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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 0.0 hrs on record
Posted: 5 Jan, 2022 @ 6:13pm

This DLC is a bit of a mixed bag for me.

Cons:
- The enemy zombie models are reskins of the ones in the main game. Same AI it seems, too. I don't think they're "bad", just kinda uninspired
- The first boss is extremely easy to cheese. Run up, hit him, jump backwards, repeat until dead. I've only cleared the first level, so maybe it gets better, but it's not a very good first impression
- I personally don't feel that combat is one of Dying Light's strengths. Sure it's serviceable, but it's not really why I play the game. This entire DLC is combat. Honestly, the levels remind me more of DOOM more than anything else
- There's not a lot of verticality in the first level, at least not when compared to the main game

Pros:
- It's Dying Light
- The atmosphere and sound design are really, really good. It really does feel like you stepped into an entirely different dimension
- The weapon models are gorgeous. Yeah sure, they're also reskins, but they're very pretty reskins
- It's just more Dying Light
- There are skeletons. They block your attacks. I don't really have much else to say about it other than I like having a new enemy with different AI that I have to learn
- It's pretty challenging. I play on hard, and the reskinned runners can easily pin you into a corner if you're not careful
- It's just Dying Light, and Dying Light is one of my favourite games ever made

As a standalone experience, yeah, this content is really bad. But as an add-on for one of my favourite games? Sure, I'll play it.
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