Most of us are still playing through the game and don't want surprises ruined for us. If you're going to write something that contains potential spoiler material, then you should preface it with the mission/section of the game that it comes from. Or at least the nature of the spoiler. Like whether it's a plot thing, or a secret weapon.
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Dying Light IOTI A dead island on the mirror's edge.
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Most of us are still playing through the game and don't want surprises ruined for us. If you're going to write something that contains potential spoiler material, then you should preface it with the mission/section of the game that it comes from. Or at least the nature of the spoiler. Like whether it's a plot thing, or a secret weapon.
loaf of bread
Member
I would have, but theres really not much to preface. Theres a side mission and when you beat it the guy gives you that as a reward. If I said what the side mission was, that would be a spoiler too, so I just spoiler tagged the whole thing.
Don't take this the wrong way, but I've always scratched my head at people who complain about this. Aren't trophies/cheevos just icons of digital achievement based on arbitrary set goals anyways? They're totally pointless in the actual scheme of the way the game plays out, so why complain if they attribute some to the mp side of things? Especially in a coop game.
The reason that they exist for MP is the same reason they exist for SP: because it helps the developers gauge which features are most ubiquitously played and not, and gauge how they can adjust for that with patches and/or in the sequel. Like if 50% if the players get the beat 20 missions in coop, they can see that for a lot of their audience is really interested in the coop aspect of the game and they need to tighten focus on it and incorporate it more into the design of the next game. Likewise, if it turns out only 5% of players got a cheevo for doing an invasion at all in their playthrough of the game they need to focus on why people are not actively engaging in PvP and how they can better stack the odds for PvPers in the future to better incentivize actively engaging in PvP.
In fact, devs using the stats provided by cheevos are really the only practical usage of them, so complaining about them being applied to both aspects of the game simply because you do not engage in the other side of it seems...I don't know, pretty damned selfish, honestly.
If you have to think about whether or not you should click on a spoiler tag, don't click on it. Simply put, that's what they're there for. If you don't want to be spoiled on a vague spoiler tag don't click on it.
loaf of bread
Member
Its on the right hand corner of the menu.
Look at the sun. It's the best feature of the dynamic lighting, honestly. The colors of the sky and positioning of the sun accurately portrays the time of day with startling precision.
If the sun is straight above you, you have half the day left. If it's quarter east with blueish tinge to the sky then you have 75% of the day left. If it's quarter west and the sky has an orangish hue you have 25% of the day left. You have a compass on the minimap so judging cardinal directions should never be problematic.
The reason players care about acheivements is because they correlate to effort invested in various facets of a game. For those of us who don't want them just to increase gamerscore, it's fun to overcome a few extra challenges and unlock 100% of acheivements on games we really love. Saints Row 4 has a multiplayer component, but I was able to Platinum the game in single player, and I enjoyed doing so. I'd have lost that experience if the game required me to screw around in multiplayer; and accepting I could never get them all, I'd have just ignored all the trophies.
I wish they weren't rewarded periodically for clearing chapters, because then they become disruptive rather than exciting to unlock, but I enjoy the extra dimension of challenge/reward they bring to games overall.
I wish they weren't rewarded periodically for clearing chapters, because then they become disruptive rather than exciting to unlock, but I enjoy the extra dimension of challenge/reward they bring to games overall.
Teasing_Pink
Member
This game was all happy fun time until I got to the
mission in Old Town. Something about walking those halls was tense enough, but when I could hear
, I don't think I could backpedal and pause for a quick breath fast enough.
That usually gets reserved for Silent Hill games...wasn't expecting a moment like that here. Even night time didn't elicit that reaction out of me. Well done Techland.
Public Face
that baby crying, and it turned out to be a wretched zombie baby
That usually gets reserved for Silent Hill games...wasn't expecting a moment like that here. Even night time didn't elicit that reaction out of me. Well done Techland.
I think I'm on the cusp of leaving for the second map and the counter says 38% complete. I've been doing side quests because I've been loving the world so much.
Hansen's quest
Love this game.
Hansen's quest
... Was very creepy. The setup was neat with finding the dead guy then learning that the remainder of the people were stuck on the roof.. Crazy. It was this mission that solidified Techlands success at building this world and getting me to play along. I thought of that scenario as if I saw it in a movie or heard it on the news. Made me stop and think how crappy of a situation it was.
Love this game.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
The first time you're out at night for real....holy crap.
Pestilence11
Member
Vague being the problem. People spoiler tag all sorts of useless shit so when it's important it should be etiquette to preface it in some way. Especially when the game is new.
razgriz417
Member
Trying to do that stupid chop off 30 arms challenge and man its frustrating as hell that I cant target limbs, fucking zombies randomly lunge at me and I take off their heads before the arms thus it doesn't count, that or they put up their arms at the last second and i cut through their torsos :/
I've done the challenge like 6 takes and the best i got was 27 before I ran out of zombies/time :/
I've done the challenge like 6 takes and the best i got was 27 before I ran out of zombies/time :/
SlasherJPC
Banned
It's really interesting to see some folks reactions to side quests in the game. Some think they are boring or uninteresting. Me and my friends playing, find them interesting and sometimes comical.
ptuck874
Member
yeppers, got around to doing that just a few minutes ago (finally playing with it tonight) , wife walked up behind the recliner and made me jump, turned it off for the night, have no idea why games freak me out some times.....
Part of me wishes it was on the HUD, but I know they left it off intentionally.
