Techland promises diversity in Dying Light 2 (updated)

The first Dying Light was one of the most diverse games of 2015. The parkour zombie adventure takes place in a fictional Middle Eastern city called Harran just after the start of an international sporting event similar to the Olympics. This meant you were always bumping into characters from all over the world. Dying Light 2, however, changes that up with a new European-city setting — but that doesn’t mean you should expect an all-white cast.

During a question-and-answer session at the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in Los Angeles last week, Dying Light 2 lead designer Tymon Smektała, explained that developer Techland wants to tell the story of the last European city that is still standing. That may necessitate a slightly whiter game in terms of character ethnicities, but he also said that it wouldn’t make sense to exclude people of other races — even if it won’t look like the megapopular Dying Light 1, which has surpassed 13 million copies sold and still has 500,000 monthly active players.