Dying Light 2: Stay Human Is Ridiculous
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0:00 Intro
1:18 The Premise & Story Part 1 (No Spoilers)
03:52 Dying Light 2.0
07:51 The Presentation
10:07 The Combat
17:01 The Parkour
19:58 The Grappling Hook
20:56 The Story Part 2
25:20 The Pacing
27:18 Closing Remarks
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No offence but I don't want to watch it because im looking forward to this game and have been for years so don't want to spoil it.
But want to know if it has any serious or glaring bugs?
Can they give us a 12% discount on our next Bullyhunter order? I got some meanies calling me names in Tarkov.
@@Stinkyremy Only minor ones (like victim undamaged after falling from the roof), according to video. Best free running and paragliding mechanics GMan has ever seen in gaming.
Is it as trippy regarding wacky violence as Bulletstorm? Your review suggests so.
@@kreese-yi2nb thanks, I have seen janky stuff from other gameplay like freezing tposing and teleporting zombies but not sure if this was in the final game or pre patch release
Glad you liked it for the most part! Thank you for playing!
I can't wait to play!
I hope the game's gonna be fun to play, it does look like that, some of the stuff Gman said really bothered me about how he explained some stuff and I'm afraid this game ain't that good.
Jonah Scott? I didn't know you watched this channel but I'm excited to play this game and hear you in it, knowing you did a wonderful job.
We all love you
Your amazing!
Fun fact: one of the supporting characters in this game (the guy with the scar and high top fade) actually created parkour and popularized it by starring in two French action films that utilizes parkour (the district b-12 series I think)
I had no idea, cool!
District B-13** And that movie is fuckin sick. Bro i was 2 when that shit released in 2004 my folks got it on DVD and i grew up watching that same movie ALOT lol...... shit never got old.
@@BEEEZY6 was 12 and that shit got downloaded to my video ipod and would watch it under the table in class with my friend all the time
DAVID BELLE IS HAKON????''''''' WTF I KNEW HE WAS FAMILIAR TO ME
David belle is in this game? fuck I need 2 play it now big time
I died at 8:30, Aiden being like: "Oof, this isn't the right department", and then getting yeeted through the floor, it just killed me xD
I honestly had that happen to me on SEVERAL occasions. Idk man. This game had more bugs, glitches, and AI problems than my playthru of Cyberpunk 2077, and I loved the first Dying Light. This one just doesn't hit the same.
@@DudeMcGuybro Cyberpunk had a 100x worse launch than this and is still extremely unoptimized and bugged to this day. Hell they still don't have an NG+ even after a year and a half.
I can agree that the second game isn't as good as the first, but I feel like its unfair to compare that in terms of content because DL1 had 7 years of polishing and constant updates with tweaks being added.
DL2 just needs time to actually catch up in content, and I personally think the gameplay mechanics are far superior to the original game. Small QoL changes are needed (gore, physics, etc) but other than that I really don't see too much of a problem with gameplay mechanics.
@@MrRobot-jb5tl I get this game wasn't going to be the first again in terms of story, the way it felt, etc. but straight up I'm talking about falling thru the floor, zombies halfway in a wall, items you can't pick up because they glitch into walls, etc. Had entire missions go on fail loops until a patch came out, and I had none of these issue on PC with Cyberpunk, yet Cyberpunk got shit on because it was "buggy on release", which is hilarious, because this game is every bit as worse with the bugs. The content itself was ok, I felt like there weren't a lot of side quests/missions to fill in gaps in the world.
Also worth mentioning, I didn't play any of the Dying Light 1 DLC.
@@MrRobot-jb5tl I don't know what cyberpunk you are playing but I haven't encountered any bugs in ages.
This game looks like it's using something like that sharpen mode in the options of Deus Ex Mankind Divided. Sort of like the edges are being enhanced after the fact or something. Either way though, I'm stoked to play it. The first one surprised me with how much I got into it.
This may be coming from DLSS or FSR upscaling options. Especially DLSS has tendency to be oversharpend when it's not implemented correctly, like in RDR2 or God of War (they patched it for the latter, fortunately, and included DLSS Sharpness slider in last update).
Yeah, it almost starts to look Borderlands-esque some places, but that may have been made worse by RUclips compression.
You're watching captured video that has been recompressed by youtube. I never put too much emphasis on what I see on youtube quality wise, be it video or audio.
Whatever its using it looks absolutely stunning
I thought this game came out 2 years ago XD. So many trailers.
The voice of the main character is Jonah Scott. He has been a pretty well known VA for animation. Recognised it the moment I heard it in the trailer.
He’s a great guy, and really fun RUclipsr/Streamer to watch. Can’t wait to play DL2
Yeah, it's the wolfbloke from Beastars
Same guy who voices Kyle crane, and mirage from Apex legends
@@Se0kga no roger craig smith voices those characters
@@Se0kga what? The guy who voiced Crane is Roger Craig Smith. Yes, the same dude who voiced Ezio in Assassin's Creed.
The stamina thing kinda does make sense for the paraglider. I can't imagine what it's like fighting the air like that for mad time 🤣
Agree best balancing implemented
That's why an improper harness mounting kills gliders.
@@devintariel3769 Yep. Almost happened to my step uncle, though he survived with lots of broken bones and Internal bleeding.
@@Gatorade69 damn man, you're step uncle is a badass.
@@NotSomeOrdinaryGuy Yeah. He's kind of a daredevil. He was actually sponsored by Red Bull back in the day for a couple years in dirt bike racing. This was back when Red Bull was still pretty small of a company (I wanna say 1997-2000).
