I don't always agree with your views because our taste vary slightly but every time I watch your videos I feel like you are being as blunt and honest as possible and I respect that. I trust your reviews more than any other reviewer out there. I hope you never retire!
This is why is still always come here. I tried out Rainbow Six Extraction on Gamepass and have ended up with way more hours logged in it than I thought I ever would! And still I agree with certain criticisms he has of it. He is absolutely a fair reviewer and has my full loyalty whether or not I agree with everything he says. And that is the most important part, ACG feels like he gives his genuine takes but always leaves room for "if this is your style you will like it, but it's not mine". It is so great to have someone that you can come to for the truth in how they feel. And the community that is levelminded tends to fall in with it
@@imravegod you sure? cus acg, gman, and skillup, all the most honest reviewers on YT, said they had almost no bugs even worth noting, and agreed they felt the story decisions were good, just the story itself is weak at the end.
This video is a perfect example of why I love the channel. No review for good reasons that most need to know about. A lot of others may tell you that the patch will fix the issues (even though they don't know for sure) and to get it or even to pass on it because of a lack of co-op. Love the pure honesty you give every game! Whether the game is good or bad, the integrity of the channel is why I always look here first.
This is the only review channel i watch. He shares his opinion but does it in a way that leaves it open for us to interpret. He gives a broad enough scope of what's going on that you can make a choice.
Yeah Cyberpunk sorted the wheat from the chaff in RUclipsrs who's reviews I trust, a lot I used to trust now I'll still watch them (with a grain of salt) but ACG definitely most trusted even when I don't agree, his opinions still carry weight especially at the moment where I can't buy every game I'd like to
The original Dying Light stumbled somewhat out of the gate as well, then turned into the greatest zombie game out there. One thing I think we can say with a high degree of certainty is that Techland will continue to improve the experience for years to come
We need to stop using that excuses to cope tbh. I have lost track how many time i heard "oh yea, the previous game used to be really bad until X years later it's became a masterpiece". The most recent one is Cyberpunk 2077, people defend its a lot by saying the witcher 3 used to be so buggy at launch, then they fixed it and its become masterpiece bla bla...
@@beaver_eater2447 thats because its unfortunate but its the truth. Skyrim is the best example. Highly regarded as one of the best games of all time and it was almost unplayable at launch.
@@beaver_eater2447 I see your point, that’s just because people been used to games always needing patches now. But as long as the devs fix the bugs and make it work as best as possible for the players i’m happy. But I get your point, you can not call every game in the book a masterpiece, but it’s nice to see some devs not giving up to finally make it right, through updates.
@@beaver_eater2447 that excuse is fine for dying light though, techland put 6 years worth of updates and additions to the first game so logic dictates the second game will have over 5 years of new additions and updates The difference is games like cod or bigger companies that have released yearly which limits their time and effort with older releases, while techland is so small they can go years between releases meaning all their focus is on DL2
Remember, my friends: Never. Preorder. Games. Having said that however, I have complete faith that Techland will have this up to speed before long so, thanks for the great review, Karak. Cheers.
@Sandor Clegane I think what they meant was they have a newfound appreciation of the game because they may have missed some things before when they played.
Seems like story/choices and bugs are the biggest complaints so far,.. I’m sure the game as a whole will be decently received… as long as the gameplay is good then I’ll be fine.. I wasn’t expecting this game to have an award winning story or nail every single facet they tried to implement lol, but hopefully the day one patch gets rid some of its current fixable issues. the first game had a similar start and reviews but that didn’t stop it from being one of the best zombie games ever!
Yeah but if you don’t have a good story to tell then why tell any story it shouldn’t have been forced onto us. They should start embracing what they are good at and keep the story lore based or something not so much cringe dialogue and facial animations
@@NotCharAznable It's pretty much all the talked about so for the choices to meaningless is a huge let down and the voice acting is well just have a listen lol.
Thanks for the vid dood!! I frickin luv ur total transparency!! Never any BS from u & therefore NEVER any worries about u takin a "bung" from devs!!! Im gonna wait now till i purchase this, summat iwas NOT expecting!!! Thanks again m8 :)
The Last True Video Game Journalist does it again (Still working on the movie title for you)! Seriously ACG your commitment to staying true on your values is the reason why I stay and watch reviews on games that I am not even interested in.
@@MR.__G The Network Test was great. I experienced no bugs or glitches whatsoever. I only had 2 complaints overall. My issues were the overpowered magic and the lack of challenge in dungeon boss fights. PvP and coop was still the best it's ever been despite the OP magic. I believe the magic and dungeon bosses will be balanced accordingly by launch, but even if they aren't, this is the most fun I've had in a FromSoftware game. I didn't care too much about the horse combat however, the addition of the horse is adequate. I have no worries about the enemy variety or open world quality. The sense of progression is tried and true. Bloodborne was a nearly perfect 10/10 experience for me and I have no doubts Elden Ring will be on that level, even more so. It's funny because I never really loved Dark Souls 1-3. It was pure addiction for me in the Network Test and I'm incredibly impatient now that I can't play it. From my experience, this will be the most forgiving FromSoftware game. Overall, I haven't been this confident in a game since Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2. Elden Ring and God of War: Ragnarok are games I'd bet on to be top tier all around and frontrunners for Game of the Year, although that last part doesn't matter to me.
I love when you shout-out fighting cowboy. You two have always reminded me of one another and I have a deep appreciate for the both of you. Really awesome dudes putting out quality content in a humble but praise worthy fashion. Endless love and blessings to you and Cowboy as well.
