Dying Light 2 Floaty Parkour Explained!

In Techland's most recent Dying 2 Know More Episode, Tymon Smektala explained how the parkour and gravity are programmed within the game, and offers clarification as to why it may look a bit "floaty" at times.
Original video: • Dying 2 Know More Let'...

[@jacobsullivan6472]

As a Freerunner when jumping in real life you do feel like you're floating a bit till gravity speeds up 🙂

[@SuchDoge5580]

that’s pretty cool

[@jacobsullivan6472]

@@SuchDoge5580 Thanks dude 🙂

[@romromgramsay3187]

Bro thats what im saying! I been a tracer for about 5 years man its hella floaty

[@jacobsullivan6472]

@@romromgramsay3187 Yup agreed man 🙂👍

[@heywood_gamerz6267]

I always noticed that when I'd jump as a kid

[@EmuFH]

As somebody who regularly does parkour DL1s parkour did feel a bit fast, because of how your forward momentum goes against the downward pull of gravity it does feel a bit floaty irl.

[@makavelithadon1224]

Night hunter booster goes brrrrrr

[@funtourhawk]

I never got the complaints with DL2's parkour

[@jesusnoseke4038]

I also do parkour and it doesn't feel like that to me, it is intense and fast, kinda slow because of adrenaline but still fast, floaty but not THAT floaty

[@wwalton]

I just don't understand how people think DL had better parkour for my first point you had the leaps of a 5 year old seriously not that it ruined gameplay but still on top of that hitting precise jumps was such a hasle while in DL2 it has a auto lock on feature like in Assassin's Creed which really gives you a hand so you don't have to look down and just keep on flowing for my 3rd pojnt they added more moves to screw around with a try various combos and to add one more thing which I guess Is a helpful addition you sprint full time overall it's a upgrade to the formula DL set in motion now add a revamped combat system and a better story "DL had a ok story it wasn't bad by any means I don't understand why people say that and Craig's performance was good like bruh but what really made the story was the side quest they jus gave me much more feeling then the main story which again wasn't bad sorry for the tangent" well the story isn't out yet but with all the effort Jonah Scott put into the character of Aiden I really hope I get invested this was suppose to be about just parkour my bad

[@Nine-mm5wv]

Haha you basically hit terminal velocity instantly the moment your feet leave the ground in dying light 1

[@OmarShtaiwi_]

I guess you learn something new everyday, I didn't expect that this is the RL equivalent of parkour in terms of gravitational pull, props to Techland, as always great work

[@thegreatresetofthehumanrac664]

Rocket League has some insane physics in it bruh. If you’re a person who understands programming complex systems. It truly is impressive to look at RL.

[@elijahproto]

@@thegreatresetofthehumanrac664 He meant real life I'm pretty sure?

[@void7837]

realistic doesn't always mean good and dl2 is the perfect example of that

[@DytoxPrime]

@@void7837 you haven't even played and you aleardy say it's bad?

[@void7837]

@@DytoxPrime yeah it looks bad, also everybody else is acting as if techland can't fuck this game up while pre ordering a game they have seen edited gameplay of I Will still buy it after release but its movement is Way worse than the first game

[@DarkSharingan21]

R1 was also the "Jump" button for both Mirror's Edge games - which Techland heavily got inspiration from in terms of parkour.

[@DarkSharingan21]

Sucks that no one really remembers Mirror's Edge anymore when talking about DL. For an outstandingly niche game, it's rarely mentioned.

[@DarkSharingan21]

@WoodenPCGamerBoi30 I really hope they make a sequel for Mirror's Edge .

[@hirocheeto7795]

@@DarkSharingan21 They did. It just wasn't very good, from what I've heard. It was called Mirror's Edge Catalyst.

[@stealthshadow51]

It was L1. R1 was quickturn :)

[@RZ_2K]

makes sense for a parkour game because if A was to jump then it would be way harder to turn your body while jumping where w r1 you could look in different directions while jumping instead of jumping in only one straight direction

[@dewaalvandercolff251]

I liked the "floaty" parkour from the start. It looks good imo. And most people who played it said it feels great.

[@princedaubeny]

Agreed. I don't know why people didn't like it.

[@kennyayuso6031]

@@princedaubeny Maybe ppl want it to be as perfect as DL1 and wanted to look more realistic since its 2nd game

[@DrunkGnu]

probably just took some time to adjust, I personally thought it looked wacky but over time I came to like it a lot more than DL1.

