Dying Light

Potential-Monke · 17-02-2021 9:43pm

That's it, you do start off not great, especially with distance running, but the upgrade system is extremely well implemented, every jump, every connected swing of a weapon, all adds to your upgrades and it just feels natural. Once you get the first perk in the 3rd tier of every area, you start to become a beast again. When I first played it, I don't remember having the grappling hook, and I certainly don't remember the bow, which I recently got in my current playthrough and it's beast! One shot everything nearly! Makes the Power upgrades fly up. That and standing in an area covered by spikes and just tossing zombies into them. Great craic!

I do like using the guns too, but it does make you choose between quick and easy but loud, or:

chiefbelatedbluebottlejellyfish

gimli2112 · 17-02-2021 9:49pm

yeah I never remember the bow, I have a feeling it was dlc'd in. I'm really enjoying it, I'm still a wombat but recently unlocked foot stomp which has been a bit of a game changer. I'm too scared to go out at night so the xp accumulation and levelling is slow but that's grand as the alternative is still too terrifying

I have awful trouble with the buttons, I keep flipping the triggers around depending what game I'm playing and was messing around with having the x button as jump for a while. Now when I press a button I don't know if I'm going to foot stomp or fire a bomb

my bow isn't very powerful it one or two shotted some enemies but the big guys look like porcupines when I'm done with them. The guns I've hardly used tbh, they seem op but was having trouble ads and firing

Potential-Monke · 19-02-2021 12:42am

Headshots! Although, I have a blue bow with base 240 dmg, so that could be it. The orange suit brutes go down with 1 headshot, the fireman brutes take 2. And the guns are OP, as they should be, but you have the downside of it bringing in Virals. The sound in this game makes it far scarier, I'm pretty sure I can hear zombie screams from across the map!

They've also added in silencers, but the loot required is something I haven't seen before either, so I don't think I'll be getting it until later in the game.

gimli2112 · 22-02-2021 2:32am

I can't under emphasis how much I'm loving this right now. Grapple hook is a game changer. I'm using guns a lot, I make a lot of noise but bullets are plentiful. Actually prefer the melee combat, now that I have weapons that make sense.

dreamers75 · 22-02-2021 11:51pm

Never really bothered with guns, once you have a high level Korek Machete you can slaughter almost everything.

gimli2112 · 23-02-2021 8:01am

it's just so off putting that at the start you have to fight a big bruiser with a plank but yeah once you rank up it becomes a lot more manageable

dreamers75 · 23-02-2021 11:29am

gimli2112 wrote: »

it's just so off putting that at the start you have to fight a big bruiser with a plank but yeah once you rank up it becomes a lot more manageable

You do have the Korek Machete ?

Best to not pick it up until you are level 20 ( i think) it may have changed.

gimli2112 · 23-02-2021 11:33am

I don't think so. I have some yellow weapon in my stash but haven't been using it. I'm not really struggling offensively. The big guys with armour maybe but they go down quick with bullets and then I just address the aftermath with machetees and molotovs. I'm only playing on normal and that's grand.

The worst to be honest is the normal zombies who scare the crap out of me by sneaking up and grabbing you. Everything else moans or makes a ruckus of some sort.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 23-02-2021 8:44pm

The news from the sequel isn't looking so hot, hopefully they'll be able to salvage it, and we won't have another cyberpunk debacle.

https://www.thegamer.com/techland-report-bleeding-talent-autocratic-management-bad-feedback/

gimli2112 · 23-02-2021 9:00pm

Lol the head of HR is the CEO's wife, at least they don't try to hide it there like everywhere else, that HR is in bed with management.

EoinHef · 23-02-2021 9:45pm

It seems to be going through development hell,the whole your actions have consequences thing would be my bet.

EoinMcLovin · 25-02-2021 8:42pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Tk-GVGpWY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KsHa-eTdMw

Zombie Hunt
Week #1 runs from Feb 25 through Mar 3

Week #1 Objectives

Community Goal:

Help save 100,000 survivors from Demolishers

Community Reward:

A Gold Weapon

Personal Goal:

Take out Hothead Joe (a Super Goon)

Personal Reward:

New Hyperargument Hammer

Week #2 Objectives

Week 2 of the Zombie Hunt event starts on Mar 3 and runs through March 10.

Community Goal:

Retrieve 1,000,000 airdrops

Community Reward;

King Mod

Personal Goal:

Kill Excavator Mike

Personal Reward:

GREcipe blueprint (this is a blueprint for a booster that when taken gives you infinite stamina and boost some other stats for a short time)

How to find Freaks of Nature enemies:

They will be random around the maps, so hunt them down and take them out!

