Taking a page from the book of free-running, Dying Light is about quickly moving through the city. The difficulty of the zombies aren’t the only obstacle in your way interestingly, the city of Harran itself is its own challenge. There will be greater opportunity for more difficult environments in future DLC and with the announcement of MOD tools on the horizon, so these initial complaints could be a distant memory soon. This was a little disappointing because the things that made them formidable, like grabbing and fast moving specials, were all but negated when we would coordinate our efforts towards a particular goal. The only change that I had noticed was the number of zombies on the screen. I was just laying waste to all but the biggest guys in one swing, although the nighttime big guys did take a few more.Īt one point I had assumed that the difficulty would ramp up when playing co-op, but that did not happen either, even with 4 people. Keeping the zombie threat at one level made killing zombies nearly effortless when I got about half way through the game.

The developers chose not to include a way to modify the game’s difficulty level when you first start the game or when in game.

This simple yet effective mechanic is not without its drawbacks. While this may sound rudimentary, it provides an opportunity for the game to ramp up the difficulty, while the player remains informed through in game assets. Techland’s new formula revolves around the day/night cycle. Zombies have been done to death, right? Well, Techland, creators of Dead Island, believes that there are many more opportunities in which zombies can still be scare you out of your seat.

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