It's always good when a game review compares the time it takes to beat the game to how long it takes to walk from Warsaw to Madrid, it really helps with decision making
I think one of my bigger issues with this game is the threat of the dead compared to the first game. It could just be because I got better at evading them. But the feeling of seeing volatiles roam around the streets AND EVEN the rooftops, felt more intense than walking passed howlers. Don't get me wrong, nighttime was still threatening, but seriously, dying light 1 made the infection alot more threatening than 2. Still game of the year for me.
Yeah the night time wasn’t as challenging i thought. Part of it was the infected were easy to kill. Maybe it was due to the AI that it was so easy to pull off
@@exodustimes4266 They literally said they made a mistake with nighttime in the first game and the constantly fleet of constant roaming volatiles really turned players off and they mostly just skipped to morning...There was ZERO reason to have them constantly roaming in the numbers they were combined with their only attack was pouncing on you and if one saw you 10 showed up.
Its zombies not terminators, there is no universe where its "hard" to kill a zombie.
I think that with how big the map is and how much stuff you actually have to do at night you probably wouldn't want the threat to be too high, it's okay if the activities are more sparse, but there's a shit ton to do in the massive open world at night and you don't want it to be too butt clenching all the time. I understand how people feel tho
I think the real problem is how u traverse the city, not the abscence of volatiles. Movement speed is too fast, there is no contact with infected because you are always on the rooftops, and the glider made it all even less scary. You could just skip most of the map, and the only time there was a little bit of danger was when you had to get down to complete a mission. In dying light 1, you were in constant danger not only when you arrived at the mission, but also on the way there. Seeing volatiles is too rare in dying light 2 as well, I only saw them in the tv antenna mission and in the last mission, and even those times you didn't have to fight any volatile, you could just sneak past them easily.
@@lutherheggs451 Thats kinda the issue though, there was an actual threat during nighttime in dl1. In dl2 it's not as threatening. Yeah sure they could've turned down the number of volatiles roaming but still. The volatiles is what made night time so terrifying.
The combat parrying looks a lot like Condemned, love that game.
Where's condemned 3???
@Golf Techie with the Condemned shout out. Haven't thought about Condemned in years. Such an underrated game.
Yeah man condemned 1 is satisfyingly grim and dark with that impactful melee combat oooooo
I was too scared for condemned one but the second one oooo weee I loved every minute
Love that gaaaame
Gman talking about how he kills the virals as violently as possible because they're annoying
Me with the first game: mashed the attack button on a dead viral over and over for about 20 times, sometimes with just my fists to crush their skull underneath my sheer wrath and hatred of them. Even a dental record wouldn't be possible with them once I was done with them.
While I wasn't expecting 100% perfection, I must say, compared to other expectations, this one turned out better than I expected! I am so glad to hear the game did in fact achieve on some of its promises even if it went a bit far with some of it.
The game already looks less buggy than DL1's release, and they got that sorted out fairly fast.
Nah I disagree
@@Deadsnake989 that's such shit. Dying light 1 is less buggy
@@narcleptik You mean NOW after YEARS of patching? Or on release? Because on release Dying Light 1 was basically a Bethesda game. I stopped playing the game until the first big patch. Because whenever I walked up the stairs in the main tower, I had what felt like a 1/5 chance to fall through the stairs.
Most*
Please do never forget that this game was made by Techland, remember that they really put heart into fixing and also adding more content into the first game, much of it also pretty much for free.
Not much time has passed since it's release and they are going to fix things, and not leave it a unfinished games left to die out like Back 4 Blood.
Oh yeah what happened to B4B? That game generates hype like it's the next L4D and now it disappeared into thin air lmao
@@LuigiGamesful I have played it
On one side it was literally unplayable, way to hard difficulties with just mutations spammed at you, many problems like no clear difference between certain varying mutations, negative card effects being way to high, gun balancing, the characters being a pop culture standard without own personality (Holly - Harley Quinn e.g.)
The list goes on, even though they have tried to fix everything until now, they are still not done
You can try it for yourself it should be below 10€
They implemented offline gameplay recently 😂
Left 4 dead is still the top game in its genre.
@@LuigiGamesful Crowbcat covered it really well
ruclips.net/video/EdRLNUGmFC8/видео.html
That doesn’t excuse criticism for the game tho.
If its possible to New Game+ the story to take different routs without having to upgrade all your skills again, I could see myself returning sometime in the future just like I returned to DL1 so many times. This review was great. I feel like my expectations have been leveled a bit. I was hoping for GoTY material but instead just looks like something I personally will really enjoy and others just won't get it and thats fine
@@lorenzo-ii-5389 wdym they lied? U cant continue after u finish the story or what have they lied about?
@@lorenzo-ii-5389 how much cyberpunk level of lies or?
@@lorenzo-ii-5389 it still affects just not as hard
@@lorenzo-ii-5389 link one review about the story mattering or not
@James Harden's free throw attempts and that is why you do not fire chris avellone, he is such a great writer. Only if they didnt fire him it would probably be a 10/10
About the combat upgrade system; I actually retstarted DL1 a number a times in order to feel that grounded feeling of not having those crazy special attacks. The start of Dying Light 1 when you have no special moves & a table leg that breaks off of the first enemy you hit; Thats as real feeling as it gets haha.
It's actually pretty hard at the start
Yeah, I remember having to kick zombies into nailboards and stuff to even kill them at the start was crazy xD
I do appreciate it though if a game lets you feel weak at the start and you end up with a glorious set of combat skills. From what I can tell from the review, adding a new game + mode to the game and a hardcore mode of some kind where attacks cost double the stanima or something could eliminate the biggest flaws I see in the game.
@@sandman4663 i mean maybe a table leg from america idk about the durability of a a table leg from a city like harran lol. DL2 is great tho been playing all night.
