Dying Light - PC

Exceptional Game - Don't wait, don't think about it, don't waste time reading a bunch of other reviews. Click Add To Cart, and checkout - now. Seriously.Edit: I realized a bit more detail is always more important than "just" enthusiasm. No offense meant here - I happened to be reading other reviews and another customer was blase about the game, and said Wolfenstein et.al. were better than Dying Light.First: 2 different genre's - completely. This is a mission specific, non-linear adventure game, NOT an FPS. I played the new Wolfenstein, and it is also one of my current faves to play. In fact, is WAS my most recent 'go-to' game until I bought this. Both have great graphics and look awesome. I played through Wolfenstein in a few sessions though, and was very disappointed in it's length - or lack of. Don't get me wrong, it was fun while it lasted (which was not very long), but not as much fun the 2nd time through...And, I think many would agree with me - that's a major issue these days with FPS games. Not since HL2 have we had a FPS that had more than a few hours of gameplay. I remember playing as Gordon Freeman for many, many hours, and thinking the game would never end. Those days are gone, and FPS games have become shamefully short, forcing players to play online to get any value for their $50+ Look no further than C.O.D. Advanced Warfare and even Ghosts. The SP campaigns are afterthoughts because most people are more into the online play. Many of us do not like playing against others in a free-for-all of fragging, and we feel like 2nd class gaming citizens. Personally, I like a deep, well crafted story in my games, and you do not get that anymore in the 'strictly' FPS games of today.When COD 1 and 2, and Half-Life 1 and 2 (all within 5-6 years of each other) were released, I considered myself a FPS gamer... Only.I disliked 'adventure' and/or RPG games immensely and even had my fun with friends who were RPG guys :)But lately - meaning over the last decade or so - there has been a fusion of RPG/Adventure and FPS games. These games give you the best of both worlds - you can play in the first person, but you also get a much richer story, which in turn, gives a player a MUCH deeper immersion into the game you're playing - and for which you've spent over $50 for (that's a different rant altogether).OK, I digress - this is supposed to be a review for Dying Light.Yes, you run around the city quite a bit. It's big - not as big as say Far Cry 3/4, but plenty big enough to give you hours of exploration and with plenty of main and side missions.SPOILER - Skip next paragraph if you don't want to know details:Then, after a few dozen missions or so, and just when you think you're getting towards the end - you get to go to another, brand-new city altogether...END SPOILER...Where you get a few dozen more missions (main and side).You can play online against others if you want to, but if you're like me, and like to play at your own pace without worrying about some fragging jackass ruining your day, you can play entirely single player. Also, there's a pretty cool "Be The Zombie" option which I've only tried for a short while, but which I can't wait to try seriously - it's very well done... Well, at least the 'training' sessions (the 1st few minutes of 'Be the Zombie'), which I completed, then stopped, was well done. I don't expect my opinion will change much after playing through that campaign...(The) Graphics: Are some of the best visuals I've ever seen. I'm running a brand-new, pretty powerful rig (Win 8.1) sporting a GTX 970 4G Twin Frozr video card which in turn is driving a full 4K 28" monitor - the game never lags or gets glitchy... Not to mention it looks SPEC-TACULAR. Absolutely stunning world to run around in. That contrast - the horrifying but gorgeously rendered subject matter of the game (disgusting, rotting NPCs and gory, hyper-violent deaths), in an ultra-realistic town set in a semi-tropical paradise is - I believe - part of the grim attraction of the game.Length: I just checked my stats - I'm at the end of my 1st play-through and I have logged just over 80 hours. No FPS comes anywhere near that kind of massive game content, I'm really sorry to say (truly - I still consider myself an FPS fan first and foremost, and it saddens me that I can't find an FPS game that's worth anywhere near the price you pay. 10-12 hours for nearly $60 for Advanced Warfare and Ghosts? Unacceptable, I'm sad to say. But, I pay it for every release, hoping 'this one' will be a little longer).Gameplay: The now-familiar 'Fusion' of old-school RPG/Adventuring type game but with FPS playing style. There are 'ranged' weapons (yes, I mean guns), so you can spend the entire game going around blowing the heads off the undead with a shotgun or rifle (or even your trusty 9mm), but guns are noisy, and they attract more attention than you want, really. So, the game sort of 'forces' you to use melee weapons. Nothing like getting up close and personal with these creatures - I swear, you can almost smell their stinking breath when you're really into the game :) As is normal with modern adventures, you are presented with missions, and you can carry many of the tools you need with you, but space isn't unlimited. Choose kit carefully for each mission - which - aside from the main story missions - are totally sandbox / non-linear. Do what you want when you want.Parkour: Yup, like Assassins Creed, but (IMO) better, in that you can climb anything in the game. Run on rooftops to avoid creatures, or zigzag through the fractured, crumbling ruins, bashing zombies as you sprint past - your choice. Got into some trouble? Surrounded, low on ammo, and too many bodies to melee? No worries - a quick glance in any direction will present you with a place to escape by climbing up and away from those who want to eat your brains. It doesn't take long to become an expert with your parkour skills, and you really do get immersed into the feeling of being able to traverse any obstacle. I never got that feeling, in any (every) iteration of Assassin's Creed, unfortunately. Great games, obviously, and I like them quite a bit, but Dying Light simply trumps the A.C. franchise with that free feeling of running, jumping, climbing etc... Like the imagined smell of rotting breath up-close and personal, you can almost feel the wind rushing past you when you're flitting over obstacles across the cities.Also, there is a new set of editing tools that have been released, so you should be seeing plenty of mods / new maps appearing any time now on Steam.I don't know what else to say - except what I started out with... Just get this game. The content alone makes it more than worth the price (compared to most offerings), and it is a super highly polished bug-free (in my experience) game. Do it - Add To Cart, and Checkout.