My absolute most trusted and favorite reviewer. You've never led me astray and what you've described is always exactly what I've gotten from dozens and dozens of different games. From your description of this game and given the company's proven track record of support for the first game, I feel very comfortable in completing my pre-order for this game. I look forward to hearing from you several times this month. Hopefully you'll also be reviewing Sifu, Horizon, and Elden Ring. Can't wait for either of them.
@@supertrendymoneymaker0722 Yea. I like to collect physical copies and get the collector's editions if I can. Whether I keep my pre-orders on games that aren't exclusives always rests solely on ACG's reviews because I agree with him on just about 99% of all the things he likes and dislikes. I've got the collector's edition of this, Elden Ring, and Horizon all pre-ordered. Now I can't wait. I love steelbooks. The reason I keep Sony exclusives anyway, regardless of reviews, is because they haven't disappointed me in over 10 years. Seriously, think about Sony's run of Exclusives since 2013 and name me an objectively bad game.
The only trusted channel I come to get honest & blunt reviews on videogames which is refreshing especially which is rare nowadays. Even games I’m not plan on getting I watch anyways and enjoy your takes on games. Looking forward to Forbidden West & Elden Rings reviews. Those are definitely day one purchase for me.
I love that you pick up on little things like static background sound. It’s something I wouldn’t think of, but which definitely affects the overall fun factor
Still no need to be so defensive or aggressive and completely dismissive of opinions different from yours but hey you do you. Writing and story was trash so were most characters. Still fun drop kicking zombies off rooftops though.
double the sandbox mechanics from crafting, PRG, combat, and then environmental storytelling, random encounters, that filled the amount of activities that keeps the world thriving, and now dynamic writing or dynamic quests, a great example of a sequel by improving the previous and adding a new one. hoping for arena mode and new game+ with increased level cap.
Yea I think the game is going to be another masterpiece look at gameinformers review they gave the game a 9.5 now and this generation people complain about anything. I don't expect a great story anyway on DL1 the story was not praised in reviews neither.
Hey AC, I'm a long time subscriber and just wanted to congratulate you on hacing 764k subscribers, that's crazy man! Last time I checked you had 50k or something. Keep up the good work brother
Since I generally don't care much for multiplayer, I think that in its current state the game seems to be quite good. I already preordered and preloaded the game on steam. Just 1 more day to go. I really enjoyed the first game, and to be honest I never realized that people felt that the story was bad. I just enjoyed the gameplay so much that I didn't care about the story. It is by far the best zombie game I have played, and from the looks of it, Dying light 2 will be even better.
People complaining about the bland character made me thought who are good first person protagonists? I mean you have iconic characters that don't talk like Gordon or the Slayer, but in a game where choice matters or at least are made and you somehow are part of the main character's development, that's not essentially a bad thing but it does leave the character empty since you're the crutch that develops the character. Therefore, I guess that's to be expected?
@@a.trance6997 Good fps mcs: master chief, V, basically all of the time splitter cast, Duke, Wang, and I guess not alot of people really love bullet storm but Grayson Hunt is dope.
Stop preordering games you goddamn ticks. You are sucking the life out of every franchise with this mindless practice of paying for something you have no idea how its gonna come out.
My favorite part of this games audio is when it transitions to day and night. The ambience of it is really neat. You can hear the survivors waking up with chickens and telling everyone to get their asses up. You can hear the creatures from the night run back to their hiding spaces. It begs the question of who really owns the space youre in
I’m not worried. The first one was released to “meh” reviews, but then was heralded as an amazing addition to the genre. Multiplayer looks amazing to tromp around with my friends exploring and laughing.
Man its cool that you pay respect to other youtubers within your vids. I agree Fighting cowboy is pretty awesome and his videos are always entertaining. You're still my go to over all though. Thanks for sharing.
I think people have forgotten that story in a game doesn't need to be grrm levels of complex and award winning, story can also be there just for the sake of it like in doom.
Yep. It's like people who claim Monster Hunter needs a better story. Why? The story exists as nothing more than a thin veil as to why you're hunting monsters, and matters the first 10 hours of most people's 150+ hours playthrough.
No different than the poor, welfare gamers who think that every game should be 1000hrs since they can only afford a couple of games a year..Yet their entitlement dictates that they should be able to play every game the instant they want as if gaming is a need in life rather than the reality where gaming is a want.....
Your honesty is always so welcomed and thats why your the best reviewer there is thanks for always staying true to your principals and as always a joy to watch these videos. Its 12.30 am here in Ireland and that womb joke almost made me wake the whole house laughing 😅
@@Death_MTL_Dude exactly. A select group of youtubers and a dev/game test team can only do so much. It really comes down to the millions of consumers with wildly different experiences to bring up the many small issues any one game could have.
@@Death_MTL_Dude that's kind of why I don't see the point of "review" videos before a game comes out. Let it simmer for a few days or maybe weeks and then see how it looks. A day 1 patch could do a surprising amount when the tech team knows what to look for.
This sounds about as I figured. I really liked the first game, and I know Techland puts a lot of heart in their games. I played Dying Light later after most of the original bugs and glitches were patched and I still ended up having some game breakers. I will probably hold for a few months before scooping this one up and give it a chance to marinate a little. Looking forward to it though!
For me, if the game is not finished at its launch, or has game breaking bugs, it is an automatic wait for a sale. It's not on you ACG to cover for devs who cant have the game be launched on the launch day.
@@allenqueen yeah sadly i dont have that much free time anymore. Trying to fit every plan every vacation, appointment, heck even meeting with parents is kind of a chores into a schedule have pointed out you have soo little time to spend for your hobby. If that hobby is too expensive for you i suggest finding new one before its too late. And you dont know when you will suddenly died. So yeah... Lucky for us to still survive.
Sadly Cowboy isn't doing a traditional walk-through with this one he's doing streams but I always appreciate Karak spreading the word of other youtubers before even promoting himself, the best.
