According to Dying Light’s official site, Techland (the team behind the survival horror game) has decided to delay the release date until February 2015. The team released a statement which explained that they wanted the game to revolutionize what people think of the genre and fully realize their initial vision.

 The official statement reads as follows:

 “We know you’ve been waiting on a Dying Light release date for quite some time now. After careful consideration, we have decided to release our upcoming game in February 2015. Since this means Dying Light will launch a few months later than originally planned, we feel obliged to explain the reasons that influenced this important decision.”

“When we started the development of Dying Light, we were committed to innovation. We wanted to give you a freedom of movement unprecedented in open-world games. After many improvements and months of hard work, we have now come so close to realizing our initial vision we feel we cannot stop before it is ready.”

“We believe the Natural Movement element of our game will change what you expect from the genre, and we don’t want to sacrifice any of its potential by releasing too early. This quality-focused thinking underlines all our development choices and we hope you share our belief that the gameplay must always come first.”

“The new date ensures that we can fully realize our vision of an innovative open-world game. We won’t need to make compromises or trade-offs on any of the five platforms we’re working on. For you, it means an outstanding, original game that makes the wait more than worthwhile.”

My Opinion:

I’ve always been supportive of developers taking their time and not sacrificing the quality of their games to meet a deadline. If what the team is claiming is true, then it will be worth the wait. This is one of Techland’s biggest projects and it would be a huge flop if they rushed through it. Good things come to those who wait.

Jess Guilbeaux is one of MONG’s editors. She is also a video game priestess. Need proof? Follow her on Twitter.