DYING LIGHT | Survival Horror Perfection

Dying Light is an amazing first-person, survival-horror game developed by Techland game studio and published by Warner Bros Interactive.
While the concept of Dying Light wasn't wholly unique at the time of its launch, the way it combined intense first-person action, parkour movement, and survival mechanics was innovative.
Playing as the deft and deadly undercover agent Kyle Crane, you're dropped into the virus-ridden city of Harran, where zombies have overtaken the streets.
Sent to investigate the source of the viral outbreak, you must forage and survive in this grim city of death, or fall prey to the virus that threatens Harran's existence.
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[@DesireProspers]

GRE: *sends crane because he was most qualified* Crane : *Gets bit in the first 2 minutes*

[@drexcarratala5290]

goes to show that the GRE and Crane really both didn't understand what they were up against until crane gets a chunk taken out of his arm.

[@Nikstanski]

The city was cut from communication​@@drexcarratala5290

[@thisransomguy8533]

Almost dies then becomes the legend hero of harran

[@deadeyexl8392]

Dying Light is a perfect example of developers fully enjoying what they’re wanting to make and having that freedom to make it. I wish more studios had that mindset

[@trevor3013]

You just said "I wish more studios had that mindset" while ignoring your previous sentence "having the freedom to make it" Most devs answer to greedy publishers and are forced to work beyond their passions while overworked and underpaid

[@deadeyexl8392]

@@trevor3013 imagine commenting on a year old comment

[@trevor3013]

@@deadeyexl8392 lol not a year old for me. You think I looked at this, waited a year, and then came back to comment? The internet is forever and bitching about it being an old comment makes you look like a child. Despite the fact that I was agreeing with you, dumbass.

[@The_Shape_]

@@deadeyexl8392 history is not to be forgotten, but to be learned from

[@jharets]

They pulled out of their original publisher because they didnt like dying light

[@oobermate]

Loved playing this game. I couldn't help myself from replaying it multiple times.

[@gumbomanmash6762]

Ive beaten it multiple times across 3 platforms. Xbox, pc, and playstation. My most recent play through was a week ago on my ps5. I beat it on nightmare mode. For like the 5th time

[@robertvital538]

Lucky for you the sequel drops today

[@piolo1023]

I finished my 10th run just to prepare for DL2 lol

[@laffytaffy9050]

Is that not the way to play?

[@Zurupup1]

Same here replayed it six times, loved nightmare difficulty.

[@Tim7318-3]

I believe there's a theory of Crane being the enhanced zombie that you play as in the multiplayer mode since the shrieking noise that it does is eerily similar to the noise he makes in one of the endings of DL:TF, he became the very thing he wanted to destroy.

[@maylabrown4584]

*Infected, none of these things are undead.

[@copyrightstrike4666]

@@maylabrown4584 zombies =/= undead

[@maylabrown4584]

@@copyrightstrike4666 Incorrect, Zombies are Undead, even in their original source in Haitian Culture.

[@averagechadlegionary5824]

That’s the theory I believe in.

[@rogueascendant6611]

I have a theory that the virus might have mutated inside Crane's body when he was bitten at the first time. Not an advanced form of mutation that can make him a superhuman but increased his speed and agility.

[@mtnd02.06]

Loved this game, me and my buddies went through it a few times and the last time we played it we goofed around and went at the big guys with nothing but kicks. Having 3 Cranes circling a guy and kicking the crap out of him was hilarious all while the intense super serious music was playing. I loved the ambience, especially at night when you'd hear the infected howls in the distance, much more surreal at night than when you'd hear them in the day time.

[@hyrsk1552]

The first one was an instant classic. The storyline was excellent. Wish they would have kept it going.

[@Animedumptruck]

Yeah DL2 was nowhere near as good as the first one.

[@Tentin.Quarantino]

Loved the game except for the final boss battle. QTE? Seriously?

[@adrianalicea6704]

@@Animedumptruck I really like the parkour though, massive improvement over the first one in that area. I still come back to DL2 because the parkour just feels so good, and ill just run around listening to music

[@Jubercool]

@@adrianalicea6704 I've heard that compared to the first game, Dying Light 2's parkour feels quite floaty. Is this true? If yes then I prefer Dying Light 1's parkour, as It feels real and fun to jump around from building to building while seeing a ton of infected on the streets. Seriously, there are so many more zombies at night and during the day in DL1.