Good enough for me, man. I'm only playing single player anyways and Dying Light is one of my favorite games. Hopefully the day 1 patch fixes some of the stuff you mentioned. I'd also like to see better resolution / optimization eventually, like 1440p 60 FPS for performance mode on the Series X. A fast action 1st person game like this truly benefits from 60 FPS so I won't play any other mode, personally, and 1080p is a bit of a letdown. Still getting it though!
What are you talking about?,I play this on 4k native at 120fps on my series X.Of course my monitor costs me around 1.500€ (a 38gl950g-Nano IPS,LG) but if you want results you have to drop bills baby,you can't expect 4 k at 60+fps on a normal 300€ "4k" TV,it's absurd.
I wholeheartedly respect and appreciate your transparency with this review. You and SkillUp are my go-to reviewers but sometimes, I feel like whenever SkillUp gets a bit too friendly with the devs, his judgement call often gets fuzzy. For example: he played it off like Cyberpunk had no game-breaking bugs in his review, only mentioning the sparseness of the map itself. Apart from that, thank you, Karak! =)
Skill up feels more like an essay writer than a critic imo. He has some good ones. But like you said, sometimes he gets too friendly and it might mess with his ability to be objective.
@@derekcampbell4209 Exactly, man. Given how much praise SkillUp constantly gave Digital Extremes in his reviews, he was the one that got me into Warframe. I poured in so many hours into it until giving up on it completely a year later. Considering how long Warframe has been around, I absolutely *abhor* how DE constantly releases buggy updates and *willingly ignores fixing bugs* that have been reported plenty of times over the years. They only care about cosmetic fixes nowadays, it's bullshit.
Great vid, as always, my dude. I always wait to hear your views as our tastes seem to align when it comes to videogames. I'll be making my purchase soon. Cheers!
In this crazy world of biased reviews and inconsistent scores there are some people I still trust if I want an honest review, and you are one of them. Thanks for a good video and keep up the good job!
I actually really respect you not scoring the game, rather just giving us your raw thoughts. A lot of reviewers will want to just give us there headline takeaway, but I got more from your review then say IGN. I actually watched his review like wow they failed, but watching yours I at least left with the feeling of "this could actually be great with a little work, especially considering the 5 year plan." Thank you.
With the respawn system, is the same as the first game? It really killed my enjoyment of it. Either you'd respawn at a nearby safe area and barely lose any progress or you'd be softlocked by the game forcing you to play through story related instances with broken weapons and no medkits. Karak makes it sound like it loads an autosave and resets your progress, which is an improvement in my book, by I haven't been able to find a solid answer in all the footage I've seen.
In ACG we trust! Honestly, I don't always agree with everything ACG concludes but his final conclusion always weighs a lot whether I buy or not. If I am unsure I often try a scene release (or demo if possible) before deciding, and with few exceptions ACG was completely right. Definitely the best game reviewer on RUclips, and honestly, probably the best overall. I just wanted you to know that, ACG. You do excellent work and I wanted to thank you.
Karak, THANK you for realizing/stressing the importance of the co-op. Honestly this looks like Assassins Creed (but 1st person), Chivalry, and a zombies game mixed together. And that sounds 👌 🔥. It's like why play AC when you can get something even better?
Just sucks how you can’t dismember the zombies body parts like DL1 It was a good strategy to chop off arms and have them chase you and not being able to hit you.
THis embargo is a fucking mess man. Just a mess. Anyway. I liked a lot but its got some bugs and sadly the patch to fix coop has still not arrived. So at this time. I am not at all comfortable saying to get it. ERROR - 1080ti is using their internal upscaler or FSR sorry. Thanks to those who keep the channel going with no sponsors and with a huge amount of positive work from all of ya www.patreon.com/AngryCentaurGaming
Oh god man that worries me. Your review was the one I was waiting for so I take this quite seriously. I'd like to hope the Day 1 patch fixes things but that's usually a naive hope these days
I am mostly interested in single player and some coop after beating it. So if they fix even the major issues like falling through the floor, ill be happy.
Thanks for sharing your detailed experience with Dying Light 2 so far Karak! Been spending the better part of about 2 hours reading reviews from sites and such, but I'm glad to finally hear your detailed thoughts on it. Although some say this game getting a 75% on OpenCritic is a deal-breaker for them, I feel like this is something I'm definitely gonna enjoy for the rest of the month (with Sifu too next week) especially because I'm neither a fan of Elden Ring nor considering about getting Horizon Forbidden West. Hope the co-op gets fixed ASAP though because that's one of this game's huge selling point.
I also don't want Elven ring or horizon but what comes out 4 days after this game??....OLLIOLLI WORLD! that's the only other game I'm excited for this month and we get the steam deck feb 25🙌🙌
Anyone else having a problem with very quick stutter with a black screen every now and then on the PS5 version? So far loving it. Thanks for the review Karak!
7:25 the voices and action noises that dont match with the surroundings happened in Dying Light 1 too. Its like ambience that stuff is not just happening to you but the whole area is messed up. Can be misdirecting in the beginning but once you understand what it is then you can ignore it.
No visible zombie damage, lousy gore (expect for blood), no X-ray cams, no guns and a notably worse story…Makes me wish I could re experience the first game again. The only improvement i can see from the first game are that the graphics are amazing but the game itself it poorly optimized so that’s doesn’t really count for a lot IMO
I was expecting at least for them to have some motion sickness options on the console. But just like the first game there’s no way to turn off motion blur, and no FOV settings. Pass.
