There’scertainlymoregoingonin
thesequelwhenit comestoaffecting
theworld– variousfactionscontrolthe
territory,andyourdecisiontosidewithor
againsteachonehasconsequencesthat
aren’talwaysobviousatfirst– whichis
ofcoursegamedeveloper-esefor,‘You’ll
layawakeatnightbitterlyregrettingevery
singlechoiceyoumake.’Ina goodway.
Addedtothenitty-grittyofsurvival
isa UVmechanicwherebyUVlight
disorientateszombiesandmakesthem
mucheasiertokill,totheextentthat
they’llactivelyavoidit.Thatmeansyoucan
safeguardcertainareasjustbyflickinga
lighton,orcreatea portablesafespot
thankstoeveryone’sfavouritetypeof
electromagneticradiation.
Intruth,thisnewinfodoescome
tingedwiththefaintestwhiffthat
DyingLight 2 mighthavemissed
thereleasewindowinwhichit couldhave
mademaximumimpact,withuptoa year
lefttowait.Butthere’sa genuineeffort
tosaysomethingmeaningfulhere,and
coupledwiththealwaysentertaining
free-runningandmeleecombatmechanics
thefranchisebuiltitsnameon,we’restill
holdinga torchforit.nansofparkourand
slayingtheundead:you
mightwanttositdown
forthis.Oratleastknee-
slideovertothenearest
beanbag.DyingLight 2 is
delayed,nowreleasingin a disconcertingly
vaguewindowsometimein ‘Spring2020.’
If youneedtorelieveyourfrustrationby
jumpingbetweentwotraincarriagesor
somethingfora fewminuteswe’llmeetyou
in thenextparagraph.
Feelbetter?Good.There’sgoodnews
too,intheformoffreshstorydetailsand
infoonthegame’sUVlightmechanic.
E3wastheplaceTechlandchoseto
delvedeeperintoprotagonistAiden’s
motivations,andtonoone’ssurprise
he’sallaboutmakingtheworlda better
place.Theremightevenbea bitofcultural
zeitgeistgoingonhere.“Inthisplace,
nooneevenwantstoknowmyname-
gettingattachedisdeadly,”saysAiden,
speakingabouta fictionalapocalypse
andalsoperhapsabouttheatmosphere
ofourtimes.Theapocalypseisalwaysan
allegory,afterall.MightDyingLight 2 have
moretosayforitselfthan‘skullssmashing
apartsurelooksgross,huh’?aboveTechland
broughtin
veteranRPG
writerChris
avelloneto
fleshoutDying
Light 2 ’s story.DYInGLATEr BUTnoTDYInGLIGhTEr
Dying Light 2
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