Dying Light Timeline - The Story So Far (What You Need to Know!)

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The Suggestive Gaming review of Dying Light 2 focuses only on the main storyline, excluding side-stories from the first game and the battle royale title "Dying Light: Bad Blood." The story follows Dr. Khalim Abbas in Harran, Turkey, as the city faces a viral outbreak, violent attacks, and mutating strains, ultimately leading to efforts to find a cure and confront a transformed enemy known as the Mother.

Insights

  • Dr. Khalim Abbas in Harran, Turkey, faces challenges with a boy named Jorin Baydar showing symptoms post-bite, leading to a series of events culminating in a massive Infected swarm and Harran's quarantine during the Global Athletic Games.
  • Crane's journey in Dying Light involves intricate plotlines, from uncovering a potential cure for the virus with Dr. Zere to facing moral dilemmas like Rahim's transformation and Jade's infection, ultimately culminating in a choice between detonating a warhead or aiding the Children of the Sun against the Sentient Volatile Mother.

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Summary

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Unfolding Dying Light 2: The Storyline Review

  • The story of Dying Light 2 is about to unfold, prompting a review of the current storyline by Suggestive Gaming.
  • Side-stories and optional quests from the first game will be omitted to focus on the main story.
  • Dying Light: Bad Blood, a battle royale title with minimal story elements, will not be discussed.
  • The DLC expansion "The Following" has three possible endings, with the canon one undisclosed.
  • Dr. Khalim Abbas works in a clinic in Harran, Turkey, where a boy named Jorin Baydar exhibits concerning symptoms after a bite.
  • Despite increasing violent attacks and disappearances, President Hamid proceeds with the Global Athletic Games.
  • Dr. Abbas sends blood samples to Dr. Christina Marlow in the US but loses the letter detailing the situation.
  • A massive swarm of Infected attacks Dr. Abbas at New Town High School, leading to his demise.
  • "D-Day" unfolds during the Games as Infected invade, resulting in Harran's quarantine due to escalating cases.
  • American athlete Mel Wyatt seeks refuge in Nightmare Row, encountering her Infected brother and striving to save him.

11:09

"Antizin, Explosives, and Betrayal: Dying Light"

  • Jade informs Crane about a nearby school where Rais's men are loading boxes, suspected to contain Antizin.
  • Tahir kills survivors at the school, leading Jade and Crane to sneak in separately.
  • Crane and Jade find plastic explosives instead of Antizin in the school's basement.
  • Rais's men attack, prompting Crane to fight them while Jade escapes with the explosives.
  • Crane warns Rahim against using the explosives and plans to destroy the nest.
  • Dr. Zere identifies a mutated strain of the virus in a Bolter's tissue, suggesting a potential cure.
  • Zere advises Crane to deliver the research to Dr. Camden in Old Town.
  • Rahim's failed attempt to blow up the nest results in him turning into an infected, forcing Crane to kill him.
  • Rais captures Zere as retaliation for the stolen explosives, leading Crane to rescue him.
  • Crane confronts Rais at the museum, where Jade is revealed to be infected, and Crane is forced to kill her before facing off against Rais.

22:24

"Crane battles cult leader for virus cure"

  • Lena gives Crane a map showing a way out of Harran, awakening a man who warns of "the Mother".
  • Crane follows the map to the Countryside, meeting Jasir and Ezgi from a cult called Children of the Sun.
  • Kaan proposes a partnership with Crane, sending him to retrieve a buggy from bandits.
  • Crane helps the settlement by completing tasks and errands, learning about the cult and the Mother.
  • Crane is blessed by the Mother at the Eye of the Sun, experiencing telepathic communication and a change in infected behavior.
  • Jasir gives Crane a keycard leading to nuclear launch codes and a warhead in a military transport vehicle.
  • Crane can choose to detonate the bomb or continue helping the Children of the Sun, finding a field with a temporary virus solution.
  • Crane investigates the stolen elixir, tracks down bandits, and discovers the Mother's transformation into a Sentient Volatile.
  • Crane confronts the Mother for the vials, leading to a battle where he defeats her and takes the remaining vials.
  • Ten years later, a Doctor in Villedor works on a vaccine for Harran-19, facing military interference and unleashing of an incomplete vaccine with severe side effects.
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