I also reset the game a number of times. Because the game sometimes got a little boring when you could fight 30 zombies and a few volatiles with out much effort. I really enjoyed that feeling of more than 2 zombies being a massive threat I *probably* couldn't deal with.
yep. still remember my first time playing DL1 I'd struggle finding weapons early on so I'd raid those big dumpsters for wooden planks table legs and pipes lol
Really love the blood simulation in this game, it reacts like an actual fluid following the momentum from weapon and staggering..
There is a bit too much blood.
Like, cmon - i hit that zombie with a PIPE, WHY did he bled all over me?! WHy did his arm gell off???
@@lostgarbage4055
Because it's fun.
Because it's a zombie game.
@@utisti4976 It's not fun. When you want to position yourself on the roof of one building and end up overshooting, and falling into window of another building 40 meters across from where you was - it`s bad game design, not a fun gameplay.
AND BLUNT WEAPONS SHOULD BE BLUNT. Why give me ability to get and upgrade a sledgehammer when it acts same way machete would? What's the point in weapon system when weapon variations are skins?
What's the point in throwing weapons when they deal absolutely no damage, and upgrading them makes them deal 1 damage more?
It's not fun. It's repetitive, unimmersive, frustrating, grindy, unpolished etc.
@@lostgarbage4055
I agree - gamed like RDR2 have a realistic level of gore. That is, you actually need explosives or a shotgun at point blank range to blow off heads or limbs.
In a lot of zombie games, the gore is often overdone. In the original Dying Light for example, it always struck me how you could blow a head off with a simple 9mm pistol - that is extremely unrealistic.
@@lostgarbage4055 he's a zombie. I imagine the blood isn't quite neatly tucked away in the tubes
I’m really happy that this game actually made it this far to be released, I remember back when it was all up in the air.
This game is broken dog s*** they should have not released it for two more years
It's still up in the air. Game is unfinished and broken.
Glad to hear Dying Light 2 is a big hit given its long development period. Good for Techland for sticking with it, since it definitely seems they’ve really nailed being in a zombie apocalypse and the fear of them.
@Oh Yeah Yeah It really is just mediocre at best. Very disappointing.
@@peste2574 Hey, may I know why? I'm making an in-depth review and I'm currently researching more about the game. I'm more than happy to hear your opinion! :)
@@imfam8838 Well, my experience is regarding console gameplay. I only played a few hours (6 at best, maybe a little more).
For starters, the tutorial (the first 2-3 hours of the game) is very badly paced. Lots of unnecessary cutscenes, and it also takes too long. The only good part for me was the introduction of the guy from the bazar (whose name I already forgot, lol).
Secondly, I`m not a fan of the combat. I played on Normal, and it was really way too easy. Most zombies die with a few hits from the weakest stuff you get, as do people. Most of the combat animations Aiden are also very odd. I`m never sure when something is going to hit or not, it`s definitely a downgrade from Dying Light 1 (and maybe even Dead Island, but it has been a while that I played it). I really hated the combat and enemies.
Combat with humans is also very easy. In the first game they would dodge and counter attack, and sometimes even run away or rush you when you were healing. They would also throw stuff at you when you were far away.
From what I`ve seen, that shit is gone. Now most of the combat with people resume to them slowly walking around you, and maybe they`ll hit you. Very, very boring, and you also get one of the strongest moves of the game right at the beginning as well. In DL1 they were also very tanky (which lots of people complain about, but at the start of DL1 you had shitty weapons with bad stats), but in DL2 they are very weak.
The hud for me is bad, as is the x-ray vision. I also don`t like the inventory system, but atleast now it actually pauses the game as you use it. It certainly is an improvement from DL1, but even then, that isn`t saying much.
To me, the biggest kick in the nuts is the parkour. Aiden is slow as heck, and when you pair it with the fact that you have a stamina bar for climbing (of which aiden also does very, VERY fucking slowly), it makes it very boring. Oh, did I mention that you share the stamina bar for climbing with fighting?
Yup, that`s right. It is fucking horrible. Terrible game design. Even tarkov implemented two bars for different actions (which is much more reallistic).
I don`t care what they say about it, the parkour is definitely WORSE. I find it much harder to do free running. Aiden can`t decide if he jumos too short, or too far. There also seems to be a delay between pressing to climb and jump stuff and actually doing it, and that totally shits on the experience. I really, really hate the parkour on this.
Aiden plays like a guy who is perpetually drunk. I cannot do fine movement with him as I could with Crane. The floatiness is bad all, but the together with all the other complains I have, it just makes it all very boring, tiresome, and annoying.
Man, I just realized I never wrote this much before for reviewing a game, so let me finish this up with saying that these youtubers are either deaf, blind, or being paid to be so, because this game has so many basic game design problems that I cannot believe they don`t see it.
I started it out giving it a fair chance with low espectations and I still came out disappointed with how the game turned out, and that is saying something.
@@peste2574 it’s funny how all ur issues are personal and half of them aren’t even true 💀 the humans still dodge a lot but u can parry in this game so it’s easier to fuck em but they definitely do dodge i’ve had my drop kick dodged like 4 times inna row. Also you didn’t play anywhere near enough to unlock skills ofc hes slow as shit at the start of Dl crane was slow as fuck and could barely run for more then 10 secs
@@peste2574 Interesting, thank you for your opinion! I actually like the game, since I've spent over 300 hours on its predecessor. However, everyone has their own taste. Thank you again for your opinion, I might use some of it in my review. :)
Disappointed that Paweł Błaszczak didnt come back to do the music for Dying Light 2. I loved his music in the first game and in Dead Island.
_"WHODOO YOU VOODOO, BITCH??"_
With the 500 hours thing Techland said, I believe that was to experience all of the different play throughs, not just a single one.