[@sickandafraid]

@@DrunkGnu maybe the floatiness can be beneficial too, it can be used to quickly plan things while mid-air still or know where you’re landing next. If that makes any sense

[@thisbubblygoodness7611]

@@sickandafraid and considering the map is more vertical then before, you're going to have to make some quick decisions about where to go next and i think the floatiness will really help with that

[@Incognito_Blazer]

Yeah this is one thing that some people don't quite fully get unless they do parkour etc irl, it's that when you're actually doing it it's a lot floatier and even feels slower in your perspective as opposed to how it looks from an outside perspective. That's also one of the things that can cause people to not attempt parkour irl, the fear that they won't be able to react in time or won't be able to get enough speed/momentum to do things, when in reality even a little momentum makes a huge difference in how much time you stay in the air giving you way more time to react and plan compared to just a standard jump straight up and down. Best way to imagine it is how when you see someone doing something a tad fancy like a flip they seem to stay in the air for a good while. If you've ever had an interest in doing something like parkour the best way to see if you can actually do it is by just going out and getting a feel for it irl and you'll see how floaty it really is (safely of course, you wouldn't want to cut your potential future with parkour short by injuring yourself with trying something too advanced/dangerous right from the start)

[@jakea4436]

Where would you recommend someone to go to try it?

[@Incognito_Blazer]

@@jakea4436 I will say I'm not the best at giving advice, but tbh anywhere that there's obstacles you can use works, as long as it's somewhere you're allowed to be + not dangerous (You see videos of people doing parkour in dangerous places often but those are also people who have been doing this for YEARS consistently and are completely confident and in control of how their bodies move and know their limits). Parks tend to be good places, forests can be too, but even simple spots with just a railing or a low wall can work too. But another good thing about parkour is that it gives you the excuse to go out and look around places you normally wouldn't pay attention to, or even places you haven't been to, and if you have friends you know are into parkour as well they might also know some spots (though don't be afraid to look for new people who are into it too, the parkour community tends to be very friendly)

[@d-stroyer6888]

DL2 parkour is realistic and lovely

[@Dirvinator]

This video got me jumping around my living room like an idiot testing gravity

[@Rescued_Pw52]

Same bro

[@Kreatine983]

Yeah, me too dude, it's real, now im gonna try that by jumping from a third floor

[@Rescued_Pw52]

@@Kreatine983 i' want to try

[@zacharys8141]

What a great idea I’m gonna go try it now

[@RiskierGoose340]

Today I realized the reason they use R1 or RB for the jump button in Dying Light is so you can still control the view. Think about it. Imagine dying light with A as the jump button. You could no longer turn midair nearly as easily without going into a claw grip, which would be uncomfortable. RB as the jump button SOLVES THIS PROBLEM. I remember trying to rebind jump to A on the Xbox and it not working, then realizing much later on I preferred R1 as the jump button so much more than the A button.

[@Darkwolfolmy]

Just like mirrors edge did the same thing

[@rhodes_the_kitty]

yep i like to play titanfall 2 with bumper jumper aswell it's the best control scheme for most games to me

[@jisooarrambide5536]

Maybe its just the skill level but i have no issue with a button, it feels very fluid in tons of other games where i bunny hop and shoot alot i dont even normally go into claw at all. Just i guess muscle memory.

[@UnknownGamer40464]

@@jisooarrambide5536 bullshit unless you have 3 hands

[@jisooarrambide5536]

@@UnknownGamer40464 its not hard bro im sorry 😂 i bhop fluidly excuse my “talent” i guess.

[@bobbob9417]

When you look at a co-op player in the first game, the gravity acceleration and fluidity of movement is noticeablely bad, I'm totally on board with this

[@RyanRonin]

As a Traceur and Parkour Instructor I can say that it is still too floaty and does not represent what happens in real life, those jumps and roll falls defy gravity but not in an immersive way, and if we compare it with DL1 you can see that Crane didn't jump that high or that far.

