Dying Light Critique - Nearly Phenomenal

My in-depth look at the first Dying Light. Dying Light is an open-world zombie survival horror game developed by Techland. What began as a successor to Dead Island turned into something far more ambitious during the early stages of development. Dying Light, to me, is a nearly phenomenal game.
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0:00:00 Attention Grabber
0:00:47 Intro
0:03:10 Immersive
0:06:04 Visuals/Sound Design/Setting
0:12:33 Parkour/Safe Zones/HUD
0:21:19 Doors
0:24:14 Traps
0:28:09 Looting/Inventory/Difficulties/Crafting
0:33:16 Looting/Weapons/Scaling/lockpicking
0:39:08 Combat/Weapons/Equipment
0:44:02 Progression/Shops
0:46:20 Leveling/Skill Tree
0:53:48 Enemy Design/Online Invasions
1:05:22 Never Ending First Days/Open-World Start
1:08:35 Airdrops
1:12:02 Biggest Disappointment in the Game
1:20:21 Open-World Quests/Content
1:27:35 Side-Quests
1:43:08 DLC - Bozak/Prison/Hellraid
1:49:16 Story
2:08:37 DLC - The Following
2:28:42 Conclusion
2:30:30 Outro
#DyingLight

[@Dorkaxe]

I have no idea why, but the cutscenes in the game ended up looking like shit, frame dips and quality dropping significantly. I don't remember that happening when playing, only watching the recording, so I don't know what happened. Sorry if it annoys anybody I suppose. Also, SPOILER DOWN BELOW I should have put text on screen at 1:59:08, but yes, Rais wasn't lying, the GRE were trying to weaponize the virus, I just meant he could have easily been lying to Crane when he said it. Support me on patreon and follow me on twitter, especially if you want updates to the channel and maybe want to participate in any polls I run for the future. www.patreon.com/dorkaxe twitter.com/darkaxe54

[@HughJassole420]

Hey, how the heck do you only have 14k subs? I was expecting to see at least a million. I sincerely hope you reach far past 1 million buddy your content is absolutely amazing and entertaining. This might be a very biased opinion of mine because this is exactly what I like to listen to while I'm at work but your narration is great and your in depth analysis of the games is spot on. Keep up the good work you have my support!

[@natejennings5884]

I own Dying Light The Following Enhanced Edition from gog. It's good points are incredible, which makes its shortcomings really stick out. All-in-all though, Dying Light is far more good than bad and does some really cool things in the zombie game genre NO other game in said genre comes close to doing.

[@DarthWhiteboy]

for calling the game ‘nearly phenomenal’ i have heard you say two good things about the game and im like halfway through

[@ppgod6989]

​@@DarthWhiteboytough love lol

[@tk-oe8jy]

😊😊😊

[@colonel1003]

1:58:20 Roger Craig Smith has the most sarcastic voice I’ve ever heard and the writers knew this which is probably why most of Crane’s lines are either sarcastic or snarky. I honestly expected him to say “well he’s dead” after he snapped Rahim’s neck but my God, I got the best cutscene in the game instead.

[@SIGNOR-G]

It was such an unexpected moment but full of pathos none the less. From that cutscene onward i started caring for the plot.

[@colonel1003]

@marshlindsey2763 yeah, every time I hear some random one off character in Regular Show, I think of Kyle Crane

[@Darkko88]

I hate his voice acting in this game, every line sounds phoned in

[@owenpolanich1462]

@@colonel1003lmaoo same i love hearing him in regular show and being like holy fuck its kyle crane

[@sharkapuppet]

I had no idea it was Roger but he sounded familiar and he made crane likable even though crane himself is kind of generic main character

[@idglet9565]

The entire section on doors is a perfect microcosm of every developer's cosmic struggle with the believable and seamless construction and implementation of doors.

[@IloveNBA334]

Nice rain world

[@audiosurfarchive]

It's basically impossible if you harp on it, but I feel Dork was being a bit picky and using DR1 as a POV to this game a lot as.. well they both have zombies(?). It's a bit unfounded but he still strongly recommends the game. An insane deal with The Following. Great time.