Yeah, I’m pretty sure they stated that the 500 was if you 100% everything
Yeh I completed it in 10hours 45
It was still huge clickbait and potential turnoff for a lot of people. It was misguided and it's a good thing they came back to specify what the 500h is. For sure the PR department thought big number = impressive. Like they didn't hear about AC Valhalla.
@@MrUltimaPro no you didnt, its a 25 hour story bare minimum.
@@MrUltimaPro cap
20:07 Actually, from what I heard if you can get the upgrade for it, the grapple hook can do a web-zip in this game as well. It just isn't quite as strong though.
combat looks MUCH better. I tried dying light 1 again after getting a much better PC, and the combat against humans is horrible. 100% dodge rate until they decide that you can attack after a while. And for the people not immediately attacking you, they're just throwing crap at you.
Human enemy's where basically only there to justify guns being in the game more then anything else. Same problem dead island had. Easily the weakest aspect of dying light was the human enemy's.
The most annjoying thing, is when you would try to dropkick them and they would either doge or just not react at all, killing you before you have the chance to get up.
@keiskay it would be so easy to include guns in a zombies game without relying on you taking out non zombie enemies to acquire them. Hell, have abandoned cop cars scatter around the map with dead cops beside them and just loot them for their pistol/shotgun/rifle for example
@@Gameprojordan They had that in dead Island
@@Gameprojordan you misunderstand, they're saying that the guns are there to make fighting human enemies bearable
Man, with how good the gore system is if it had the actual effects there, the chokeslam/human shield jump move would be so cool to use off buildings
Yeah, but instead you can levitate on the spot and use a jumpkick.
That move needs to be smoothed out
I think the First game has more blood and gore than this, but this is good anyway
8:40 excellent speed run tactic, I’m taking notes, speed run community would be proud
Your reviews are bloody good mate. Informative, with just the right amount of comedy thrown in. Also, kinda nice to see such good content from a fellow Aussie. Keep up the grouse work. Cheers.
I cannot wait to get this game! DL is one of my favourite zombie apocalypse games ever and DL2 looks like it's gonna be insane man!
Iam a huge Zombie Fan but i dropped both Dead Island and Dying Light, they just get boring realy fast.
And Dying Light 2 looks so much over the top, like a Far Cry 6 with Zombies, so not realy interesting.
I think i stick to Dead Rising 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and 7 Days to Die when it comes zo Zombies.
It is pretty buggy with boring combat
@@chabbab6698 combat is great
@@chabbab6698 Dying Light is a fantastic game
@@chabbab6698 Combat is the cherry on the top, including the parkour. Also, dont call the game buggy, it didn't even come out yet..
Dead Island 2, been in development since 2014 and was to be a PS4 exclusive. Has had 4 different developers and is no way every coming out.
Dying Light 2, announced in 2019 to come out in 2020, Plague hits and development is halted then restarted last year and is now released this year.
Man, Deep Silver really backed the wrong horse. Glad TechLand is back on this horse.
They also had a mass exodus
@@vadariousb
Tech Land?
@@REfan2002 yeah sadly
@REfab2002 where did you get ps4 exclusive from the wiki for dead island 2 says Xbox one,PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows. Man at this point is there even a chance dead island 2 comes out, dead island 1 and Riptide while clunky messes I had fun with them.
@@brandenh3507
Go back and watch the trailer.
I've been watching Gman for probably 7 years and man his memes in videos have gotten so damn perfect. Great review as always!
I’m sure someone has said this already but keep in mind that upgrading the grapple gives you the ability to briefly hoist yourself in the direction of the hook which works similarly to how it did in the first game. This in combination with a good chunk of stamina allows you to pull of some spiderman-like gameplay that is super cool.
Pleasantly surprised that they didn't spend the extra years fucking the project up, and instead seemingly refined their original vision.
Wish they could have done it without likely crunching their employees a lot, though.
I can't wait to see how speedrunners glitch the game to finish under 10 minutes. 🤣
calm down, Dying Light world record is barely under 1h30m..
You mean no-lives.
@@cezarstefanseghjucan you do the same thing they do, they just do it quicker. Both you and speedrunners like video games. So what makes you so special?
You actually editted a 3 word comment? Lmao no life
@@cezarstefanseghjucan not to mention that you went out of your way to reply to this comment specifically just to call them "no-lives". Spotted the virgin lmao
@@snow_inc sheesssh You're on 🔥
Loved the first game, good to hear you had a good time with this one too :D I'll try it for myself when i get some spare gaming money
So a fun thing about the upgraded grappling hook is that you can abuse it kinda spiderman around. Either rank 2 or 3 (I don't remember I upgraded it to 3 immediately) allow you to press ALT when you're already attached to something and pull Aiden towards the anchor point a bit. You can use this repeatedly to get some crazy momentum and really make you feel like a badass when you just fling yourself around the map.
Gman out here single handedly keeping the legacy of Austin Powers alive. Respect.
Groovy baby
After seeing many 'reviews' you're the only I trust. Thank you
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Seems like there's a hornet nest in here. Is it sad that we are praising the bare minimum with the release, yes. However, in comparison to the absolute shit show, 2020-2021 was with triple-A and double-A releases...... Techland stands tall among all.
A lot of reviews are being based on the game without the day 1 patch. Which the developers have said has to be installed to experience the finished game.
@@kevskikane yeah it's probably rated lower in most reviews because it has no day one patch. I mean like it's 15 or so GB it's needed to fix some left over problems from development but the game looks good mostly even without the patch.
Some of the janky moments in the video are probably gonna be fixed with it.
@@kevskikane the day 1 patch wont magically fix everything just look at cyberpunk it took a year to "fix"
@@steadyuk3198 Don't compare trash made by a tumblr filled dev to a solid game made by a dev who gives no shits about appealing to politics and just focuses on doing the work.
There's something about an Aussie reviewing anything that is just amazing. Love you work man!