[@captaincronked7895]

Part of it is most likely to help compensate for the smaller field of view and to almost simulate Aiden's reflexes. In game I think it's going to feel absolutely great

[@elwiwi4638]

It's moreso the character in itself has incredibly powerful jump force + reflexes and agility, inhuman levels, so he's bound to not be too realistic

[@fullmetal3233]

Crane could also shoot the fucking ground with a grappling hook after falling 15 stories and take no damage. Let’s not use DL1 like some bastion of fucking realism lmfao. You people just want an excuse to bitch. After playing, I can tell you right now the combat and parkour aren’t the problem (other than a couple of dud skills), it’s the infinite death bugs and other frustrating shit. The core of the game is fantastic though and is absolutely better than DL1 and almost better than DL + the following. After it gets some updates and some DLC, we’ll see.

[@acemaxximus7175]

I like to think the "floaty" effect is somewhat linked to Aiden's super fast reflexes, as if Techland is giving us the perspective of Aiden & how he moves around.

[@keztannis6848]

Aiden has spartan-time?

[@nickcamilo9207]

I don't mind the gravity, works well. I mind the transitions. The initial push of the jump button looks and feels a bit more like the "float up" button. It feels sluggish, not like a powerful push off. Other little things such as swinging from and grabbing bars. There's so much coyote time that it breaks a bit of my immersion. You simply stop falling for a sec, and THEN he grabs the bar. Simple animations like that take a lot of the weight out of it for me. I'm only a couple hours in and I'm loving the story, the characters, and the combat. Not a bash, just curious to know if anyone shares some of my views.

[@tylagrant0894]

I didn’t care for the floaty parkour I just want to play 😂

[@knightslayer6161]

Ngl this lil piece of information is awesome. Not only will parkour be smoother but make sense a bit.

[@dondavir6658]

Floatyness may be more "realistic" but it really comes down to what feels better and is more fun. Being able to traverse quickly and fluidly is much more rewarding and exciting than slogging through obstacles for the sake of realism. I'm a bit disappointed with Techlands direction for the sequel. Glad other people like it though.

[@nickcamilo9207]

I'm glad someone here shares my view. It's not horrible, but it really does feel sluggish and slow. Couple hours in and I'm still trying to adjust, but it simply doesn't feel very good. On the other hand, the characters, combat, exploration, etc are loads of fun.

[@gilbertaswell]

i find it funny that all these parkour "experts" in the comments assume none of us has ever jumped in our entire life, or ran around the playground. yes i have jumped, yes i have done some climbing and vaulting and jumped across gaps. and no it does not feel like youre floating, it feels like your jumping, gravity is still pulling you, and no its not as unnaturally floaty as it is in dl2. no one irl is clearing the kinds of gaps aiden is, or floating for as long as him. the point of a parkour game is to feel the flow and feel the gain of momentum, at least for me it is. gaining momentum in dl1 was such a reward for clearing a building in an efficient way. in dl2 jumping looks like it fucks up your speed flow and momentum, along with the lack of any sort of indication that you even jumped, your character just sort of oddly levitates on top of objects and it looks terrible. i am very skeptical but only time will tell i guess. EDIT: oh also everytime i see the jumping in this game i cant help but picture when yoshi kicks his legs and goes a little higher and floats.

[@phattjohnson]

BAHAHA Now I wanna play Yoshi's Island! But that damn baby Mario crying gets to me! Not as much as Aiden's Heavy Breathing 🤣

[@fbysebastian7112]

The floatiness of the parkour makes the game feel a lot smoother. I love what they’re doing with the second dying light. There aren’t many directions this game could’ve gone without significantly downgrading from the second one. The smoother parkour, updated human combat, sleep cycle of the zombies, the whole atmosphere. Everything is different while staying true to the core mechanics of the game, and (while not the best implementation of it) added choice with a different theme to the game.

[@bowrey118]

Half the reason people think it looks floaty is because of the field of view. The higher your fov the faster a game feels, and the lower the slower. Most games run around 70-80 by default, with a slider that can bump it up to 100-120. Dying Light ran 72 by default, with a max of 102 on PC only. The higher gravity worked well in this regard. Dying Light 2 on the other hand isn't meshing as well. Hopefully all platforms will have an fov slider this time, and with a higher value to boot. I'm getting tired of games releasing with no or low slider values.

[@somerandomperson9670]

Man, techland knows what we want without even knowing it when it comes to the floatiness and the r1 jump button cause it actually does work well

[@STR202]

when i first played dying light i saw the jump button was R1 and i lost my mind. i even went as far as rebinding it in the accessibility menu is the PS settings. i got to the main outside world in the start of the game and it all just clicked into place. imaging the pvp with X as your jump. eugh.

