As first revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live, Dying Light is back in the form of Dying Light: The Beast. It's not exactly Dying Light 3, nor is it DLC in the conventional sense for Dying Light 2. It's more of a standalone title due to its scope, think Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, and will put players back in the shoes of Kyle Crane, who is once again voiced by Roger Craig Smith.
The Gamer was able to watch a hands-off demo at Gamescom, and you can read more of Axel Bosso's impressions here. Outside that demo, Techland participated in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, where franchise director Tymon Smektała shared why The Beast became its own thing.
The new chapter in the Dying Light series shows everything we love about it, but its new trick raises some questions.
As part of that interview, Smektała revealed that The Beast came from ideas that the studio previously had for DLC for Dying Light 2. Gamers might recall that Techland experienced a massive in the leadup to Dying Light 2, where tons of plot details, as well as future plans were unearthed unwillingly.
Smektała and Co. saw that and did not want...
