Later, as the studio saw some of the negative response, the Dying Light Twitter account clarified to one fan that you can complete the story and side-quests in 70 to 80 hours, 'if you're not in a rush.' Then, the official Twitter account took the messaging wide, saying that '500 hours is related to maxing out the game – finishing all the quests, endings, and exploring every part of the world, but a regular player should finish the story + side quests and do quite a lot of exploring in less than 100 hours, so don't worry!' Then, the Twitter account further clarified that you can mainline the story in just 20 hours and do much of the story and side content in around 80 hours – a far cry from the original '500 hours' messaging.Įven with that clarification, 80 hours is still quite the commitment to get through the story and the side quests (especially considering how good and integral to the story the side content seems from my hands-on session back in November). While the studio likely thought this was good messaging to showcase just how much content is in its branching-narrative story, the announcement was met with some backlash amidst the excitement, as some players bemoaned the length and worried about bloat or that they would never see the end of such a massive adventure. Over the weekend, developer Techland made waves on social media by tweeting that its upcoming open-world zombie sequel, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, would take 'at least 500 hours' to fully complete.

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