it the graphic is like a trash..not even one quest withouta bug or I should always quit the game to complete a quest thats how buggy this game is
  83. Mercyow
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    extremely shallow game as compared to first part . too many bugs and non interesting story makes this a not buy for me and i am pretty sure for countless others.
  84. Megazx456
    Mar 23, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dying light was one of my favorite games in 2015 and an excellent fresh take on the otherwise, saturated zombie Genre. So it’s very understandable at how excited I was for the follow up sequel to a game I truly loved. After facing numerous delays since it’s announcement back in 2018, we were finally able to play the long awaited sequel, and I have to be honest, this sequel could’ve waited much, much longer!

    I have put in around 45 hours and completed my first play through.

    This game is marred with a plethora of issues that I will list As the following.
    1. Game progression only stays with the host
    2. Constant disconnects from the host
    3. Multiple times when My frame rate would drop below 20 fps even in the **** cutscenes 4. We would literally get stuck in rooms with sealed doors that are supposed to be open for us to proceed through the story
    4. Numerous crashes at integral parts of the game.
    5. Constantly getting stuck on random objects and wired collision detections
    6. ( my personal favorite) completing various missions only to be greeted by a black screen, when only the music would be playing, prompting us to restart the game sometimes 5-7 times just to get the **** to work right.

    And that’s just surface level stuff, not to mention they lack luster story that allows you to (change) certain aspects of the outcome of the game, which I didn’t feel really took advantage of that feature as much as the Devs drummed it up to be. The characters are uninspiring l, with the exception of 2 people in particular, and all in all, is two steps back from what made the original game such a beloved and fan favorite!

    Techland…. Please do better! This is Unacceptable    … Expand
  85. areda2468
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    Pre ordered found denuvo announced days before launch recieved it then refund
    denuvo can suck my d
  86. Bark-the-Human
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    My game has been ruined by the death loop bug. A bug that happens after they created a patch that was supposed to fix the bug. Can't even continue my game. Don't have the patience to start all over. Waste of money.
  87. Banza
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    Idiotycne dialogi, fabuła żenująca. Graficznie nędza tylko parkour się jakoś broni. Techland zrobiłby jakąś nową grę
  88. hXse
    Mar 13, 2022
    0
    Не игра, а сплошное разочарование. Не вздумайте покупать, подумывайте только о том смотреть это да или нет. Баг за багом, отвратительная концовка, непонятные разговоры, куда хуже Dying light 1...
  89. madmax1987
    Mar 16, 2022
    3
    Amazing Graphics, very nice combat and parcour mecanics.

    Unfortunately no shared coop progression and to much focus and a mediocre stroy and side quests. Game feels rushed to release and its just sad when you imagine how nice this game could have been. How hard can it be to create a calssic zombie story? What was thechland thinking? Do people wana see a zobie outbreak or do people    Amazing Graphics, very nice combat and parcour mecanics.

    Unfortunately no shared coop progression and to much focus and a mediocre stroy and side quests.

    Game feels rushed to release and its just sad when you imagine how nice this game could have been. How hard can it be to create a calssic zombie story? What was thechland thinking? Do people wana see a zobie outbreak or do people wana see hippies plant flowers on rooftops in a zombie game... hm.... lets go with hippies and flowers...    … Expand
  90. Diaphin
    Mar 6, 2022
    2
    I cant tell how boring this game is. Nothing keeps me ingame.
    Everything what Dying Light 1 stands for - is gone !

    The open fields in Dying Light 1 DLC and the vehicles + good story and side missions were so nice.

    Cant understand why they did DL2 this way.
  91. TheHungryMingo
    Mar 1, 2022
    2
    The 8 year old original is far better in almost every way. This game is genuinely terrible, mind-numingly boring and I never want to touch it again. It's like the worst culmination of every ubi-esque open world trope. Pointless copy paste objectives, terrible loot for completing said objectives, a bunch of numbers that are mostly meaningless on every piece of gear you pick up and so on.The 8 year old original is far better in almost every way. This game is genuinely terrible, mind-numingly boring and I never want to touch it again. It's like the worst culmination of every ubi-esque open world trope. Pointless copy paste objectives, terrible loot for completing said objectives, a bunch of numbers that are mostly meaningless on every piece of gear you pick up and so on.

