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Days Gone Review - Days Wasted - The Outerhaven

After spending 40-50 odd hours with Days Gone, the latest in the PlayStation 4's exclusive lineup, it pains me to say that the game fails tremendously in most regards, resulting in a hollow, overly drawn out experience that feels like it came straight out of 2012.

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leemo191810d ago

"Journalist" are trying to hard to bring this game down, too bad the consumer says other wise and enjoying it a lot, again showing how out of touch "Journalist" are in the game community.

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2pacalypsenow1810d ago

So basically “story is not as good as the last of us”

4/10

rdgneoz31810d ago

The story is slow at first as it has you run around getting familiar with the world and gameplay. But after you find a black helicopter, the story picks up and is very good in the end.

Hardiman1810d ago

I'm enjoying every minute myself!

P_Bomb1810d ago (Edited 1810d ago )

“Each horde has a collective health bar....relegated to the last few hours of the game....”

Lies. I’ve beat 5 or 6 now, still at Lost Lake, none had health bars. There are a set number in each horde and they vary. You kill them all, you get credit. Methinks he YouTubed the sawmill boss fight and thought they were all like that.

This Diego guy is complaining about everything not nailed down. From enemies with armour being stronger (duh) to skill trees requiring points before progressing to the next level (duh). That’s how skill trees work. You wanna earn melee boost 2 before you’ve unlocked melee boost 1?

Oh. If you’re going to complain about technical issues...at least SPELL IT RIGHT lol! Scroll to the bottom. “techincal issues and bugs”. Techincal?

Jimneous1810d ago

I'd just like to point out that late in the game when the hordes are in your mission tracker they all do indeed have bars indicating the overall size. Personally I prefered when they didn't have them because it had that element of "have I got them all, is it safe?". Also I encountered glitches where if I killed the horde before the bar appeared, I had to repeat it, in itself it's not so bad since it makes it feel like an extra big horde. It was a bummer though wasting a lot of ammo and resources, that for mission purposes, didn't matter.

Nitrowolf21810d ago (Edited 1810d ago )

They do have health bars, they get added later in the game and I agree with Jimneous, I did prefer not having them also but they do it to be nice because sometimes you’ll get a few that decide to wander off, so it’s nice to know that they’re there somewhere

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rdgneoz31810d ago

Yep, you can do every horde well before the end of the game. It is just a matter of whether you're geared enough to kill them. People have done the Sawmill horde before the quest and you just skip having to do that, and hop to the cutscene. Only thing is, you don't know how many are left and if one wonders away and you don't see it, you might lose it and then have to do them all over again. Also, if you don't want the horde bar, I believe you can just not select them or select something else and it doesn't show the bar. I've run into hordes after the ending when I was finishing infestations and killed them all without a health bar up, and got the horde complete screen.

rdgneoz31810d ago

Just did 2 hordes while hunting collectibles, never saw a health bar as it wasn't selected. You don't want to see it, you don't have to. Its there for an option.

SyntheticForm1810d ago

You don't have the ability to track hordes until you complete the main game. It's then and only then that hordes get bars as well, except for the sawmill. I hope there's a huge 'horde' DLC. They're the best.

I've done everything in the game and I'm thinking by the time I clear Rage 2, they'll have some DLC out.

P_Bomb1810d ago

That’s good to know for post game mop up, thx! Don’t want a bar = don’t select ‘em from the tracker. I also triggered the no-healthbar sawmill horde before transitioning to the iron butte story by not cutting all the loudspeakers at their Nero outpost. Died lol. There’s...a lot!

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15 Biggest Unresolved Video Game Cliffhangers We May Never Get Answers To

Cultured Vultures: These 15 unresolved video cliffhangers could be solved in the future, though if we’re really honest with ourselves, we all know there’s no chance in hell of that happening.

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Fluke_Skywalker73d ago (Edited 73d ago )

Never say never, I really didn't expect to ever see Space Marine 2 and 12 years later its almost here.
So there is still hope for all these games.

