Has any other good open world game released this year so far? I can't remember one...
Im not sure? What your point?
Has any other good open world game released this year so far? I can't remember one...
Not suprising from that poster tbh
Days Gone is a game that is, at once, both so close and so far from being what it could have been. There are certainly things here to enjoy and sufficiently pass the time. Those dusty roads of Oregon being the most prominent, but when that world is so empty and its inhabitants so vacant, it starts to become a real challenge to care.
Right it always some extremes with people for no reason.And like every game ever, there are others who really like it. And then there's everyone else in that 7/10 territory like me. And that's absolutely fine.
It's damaged goods, it's their second The Order 1886 this gen. Start a new IP or SF.Even if it sells well, I wonder... will Sony greenlight a sequel or maybe new IP?
Of course you can expect higher stuff from first party studios. No problem with that. Do it. Some times, you will get masterpieces like God of War and sometimes, you will get good 7/10 games like Days Gone :)
There are some crazy overreactions in this thread. The game's entertaining; it never, ever looked like some Game of the Year winning magnum opus. It's exactly what the Metacritic of 71 suggests it is: good, honest open world entertainment.
Like I wrote in my review, it's gaming comfort food: unremarkable but enjoyable all the same.
But Sekiro was doomed because of Niho releasing before it, which was doomed because another game had a similar setting.
A game like Dying Light at the beginning of the generation and a game like Days Gone are two totally different animals though. Dying Light didn't have a lot of competition and was an exciting new IP with new ideas. Zombies as a premise were not as played out. When there are so many masterpieces on the market, a middle-of-the-road game like Days Gone just doesn't have the same appeal.Wow didn't know that, Really at 74. Dying Light was fantastic, visually and gameplay. Co-op ton of fun, And the dlc was a great add-on. Warranted a sequel and sold well too so Metacritic scores mean jack sometimes.
It's just funny because this was one game where I got into some pretty genuine debates with folks who swore this was going to be a winner, and it got to the point where I kept doing double takes and thinking to myself "seriously now, are we looking at the same game? Am I taking crazy pills?".
I feel like anyone should have seen this coming from a mile away, at no point did the game ever exude that "something special" to put it ahead of the pack. I tried my best to give it the benefit of the doubt, because I don't actively want any game to fail, but I had no idea what the fans of this game were seeing that I wasn't.
Has any other good open world game released this year so far? I can't remember one...
NooooThe Last of Us Part 2 will save us. Hopefully.
Unless it ends up being open world too.
I cant wait to start playing it also, its my kind of game. For the record i played wildlands so much that I eventually got the plat for it.The he narrative around that game here still baffles me. It was a good game, and was successful: Wildlands sold 4 million units in its first 6 months. I don't see how that's categorized as a pass for most, and I'm willing to bet with the heavy marketing Sony has been doing, as well as their general track record even mediocre reviews are not going to stop this from being a successful sales hit.
I'm a bit surprised by the trend towards the middle as far as the reviews go, but I'm still looking forward to playing it on Friday. There's no way it can be more disappointing or bad than Just Cause 4
What about having a logical/cautious outlook?It's an enthusiast forum. I'd rather see people excited about something than be constantly negative. I never thought days gone looked that great, but I've had so so games that excite the shit out of me just the same as anyone else.
Ghost of Tsushima is next and they(Sucker punch) are doubly fucked as Sekiro is already out.
While I agree with you, I think this sentiment is the result of so many great games releasing every year. All these games, not to mention other entertainment or even the real important stuff in life, are fighting for our time and we have to decide what to spend it on. If Days Gone got 90/100 or even 80/100 review scores, it would get my attention and maybe a sale. Now I'll just pass (probably since I was already on the fence, leaning towards a pass).It's kind of hilarious how bad some folks are pretending a 72/100 score is.
Most of the reviews seem to say that you don't have the skills/upgrades to take on hordes until very deep into the game. That's not to say that there are no hordes at all in the early game, just that you will mostly be avoiding them or running from them.Wait what? Horde is a late game stuff??
