The build-up forDying Light 2is reaching new heights as information is revealed, including an eerie new teaser video posted to the game’s official Twitter account. This short clip does an excellent job of building tension, unease, and anticipation forDying Light 2’s release.
Techland recently held aDying Light 2AMAto reveal a number of details about the upcoming open-world zombie game, including the fact thatDying Light 2will contain far more free-roam events than the first game and no returning characters. However, the AMA also said the actions ofDying Lightprotagonist Kyle Crane would play a large role in how the events and setting ofDying Light 2came to be. This suggests the sequel will build off the ending where Crane survives, only to become infected and spread the virus to a populated area. If so, the story ofDying Light 2promises to be a tragic one, and the foreboding tone of the teaser certainly fits that mood.
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The teaser video is nine seconds long and begins with a long shot of a concrete wall covered in graffiti. For most of the video, the wall shows three words scrawled in black against a dull red background: “Save The City.” Birdsong is heard as the light turns red and fades with a simulated sunset. Once night falls, the peaceful tone shifts as flickering streetlights illuminate a different message: “Are You Dying 2” in pale yellow and pink text, with the red background turned an uncanny shade of blue. The result is anexcellent showcase ofDying Light 2’s day and night cyclethat is is disquieting.
The teaser manages to evoke a feeling of unease without showing a single zombie. Both phrases found in it have connections to the events ofDying Light, particularly that infected ending, which suggests thatKyle Crane may return as an antagonistthe way Alex Mercer did inPrototype 2. Hopefully,Dying Light 2pulls off the transformation from protagonist to villain more smoothly.
Reportedly, players will not have to playDying Lightin order to understandDying Light 2. This could meanDying Light 2is sufficiently distanced from the events of the first game that any connections will come off as Easter eggs. It could also mean thatDying Light 2will simply reintroduce the world and conflicts it contains for new players. Whatever the case, Techland has recentlytrademarked the titleDying Light 2: Stay Human, which could put this teaser’s hidden message in a whole new context.
Dying Light 2is in development for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
