Dying Light: The Beast reviewDespite releasing as a standalone game, Dying Light: The Beast feels more like a distillation of Dying Light 2's core loops, neither for better or worse. To help navigate the mountain trail are cars, not seen since Dying Light 1's beefy expansion The Following. Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/TechlandStill, as an enjoyer of Dying Light 2 in its current incarnation, I also enjoyed my time with The Beast, mainly because it's more of DL2's main loop - but leaner. Speaking of narrative, let's start with our protagonist, Kyle Crane, returning from the original Dying Light. Depends how much you disliked Dying Light 2's slightly overstuffed design, and whether the same mechanics minus the padding sounds like your jam.