The first-person parkour is, of course, excellent here, and dashing around and throwing yourself up the sides of buildings is a thoroughly addictive and a sometimes much-needed way to escape those hunting you. The melee-focused combat always had me on the edge of my seat, as a makeshift weapon has the potential to be rendered useless after a matter of swings, and the stomach-churning splatter of taking a rusted pipe to a zombie's head isn't a sound that I'm to be forgetting soon. What I will say though is that the gameplay has held up really well all these years later and it still feels exhilarating. This enhanced version of the 2015 original includes all previously released DLC and a handful of console-exclusive features such as motion controls and touchscreen support.Īs we already reviewed the original Dying Light back in 2015, I won't be focusing too much here on its core mechanics. Cloud-based versions are now becoming more prevalent these days, but one of the latest titles to receive an unexpected fully-fledged port on the Switch is Dying Light: Platinum Edition.
Doom Eternal and Skyrim are just two absolute miracles that looked and ran great on the hybrid system whilst pushing it to its absolute limits. The Nintendo Switch might be leagues behind its competitors when it comes to raw power, but we've still seen some excellent third-party ports released over the years.