Dying Light 2 hit with negative reviews after the breach update

Dying Light 2 has been hit with a bunch of negative reviews in its recent The Breach update, which oddly “butchers” the prologue, as well as highlighting all of the game's microtransactions.

Considering Dying Light 2 is a single-player game at heart, it's been pretty amazing to see how much Techland has continued to support it with constant updates, collaborations, and live events nearly five years since its launch. It's especially weird considering we've had a whole new game since then, the excellent Dying Light: The Beast.

And yet, even with the return of Kyle Crane, Dying Light 2 lives on as a semi-live-service game. As anyone who remembers the DL Points controversy will know, Techland hasn't always done the right thing with its Dying Light 2 updates, and that's been abundantly clear with the mixed reception of the latest update, which dropped the game's review score to “mixed” on Steam.

Dying Light 2 players think the Breach update is “abysmal” and “buggy”.

“Don't update this game if you want it to be less than you want”

Earlier this week, Dying Light 2 received its big The Breach update, which the community has been anticipating for some time. The main thing Breach does is turn Dying Light 2 into a “platformer” with custom maps and modes, but that's far from an update, which is where negative reviews and a new “mixed” review score come in.

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The Beast isn't as ambitious as Dying Light 2, but that sharper focus makes it feel like a true sequel to the first game.

As the patch notes reveal, Dying Light 2's notoriously slow prologue has been significantly trimmed to be “more engaging” and let players immerse themselves in “the core of the game.” While that might sound cool, it also means cutting out the game's opening story and world-building moments with Spike, who also goes on to play a big role in The Beast.

Spike may not be the most important character in Dying Light 2, but he makes a memorable introduction to the game's world. Cutting this scene entirely from the game with no player choice isn't going down well, with Twitter user TheHiddenOneAC pointing out that it's now “lost media” and one of the most popular negative Steam reviews, calling it “offensive” and “offensive”.

The update also makes some changes to Dying Light 2's UI that are meant to “enhance both navigation and functionality,” but actually put more of a spotlight on the in-game store and microtransactions. DL points were already a big controversy, it's no surprise that this is another factor that is mentioned in many negative reviews.