Originally Posted by
Darsithis
I'm a few hours in.
So the good:
It's really sweet to have legendary levels once you exceed 25, and it's really nice to see reputation and the new driver tree for driving around. Bounties are fun to undertake for rewards, and there are tons of little random survivor events that, sadly, are predictable most of the time. Lots of new weapons and a really huge area to explore. Air drops return, and they also add to your reputation. And, if you eliminate volatile nests there will be less of them at night to fight if you want to go for that nighttime air drop. Finally, you can even compete in buggy races!
The bad:
The buggy is 100% utterly necessary. The map scale is different, and something that feels next door can be 1 to 2km away. Controlling the buggy early on is super difficult, it seems, as I am forever smashing into things. Although I haven't reached a point where it outright stops working, it does make it more difficult to ride. The need to stock up on fuel is a neat addition, I suppose, and adds a sense of danger to driving. Still, the constant need to get in that stupid thing and drive around the roads (because there is always a lot of things blocking a direct route) can start to wear you out.
The problem, though, is that the scale is so huge that most of the area is completely empty. It feels like they made a giant map and threw a few things in it, but sold it on the idea that the map is really really big. When you remove the empty space there isn't that much. I'm only a couple of quests in and I've already completed 49% of The Following's story.
Still, I'd say if you're a fan of Dying Light, it's worth getting. The legendary levels, the bounties and repeatable quests, random events, and the co-op buggy races are pretty awesome.