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 27th 2015 in North America and on January 28th
2015 in Europe and Australia. However,
the European physical copy of the game was pushed back until the February 27th. 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.
