![]() Many game critics didn’t like Deacon - citing his lack of a character arc and a dearth of personal growth. ![]() We don’t know much about him at the beginning of the game, but his story slowly unfolds in a series of cinematic backstory scenes (one small criticism here: some of these scenes run a bit too long). John is an army veteran, having served with the 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan. John, a ne’er-do-well biker with a heart of gold (well, maybe bronze) from the Mongrels, a Farewell, Oregon motorcycle, club (MC). It shares many of the hallmarks that come with open-world games - story-driven quests, random encounters, a plethora of items to harvest, a fast-travel system, and plenty of places and landmarks to explore. ![]() It treads the same narrative territory as Resident Evil and The Last of Us with a little Sons of Anarchy thrown in for spice. So when Days Gone was offered for free on Playstation Plus in April 2021, it piqued my interest enough to warrant a download and trial play session.ĭays Gone is an open world zombie survival game set in a post-apocalyptic Oregon after a global pandemic. But those were both starting to get a little stale. So I passed by Days Gone with nary an afterthought.ĭuring the pandemic year, I’d settled into a routine of playing Red Dead Online and Borderlands 3. Too often I’ve spent $50 or more only to be disappointed (I’m looking at you, Way of the Samurai ). I’ve just become very resistant to buying new games over the years. ![]() This apathy had nothing to do with the lukewarm reception the game was getting from the gaming media, and I didn’t have anything against the game. Environmental details and foliage draw distances have been improved, and the game's photo mode now features a "new super-resolution", Sony said.I didn’t have much interest in Days Gone when it was released back in April 2019. The PC version of the post-apocalyptic motorbike game includes 21:9 ultra-wide monitor support, an unlocked frame-rate and hordes of Freakers (don't call them zombies) up to 500 in size. PlayStation soon-not-to-be-exclusive Days Gone launches for PC on 18th May, and a new trailer recently showed off how it looks. "Don't complain if a game doesn't get a sequel if it wasn't supported at launch." I can't tell you how many times I've seen gamers say 'yeah, I got that on sale, I got it through PS Plus, whatever'. "If you love a game, buy it at f-cking full price. "I do have an opinion on something that your audience may find of interest, and it might piss some of them off," John Garvin said. ICYMI, the writer and creative director of Days Gone recently said that players shouldn't "complain if a game doesn't get a sequel" if they didn't buy it "at f-cking full price". "They can't just pull the plug on such an amazing game that ended with a cliff hanger." And I want all the fans to sign this petition," implores the petition organiser. "There's millions of people who want Sony PlayStation to approve Days Gone 2. Now, however, the petition has secured over 78,000 signatories and hopes to hit 150,000 (thanks, GGRecon). Just two weeks ago, the organiser was delighted to have secured 102 signatures. The news has mobilised some fans into taking action. A team within Sony Bend is now apparently assisting Naughty Dog with a multiplayer project. Almost 80,000 people have signed a petition demanding a Days Gone sequel.Ī couple of weeks back, a press report broke the news that Days Gone 2 wouldn't be happening due to the original's lengthy development and mixed reception, something Eurogamer had also heard.
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