Dying Light: The Beast

First off, this entry in the series doesn't expand a ton on the original two, but moreso combines both, shapes up the best parts, and continues on the story. I heard there were some grumbles about the size of the game and it being DLC originally, but the game is more than enough flushed out to stand on it's own as probably the best in the series. Had a lot of fun jumping, shooting and fighting my way through everything. The parkour is excellent as always. Lot's of easy, medium and hard exploring - Enemies are everywhere and worth a small amount of loot. Buildings and random encounters provide good loot. And vague treasure maps and the even more hidden corners and easter eggs provide the best stuff. The ONLY way to play in my eyes is via Restored Land mode. Zombies die permanently, so your efforts aren't for vain when clearing out an area and it feels like you made a real impact walking out of your safe zone and not seeing a zombie for a mile around you. Resources don't respawn either, so you have to be a bit conservative, but mostly only in the beginning. There is still a few places zombies respawn, and quite a few random encounters that makes the world not feel completely empty after you clear an area. I have two big qualms with this game: - RESTORED LAND MODE DOES NOT HAVE CO-OP, PLEASE BRING CO-OP TO RESTORED LAND MODE! - Please let me turn off auto-equipping every single new thing I pick up. I'm tired of eating chips accidentally while looting. Overall 8.5/10. Combat can get slightly repetitive over a long period of time. Upgrades are good, shooting is OK. Exploration is lots of fun, tons of nooks and crannies. Most areas and even buildings feel unique for the most part. Audio and visuals are as expected from a game of this scale.