Might writes: “I didn’t much like the original Dying Light, which came as a bit of a surprise given how entertaining the whole thing sounded on paper. Extreme violence and undead slaughter? Check! Ludicrous gravity defying parkour action? Here! Spooky night-time bits against powerful foes designed to properly ramp up the tension? You got it! A winning formula by any measure; it’s just a shame it was all buried in a package that felt so joyless.”