Techland’s Dying Light was one of the standout zombie survival horror titles when it launched in January 2015, pitting players against hordes of undead in an open-world Middle Eastern city called Harran. The release date for the game’s sequel, Dying Light 2, was postponed due to COVID-19 and it will now officially launch on December 7.
Dying Light featured a dynamic day and night cycle that affected enemy behavior, and the protagonist Kyle Crane could navigate the undead-infested city using parkour moves and an array of weapons. Taking down zombies is understandably a gory affair, and the game received an M rating due to its graphic visuals, strong language, and violence.
Not surprisingly, Dying Light 2 will come with the same rating for the same reasons: blood and gore, intense violence, strong language, and suggestive themes. The characters in the game don’t hold back on the profanity and some even venture into the realm of vulgarity at times, which might take some players aback. The weapons used don’t always make for the cleanest kills either. Machetes, swords, and pipes can often lead to dismemberment and other unpleasant results, with a large amount of blood punctuating the action.
On May 27, Techland held a “Dying 2 Know” presentation that revealed the game’s release date, gameplay and story details, some impressive screenshots, and an official trailer. The game’s full title is Dying Light 2: Stay Human, and that subtitle could have a number of meanings. Taking place over 20 years after the first game, Dying Light 2 features a new protagonist, Aiden Caldwell, who finds himself fighting for survival in a world where the virus has mutated and created new, deadlier forms of enemies.
Civilization has collapsed in Dying Light 2, and factions of survivors cling to existence throughout The City, the European setting for the game that presents an entirely new complex of buildings to explore. Like Crane before him, Aiden is a master of parkour who will make use of Dying Light 2's expanded parkour system to navigate from rooftop to rooftop and avoid the infected. Dying Light 2 will feature over 3,000 unique movement animations, compared to the original game’s 1,500.
In addition to killing the undead and running, climbing, and jumping throughout the city, Aiden will have to make decisions that will affect The City around him. The various factions have differing goals, and the groups Aiden chooses to support will result in different consequences or opportunities for the protagonist.
Dying Light 2: Stay Human releases for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on December 7.
Source: PlayStation Blog