8:57 its because they kept the same system in dying light 1 where if an enemy ragdolls into an area where there isn't enough room to get back up, they die instantly.
Not gonna lie on some of the higher points in the first game, I did get a sense of vertigo when I looked down.
You're reviews are just some of the most genuinely well done on RUclips imo, you don't get into all the technical aspects of every little physic or anything you just tell us if the game is worth it and if it's good or not. You and ACG are the best reviewers imo
His reviews seem very inspired by og sessler reviews which is why i like him so much and agree, he's one of the best for sure
Worth a buy did a perfect review on this game. It's a terrible broken mess that should never have been released in the current state. Especially for the price tag and the claim that it was a finished game. buy it in 6 months when it's fixed.
Reading this. Reminded me of describing a couple hour review from TSF
8:50 NEW SPEEDRUN STRAT DISCOVERED
These are the same guys who made Dead Island, the original ultra-jank which is why the stun animations, weapon effects, and the headstomps look so familiar.
19:42 - if you don't work on your upper back and hands - yes, very much. Just try hanging with no movement. Most people won't last even two minutes, especially if the grip surface is not suited for that + you have to adjust the glider's direction against the wind resistance that pulls you in the other direction which requires even more strength.
Glad you rethought Dying Light 1. I remember watching that review and thinking you played a completely different game than I did lol.
4:18 i have to disagree with you
Dying Light, still looks incredibly gorgeous in 2022
Agreed
He didn't say it looked bad.
He said the original game still looks good even for today so the 7 year jump isn't as apparent
True, it visually has more realism to it. which to me looks better. DL2's art style really killed it for me.
I would disagree. I can’t call it incredibly gorgeous, just good looking. I’d say that it kind of suffers from a boring color palette most of the time, these browns and grays don’t look very good. It reminds me of mkx which had the same kind of washed out color palette.
Part of Dying Light 2's zombie issue is more so related to the fact that they're not a new threat anymore, they've become an environmental hazard due to years of humans adapting and surviving against them. It was different in the first game because it was a new virus and people were figuring out ways to stop them. Now in 2, everyone knows how to deal with them. The same thing happened with The Walking Dead, they become less dangerous as people figured out ways to keep them at bay or stop them completely. But still, the first game is better. In 1, Zombies were the threat, in 2 it's the other way around.
Really disappointed that they toned down the darkness at night and how it’s no longer as threatening or arse clenching getting chased at night. That’s what made the first game for me, yet they said people complained it was too hard. I don’t believe that. I’ve never heard or read anyone saying it was too hard at night in the first game. NOT ONCE. They just did it to be more accessible to a wider, younger audience. Essentially dumbing the game down. So many companies do this and it loses its flavour and one of the things that made the first game so memorable. It just waters down the experience. I still love the game but that’s just my opinion. Great video 👍🏻👍🏻.
Yeah night time in the first game was legit terrifying before you get the grapple hook
oh no, major fuck up... it's one of my main complaints of "modern" games (yuck) how they implement this "fake darkness" everywhere, it's not really DARK like PS1 games were, like older late 90's PC games were, where darkness was Pitch Black.... but here's the important detail: it was pitch black without affecting the visibility of the surround area, you could still SEE stuff... not the case with modern games, where I feel like there's this "fog" covering up everything, and the way they design darkness these days they simply lower the gamma brightness of the whole environment, making it really difficult to SEE shit... I don't want to feel eye strain for playing a stupid fucking game... I don't want end up using glasses because of some stupid fucking game... fuck that shit
That “Come Again” scene after the glitch had me rolling 🤣 excellent review 👍🏼.
As someone who loved the first game, I think this is gonna be one of my favorite games this year.
Love the first one. The second just makes me want to play the first one.
My man. The 2nd one looks way more generic ( surroundings etc ) when I thought the city of Harran was one of Dying light's strong suits. And the atmosphere was stellar.
The gore response mechanics are so underwhelming. Really expected better after replaying Dead Island and Dying Light (the first game) again. No wound decals on the body, no blood pools/blood puddles forming around the ground while zombies walking with severed limbs (only after death), no wound variations, just overall so disappointing for a game where you expect a nice gory mess similar or better to the previous games. The game is still solid and a decent play, but it just fails so hard in the gore department in my opinion. Left 4 Dead 2 back in 2009 did it so much better almost 13 years ago and the previous games also did it a lot better. What a shame. I guess that is what you get when you want to cater to Germany and Austria so your game won't get censored, ridiculous.
You’re definitely stupid If you think this game isn’t graphic as fuck. The gore is insane
Totally agree. It’s like a cartoon. Highly disappointed. Nighttime sucks now too
Completely agreed the zombies are an after thought in this game. Too much parkour, too much pointless conversations about mundane topics, it's all over the place imho. I enjoy dead Island much more then this. I don't need parkour gimmicks. I need more suspension of disbelief. The environment feels like something out of ninja warrior TV show, so unrealistic imho. I don't mind *some* parkour where appropriate but when every effen building is copy pasted with trampolines, skater rails, I lose immersion. And don't get me started on the boring gear treadmill and rpg elements that are almost exclusively parkour focused. If I want to play a parkour game, I'll play mirrors edge or something.
Uh oh necrophile alert
like I always say, these gaming companies should hire the Brutal Doom developer to program all the gore and blood mechanics in games, that guy is like he was born for that shit, it's his life passion or something 🤣🤣🤣besides that, it would really make a difference for this brazilian guy to be hired abroad and earn some Dollars for his work you know, our currency down here is broken now
Personally I think this games great, sure the parkours a little floaty and there’s a lot of HUD (luckily we can change all of it) plus there is a few bugs but what game doesn’t have that on release I’m sure it’ll be fixed over time, can’t wait
I wasn't a fan of your first Dying Light review tbh, but this was a fantastic review of Dying Light 2 man. Way to have self-awareness when it came to the previous games review, that's big dick energy.
