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Dying Light surprised me. Too many games use the word “survival” to advertise a game that turns out to be more action that survival. Admittedly, before I ventured into the hideous but ironically gorgeous world of Harran, I came in thinking Dying Light would fall victim to this very problem. That theory was proven mostly wrong. While Dying Light does have its share of action, survival is the predominant approach the game takes. “Goodnight, Good Luck” is the slogan Dying Light has been using and I can’t think of a more accurate one.
You are Kyle Crane. An undercover operative working for a company called GRE. GRE was formed after an outbreak in Harran. Kyle Crane has been sent to Harran to make contact with a rouge agent named Rais who has information that could damage their reputation if leaked. Upon landing in Harran, Crane is attacked by bandits that he quickly dispatches of but is bitten and infected by one of the zombies. Crane is saved by two runners who proceed take him to a safe zone to heal up and prepare to look for a cure.
It has been more than ten years since Dying Light was released, but what happened to the $386,000 'My Apocalypse Edition' of the game?
For one lucky person willing to spend $386,000, the My Apocalypse Edition of Dying Light promised a staggering collection. It included the buyer’s face in the game, a human-sized ‘Volatile’ statue, and parkour lessons with a freerunning team. It also came with night vision goggles, an all-expenses paid round trip to Techland’s offices, and four signed copies of the game. Oh, and it also came with a custom-built, ‘zombie-proof’ survival shelter.
LOL but it was a stunt from the team:
‘It was a PR stunt and got a lot of media attention for its wild and over-the-top nature, it was designed to generate buzz around the game’s release. It did a great job of getting the game noticed, though! But nobody purchased it – thankfully, I guess!’
Techland is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Dying Light with updates and events for both games. The new The Beast game comes out soon.
It got a lot of shit from fans more not being as scary at night on release. I was in that boat. But once I gave it a fair shot I really loved it. The movement was so much more expressive to me. I enjoyed the story too.... for the most part. Was my game of the year when it came out. With all the updates for darker nights and all that, it's even better. I feel almost exactly the same about stalker 2 right now. The erojank games are scratching my itch.
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