This game has been very controversial over the years. There were many angry fans when it was released, and for pretty valid reasons. After a few years, however, the game has improved considerably, fixing many of its issues, except for the co-op.
I played Dying Light 2 in co-op with a friend, and honestly, it was a more enjoyable and pleasant experience than the first game. Honestly, I don't really know why. Maybe it's the gameplay, or maybe it's simply because I had already played Dying Light before. Either way, I'm one of the few people who will openly admit that I liked this game more and enjoyed it more than its predecessor. Of course, that's without having played the Dying Light DLC.
When it comes to the world, gameplay, and the options it gives you to progress through the game, Dying Light 2 is more complete. That said, it also uses a lot of basic and shallow mechanics, similar to Ubisoft games, as well as many unnecessary activities that simply exist to fill the empty spaces on the map.
The story itself isn't amazing; it's decent, just like the first game's, but without being as corny. Yes, we all love Crane more, but both his character and the narrative had plenty of plot holes and were corny at many points. This installment fixes that by giving us a narrative with much more emotional weight and a better-executed structure, and it shows. Social Darwinism, just like in many other post-apocalyptic worlds, is heavily present in this game, especially with the two main factions we can choose between and the other two opposing ones.
The game itself falls short of being something incredible, but it's more replayable than the first one. The story isn't particularly memorable, but honestly, I really enjoyed the missions with Lawan and her story, as well as the plot twist involving Aiden at the end.
The ending is bittersweet, but it does its job. Without a doubt, it's a decent game. I could say a lot bad things, but let's leave it for now.