Chocoburger73d ago

I've completed 5 of the games on the list, but the author forgot to include Advent Rising. It was supposed to be a trilogy, but it bombed hard, and the two sequels never got made. It was Mass Effect, a console generation before Mass Effect.

The game is buggy and unpolished, it needed a few more months of development, but the potential was there. At the end of the game, you have all these super abilities, I remember the stomp attack that created a shockwave being especially powerful.

shinoff218373d ago

I personally think days gone will recieve some sort of sequel at some point. I'm personally also hoping it's not the rumored multiplayer online stuff. I'd think most that enjoyed it would rather thisnto.

Knightofelemia72d ago

Sony needs to dust off Sly Cooper and Days Gone so needs a sequel two of my favorite Sony titles. Bulletstorm I love great game wish it also got a sequel. And I wish Namco would finally give Enslaved a sequel another great game.

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Days Gone | Trailer [GOG]

Days Gone is now available DRM-free from GOG

shinoff2183180d ago

Such a fun ass game. I enjoyed it alot more then I thought I would.

ravens52180d ago

We need a part 2 doesn't even have to be Deacon. But I had no problems with him either, he was a dude on a mission.

Cacabunga180d ago

My second favorite PS4 game after RDR2 hands down

neutralgamer1992180d ago

I think with Jim Ryan gone we may get a sequel down the road. It has become a cult classic

andy85180d ago

This was so fun I love the hoards. People need to stick with it because the start is very slow

MrDead180d ago

Has a really good PC port too, I wasn't expecting much from this game but I had a blast. Wish it had a part 2 as the story was building well.

jznrpg180d ago

It does take some time to get some weapons ,skills and a few bike upgrades up to feel like you got a rhythm going but then it really starts to click and the game is a lot of fun

shinoff2183180d ago

I was sad when it ended. I wanted more. I'd have to look but I think that was one of the few games I platinumed to. I only got like 4. I don't go out of my way for trophies though

Abnor_Mal180d ago (Edited 180d ago )

@shinoff same I only have 4 plats and one is Days Gone, and I also don’t go out of my way for platinums.

Was a very fun game and wish there would be a sequel, maybe one day they will come back to it with a different pitch that Sony will approve.

They probably rejected it he sequel because it might not have been the direction they were going for with gaas games and the like.

jznrpg180d ago

@shinioff I had the same feeling when I got the platinum. I need more. Hopefully they make a sequel and leave multiplayer out of it unlike the last pitch for Days Gone2.

got_dam180d ago

The critical reception had Sony relegate Bend to a support studio. Thank God the fans spoke up and Sony reversed that decision.

jznrpg73d ago

They have been working on a game for some time now and have said so

Knightofelemia180d ago

One of my favorite Sony titles too bad there is no sequel.

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Most Detailed Video Games

These are some of the most detailed video games available now. The games contain details regarding the plot or mind-blowing visual effects.

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Hereandthere290d ago

4 PlayStation exclusives, rdr2 and gta 4 and 5. Not one xbox made game.

zachyBROosevelt290d ago

What Xbox game should be on there?

Flewid638290d ago

Quantum Break and Ryse Son of Rome. They're the only 2 Microsoft games I ever enjoyed, probably because they felt like PlayStation games.

MIDGETonSTILTS17290d ago

What Xbox games are missing?

What Xbox games would even be candidates? The OG Xbox version of Chaos Theory?

SullysCigar290d ago

None - I took that as his point. There aren't any xbox games that are contenders for this list.

Abnor_Mal290d ago

“Not one ‘Xbox made’ game.”

“Made”

Yet people are throwing out games made by third parties that are exclusive to Xbox, which isn’t what the question asked.

MIDGETonSTILTS17289d ago

A simulator that was built for PC first hardly counts….

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MIDGETonSTILTS17290d ago

MGS2’s ice cubes deserved a mention.

