Dying Light 2 Stay Human is the sequel to the first game released back in 2015. The thing about sequels is that they are often compared with their predecessor, and in this case, a lot of veteran Dying Light players prefer the first one. However, the second game does hold up if you give it a chance.
Parkour Movement System
Playing as Aiden, you will traverse rooftops to avoid the flesh-eating atrocities on the ground. This requires a certain level of parkour skills which the character will have. Amazingly, the controls are easy and quite entertaining.
Although different obstacles require different movements, you will be performing them through one button, which also happens to be for dodging attacks. It's easy enough to identify which parts of the building you can climb since they have indicators.
Watch out for yellow ropes, ribbons, and paint since it means that you can climb through them, although it's not limited to those. That's what actually makes the game more interesting since you'll find more ways to get to places even without following the indications.
You will be glad to know your way around Aiden's parkour skill especially when you do missions at night. If you're not careful, you might be spotted by a Howler. These zombies tend to call out to the others and once they do, a chase begins where a horde comes after you.
Depending on the player, the chase is actually thrilling, especially after you come out of it alive. If you want the thrill without the zombies coming after you, you can just participate in parkour challenges found around Villedor.
Loot
Depending on the level of difficulty you choose, there's actually plenty of loot around. Every building you go into has a lot of drawers, cabinets, chests, and even trashcans that hold important resources like resin, cans, scraps, and more.
It's also convenient that some of the zombies can be searched after you've defeated them, and they'll hold certain loot such as money and mutation samples, which you will be needing for crafting, selling, and buying with traders.
You will also face human opponents called the Renegades and sometimes Peacekeepers. Renegades usually fight you in groups. Other than the fact that they will have better loot on them like money, weapons, and high-value miscellaneous items, they also tend to be around chests that have good resources.
They'll be much harder to fight since they can block, dodge, and fight back with weapons, but it makes the game more interesting as opposed to just killing and running from zombies all the time. Plus, the hacking and slashing are realistic, if that's what you're into.
Weapons and Accessories
There are a lot of weapon choices in the game from blunt weapons, bladed weapons, and even guns. You will also have access to certain accessories that will make it easier for you to defeat your enemies.
For example, you will have an array of throwable items like the decoy, which makes a lot of noise to draw the zombies to where you threw it. There are also Molotov cocktails, mines, remote C4, and other grenades.
As you progress in the story, you will also be given a UV flashlight, which is a significantly useful tool especially when a horde starts running after you. Once you shine the light at the zombies, they will stop in their tracks and start burning. Although, it won't actually kill them.
The guns are also the perfect way to kill zombies that you shouldn't go near such as the Bomber, which explodes after you kill them, and the Volatile whose attacks inflict heavy damage and cannot be blocked.
Story
The game's story is almost as important as gameplay, and Dying Light 2 is story-rich whether it's the main mission or side missions. The characters are also complex compared to some that are just plain evil or plain good.
Even just the backstories of the side characters are well-written. Since the game involves decision-making, your choices will also affect the kind of ending you'll get (there are four), so choose carefully who you side with.
