The quarantine of Harran was apparently unsuccessful, and now, 15 years after the events of the first game, Dying Light 2's branching story takes place in what the gameplay trailer refers to as the Modern Dark Ages. The Modern Dark Ages of Dying Light 2: Stay Human Simply referred to as "the city," the location of Dying Light 2 may very well be the last bastion of humanity, since modern civilization has collapsed. Instead, it will take place in an infected European city with - so far - no official name. Players will not be leaping between the roofs of Harran again in Dying Light 2.
The jump forward in the timeline also brings with it a change in locale. Related: Dying Light 2 Has Twice As Many Parkour Moves As Original Game The Dying Light 2 gameplay reveal touched on some of the game's story elements, including a mention that it has been " 15 years since the apocalypse," making the timeframe for the sequel somewhere around 2029 or 2030. The game's setting was roughly contemporary, with the viral outbreak most likely occurring sometime in the year 2014. The original Dying Light was initially set to release in 2014 before being delayed to January 2015.
The original Dying Light was a hit for its open world parkour take on an already very saturated genre, placing players within the Turkish-inspired quarantined city of Harran in the early weeks of a viral outbreak.
Amidst murmurings of development issues surrounding Dying Light 2, many were unsure whether the follow-up from developer Techland would ever see the light of day.
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A significant amount of gameplay footage has finally been shown for Dying Light 2: Stay Human, offering a glimpse into where the series is heading.