    My biggest issue with this game is that combat just feels so bad. Its like you're hitting zombies with wet pool noodles. There's no impact, and basically every zombie in the game can take upwards of 5 hits to kill with decent weapons. It's also a surprisingly ugly game. The weapon designs are all just different lumps of metal, character models are just kind of bad and the world is just one big green/brown splodge.

    On top of this they launched the game with non-accessible features FORCED ON, like chromatic aberration and a ridiculous amount head bob. Unacceptable at this point to not have options to turn these off. I had to turn to mods on launch day to even be able to play the damn thing.

    In summation, I genuinely believe nearly every aspect of this game is a downgrade from the first. And areas where its not necessarily a downgrade, they didn't learn from the first. Like the god awful story and writing, which is as laughably bad as the first, but doesn't have the fun gameplay to carry it. Just don't buy it...    … Expand
  92. andrey809736428
    Mar 16, 2022
    3
    Игра, которая не уважает твоё время, тебя как игрока и себя саму. Не знаю что там делали эти 7 лет разработчики, но каким то образом, вторая часть в разы хуже, чем первая. Сюжет - скипайте, ничего не потеряете, интересных персонажей там нет вообще. Геймплей - в целом сносно, но количество навыков заметно уменьшилось, нормальный огнестрел - вырезали, 95% квестов - ММОшные подай принеси,Игра, которая не уважает твоё время, тебя как игрока и себя саму. Не знаю что там делали эти 7 лет разработчики, но каким то образом, вторая часть в разы хуже, чем первая. Сюжет - скипайте, ничего не потеряете, интересных персонажей там нет вообще. Геймплей - в целом сносно, но количество навыков заметно уменьшилось, нормальный огнестрел - вырезали, 95% квестов - ММОшные подай принеси, бесконечный гринд всего и вся(как же это блин бесит, вот честно, нахера?).Но есть в игре и хорошее - реально красивый открытый мир, по которому очень приятно перемещаться, если бы ещё не эта гребенная шкала выносливости...… Expand
  93. KolesAdlerov
    Aug 6, 2022
    4
    DyingLight2: Stay Electricianman is a fan service DLC for the top tier game of 2015, but not for fans.
    Worse close-combat without physics, absurd parkour with clownish trampolines, brighter nights, a trees on the roof. No guns, no logic, but with an even worse sjw-bullsh!t story and STUPID UV-timer rules.
    Even the search animation of the hands gone wrong... Gameplay: combat mechanics    DyingLight2: Stay Electricianman is a fan service DLC for the top tier game of 2015, but not for fans.
    Worse close-combat without physics, absurd parkour with clownish trampolines, brighter nights, a trees on the roof. No guns, no logic, but with an even worse sjw-bullsh!t story and STUPID UV-timer rules.
    Even the search animation of the hands gone wrong...

    Gameplay:
    combat mechanics [broken physics and animations] 7/10
    parkour mechanics [trampolines, really? spiderman's city walkthrough?] 7/10
    stealth [broken difficulty] 4/10
    atmosphere [broken logic, stupid UV-timers] 2/10
    Gameplay as immersive horror (some quarantine zones only) 4/10
    Gameplay as RPG & im.sim [there is no immersion in the circus]: 3/10