Wtf this is the main selling point of the game
Surprising scores so far. I was pretty confident that it'd hit at least 80 but I've never been the best at judging the reception of these games.
There are some crazy overreactions in this thread. The game's entertaining; it never, ever looked like some Game of the Year winning magnum opus. It's exactly what the Metacritic of 71 suggests it is: good, honest open world entertainment.
Like I wrote in my review, it's gaming comfort food: unremarkable but enjoyable all the same.
no, they'd be better off working on a new IP, or on a sequel to another series.Even if it sells well, I wonder... will Sony greenlight a sequel or maybe new IP?
Good post. The defense force was always strong with this one... Its been impossible to have an even keeled discussion about this game ever since it was first revealed.This is the problem when people on this site run full fucking free PR campaigns for games and studios and let their hype get wildly out of control. We get the usual faces posting multiple upon multiple threads pulled from the official PlayStation site/blog with no thoughts of their own, just copy and pasted videos. We got a hype thread with people discussing the glowing previews. It happens all the time but it's overlooked because it's strangely the norm. It's no wonder people expect the world and then feel let down when a game just turns out to be average to good.
I'll be picking this up in a few months with a heavy discount no doubt. The horde mechanic looks great, sadly it seems like it's not used enough.
It probably stings, but I doubt they're not proud of their work. Even if some aspects of it aren't good, it's definitely something for the studio to be proud of after biting off a massive undertaking for such a small studio who only worked on handheld games for like a decade. It's a good first effort in a series that hopefully they're given the opportunity to revisit. I wouldn't mind them looking at a smaller game next time if they're going to remain the size they are.You think they've been working on this game for 7 years to be happy with a 71?
Quoted for truth.I can't believe some people are using the word "massacred". lol. It's a 72 on Metacritic!
Dying Light is a 74 on Metacritic and it's one of my favorite games this generation.
Tbh, that happens for all the platforms. There are literally posters who have entire post histories of posting mostly news threads, OT's etc related to a particular platform, that said, I don't necessarily mind it. This forum is so damn toxic and negative that sometimes the news or PR as you put it, helps balance things out somewhat.
Because it's the closest one and was Dying Light a poor game? Absolutely not.
The Order was an overall bad game and way too damn short. But pretty, yes. Horizon, Spider-Man, TLOU, Uncharted etc. are made by huge 300+ teams. Days Gone by a 60 - 110 team. Looks pretty good for that. And again, it'a a good game. Let's see what they can do while being a 110-130+ dev team since day 1 on the PS5 :)Looking good is the minimum I expect from Sony games these days. The Order 1886 looks incredible but was a bad game imo. I can't think of many games from Sony that don't look good.
The problem is that Days Gone is at the lower end. Look at other Sony games such as H:ZD, Spider-Man, Uncharted, The Last of Us etc. Even GT Sport has a higher score and probably would review much better now will all the added content.
You cannot be serious with this?Good post. The defense force was always strong with this one... Its been impossible to have an even keeled discussion about this game ever since it was first revealed.
Welcome to next-gen.I do always feel bad for Devs after reviews like this. Spent years making this game for this.
Eh? the game has 40 hordes 3 are story related we knew that for a long time now. Hordes was always just a enemy type.
Yup.This is why looking at scores alone won't tell you the full story. Dying Light got a 70-ish MC for very different reasons than Days Gone.
The fuck!! 40 hours??? That's ten hours after I'd prefer the game to have ended lolMost of the reviews seem to say that you don't have the skills/upgrades to take on hordes until very deep into the game. That's not to say that there are no hordes at all in the early game, just that you will mostly be avoiding them or running from them.
Gamespot says the first horde-related mission is after 40 hours.
Klepek's review (in progress?) is scathing.
What I don't understand is how Sony, who are amazing at funding creative and varied projects, greenlit a generic dudebro biker game with zombies. I know that this was probably done ages ago, but it seems so out of character for Sony to push something so creatively bankrupt and uninspired.
Dying Light also had a multiplayer component that helped the game out and gave it legsThis is why looking at scores alone won't tell you the full story. Dying Light got a 70-ish MC for very different reasons than Days Gone.