Thrilled that the long wait yielded a meaty and expanded experience. Loved DL 1 and look forward to playing this at a pace that keeps it fresh. Especially given the time between games. I do really hope that we dont have to wait so long for Techlands next game. Would love to see a medium length game but with greatly improved graphics. Think Doom 3 lvl visuals (at time of release) but with less canned gameplay.
Save your money and wait til it's ten bucks next year.
Troy Backer!! Thanks man, I was squeezing my brains with "I know I hear that guy before". Hey is a kind of self-torture thing, like thinking in a tune all day long... well you get the idea. Nice video as always pretty good job!!
Hell ya Gman. Love your stuff. Get really excited to see your new videos. Keep up the great work
I'm surprised he doesn't have 1 million + subscribers yet. He's by far one of the best game reviewers on YT
3:37 Of course you had to include some titillating eye candy with your video...
If you fully upgrade the grapple hock you can pull yourself forward, with the movement being chainable. It works somewhat similar to how the grapple hook functioned in the first game.
I love how Gman sometimes sounds so Australian that even he is shocked and appalled and has to do a re-take of the audio.
I love when GMAN makes a video, The dude brightens my day!
Yeah well what are YOU doing to brighten someone else's day?
@@popeyedoyle6360 Well on Sunday s, like GMAN @07.08 we're all in your mom's bedroom brightening her day!
"With my 3080 TI I had stable performance the entire time"
No shit man, you're running it on a unicorn.
5:47 I actually had a mini panic attack because right at that second I gulped a mouthful of coffee and almost choked from laughter
I had a similar narrative problem with Dragon Age. I would try to replay it to see all the different paths but was just exhausted by it.
Honestly I’m just amazed it even came out. All we have to do now is wait to see if Dead Island 2 emerges from the woodwork
If only 😪
lmfao that will never happen
Dead island 1 wasn't even good, who exactly is genuinely looking forward to that coming out?
This man prefers a grappling hook that zips you towards things over one that has proper swinging physics.
Other than that this seems to be an alright review.
If by proper you mean more boring then you're right, who the hell even cares about realistic swinging physics when then rest of the game is full of unrealistic mechanics, I'll take the more fun unrealistic swinging at any time of the day
@Raț Florin it's all preference at the end of the day. Personally, I prefer this grappling hook. It kind adds to the movement and combat system instead of overriding it like the first
@@da_swaws6165 you're right to each their own, just seemed stupid to shame the guy for liking the unrealistic version when in this game you can glide 15 kilometers continuously and jump on bodies from 10 story buildings lol
@ yeah
Pretty accurate review , i have like 3 hours in game and so far it's been a blast. GG Wp and u've won a subscriber. Cheers!
aye man just wanna say love your reviews and vids, cheers for the content!
What what?!!!!? Snowed in and a 30 min gman review of DL2? LEGOOOOO
Have a good time! I've had a bad day at hospital, so have ordered pizza and this will absolutely make it s good evening too
Was late too the club, but i loved every minute of Dying Light 1, was really surprised about how great parkour looks and feels in this game, can't wait for this one!
@@k33p1tc00l parkour, combat and story
@@k33p1tc00l lol your the one pissing shitting and crying, ratio cope Seeth mald.
@@k33p1tc00l I agree this took me 10 n half hours to complete generally didn't think anything special from it I personally thought the fact that the weapons were directly aimed at body parts and you couldn't choose what body parts you wanted to dismember was quite anoyying ...and generally the enemies wernt hard enough ...... And the human ai we're trash also....Im so glad this was free through my freinds games share
A game I wouldn't have given a second look at is being given one now after this vid. Have a good one Gman, stay safe out there!
This review is way too nice this game still has bugs and bugs and bugs to this very day dying light 1 will be remembered for being a unique parkour survival zombie game dying light 2 will be remembered as a buggy mess and nothing more. Only other thing it can possibly remembered for is making night time feel shallow as hell compared to the first one and the grapple hook was the most unnecessary addition in a game since jason todd in arkham knight.
They promised an amazing game, and it seems they will actually deliver. Really happy to see this isn’t going to be another cyberpunk situation.
Might be because unlike Cyberpunk, we barely heard anything about Dying Light 2. No news or updates, just radio silence. Which I think was for the best.
It helped the team focus on making a *good* game rather then trying to match the unrealistic demands and hype that would have most certainly happened if the game was constantly being advertised!
Same thing happened with Lost Soul Aside. The developers went radio silent for a good few years not because production was in trouble (in fact the game has had a smooth production apparently), but because they didn’t want to be strangled by overblown expectations. And honestly I think all game developers need to start doing this: go dark for a bit, focus on the game and making it the best thing ever, and *then* start the hype train.
Because if you start the hype train before the bridge if finished, then you’re gonna end up crashing right into a ravine.
The guy said he rage quit cause of bugs also IGN and other reviewers say that the game has busting bugs you got it wrong I think…
@@user-ml8ip1nh7v
1. Gman’s closing statement was about how there were some aspects that *wanted* to make him rage quit, but the overall package is so well handled that he just kept coming back to it.
2. IGN also thinks every single COD game is an 8/10. Can we *really* trust their opinion?
@@user-ml8ip1nh7v IGN is absolute ass for reviews, trusting them is like trusting a known murderer to give you a ride because your car broke down.
Dyinglight isn't that complicated.
Best review I’ve seen so far. I’ve waited 7 years for this game. Glad to see a fair review.
Did you just throw in a fucking random reference to "Livin' It Up"? Thank you for actually making my day, holy shit lol
Had to make sure I wasn't going crazy when you said " pobodies nerfect " at 22:40 XD
Haven't played the game yet but from everything I've seen the visual direction really reminds me of 7th gen games but with improved lighting and I'm really digging it
7th gen?
