Controls are tighter, combat is more fun, and traversing the world is far more interesting.
If youve playedDead Island, youll know exactly howDying Lightplays out.
Youll also need to use your athletic parkour skills.
This is very fortunate, as youll certainly need to move quickly and smoothly when night falls.
One ofDying Lights major features is the transition from day to night, hence the games title.
Although the zombies can be easily avoiding and defeated during the day, at night the volatiles come out.
These special, buff zombies are super strong, move fast, and can kill you in a second.
You have to use the environment to your advantage, as these deadly zombies can climb and jump too.
One of the games best features here is the look back camera.
When youre being chased, you’ve got the option to press triangle to quickly look behind you.
This triggers a slo-mo view as youre running, and shows you just how close you foe is.
With a game likeDying Light, stealth elements, if implemented poorly could ruin the game.
These are often, go flick this switch, go see this guy, go climb this thing.
Its good, then, that the actual core mechanics and combat are good enough to keep you interested.
Combat in the game is good, with both melee and ranged combat.
Three swings and Kyles puffed out, which is a little silly.
Eventually theres little to no challenge.
When youre roaming the city with other people, a whole new level of gameplay is uncovered.
Theres also an asymmetrical PvP mode, in which players can invade other peoples games and be the zombie.
This pits human players against powerful, human-controlled volatile zombies, and its a lot of fun to play.
Rating:
4 out of 5