Motion blur always goes off for me and I don't even get motion sick its just annoying. DL1 had wayyyyy too much motion blur and it made it so nothing was visible if you were moving quickly.
good. less cry babies. also, did you know that theirs a arera thats based off of i am legend movie? oh wait, i bet movies havd motion blur so you dont like movies either
I bought Dying Light 1 Day 1 and recently (3-5 months ago) I decided to buy the Platinum Edition so I could play all the expansions too. Dying Light 2 is looking great imo and they will give updates fixing issues along the way
In the wise words of Bret The Hitman Hart, ACG is “The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be” when it comes to reviews. As a fan and follower, I also appreciated that FightinCowboy shout out. That dude’s Demon’s Souls and Mortal Shell walkthroughs are the truth.
cheers as always karak, good non-review ;).. always appreciate the honesty in all seriousness though. am looking forward to playing it myself, not too fussed about co op personally.
He talks about them quite a bit what are you on about? He even says that they can change anywhere from 25% to 50% of the game. Sounds like you didn't listen.
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I don't always agree with your views because our taste vary slightly but every time I watch your videos I feel like you are being as blunt and honest as possible and I respect that. I trust your reviews more than any other reviewer out there. I hope you never retire!
Ditto. What more could you ask for?
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This is why is still always come here. I tried out Rainbow Six Extraction on Gamepass and have ended up with way more hours logged in it than I thought I ever would! And still I agree with certain criticisms he has of it. He is absolutely a fair reviewer and has my full loyalty whether or not I agree with everything he says. And that is the most important part, ACG feels like he gives his genuine takes but always leaves room for "if this is your style you will like it, but it's not mine". It is so great to have someone that you can come to for the truth in how they feel. And the community that is levelminded tends to fall in with it
Just because he's honest doesn't mean ppl agree 👍
Based on just the single player, Karak saying it would be a "wait for sale" based on 3 bugs (and mediocre story) seems overly harsh.
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6:16 About the instruments, I'm pretty sure the composer said the music was made from instruments made from scrap parts to give it an apocalyptic vibe
Talk about authenticity
Thats a great concept
@@imravegod you sure? cus acg, gman, and skillup, all the most honest reviewers on YT, said they had almost no bugs even worth noting, and agreed they felt the story decisions were good, just the story itself is weak at the end.
Its hardly original though.
@@at1_a Why would a zombie apocalypse render all pre-existing instruments unplayable?
Dude, thanks so much for the shout out! Much appreciated 🙏🏼
This video is a perfect example of why I love the channel. No review for good reasons that most need to know about. A lot of others may tell you that the patch will fix the issues (even though they don't know for sure) and to get it or even to pass on it because of a lack of co-op.
Love the pure honesty you give every game! Whether the game is good or bad, the integrity of the channel is why I always look here first.
I'm compatibility upeset.
I do respect them for stay singelplayer.
Many games do not need co-op.
This its good example of one who do not.
This is the only review channel i watch. He shares his opinion but does it in a way that leaves it open for us to interpret. He gives a broad enough scope of what's going on that you can make a choice.
Yeah Cyberpunk sorted the wheat from the chaff in RUclipsrs who's reviews I trust, a lot I used to trust now I'll still watch them (with a grain of salt) but ACG definitely most trusted even when I don't agree, his opinions still carry weight especially at the moment where I can't buy every game I'd like to
The original Dying Light stumbled somewhat out of the gate as well, then turned into the greatest zombie game out there. One thing I think we can say with a high degree of certainty is that Techland will continue to improve the experience for years to come
We need to stop using that excuses to cope tbh.
I have lost track how many time i heard "oh yea, the previous game used to be really bad until X years later it's became a masterpiece". The most recent one is Cyberpunk 2077, people defend its a lot by saying the witcher 3 used to be so buggy at launch, then they fixed it and its become masterpiece bla bla...
@@beaver_eater2447 thats because its unfortunate but its the truth. Skyrim is the best example. Highly regarded as one of the best games of all time and it was almost unplayable at launch.
@apexmoto Techland said they will support the game with regular updates for 5 years😃 now let’s hope those updates don’t bring other bugs into the mix🙄
@@beaver_eater2447 I see your point, that’s just because people been used to games always needing patches now. But as long as the devs fix the bugs and make it work as best as possible for the players i’m happy. But I get your point, you can not call every game in the book a masterpiece, but it’s nice to see some devs not giving up to finally make it right, through updates.
@@beaver_eater2447 that excuse is fine for dying light though, techland put 6 years worth of updates and additions to the first game so logic dictates the second game will have over 5 years of new additions and updates
The difference is games like cod or bigger companies that have released yearly which limits their time and effort with older releases, while techland is so small they can go years between releases meaning all their focus is on DL2
Can't wait for the Walking the Walk. That series always has me going back to games to better appreciate them
Remember, my friends:
Never.
Preorder.
Games.
Having said that however, I have complete faith that Techland will have this up to speed before long so, thanks for the great review, Karak. Cheers.
Agreed. The only videos of that length that I care to watch on RUclips
If you have to be told how to appreciate a game you've already played then you should probably take up another hobby.
I believe that "Walking the Walk" might be a rooftop to Rooftop
@Sandor Clegane I think what they meant was they have a newfound appreciation of the game because they may have missed some things before when they played.
Seems like story/choices and bugs are the biggest complaints so far,.. I’m sure the game as a whole will be decently received… as long as the gameplay is good then I’ll be fine.. I wasn’t expecting this game to have an award winning story or nail every single facet they tried to implement lol, but hopefully the day one patch gets rid some of its current fixable issues. the first game had a similar start and reviews but that didn’t stop it from being one of the best zombie games ever!
Weren’t the choices the main thing they hyped up?