[@Civlover10]

Alfies second quest searchlights actually puts new light traps around the Tower. The Gardening book has a farm started on the roof of the tower.

[@arlo4639]

wish there were more side quests that added cool little details and features like that. Like imagine you could turn the tower into this absolute fortress lol

[@Vaguer_Weevil]

Most, if not all, side quests add a piece of memorabilia to Crane's room in The Tower, like finding the crayons for the kids adds a drawing made in crayon on the wall of Crane's room depicting Crane as The Tower's superhero. If you've finished all the side quests, go take a look and you'll find the once empty room overflowing with trinkets.

[@IlMemetor72]

The problem with those search lights is that theyre literally outside when you're so close to entering the tower - why do that when you can just run inside.

[@combinecommando001]

The point was to add an even greater safety circle around the grounds of the tower, but unfirtunately as you said, it falls very short

[@Largentina.]

My favorite videogame ever made, along with Risk Of Rain 2. I seem to love co-op games with tons of mobility options and interesting ways of using time/difficulty.

[@boscobiggs3429]

It’s such a good game. I loved the combat system and how they didn’t hold back at all on the gore. The parkour system is the best I’ve played and the atmosphere is incredible. I love this game and am saving up to get the second game soon. Only thing I wanted more of is a new Bow. Like the bozak bow is nice but it’s locked behind a difficult challenge.

[@budlikycz2445]

@@boscobiggs3429 you might wanna wait up with the second game :) and check up some reviews and vids

[@miketexas4549]

Game is an absolute masterpiece. So many 9+ games out there, but Dying Light is the only game in existence I give a 10/10 to.

[@LuckerStomp]

​@@miketexas4549 You're the only one.

[@miketexas4549]

@@LuckerStomp Nah not really

[@disbot3482]

The last event for dying light actually gives a explanation to what happened to the tower as after a while when crane didn't make contact or arrive, they decided to leave Harran somehow.

[@LunaPPK]

so a hand wave?

[@thegifting267]

1:54:00 We keep one thing of antizin, but i’m pretty sure it’s completely forgotten by the storytellers. The one antizin we got could’ve been used on Jade or her brother to stop them from turning, which kind of ruins the moment of them dying.

[@Getyoinkedyeah]

It probably was forgotten but it also could have been taken away in the pit or the museum

[@TwoBs]

Yea, I wondered about that as he was directed by the GRE to specifically keep one vial for himself as they knew he had been bitten. It was a pretty big piece of the plot for them to just casually ignore later in the story. I don’t think it was forgotten on purpose to hand-wave it away or anything, though. Concerning Rahim (Jade’s brother), though … he simply couldn’t have been able to give Rahim any because he had no idea he was even bitten until _after_ coming back from blowing up the volatile hive and seeing he had turned. Before that, Rahim played it off as if he got hurt by one of Rias’ men and left it at that, and Crane wasn’t really given any other reason to believe otherwise. Hence why Crane was so pissed when he had to put him down by calling him a stupid fcking kid - not only did he do something Crane specifically didn’t want him doing, especially on his own, he was annoyed that he didn’t say anything about being bit. Rahim was more concerned about dealing with the volatile hive than being concerned with his own life, and he knew if he told Crane, then Crane would be more concerned about him and the hive wouldn’t have been taken care of in the way they planned. As for the vial itself, my own personal theory is that it was taken away at the museum when he has his seizures from the infection setting in (as they had been progressing more and more throughout other missions up to that point). All his items were taken away, and he wakes up to learn about Jade. The vial he had could very well have been the one that was thrown to him when he was told to make the choice to give it to himself or Jade, because it seems like something Rais would do - find Antizin in his stash and force a choice on Crane, something he’s tried to make him do since the beginning: make a choice for himself. Jade does it for him in the end. Of course, that’s just my own take on the matter when trying to make sense of it all.

