Dying Light 1 was "a kickass game," but developer Techland tried to do too much with its sequel, and it's trying to recapture some of what it lost with Dying Light 2 when it comes to Dying Light: The Beast.
In an interview with GamesRadar+, franchise director Tymon Smektala said that "when we were releasing Dying Light 1, we were this underdog studio that no one expected to do such a kickass game as Dying Light was." While he acknowledges that "you could say it wasn't the most high-budget, most-AAA, high-budget game," it's hard to suggest that Techland wasn't punching above its weight with its debut game.
