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Dying Light 2: Stay Human Review: ‘A far cry from zombie greatness’

By Mack Ashworth

DYING LIGHT 2: STAY HUMAN REVIEW FOR PC, PS5, PS4, XBOX SERIES X|S, XBOX ONE, AND NINTENDO SWITCH.

Dying Light 2: Stay Human is finally here after a tumultuous development period. Looking past the pre-launch drama to the game itself, does this follow-up to 2015’s parkour-fuelled zombie survival title do enough to push the series forward in terms of story and gameplay,…

  • Better characters than the first, though that isn't saying a lot.
  • 60 FPS on PS5 is wonderfully fluid.
  • Fun, brutal combat has been made even better.
  • Traversal is great when it works (and when movement upgrades are eventually unlocked).
  • Encourages nighttime play and rewards the brave.
  • Up to four players can enjoy co-op together...
  • ... but missions aren't built with multiple players in mind.
  • Many bugs still need squashing.
  • An ultimately weak story with largely poor dialogue.
  • "Good" faction is boring and cliche.
  • Cool stuff is withheld for too long.
  • Lootable bodies that have nothing on them?!

7

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