[@thegifting267]

​@@TwoBs That could explain the Museum, but the issue with that is there’s countless times where having the vile should’ve been mentioned. Basically you would think the idea of using the vile would pop in to Crane’s head at some points throughout the story. Anyhow your explanation for Rahim makes sense to why Crane wouldn’t be able to use the antizin on him. I will say though that Rahim‘s intelligence went to zero just so we could get the drama surrounding his death. The Volatile Hive didn’t have any impact on the world, was enclosed, not to mention there was no real reason to worry about the hive as much as Rahim did. No other characters cared about the hive or made it seem as if it was a problem that needed dealt with immediately.

[@knotvocalcovers5436]

I also hate that he only takes ONE, like he could've easily fit at least a crate full in his pockets and then burn the rest to still lure Rais out but no. I get he was supposed to be selfish at the beginning but he needs it too soooo??

[@harryevans4994]

No one analyses games like you do, never stop and I can't wait for Battlefront 2 :D

[@thelistener1252]

The salt factory is very similar

[@jessebolton2668]

Yo salt Factory is the same if not better (in my personal opinion)

[@MathHomework.]

White light.

[@frostsoul4199]

would recommend Noah-Caldwell Gervais. he's got a very similar style.

[@Bishop2155]

Bros never watched anyone else I see lmao

[@TheFawse]

The best thing about Dying Light, more than the amazing parkour system, weighty, realistic combat, genuine anxiety about nighttime, or great voice acting, is the atmosphere. The sound design, environmental design, contrast between day and night, and just the general look and feel of this game is unmatched to this day. I haven’t played DL2 yet (just bought it, a friend and I are wrapping up our playthrough in the Following right now and then we will), but the thing I already mourn the most is the loss of the gritty, apocalyptic vibe of the original

[@xeno1019]

I’ve sunk so many of my hours into dying light from 2015 to now. I’ll never forget the fun and memories this game brought me, it shall go down in gaming history as a damn near masterpiece of a zombie game

[@Sonikks]

Absolutely exceptional video dude. I watched it three parts. This is one of my all-time favourite games as it was one of the first games I bought for my PS4. I was a little disappointed with it at first but over time, I began to just really enjoy the parkour gameplay. Eventually I returned to the story aspects and as you mentioned it not being great, I did find myself attached to Jade over time. I've played it through and 100% completed three times now. I might see how it performs on the PS5 though I'm getting Dying Light 2 soon enough. PS - I genuinely didn't know the posters could be used for fast travel until watching this video LOL

[@Dorkaxe]

Thanks for the kind words! I wont lie, there definitely is a part of me that wants to play it again, I just dont want to suffer through the story quests. I hated those so much. The school one was okay I guess. I'm not surprised you didn't know about the fast travel, the game doesn't even bother telling you about it and it doesn't look any different from other posters. Super weird.

[@STAXXX313]

The biggest problem is they expected to be a mixture of Andrew Ryan and Vaas but they failed miserably.

[@HueyTheDoctor]

Not a single aspect of this game "fails miserably."

[@krwalks1700]

I definitely feel like Rais’s whole shtick was to have meta commentary about how players control these characters, or something along those lines. but the lines just don’t feel like they add any weight to them and the whole thing just falls flat lol

[@brandonmurray6779]

that’s excessive but i agree he was a generic vaas

[@LakevusParadice]

@@HueyTheDoctorfucckkk offff. The story of this game is ass and the characters are the worst most unmemorable people I’ve ever met and crane is the most garbage of the bunch. Maybe. Maybe the parkour is cool. But I think it trivializes the entire game to the point it feels hilarious to be in this apocalypse vs horrifying.

[@asdfghjkllkjhgfdsa8725]

​@@HueyTheDoctormany aspects of this game fail miserably... dying light is mediocre.

[@paytonsurber8272]

The lock picking mini game is easier than you might think. There is a sound cue like a click every time you put pressure on the lock with the pick out of position. The lockpick health drains faster the longer you try and rotate this. However, lockpick health can be completely reset by just exiting the lock and then picking it again. Also you can just spam rotate until the clicking sound stops. Now you can get through the entire game with one lockpick.

[@DrewDoodle]

Also the transition around 11:30 was smooth

[@Dorkaxe]

Ayyy thanks buddy. Thankfully the animations are 1:1 for a chest/airdrop so it happened to work out.

