After playing Dying Light: The Beast, I wasn't sure how this one would hold up. Strangely enough, it's actually better in a lot of key aspects.

Where "The Beast" impressed me with its picturesque landscapes and visual splendour, the original's got a far more immersive setting—gritter, apocalyptic and much more memorable. Additionally, the scale of the world is significantly larger by my estimation, and I haven't even touched any of the DLC's yet! Characters are of considerable interest here too, which obviously makes it easier to stay invested throughout the campaign arcs.

I also liked having access to many weapons/tools/skills early on, as combat felt less constrained compared to what was initially offered in "The Beast". But, the biggest surprise of all was the parkour. I expected this to be a regression, especially after having praised traversal so heavily in "The Beast". It's odd, a game 10 years before its latest successor, has movement that's much more human, a camera that behaves like a real head instead of a fixed rig, and audio that genuinely has you feeling his need for air. I felt this in the slides, vaults, leaps... more natural, more immersive, and yes, even slightly more nausea-inducing, but in the best way possible. It's very Mirror's Edge-esque. Don't get me wrong, "The Beast" is still very polished, sure, but noticeably less... organic? Yeah, that's pretty much the succinct answer.

As for the music... amazing! Excellent actually, throughout the journey as a whole, but I especially liked the track during the final climb! I swear, they must have used actual hammers and wrenches to clang against metal, which would be really fitting considering with the tower is under construction haha.

Overall, a very, very good game! My only regret, is having played this one on my own, because I'm certain, just like with "The Beast", it'd have been that little bit more chaotic and enjoyable with a friend!

Dying light
10/10


+ One of the best movement systems among all games
+ Good graphics [compared to the year of release]
+ Interesting story
+ Relatively extensive crafting system
+ Deep spatialization
+ Unique and diverse skill system

- Nothing

Overall: If you want to find one of the best games that have ever been released, this is the one, a good story, a deep and dark atmosphere, and different options and systems that make the game interesting every moment.

Great