EoinHef · 25-02-2021 8:54pm

Got to the finale of the campaign last night. Going to finish it tonight and then start the following:D

EoinHef · 26-02-2021 10:42pm

Finished the campaign there tonight,really enjoyed it overall:)

Now gonna move onto the following. Might even try some of the other DLC

Stone Deaf 4evr · 26-02-2021 10:46pm

EoinHef wrote: »

Finished the campaign there tonight,really enjoyed it overall:)

Now gonna move onto the following. Might even try some of the other DLC

The following is great, and ties in with the main story nicely. Enjoy!

dreamers75 · 26-02-2021 11:54pm

The following is a different game tbh, from the city to "there" is brilliantly done.

makes the DL2 news harder to take.

EoinMcLovin · 03-03-2021 9:46pm

Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition is currently on sale for €17.99 on PSN store
This edition contains:

Dying Light Enhanced Edition
Be the Zombie
Cuisine & Cargo
Ultimate Survivor Bundle
The Bozak Horde
Dying Light: The Following

Potential-Monke · 03-03-2021 10:39pm

That's a lot of awesome for €18 again! Close to finishing the campaign again, not sure I'll do the Following again, might take a break and go back to it.

irishguitarlad · 07-03-2021 3:03pm

Just bought the enhcanced edition with the following there. I wanted to buy the Evil within 2 but It is still a mad price on psn. Id say dying light is better anyways.

gimli2112 · 08-03-2021 7:57am

evil within 2 is a cracking game too

ASOT · 08-03-2021 7:35pm

In ended up buying this just now, the following enhanced version so I think that's mostly everything yeah?

Can't wait to get stuck into it.

Zero-Cool · 08-03-2021 7:44pm

ASOT wrote: »

In ended up buying this just now, the following enhanced version so I think that's mostly everything yeah?

Can't wait to get stuck into it.

Yupp, the main game and The Following expansion which is just excellent when you finish the main game. Enjoy!

Zero-Cool · 10-08-2021 11:44am

Enhanced edition is currently 15 euro on PSN sale, cheapest it's ever been. Anyone interested in some co-op this week?

Zero-Cool · 11-08-2021 4:06pm

Went back to this, I have a chunk of trophies left to get but I'd really like the platinum. Some of the side quests are a pain in the hole though but loving just bouncing around area to area getting into scraps. Has me really hyped for DL2 but I think I'm gonna spend August mostly trying to get the platinum in this :)

dreamers75 · 19-08-2021 2:02pm

Gravity modified with this weeks event/DLC patch.

Looks ehh interesting if you have completed the game, nightmare if you havent. In Options go to Community Event ONline and turn it off to get gravity back to normal.

EoinMcLovin · 20-08-2021 4:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117776054#Comment_117776054

https://youtu.be/iTEtiYSlHkI

Here's video for the event

brady12 · 06-12-2021 12:31am

finally got around to playing this . what an awesome game . looks a bit s**t now considering it's a 2015 game . fps boost on series x a big help . the gameplay is so good . progression with weapons and skills is so rewarding . i'm about 70% through main story iv mostly main lined it . might do some side missions now and play some the following dlc before 2 is out . just an awesome fun game !

EoinMcLovin · 10-12-2021 12:21pm

Lol posted in wrong thread

brady12 · 11-12-2021 7:03pm

mainlined it in 20 hours . loved it . never once felt bored or like it was wasting my time with filler . not often now games don't annoy me with repetitive gameplay . straight into the following now . can't rem last time i finished a game and started dlc straight away .

dreamers75 · 11-12-2021 7:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118306426#Comment_118306426

lol game changes completley now that you have a vehicle

Zero-Cool · 26-01-2022 7:26pm

Anyone up for some Dying Light co-op in PlayStation some evening. I never gave it a proper go and heard it was a laugh.

EoinMcLovin · 26-01-2022 7:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118536974#Comment_118536974

I'll be around anyway, just need to redownload it

JimBurnley · 26-01-2022 7:39pm

I'm only about a third of the way through the campaign, but be up for some co-op over the weekend

Zero-Cool · 26-01-2022 8:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118537009#Comment_118537009

Cool, can try the event that's live at the moment as well as trying to take on volatiles at night. Give me a shout when you have it installed.

EoinMcLovin · 26-01-2022 8:49pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118537151#Comment_118537151

It's installed anyway so message me whenever

Zero-Cool · 26-01-2022 9:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118537348#Comment_118537348

Class, I'll be on about half 10 if you're still on.

