Dying Light 2’s vehicles hint at the direction of its DLC

Dying Light 2 might be a radical rework, but Techland hasn’t forgotten some of the lessons learned in DLC. Like The Following before it, this sequel will feature drivable vehicles - albeit in less prominent form. “There will be some vehicles you can use in the game,” lead designer Tymon Smektala tells us. “Of course, first you need to introduce them to the world by helping scavengers with the production of fuel.” Dying Light 2’s world is built on the RPG-like push and pull of decisions like these. In the demo PCGamesN saw today at Gamescom, a rebuilt bridge allowed passage to vehicles, introducing new possibilities to the map. But players shouldn’t expect a vehicular free-for-all. “It will not be to the extent of The Following, which was basically a parkour-slash-vehicle-based zombie game,” Smektala says. “But you will get to drive vehicles in Dying Light 2.” Techland isn’t yet willing to say whether that means we’ll have more open areas to explore than in the original game, but Smektala reassures that we will “find space to drive those vehicles”.