@@rustyfisher2081 7th console generation, as in 360/PS3/Wii
@@lennartj.8072 Ah alright, thanks for the clarification
The graphics, atmosphere, and immersion are far less impressive than part one
lol, still gets me that David Belle is a character in this game. I mean, he is the father of parkour.
i love how the zombie that has the container in the back has the exact sound as explosions in Half Life 2, it's just beautiful and nostalgic
I have the game. Got is a gift and am playing it thru, however I do loik your vids/reviews. This was a genuinely amazingly done job, no spoilers at all, while showing off everyting... Such a delicate representation. Imho just watched because I was curious on your opinion. You did stun me, that despite playing thru the game, I got no idea what stories/plot points you hit. Tiny part on techland for making the game like that, you might say, but no, your delivery and editing was 10/10 outstanding. Thank you.
I didn't play much of DL1, but I did play a lot of Dead Island co-op. This game looks so freaking interesting with so many mechanics. It looks like how Bethesda games felt 15-20 years ago and there's something admirable about that.
I just started playing the first, and am enjoying it so far, so hopefully the second knocks it out of the park!
The first one had super fun gameplay but a laughably hackneyed story and Saturday morning cartoon villains. Since this sequel seems to have similar, if not even slightly improved gameplay and a heavy emphasis on telling a good story, it seems like they've just fixed the biggest problem (in my mind) that they had to. This makes me glad.
@@k33p1tc00l circlejerking shill reviews? Fucking rofl. Disagree with the review all you want, but dont be delusional
It’s a fun game, but I wish they wouldn’t have Ubisofted it up and just given us more of the first game. The weighty combat and intense atmosphere are what gave that game its life, and they’re essentially gone
I also hate how they made the game arcadey with health bars, animation based combat instead of physics, and super floaty parkour. It is fun, it’s just not what I hoped it would be. They sacrificed realism for mass appeal, like look at the fountains of blood lmao
Even tho in Dying Light 1 you had the kick head move to instakill, i didn't always use it. But having it as an option was certainly a huge blessing. Im happy they have expanded on that concept and I'm sure they will release new and exciting extra stuff like they have with Dying Light 1. I can't wait to dive in and max out everything and find all the collectables with my friends. :)
Can't wait for this to hit retail stores.
And Techland having two extra years to work on this thing... was well worth the wait.
I work at target we had this on display two mornings ago
@@hilt999 Yeah, I'm waiting for the rare unicorn edition: PC, Steelbook, here in Germany. Tough luck so far. We'll probably get lucky if they don't instantly ban it like the first one. 😒🙄
@@dvdemon187 that’s crazy had no idea thx for the insight good luck have fun
Honestly though when it comes to the lockpicking mechanic, it works. It isn't broken, it's one less thing you need to teach the player and it feels familiar- which it would even to a seasoned survivor like the character is supposed to be. IDK. Kinda like saying having a compass-based HUD is overused.
Yeah but like you can't really change the compass hud much besides just looks. You *can* change the lockpick mechanics instead of just opting for the skyrim choice over and over again.
@@GamingWithHajimemes But the Skyrim choice is familiar. Everyone knows it
@@0uttaS1TE I guess. I just kinda wanted something new, or just to be able to turn the feature off. Like yeah I can pick a lock if you hand it to me in a game like this, but I won't be having fun. Its just a waste of time to me...
You should do a retrospective review of dying light 1 and again for dying light 2 after a few years. Unlike most games, DL had gotten a lot of free updates that improved the game immensely and made the dlcs actually worth playing. I believe the same treatment would be given to this game especially with techland's promise of at least 5 years continual support and content updates.
I remember when the title of this video was “Dying Light 2.0” lol
It's nice to hear that this one's story is great, as much as I loved the first game the story was soooo cliche and honestly kinda bad that the only reason I returned playing that game just for the fun gameplay and I never wanted to touch the story ever again after finishing it. I really hoped they'd do something good for the sequel, because combined with the first game's brilliant and fun gameplay it could become something awesome.
I actually like hearing that the story is long. My problem with the first game is that the story was so short. You can basically finish it in a few hours so unless you were engaging in other activities you could get to new maps pretty fast and had a ton of back log quests
It's really not great now that it's been out for a while and people have played it. It's not the worst but by the end it will have made absolutely no sense and will never be explained.
I new game + the first game so many times but I only did it for the set pieces
The immune system thing seems like one of the worst gameplay features I've ever seen. A constant ticking clock nagging me while I just try to play the game is a quick way to annoy me.
I heard from another review that the timer only exists at night or in dark areas, and you have to reach a UV light to reset it, and it gives you multiple minutes to do it, so it doesn't seem all that bad to me, seems kinda like finding fuel for your bike in Days Gone, sounds annoying but you rarely have to engage with it.
You could say the same about wearing a mask and changing filters in Metro games.
The combat look downgraded from the first one
Like Dead Rising 2 and having to give the Zombrex shit lol. Or Far Cry 2 with the malaria (still love both these games though).
Hmm, different perspective, I guess. One might say the timer increases tension and fear, but I guess others see it differently.
Dying light 1 is a far superior game in most ways.
1's Graphics are less cartoony and more immersive, especially nighttime and dark areas. Dying light 2 just looks extremely goofy and over the top compared to 1.
The combat in 2 just feels bad. Feels like it's straight out of elder scrolls with how your weapon phases right through enemies, instead of recoiling off enemies like in 1. It's far more arcadey and stiff compared to 1, which was unique and offered challenge. 2 doesn't have grappling with enemies, no slow mo when chopping off limbs, no takedowns when stunned, etc.