@@NotCharAznable yeah, lets see how these goes tomorrow, but the Gameplay/sandbox is what i was always waiting for
We should probably keep our expectations low on its story so we don't get disappointed, that being said co-op with friends should be a blast
Yeah but if you don’t have a good story to tell then why tell any story it shouldn’t have been forced onto us. They should start embracing what they are good at and keep the story lore based or something not so much cringe dialogue and facial animations
@@NotCharAznable It's pretty much all the talked about so for the choices to meaningless is a huge let down and the voice acting is well just have a listen lol.
Your channel is the only one I trust in terms of non-biased reviews. Good stuff!
@@irish7460 skill up and acg are the dynamic duo.
Gameranx before you buy is also good and honest
Don’t forget the goat: GWC
Gman the best. And Gameranx.
@@veldarin good ol' Jake
ACG is literally the only reviewer I trust now to buy games. Keep up the good work my man!
Facts bro!
Yeah seriously. He’s the only goddamn one that I care to watch.
Same!
no, trust your eyes watching games played yourself after they have a full release to actually know
@@Charok1 exactly
Love the Fightincowboy shoutout!!!! Watch you both regularly. You’re the best for reviews, Cowboy the best for detailed walkthroughs.
Coop is not a very big factor for me since i had already beaten dying light 1 twice in solo before even one friend got the game
Thanks for the vid dood!!
I frickin luv ur total transparency!!
Never any BS from u & therefore NEVER any worries about u takin a "bung" from devs!!!
Im gonna wait now till i purchase this, summat iwas NOT expecting!!!
Thanks again m8 :)
No mention of them sneaking Denuvo in and not disclosing it on the Steam storefront until they got caught just recently?
The Last True Video Game Journalist does it again (Still working on the movie title for you)! Seriously ACG your commitment to staying true on your values is the reason why I stay and watch reviews on games that I am not even interested in.
always love checking your reviews out really helps me figure out if a game is worth my money and time
it's not
I love how you tell it like it is. I love your honesty. I always trust your word and it has yet to let me down. Never change.
Sounds like a game I will pick up in 6-12 months to play a better version than the one we get at release. Have had enough of playing games with bugs.
Miss the days where we payed for a game once & it came without bugs. Too bad that’s too much to ask for these days
@@MR.__G Elden Ring
@@MMACinephile how is that game ?
@@MR.__G The Network Test was great. I experienced no bugs or glitches whatsoever. I only had 2 complaints overall. My issues were the overpowered magic and the lack of challenge in dungeon boss fights. PvP and coop was still the best it's ever been despite the OP magic. I believe the magic and dungeon bosses will be balanced accordingly by launch, but even if they aren't, this is the most fun I've had in a FromSoftware game. I didn't care too much about the horse combat however, the addition of the horse is adequate. I have no worries about the enemy variety or open world quality. The sense of progression is tried and true. Bloodborne was a nearly perfect 10/10 experience for me and I have no doubts Elden Ring will be on that level, even more so. It's funny because I never really loved Dark Souls 1-3. It was pure addiction for me in the Network Test and I'm incredibly impatient now that I can't play it. From my experience, this will be the most forgiving FromSoftware game. Overall, I haven't been this confident in a game since Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2. Elden Ring and God of War: Ragnarok are games I'd bet on to be top tier all around and frontrunners for Game of the Year, although that last part doesn't matter to me.
@@MMACinephile it had some bugs. Thr hitbox of certain enemies were really big and sometimes you get one shot by a normal enemy.
I love when you shout-out fighting cowboy. You two have always reminded me of one another and I have a deep appreciate for the both of you. Really awesome dudes putting out quality content in a humble but praise worthy fashion. Endless love and blessings to you and Cowboy as well.
My absolute most trusted and favorite reviewer. You've never led me astray and what you've described is always exactly what I've gotten from dozens and dozens of different games. From your description of this game and given the company's proven track record of support for the first game, I feel very comfortable in completing my pre-order for this game.
I look forward to hearing from you several times this month. Hopefully you'll also be reviewing Sifu, Horizon, and Elden Ring. Can't wait for either of them.
It was already a buy for me based on the first game and the Following DLC! I predownload this game on the PS5...FACTZ.
@@supertrendymoneymaker0722 Yea. I like to collect physical copies and get the collector's editions if I can. Whether I keep my pre-orders on games that aren't exclusives always rests solely on ACG's reviews because I agree with him on just about 99% of all the things he likes and dislikes. I've got the collector's edition of this, Elden Ring, and Horizon all pre-ordered. Now I can't wait. I love steelbooks.
The reason I keep Sony exclusives anyway, regardless of reviews, is because they haven't disappointed me in over 10 years. Seriously, think about Sony's run of Exclusives since 2013 and name me an objectively bad game.
@@supertrendymoneymaker0722 why did you write FACTZ as if anyone who read this thought "nah this man is cappin" ? 😭😭
The music is one of the things I remember most about the first one - really glad that they nailed it with the second too!
Been waiting for this review! Thanks!
Thank you for the years of hard work and quality content
Always look forward to your review I will be waiting on this one
The only trusted channel I come to get honest & blunt reviews on videogames which is refreshing especially which is rare nowadays. Even games I’m not plan on getting I watch anyways and enjoy your takes on games. Looking forward to Forbidden West & Elden Rings reviews. Those are definitely day one purchase for me.
Going out of your way to blur mission objectives to avoid potential spoilers? Damn, I appreciate the attention to detail
I love that you pick up on little things like static background sound. It’s something I wouldn’t think of, but which definitely affects the overall fun factor
I’m loving the game, I don’t give af if others don’t , I play for my enjoyment, not others
Still no need to be so defensive or aggressive and completely dismissive of opinions different from yours but hey you do you. Writing and story was trash so were most characters. Still fun drop kicking zombies off rooftops though.
been looking for this all afternoon...one of the few I trust.
