Thank the Elder Gods that this is merely a blip then. Unfortunately, the mechanics of Dying Light 2 really don’t gel with this great outdoors, and as such, it gives an underwhelming impression. The environment in this opening is all forest land, which I’ll admit intrigued me as a change of scenery. The tutorial continues with a climb up a cliff to find a radio tower. It’s the kind of mawkish, stilted moment that Dying Light ’s story was rife with, and it made promises of a richer story this time around seem somewhat generous. Opening on Aiden being chased through a tunnel by infected, the pace quickly drops as he’s reunited with an old friend and pulled through a rather plodding tutorial mission where he gathers flowers and looks around the decaying shell of an upmarket home, shaking his head at how goddamn sad every long-dead body found within it is. As such Dying Light 2 arrives with big shoes to fill, and I honestly don’t think it makes the best first impression. The atmosphere, the day/night cycle, the music, the parkour, the combat, all so very much my jam. I make no secret of the fact I adore 2015’s Dying Light. Of course, people are still unable to get on even now, and the city is in a power struggle that an outsider like Aiden could have a significant influence on. What remains of civilization is threadbare, and Aiden’s journey takes him to one of the last big cities left standing in a broken world. Set 15 years on from the events of the first game, Dying Light 2 tells the story of Aiden, a ‘Pilgrim’ who wanders the apocalyptic lands left behind by a mutation of the virus that previously saw the city of Harran quarantined. Did Techland manage to pull that off? The answer is largely, yes. Seven years after first releasing something of a surprise hit with zombie-kicking parkour adventure Dying Light, Polish developer Techland returns that formula with a sequel that looks to expand on the original in almost every way, whilst still fundamentally staying true to the things fans bought into the first time around. In Bloody Disgusting’s Dying Light 2 review, find out just why dead is better. Running from zombies has never been such a good time.
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