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short and sweet. at its core, it's only a basic puzzler, but strong presentation, excellent music and the chill vibes make it more than worth your time. the ending manages to elevate the game in an inexplicable way
I'm always looking for great narratives to experience, so DL definitely left me wanting. As a vehicle for moving the game forward, it is serviceable, but in no way memorable or engaging. Your enjoyment of Dying Light will probably hinge on how much you can enjoy its gameplay. I gotta say, while I was playing it, I was having a blast. The parkour, while inferior to Mirror's Edge, is quite exhilarating. I enjoyed the simplistic combat, and the gameplay scenarios you find yourself in, I found interesting and fun to navigate. Repetition of looting and crafting will grate on your nerves eventually though, as it did for me. I did make sure that it didn't overstay its welcome for me, abandoning it as soon as the main quest was over, leaving most side quests and even the expansion unplayed. After 24 hours of smashing zombie heads and running from volatiles, that's enough for me.
Graphics are definitely dated by today's standards, but you can definitely tell that Kojima and the team lovingly crafted this gem around those limitations. Creature comforts aside, the gameplay holds up very well, and is a lot of fun. The narrative is definitely the focus, and the strong point of this stealth-action-adventure, and must be experienced firsthand to understand the weird wonderfulness of Kojima's writing. The romp does get very campy and cheesy at times, but even then it adds to the charm of the game. A classic, for sure.