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Days Gone Should've Been Delayed one More Time

The post-apocalyptic title during its review period was mired with technical issues that have resulted in criticisms of a game which no longer exists.

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Hardiman1822d ago

It wouldn't have made a difference to the ones who already had their minds made up. A's I think is it looks great, runs great(I'm on the Pro) and the HDR in particular is incredibly well done. Go look at Just Cause 4 or even Red Dead 2 and compare the HDR.

Hell I'm having more fun with the gun play, melee and transversal in Days Gone than I did with Red Dead 2! The story not so much but it serves its point.

It's a fun game and most that have played it seem to say the same thing.

nucky641821d ago

hardiman, i couldn't agree more - i'm having a blast with the game - melee is SO fun and i love taking on the big hordes. then there is riding the bike looking for big jumps. hey, i said the same thing about RDR2 the other day!

Kornholic1821d ago

Days Gone's gameplay mechanics are miles ahead of RDR2's clunky gameplay mechanics from shooting to, well, everything. RDR2's story got interesting after the 5th chapter, Guarma chapter, which was a low point in the whole game.

-Foxtrot1822d ago

Journalists minds were already made up with this one, extra time wouldn’t have done it any favours

PhantomS421821d ago

What can you expect from this site? Sony gets a free pass for anything. This game is mediocre and games out in a somewhat broken state. The game is mediocre and the reviews are reflecting that. No amount of delays would have saved it from being another generic zombie game but the bugs and issues would have been avoided with even a month delay.

ninsigma1821d ago

You know when people haven't played it, because they call it mediocre 🙄

sprinterboy1821d ago (Edited 1821d ago )

It's not broken at all and it's also not getting a free pass that's why it's getting mainly 7s. Good game imo but just not the usual top tier AAA 1st party title we expect from a Sony studio (bare in mind its bends 1st attempt) bodes very well for the future of the studio if this was there 1st attempt imo.

Razzer1821d ago (Edited 1821d ago )

Except you don't know what you are talking about. You can keep yapping this bullshit all you want, but the fact is you look like an idiot because you haven't played the game.

"What can you expect from this site?"

just laughing at the endless whining from folks like you about n4g. It is like you are trapped and can't leave! Good news! You actually can!

JackBNimble1821d ago

Razor
All you guys do the very something when it comes to mediocre xbox games. Actually you psfanboys are much worse, it's like a gang r*** .

Just saying

Razzer1821d ago

@JackBNimble

Oh really? Were you here defending Crackdown 3 from click bait reviews that were giving the game scores of 3 and 4? I certainly was. So no, you are factually incorrect and just making shit up. Move along now....

Z5011821d ago

"This game is mediocre"
Can we see your trophies?

JackBNimble1821d ago

You obviously have selective memory, it's the n4g way to jump on the hate train for pretty much anything xbox.
Who gives a shit if 1 ps4 exclusive gets mediocre metacritic score. Get over yourself .

rainslacker1821d ago

Sony releases a good game, gets good reviews. It's a free pass. Fan boys on the other side take any negative click bait review as proof their bias is correct, call out sony fand for giving Sony a free pass.

Media and some fan boys didn't give a free pass on cross play. Most Sony fans didn't care.

Sony isnt getting a free pass on censorship, although the feelings surrounding it are varied based on other beliefs, but oddly enough, the fan boys on the other side are not making a big deal about it. Which is probably good, because they always derail discussions to become stupid idiotic console war BS.

Sony releases a.average game, it gets some negative reviews, and the fan boys on the other side push this narrative that it's a bad game...so no free pass. Those that play it are left wondering why its scoring the way it is, because nothing supports a score less than 7. If you play the game, you'd be hard pressed to say what makes it worth less than that, and then be able to say why another similar game you do like deserves more.

The bugs and issues aren't as extensive as some of the reviews put forth, and certainly less and not as pronounced as other games which handily score 8-10s.

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sprinterboy1821d ago (Edited 1821d ago )

At the end of day its there loss, I've literally just unsubscribed from IGN and kinda funny games, Tim is clueless, Andrea over analysing (so much hate on the using binoculars and standing up) and as for Greg well in his head he thinks he's a celebrity now or something.
Edit: all you need to get a opinion on games is as follows;
- Sacred symbol, Colin moriarty
- Digital foundry, performance analysis
- Angry Joe

alb18991821d ago

Yep another day another article trying to justify a days gone......just on n4g.

NXFather1821d ago

So do you think this game is as good as spiderman or horizon or is it better?

-Foxtrot1821d ago

Bloodborne
God of War
Horizon
Persona 5
Uncharted 4
Spiderman
Ratchet and Clank

...

THEN Days Gone

So it's decent for what it is, it's...good

However it's not that good compared to everything else

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2pacalypsenow1822d ago

Wait so NOW technical issues matter?

They don't seem to matter when Fallout games come out with 500 bugs.

King_Noctis1821d ago

Really? And where do the 52% Metacritic score for Fallout 76 come from?

https://www.metacritic.com/...

