Dying Light 2 (Xbox One/SX)

Mit Dying Light 2 Stay Human hat Techland einen würdigen Nachfolger für Dying Light geliefert, auch wenn es hier und dort ein paar Schwächen aufweist. Die offene Welt ist groß und gibt viel Raum um viele Stunden ins Spiel zu versenken.

Dying Light 2 has explosive combat and immensely fun parkour but it's held back by content bloat and a weak story.

Overall, though, I enjoyed my time with Dying Light 2 and found it an entertaining open-world experience that I want to keep playing beyond the 30 or so hours I put into the main storyline. Techland has plans to support Dying Light 2 with five years of post-launch DLC, which is a pledge I’m certain it will deliver given its resume with the original.

Dying Light 2 is safe in some respects, and bold in others; like its propensity to lean into some arcadey notions. The sandbox is the true heart of Dying Light 2. Not the characters, or the story, but the mere act of running around like an idiot, whether you’re doing errands or not. Whether it keeps you busy for “500 hours” or 20, open-world fanatics will probably find a lot to love here.

Techland has crafted a monster of a sequel that is bigger and better in almost every way.

This sequel learns a lot from modern open world video games, its massive, zombie-infested sandbox rarely feeling empty, especially as you breeze through city blocks with a Mirror's Edge-like finesse. However, Dying Light 2 inherits the same problems - a dull story, tiresome combat, and character progression that’s a tad too sluggish.