Nighttime is really impressive in this game. Reminds me of the likes of modded STALKER titles and Dragon's Dogma in terms of making nighttime both vision-obscuring and feeling dangerous to an extent you rarely see in games.
razgriz417
Member
Also anyone else kinda obsessed with farming zombies with molotov's for easy xp? Found this to be the fastest way to lvl fighting skills early on since for normal melee took way too long and my agility skills were getting over a level ahead of my fighting skills
I found a real nice cluster of them near Jeff's fortress, I just climb onto a shed and huddle them together with firecrackers and rain nonstop fire on them...so many drops to loot...
I found a real nice cluster of them near Jeff's fortress, I just climb onto a shed and huddle them together with firecrackers and rain nonstop fire on them...so many drops to loot...
razgriz417
Member
Haha, then just stay on high ground, kick em off and roast them, they run out of virals eventually, or if you have the stomp skill stomping them while they're climbing up to you is satisfying too.
This game has some awesome attention to detail. I was surprised that even the digital clocks in the environment accurately tell the in-game time.
ph1l0z0ph3r
Member
Managed to grapple hook a bird today and get outside the map. Shit was amazing
PeregrinSe7en
Member
just tried out the be the zombie game mode with a friend and gotta say it was awesome. i was surprised that the zombie has his own skill tree.
will defo try it out again
such an amazing game dying light
will defo try it out again
such an amazing game dying light
Haunted
Member
Definitely. Few games have the balls to make nighttime actually dark.
Yup, that was a good moment.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I am not mad at the reviews but I have a hard time seeing this as a 7 after 11 hours of play. I think reviewers have been too harsh all around this gen. Maybe it trails off but I'm close to giving it a personal 9 right now.
Again, if you worry at all about being spoiled then don't click on it. Especially if you're so uptight about spoilers that someone mentioning a future weapon in a game with millions of potential weaponry variations might throw you into a tizzy.
Pestilence11
Member
I don't know if the thrown into a tizzy comment is directed at me or the person complaining they had it spoiled but I didn't read it nor own the game yet. I was simply stating that spoiler etiquette in general for a new game should be to preface them. There's really no excuse to not put something like "Late game spoiler:" or "Late game weapon:" for all the time it takes. Also if it's a question, more people are likely to check it and answer if they have an idea when/where in the game it pertains to.
a secret-boss
Banned
So How do climb down from this game?
If u can't that's one major flaw of this game
If u can't that's one major flaw of this game
drotahorror
Member
Press circle/b if you're already hanging on something (while holding R1). If not, back off and hold R1/RB. It's clunky either way though imo.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
Hearing that familiar "dun dun" from a lot of John Carpenter's film music...pretty rad.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Yeah, just experienced it a few minutes ago and I was pissing my pants. I was contemplating Alien Isolation or this, and I'm thinking Alien would've been less scary.
a secret-boss
Banned
More of on the edge of a platform.
How can a game about climbing not see this?
You go up. You also need to go down
Techland
djcatskratch
Member
Was having a blast with the game once I started playing Co-Op. Went to quit the game, and the game crashed. Re-launched the game and all weapons, items, and stats are gone. Deleted game and put back in Gamefly Envelope and put it in the mailbox. Guess I'll watch a video walkthrough of the game.
captainraincoat
Banned
Am i missing something????i have both ps4 and xbox one version's of this game and the ps4 has lobby browser but the bone only has quickjoin and party????
This is a pretty big fuckup if its not on the one???
Or did i just miss a menu or something??
This is a pretty big fuckup if its not on the one???
Or did i just miss a menu or something??
This game is a blast. I really enjoyed the Dead Island series and Dying light has gone in a fun new direction. I dig the parkour aspect of movement. It's a cool mix of speed while still having to be cautious of the zeds. I just got my hands on the grappling hook, and I can't wait to see what you can do with it.
That first night in the dark was some intense stuff. Pretty interesting idea that adds some real danger to the world.
Made some clips of playing:
http://youtu.be/Zj1rg8uLan0
That first night in the dark was some intense stuff. Pretty interesting idea that adds some real danger to the world.
Made some clips of playing:
http://youtu.be/Zj1rg8uLan0
Considering how much emphasis they put on jumping down onto things for safe landings (cars, garbage, roofs made from cardboard, ect) or using the zip lines they probably didn't even consider people would want to climb down.
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
Anybody want to help me with this chop 30 zombies in half challenge? It's the last thing I need to do before I progress the story.
the_batman
Banned
MGSV will make you change your mind.
old manatee
Banned
I despise the invasion system. It doesn't feel like someone is seamlessly invading your game the way it does in Dark Souls. It feels like they are sucking you out of your game into a whole different mode.
Cynn
Member
I back my saves up to a flash drive before I play co-op each night as insurance. I suggest everyone do that until a fix hits.
Man this game is fun. Im enjoying this as much as the resort area in the original Dead Island, maybe more. I hope for DL2 they get more creative with the missions and side quests though, they make this cool world but fill it with a bunch of fetch quests. I wonder what sort of missions someone like rockstar could think up in this world. so much more crazy shit could be done.
I think reviewers are mad because they cannot get an early access for this game ?
http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/dying-light - 73/100 for PS4
http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/dying-light - 72/100 for XB1
The game is really good imo.
http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/dying-light - 73/100 for PS4
http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/dying-light - 72/100 for XB1
The game is really good imo.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
Seriously, boomers are the worst shit in this game. One shot everytime I think I'm just attacking a normal zombie, and then restart the whole section. shit
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Yeah. Volatiles are extremely hard to kill, atleast with the equipment I have. And getting caught by one, they call out to any other ones nearby, meaning you're not gonna have a good time.