10 Severely Underrated PS4 Games That Deserve A Second Chance
9. Dying Light
Techland
Dying Light looks set to gain a whole new level of prominence curtesy of a surprise appearance from Techland at E3, which means it's the perfect time to give the original another chance.
Although the first entry in the studio's open-world zombie title reviewed decently, it fell short of the rating it probably deserved. Yes there were flaws - particularly in regards to the tile's protagonist and antagonist - but gameplay was intuitive, the environment was interesting enough, and the deluge of post-release content managed to retain a strong community from which to build the follow-up.
With the sequel set to release next year, and with the first's Enhanced Edition readily available, there hasn't been a more appropriate time to reappraise Dying Light, and to take a trip back to Harran (potentially with a friend too, if you're a fan of co-op).
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
