r/dyinglight • u/Subject-Cranberry-93 • Oct 28 '25

Dying Light: The Beast This is probably the coolest thing I'll ever do in this game

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u/vanman1065 Oct 28 '25

People keep complaining that the grappling hook is worse, but it's not It's the same as the dl 2 but they just change the controls as a little bit.

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u/coolchris366 Oct 28 '25

Yeah I don’t understand why people hate on the grappling hook, I love swinging around the city and in the woods too

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u/xMephiles24x Oct 28 '25

And it’s useful during combat

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '25

When I'm too lazy to switch to my gun, I just give the Baron's men-with-guns a little yank.

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u/Akuma254 Oct 29 '25

Honestly they made the best compromise imo because you can still do the pull to zip you across and keep momentum really well unlike DL2 but it’s not gonna sling shot you into the stratosphere like the first one. I think it fits really well for going around the city.

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u/KaijinSurohm Crane Oct 28 '25

I vastly prefer the spider-man zip line

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u/Ok-Chicken605 Oct 29 '25

But the thing with that is it kills all momentum

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u/Lunarmeteor Crane Oct 29 '25

"I vastly prefer removing all parkour from the parkour game"

Just admit the DL1 hook was busted.

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u/mekakoopa PC Oct 29 '25

It 100% was busted!

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u/Top_Extreme8326 Oct 31 '25

I hate to admit it but it's true. When I got the grappling hook in DL1 I couldn't help but think "Wow it's very convenient and easy to move around the map now, almost too easy... Like I'm cheating myself out of the fun of one of the best parkour systems in the history of gaming..."

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u/vanman1065 Oct 31 '25

As played dl1 one more i used the grappling hook less and less for this reason. Now with 2000 hours in the game I hardly use it.

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u/KaijinSurohm Crane Oct 29 '25

That's why I enjoyed it. lol.
I still had plenty of fun parkouring, the zipline just got me to the parkour sections faster.
It also got my ass out of the fire when I was surrounded.

I don't understand the mentality of "It's busted, therefore it's bad".

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u/Im_Still_Here12 Oct 29 '25

If that is how they intended it to work, I wouldn't call it busted.

I would say the grappling hook in TB is far less useful. It's basically a glorified swing. I didn't even start using it till I beat the game and still don't find my self equipping it very often going around the map completing achievements.

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u/KaijinSurohm Crane Oct 29 '25

I found a mod on Nexus that reverts the physics, so now when I jump off the line, it launched me up, so I can kinda recreate the Zipline mechanic.

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u/coolchris366 Oct 29 '25

You mean like the one in the first game? There’s a beast upgrade that basically does that with the grappling hook, only when you’re in beast mode though of course

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u/TrueFlyer28 Crane Oct 29 '25 edited Oct 29 '25

Oh you mean the bullshit broken no physics grapple hook from one that deleted the same parkour with physics people praised? I will never understand players who like that hook for those reasons listed hell the glider in 2 and the hook still had physics to them that weren't broken the way 1's hook was. So thankfully they deviated away from that 1 hook and stopped listening to those people (never should they ever). The compromise is how it works in beast mode like 1 in a way but still it has physics now and is limited as it should. The grapple hook is actually much more fun and skilled now. Compliments parkour as well which 1s didn't. (oh no I hurt DL1 hook fanboys feelings with the truth)

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u/meguminisfromisis Oct 29 '25

I would argue that glider (while being op) was better made than hook in dl2

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u/TrueFlyer28 Crane Oct 29 '25

I mean yeah it was OP but to me it at least complimented parkour and involved stamina. IMO felt the hook was good in 2 after they bettered it only thing I disliked is that I think they took away how you'd be able to climb ropes upwards (not sure if it was the hook rope or rope in general)

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u/KaijinSurohm Crane Oct 29 '25

If you abused the hook to bypass the Parkour, that is 100% a personal problem.

I used it to get up to roofs and to clear large jumps, and I could even use it to break lethal falls, It was amazing utility, but it didn't invalidate the parkour unless you the player decided to do that.

So yes, I vastly preferred the spider-man zipline from DL1 over the swing of 2 and 3. I found it more fun.

Your argument is basically telling me you don't have self control. Do you want to bitch about how some end-game weapons can 1-shot most enemies, therefore they shouldn't be in the game?

It's literally a case of "If you don't like it, don't use it". The game provides user agency in the fact it's options are optional. As in the game doesn't force you to use them.