[@phattjohnson]

Techland weren't the first ones to come up with the R1 jump button. Mirror's Edge did that 5 years earlier. And probably someone even earlier too. And what about giving us what we want with some halfway-decent writing and characters.. 🤦‍♂

[@3lipalm3r]

Man back in the days of DL1 I was totally fine with R1 as the jump button, having come off of mirrors edge on the ps3. I new right then and there I was gonna have a hell of a time.

[@Supreme_Court.]

My main problem with the floaty parkour is how sometimes, usually when jumping while hanging from a ledge, you seem to kind of stop in midair for a second and it's hard to tell if you'll make it to your target

[@phattjohnson]

Yeah it's not a 1:1 match for real world gravity's effects. It's only applying the 9.8m/s value to you once the game says "OK start falling.. NOW".

[@RevolutionDrummer47]

The detail they are putting in this game is not just there for us, but actually is practical. I had no idea what the gravity was in DL1, nor did I ever keep that variable in mind when thinking of games. So interesting.

[@Aetharn]

I love how Techland pays attention to every small thing that goes on in the community. They have to be some of the best gamedevs out there purely for how much interaction with us they have. And as always, great video Colossal!

[@paultaylor243]

So excited for this game just placed a preorder at Eb games yesterday. I hope this floaty parkour feels good that’s all that matters.

[@sharonniblett8300]

Same here I'm going to preorder on the 26th

[@feelfreetoscreenshot1733]

HEY GUYS WELCOME TO EB GAMES

[@lucidinbed]

It'd be super cool for higher difficulties to turn down the floatiness or get rid of it in it's entirety because I imagine the parkour combos being very challenging to learn already but those who want to change to higher difficulties also recognize they have a greater understanding of the games mechanics already and probably not needing the extra time provided to chose how they want to perform a combo

[@GamerGameBR]

"The parkour is floaty because is more realistic", while ragdolls just fly away with weak melee hits and bodies drop dead when touch spikes or traps. Played the game and it feels slow compared to the fast paced split second decisions of dying light 1.

[@thisperson345]

Once you unlock a lot of the skills you start to not really feel the floatiness because the parkour becomes more of a chain of skills than just jumping from point A to point B

[@danielportillo56]

Finally! K said the same thing once you get like 4 parkour moves you don't feel it especially dart! Like ffs

[@sickpoisoon5156]

i got sickness from the last game so i am happy they did this this is a game we should have fun

[@Killa-rd6hj]

“If it ain’t broke don’t fix it”

[@spec_ethan3728]

Honestly I’m so glad they kept r1 as the jump button

[@Carlos-ze9jh]

I'm super excited for this game. I pre-ordered it on the Ps Store by mistake, but I was gonna buy it anyways so I didn't bother trying to get it refunded

[@dragons_red]

R1 for jump was one of the smartest control moves they have done.

[@Mariscosfilantropias]

70% of the people i know doesn’t have r1 or rb on xbox working sooo thats kinda shit, r1 and rb is the first buttons we broke on the controller💀

[@bigstinker155]

@@Mariscosfilantropias might wanna buy a new controller chief

[@rad29]

R1/RT is also the default jump button in mirror's edge where parkour is the key component. Basically it's easy to reach and almost always accessable as Ur finger doesn't leave it.

[@Pepplay33]

@@Mariscosfilantropias then dont break your controller, bruh /s no but i broke my X button on my ps4 controller and not the r1

[@DrunkGnu]

y’all gotta learn to set the controller down before you rage. lol

[@damianm2896]

this is just a classic example of gamers who think they know more than the people who actually made the game lmao. I've played it and the "floatier" jump makes it a lot more fun. You have so many new options with parkour the old jump wouldn't work with all the new options. You can jump a bit further too cause the city is a lot wider. You genuinely just feel way cooler leaping across buildings in this game compared to the first. Also idk if it's just me, but when I played the demo of 2, the mirror's edge influence is a lot stronger which I love

[@derp3305]

The developers pretty much said... *" THE FLOOR IS LAVA!"*

[@Vigorating]

Has anyone mentioned that the lip sync was off cause it was made in polish?

