At the Xbox event of gamescom 2021, new footage was finally shown for
Dying Light 2 was shown. Of course we see all kinds of zombies and wacky human enemies again.
human enemies, but we have already seen some of them in the past.
seen some of them in the past. The real stars of the new trailer
are the combat system and the parkour climbs through the ruins of the city.
of the city.
The combat system of Dying Light 2 goes beyond simple dead-clicking.
clicks. We see how our protagonist has to fend off numerous opponents
who have surrounded him. To start the brawl in a fitting manner, he thrusts his melee
he thrusts his melee weapon into the ground to send out a kind of shock wave
and shake the opponents. Then the real action begins:
With clever timing, we can block and even parry blows in order to
to counter-attack.
The parkour system is also shown and is sometimes quite reminiscent of Mirrors Edge.
of Mirrors Edge. In many places in the game world, we can use the objects in our
objects in our environment to move faster and reach new places.
reach new places. Especially cool and helpful for this: The grappling hook! With it
we can even jump out of a floor and swing through the window one floor below to
through the window to surprise our enemies.