Parkour in dying light 2 feels weirdly floaty . Parkour in 1 wasn't perfect, but at least it didn't feel like Crane was jumping on the moon. Also climbing objects takes stamina unlike the first game, which makes the first few hours feel like a chore.
My favorite part of 1 which was ruined in 2 was how dangerous night time feels. The game really sells the message that you should avoid going outdoors during the night. Not only can you not see two feet in front of you, but volatiles will rip you to shreds, ordinary zombies can mutate into virals, and even a rare enemy (the blue volatile) can show up sometimes. 2 just feels too safe and easy compared to dying light 1.
Not a fan of 2 in all honesty.
The first point I agree with. The atmosphere in 1 was much more scary while 2 was way more bright and colorful but I mean.. 1 takes place in a poor slums area while 2 is in a massive city so its kinda understandable
Your seocnd point I disagree with entirely. Sharp weapons are the exact same as 1, if they don't slice through and kill the enemy it just phases through, blunt weapons recoil off, just like the first. And I'm sorry, but huh? challenge in 1? All you had to do in the first one was just dodge and then hit, and repeat until the enemy is dead, especially with human enemies it was more of a chore then anything and combat in 1 got really repetitive and just boring. The only thing that made it fun was the ragdolls. In 2 enemies adapt to your combat style forcing you to switch it up and there are MUCH more combat skills and combos to do in 2 then the first. I'm sorry if you missed it, but there are grappling enemies in dl2 you just have to unlock the skill for it and they've added slow mos and X-rays in the recent update.
The first dying light nights were awful. Don't understand why everyone says its more scary. All it is is the same exact zombies patrolling around with are blind as bats and super easy to avoid and get away from. In 2, instead of the volatiles initiating chases it's the howlers which aren't as easy to avoid since they're scattered everywhere and have a longer range of site, and once a chase starts its the most thrilling experience. Zombies jumping off rooftops and spilling out of windows on the streets below infront of you, howlers screeching at you as you run past, the sirens going off indicating that a new level of the chase has started, and then at level 3 the volatiles come in and it's just like DL1 but better. Ordinary zombies also mutate into virals in the second.
I love when Gman and ACG review the same game to hear how similar and similar your viewpoints are
This games seems like the "Anti-Cyberpunk 2077"
(ya know, your choices do impact the story, gameplay, rarely any bugs and so)
Post-apocalypunk
On PC you can just save scum and archive your save files in different folders to prevent the game from overwriting them. Thus on PC you can easily go back to some point and make a different decision.
I love this game, thing is, it is janky especially in co-op. A lot more glitches seem to occur. Fighting enemies is one, but that could also be placed on connectivity issues. Doing some of the story missions in co-op, for example when a door won't open say, breaking the mission. Even in single player I had a mission just outright dissappear off the map for me, but yet it remained in my to-do list. Found away around thankfully.
My friend also experienced that once he'd made it to the second half of the map, he still wanted to do some things he'd missed in the first part. Once he'd fast travelled back to the the first area, he'd obviously come across a bug as there was no fast travel zone in the second area and you could not go back through the way you had done with the story itself because you were locked off at a certain point.
Turns out (and i have to say took us an embarrsingly long time to figure out) there is a work around for it. So if you keep a mission in the second part of the map tracked, then get yourself killed (and for the love of god, do not repeatly spam the respawn button), instead choose the option to respawn by your tracked mission location, this is one of the ways to fix the issue. I have read and seen a couple of others, but either they don't work for you or they are long winded.
My main gripe even after all that is the fact you get later parkour moves that are supposed to make the parkour better but instead mess up other aspects of said parkour. Like both the wall runs, (god damn them). Both wall runs really only come in handy in certain instances. There is one to help you reach higher points, for the most part there is usually always a ledge to grab at a lower level. The problem is it has a habbit of making your character wall run up past ledges and then proceed to have your character not grab anything while sliding down. So major pain in the ass when you're in a rush to get away from a volatile say. The other is the side wall run which is bad in istances when you want to jump from a pipe to another pipe thats on a wall, Aiden will clean run past the pipe you expect him to grab. These can be quite infuriating to say the least. Apart from these minor annoyances though the game is awesome, played around 50 hours, only really onto the second area myself. Doesn't sound like it, but I'm still having good fun with the game. With lots left to see and do.
The glider and the air currents that propel you back up kinda remind me of a certain mission in Sly 2 lol.
All of these modern heavily advertised games leave a bad taste in my mouth.
Having played the game myself for quite a while already I just wanted to say that one thing I can’t stand in this game is the weapon looting system, there’s not really a lot of weapon variety like in the first game. I understand it’s 15 years after the shitshow but I wish we could’ve had more designs like the first one outside of artefact weapons. And weapons are so hard to find early game, either being bought or mission rewards. I do miss just being able to run around and open chests to get loads of weapons and test them all out on a huge horde.
I agree and most also do, they will definitely add more in and make a lot of things better overall, I feel like a lot of people were jsit to impatient for this game (myself included) and they’re were forced to release what they had, which is still great, jsit needs a little cleanup and som tweaks that Tecland are well capable of, so keep your hopes up
Loved the review! First time I've run across one of your videos I legit was laughing the entire time. Good stuff.
So I’ve had this sitting unplayed on my Series X for months now. A few days ago I finally started playing through it and while I’m an FPS and race sim gamer, it’s unique and story driven gameplay has certainly kept my attention! Great review!
when the big man uploads, its a good day.
I really wish you talked more about the weapon systems and if there’s weapon degradation and repairs and stuff. The fact that weapons had a finite number of repairs in the first game was probably my least favorite aspect.
After a weapon breaks your done
18:30 Dude, you had the perfect chance to to say, "Like a majestic Crane" and show Kyle! lol