[@austinh7110]

I like watching videos like this after the game comes out and you are spot on here

[@jacobrokita6832]

Theory Aiden is Kyle cranes Son I know it’s a stretch but they look very similar they have almost the exact same skin color their voices don’t match too well but you could argue that it sounds a little bit like crane also they have the same eyecolor similar hair color and it would also explain why Aiden would know parkour but it is a stretch to say this so if anyone has any theories regarding Aden and Crane relation please leave Them ps. Aiden last name isn’t the same as cranes but that may have been to protect him from the GRE as they probably were looking for craneSo we would make sense edit I just realize that their voices have a similar pitch to them what I mean by that is they both have a deep voice crane does have slightly of a higher pitch voice but that could be chalked up to him being in his mid-20s during the events of the first game also I looked at that cranes hair more closely and it does resemble black to me at leastI’m not saying it is but it could be If anyone else thinks it looks like a different color I respect your opinion but to me it looks black I’m sorry if you don’t agree but that’s just what I see I see black hair nothing else I could see someone say it’s brown but I see black

[@compassionforme]

i feel what mainly makes it "floaty" are some of the animations, after playing though you can't really notice in game. feelsgood

[@SharkSprayYTP]

i love it. feels much easier to string moves together and also gives you that extra second to wonder if you have the stamina to make that climb or not.

[@peculiar3529]

I agree going back to the first game the hand movements and feet placement just felt unnatural

[@jevo6547]

this video aged beautifully

[@jusbetter7634]

Bumper jumper goes hard and let's non claw players jump and aim at the same time, further increasing the availability of options in ones "line" or their pathing. So I'm happy they did that too

[@richardpires9839]

as someone who does parkour in real life for 9 years, nope, the parkour in the game is not close to real life. i don't hate the game in case any people with no brain cells tries to come to me trying to twist my words cause i "offended" something they like. i enjoy dying light so much. heck, i play that game almost everyday. but for techland to say that dying light 2 parkour is close to real life would mean that i would have to face palm myself every time they say that. it's like me saying that assassin's creed unity's parkour, where you can literally jump 1000 ft like a jedi, is close to real life parkour. just call it the way it's supposed to be called. "exaggerated mechanics to make the gameplay more fun". in this case, aiden runs like he's taking a shit and then the shit propels him forward.

[@kap1117]

I dont like how dying light 2's floaty parkour is compared so much to real life because in real life you cant jump and 180 in the air to change your momentum or vault over something to boost yourself forward as ridiculously far as in dying light 2. Mirror's Edge catalyst can also feel floaty at times but you also feel the weight and momentum of your characters body a lot because of how much of it is on screen a lot of the time where as you can barely see your body in dying light 2 and when you do get to see it like when swinging on a bar is feels so rigid and doesnt feel like theres any real momentum. I just wish if they were trying to make it REAL that they wouldnt put in all these hyper unrealistic things that you can do in the game.

[@phattjohnson]

Yeah it's only applying "realistic gravity" when your 'floating timer' runs out at the peak of your jump. Everything up until then (including the 12 foot jump into the air) is supernatural spec.

[@hiddendesire3076]

In Dying Light 2 we also have the fact Aiden and several others have been injected or injected themselves with a cocktail of drugs called inhibitors which act as steroids boosting their healthy and stamina.

[@Infeqted]

I just wish they added a falling screen effect

[@ebickachow9078]

I think the main reason it feels weird is cuz there’s not a lot of propulsion when u jump you just kind of move upwards it’s too smooth on takeoff

[@vinch8294]

I personally think mirrors edge catalyst did it better from what i've seen, it feels very fast and fluid without making it seem floaty

[@timekiller882]

Lmfao that game is trash

[@Outcast_VR]

Its supposed to be floaty!! Did you watch this video at all. Let me put it into a different perspective, aiden is actually used to parkour and crane wasnt, aiden therefore would feel more floaty and easy. That aside watch this video again and youll realise it is generally more realistic, it fits the actual, scientifical levels of gravity on earth.. oh oh and actual parkourists and free runners agree that once in a rhythm it can feel floaty

[@RunnerEye]

yeah i definitely agree. Mirrors Edge Catalyst seems to be the S tier game when it comes to a great parkour system

[@phattjohnson]

@@Outcast_VR Mate, just because they apply a 9.8m/s acceleration value on the gravity doesn't make it as realistic as your parkour fantasies. Aiden can launch 2 storeys into the sky from a trashcan and then HOVER for a moment before feeling any effect of gravity. Fair enough, it's a game, they want to give players a moment to line the next object up, but scientific this is not..