ClayRules2012290d ago

Seriously, they melt🤯 that game, ahead of its time.

andy85290d ago

Blew my mind back in 2001 in the bar area, each bottle smashing individuallly when you shot them too. Never seen that before

ClayRules2012290d ago

I’m so glad to see Days Gone get some recognition, because it absolutely is a BEAUTIFUL looking game, and in other times, downright incredible, with its snow forming on the ground over time and the storms coming in with the winds blowing the trees is a sight to behold! I remember at one point I was using photo mode and snapped this photo (I swear) using the filters and other effects the shot I captured looked so realistic, it was remarkable. It was of a leaf 🍁 (others were around it) by this train track and the area was wet from the rain. I captured many others, which turned out fantastic. I’m sure ya’ll captured some fantastic one’s yourselves. Oh, and the horde of freakers 500 coming at you is insane and a sight to see. Wish we could get a sequel, Days Gone deserves it!

Uncharted 4 - Man, that game still blows me away still to this day. ND really captured the adventures of Nate, Elena, Sully and Sam in a way that was not just so stunning to look at, but in a way that EVERY new location, be it in a new area of this specific city, town, jungle, mountain range etc all felt truly living, with life. One of my favorite locations was the old lady’s mansion, such a simple mission, yet so fun, intriguing, sad, and intense all at the same time. And the richness of detail packed into the objects in that mansion is superbly detailed. Anyone notice the couch pillow in Nate and Elena’s house actually mushes down when she rests her arm on it when she’s talking to Nate about him taking the job? ND delivered with best in class character models, yet again. Dirt in nails, I mean🤯 I remember capturing a photo of Nate hanging from a ledge in Madagascar and I snapped a pic, zoomed in, and dirt was in his finger nails, that’s just insane detail. Add on the chest hair blowing in the wind lol.

RDR2 - Masterpiece of a game! In visual details, how this game still looks better than games nowadays (and they don’t even have to be open world) is something else. Fantastic character models, hair/facial hair that grows in real-time, awesome cloud system, NPC characters in the world actually eat their food, cut up their 🥩 among other new details being discovered these almost 5 years later, it’s amazing. Horse testicles. Has me intrigued to see how GTA6 will deliver in comparison to dynamic events etc.

The Last of Us Part 2 - ND took PS4 to its limits with this game. The level of detail in these models is striking, again, best in class, along with the environments. Foliage is phenomenal and doesn’t look like that “cheap” looking video game grass. It’s such a step up in quality. The gore is a visual ummm, I don’t want to say delight, but showcase for depicting how unforgiving that world is. The level of pain, fear and loss on the faces of NPC’s when you take their life in this game as Ellie or Abbie, man I always felt bad about that. And the dogs too… until the dogs came at me, than all bets were off lol. But again, there’s many more details that players who’ve not played this game must see for themselves to appreciate. Motion matching technology to me tho has to be the most impressive thing above even the visuals. Although both compliment each other, playing the game with the tech and the way everything flows so fluidly and smoothly is like playing an E3 demo, each play through feels just that damn good.

Rimeskeem290d ago

Wonder if Sony will give Bend another chance at Days Gone. The game was great, just maybe not the same quality as other PS exclusives. They are on the right track though, for their first new IP since 1999 I would say they should be given a chance to polish in a sequel. I can only imagine the madness of hoards they can make with the PS5. Maybe add a coop mode so that friends can be like a biker gang together and take out giant hordes with each other.

Just seems stupid to not give the IP another chance given it (supposedly) sold extremely well.

jznrpg290d ago

As long as it stays single player I hope they do make a sequel. I really enjoyed Days Gone and It would be a guaranteed purchase from me. I have the collectors unopened for the first game.

StormSnooper289d ago

I wouldn't mind a multiplayer Days Gone. It would have some intense hoard fights for sure! This is from a mainly single player gamer. I would want a single player Days Gone II, with a solid multiplayer mode.

Rimeskeem289d ago

I'm not saying to make it massively multiplayer or PVP, just would be nice to explore and kill hordes with a friend or 2.

1Victor289d ago

@Rimes:”Wonder if Sony will give Bend another chance at Days Gone.”

Personally I would prefer a remastered Warhawk, Starhawk or better jet a new game in the series even if it’s a GAS 😢

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