Techland's recent tease was for a brand new Dying Light trailer, titled Humanity. Along with the trailer, we also have a new Q&A with Techland Senior Producer Tymon Smektala, who tells us more about the concept behind and the game:
"Q: Tell us about the concept behind the “Humanity” trailer
A: Over the years, we've become accustomed to killing zombies. Films, television series, books, and of course games – no matter what the medium, zombies have become the cannon fodder of our times. Zombies are an easy and safe choice for in-game adversaries because they’re “already dead” and no one bats an eye when killing them.
The “Humanity trailer presents a deeper vision of what a zombie epidemic would mean for humankind. In Dying Light, “the infected” are just that—humans that have mutated as the result of an infection, just like the flu or pneumonia. So we’re asking in this trailer that fans think about the humans that these now “monsters” used to be. Is there a place for kindness in such a cruel world?
Q: Can you tell us more about the epidemic in Dying Light?
A: The infection spread so rapidly, that there was no time to confine, research or treat it before society fell. The infection makes victims aggressive and dangerous to anyone around them and, of course, makes them crave human flesh. Dying Light takes place in a quarantined city, just several weeks after the outbreak.
Q: What are we seeing in the “Humanity” trailer?
A: This trailer focuses on showing how people, who just two months or so earlier, had families, homes and jobs. Now they’re scavengers and hunters that do whatever they need in order to survive. Now their routines include gathering supplies, repairing barricades, fighting for medicine. Things we take for granted in this world—like a bottle of water. People struggling to survive and making choices like which of their children they can feed each day.
Q: Are there other survivors in Dying Light?
A: Yes. When traversing the city of Harran, players will encounter survivors in a variety of situations. You may find them hidden, trapped or surrounded by the infected in the most unlikely of places, always calling for your help. It’s up to you to decide to help them or not. Lending a helping hand is always a risk, though. The grim reality of Harran doesn’t allow any safe choices.
Q: What are some of the difficult choices players might encounter?
A: Living in Harran is a game of chance, as the infection is not limited to specific groups or social classes. Players should remember that not only the survivors were common people like you and me just the other month – so were the infected. In order to stay alive, you may be forced to shoot your family doctor, smash your neighbor’s skull, chop a colleague from your office to pieces, leave your best friend for certain death, or burn your favorite English teacher from the primary school alive. It’s either you or them. But you should never forget that they’re not walking corpses – they’re just ill, although there’s no cure to their illness. "
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“Dying Light is a first-person, action survival horror video game with a harrowing day-night cycle set in a vast open world. Currently under development by Techland, the game will be available in 2014 for Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®4, plus Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 system, and PC.
During the day, players will traverse an expansive urban environment overrun by a vicious outbreak, scavenging the world for supplies and crafting weapons to defend against the growing infected population. At night, the hunter becomes the hunted, as the infected become aggressive and more dangerous. Most frightening are the predators which only appear after sundown. Players must use everything in their power to survive until the morning’s first light.”
Features:
Free Running Movement – Whether tracking prey or escaping predators, Dying Light lets players swiftly navigate the world by seamlessly leaping between buildings, grappling up walls and pouncing on unsuspecting enemies.
Open World Environments – Dying Light is set in a vast open world, delivering expansive and varied environments, a wide variety of enemy classes and a hopeless tale of survival where resources are scarce and the infected are not the only threat.
Brutal Melee and Ranged Combat – get up-close using a variety of light and heavy weapons including knives, bats, axes, sledgehammers and more exotic weaponry or utilize guns and other firepower to take down enemies from a distance.
Choose Your Play Style – Dying Light features four playable characters that can be fully customized and upgraded to match any play style.
Craft Your Weapon – Why use a wrench when you can use a wrench wrapped in electrified barbed wire? Dying Light’s sizeable crafting system enables players to create a slew of new, more potent weapons and equipment, as well as specialized ammunition.
Breathtaking Visuals and Gameplay – Dying Light is the first game powered by Chrome Engine 6, a cutting edge incarnation of Techland’s proprietary technology, designed from the ground up for the new console generation, DirectX 11 and other advanced solutions.
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