[@marcjavillonar8137]

The people who prefer dl1 movement (including me),I think we prefer it because it's faster paced

[@xZildeRx]

by the way it is 9,807 m/s² . if they didn't use the " square " then that might explain why he glides , if you spend 2 secs on the air , it doubles and so on . that " square " might change the whole meaning of " reality " . if they did however , that means that the character is crazily strong . but still " reality " is not a good thing to reach for a video game cuz it has so many things that can hardly be calculated m and because you have to code such a thing , it would have flaws .

[@phattjohnson]

I'm sure they can do 9.8+9.8+9.8 easy enough - it just doesn't kick in until after you've hovered at the peak of your jump for half a second. It needs to kick in a little sooner.

[@Shr1nk1e]

you are so wise and insightful, thank you for blessing me with this knowledge 👨‍🎓

[@lonmower2300]

Halo made bumper jumper straight default for me. I didn't even notice the button being R1 because I'm so used to that in every other game I play.

[@AlbanAwan]

Maybe I'm just a filthy casual but when I hear people say the movement/combat is floaty I just go "what!?"

[@We_never_die_we_just_respawn]

It's just me but looking into modding the excessive air column effects. I know there for allowing the player to easy see them, but for me I'd like to tone them down. Even if not this looks to be one of the best OWG for zombies.

[@nickalvarez4953]

Good video I actually have time in the game now and I can agree with everything parkour feels more refined

[@dumplingjaw8749]

I've been binge-watching videos for Dying Light 2 for so long now I can't stop I literally can't wait

[@itzjustkris7964]

It bothers me that no npcs use flashlights no matter how dark…and the enemies all feel tanky

[@sk8ermGs]

I mean he can say it’s real life gravity all he wants but it still looks floaty so……

[@kaleburns9347]

so.... what? Increase the falling speed? have to redesign the entire game around the preference of those who can't get over how a game looks? I don't say this in a mean way, but you will either have to get over it or not get the game

[@sk8ermGs]

@@kaleburns9347 still looking forward to it, just have to hope it’s like they say and when you’re playing you don’t notice it.

[@kaleburns9347]

@@sk8ermGs that’s fair

[@Paguo]

Cool, but just the fact of them answering the community tells a lot about Techland

[@darkness-uq6qi]

I haven't played Dying Light since a year after it came out on PS4(I switched to PC around that time), I play it mostly on PC now and I completely forgot that R1 was the jump button. That's crazy hahaha. When you said it though, those memories came flashing in and I remember it did feel pretty good to play that way

[@dyinglightcentral]

Thanks for clearing it up kiwi. It's something that people are complaining about rather than praising and I appreciate you for doing that. I always thought that the reason for the floatiness was because the world had been built around being able to jump that far, but to hear it was intentional? They have achieved everything they wanted with this game before release and I cannot wait to see what they have planned for us afterwards.

[@aniqimran1955]

Ok, now the games is out i can say that im not even bother by how the jump feels it feels good personally

[@roonkolos]

So long of it short is more or less this is how real free runners sorta experience stuff and it's really not a "floaty" problem as much as it is a thing of "were rather used to virtual parkour not bring done like this"

[@kujo4388]

I wouldn’t care if it didn’t look soo weird but it’s definitely something you’d get used to and not even notice

[@invasivesurgery4595]

Making the game more realistic by making it unrealistic? Logic has stepped out.

[@Player-1103]

from an outside perspective parkour seems very fast but in every jump I feel like time slows down like I'm flying so it's fairly realistic. Obviously it's a bit exaggerated but that what makes a game a game

[@phattjohnson]

Yep, pretty impressed with the parkour overall in this game. Pretty disappointed with everything else unfortunately :(

[@sreeko1]

PC players would have no problem with this. We'll be getting plenty of mods that would solve the floaty parkour

[@phantom__1117]

Then it wouldn't be realistic

[@wadimek116]

@@phantom__1117 As if this game is realistic... We got zombies. Our dude is killing hundreds of people. Everywhere something is happening. We craft electric, flamethrowing weapons. Sure realism 100%

[@phantom__1117]

@@wadimek116 who says that can't be realistic?

