Days Gone

[rudyjuly2]

Re: Days Gone

I have played just under two hours on Normal. Game is very pretty. The opening is all linear and it’s not open world yet. Setting up the story and teaching you controls. Reminds me of TLOU in terms of having to find supplies for health, ammo, etc. Fight zombies with melee or guns. Stealth and distraction with rocks or Molotov cocktails can be done. There is a skill tree and upgrades. R3 is your environment scan which can be upgraded.

But in just under two hours there is nothing bad or special about this game. The production values aren’t polished and cutscenes and dialogue are constantly interrupted by pop ups or fade in/out. No smooth transition from cutscene to gameplay. Hits you in the face.

I do agree the motorcycle is sensitive to control and no option to change that. But I had no issues with movement or shooting. I did find on Normal it still took almost as many bullets to kill something as swings from my baseball bat. Unless you had a headshot. And your bat deteriorates too lol which is cool.

So far this is about what I expected. A solid game but not a GOTY candidate. The low 70 review scores seem accurate in my limited time with it.

[moose1619]

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I have played just under two hours on Normal. Game is very pretty. The opening is all linear and it’s not open world yet. Setting up the story and teaching you controls. Reminds me of TLOU in terms of having to find supplies for health, ammo, etc. Fight zombies with melee or guns. Stealth and distraction with rocks or Molotov cocktails can be done. There is a skill tree and upgrades. R3 is your environment scan which can be upgraded.



But in just under two hours there is nothing bad or special about this game. The production values aren’t polished and cutscenes and dialogue are constantly interrupted by pop ups or fade in/out. No smooth transition from cutscene to gameplay. Hits you in the face.



I do agree the motorcycle is sensitive to control and no option to change that. But I had no issues with movement or shooting. I did find on Normal it still took almost as many bullets to kill something as swings from my baseball bat. Unless you had a headshot. And your bat deteriorates too lol which is cool.



So far this is about what I expected. A solid game but not a GOTY candidate. The low 70 review scores seem accurate in my limited time with it.

Is it fun?


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[Thadeus]

Re: Days Gone

I give it a 9-9.5. Excellent graphics, good atmosphere, and I really like the main character. Very good game.

[noshun]

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My advice to new players:

Im playing on Hard. Think of State of Decay meets TLoU, but better, even though I only viewed SoD2. There is one thing I don't like and its this:

I had about 75 stealth kills, saving after every kill etc, if you wander to far youll get that leaving the area warning. I saw a herb just on the edge I was trying to get, and got teleported for straying in the warning area. Game loads, and I lost all my progress. DO NOT STRAY TO CLOSE TO WARNING AREA. Even with a save, I lost my progress. when it loaded me, I had about 17 stealth kills.

Upset I got my progress back, albeit was faster this time around, but to replay from that autosave bs.. Heed my advice. PS Hard is easy..

Another design flaw, for devs that may be reading this. Why in the world do I have to click L3 to zoom in on the binoculars? A better choice would be to use R2 as a zoom in based on the trigger sensitivity. Clicking is a poor design. Whoever did QA didn't catch even basic poor design choice such as this one.

[rudyjuly2]

Re: Days Gone

Is it fun?


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It is but I’m not hooked. Kind of indifferent about the game. Will certainly keep playing but I’m not dying to get back to it either.

I still don’t get how under powered guns are vs melee. And your motorcycle gets about 2 mpg apparently. Part of me thinks I should just replay TLOU instead of this. I’m glad I got this game at C$30 off. I have more objectives on my map now at least.

[moose1619]

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It is but I’m not hooked. Kind of indifferent about the game. Will certainly keep playing but I’m not dying to get back to it either.

I still don’t get how under powered guns are vs melee. And your motorcycle gets about 2 mpg apparently. Part of me thinks I should just replay TLOU instead of this. I’m glad I got this game at C$30 off. I have more objectives on my map now at least.

Thanks, for the impressions. I am on the fence about this game. Would be nice if they could clean some of this up with a patch.