    Story [sjw bullsh!t, stupid UV-system] 1/10

    Graphics [ugly city, bad textures, bright nights] 6/10

    Sounds & music [annoying warnings] 7/10

    .
    The missions in dark labs and all sorts of underground parking lots in DL2 are the best, but they are many times worse than the usual night in DL1 - and this is 6 years later.
    The situation is the same as with doomEternal, one to one. All the good degraded, everything bad multiplied by an order of magnitude.    … Expand
  94. manybel
    Feb 21, 2022
    0
    Ech hu vill Problemer fonnt dëst Spill ze spillen. Grafiken enttäuscht mech, et gesäit al. Missiounen si langweileg an d'Geschicht huet keng Bedeitung. Kommandoen ginn och vill Problemer. Et ass kee Meeschterstéck
  95. hommeauxyeux
    Feb 23, 2022
    0
    il n'y a même pas d'aspect positif dans ce jeu : tout est mal fait, des graphismes à la structure des niveaux, du facteur plaisir à la répétition des missions. Très déçu
  96. 21shorsteq
    Feb 23, 2022
    0
    Mam problem z grą (przycina się co kilka sekund) napisalem do supportu techlandu o tym w poniedziek, mieli odpisać po 2 dniach roboczych, mija 4 dzień i zero odzewu
  97. SsyomNVarG
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Indistintamente de la versión que juegues es un juego mal hecho desde su cimiento
    Los zombies son nulos la mayor parte del tiempo no atacan en casi ningún momento fuera de una misión
    La mecánica de la noche es forzada y no tiene un uso real que invite a compenetrarse con ella se repite una y otra vez "ve por la noche" por más que puedas hacer la misión en este momento que es de día con las mismas complicaciones que son casi nulas como dije antes El diseño de personajes está basado en un libro para nenes de 5 años como máximo, no tienen profundidad y son igual de chatos que una hoja, en cuanto al diseño visual de estos es igual de nulo y vacío, no invita a compenetrarse ni generar sentimientos con nadie, la interacción con la ciudad es NULA ayudar a los supervivientes se Basa en las mejoras que te dan y no en la conveniencia que creas correcta para la historia
    Unos ponen trampas y otros ayudas para el parkour solo te enfocas en eso y nada de la historia
    La búsqueda de alargar la historia es en base a agregar más enemigos que spawnean a tus espaldas y ya
    Fuera de eso hay Bugs horrendos como personajes que spawnean un momento después de que otros personajes pregunten "¿Dónde está Sophie? Se debe de haber ido en esa dirección" y un segundo después aparece de la nada sin explicación lógica y nadie reacciona a eso, simplemente sigue la "historia" con una frase de "estaba esperando aquí a que llegarás" el supervisor no existió y no hay pandemia que justifique esto ni nada No gasten dinero en esto. NO OLVIDEN hagan que las empresas aprendan a ver SUS ERRORES    … Expand
  98. nvr2punk33
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    less fluid less fun and a less interesting world. the game isn't bad its just LESS.
  99. Lukeskymoon
    Mar 27, 2022
    4
    Bugs and bugs and glitches, lame weapons system and none repairable options like the first game, zombies was sometimes standing up after you killed them even the human enemies did. Pretty boring story after all, co up didn’t work half the time, this game isn’t worth the money!
  100. epeternally
    Apr 9, 2022
    4
    A bizarre step backwards for the Dying Light franchise. Parkour feels worse than the first, too many mechanics are cribbed verbatim from other games, there very little tension or horror, the previous game's terrible story somehow got even more terrible, and turning the entire experience into a grindy action RPG was simply misguided.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 47 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 32 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 47
  3. Negative: 0 out of 47
  1. RPG Fan
    Mar 28, 2022
    52
    Despite all my complaints, I initially had fun with Dying Light 2. The first quarter of the game was engaging. I think if the rest of the game played like this, I would have way more positive things to say, but the fact is that it’s just not done. This is clearly an unfinished game mired in mismanagement. I don’t blame the developers at all; the leaders and executives behind this work are responsible. What works here is clean and well done, albeit with some boring AAA niceties. After the first quarter or so, though, the game absolutely falls apart in almost every respect. I’m sad for what was produced here, but if I’m being honest, I’m more sad that I invested nearly thirty hours of my own time into this. Don’t make the same mistake I did.
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  2. XGN
    Mar 14, 2022
    80
    Dying Light 2 has proven to be a brilliant zombie game, thanks to the great parkour and combat mechanics. The story however is a bit flawed due to some really strange twists.
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  3. Hooked Gamers
    Mar 11, 2022
    60
    There is fun to be had here, but aside from a few moments of joyous parkour, it's the sort of fun you can have in dozens of other open-world games. There is certainly some added fun in co-op with a couple of friends, but in a world where we get another open-world game every week, I just cannot recommend anyone go out and buy Dying Light 2 at full price. Especially not when it came out right before Horizon: Forbidden West and Elden Ring, both of which look far more promising.
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