It doesn't work on our system. I'm actually really peeved. We're on limited data use- satellite internet- and there was nothing about the 14gig required download to make this game run. We get a maximum of 10gig a month! It was a waste of time and money, and it greatly upset my son that one of his favorite presents is pointless. It would be a waste downloading it, too, since his computer is only a standard PC not a top line gaming PC. The system requirements listed online are not what is actually required.

Update 3/18/2017:So this game hasn't changed much at all since I bought it. However, the one problem I have is the fact after I bought this game they came out with "the following" which was basically this game with extra content added on. So if you bought this game right away then that means you need to pay more money for the extra content that was tacked on for people who have recently started buying this game but getting "dying light: The following" instead. They basically get this game plus that with no extra charge. But if you helped support this company by buying the game first then you will just have to pay extra to get the extra stuff. That kinda ticked me off quite a bit. I enjoyed the game, but when everyone I know who has this game now is playing "the following" part of it im stuck running through the same streets alone while they are exploring new places.That is unless I want to spend more money just to get the extra stuff others got for free with the base game. And with the company constantly sending me e-mails back when it first came out how I need to try out the new stuff in the game when I didn't have it was even more of an annoyance. This doesn't change my review much other then buy "dying light: the following" if your looking at getting this game cause this one might leave you disappointed when everyone else is playing "the following" while your waiting around in your zombie filled city.Original review:Okay I got this after seeing a guy lets play it. He played through the whole thing and I watched the whole thing. I still bought the game (so there game companies who think those LP's are bad) I liked how it looked, it looked fun and a bit scary.I am not a fan of zombie games but this one was different. Exploring, as well as jump parcoring, and some crafting added into the mix. Had a feel of the first assassin creed games in a way.I had fun, up until the last level of the single player game. I found one spot to be quite annoying and having to play it over and over again. Basically running away down a corridor and kept failing a jump, or getting taken down by zombies etc.Only thing is, after I beat the game. I had no real interest to keep playing there wasn't anything more, wasn't much replay-ability. Maybe in a few months/years I may start this game up again to play through it but once you beat the game there isn't much else to do. I have seen the recent DLC for the game with buggys but I don't go for DLC so I am out of luck.One other cool thing is that there is also an app you can play while away from home (such as at work) where you send out runners to collect items and such and then you can actually have the items sent to your game where you can pick it up while playing. I found that this wasn't very useful near the end of the game mainly only near the beginning. And even then, you have to play the app for quite a while leveling up your runners in order to be able to get a lot of valuable items. But hey an added little thing is nice.Pros:1. Fun running, exploring, crafting type of zombie game2. Feels like the first assassin creed games in a way3. Has an app you can play while away from home (at work etc) which helps you in game4. Can take up a bit of time so you will have plenty of fun in the long run hopefullyCons:1. The story is bland, and forgettable2. It starts to feel a bit repetitive after a while3. There are some levels like the very last one that can be quite difficult for no reason other then to be difficult4. Once you beat the game there is little incentive to play more.I am thinking the game creators are probably gonna make a sequel some day after all the DLC maybe. There seems to be a possible sequel story in mind but you never know. Anyways thats all from me, hope my review helped.