If you haven't been paying attention, it's a new year, which means that it's also time for a slew of starry-eyed but ultimately unrealistic resolutions. Most people go for the usual suspects – fitness, work promotions, gaming backlog reductions – but this gory new trailer for PlayStation 4 zombie sim Dying Light recommends a much more violent approach.
In truth, there isn't a whole lot of new footage here, but it does still give us a nice overview of the quickly approaching release, while also showing off a lighter side to its seemingly solemn scenario. Oh, and it may just be for the sake of the joke, but we're pretty sure that we saw a character fishing at some point in the clip. Is this a confirmation that Techland's latest will include all manner of aquatic sports? Ahem. Probably not.
Still, we played the game last year and came away cautiously optimistic, so perhaps this lack of underwater escapades won't be such a big deal. Do you share our zeal for throttling the small traces of life out of the living dead? Will you be picking up Dying Light when it releases later this month? Harangue the undead horde in the comments section below.
[source youtube.com]
Comments 14
@iDangerMouse_ Yeah, I'm actually kinda excited for this one - but I can't pin down why. It was pretty good when I played it at PAX, so let's hope it delivers!
Well,not sure about fishing but swimming is confirmed! "We had a big argument about — I wanted to do a swimming mechanic for Dying Light," says game programmer Bartosz Kulon. "[The designers] said, 'No, we don't have the time for it.' I said, 'OK, I'll come in on Saturday and I'll do it.' They said, 'OK.'" So we have swimming." Sold.
@k_andersen I'm with you. For me, I think it's a combination of the Mirror's Edge style gameplay, and the timing. If this was coming out at Christmas, I would probably skip it - but seeing as it's in that hole before The Order: 1886, Bloodborne, and everything else, I'll definitely be giving it a go.
Techland also has some surprisingly good games every now and then; Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood was brilliant, for example. Very underrated.
@get2sammyb You're right, it is perfectly timed in a strategic sense. Also, it feels like Techland has put a lot more effort into this one - but that could just be the delay talking...
@special_donkey Hahaha, that's brilliant! Swimming with zombies sounds deliciously absurd - I love it!
Really can't wait for this.
@get2sammyb Bound in Blood was an absolute boss of a game!
Too bad they then made The Cartel and the equally abysmal, Dead Island.
Hmmm... think I'll wait for the Push Square review on this one. The video was nice enough but this is from the guys who made Dead Island and Call of Juarez - not bad games, but not especially good ones either.
I really enjoyed dead island for some reason
I am cautiously optimistic about this game. I hope it's a blast.
Looking forward to this one but I will wait for all the usual fixes & patches to come out first before considering it 😊
wow i completely forgot this was coming so soon! im pretty sure im going to absolutely love this game seeing as i loved dead island despite all its flaws. it looks great, i just hope it plays smoothly. dead islands biggest flaw (imo) was its insanely clunky movement.
This game seems like it will be great. Pre ordered it on ps store and now I wait......I always seem to forget how impatient I am
@iDangerMouse_
if you pre order you get some cool stuff like be the zombie DLC
@iDangerMouse_
nice, add me up!
Tap here to load 14 comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...