

In 2021, a mutated variant of THV escapes a GRE lab and starts a second pandemic that spreads even faster than the first, quickly sweeping across the entire world in an event called "The Fall". Unfortunately, despite promises to cease all research on the virus, the GRE continued experimenting in secret. However, the Global Relief Effort (GRE) is able to develop a vaccine for "The Harran Virus" (THV), ending the threat of the zombie pandemic. The zombie outbreak in Harran ended with the death of all of the city's citizens, with no reported survivors. Like its predecessor, the game features four-player cooperative multiplayer. Making certain decisions will open up or seal-off areas in the city, encouraging players to complete multiple playthroughs. The consequences are far-reaching, with the player being able to bring prosperity to a faction while completely destroying another settlement. In the game, players meet different factions and have to make different decisions that would fundamentally change the state of the game's world and how non-playable characters view Aiden. As the player explores the city, they will also find inhibitors, which can be used to increase Aiden's health or stamina. Players can activate windmills to attract survivors and merchants to set up settlements. When exploring the city, players can scavenge for scrap and resources to craft new items and weapons.

The map, which is four times bigger than the original game, is broken into seven distinct regions and each has its own landmarks and locations. The game is set in the city of Villedor, a massive urban open world set in Europe that players can explore freely. During the latter time of day, players can avoid zombies roaming the streets by staying on rooftops, who would otherwise hibernate inside buildings to avoid sunlight, or explore the safe interior of buildings to find items. Like the first game, the zombies are slow when exposed to sunlight, but they become more aggressive and hostile at night.

Aiden can also utilize superhuman skills due to the infection. Weapons can be upgraded with different blueprints and components which can be found by breaking down weapons for craft parts. Long-range weapons such as crossbows, shotguns, and spears can be used as well. The melee weapons have a limited lifespan and will degrade as the player uses them in combat. The game is mostly melee-based with the majority of fighting using melee weapons. Aiden can also use the undead to break his fall. Tools such as a grappling hook and a paraglider also aid traversal in the city.

It was confirmed that there are over 3000 parkour animations to give a more fluid free running experience. Players can perform actions such as climbing ledges, sliding, leaping off from edges, and wall running to quickly navigate the city. Set 22 years after Dying Light, it stars a new protagonist named Aiden Caldwell (voiced by Jonah Scott), who is equipped with various parkour skills. All of those decisions will add up to make each player’s experiences unique.ĭying Light 2 is coming to the Xbox One, PC and PlayStation 4.Aiden uses a paraglider to quickly traverse the city.ĭying Light 2 Stay Human is an action role-playing survival horror game featuring a zombie apocalyptic-themed open world. “It allows you to carve out your own world,” Avellone explained, before stating that things will get even darker during the night. It looks like the game is careful not to make things as easy as a good or evil choice, as everything you could help in some ways and make things difficult in others. Avellone came onstage to demonstrate how important the players’ decisions are in impacting the world, as the way you go about the mission will change the city and raise or lower morale. The game is being helped along by narrative designer Chris Avellone, who has a long history as a writer and designer on games like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 and Fallout 2. The trailer focuses on how dire the situation of the survivors of the zombies has become, while also showing off the verticality of the game play. Dying Light 2 was announced during Microsoft’s press conference at E3 2018, and it looks dark.
