The gasoline feature, while it was a clever satire on humanity’s thirst for energy, became an annoying feature when the novelty faded. While I enjoyed the early to the mid-game progression in the story, the late game is when the title started to come apart at the seams. Horde clearing really feels satisfying when you’ve defeated one. Though there are times when facing off against the infamous Horde as story mission felt way too late in the narrative as around the 20 hour mark, I could take down a mid-sized horde with my current level. It feels that facing off against more difficult freaker or marauder variants could be predicted on where you are in the story. I also enjoy that each settlement has its own credit system and their own supply chain, so it makes you strategically plan your runs and picking settlements that have weapon upgrades or motorcycle parts, depending on what you will need.ĭifficulty spikes are not jarring. Stealth and open combat does not affect any story or character progression, given that you have enough resources to craft supplies. Melee and ranged combat flow with each other, easily switching between close-range and long-range combat.
DAYS GONE RATING FREE
Juggling between settlements as a free agent allow you to stitch together side quests and even story missions to save on time (and gas) and deliver to the settlement all at once.Īnother refreshing feature is the skill progression, it fits with free flowing combat and Deke’s skill set without activating a separate skill button. Largely a cynical individual with a death wish due to the death of his wife, Sara, Deke rides through the Oregonian badlands fending off against freaks and marauders, wasting away every single day.Īt times, side quests and other non-mainline quest events feel quite jarring and take you out of the momentum, but the choice of disparate and interconnected story lines fit greatly with the open world format. As a narrative choice, I appreciated and enjoyed this.ĭays Gone tells the story of Deacon “Deke” Saint John, a drifter who does contract work for survivor settlements after a world ending outbreak event. As I take another look with this game after being patched, there are many aspects of the game that fall under the line of an overlooked gem as well as reinforcing what was criticized on its release.Ĭompared to how most post-apocalyptic IPs tell their stories, Days Gone feels like they’ve dropped you into the middle part of an ongoing game, with its earlier first chapter being revealed in flashbacks and through the storytelling of found artifacts/collectibles.
DAYS GONE RATING PLUS
Playing the game on the PS5 by way of the PS Plus Collection a year and a half later, I had a good first impression of Days Gone and wondered why it didn’t receive enough credit at the time of release. With the Metacritic score being a 71, it further buries this IP into obscurity and doesn’t join the higher echelon of the “Sony exclusive” club enjoyed by games such as God of War, Spiderman, The Last of Us 2, and Ghost of Tsushima. It didn’t help its launch that the game released with numerous bugs that would not be fixed until months down the line.
DAYS GONE RATING PS4
Coming off a heavy month of big AAA releases such as Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5, and Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, and with the last big PS4 exclusive being Spiderman, Days Gone has some pretty large shoes to fill. To call Days Gone an overlooked title in 2019 is an understatement.
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