[@Auggierem]

The complaint about doors being broken in having the same sound, has actually been scientifically proven, they all make the same noise when broken inward, even in real life! And the official average noise pattern is "Boom, Te-clack, Cling, Cling." Doors broken outward have a variety of different sounds due to the uncountable amount of unique doors and outside environment! 👍

[@Homiecheese227]

One of my favorite things about this game is how it feels so responsive like when I hit a zombie, you, your character and the zombie react in a way that feels like you actually hit a zombie.

[@beansfebreeze]

Quick tip: goons and demolishers go down very quickly and very quietly to bow/crossbow headshots if you don't feel like slogging through melee or making an absolute ton of noise

[@manboy4720]

the good ol' 'shoot them in the face until they die' method. works on the majority of mammal species.

[@wtfimcrying]

@@manboy4720 attracts enemies tho

[@Spartan-hu2go]

I usually just shoot the goons in the head. Most enemies are so fucking annoying to deal with early game that I don’t even face goons or human enemies till I get a gun.

[@kakyointhemilfhunter4273]

Mid-endgame was pretty much exclusively using the ranger bow then switching to a crossbow then just using the Vulkan rifle to stealthily kill everything in a shot or 2. Also the crossbow one hit kills the giant police tank zombies lol

[@dameonpigeon2736]

You are one of the most underrated review channels I have ever seen, keep up the good work dude

[@DCV-gt9hu]

Jusr paused to comment. When you made the tree in the woods comparison about airdrops you opened an air drop crare and then trasitioned it to another crate. That transition was smooth like butter, very nice.

[@readmarx420]

Cranes reaction to Rahims death is perfect. I could honestly see myself doing something like that

[@horseeatsdogfood5721]

your profile pic goes hard

[@readmarx420]

@@horseeatsdogfood5721 thank you

[@liamfoss294]

⚡️🧒🏿⚡️

[@justinfleck6329]

As always a FANTASTIC review and I am looking forward to the next one! WELL DONE!!

[@David-A.]

In my opinion this game was a masterpiece! I loved everything about it! No complaints! Edit: plus you are the only person who talked about the beautiful view and ambience music, the soundtrack and view has helped me escape reality which is one of the reasons why i loved this game

[@auklin7079]

Not to be rude, I have a feeling you are a child, or haven't played a lot of video games/ truly understood many well written stories lol

[@David-A.]

@@auklin7079 mate I am over 18 years old and just because you don't see this game like I do doesent mean you have to bring what you just said

[@Ainavol_sans]

I'm sorry but no game is a masterpiece for it to be so EVERYONE would have to like it

[@Ainavol_sans]

@@auklin7079 Now now hear me out maybe he wasn't playing the game for the story maybe he was playing it "To destroy zombies" now i know that's hard to believe but trust me pal

[@SpikedTeeth]

​@@Ainavol_sansThat's the dumbest shit I've ever heard. All a masterpiece is is the greatest work of one's career or a work of outstanding creativity, skill, workmanship, or profundity. Dying Light is certainly Techlands greatest work to date, which makes it Techlands masterpiece. A masterpiece is determined by both objective facts and subjective opinions.

[@DragonBallG69]

I like the ambiance in this game. If u just stand and observe you can hear the sound of blowing gusts of wind, objects clattering around in the distance, trees and foliage swaying violently, particles in the air, it’s all just fantastic and lends an excellent sense of movement to the world, which compliments the immersion of embodying Kyle, and the fluidity of the zombie physics very nicely. Nothing quite feels like Dying Light. It’s a combination of many different things complementing one another.

[@jackromine2942]

I've never played Dying Light or planned on it but I sat down and watched your entire video and man, what fantastic content. Great work.

[@reaper8264]

I agree with the human character. they're like made of solid steel when you kick them or do anything. Like Crane has enough force in his kick that can destroy heads and you're telling me it does nothing to them or the fact the only way to stun is the slide kick.

