Dying Light

Dying Light is a first person survival horror game, set in the post-apocalyptic city of Harran.  The game was initially released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC on January 27^th 2015 in North America and on January 28^th 2015 in Europe and Australia.  However, the European physical copy of the game was pushed back until the February 27^th.  The official Dying Light website describes the game as:

"Dying Light is an action survival game presented in first-person perspective. The game is set in a vast and dangerous open world. During the day, you roam an urban environment devastated by a mysterious epidemic, scavenging for supplies and crafting weapons to help you defeat the hordes of mindless, flesh-hungry enemies the plague has created. At night, the hunter becomes the prey as the infected grow in strength and aggression - but even more lethal are the nocturnal, inhuman predators that leave their nests to feed. You will need to make use of all your skills and any available means to survive till dawn." – Official Website

In Dying Light, you control Kyle Crane, an undercover operative who is parachuted in to Harran to recover a secret file.  However, as you land you are bitten by one of the infected and rescued by a group of survivors’ and taken to their base ‘The Tower’.  The tower houses a number of people, some who have been bitten and require medicine, others who have simply found a safe place away from the infected.  To pay your deed for being saved, you are enlisted as a ‘runner’.  Runners look for air drops of medicine and supplies that are being dropped to keep the people alive.  However, a rival gang also try to obtain these drops to horde.

Dying Light host a multitude of weapons for players to use; from 2x4 up to assault rifles.  Each of the melee weapons can be customized using blueprints found throughout the game along with the items required to make these.  These upgrades can give special effects such as; poison attack, incendiary, or electrical attacks.  And for the first section of the game, these weapons are your bread and butter as firearms are few and far between.

Dying Light offers two different ways to play the game.  Single Player or Co-op.  Much like Dead Island back in 2011.  The game is made more fun whilst running around with friends.  However, the true fear comes from playing the game alone and trying to survive the night, when infected are more powerful and also have backup by some special infected monsters. 

Overall Dying Light is an improvement on the open world survival horror game franchise.  With its ability for you to traverse your environment by free running. Along with a good story line and balanced monsters to fight.  Dying Light is one game well worth picking up.