[@theweekndxo7438]

@@Jubercool I know this was 8 months ago but the DL2 devs have REALLY changed the game since launch and you can actually make parkour less floaty and more like DL1, additionally nights are way harder now and you can change the visual settings to where nights are really dark and atmospheric like in DL1. They also completely revamped the gore system so it's much more brutal and in depth. I'd really check it out if you've never played the game. The devs really care about making the game good

[@TERMINXX101]

A top 5 game of all time for me. The balance of raw, brutal, and realistic combat/physics with an awesome parkour system alongside the best day and night cycle. My hype for this game was immense. And I love it to this day.

[@Madhamz]

I loved this game. I feel like it's one of the best zombie games out there. You don't get to just gun them down, but you get to hit them to bone crunching sound effects, slide into them causing them to fall over, dropkick them off a building and so on. When it turns to night, that watch alarm going off just sounds off the impending death you've caught yourself in cause why weren't you at base before night!!??

[@sid6856]

I've never really looked into this game before & after watching this AMAZING video it's downloading onto my PS5 right now. I am a huge fan of COD Zombies for over a decade now. Thanks FilmComicsExplained. Love your content. Cheers.

[@mr.g.9685]

You neglected to mention one of the absolute best things about this game... *The Score*

[@zeusymoosey3348]

Been playing number 2 for the last few hours. Techland are brilliant

[@bigrick3267]

Agree, loving dl2 so far I just got to the Bazzar after a little bit of exploring, can't wait to get back into it 2mrw

[@timfrank7461]

@@bigrick3267 i do feel sad as everything you did in the first game meant nothing 😕

[@moth5799]

@@timfrank7461 The events of the first game will probably tie in with the DLCs, hopefully the ending where crane turns into a volatile is canon, that'd be really cool to explore and a good reason to bring crane back.

[@timfrank7461]

@@moth5799 I more feel it was everything you did for Hurann meant nothing as its now a waste land...

[@moth5799]

@@timfrank7461 we knew that before dying light 2, there are three endings to the following, two nuke endings and the volatile ending, all of them destroy harran

[@rogueascendant6611]

One thing to consider. A game made by a team with TRUE passion, determination and a goal. It's the ideal form of a MASTERPIECE.

[@danc5644]

it really isn't

[@danc5644]

@Enzo James says the guy who used one of the most used retorts

[@elitegamer9310]

The best zombie game I've ever played. Can't wait to play the sequel tomorrow.

[@Daddidox]

Soooo true man

[@le_monke_dunker]

Did ya like it

[@elitegamer9310]

@le_monke ...I mean, it was OK. But unfortunately, I didn't live up to the expectations. The choices were very one sided, when I was expecting more of a grey area. One choice in particular was very stupid if you asked me. The payoff isn't satisfying. With the first game, it at least ends on a good note for the future(not talking about the Following but like those endings). But here? There's no reward. Just saving a rotting city you've only lived in for at most a month, I think. Only to leave it behind(depending on the ending, you either leave alone or with someone). I was hoping that it would be so much more than what we got.

[@elitegamer9310]

@1aiya I agree. I mean, it was still mildly entertaining, but it should've been better. Branching narratives. A new setting. Factions. But they never did anything good with any of it. Most of the NPC's I either am indifferent to or consider to be terrible people. One Faction isn't even a real Faction. It's just ordinary people with no structure or ideology. The other Faction is one that I can actually support, except it's just a typical portrayal of a fascist police force. The Renegades are just the bad guy Faction that you loosely team up with through Juan or Javier, or whatever that guy's name was. None of the endings gave me any satisfaction or hope in Villador. Even the so-called "Good Ending" feels like nothing actually changed, and people are just going about their lives as usual. Aiden's sidestory really wasn't compelling at all, and I only started to get interested in it with Waltz and Aiden acting like Volatiles. That led to nowhere. Dying Light deserved a far better sequel.

[@headshot531]

this game is phenomenal. the soundtrack is one of my all time favorites its so good.

[@yourdude4197]

Love witnessing this game receiving the love it deserves. I saw in its earlier days how people used to hate it and I believe some still do but damn witnessing the steam rating go from mixed to overwhelmingly positive is such a great honor.

[@flednanders7050]

Same things happening with the second. People giving it unwarranted hate and bandwagoning without forming their own opinions. I imagine in a year, when the bugs are all gone and Techland show the love they gave the first game, that those same people will either play it and actually manage a unique opinion, or continue to be sheep and follow year old hate.

[@JiffyPopLuv]

This has easily become one of my favorite channels. Everything works. And I feel like we're having a conversation, albeit a one sided one.