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[Cowboy008]

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Anyone else’s audio just cut off? That is my only big issue with the game so far because when that happens the only way to fix it is to close out the entire application and go back in to it.

[Bullit]

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Anyone else’s audio just cut off? That is my only big issue with the game so far because when that happens the only way to fix it is to close out the entire application and go back in to it.

Yup I have had the problem since day one. The only thing that is hampering my fun right now. Besides that I am really enjoying the game.

[goillini03]

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This game looked interesting to me, but I just could not see myself paying $60 for it. This is probably a $30 buy for me, but I do like some of what I am hearing.

[exposedaking]

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If you like playstation exclusives, you will like this game. It feels like TLOU, with a dash of uncharted, mixed with The Walking Dead.

I was just riding my motorcycle and saw something moving in the distance, so I hopped off, pull out my binoculars, it had to be at least 30 or more freakers rushing at me....very creepy and adrenaline pumping moment...I almost crashed trying to escape lol.

Graphics are top notch. Story is growing on me. I am playing on a 4k HDR oled & PS4 pro BTW.

No beef with the controls or how the motorcycle handles. Loving that you can run out of gas and have to refuel...I've always wanted GTA to have that.

Taking out a camp by just sneaking around is great, and shooting the hell out of everyone is just as fun.

So far I give it 8.0 because I'm still kind of early in the game, it might change depending on how fun the repetitiveness is.



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[itsmb8]

Re: Days Gone

If you like playstation exclusives, you will like this game. It feels like TLOU, with a dash of uncharted, mixed with The Walking Dead.

I was just riding my motorcycle and saw something moving in the distance, so I hopped off, pull out my binoculars, it had to be at least 30 or more freakers rushing at me....very creepy and adrenaline pumping moment...I almost crashed trying to escape lol.

Graphics are top notch. Story is growing on me. I am playing on a 4k HDR oled & PS4 pro BTW.

No beef with the controls or how the motorcycle handles. Loving that you can run out of gas and have to refuel...I've always wanted GTA to have that.

Taking out a camp by just sneaking around is great, and shooting the hell out of everyone is just as fun.

So far I give it 8.0 because I'm still kind of early in the game, it might change depending on how fun the repetitiveness is.



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How long have you had that OLED? Personally, im scared to spend so much on an OLED because most of what I do is game, so i feel like burn-in would become a big issue.

[exposedaking]

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How long have you had that OLED? Personally, im scared to spend so much on an OLED because most of what I do is game, so i feel like burn-in would become a big issue.

I had it for like a year. I game for hours, watch TV for hours I pretty much use it for everything and never suffered burn in.

I have the LG C7. Planning to upgrade this year.

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[Bullit]

Re: Days Gone

Anyone else’s audio just cut off? That is my only big issue with the game so far because when that happens the only way to fix it is to close out the entire application and go back in to it.

Yup I have had the problem since day one. The only thing that is hampering my fun right now. Besides that I am really enjoying the game.

I think I found a solution on the Dev forums. It seems to be tied to the exhaust. So if you have upgraded the exhaust, go back to the default and it is supposed to fix the issue.

[RoyalBoyle78]

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This is becoming one my favorite games. Its Looks Stunning, I have no issues with game splay. I love the story so far.

[Money99]

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Thanks, for the impressions. I am on the fence about this game. Would be nice if they could clean some of this up with a patch.


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Rudy hated RDR2.
He also prefers Oatmeal Raisin to Chocolate Chip.
You must take that into consideration. I'm not sure I can trust anyone who would take Oatmeal Raisin over CC. I'd report them to DOHS immediately.

Think of State of Decay meets TLoU, but better

Music to my ears. I've only completed the first 5-10 minutes thus far, but I'm surprised to hear this game is very open world.
I wanted to go in fresh so I've avoided a tonne of what's read about it. The little I read I was under the impression this was a very linear game. Glad to hear it's not.