[@wadimek116]

@@phantom__1117 Because from definition this games throws realism out of the window. Thats the reason why people spend so many h in games like dying light 1 and payday 2. Unrealistic more fun mechanics are important factors to make those games fun

[@phantom__1117]

@@wadimek116 the guy who invented parkour did the mocap. most of the stuff is semi realistic

[@Killa-rd6hj]

Weather it’s intentional or not I prefer the fast paced split second decisions that led to life or death. I beat DL1 on the hardest difficulty and I don’t need the game slowed down for me… seems like something that should be on an easy difficulty

[@UnknownGamer40464]

Nightmare is like the slowest pace way possible to play the game. Playing on normal is probably the fastest pace without being too easy.

[@Killa-rd6hj]

I found it too easy even on the hard difficulty …. Nightmare made you nervous when your outside of a side zone as you should be when playing a zombie game.

[@UnknownGamer40464]

@@Killa-rd6hj Until you get a shotgun, then you blow the head off of anything that moves and then run. Even on nightmare, demolishers are 1 to remove helmet, 1 to kill. And volatiles are just 2 blasts to the head as well.

[@Killa-rd6hj]

As it should be. If I’m shooting something point blank with a shotgun to the point where I’m blowing off limbs …That sounds about right lol. Mind you tho you are only able to carry 60 rounds and as soon as you shoot once your more than likely going to have shoot a majority of your ammo cause the runners don’t stop when your shooting.

[@danielluccassanches3708]

I guess the strange feeling isn't exactly the gravity velocity per se. Maybe the acceleration is tuned down a little bit, hence the longer hang time. Doesn't really bother me. Seems like a nice touch in terms of accessibility and probably fits better regarding the game world's geography. Let's wait and see. After all, the modding community is surely planning on changing some things to accomodate the wide array of tastes.

[@Staymare]

Games have had bumper jumper bindings for like a decade. Can't believe it's not everyone's default

[@ArtoriasKnightoftheAbyss]

Broooo Techland are just the fkn best man, I love them so much best company

[@void7837]

cdpr was also the best company :)

[@ArtoriasKnightoftheAbyss]

@@void7837 cyberpunk Shows how good they are huh?

[@void7837]

@@ArtoriasKnightoftheAbyss you dont understand irony do you?

[@xMiketheManx]

@@void7837 Techland is not CDPR. Why even make the comparison? If Cyberpunk would've launched without glitches, would this even be a thing? Cyberpunk is literally one game out of hundreds to have a buggy launch. What does that have to do with Dying Light 2?

[@void7837]

@@xMiketheManx People saying how this game Will be amazing and that it won't be buggy a because "its made by techland" has a lot to do with the comparison Cdpr and cyberpunk are the prime examples of why you should not pre order or believe what the developers are saying because most likely than not its all marketing bullshit

[@phattjohnson]

The gravity doesn't seem to apply until you've completed your upward motion and even then there's a short delay (you seem to 'hover' at the top for a second) before the downward forces kick in. It feels just a tad floatier than real-life (I mean, the sheer distances you can launch off objects is ridiculous) but it's a game so SOME liberties can be afforded :P

[@bamoffset21]

I’m hype for the game can’t wait in can’t wait to hear or find crane references

[@lazyholl0w831]

We don't need this thing to be "explained". We need this to be REMOVED.

[@e1ahn]

Stop throwing a tantrum you todler

[@Thederpman4]

although it seems like you have less time to react in the air, doing parkour really does look and in a way feel like this irl

[@farmsalot1233]

Everyone complaining simply don't have anything other than the first game to go off of. So the see this in trailers and it stands out to them.

[@thetute59]

Initially not a fan, but techland made it pretty good in DL1, so I trust em on this one (:

[@romromgramsay3187]

I been a tracer for 5 years man its realistic to say the floaty parkour is good its just like irl

[@user-xm7yf4sh2w]

@@romromgramsay3187 of course they have to change some stuff. Like aiden jumps further. He also wall runs with 7 steps while it’s already tough enough as it is to get 3 but it looks mad fun

[@gloomster5699]

I have faith in Tl! Enough to preorder almost a year ago anyway. I forgot Jan goes till the 31st :')

[@nobbyhere5981]

Tbh the jump button being R1 or RB wasn’t anything new. Mirrors edge had the same mechanics and while watching the first dying light gameplay I thought they would do the same.