Same
Same
double the sandbox mechanics from crafting, PRG, combat, and then environmental storytelling, random encounters, that filled the amount of activities that keeps the world thriving, and now dynamic writing or dynamic quests, a great example of a sequel by improving the previous and adding a new one. hoping for arena mode and new game+ with increased level cap.
They should add legend levels to dl2
And maybe fix the resolution and fps
@@philipg1721 yea heard they added denuvo 2 days before releasing the game, so maybe that's why it's tanking the performance.
Yea I think the game is going to be another masterpiece look at gameinformers review they gave the game a 9.5 now and this generation people complain about anything. I don't expect a great story anyway on DL1 the story was not praised in reviews neither.
@@GodFist215 Everyone else has been giving 7's. Masterpiece is quite the stretch
Hey AC, I'm a long time subscriber and just wanted to congratulate you on hacing 764k subscribers, that's crazy man! Last time I checked you had 50k or something. Keep up the good work brother
Since I generally don't care much for multiplayer, I think that in its current state the game seems to be quite good. I already preordered and preloaded the game on steam. Just 1 more day to go. I really enjoyed the first game, and to be honest I never realized that people felt that the story was bad. I just enjoyed the gameplay so much that I didn't care about the story. It is by far the best zombie game I have played, and from the looks of it, Dying light 2 will be even better.
People complaining about the bland character made me thought who are good first person protagonists? I mean you have iconic characters that don't talk like Gordon or the Slayer, but in a game where choice matters or at least are made and you somehow are part of the main character's development, that's not essentially a bad thing but it does leave the character empty since you're the crutch that develops the character. Therefore, I guess that's to be expected?
@@a.trance6997 Good fps mcs: master chief, V, basically all of the time splitter cast, Duke, Wang, and I guess not alot of people really love bullet storm but Grayson Hunt is dope.
@@a.trance6997 V from cyberpunk is a fantastic mc though that game has a phenomenal story to go with it so idk
@@a.trance6997 Mason!! What are the numbers!
Stop preordering games you goddamn ticks. You are sucking the life out of every franchise with this mindless practice of paying for something you have no idea how its gonna come out.
Amazing video! I appreciate you blurring out subtitles and mission objectives to avoid spoilers!
Been looking forward to this all day. Been here since BF1. Keep up the great work.
Hey man always happy to see your work and hear your point of view keep up the amazing work!🙏🏻🙏🏻
Always the one and only place I go to get my reviews. Already have the game but will always watch a video from ACG!
My go to review channel. The absolute best around! Thank you again ACG
My favorite part of this games audio is when it transitions to day and night. The ambience of it is really neat. You can hear the survivors waking up with chickens and telling everyone to get their asses up. You can hear the creatures from the night run back to their hiding spaces. It begs the question of who really owns the space youre in
Oh does it? Does it beg the question?
@@dr.loomis4221 i dont even remember writing this but i was probably really high
@@Malignantt1 Should be “raises” the question. “Question begging” is when you assume your conclusion in the premise of your argument.
@@Sphyraminx I'm happy someone understands the difference. It really has been a decade or so since I've ever noticed anyone else point this out
Love the review man, keep ‘em coming.
I’m not worried. The first one was released to “meh” reviews, but then was heralded as an amazing addition to the genre. Multiplayer looks amazing to tromp around with my friends exploring and laughing.
@@imravegod is it that bad? Eek!
Man its cool that you pay respect to other youtubers within your vids. I agree Fighting cowboy is pretty awesome and his videos are always entertaining. You're still my go to over all though. Thanks for sharing.
I think people have forgotten that story in a game doesn't need to be grrm levels of complex and award winning, story can also be there just for the sake of it like in doom.
Yep. It's like people who claim Monster Hunter needs a better story.
Why?
The story exists as nothing more than a thin veil as to why you're hunting monsters, and matters the first 10 hours of most people's 150+ hours playthrough.
No different than the poor, welfare gamers who think that every game should be 1000hrs since they can only afford a couple of games a year..Yet their entitlement dictates that they should be able to play every game the instant they want as if gaming is a need in life rather than the reality where gaming is a want.....
The realest reviewer out here! Keep it up brother!
Your honesty is always so welcomed and thats why your the best reviewer there is thanks for always staying true to your principals and as always a joy to watch these videos. Its 12.30 am here in Ireland and that womb joke almost made me wake the whole house laughing 😅
The quick RUclipsr suggestion segment is a really nice touch
So a Day 1 patch that’s supposed to fix 1,000 bugs? Imagine not having internet for awhile
Too bad man thats the future of games so many have a day 1 patch
@@shinren_ Future? That’s been the present norm for awhile now
@@Death_MTL_Dude exactly. A select group of youtubers and a dev/game test team can only do so much. It really comes down to the millions of consumers with wildly different experiences to bring up the many small issues any one game could have.
@@Death_MTL_Dude that's kind of why I don't see the point of "review" videos before a game comes out. Let it simmer for a few days or maybe weeks and then see how it looks. A day 1 patch could do a surprising amount when the tech team knows what to look for.
Awesome stuff man - your videos are TOP notch, always great, thanks for being forthright about all these pros/cons.
This sounds about as I figured. I really liked the first game, and I know Techland puts a lot of heart in their games. I played Dying Light later after most of the original bugs and glitches were patched and I still ended up having some game breakers. I will probably hold for a few months before scooping this one up and give it a chance to marinate a little. Looking forward to it though!