[@joshuavera56]

Oh boy, no one critiques like you bro and I’m all in for this video. I really do respect your opinion

[@DishonoredSkull]

Can't wait to watch, one of my favourite games despite its many flaws.

[@jfkgotnoscoped7819]

This story was supposed to be centered around a 4 player coop where Breken and Jade were playable characters. They scrapped that and focused on crane and had to change the story as to try and fix it. That’s why this games story has so many lazy holes. All of those points in the vid where you say, “it could have been expanded upon” originally were 😢

[@skuggikuwa8989]

Had to subscribe to this wonderful channel. I like analysis videos and you are by far one of the best I've seen. Great script writing! Can't wait to see new content and to explore the old works.

[@mr.blonde5344]

Great video. Im very, very late to the party. My son passed away last year and this was one of his favorite games. It is now one of mine as well.

[@Onyxolotl]

Great video, loved seeing you getting in depth into each aspect of the game.

[@dim8961]

Incredible review! Very interesting and fun to watch either over short periods or time or in one go.

[@roonkolos]

Being a massive Dying Light fangirl, it's oddly refreshing agreeing with you on many of the shortcomings down to even being happy you showed the oddity of the one group that asked for so many things of alcohol. Wanted to light them up but sadly wasn't able to That said I find it a bit funny that guns mowing people and zombies down like they do in Normal mode is a problem. Mostly because I would assume most would find it annoying to find enemies to be bullet sponges otherwise. Uuuuntil Nightmare Mode which then one almost misses those easy shot days. Even so, easily my favorite review not just because it's ungodly thorough even with a few aspects I didn't think about, but as someone with over 500 hrs in this game, a vast majority I was agreeing on. Some I disagreed but you made a good argument regardless Real quick, I thought Rais was hispanic XD mostly a bit with the accent but that could just be a fellow hispanic getting a little too excited on that front. He still generic as all fuck tho. Don't get me started with that last fight... I'm a hardmore fanatic but I will never defend that fight 10/10 review. Also, Smokers sorta make an appearance in DL2

[@Dorkaxe]

Happy you enjoyed it! I guess I wouldn't necessarily say I didn't like guns being OP, I just don't think the climactic moments/ends of quests were built around that idea. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 or whatever it was called (sorry I don't play that many shooter games) had a lethal bullet mode or something, where one shot was basically all it took, yet they built the engagements around that fact and it worked out well enough. Happy to hear smokers are kinda in DL2, however from what I've played, which is close to 20 hours I think (still not done with the first map yet ughh) I'm not a fan at all. I honestly don't even want to keep playing it, which is why I haven't touched it in months.

[@thatexoguy6721]

@@Dorkaxe Same over here. I loved the first game to bits, but I can't stand the second. I only now returned to it to finally finish it, but I haven't touched it basically since launch month. Loved the vid btw, it was insanely thorough and insightful in ways I didn't expect and it just blew me away completely. I'm honestly baffled that you don't have more subs cause I definitely will check out more of your stuff. Also, any chance you'll review Dying Light 2 as well?

[@Kiezly]

This is such an amazing video I’m very impressed!! I really hope you make another one like this about dying light 2 really soon!!!

[@jorgesuarez9609]

2 1/2 hr?? Wow! My favorite youtuber is putting amazing content. Graeat upload dorkaxe!

[@jtsmelik1574]

Seeing this makes me smile im so happy to get a long video from you.

[@Dorkaxe]

No problem Spartan man!

[@michaelheim1149]

Very solid video. Looked at the rest of your critique library and didn't see much else that I was interested in, but will subscribe to see what other content you put out in the future...

[@Dorkaxe]

Throw some games at me that you are interested in, like a top 5 or something. I'm curious if something in the pipeline will hit the mark.

[@michaelheim1149]

@@Dorkaxe From looking at your video library, it seems like you're at least casually into zombie/horror stuff. Seems like an interesting corner to carve out. I would say things like a Dead Island and Riptide retrospective, SOMA, Outlast, Until Dawn, Evil Within Series, and Vampyr would all fit that. I know SOMA and Until Dawn have a decent amount of content around them, but the rest have a lot less. Dead Space probably is about to get a lot more attention with the remake just getting released, but I think a lot of us would be interested in several different perspectives.