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Thank you :)

[@istari2]

It's 4 in the morning here and I'm so hyped and waiting for part 2 and I loved part 1. Thanks for covering this game although even though you mostly focus on movies. Keep up the good work!

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Morning! I hope you enjoy the video :)

[@LittleHomieLightningtech]

came out 3hrs ago im pretty sure at least for me

[@piolo1023]

I'm so happy you're making a video on DL it's absolutely become one of my favorite games of all time I've done countless runs and it's always as fun as the first

[@Gwynbleidd_117]

The Sequel has improved upon every aspect of what made the first so good!

[@mentalhaze4226]

Ehh....

[@compatriot852]

I love the exploration and mobility of the first game. Combat was kinda janky though, especially with guns. Still probably one of the best zombie games out so far and I can't wait for dying light 2

[@jaythekid4728]

@@PhoenixTubez Mirrors edge did the movement and parkour so much better. I don’t know why they didn’t consult their team for that.

[@slightlyamusedblackkidfrom9153]

@@jaythekid4728 yeah but mirrors edge didnt have zombies and a huge open world..

[@jaythekid4728]

@@slightlyamusedblackkidfrom9153 yes but the combat and movement system in Mirrors edge catalyst actually worked with the movement system. Dying feels like the system is bare bones on both ends.

[@cometojesus6983]

@@jaythekid4728 i guess it's a matter of preference cause I feel dying light 2's parkour and combat are better than mirrors edge.

[@jaythekid4728]

@@cometojesus6983 play mirrors edge Catalyst and you’ll see what I mean lol

[@zoxfalcon2510]

I will say the voice actors for the main cast did outstanding with their emotion and delivery of lines especially Crane’s VA

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

I don't know how Crane can concentrate in comprehending every details given to him while parachuting out of the plane. I could probably forget every instructions if I was in his situation.

[@kyleblackburne2870]

Believe it or not its actually quite relaxing.

[@justincholos.balisang6884]

He could've just record it and play it again later though.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

@@justincholos.balisang6884 I don't remember him having a recorder, though, just his radio.

[@whitedom2041]

he is a trained professional prolly jumped from planes in training while taking orders countless times

[@alikaharrison6270]

Doesn’t really make sense for him to be given his mission while jumping out of the plane…

[@joshuathomas5626]

Just watching the intro makes me want to binge play this game again

[@mortarion9813]

I cannot even remember how many days my dad and I kept playing this since we got it all those years ago. So damned fun, I even made several friends through the multiplayer. The movement and most of the combat are addicting, and the untold hours I've spent just parkouring and occassionally deployables and fighting on the move will forever be in my heart and mind. Gotta love reaching the point when you've got so much that you just spam mines in the coastal town in The Following and just let the cash, resources, and fun come flooding in.

[@ryanlazrine5345]

i watch all your vids but the long ones are soo good thanks :)

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Hope you enjoy it champ!

[@itsuadman]

Oh a video game review from you. I hope this becomes more common! Keep making videos, I love your content

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Thanks Joe!

[@aidanesquivel3752]

From watching this synopsis, the story makes dying light 2 so much sadder. The fact that despite everyone’s efforts and a cure basically being made, the world still fell. Truly horrifying when you really think of it

[@rickkroll]

I discovered it on switch on sale with all the dlc for 20. Needless to say i was more than satisfied. Some of the missions are so epic, some are straight out of a horror movie. It can be fun and it can be intense and the enemies are really dangerous if youre not smart. I love it and ill be playing it for a while

[@nekotorin]

I dunno if this was mentioned before but Dying Light imo had the better trailers coz it actually showcased what you can possibly do in game. The trailer with the music "Run Boy Run" summed up what you would expect in the game.

[@reprobate79]

I’ve put over 500 hours in the game. After completing the game, I watch vids on my phone while running around killing zombies. Hella fun.

[@justincholos.balisang6884]

I remember seeing this game for the first time when I was just in 4th Grade. The visuals are done well and the narrative got me hooked. I'm glad the sequel is worthy of being called a sequel to this gem.

[@JakeDriver]

Dying Light more than holds its own when it comes to the zombie franchise. Really hope its universe is built upon.