"and I still ended up having some game breakers." - that's why you need to manually make back-ups of your save file at regular intervals
I have watched some people who have no bugs it's weird
@@gamesmaster1060 yeah I've just finished dying light again and got no game breaking bugs
@@imravegod Combat is great. Where did you get this insane idea? It's literally 1 of the best things about this game :D
@@imravegod What in the absolute fuk...lmao
“Human wheelie up that b***h” 🤣. 9:03
For me, if the game is not finished at its launch, or has game breaking bugs, it is an automatic wait for a sale. It's not on you ACG to cover for devs who cant have the game be launched on the launch day.
This is the perfect holiday 50% off game
Waitting for a perfect game eh? Good for you having that much free time.
@@mohdsarul1530 if you are a pc gamer, and want to save monec, you already wait 6months for the prices to droplile a rock
@@allenqueen yeah sadly i dont have that much free time anymore. Trying to fit every plan every vacation, appointment, heck even meeting with parents is kind of a chores into a schedule have pointed out you have soo little time to spend for your hobby. If that hobby is too expensive for you i suggest finding new one before its too late. And you dont know when you will suddenly died. So yeah... Lucky for us to still survive.
If the post launch support of DL1 is to be expected for DL2 aswell, we are in for a ride! The world and the parkour alone look so amazing!
after watching this, im really happy to have pre-order it! looks so fun!
Those charcoal covered zombies are like the rams of Dead Island, they sprint straight into you!😯
As always, best reviews out there. I've seen some polarized reviews so far, but I know I could count on your review on this game. Thanks.
I'm very happy you finally landed a sponsorship deal with Mr. Nobody.
Man is so iconic they even got Alan Tudyk to play him in a tv show!
Your quality of reviews are in its own tier.
Sadly Cowboy isn't doing a traditional walk-through with this one he's doing streams but I always appreciate Karak spreading the word of other youtubers before even promoting himself, the best.
I assume he will still be talking about builds anyway though. he can't help himself lol
There was so many red flags during development of this game. Was hoping they would beat that though and be unbelievable. Cheers for the review
@@nichenetwork9817 solo is better
Thnx so much I always look for your opinon on these kind of games as you always give me the most useful info tnx again mate keep the videos coming
What a fantastic review. Literally incredible.
I just got the 1st Dying Light on PC. Guess it'll keep me busy until the 2nd one is patched and ready. Thanks for the pre-review!
Good enough for me, man. I'm only playing single player anyways and Dying Light is one of my favorite games. Hopefully the day 1 patch fixes some of the stuff you mentioned. I'd also like to see better resolution / optimization eventually, like 1440p 60 FPS for performance mode on the Series X. A fast action 1st person game like this truly benefits from 60 FPS so I won't play any other mode, personally, and 1080p is a bit of a letdown. Still getting it though!
Yeah thats keeping me from buying it just too use to the higher fps
What are you talking about?,I play this on 4k native at 120fps on my series X.Of course my monitor costs me around 1.500€ (a 38gl950g-Nano IPS,LG) but if you want results you have to drop bills baby,you can't expect 4 k at 60+fps on a normal 300€ "4k" TV,it's absurd.
@@ADISTOD3MUS proof please no body is getting 120
@@ADISTOD3MUS Dying Light 2 for the Series X, performance mode, is 60 FPS 1080p. This is fact. Look it up yourself. 4k 120 FPS? Lol what?
Acg is the only reviewer who is worth listening to by far! No other person comes close!
I wholeheartedly respect and appreciate your transparency with this review. You and SkillUp are my go-to reviewers but sometimes, I feel like whenever SkillUp gets a bit too friendly with the devs, his judgement call often gets fuzzy.
For example: he played it off like Cyberpunk had no game-breaking bugs in his review, only mentioning the sparseness of the map itself.
Apart from that, thank you, Karak! =)
Skill up feels more like an essay writer than a critic imo. He has some good ones. But like you said, sometimes he gets too friendly and it might mess with his ability to be objective.
@@derekcampbell4209 Exactly, man. Given how much praise SkillUp constantly gave Digital Extremes in his reviews, he was the one that got me into Warframe. I poured in so many hours into it until giving up on it completely a year later. Considering how long Warframe has been around, I absolutely *abhor* how DE constantly releases buggy updates and *willingly ignores fixing bugs* that have been reported plenty of times over the years. They only care about cosmetic fixes nowadays, it's bullshit.
Great vid, as always, my dude. I always wait to hear your views as our tastes seem to align when it comes to videogames. I'll be making my purchase soon. Cheers!
Your respect toward gamers, game developers, and the games themselves is a standard that many would benefit to learn from.
In this crazy world of biased reviews and inconsistent scores there are some people I still trust if I want an honest review, and you are one of them. Thanks for a good video and keep up the good job!
I'm gonna do for this just like I did for the first Dying Light, wait years later and buy the complete edition.
I actually really respect you not scoring the game, rather just giving us your raw thoughts. A lot of reviewers will want to just give us there headline takeaway, but I got more from your review then say IGN. I actually watched his review like wow they failed, but watching yours I at least left with the feeling of "this could actually be great with a little work, especially considering the 5 year plan." Thank you.
Thanks for the review. Also, huge shoutout to Bad Seed Tech!
I am always coming here to check new games thanks dude!
With the respawn system, is the same as the first game? It really killed my enjoyment of it. Either you'd respawn at a nearby safe area and barely lose any progress or you'd be softlocked by the game forcing you to play through story related instances with broken weapons and no medkits. Karak makes it sound like it loads an autosave and resets your progress, which is an improvement in my book, by I haven't been able to find a solid answer in all the footage I've seen.
Okay something that's killing me is the fact that there are trees growing on the roof tops. How??
In ACG we trust! Honestly, I don't always agree with everything ACG concludes but his final conclusion always weighs a lot whether I buy or not. If I am unsure I often try a scene release (or demo if possible) before deciding, and with few exceptions ACG was completely right.
