"The visuals are solid. The story has potential. The atmosphere is there. The map is polished. But the haphazard control, which in its essence, the thing that separates this game from other zombie survival titles needs work. The straw that breaks the camel’s back, especially considering how much getting around matters in the game, the game would have been so much better if the game’s control was tighter. Add in an uneven combat system and there’s enough wrong with the game to scare off anyone looking for something easy to jump into. Anyone who is able to look past the game’s faults however will find it a rewardable zombie adventure that isn’t perfect, but has plenty to do."
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I remember playing this for the first time on the PS4 and it knocking me sick and hurting my eyes due to the horrible motion blur and FPS.
Played it a lot on pc a year later. Then again on ps5 once they dropped the 60fps update. I'll be giving it another go. Mad how they have kept updating this game for 10 years.
Hey Survivors! Tymon here, your favorite Dying Light Franchise Director.
It's been an absolutely wild month here at Techland! We're in the thick of what I'm calling the "Summer of Dying Light," delivering updates and big news across all three Dying Light games. Just a few weeks ago, we dropped the first gameplay for Dying Light: The Beast, revealed its release date, and kicked off pre-orders (if you haven't seen it, check out my last dev blog). I'm incredibly proud of what we're building with The Beast - it’s the culmination of more than 10 years of experience in open-world survival horror!
But here's the thing: we never forget where we came from. That's why, this week, we're not just looking forward - we're rolling out significant updates for both the original Dying Light and Dying Light 2: Stay Human. We promised to support our games for a long time, and we're committed to continuing that support, right through and beyond the launch of Dying Light: The Beast.
It has been more than ten years since Dying Light was released, but what happened to the $386,000 'My Apocalypse Edition' of the game?
Wtf did this edition come with ? A real helicopter and a real zombie virus ?
For one lucky person willing to spend $386,000, the My Apocalypse Edition of Dying Light promised a staggering collection. It included the buyer’s face in the game, a human-sized ‘Volatile’ statue, and parkour lessons with a freerunning team. It also came with night vision goggles, an all-expenses paid round trip to Techland’s offices, and four signed copies of the game. Oh, and it also came with a custom-built, ‘zombie-proof’ survival shelter.
LOL but it was a stunt from the team:
‘It was a PR stunt and got a lot of media attention for its wild and over-the-top nature, it was designed to generate buzz around the game’s release. It did a great job of getting the game noticed, though! But nobody purchased it – thankfully, I guess!’
no driving despite game world being littered with vehicles, immersion slayed ... passing until Black Friday 2015
I'm actually glad review copies weren't sent out on time. I want this to happen often..
otherwise, a lot of people would have waited for reviews ( an arbitrary number) before diving in.
Tons of people are having fun with it. .
I am beginning to think that some of these reviewers are a little salty they didn't the codes earlier. Everyone that isn't a reviewer is having great fun with this title. For what it's worth, the controls take a little getting used to, but anyone that is good at playing video games in general will have no problem adapting.
I'm absolutely loving it!! Controls are tough, yes - but when you get used to them it's a rush!! Climbing towers, inches away from falling is really scary - imagine Farcry towers but higher with much more difficult and non-obvious routes. Solid scavenging and weapon upgrade mechanics. It's just really cool... And night time will make you fill your pants.