Dying Light Ultimate Edition

Dying Light is an open-world action game in the style of survival horror. The title was developed by the Polish studio Techland. It is a kind of mix of Dead Island, produced by the same team, and Mirror's Edge from the creators of the Battlefield series. The action of the game was shown from the first person perspective.

We play as Kyle Crane in Harran, a city modeled on Rio de Janeiro, full of characteristic favelas. The population of the metropolis was infected with a mysterious virus that instantly turned everyone into zombies. The game creators used here a theme similar to that known from the movie I am Legend with Will Smith in the lead role - during the day zombies are not very active, but at night their more dangerous mutations become active. As a result, the gameplay is divided into two parts - when it's light, we freely explore the environment, searching for resources and weapons, and when it's night, we desperately defend against the aggressive horde.

In Dying Light we fight the mutated humans mainly with white and bladed weapons, less often with firearms. The title offers a variety of weapons, from axes and machetes, through halberds, to hammers and sticks. A large emphasis was also placed on the extensive equipment creation system, thanks to which we can combine seemingly useless items with the chosen weapon, thus achieving a bonus to damage. Along with the progress in the story mode, we gradually gain experience and extensive character development options allow us to customize skills to suit our style of play.

A characteristic feature of the title is the movement system inspired by the work of EA DICE studio - Mirror's Edge. The hero can jump from building to building with grace and agility worthy of the best parkour player. The solution used by the creators creates new possibilities, and what follows - we can visit practically every corner of the city, no matter how inaccessible the road to our destination seems to be. On the other hand, the dynamic cycle of day and night makes the gameplay does not come down only to the bloody and merciless slaughter with mutants. In Dying Light it's sometimes better to run away from the overwhelming number of enemies than face them, especially at night when the game's environment changes beyond recognition.

Along with the openness goes also the dynamics of the presented world - during the game we often come across random events and it's up to us whether we want to help someone or maybe avoid a possible threat. The authors have provided a lot of side quests, which are a nice diversion from the plot.

Dying Light runs on the sixth generation Chrome Engine, an engine that generates a high level of graphics with the possibility of enabling advanced options associated with DirectX 11 libraries. The engine used can display a huge, diverse area with objects visible in the distance and a large number of characters at the same time. Physics and animations have also been taken care of, thanks to which hand-to-hand combat is very realistic and the character's movements while jumping on rooftops are smooth.

Techland's game allows you to play the story campaign solo, or - like Dead Island - together with your friends in four-player co-op over the Internet.