After a fairly on-the-nose tease from Geoff Keighley, Techland has formally revealed a brand new Dying Light recreation at gamescom Opening Night time Reside, entitled Dying Light: The Beast.
As seen within the trailer, The Beast options the return of protagonist Kyle Crane, and incorporates a new open world area and 20 hours of gameplay.
In accordance with a press launch, The Beast is a full standalone recreation set within the post-apocalyptic Castor Woods. The participant, as Kyle Crane (voiced as soon as extra by Roger Craig Smith), escapes after being held captive and experimented on for 13 years following his earlier appearances within the sequence. Now free, he seeks revenge on those that assist them captive. The titular “beast” is a large monster roaming the woods…however Crane, following the experiments carried out on him, now has zombie DNA woven in along with his personal, giving him a “beast-like energy” that he can use to take down. So who’s to say who’s actually the beast of the title?
The Beast will characteristic four-player co-op with shared development, but in addition enable for solo gamers. What’s extra, house owners of Dying Light 2: Keep Human Final Version will obtain The Beast without spending a dime (it is $39.99 for everybody else). Whereas the sport initially began as a narrative DLC for Dying Light 2, after two years it “advanced right into a standalone, self-contained expertise.”
Dying Light: The Beast is coming to PC by way of Steam and the Epic Video games Retailer, Xbox, and PlayStation at an unknown date. The discharge date is anticipated to be shared later this 12 months.
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