[@maverickay5807]

Yesss! I love this game! So awesome that you're reviewing it!

[@Altough24]

I will say New Game+ is the best way to play it. Crank up the difficulty and it's an awesome way to experience it and with Legend levels you still have that RPG grind. For anyone who hasn't played it, do it twice. You won't regret it.

[@horseeatsdogfood5721]

This was an amazingly high quality video from someone with so few subscribers!

[@DarthBanus]

This review is amazing and funny as hell and I gotta subscribe. Great work! 🔥

[@Mythicalyst]

I've found your videos recently and I've been loving them, this one is no exception so far. I just wanted to mention that when lockpicking on a controller, the left or right side of your controller will vibrate when stressing the pick, and that left or right vibration correlates with the sweet spot. This makes lockpicking on a controller far easier since you can very easily narrow down where the sweet spot is. Unfortunately since I mostly play with MnKB controls, I don't get this advantage.

[@victorcousin7809]

Wasn't expecting it, but i saw all the video and i absolutly agreed with your review (even if i personally give up airdrops because the game didn't make it important). Thanks you for the work, it was a good moment.

[@Dorkaxe]

I appreciate the kind words, thanks! Glad I'm not alone in thinking the airdrops weren't made important enough.

[@ArMuffins]

Mannn I love watching your videos later at night or before going to bed. Even if I have played these games over and over again and know basically everything about em. I just love your style

[@Dorkaxe]

Oh shit, thanks! I appreciate the appreciation!

[@ArMuffins]

​@@DorkaxeI finally finished the video haha. I liked your pov of the game. And I agree with the following driving mechanics can feel tedious at times especially the virals part. On nightmare difficulty they're annoying. Hey please make a vid about left 4 dead 2 I wanna know what ya think about it. Loved your review of the first one

[@silassnell1815]

Heck yeah I was just about to go to bed, nvm.

[@karmitdafruge1]

One of my favorite games of all time

[@hyperdimensionbliss]

I think the main reason all weaponry is disabled in safe zones is because there's a thematic element where no longer having your weapon drawn or throwables ready mechanically tells the player that they can be at ease there. It's genuinely safe, with no chance of a sudden combat situation outside of story/dialogue prompting one.

[@konosoda6211]

I have watched this video several times. Wether it was my love if Dying Light or my love for your critiques. Keep up the great work!

[@julio1116]

Really good video, you can really feel the love you have for the game

[@YoungArty]

I am watching the video and I took a look at your subscriber count. I was shocked. You earned a new sub. Really good video man.

[@chrisperalta5019]

I'd love to see you cover days gone I drive for a living so hearing these videos helps the day go by I really enjoy them ever since I found your channel

[@urbiznesnunuv6938]

By the time you get to Old town In the story rais has made a offer that anyone who kills crane will be offered Antizin, that’s the reasoning for hostile survivors tbh.

[@Dorkaxe]

Sure, but that's like regular ass burglars chasing down Goku at that point lol it's simply a death wish and nothing more.

[@urbiznesnunuv6938]

@@Dorkaxe oh make no mistake they’re dummies for trying, I think they just expect you to go “lol they’re desperate”

[@urbiznesnunuv6938]

@@SunnyBunny148 this is scarily morbid

[@GageStehura]

Lock picking in DL one has a feature when you start to turn the lock one side of the controller will vibrate indicating what side you need to turn the pick

[@timbletop9506]

i am now 2 hours in forgetting who posted this, i thought you had a million subs or so. genuinly good quality.

[@Dorkaxe]

That's some high praise, thank you so much!

[@beuny426]

what a good video man love your channel

[@iraloS]

I put this one on a lot for background noise so figured I'd toss out an extra thanks for the content.

[@duncanriley7030]

Your reviews are so unique and underrated, can’t wait to see what you do next!

[@pieterandjuanchronicles9849]

It’s all ways a good day when Dorkaxe uploads

[@LordTheCyril]

power attack breaks block of human enemies.