SamPao1821d ago

I think he means EVERY fallout game, not just 76... :)

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King_Noctis1821d ago

@Gahl1k

So you are saying that you haven’t seen ton of articles before that criticize Fallout 4 for its buggy mess?

Razzer1821d ago

@King_Noctis

Fallout 4 has a metacritic of 87 which is exactly his point.

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NecrumOddBoy1822d ago

You can't patch in enough "woke" for IGN's Lucy O'Brien to be unbiased.

Silly gameAr1821d ago

Ugh. Another anti sjw rant incoming?

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rainslacker1821d ago

Considering she likes to make a lot of reviews into some political diatribe, and down rates games because of it, she's kind of done it to herself.

She's one of those reviewers who believes the readers or gamers in general care about her opinions on political issues, or political issues on games which dont set out to tackle political issues in the first place.

If that's a rant, then so be it. She shouldn't be given games with male.protagonists to play, because she is too biased. She's a terrible reviewer to begin with, but giving her a platform for her drivel has only enabled her to think highly of herself. Consider she us one of the ones that perpetuated the idea that gamergate was about Male gamers harassing women, and it says all I need to know about her.

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Silly gameAr1821d ago

Good luck with the clickbait. Just hope not to many people fall for it.

rpvenom1821d ago (Edited 1821d ago )

I didn't read the article.. but i'm about 10 hours into the game now and it is fun.. but i notice certain parts that could've used some work. for example.. the way cutscenes transition.. was kinda B grade.. also certain scenes.. like the flashbacks when they hand you the controller to simply walk or watch him drive.. was pointless.. i have yet to encounter any bugs luckily in my playthrough but I can see why it didnt reach an above 80 score.

still a fun game though and i'm always excited to get home from work to play

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Microsoft Seemingly Closes Bethesda France

As part of its plans to cut 1,900 jobs, Microsoft has reportedly shut down operations at Bethesda France, letting go roughly 15 people

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Hereandthere1d 6h ago

Microsoft should have left them stay 3rd party

GamerRN1d 4h ago

If they are let go, they can be whatever they want. They ARE 3rd party now... 🤦

Barlos1d 1h ago

Yeah, they're also jobless.

GamerRN18h ago

They can form a company if they want, they are just as jobless as if "Microsoft had left them as 3rd party".

peppeaccardo20h ago

"MIcrosoft leaves Bethesda do what they know how to do best" ... close! Oh the irony ....
(Citation from a week old article)

ChasterMies16h ago

I think Microsoft and other game publishers are letting people go because they think ai will replace them. Doesn’t matter how much profit they make. They were always going to be let go.

PassNextquestion1d 6h ago (Edited 1d 6h ago )

Bethesda France was made up of roughly 15 people... they couldn't of being doing much

Bethesda France mainly did publishing and marketing within the region

blacktiger1d 4h ago

that's a shame for you to say that, i'm sure Elite loves hearing what you just said.

Mr Logic14h ago

What a stupid thing to say. The elites give 0 fucks what we say on an obscure website in the comments section.

Crows9013h ago

You can always reach out and give them jobs at your company man. Don't wait

Profchaos1d 6h ago (Edited 1d 6h ago )

Bethesda France focused on publishing and marketing in the region. And 15 people lost their jobs as part of the closure.

I wonder if this is part of Microsoft's strategy to abandoned physical media or possibly gamepass advertising makes their roles redundant you don't need to market a game as hard when the majority of players get the game as part of a sub which already promoted upcoming games

Tacoboto1d 5h ago

It's France too, there's a high likelihood only 1-2 people on the team even had an Xbox.

Profchaos1d 5h ago

Possibly guven all the leaks we know the Xbox brand is really struggling in the region.

Yi-Long1d 2h ago

Well, if your consoles and games are barely found in any stores any more, of course you're gonna struggle finding consumers ...

XiNatsuDragnel1d 4h ago

Tbh Microsoft I think Bethesda being 3rd party same with Activision would probably more competitive than thus scenario imo

Profchaos1d 3h ago (Edited 1d 3h ago )

I think it would have been better for all parties really especially gamers

TheColbertinator1d 4h ago

The recently purchased Activision French offices might take over all the licensing and marketing for Microsoft in France from now on.

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I’m Glad Atlus & SE Changed Dates To Avoid Competing With Shadow Of The Erdtree

Saad from eXputer: "I'm glad I don't have to choose between Square Enix, Atlus, and FromSoftware due to bad release windows and Shadow of the Erdtree."

H92d ago

More intelligent than guerilla games

raWfodog1d 6h ago (Edited 1d 6h ago )

Atlus is releasing their game one week before Erdtree, SE is releasing theirs one week after.

HZD released four days before Zelda, HFW released one week before Elden Ring.

It seems to me like they are still releasing their games too close to Erdtree.

VincentVanBro6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

What a word vomit, rambling, turd of an article that simply states the obvious. Classic exputer.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg1d 7h ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos1d 6h ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion1d 6h ago (Edited 1d 6h ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola1d 2h ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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