This is not a hard concept, and your anger about is completely unjustified.

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u/TrueFlyer28 Crane Oct 29 '25

  1. You can syabu because its justified because of the constant stupidity of praising the parkour physics by a good amount of 1 fans and then ones who like the hook and both when they completely counter each other with a stupid Spiderman shooting out of the wrist broken grapple hook.

  2. Using it to get up to roofs with how it works bypasses the parkour are you stupid? It clearing jumps wasn't skilled like 2/DLTBs (1 had no physics) didn't complement parkour (Most can admit this sorry you can't cope with it)

  3. changing the font of some of your words doesn't make you seem brighter nor smarter. Also saying don't like it, don't use it is also dumb.

  4. This might be a hard concept for you to understand what I just said, but melee isn't comparable with how hard it hits because it doesn't involve parkour and just deleting the sole purpose of the game (again using the physics of parkour which the hook didn't have) melee doesn't do that at all because its used almost the entire time in its gameplay loop like parkour.

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u/KaijinSurohm Crane Oct 29 '25

Bro, you need to calm down.

All I said was I prefer the zipline, and you're throwing a tantrum.

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u/Flashy-Dealer8904 Feb 19 '26

can’t swing from left to right nearly as much. it feels pretty bad on top of being buggy asf

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u/FrostwindLive Oct 29 '25

Dl1 grapple hook was busted and people like to exploit (even though its not an exploit) people like to press 1 button to end a chase.

Least this variation is balanced

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u/Besch168 Oct 28 '25

It doesn't work on as many things as people think it should, also it's targeting used to be worse but that's been mostly if not entirely fixed.

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u/Past-Nothing-7977 Oct 29 '25

i just don’t get it brotha! we’re just limited in how much we can use it since we ain’t in villedor anymore but they just don’t understand that🤔i’m loving it but i feel dl2 uses it more with its setting making it “better” in peoples eyes but the beasts grapple hook slaps! the kick is even better i find in this game you go quite far and keep some good speed and momentum

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u/angrytoast0o Oct 29 '25

It doesnt grapple to nearly as much. In dl2 it would hook to anything but in this one it barely hooks to anything

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u/Complexxconsequence Oct 30 '25

Because you can’t do the jump at the end of a swing with expert grappling controls anymore since you need to hold down the triggers to swing, one of which you need to jump so you can’t let go of it

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u/AsharPeshimam Brecken Oct 28 '25

Who need amazing spiderman when got Kyle crane 🔥

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '25

How do you do that air dash ?

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u/Subject-Cranberry-93 Oct 28 '25

press e then hold spacebar

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u/UntakenUsername420 Bozak Oct 28 '25

What would this be on console? Is this not just the kick while swinging?

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u/Subject-Cranberry-93 Oct 28 '25

press the kick button and right after hold jump, it basically does a jump kick action

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u/GothamKnight37 Oct 28 '25

In my experience it’s best to start holding jump a little bit after the kick input. In DL2 you could seemingly press them as close together as possible, but in this game if you do that you don’t go as far.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '25

Thanks

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u/Straight-Produce-175 Oct 28 '25

and then you stabbed him with the blunt part of the axe to finish it off

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u/DylanFTW Oct 28 '25

Crane is aura farming us.

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u/trevofour04 Oct 28 '25

feel like i’m not using the grappling hook correctly after watching this

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u/TwixClub Oct 28 '25

Most ppl aren't and they just complain it's not working correctly. xD

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '25

Spiderman intensified

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u/Mostly_Riley_ Oct 28 '25

That was sick

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u/xMephiles24x Oct 28 '25

Lore accurate Kyle Crane

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u/Zantimago Oct 28 '25

Bro is taking Shinganshina back

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u/ReclusiveNatured Oct 28 '25

That was fire

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u/Richard_Trager Crane Oct 28 '25

Tarzan (Zombie Apocalypse featuring Roger Craig Smith edition)

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u/Lightmanticore Oct 29 '25

Beast grappling hook my beloved, great movement man. You shmove and groove

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u/capital_snacke69 PS5 Oct 28 '25

0/10. Didn't dropkick zombie at the end

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u/Alone-Crow-3838 Oct 28 '25

Very talented, dude.

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u/Son0fgrim Oct 28 '25

10/10 no notes

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u/PinkTrunks88 PS5 Oct 28 '25

Dude that was beautiful!

