Techland acknowledged that Dying Light 2 may have announced “too early”.
In an exchange on the game’s official Twitter account, the developer disputes the claim that the game is languishing in “development hell”.
“[As far as I know], “defining a dev hell requires the game to make no development progress while DL2 continues,” the response said on Twitter.
“We announced the game too early, but it’s far from hell.”
Afaik the definition of a dev hell requires the game to make no development progress, while DL2 keeps moving forward, we announced the game too early, but it is far from a dev hell:12 March 2021
A next tweet was also added to the same thread confirm that the team was testing new technologies to ensure that the long development cycle would not affect the innovation or technological capability of the sequel.
“Remember that we are not lagging behind, we are testing new technologies and our own engine allows us to update it as we wish, so you do not have to worry about the game looking mechanical or outdated,” the tweet said. insisted.
ICYMI, on Friday, shared Dying Light’s official Twitter account with a short preview featuring a ‘dev update’ for Wednesday, March 17th.
“We have a few words to share with you about the Dying Light 2 development process,” the tweet read. “Be sure to visit us next Wednesday.” The studio then suggested that fans in Dying light disagreement server to hear the news first.
After 22 years at the company, Dying Light 2 writer and former art director Pawel Selinger left Techland, writes in his farewell letter that he wants “Dying Light 2 and subsequent projects to become world hits”.
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