According to Dying Light: The Beast's director, the game packs a ton of diverse areas into its much smaller open world map of Castor Woods. Dying Light: The Beast is a standalone entry in developer Techland's parkour-infused zombie-slaying series that began more than a decade ago.
Having begun as DLC for Dying Light 2, Dying Light: The Beast is fundamentally smaller and shorter than its two predecessors. Whereas many players took around 30–40 hours to beat the first two games, Dying Light: The Beast will look to offer a more brisk experience, with Techland estimating that the main story will take closer to 20 hours for most players to complete. The Beast will also see the return of Kyle Crane, the protagonist of the first game, who has been infected with zombie DNA which can allow him to use zombie-like abilities in combat.
While Dying Light: The Beast's open world will be much smaller than the first two games, it'll still be densely packed with interesting locations to explore. In a short interview with Insider Gaming, director Nathan Lemaire spoke about Dying Light: The Beast's world and the different types of biomes that make it up. Lemaire...