[@lategam3r652]

I called this back in 2019 i knew they had a reason for the floatyness

[@davidtoscano7461]

If people legit have an issue with this, than Jesus Christ. The only thing that matters is as long it feels good.

[@frijoleswithbeanss]

Damn tune to go back to that one comment section and link this video to them lmaooo. I had a whole fucking comment section of a video gang up on me telling me that I was wrong and that even if I was right that it should t be like that because it feels weird. Feeling like the shit rn

[@scheevyjenkinz8444]

I use R1 to jump in every game because of Dying light. Especially helps in Destiny 2

[@agentmikster44]

For me it wasn't so much the floatiness that looked off but rather the distance the character seems to be able to jump. It's hard to tell when he's moving, but most jumps look much longer than what you would be capable of in real life. I think it's rather the movement speed of the characters. They move much faster than one would in real life so the game doesn't feel slow and you don't spend all game running somewhere. So I'm guessing they doubled the gravity in the first game to balance it out and just removed it here? But I guess we'll see how it feels when the game releases.

[@yellowjacket8870]

I just don’t get why they wouldn’t increase the jump distance instead of increasing air time, it’s tech land so I’m sure it would be fine I just feel like it would make complex lines less impressive

[@derzarter3425]

I was kinda disappointed when i saw that the parkour was floaty but after playing the game you hardly notice it and the parkour is miles better than the first game

[@elliott6917]

i always said that the floatiness felt fine. like when you actually run and jump over a gap or something.

[@donkaibs5515]

Before this everyone hated it 😂now everyone’s a professional free runner and is backing up these statements…… damn where were you guys when everyone was attacking that aspect of the game

[@void7837]

realistic doesn't mean good

[@jmcfar03]

@@void7837 it does if the floatiness means you have more time to react and if it emulates actual parkour

[@nosliwyelir]

Can we expect grapple hook and glide combos?

[@gamermike24]

I have seen gameplay where Aiden uses the grappling hook to pull an enemy to his feet for a stomp.

[@lordofnut3272]

If you mean in combat, then yes at least for the grapple. And for traversal they have already showed glider and grapple chains.

[@sgtepic4659]

The floatiness is fine but the magnetic force pulling you toward obstacles is kinda unsettling

[@UnknownGamer40464]

If I want to jump off a 50 story building and die right next to a zombie, it's my right!

[@sgtepic4659]

@@UnknownGamer40464 exactly!

[@pakifranks7727]

5 months ago gamers: ahhhhhhhhh the parkour looks floaty i dont like that dev's explain:yeahh so this is floaty...yes.... gamers: ohhh ok i love it now me: 🤔🤔🤔🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sentinelprime5728]

I believe everything that comes from Tymon

[@afookingoose59]

I like the parkour more compared to the first one, but the ability to do a 180 degree turn mid air is a bit ridiculous lmfao.

[@phattjohnson]

Nah man it's scientifically realistic with 9.8m/s gravity! 🤦‍♂

[@BOBido]

Colossal kiwi? More like colossal Chad being

[@GamerMom-1969]

I can’t wait!! 🥰🔥

[@legendaryronin9593]

They made it floaty in order to make it easier for the casuals who struggle in games.

[@snoop4470]

The running drive me nuts. It seems so off. Like I'm never moving fast enough. I really wanted to enjoy the game but I just can't get around the movement. Saying it more realistic is kinda stupid. This is a video game about zombies and jumping wild distances off buildings. Realistic shouldn't be brought up. The game should flow good and to this just doesn't do it.

[@Falfool69]

I personally like the "floatiness" of the parkour in this game.

[@snottytoe6957]

I think the only two games that I have ever used bumper jumper on was dying light and titanfall 2

[@bradyfigueroa2460]

This is very reassuring especially after spending $150 cad for the ultimate experience 😅😂*Subscribed*

[@maroonsushi3128]

can't wait to get my hands on this game been waiting for so long

[@needps5701]

I personally like the gameplay of DL2 more than the first game. It feels more satisfying and intuitive. Once you unlock perks and level up, damn it feels good.

[@phattjohnson]

The parkour is arguably better. The rest of the gameplay, especially the combat, is rough as guts.