I love a good zombie game, and I particularly love a good zombie game that plays with the format. We last saw Dying Light 2 at last year’s E3 - where it was announced - and the demo promised some fun new twists to the formula in an open world designed to inspire some frantic clambering as you’re pursued by hordes of the undead.
Firstly, its sandbox - 4x bigger than the sandbox in the original - can be changed depending on your choices. There are a bunch of factions scattered throughout its “modern dark age” world, and your loyalties to them will change what resources are available to you as Dying Light 2 progresses. For example, if you choose to cut a deal with some bandits who have killed a man instead of avenging the man, you’ll align yourself with their faction.
This means you now have access to the bandit’s black market water scheme, which is important, as water is a coveted commodity in the world of Dying Light 2. The more power you give the bandits, the more your world will shift to their sensibilities: it’ll look grimier, for example.
Dying Light 2 is set to arrive in spring 2020 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. For more on the title, here's a few its key features: YOUR CHOICES, YOUR WORLD - You must make tough. Dying Light 2 was unveiled during E3 2018. The first game was recieved pretty well, so the news that a sequel was on the way was received pretty well, too. One year on, we are yet to hear too much.
Alternatively, if you chose to avenge the man, you align yourself with his faction. Said faction might be particularly efficient, providing you with a steady stream of running water, but also hyper-vigilant and lawful. This means if you break the law, you’re in trouble - and you’re not always going to want to abide by the law in Dying Light 2.
Outside of this world-shaping, there are twice the amount of moves in Dying Light 2. There’s also a new type of puzzle, the ‘parkour puzzle,’ which tasks you to complete a set of moves without your stamina bar running out. The idea that you might have to meticulously complete these while sprinting from ravenous hordes of zombies is thrilling.
In terms of what I want to see from Dying Light at E3, this is definitely the time for some hands-on with it. I’m intrigued to see just how my choices change the look of the gameworld, and whether there are shades of gray within that. Will certain options be locked off if you align yourself with one faction over the other? Can you align yourself with multiple factions? What does your world look like if you do? And how does that all affect the story?
I’m also intrigued as to a possible multiplayer component, which was teased in an interview with Gamespot last year. Co-op was also a massive part of the original Dying Light, and I’m excited to see how developer Techland has evolved it this time around.
What do you want to see from Dying Light 2 at E3? Let us know in the comments below!
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'Dying Light 2' is an idea that many have thought of having for the longest time. Despite the hit parkour predecessor showing off great possibilities, what is known from the title is still scarce, let alone uncertain to say the least.
The game's Polish development team Techland may have been planning and plotting what could be the next big thing for 'Dying Light,' presumably in the form of 'Dying Light 2.' Such game is not all that Techland was known for and judging by the work the company put in the other titles, the continuity may not be too far away or behind.
According to Eurogamer, CEO Pawel Marchewka disclosed some time ago that 'Warsaw' was given an ample amount of work by Techland, as well as one particular project that could hit their fancy. Marchewka, when asked about the potential of another 'Dead Island' game, quickly swerved and said that 'Dying Light' as well as 'Dying Light 2' are more favored. If truth be told, PR Manager Anna Lada-Grodzicka added that the 'Dying Light' brand is more important to them.
That being said, reports delivered that an unnamed project which still has not shed some silver lining has baffled fans. Marchewka has not been generous in the same manner as well, with him purely denying the suspicion that it is, indeed, 'Dying Light 2.' Furthermore, the company has worked on other titles that garnered massive fan bases all across the globe, such as 'Hellraid' and 'Call of Juarez' respectively.
Setting aside all other speculations, 'Dying Light 2' is only one idea that the company has come to thinking, as Producer Tymon Smektala hinted the company's many ideas for a sequel. Marchewka, however, has kept a tight lid on what the company has been working, apparently teasing more that the anonymous project despite being an open-world, single and multiplayer mix could be the much-awaited second installment.
For the time being, 'Dying Light' has over 8 million players, pirated at an excruciating 3 million times. Keep posted for more news and updates here at GamenGuide.
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