preface
Looking at the parkour games on the market, in addition to "Mirror's Edge" and "Ghost Walker", the only thing that can be called by players is "Fading Light". As a work that has repeatedly jumped from the previous generation to this generation, players' eager expectations for "Fading Light 2" need not be said.
However, we have to admit that this 2022, which has just entered, is a big year for games without compromise. The recent release of "Fading Light 2" is undoubtedly the fuse that ignited the "fairy fight" of major manufacturers this year, and became the first AAA masterpiece to enter the market this fiscal year.
For an AAA game, the choice of release time is important, but relatively speaking, players are more concerned about the quality of the game itself. So, what is there to say about this "Fading Light 2", and can it surprise players?
Progress compared to the original generation
Although the original "Fading Light" is undoubtedly excellent in word-of-mouth, gameplay and playability, and has won the favor of many people, it has also dissuaded a group of players who have come to admire it because of its "strong sense of vertigo".
So when we experienced "Gone With the Light 2", we paid special attention to this point, and the results were quite gratifying. From the player's point of view, the game has made great improvements in the light and dark performance of the picture, the camera shaking processing, the motion blur effect, etc., which makes us not have much discomfort when playing.
In addition to alleviating the "3D vertigo feeling", the game screen itself also has excellent performance. As the player manipulates the protagonist into a slum full of cans, bottles, and rags, ultraviolet lights glowing faintly on the walls, coloring the flying flies; as the player ascends the tall buildings, the twilight sun shines on the tin houses, making the city of intertwined forces even more absurd.
To our surprise, the game also uses Chinese dubbing in a targeted manner, and the dubbing quality is surprisingly good. This allows players to concentrate more when chasing zombies, rather than having to devote some of their energy to reading the subtitle dialogue.
It is a pity that the original "Fading Light" did not match
Overall gameplay
In terms of overall gameplay, Fading Light 2 uses an open-world design and introduces a day-night circulation system, marking the map with the main line, side lines, and some elements that can be collected and explored in the form of question marks.
Due to the "fear of light" characteristics of the zombies in the game, the city during the day is the world of human beings, bandits go around scavenging and looting valuable resources, and various gangs are fighting and fighting in the streets; and at night, zombies will occupy the streets and alleys, as long as they hear the movements of humans, they will chase wildly... However, the empty zombie lair also gives players a safer chance to "explore the treasure".
Although before the release of the game, the official said that "it takes 500 hours to fully experience the game", experienced players have guessed the tuning performance of the game. However, after actually handing it out, the author is still bored with the repetition of this "formulaic" content in the middle and late stages of the game, and has recently lost the motivation to "clear the question marks" one by one.
Of course, Fading Light 2 also has a bright spot in terms of gameplay, which is the so-called "choice" system. To be honest, this system doesn't seem to be very innovative today, and the so-called "player's choice will change the whole world" is not well represented in this game.
In fact, most of the choices players make during the game are concentrated between the two major factions of "survivors" and "vigilantes", and providing support for these two will make players really convenient. For example, "survivors" will build ropes, fans, air cushions, etc. for players to better maneuver, while those who support "vigilantes" will give players some powerful weapons and equipment.
In addition to this, the player can also choose in dialogue with some NPCs, which may determine the life and death of the character, but do not seem to change the plot direction of the game very much. Therefore, the subtitle of the game, "The Battle between Man and Ren", is not so "vivid", in my opinion, it is only a few spoonfuls of flavoring for the main line and side quests in the game.
In terms of plot, "Fading Light 2" follows the original world view, and players will also see some NPC characters who appeared in the previous game in the game. But overall, the connection between the game and the previous game is not too much, and the "Aiden" played by the player has always been around the purpose of "finding a sister".
At first glance, this kind of "family hunting story" is somewhat familiar, but after actually playing, you will find that the plot interpretation of this work is still outstanding: the story is progressive, the characters are portrayed in place, the "memory killing" is laid out reasonably, and all the behaviors of the protagonist are not too far-fetched, which is easy to understand and wonderful.
As for the side quests, most of them revolve around the disputes between NPCs, although the connection with the main line is not very close, but fortunately, the process is "clean and clean", and the space occupied by each branch line is not long. While helping players better understand the worldview, they also further populate the content.
Some of the side quests tell interesting stories
plot
Overall, the rhythm of "Gone With the Light 2" fascinates us, and the process of being chased by zombies to jump between rooftops is adrenaline rushing, because the choices made in the dialogue anger npcs, and it is quite unexpected to fall into a "short knife vs long axe" battle.
Although the highly repetitive "canned" content in the later part of the game is really difficult to top, and I have not been able to experience the "city changed because of me", the game has brought me a lot of happiness and joy through a series of details polishing, so in our opinion, Extinction 2 is still a game worth playing.