[@StealthyZombie]

The second game just released… their expanding upon it. Lol

[@Michael_Mane]

I’ve been waiting for this video 👍

[@johnrandolph1989]

I needed more popcorn for this video.😋🍿

[@filmcomicsexplained]

😋

[@nocfox3050]

This is probably one of the best of not the best zombie games I've played.. I love how you have several ways to either avoid or fight the Zombies, and how you can be creative with it.. Playing it on Switch and I like the fact that the Switch version has Local play

[@VincentJ274stoicsoldier]

I absolutely love this game. I got it for my 16th birthday. It was one hell of a ride and looking forward to playing the second one.💀🔥

[@glaplayer627]

Half and hour video what a treat!

[@Andrew-zq3ip]

I so wish they had continued the dead island series with a serious tone instead of letting the franchise drift into goofiness and then oblivion. I still regularly do playthroughs of riptide

[@NobleZ3R0]

For those that don't know, seems it was released a bit early, been available on steam since 7pm today.

[@truthfullyidk2925]

I absolutely LOVED everything about this story and hope to see Kyle crane in the next game as an antagonist or the night hunter as that would make sense in my case considering he was the one who started the outbreak thus leading to the next game

[@dylanmonstrum1538]

I have over 1k hours in DL, I ADORE this game. Awesome video!!

[@scorpiOHscorpiHO]

Anytime I hear the mother speak I'm half expecting her to say "A new hand touches the beacon"

[@warmonsterj]

Definitely enjoyed this after multiple runs still fun love the dropkick

[@inkakuna]

This game is so good that the most expensive version that you could buy came with parkour lessons, packs of adult diapers, an xbox one, the change of getting put in the game as a zombie or npc in the future and a bit of real money on top of it

[@Paradoxius]

I sure hope you wil break down the lore of the GRE and all what it has to do with the virus in Dying light 2, would be very interesting :)

[@FufuMonkey]

Great video man it’s a shame the algorithm didn’t pick this up

[@TheMoonShepard]

I ignored this game for 7 years and then I bought The Following Edition, I loved it so much.

[@austinh7110]

Looking back on the first one now, I’m really happy that they didn’t include most guns and the minimap in the second one

[@itsDypov]

Could you do a video covering Deadrising? More specifically the first one?

[@alexford8618]

I had a friend let me play the game for an hour, bought it that night. Played through the game twice and done all the DLC, Fantastic experience and gameplay.

[@isaaclai1636]

Nice work Nyatt, I'm looking forward to your videos on creatures in the sequel.

[@kyleblackburne2870]

Dying light 2 is the first game i’ve pre ordered in years. Just had an update saying its arriving in the next 2 hours. Nice weekend treat for me when i get home from work 👌🏻 can’t wait to sneak around at night with beads of sweat dripping off me 😂

[@rafaelcampuwork]

I have more fun playing this game than the 2nd one, I feel I was much more invested in this one. The music was better, the game play so far was more addictive. I'm still having fun with 2 but the first is king.

[@kallastr]

Love your reviews, you've excellent taste. Also, I'd suggest playing DL with no weapons, mano-a-mano only. It's extremely fun, and it's a nice way to retribute the very entertaining video you've posted for us.

[@ironzombi]

This is the best way I can imagine to get ready for dying light 2 !

[@machspeed5025]

Hey Niyat, love your content. Would you ever consider doing videos on Mass Effect or maybe even the Borderlands franchise? I know you did a video on the Reapers in ME but I'd love to see a more in depth look into the series

[@lordfury18]

i've been waiting for this for ages, FUCKING LOVE YOU FCE!!!!!!!

[@reevesjustin]

So glad you did this video!

[@shainewhite2781]

I heard that this was a pretty impressive video game.

[@filmcomicsexplained]

It really is!

[@viking1430]

One of the few games I've played countless times since release after I became a slave to work. Give it a chance if you can!

[@TajemniczyDonPedro]

For me its nr. 1 video game. Absolutely Must have.

[@josephquinnswolin3500]

I played this and gosh I never went out at night and the one intense mission going through a tunnel with the mutants was an experience.

[@DagothDaddy]

The best survival horror isn't "you are defenseless just run." Like amnesia or outlast. Its "here is a gun,grenades even a rocket launcher. You are still afraid". In dying light even when I had shotguns and m16s when I saw a volatile I was still scared.

[@yrwtchng]

Hard to believe this highly trained professional boofed his landing and managed to get bitten in his first hour of being there

[@macklee6837]

Sold. I'm reinstalling it and playing it properly this time

[@Reksrat]

Can't wait to play the sequel. The original was a masterpiece

[@vampyr2389]

Can't wait for dying light 2 good video btw🤌

[@bernandinocamilo1946]

The story is very impressive, got hooked to it.