[@pashgo2510]

Dying Light is one of my favorite games! I can’t believe you found all those stuff 😂 this video is one of the best about DL1 💪🏻 wow!!

[@buckylebuccaneer904]

3:35 I completed the game and it’s DLC and am doing a run on nightmare mode right now and even I didn’t notice it, it’s so natural that everyone else’s voice is naturally quieter rather than it being purely based on position

[@G59forlife.]

Its offensive that only 6K people have subbed to you . Amazing content

[@emphathicc4832]

53:36 if you're playing on hardest difficulty there's no infinite stamina even after unlocking the skill for it

[@aubreyhuff46]

33:03 No, you can see how many medkits you have from the main screen. It's right beneath your health bar. You can even see it in the normal gameplay right after

[@user-sj3cd1je9e]

The submarine quest for Tolga and Fatin isn’t then end of their story. It picks back up in The Following and they try something else.

[@TheFawse]

The reason you were underwhelmed by many of the encounters in the game is thanks to how strong guns are, they trivialize pretty much every encounter. Take the Fan Zone for instance, without a gun that encounter would be so much more tense, since the enemy can insta kill you if he sees you. Techland could have done it better though, imagine if there was a metal detector at the door, you had to leave your guns behind in order to enter, and the entire fight was you trying sneak around without being seen so you could ambush the enemy On one hand, I like that they were accurate about the power of guns, but on the other hand because of that power they can sap all of the tension out of almost every situation in the game. I would have preferred that they added a bunch of contrivances for why you couldn’t bring or use guns in certain encounters

[@Dorkaxe]

That's a decent idea on how to make that encounter interesting, very nice!

[@zay_tiggygaming]

They did that in the second and people hate it.

[@Dorkaxe]

@@zay_tiggygaming I hated it, too, but if it's for a few one-off events to make them feel more tense/climactic or whatever, I think that would work better. The WHOLE GAME being without guns is bad imo, but who knows, maybe I'll come around.

[@zay_tiggygaming]

@@Dorkaxe I’m on and off with it. I miss having a double barrel, but I wasn’t afraid of anything anymore and the game stalled out. Having guns again would be dope. But just like the first, it takes away from having to run or use fence, light, and car traps. I use all those now in this one pretty often.

[@Tortilla_Pizzeria_Pixels]

Yeah, I find 2 to be a good improvement too. Besides the story stuff, the combat feels so much smoother and the parkour is even more fun. I genuinely dreaded the interior segments of Dying Light, but in DL2 they are fine.

[@TimeForDunston]

Another criminally underrated KZbin channel!?

[@vanman_fr]

I have close to 2000 hours in dying light so everything about the game is like second nature to me and I have Long forgotten what it's like be new to the game so it always very interesting to hear about the thoughts and perspective of people that haven't basically lived in the game. And it's always interesting having all the details I've Long looked over pointed out to me.

[@bigrobfromthev]

11:22 that transition is really clean

[@doddood5516]

Im pretty sure the reason brecken never does anything is that he becomes epileptic after rais men kick his ass

[@powcod7455]

This is why i was so disappointed in dying light 2. The 2nd game went backwards in a lot of ways and made me not even want to beat it. And you called it 100% dyling 2 was mediocre and missing a lot of potential

[@audiosurfarchive]

I disagree, it makes the progression and change of being a government spook into a young man rapidly growing his skills is good. The gulf of character power is huge compared to DL1. I also think Immunity is an excellent mechanic to add tension, make the world space more meaningful AND adds more useful utility options.

[@thatfamousredneck6422]

Finding a gun is difficult. Me who has the suicide victim hut memorized:💀

[@mrkillerar1]

Potions and elixirs where slept on. I used them alot ss the speed potion was insanely OP in the early game.

[@istari2]

Hey, I discovered your channel because of this video and I am subbed since. Is there a possibility to see the script you wrote for this video? I would love to read through it.

[@winterdragon275]

I really hate not being able to do stuff in the safe zones, it means I can't set up my equipped gear unless I'm neck deep in zombies! It's really frustrating, especially at night, when you need be READY the second you're out the gate

[@miketexas4549]

Game is an absolute masterpiece. So many 9+ games out there, but Dying Light is the only game in existence I give a 10/10 to.

