Dying Light 2: What you should know before starting

polygon.com:

Dying Light2 Stay Human is a very deep, very long-playing video game where choices have long-lasting, irrevocable consequences, and where the player is really encouraged to inhabit the character of Aiden, a pilgrim traveling in a post-apocalyptic Dark Ages, surviving on his wits and athletic skills.

Of course, that means Dying Light 2 is one of those open-world games that perfectionists may start and restart several times just to “play it the right way” — after discovering a few hours in that they’ve neglected some strategy, resource, or gameplay loop that delivers huge benefits and a hell of a lot of fun.

With this type of player in mind (and Lord knows, I am one), I’ve built a list of things I wish I’d known going into my first playthrough, which was mostly a rushed attempt in order to see all of the story in a very slowly progressing game. In no particular order, here are nine things you should know before setting off on your adventure inside Villedor.

In Dying Light 2, players find or are awarded “Inhibitors” which, in groups of three, will upgrade Aiden’s stamina or his health by one rank. I recommend upgrading your stamina over your health at a ratio of 3:1 – at least, 2:1. New players may think that, in a world with a never-ending infected horde (one that is immediately dangerous at night, no less), building up health for a tank-like run would be the order of the day. But when parkour and combat both draw from the same stamina pool, stamina becomes the prize attribute.

The best example comes in one of the first onboarding missions, “Getting Stronger.” On hard difficulty, Aiden simply runs out of energy in the first wave of virals if you’re not also dodging and, more importantly, kicking infected off of the