From the creators of Dead Island comes what looks to be the ultimate zombie survival game, Dying Light!

Now most people who played Dead Island will probably be a bit turned off immediately. I didn’t hate Dead Island but it always reached a point half way through the game where I no longer enjoyed it. The story line was ok, the voice acting was shabby, the fighting system was pretty cool but kind of repetitive. When I saw the trailer for Dying Light I presumed this would be the next instalment that linked Riptide to the up and coming Dead Island 2. The fighting system looked the same as did the character and environmental models but the one thing that looked different was the Parkour.

Now I have really enjoyed most of the parkour games I have played; Mirrors Edge, fantastic; Titainfall, very fun; Assassin’s creed 1-3, very unique. Therefor this single element has raised my expectations already. Especially since its from a first person perspective as it makes the dizzying heights that much more realistic. But, I have to say the most original element to this game is the changes that happen at night.

Most zombie games have very similar motives to them. Mow down hordes of zombies with machine guns. You are the ultimate killing machine and they are just stupid zombies. Dying Light seems to want to turn that on its head. You are just a normal human being. Your abilities have limitations due to your stamina, health and limited sight in the dark. The zombies, however only get more powerful when the sun goes down. They get faster, stronger and are more aware of your presence.

Three types of zombies appear at night. The Night Walkers, normal zombies that are faster and stronger then they are during the day; The Volatile, extremely fast and deadly creatures that hunt in packs and are almost indestructible except for their fatal reaction to UV lights; The Night Hunter, a human controlled zombies who searches the city with the single objective of killing other players.

I think if they manage to fulfil all the promises they are making they will create a fantastic game with a difficult edge to it, requiring players to use all their skill to simply survive the night!