Dying Light 2 - Choices and the Open World
Games Industry talked to Techland's Adrian Ciszewski regarding Dying Light 2 and detailed how the upcoming 'narrative sandbox' enables players to manipulate a zombie-filled city.
"You can learn more by exploring the world, talking with people, reading stuff - there are a lot of different options when it comes to learning those systems."
Learning to manipulate Dying Light 2's various factions and gameplay systems also opens up new possibilities for players to tackle situations in different ways. Ciszewski describes a castle filled with hardened foes, very difficult for a starting player to contend with. But learn their motives and trigger a particular conflict on the other side of the city and they will redeploy their troops, lowering the security at the castle and making it possible to sneak in quietly.
"That's the shortcut you made, because you understand the rules of the world," says Ciszewski. "Otherwise you need to level up your character, do certain side quests, learn new skills and eventually kill all the guys in the castle. But that's up to you."
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