[@UNCANNYGEORGE]

Nice video! I have this sitting on my shelf. Need to play it!

[@iceheart1289]

I love any RPG where it's you against that world!

[@granzon7396]

The son of Dead Island

[@VoltzthaGOAT]

Cant wait to play the sequel tomorrow!!!

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Me tooo!

[@maximilianoperez-correa4416]

I could've sworn that Dead Island did terribly when it released. Maybe my memory just glossed over that game.

[@l4w1nc0l7]

cant wait to replay the game again once my house is done rebuilding

[@charlesbock4371]

I just got so much nostalgia right now.

[@tempestblaze2583]

In my personal opinion Kyle crane was slowly becoming a super infected and the reason for this was due to the unique antison form in which he had was drugged with not to mention that before this he had already been stimulating the virus inside his body little by little you know all those tonics you can make that Grant you increase speed increase damage absorption and all that good stuff well imagine that the virus is interacting with the chemicals found in the tonic as a result it's stimulates certain proportions of the virus granting you a small sense of strength so when he finally gets there and inhales this different form of antism it starts to affect the virus and the virus having already been stimulated beforehand by all the different tonics he slowly mutates into a super zombie the rocky skin damage resistance the acid spit toxic legion if you take a look at the chemicals used in the making of your tonics you'll realize that each one of them is a representation of the night hunters abilities so I believe that the night Hunter is in fact Kyle crane the only reason he became the night Hunter is due to him having stimulated the virus in many different ways but that's my opinion have fun enjoy life

[@exzisd]

Great work earned my sub 🎉

[@The_truth_is_in_the_dream]

Can’t wait for the update from number 2 . The virus is much different and has evolved .

[@judgedredd9445]

This music is so awesome

[@cruznix4741]

I feel the like the decision to not explore a zombie outbreak during its early stages in the second title, instead opting to jumó years into the future is kind of a loss.

[@erushi5503]

The moment when they incorporated the fun of shooting your friends like in left 4 dead 2, you know it'll an amazing game too

[@lethalbacon510]

Oh I've been waiting for this one 😀

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Hope you like it!

[@Ava-tf2pf]

Been playing dy2 since release and im just having a 5 min break to eat, prefect video to watch lol.

[@xenshe4448]

So this guy jumps from a military air plain for a special ops mission and nearly gets killed when landing. Unreal

[@IlMemetor72]

Can we just appreciate how well Kyle is voiced?

[@gigachad3457]

In Polish dubbing its better

[@IlMemetor72]

@@gigachad3457 no

[@jens.einzelgaenger.mp4]

What a masterpiece of a game.

[@MrSkillns]

1:34 WELL THAT HITS DIFFERENT NOW

[@jamieh19861]

This one always be the best such masterpiece.

[@shadowslayer9988]

More zombie/infected games need to be like dying light 1 and 2 when it comes to more versatility and being more open.

[@marcosr666]

Something I miss thats not in the 2nd game is that watch beeping when its night and day

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

Maaaan its times like this that I wish KZbin had a HIGH FIVE button... The Like button does not suffice..

[@garymarston1323]

This game is absolutely perfect!

[@RuSosan]

I really wish Techland would give the ACTUAL *Hellraid* another go. It was looking awesome AF in the few gameplay demonstrations they released. The fact that they turned it into a Dying Light _DLC_ was like a slap to the face and damn near turned me completely against the whole Dying Light franchise as the thing that buried Hellraid. Which it likely DID do.

[@sirsavagethe21st56]

I've never played this, I'm downloading it as we speak!

[@mentalhaze4226]

The game is one of my all time favorites! Hope you are enjoying your time in the game world.

[@ninotirkey5558]

Great Timing 😂😁

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Hard work and preparation always leads to good timing! lol

[@darthashpie]

The sequel seems good so far but the theme song of the first one is unmatched

[@ATemplarIGuess]

You haven't experienced being op in dying light until you can 2 tap a demolisher with a semi auto shotgun

[@iplayoverwatch6996]

I love this game and the second one is my current favourite game

[@johnmarston3076]

I love replaying this game but nothing comes close to the first time I played it

[@greenkoopa]

Sorry you wont get my view, but I'm downloading this to watch later. Love your channel Niyat 💚🐢

[@stanettiels7367]

Loved the game. Still do, which is why I’m still playing it today.

[@supremetsaul5980]

Holy shit a 30 minute video!!! Yes!!!!