Could try the prison heist as well, i only haired it once and the last boss turned out to be bugged and invincible. Put me off trying out again solo.

EoinMcLovin · 26-01-2022 9:26pm

https://twitter.com/DyingLightGame/status/1486398533586460673?t=n9UKOJDYa-y3FwkpHuNb4w&s=19

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Zero-Cool · 26-01-2022 11:30pm

On now with Eoin of anyone else wants to join.

Zero-Cool · 27-01-2022 10:18am

That was a bit of a bust. I was hoping for a fun challenge but we did the Prison (I think on Normal) and it was frustratingly difficult. Countless deaths because of way too many armed enemies and then way too many infected, getting swarmed every few seconds with not enough resources on us. Wasn't a fraction of that when I tried it solo so was a bit shyte. As fun as the game is, it has aged quite a bit. I'm still really looking forward to the new game with the improvements like no firearms in the game which is a relief as shooting and enemies with guns are definitely one of the weakest parts of the game.

EoinMcLovin · 27-01-2022 12:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118538975#Comment_118538975

Yeah this game was clearly built for single player with coop added afterwards. The controls also aren't the greatest.

EoinHef · 27-01-2022 12:35pm

Would you not need to be fully tooled up with guns for the prison?

Iirc correctly I couldn't go near it till had a decent amount of guns and ammo

EoinMcLovin · 27-01-2022 12:40pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118539723#Comment_118539723

Yeah we went in without proper preparation. I had only shotgun, bow and crossbow as my ranged weapons. I had a lot more in my stash

Zero-Cool · 27-01-2022 12:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118539723#Comment_118539723

I forgot many gun goons there were in it and we had just been arsing around beforehand and let's go to prison without much thought. Yeah, you definitely need to be prepared for it.

Sephiroth_dude · 27-01-2022 1:27pm

How was the melee combat in this ?

Zero-Cool · 27-01-2022 1:41pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118540044#Comment_118540044

Really good, ton of different weapons, brytal combat, blades can slice heads clean off while blunt weapons can break bones, very satisfying.

Zero-Cool · 27-01-2022 4:08pm

Posted this in the humour thread but a bit behind it Eoin, at the end you can hear another crash and that was the car that fell out of the sky. So random and scared the **** out of me, thought something crazy was attacking us :D

I uninstalled the game last night thinking I had my fill until DL 2 but installing it again now as I want to start a brand new game on the highest difficulty, see how I get on. I tried it recently with the Following and was so **** tough but want to go back and experience the story again. Will probably uninstall again after my first rage quit but at least I have fast Internet now.

https://twitter.com/Sheehy_83/status/1486674149728788480?s=20

Sephiroth_dude · 27-01-2022 6:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118540117#Comment_118540117

Cool, I was watching a lad play DL 2 the other day and it looks like you parry attacks , I'm guessing you can't do that in the first one?

Zero-Cool · 27-01-2022 6:26pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118541575#Comment_118541575

Nope, you can equip a shield but I'm fairly sure that's solely to block.

Zero-Cool · 27-01-2022 9:41pm

Started my nightmare playthrough and forgot how great the start is, learning the ropes, meeting people and helping survivors. Also forgot how slow you are and lacking so many parkour and combat moves. The zombies aren't even worth fighting and that's the only downer at the moment. I can take a few hits from zombies but they take far too long to kill. It should be the other easy around, make them more freshly to me but let me still take them down with a few smashes to the skull.

Spent so long in end game, i forgot the characters and story going on and as they seemed to be mentioned in DL2 with rumours of a DL1 character popping up in it, it's good to get a fresher. Absolutely not looking forward to nighttime on nightmare.

Zero-Cool · 28-01-2022 4:29pm

Nightmare was a bust. I had a very early quest to take out 4 bandits and couldn't do it. The constant restarting a few miles down the road annoyed me too much so I quit. Instead went with NG+ (which i never saw because it only appears in the advanced settings for new game when your save isn't on a dlc mission, awful coding) which is brilliant. Went with Hard Difficulty and all my skills and weapons. I'm 2-3 shotting zombies during the day but can't take on Virals at night so that's exactly what I wanted. Bit worried of burnot before Dying Light 2 though so not sure how much I'll play or if I'll just zip to The Following as the ending of that may play into DL 2.

For anyone who hasn't played DL, I can't recommend it enough. The base game and The Following for 12 quid on PSN at the moment is a steal.

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