Dying Light: The Beast was recently delayed to September, but to temporarily satiate the fanbase’s bloodlust for seeing digital zombies brutally maimed, developer Techland has released a new trailer for the game. That’s a very loose description if we’re being honest, as this new teaser is essentially a highlight reel of gore that shows off a variety of methods for inflicting brutal damage on the infected around you. If you’re squeamish and you don’t want to lose your lunch, then you might want to look away, as this sizzle reel of ultraviolence doesn’t hold back.
Techland says that the “primal brutality” of Dying Light: the Beast isn’t just for show, as it’s meant to mirror protagonist Kyle Crane’s thirst for revenge. After being imprisoned for a decade and subjected to brutal experiments, Crane’s got some pent-up frustration that he needs to let go of, and it looks like carnage is his catharsis, thanks to his new rage-fueled powers.
“We’ve dramatically increased the body horror to give you this feeling of fighting for pure survival and Kyle’s hunger for revenge,” Dying Light franchise director Tymon Smektała said in a press statement. It’s one thing to see a health bar go down; it’s another entirely to see the flesh peel away from bone or have a burnt and destroyed faces only inches away from you–that’s how nightmares are made!”
To amp up the bodily harm in the game, Techland says that the art team did extensive research to improve all of the visuals of wounds and injuries. These also match with the various infected bodies seen on the streets, and to create realistic blood splatters, the studio brought in gallons of fake blood and recreated what it needed in real-life with an actor. “I just hope no one ever looks up my browser history,” lead character artist Dominik Wasieńko said.
Originally scheduled to launch in August, Dying Light: The Beast will be out on September 19 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
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