Developed by Behaviour Interactive
Published by Starbreeze & 505 Games
Released for Xbox One (6/2017)
Also on PC & PlayStation 4
Dead by Daylight is a game I really wanted to like. It's a multiplayer title that pits four survivors against one ruthless killer. On the mission I played, the survivors were tasked with starting up several generators, which I'm assuming if we'd succeeded we would have escaped alive. Unfortunately, the killer took us down one-by-one, despite all of our best efforts to help each other out. After losing while playing as a survivor, I was ready to try my hand as the killer. Here's where the major issues with this title begin, as the game froze while loading the match. I figured maybe it was just a freak occurrence, so I restarted the game and attempted to join another game as the killer, only to have the game freeze on the loading screen once again. Tried a hard reboot of the system in order to clear the memory cache, still froze at the loading screen. Deleted and re-installed the game, still froze at the killer loading screen. The fact that this game was cleared for release absolutely blows my mind! Half of the game doesn't even work and it's the half that most gamers would be interested in playing.
The fact that the game has two publishers involved makes it even more confusing and makes me wonder if anybody even play-tested the X-Box version of this port! It looks like it could be a fun game if it functions properly on PC or PlayStation 4, but I recommend to stay far away from the Xbox One version. It also makes me wonder why Microsoft is letting broken games like this make it to the store. I always liked Starbreeze as a developer but this doesn't bode well for the efforts as a publisher. It was well after two months since the game had been released when I tried to play it, and if the developers can't get their product even halfway working by that point then perhaps they should try making a more simple type of game. If you've somehow managed to play as the villain on the Xbox One port of Dead by Daylight, leave a comment below as I'm interested in hearing if this ever gets fixed.
Final Verdict: Dead by Daylight is a broken product that should have never made it to the digital store in this shape. Don't waste your money on this one!
Related Links:
Dead by Daylight - GameFAQs
Behaviour Interactive - Official Site
Starbreeze Studios - Official Site
505 Games - Official Site
Dead by Daylight - Microsoft Store
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