Developer: Techland
Publisher: WB Games
Price: $19.99 DLC for the base game/$29.99 as part of the Season Pass/$59.99 as part of the Enhanced Edition
Release: February 9, 2016/February 12 (EU consoles)/April 21 (JP)
Platforms: PC/PS4/XB1
What is Dying Light: The Following?
The Following is the expansion to Techland's 2015 open world zombie game Dying Light. Leave the quarantine zone and investigate a mysterious faith that has asserted itself in the seemingly serene countryside – a region bigger than all areas of Dying Light combined! The expansion is a massive story-based expansion that brings mysterious characters, deadly new weapons, unexpected quests, and fully customizable and drivable dirt buggies.
All-terrain dirt buggies are going to be your key tool to survival and getting around this hazardous countryside. Level up your new Driver Rank skill tree and upgrade your ride to create your most deadly and effective weapon yet. Fully customizable with specialized weapons, attachments, decals and paint jobs, your buggy is going to be your one-way ticket to zombie smashing mayhem.
To get close to the cult and unravel their secrets, players will need to earn the trust of the locals. Through various missions and tasks, players will be able to choose their own path for infiltrating the inner circles of the cultists. As you earn more trust, you’ll be granted more imperative tasks along with access to dark cult secrets which will help unravel the mystery that has taken hold of this once serene land.
What is the Enhanced Edition?
The Enhanced Edition is a package that includes the base game and all of the content included thus far for $59.99. All players will receive a patch that has the following improvements:
- Legend System
- Nightmare Difficulty
- Bounties System
- New Parkour Moves
- New Enemy Attacks & Behaviors
- #DrinkForDLC Content
- New NPC Models
- Enhanced Facial Expressions
- Improved Human Enemy AI
- Improved Volatile AI
- Greater Firearm Variety
- HUD and Video Filter Customizations
- Audio Upgrades
- Gameplay Quality Improvements
- Console Performance Upgrades
- Overall Game Look and Feel Improvements
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GAF Co-op
Like the original game, The Following includes full four-player online co-op. Quote this post for the spreadsheet and play The Following with some fellow Gaffers!
Spreadsheet
There also is a PSN community. Search for my PSN username (bmc811) to request and post in this thread so I know who you are.
Reviews
Kotaku- The car is a kick, the new map is fun to explore, and the zombie killing is as gruesomely great as ever.
Destructoid- The Following was larger than I expected, and it maintains a high level of quality throughout. Being pared down from the bloat of Dying Light earns it more moment-to-moment excitement, and I greedily consumed it over the weekend. The last few minutes have me pondering the future of what's clearly going to become a franchise, and I'm ready for whatever Techland brings next. (9/10)
Launch trailer
FAQ
So if I don't own Dying Light, what should I buy? What if I only own the vanilla game?
Buy the Enhanced Edition. As for vanilla owners, the Season Pass content value is questionable if you don't want some extra outfits and missions. You're probably better off just getting the expansion.
How do I access The Following?
There's a separate menu. You can transfer your character back and forth from the base game to the expansion.
I'm having technical issues! Is there anywhere I can go to report these?
http://support.techland.pl/support/tickets/new
I bought the disc version. Is everything included on the disc, or is there a code I have to enter?
Everything is included on disc.
Nightmare mode video by a Gaffer- https://youtu.be/WnHEJ9qRSas