[@jaydengerman8526]

Am I the only one bothered that he has his flashlight on during the day?

[@VegitoBlackityBlack]

Yeah

[@kalebm1951]

That sure did grab my attention

[@karmapolice1337]

Cant wait for Dying light 2s video ^^

[@imthebadguys]

hey a new zombie game review from you lol. But seriously, your content is good, keep up the good work

[@Thefoxtheory01]

11:23 Great transition, btw

[@maximrukinov3101]

Damn it was an awesome review! I wonder if you will make one for the sequel

[@Dorkaxe]

The more people that ask for it the better! Maybe this year, who knows.

[@Lbnsqdyt]

Amazing review enjpyed it pretty much!

[@FisforFork]

Ngl, I love the review it is magnificent, but I've been paying roughly for 7 years, and some of the things you discussed became pretty simple, such as the lockpicking after beating the game about twice would give you enough experience to unlock any lock in a few seconds. But those things are skills that come with time, and this seems to have taken a while to make so I understand why you wouldn't experience as much as I or another fan of the game. Love the review. I can't wait for the next

[@bloocheese1000]

I think concerning Hellraid, and this is a big “I think”, I very vaguely remember gameinformer talking about a medieval game coming from deep silver and the same crew that worked on dead island. It was supposed to have the same combat, and weapon system as well as magic I think. I wouldn’t be surprised if hellraid is leftover from wherever that project went.

[@shu943]

A really good and honest video I guess.Well done !

[@skrrrtsusman3450]

for invasions, if you have a full team that knows their stuff, it's straight up impossible to fight them as the hunter

[@moth5799]

I never ended up doing the quarantine zones on my first playthrough, the first one I tried was the car park, you know, basically the hardest one. I tried for ages to do the subterfuge quest and not get noticed, but I was awful at the game and found it terrifying. I assumed that every quarantine zone would be as difficult as the car park, and never touched them for the rest of that playthrough. It's a shame because I love doing them on repeat playthroughs now.

[@eckysgaming]

No comment on the 2nd ending ? You actually get a choice at that part bomb the city or save the tower Or another ending is to bomb the city by yourself by chasing some stuffs on the map

[@Spidoc]

For lock picking, you just close the lock picking menu and open it back up before the lock pick breaks

[@OminousToast]

Beautiful upload!

[@Dorkaxe]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Leafeye7942]

Number one thank you for this, i enjoy the long form content, I just heard you say returnal, great game, but the point that I was trying to get to is I have always thought that cranes handler sounded just like the handler in Chuck I forgot her name but I just assumed that it was her. Run in sentences wooh thanks again for the content man, I’ll keep listening

[@K0RVAA]

I'm not sure if you're going to mention it, (I'm only an hour in) but I found it really neat how if you aim a gun at Rais' men they surrender and don't attack UNLESS you turn your back to them. Edit: You showed it in the video.

[@recyclebinladen5903]

I just found your channel recently- your talking and analysis style reminds me of Matthew Matosis's mannerisms.

[@glokiid]

My problem with the combat is once you get a gun there is almost no point to melee combat especially with the dlc guns and rais men are more challenging then some infected.

[@superz6921]

Hey Dorkaxe I really recommend trying outer wilds. It’s a very deep and layered game. That I think many others would enjoy as well. I love your in depth reviews and would be more than happy to watch. I think you would enjoy this type of game as it was one of my favourite story games… I think it would be high up on your list of favourite games as well. Thank you for the videos and keep them coming! They are always something I put on when I want to watch good content!

[@donaldkeith139]

The power attack is useful when you get into the Legend level, and you play on Nightmare to advance - you need them to fight off even basic enemies. The potions are absolutely invaluable in Nightmare mode and during the night, particularly the Resistance potion when you are being overwhelmed by volatiles or soldiers.

[@elitereptilian200]

you are criminally underrated..

[@Neucher]

11:20 sick transition 😂

[@Ephemeral08]

11:22 That transition was slick.