- Dying Light 2 Gamescom 2019 Gameplay Preview: The Most Incredible Upcoming Open World
- Dying Light 2 Game Preview
Dying Light 2 has now been in development for several years, and the folks at Techland are pulling out all of the stops to truly outdo themselves with this sequel. I sat down at a behind-the-scenes gameplay showcase for Dying Light 2 at Gamescom 2019, and i admit, this is the most incredible upcoming franchise gamers will be tasty to play.
The developers are working hard so the world feels more believable and authentic than ever before, with amazing visuals from the city rooftops during daylight, and intense atmosphere when the light poring through wooden boards illuminates a room full of zombies indoors. Sincerely speaking, the game will be worth playing.
Dense foliage spills out of the concrete in the streets, and a heavy smog clouds the sky, making the city feel wide yet oppressive. You’ll meet factions that have created their owns bases and ways of living in Dying Light 2, and just the designs of these bases to hold off against zombies and hostile humans are impressive. Though, from the demo I witnessed at least, it does seem like people are far more dangerous enemies than zombies.
Dense foliage spills out of the concrete in the streets, and a heavy smog clouds the sky, making the city feel wide yet oppressive. You’ll meet factions that have created their owns bases and ways of living in Dying Light 2, and just the designs of these bases to hold off against zombies and hostile humans are impressive. Though, from the demo I witnessed at least, it does seem like people are far more dangerous enemies than zombies.
Zombies will most certainly act as a threat in Dying Light 2, but much of the combat involved hostile human factions, using stealth to move around them and an improved combat system to take them down, either hand-to-hand or with firearms. It felt as if the team was putting zombies into the background with the demo we watched, and as a result, it felt like a generic post-apocalyptic setting, not specifically a zombie apocalypse. This zombies can do a lot in the franchise, you will get to see a little prove when Techland inevitably releases some zombie rampage footage in some night time gameplay.
So there are improvements across the board to mobility and combat. New guns will see you blasting away humans and zombies alike, a grappling hook will allow you to quickly ascend away from danger, and you can even shoot and use melee attacks in tandem with the grappling hook to give combat more variety. To test all of these moves out, you’ll find tougher enemies than ever before too, ones which will pose much more of a challenge in combat.
So there are improvements across the board to mobility and combat. New guns will see you blasting away humans and zombies alike, a grappling hook will allow you to quickly ascend away from danger, and you can even shoot and use melee attacks in tandem with the grappling hook to give combat more variety. To test all of these moves out, you’ll find tougher enemies than ever before too, ones which will pose much more of a challenge in combat.
At the end of the demo, we see the protagonist in a climactic battle against a Colonel. You can decide which way this plays out, but here the protagonist follows his original instructions, fights the Colonel and his goons, and activates water pumps. Excitingly, this drains the flooded city, uncovering much more land to explore, but isn’t the water pumps you were looking for, and who knows what monsters lurk below now that the water level has been lowered. Your decisions having such a dramatic change in the landscape of the open world is incredibly exciting franchise.
No doubt, Dying Light 2 looks like one of the most incredible, exciting upcoming open-world games. It uses zombies in fun ways, has varied and dynamic combat options, and traversing the world looks exhilarating. And we get to experience more when the game launches early next year. Before then, have a look at the gameplay demo below.
