Days Gone

Days Gone is the story of Deacon St John's fight for his and his biker-brother Boozer's survival and also his grief for his dead wife. He is a bitter, cynical character who is plagued with guilt for not being there when Sarah, his dead wife, needed him and died. He takes a lot of risks like he has a death wish and doesn't care much for other people except Boozer. In fact he keeps other people mostly at distance. Because of this Deacon appears superficially like a selfish bastard but he has also redeeming traits like not harming unarmed women. Deacon's story plays two years after a virus spread in 2017 worldwide among humans and animals, mutated them and made them feral and highly aggressive. It's Days Gone's version of a zombie apocalypse. The showplace is a beautiful scenery of mountains and forests and is located in Oregon, USA. The player can upgrade his bike, buy better weapons, craft melee weapons and other useful stuff. Also a basic character system is implemented, so that the player can earn XP and unlock skills. While the gameplay isn't the best I have ever seen and missions can become repetitive, it's still enjoyable. And combined with the story there should be enough reasons to finish it. Sure the story starts quiet slow, almost boring. But it becomes better. If you start caring for the characters, the story will 'kick you in the feels' so to speak, hard and not just once. Some people say that Days Gone ends in a cliffhanger and I can understand why after I kept playing when the credits were shown - Days Gone allows you to keep playing after the main story. After finishing the main story there are 4 more side missions that answer some minor questions and one of them is a "to be continued". So if you are hesitant to get the game because of that cliffhanger: there is no real reason to. Regarding the data collection: according to TechRaptor that "feature" is turned off when Limited Data is selected. And like some others I want a Days Gone 2.

Got into it and never stopped playing until I finished it. - Some dialogs and replics are a bit naive, but it is ok. - Sceneries are beautiful. - Played on the hardest level, so it was tough in the beginning, challenging. Later got normal. - Saves are good (and note that I hate games where they don't let you save at will) - don't listen to the folks who complain around here. - I didn't feel the game was slow. It was completely fine! But if you like the recent DOOM, then yes - turn around. Ever played RDR2 - that's SLOW! - Atmosphere is extremely good. - Story is decent. - I didn't find that cutscenes were many, as some complain. Everything felt just right. - Collectable are a great fun. - IMHO, the game worth both money paid and time spent. But, of course, everyone has their taste.

Played it on the PS4 and PS5, yet the PC version truly excels in graphics, feel, and the extensive customization options. Restoring the gore that was in the base game before being silently patched out, increasing freaker count to insane amounts, and cut-enemies, cut weapons such as the growler, P90, flamethrower, RPG, and other tweaks and fixes for melee weapon values, getting rid of laborious stuff that becomes a chore, or just rocking it as HUNK, mods really refresh the game; hell, you can play Daryl Dixon... Running on a custom Unreal Engine, this game is BEAUTIFUL! Weather effects WHACK, sound WHACK, guns WHACK... Car, I mean bike WHACK, fuel consumption WHACK. I typed "car" because, technically, you are driving a car; the other two wheels are invisible. Please refer to the DEV videos for further details. Is it a 5/5? It is close, but a solid 4>4.5/5. The game has a lot of "fade to black" and cut stuff 'cutscene wise' where it's clearly rushed, including Deacon himself, where some of his dialogue is spliced as his attitude can change from one sentence to the next. Regrettably, the removal of choice options was likely due to time constraints, given that the game's initial release on console was a buggy mess with shader issues. Combat, freaker-wise, with hordes is the focus, as you need to plan out your approach from beginning to end; guns blazing will only get you so far as your ammo supply, but you can always buy more; traps and bombs need to be crafted and will make you get to the finish faster, but you will need to go out searching for supplies. Human enemies are just straight-up gun battles/ambushes, which are great until it happens near a horde; you can bait hordes to clear outposts if you have the time or patience. Upgrading the bike is exciting, but you must strike a balance between the camps and their trust, as each requires building; they don't stack up from one to the next, and it's not wise to put all your eggs in one basket.

One of my TOPs. Finished it on PS4 in full. Love it to the bone. That why I run again on nice PC. My BEST.

I really liked the way this game built the story and the difficulty. I played through it several times, it was always interesting. By default, its graphics are very beautiful and realistic, and can even be supplemented with mods. I think the rhythm of the actions is very good, so a good story could unfold. This game is one of my favorites.