submitted 5 days ago by PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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I used to love the eery atmosphere and immersiveness of the first installment, but I remember missing these aspects from DL 2 at launch day (pirated it), but I wanna buy it at the summer sale perhaps now.

If anyone played DL 2 recently, did the game get some more immersive improvements or perhaps are there mods that can make it have a more atmospheric feeling?

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[-] ipitco@lemmy.super.ynh.fr 2 points 10 hours ago

The game feels better and definitely has more content.

The story is still shit, but combat and ragdoll physics got a lot better fortunately. They fixed the annoying crafting system.

The game is still super easy except at night where the difficulty different is pretty high, but overall it's still pretty much a joke compared to DL1.

It finally doesn't have the Denuvo shit DRM anymore so that's nice. Side quests are still a bit shit, though they reworked some main story ones slightly. Feel free to ask if there are specific points you want to talk about

Oh, and we got guns, but I haven't unlocked them yet

[-] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 hours ago

Annoying crafting system? What was the original crafting system like? Do you mean the generic RPG leveling weapons and such?

So it seems that playing the game on hard should be the default, right?

Tbf I welcomed the no guns feature, but I don't mind either of those

[-] ipitco@lemmy.super.ynh.fr 2 points 8 hours ago

Annoying crafting system? What was the original crafting system like?

Sorry, I meant to say annoying repair system. Weapons often break and could only be repaired a fixed amount of time. Now this is gone, and they can be repaired at multiple NPCs for gold and components.

So it seems that playing the game on hard should be the default, right?

I don’t remember what I set but yea, it’s definitely too easy. Might be my fault though. The problem is that setting high difficulty removes some cool UI elements like enemy HP and attack indicators which I like

[-] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

The story is pretty good.

[-] ipitco@lemmy.super.ynh.fr 1 points 10 hours ago

I strongly disagree

[-] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

DL2 really loses the immersion and atmosphere that made the first soar.

The parkour and melee combat is improved from the first, but I know some people will be put off by the lack of guns though for me that was never an issue.

The new mechanic with the infection thing is annoying as hell.

It did get an update that added the original darkness of the first game but with the differences in gameplay it doesn't really do much to improve the game.

I just remembered getting through a few days before I just realized I wasn't enjoying the game.

[-] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 days ago

In terms of darkness do you mean how the night system worked in DL 1 and how brutal the volatiles were?

[-] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Strictly a visual change, nothing more.

[-] aushtan@lemm.ee 7 points 5 days ago

I loved dying light 1 but for some reason 2 did not click with me

[-] Grntrenchman@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago

Hard no.

We loved the first, but the second adds the stupid infection thing, and was in the "ok, playable" pile at the start, but all the glitches and bugs made us stop. Between day/night not working for non-hosts, buildings with huge map holes in them, and very poorly scripted quests we dropped it. The final straw was when we were doing side stuff, ignoring the main mission, and passed over a building that was part of a later stage in the main mission, causing us to softlock, then on restart being at the later step in the main mission. Just trash programming.

If you really want to play it, pirate it. Don't give money for it.

[-] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 days ago

Oh that does sound unconvenient. When did you play DL 2?

[-] Grntrenchman@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

last played Jan 24

[-] Renacles@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I personally love it, the parkour and combat have a lot of depth that the first one needed.

The story is pretty messy but I would still say it was better than the original's, even if it is a low bar.

[-] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 days ago

That sounds promising, and how about the immersiveness aspect? Are you content with that?

[-] Renacles@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Really happy, they did a fantastic job making the world feel real and lived in.

The game does this thing I really like, where the survivors have turned the rooftops into gardens and farms since most zombies can't reach them.

It really adds to the idea that they've adapted to the post-apocalyptic world after 20 years.

A lot of the quests actually touch on the logistics of the new world, with subjects like power, communication and resources being a main focus.

[-] zymagoras777@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I did not like the faction thing but overall story is ok, first one was better though. Overall first game is a masterpiece for me but second is decent as well.

[-] rollerbang@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Yeah, for me it was worth it. I think that for most people it didn't have the "new" factor that the originals had (who'd thunk it). But overall still a good game, well worth the play for me.

[-] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

Hmm I never thought about the "new" factor. Good argument

[-] Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago

I'd say no.

Wait for Kyle to come back in new game.

[-] Drbreen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

I enjoyed the first one a lot but the second one I couldn't get into. The removal of guns had me bored after a while and it just wasnt the same. Apparently they have introduced guns now but I'm in no rush to check it out.

[-] Psythik@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

Agreed. The ray tracing effects are pretty but that's about all the game has going for it.

If you want a good zombie game sequel, play Dead Island 2 instead. It's slightly shorter than the average game but it's much better than the original.

[-] nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Wait for THE BEAST. the actual Dying Light 2

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