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Dying Light 2: Stay Human review – as dead inside as the zombie hordes | Guardian

If you’ve played a zombie game in the past decade, this mishmash of tattered post-apocalyptic stereotypes will feel all too familiar.

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lonewolf101216d ago

Don't think it's the game that is dead inside........................ ................

KeyAppearance1215d ago

hah, oh man gotta agree... really does feel like that with a lot of these trying to be highbrow reviews :P

PhillyDillyDee1216d ago

Theres always one. Im not sure what this person was expecting out of this game when their biggest complaint is that there are zombies and parkour and too much to explore.

That rhymed.

nightfallfilms1216d ago

Did you even read the review? Or are you just going to bash any negativity towards the game, because you left out where the reviewer talks about the lack of quality in the story and characters and to me this is disappointing.

Nitrowolf21216d ago

Their biggest complaint is that they went into this game expecting the holy grail of zombie stories.

I mean I’m all for wanting a great story and all, but must everything be held to that high of a standard, especially when most expected the story to be eh since the first game had a eh story?

PhillyDillyDee1216d ago

Youre really asking me if im bashing the article thats bashing a game that is reviewing well everywhere else? I read it. My point, which seems obvious, is why did they bother playing the game. To qualify to review something you should probably have at least a passing interest in it.

If you’re absolutely sick of steak, why would you eat more of it? Then youre going to tell the cook that maybe if they had served it with hollandaise sauce, it wouldve been easier to choke it down. Go eat something else!

Crows901216d ago

Nope. I've read it. Its perfectly fine to bash such a badly written review.

This site spends its time talking about other games and insulting this game based on simmilarities from other games because its not as great as some other completely different games.

For instance
"It never feels quite as good as, say, Insomniac’s ludicrously instinctual Spider-Man"
"There is nothing like the devastating, destructive obsession between Ellie and Abby, none of the subtle, poignant interdependence of Geralt and Yennefer or the multilayered friendship of Max and Chloe"
"The pandemic has given a lot of us firsthand experience of how weird and intimate a global calamity can be. Dying Light 2 hums not with mystery but with lethargy. I think maybe I’m done with the end of the world."

I mean just read those quotes...what a bunch of baloney.

Ramboforlife1215d ago

Don't accuse people so blindly like that. The review is ridiculous.

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Tacoboto1216d ago

The review suggests if you want zombies and parkour and lots to explore, "honestly, you'll love it."

Good way to show you skipped a click. Their expanded context from that is, that's all the game seems to have going for it.

PhillyDillyDee1216d ago

Everyone seems so sure i didnt read this very brief, 9 paragraph article. This is what it feels like to be gaslighted?

It does what it says on the box. 4/10.

4Sh0w1215d ago

Well I might like the game but it does sound like to me you're looking for reasons to trash the reviewer. For example you're steak reference. It's not that the reviewer is sick of steak, it's more like he's saying this steak isn't on par with the great steak he's had, while it's very juicy(the parkour is good), BUT the flavor is dull(many elements like the combat, protagonist, storyline are dull). Like Crows90 complaining that he's comparing it to different games, true but he's just comparing certain aspects to illustrate his point, by no means is he saying it's suppose to be Spiderman etc, basically the overall game was bland in his opinion, unless youre OK with just killing zombies with some nice parkour elements.

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CrimsonWing691216d ago

I think there’s more than one for this game going by the aggregate on meta.

BaughJaughs1216d ago

Actually looking on Meta at the moment, the Guardian review sticks out like a sore thumb. the lowest score other than the Guardian review is 60, more than 20 points away. So at the moment at least, there "is always one".

CrimsonWing691215d ago (Edited 1215d ago )

@BaughJaughs

I guess we’re considering 6’s to be good now then?

Eidolon1216d ago

Zombies and PARKOUR and to much to EX-plore. yeah

chicken_in_the_corn1216d ago

"there's always one"

Yeah, that one comment that doesn't allow someone to have their own opinion

PhillyDillyDee1215d ago

That one response that doesn’t allow a commenter to have their opinion about someone else's opinion. Its turtles all the way down.

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deadfrag1216d ago

The first game was also very polarized and not for every One but it end been a cult hit that have is followers,and if this is a evolution of that game then I'm in!The reviews are what they are!

Duke191216d ago

Seems like they had fair gripes with the game, but also reads a bit like they just had VASTLY different expectations then I would put on this title.

I didn't care much for the first game, but I wouldn't go into this entry expecting masterful storytelling and compelling plot... I figured it was just a mindless Zombie action game

SullysCigar1216d ago

Oh wow. That score.

Then again, if you want a well-rounded opinion on anything else, you don't want The Guardian. Stands to reason that might also be true of gaming news and reviews.

BaughJaughs1215d ago (Edited 1215d ago )

IF the main character was mixed race, gay and disabled it would gain a couple of points at least from the guardian.

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Dying Light The Beast Confirmed for Summer as Franchise Celebrates 10th Anniversary with New Roadmap

Techland is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Dying Light with updates and events for both games. The new The Beast game comes out soon.

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P_Bomb126d ago

I finally beat DL2 this past weekend. I’ll pick up the Beast for sure.

got_dam125d ago

It got a lot of shit from fans more not being as scary at night on release. I was in that boat. But once I gave it a fair shot I really loved it. The movement was so much more expressive to me. I enjoyed the story too.... for the most part. Was my game of the year when it came out. With all the updates for darker nights and all that, it's even better. I feel almost exactly the same about stalker 2 right now. The erojank games are scratching my itch.

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PS Plus Game Catalog for November: GTA V, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Like a Dragon: Ishin, and more

Synapse, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Resistance: Fall of Man and other titles launch on PlayStation Plus Premium.

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PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium | Game Catalog

- Grand Theft Auto V* | PS4, PS5
- Dying Light 2: Stay Human | PS4, PS5
- Like a Dragon: Ishin | PS4, PS5
- MotoGP 24 | PS4, PS5
- The Sims 4 Island Living* (Add-on only) | PS4
- Digimon Survive | PS4
- Overcooked! All You Can Eat | PS4, PS5
- Stick Fight: The Game | PS4
- Clash: Artifacts of Chaos | PS4, PS5
- Killer Frequency | PS4, PS5
- Hungry Shark World | PS4
- Chivalry 2 | PS4, PS5

PlayStation Plus Premium

- Synapse | PS VR2
- Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain | PS4, PS5
- Blood Omen 2 | PS4, PS5
- Resistance: Fall of Man
- Resistance 2

MaximusPrime_201d ago

Both Resistance games will be "streaming only"

JEECE201d ago

So unfortunate. I'd subscribe to premium in a heartbeat if I could play Resistance: FoM for real on there. But game streaming is and always will be trash.

OtterX201d ago

I wish the Portal would do PS+ Streaming. I really want to play these handheld on it. :\

MrBaskerville201d ago

I wish they would release them properly. But have been playing Ratchet and Clank games om streaming and it works pretty well these days, where I live atleast, so will probably give them a shot regardless.

Knushwood Butt201d ago

Guess I'll be trying streaming for the first time then.

darthv72200d ago

Until they remaster PS3 games properly for play on the 4/5... I keep my 3 hooked up for just these situations.

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Hofstaderman201d ago

Resistance 1 and 2?! I'm down for that.

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New Dying Light 2 update transforms it into a roguelike, playable now

The new Dying Light 2 update is finally here, transforming the zombie FPS into a brutal roguelike that you can try for yourself right now.

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