Definitely the best game reviewer on RUclips, and honestly, probably the best overall. I just wanted you to know that, ACG. You do excellent work and I wanted to thank you.
Karak, THANK you for realizing/stressing the importance of the co-op. Honestly this looks like Assassins Creed (but 1st person), Chivalry, and a zombies game mixed together. And that sounds 👌 🔥. It's like why play AC when you can get something even better?
Just sucks how you can’t dismember the zombies body parts like DL1
It was a good strategy to chop off arms and have them chase you and not being able to hit you.
Combat was a big let down to me in this game.
0:18 How do you do all this without sponsorships?
THis embargo is a fucking mess man. Just a mess. Anyway. I liked a lot but its got some bugs and sadly the patch to fix coop has still not arrived.
So at this time. I am not at all comfortable saying to get it.
ERROR - 1080ti is using their internal upscaler or FSR sorry.
Thanks to those who keep the channel going with no sponsors and with a huge amount of positive work from all of ya
www.patreon.com/AngryCentaurGaming
Oh god man that worries me. Your review was the one I was waiting for so I take this quite seriously. I'd like to hope the Day 1 patch fixes things but that's usually a naive hope these days
I am mostly interested in single player and some coop after beating it.
So if they fix even the major issues like falling through the floor, ill be happy.
Always appreciate your view and honesty!
Can’t wait to buy this in May for $20
The only reviewer I wait for and trust!
Thanks for sharing your detailed experience with Dying Light 2 so far Karak! Been spending the better part of about 2 hours reading reviews from sites and such, but I'm glad to finally hear your detailed thoughts on it. Although some say this game getting a 75% on OpenCritic is a deal-breaker for them, I feel like this is something I'm definitely gonna enjoy for the rest of the month (with Sifu too next week) especially because I'm neither a fan of Elden Ring nor considering about getting Horizon Forbidden West. Hope the co-op gets fixed ASAP though because that's one of this game's huge selling point.
Same boat
@@joseph2000117 see you in The City then :D
Horizon is going to be the best ps5 game for a while
@@vatossureno till ragnarock then marvel spiderman 2
I also don't want Elven ring or horizon but what comes out 4 days after this game??....OLLIOLLI WORLD! that's the only other game I'm excited for this month and we get the steam deck feb 25🙌🙌
Anyone else having a problem with very quick stutter with a black screen every now and then on the PS5 version? So far loving it. Thanks for the review Karak!
Oh look, PC version with denuvo has performance issues. 3090 struggling to run 60 fps, I totally didnt see that coming.
You and gameranx are my go to's when I'm debating whether to make a purchase or not.
Great review appreciate the honesty about not given a score from what I have seen so far it's a buy for me DL1 is my most played steam game.
Liked your no BS review. subbed
I'll take the chance on this, Far Cry 6 with co op had similar bugs but it was an absolute blast. Great review!
7:25 the voices and action noises that dont match with the surroundings happened in Dying Light 1 too. Its like ambience that stuff is not just happening to you but the whole area is messed up. Can be misdirecting in the beginning but once you understand what it is then you can ignore it.
No visible zombie damage, lousy gore (expect for blood), no X-ray cams, no guns and a notably worse story…Makes me wish I could re experience the first game again. The only improvement i can see from the first game are that the graphics are amazing but the game itself it poorly optimized so that’s doesn’t really count for a lot IMO
You mentioned options for the head bobbing and motion sickness, but my friend hasn't seen any options for that.
I was expecting at least for them to have some motion sickness options on the console. But just like the first game there’s no way to turn off motion blur, and no FOV settings. Pass.
Motion blur always goes off for me and I don't even get motion sick its just annoying. DL1 had wayyyyy too much motion blur and it made it so nothing was visible if you were moving quickly.
good. less cry babies. also, did you know that theirs a arera thats based off of i am legend movie? oh wait, i bet movies havd motion blur so you dont like movies either
@@youtubeisracistx Your grammar is almost as strange as the way you think.
@@77jamess could careless about grammer
@@youtubeisracistx Careless indeed.
I bought Dying Light 1 Day 1 and recently (3-5 months ago) I decided to buy the Platinum Edition so I could play all the expansions too. Dying Light 2 is looking great imo and they will give updates fixing issues along the way
In the wise words of Bret The Hitman Hart, ACG is “The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be” when it comes to reviews. As a fan and follower, I also appreciated that FightinCowboy shout out. That dude’s Demon’s Souls and Mortal Shell walkthroughs are the truth.
Great Review dude congrats!
I might actually get this, my one major gripe with Dying Light 1 was that the railroaded story.
@@imravegod Fucking cringe.
This looks just as average/boring, as the first one.
@@Jason_Van_Stone real life and enjoying nature is better than commenting bs on youtube
@@youtubeisracistx I agree. What's your point? Lmfao.
cheers as always karak, good non-review ;).. always appreciate the honesty in all seriousness though. am looking forward to playing it myself, not too fussed about co op personally.
The reviews for DL2 have convinced me to finally play DL1 ($15 for the Platinum edition).
I don't know where you live but the plat edition is 49.99 usd. Now the enhanced edition is 11.99
AgentDubZero_0 It’s $15 USD on Xbox download.
@@agentdubzero_0784 it's probably on sale
@@agentdubzero_0784 it was $15 last week for platinum edition totally worth it
Love your reviews, and thanks for keeping it real
I wish you talked a bit more about the choices in the game. I still don't know if they actually matter and have long lasting consequences in the story
They do matter
8:22 is where he explains. It does matter.
They better matter. We don’t need another Cyberpunk.
He talks about them quite a bit what are you on about? He even says that they can change anywhere from 25% to 50% of the game. Sounds like you didn't listen.
i know it is possible,but is it 'possible' to play without some huds elements