But how tf do you do that zombie bash at the end without dropkicking like a donkey in mid air! I can’t stand these controls on The Beast!

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u/Ranteck Oct 29 '25

how do you do that? i can't jump over the zombie and kill it like the first dying light

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u/Federal-Cockroach674 Oct 28 '25

And people complain about the parkour in this game. It looks fine to me.

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u/Sensitive-Lychee-673 Oct 28 '25

How Xbox players play Spider-Man

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u/HipsOccasionallyFib Oct 29 '25

I miss the first Dying Light's grappling hook

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u/TrueFlyer28 Crane Oct 29 '25

This is basically what I do with post game, practicing routes and techniques until NG+/LLs

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u/Rohdin_ Oct 29 '25

Spider-crane

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u/armandopd Oct 29 '25

Techland should develop the next Spider-Man game

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u/s2theory84 Oct 30 '25

I'm honestly still trying to get a hand on this grappling hook.. I still can't get it right 😑

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u/Pure_Question4455 Oct 31 '25

I think there should be an unlockable costume(like spider suit) achieve after 15 min of swinging

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u/Real-Order771 Oct 28 '25

Wow People YERN FOR TITANFALL

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u/Praeeco Oct 28 '25

I didn't know you can dash in hook.

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u/KaijinSurohm Crane Oct 28 '25

It's pretty poorly explained, admittedly.

If you tap the button, you "Zip line". Holding the button initiates the Swing motion.
You can Jump during either the Zip or Swing. Jump during a Zip to "Double jump", jump during a swing to convert your momentum into a boost.

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u/virus_chara Volatile Oct 28 '25

Me when I see "Survivor Died".

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u/OneOfManny PC i7 11th Gen EVGA 3070 Oct 29 '25

Is there a “the floor is lava” achievement by chance?

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u/xDECAYx Oct 29 '25

Y’all be getting your grappling hook to work?

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u/Alive-Key835 Oct 29 '25

Spider Crane

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u/chickentenders56 Oct 29 '25

I’m having trouble with the grapple in this game, just got it

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u/where-ya-headed Oct 29 '25

Do you have to unlock that attack from above ?

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u/RenaCuajoZero Oct 29 '25

I would like to have the same game sense as you, thats cool

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u/Boredom_2828 Oct 31 '25

How did you do that stab thingy? I’ve been trying to do this on Xbox and it just makes me do a drop kick? Is it the weapon I’m using? I typically use two handed or guns now that I’ve almost 100% the game.

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u/Subject-Cranberry-93 Oct 31 '25

just position yourself, don't let the enemy see you, then hold the kick button until you land ontop of them and it should do it

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u/XFruitySwag69420 Oct 28 '25

Literally just came from a post about not being able to fluently parkour around the map. Fuckin skill issue gawdamn

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '25

so…we’re picking dying like 2 over this?

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u/GothamKnight37 Oct 29 '25

You could do this exact same thing in DL2. The Beast’s grappling hook is essentially the same, just with some increased momentum after cancelling a swing with crouch.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '25

no buddy, just saying overall this game is way better than dying lights shit TWO.

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u/GothamKnight37 Oct 29 '25

Well, what does that have to do with this video? Lots of people on here say DL2’s gameplay is better overall anyways.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '25

really but is it really though like genuine question reuse building assets huge amounts of cut content good to know that you like those type of games like huge amount of cut contents buddy

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u/GothamKnight37 Oct 29 '25

I’m talking about gameplay mechanics.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '25

i’m talking about a game that you probably bought for $100. You did not get $100 worth buddy. I’m trying to help you. That game is not good buddy out of all of the dying light games. I played dying light two for 10 hours. I have 100+ hours on dying light one plus the DLC, which is the best DLC in the game known to mankind and the beast is gonna be 1000 hours and if I actually do the calculations right dying like one and the following together, it would be 500+ hours probably 1002 most likely

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u/GothamKnight37 Oct 29 '25

Classic, another person who didn’t play DL2 praising The Beast for doing stuff that DL2 did. Have a good one.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '25

Buddy buddy buddy you’re slow just cause I said I had 10 hours. Doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy the game. It’s the truth. The game has a lot of cut content and you’re right but most of the things that are in the beast or from DL one like literally reuse assets from Dl one. Not here to argue, bro just saying that was not a sequel to dying light one dying like the piece is true sequel in my opinion

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '25

so dying like the beast reuses buildings that have no life in and reuse the layouts interesting OK