Taking one for the Team: co-operative Zombie style (#3)

More cooperative zombies? Say it isn't so!

This is not the first time I have done this. It is not even the second time. Our previous HoC experiments were with Dead Island which was a massive success and Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City which was less successful.

This time? Dying Light.

Dying Light was released January 27 this year. Despite its pedigree we pretty much ignored it. It received favourable reviews (75% on Game Rankings), is four player cooperative open world Zombies (basically pressing every one of our buttons), and was developed by Techland (the same people that developed the previously mentioned Dead Island).

The Official Game Site describes Dying Light thusly:

Dying Light is an action survival game presented in first-person perspective. The game is set in a vast and dangerous open world. During the day, you roam an urban environment devastated by a mysterious epidemic, scavenging for supplies and crafting weapons to help you defeat the hordes of mindless, flesh-hungry enemies the plague has created. At night, the hunter becomes the prey as the infected grow in strength and aggression - but even more lethal are the nocturnal, inhuman predators that leave their nests to feed. You will need to make use of all your skills and any available means to survive till dawn.

Or in english, parkour zombie survival.

Here is the launch trailer:

I think it was the parkour that turned people away. General consensus seems to show Dying Light as a good game with a strong, loyal following. The game is still well supported by the developers and publishers.

Four player cooperative open world Zombies.

I know, it gets you right in the feels. I have been keeping an eye out for a good price waiting to try it out for you guys. That's just how I roll. To spite me, of course, Dying Light has been refusing to drop in price still $59.99 at EBGames. A recent new supplier provided it to me for a mere $40.00, no taxes. I jumped on the opportunity, all parkour style, up the wall, across the stairs, down into a alley, quick crawl to the nearest ER. "my hip, my ankles, my whatever that thing is called that hangs down at the back of my throat..."

Will report with further updates if I ever get it out of the shrink wrap. It has only been a week.