But it's not really how review numbers work at all. Unless you think essentially no games released are bad.
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Days Gone Review Thread (See Staff Post)
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Playing now. It drops you into the game without much of a story and that is just sorta dropping the ball.
At least have an intro 1-2 minute story to talk about what happens to this world?
At least have an intro 1-2 minute story to talk about what happens to this world?
the review scores this gen have been far harsher so no , its not overblown and 70 is not bad , its fine , its ok, its decent . And days gone is ok, its not bad its not good either
lol i dont even have the game, but thats not the general opinion. its on 72 right now, this is not bad.
Well, it is average going by how Metacritic scores games. If it were a movie it would have a green color at 72 instead of yellow. If I recall correctly, Metacritic asked game publications about the way they score games ("is 70 good or average" I think etc) and the current color coding was the result. I can't remember exactly but it is something like that.
No it's not. I haven't played it but most of the opinions I have seen suggest it's average to good.
Very few have called it bad.
not sure if thread-worthy. gaming bolt has put out an article about the critical reception of the game compared to the rest of sony's catalog. it's a pretty good article.
https://gamingbolt.com/what-went-wrong-with-days-gone
edit: there's also a video
https://gamingbolt.com/what-went-wrong-with-days-gone
edit: there's also a video
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Here's my review on Walmart:
https://ideas.walmart.ca/days-gone-review/
88% from me.
Review quote:
"Days Gone is glorious. It took some time for the story to find its groove, but once it did I was hooked. Deacon is a deep, interesting protagonist that's far more nuanced than he initially appears. After completing the game I immediately hoped for a sequel, and if that's not a glowing endorsement I don't know what is."
As to why it's a few days late, I wanted to beat the story (put in a solid 50+ hours) and really do this game justice. Hope you enjoy the review!
Neat
https://ideas.walmart.ca/days-gone-review/
88% from me.
Review quote:
"Days Gone is glorious. It took some time for the story to find its groove, but once it did I was hooked. Deacon is a deep, interesting protagonist that's far more nuanced than he initially appears. After completing the game I immediately hoped for a sequel, and if that's not a glowing endorsement I don't know what is."
As to why it's a few days late, I wanted to beat the story (put in a solid 50+ hours) and really do this game justice. Hope you enjoy the review!
Neat
I'm on the verge of buying this but not sure if it's worth $60
Finals just ended, and I need something to play. Kinda tired of open-world games after AC Odyssey and Spider-man, although I really liked Far Cry 5. Do you guys think it's worth full price?
Finals just ended, and I need something to play. Kinda tired of open-world games after AC Odyssey and Spider-man, although I really liked Far Cry 5. Do you guys think it's worth full price?
For those still on the fence I would say forget about the reviews, try the game yourself and find out. It's pretty good once you get past the start.
Personally, I do. I've been having an absolute blast with it.
Yes, it's really good. And meaty (30+ hours only for the story mode).
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Games are like $85+ here in Canada... That's a lot for most people to risk on 'pretty good'
Do items respawn? Like materials for making stuff? I've only had one long session so far, where my primary goal was to seek out the Nero places for focus upgrades.
I say wait for more fixes and a sale . I personally think its not as good as AC , FC 5 or Spiderman. Its decent, but paying full price for decent its a bit much
Not sure about materials, but i'm positive fuel cans do. But not sure on the refresh rate.
In a world where we have so many open-world games with all manner and quality of gunplay and melee combat, a litany of "zombie" games, and a rise of quality and impressive single-player games, Days Gone might be considered a tough sell.
But it's clear now that reviewers played a buggier, less-well-performing game than players are currently playing. Having to play it on a deadline while receiving three or four patches that didn't make large strides on this until release day, must have been frustrating. This is a game where the discrepancy between reviewers' experiences and players' experiences is unavoidable, but explainable due to the fervent patching leading up to release, and beyond.
Also, it takes a few hours to get into though, but then it both opens up and explains itself more clearly. And yes there are still questions about why certain things work the way they do in the game (the save system in particular), and performance can still use a bit of a lift in certain areas, but the overall ecosystem and gameplay loop is still pretty sound.
The OT can answer a lot of your questions, but just very quickly: Materials definitely respawn. All fuel containers have infinite fuel.
But it's clear now that reviewers played a buggier, less-well-performing game than players are currently playing. Having to play it on a deadline while receiving three or four patches that didn't make large strides on this until release day, must have been frustrating. This is a game where the discrepancy between reviewers' experiences and players' experiences is unavoidable, but explainable due to the fervent patching leading up to release, and beyond.
Also, it takes a few hours to get into though, but then it both opens up and explains itself more clearly. And yes there are still questions about why certain things work the way they do in the game (the save system in particular), and performance can still use a bit of a lift in certain areas, but the overall ecosystem and gameplay loop is still pretty sound.
The OT can answer a lot of your questions, but just very quickly: Materials definitely respawn. All fuel containers have infinite fuel.
Lol what am I even watching?
Is there something I should know about this guy?
Just a guy I'm 95% sure is just playing a character. lol
Scores are meaningless for a host of reasons, but when reviewers score a game, they usually follow a de facto standard.
And that standard may evolve if review scores start being "harsher", but up until now or not so long ago, low 70s meant "avoid it, unless you're a fan of the genre/are striving for a game of this genre".
It's not meant as "terminally bad". Just, "pretty bleh".
That being said, review scores 100% shouldn't prevent someone from enjoying a game if they think it's great.
Trust me, I know the feeling.
I just looked and at his channel and it makes sense. Now that I think of it, was he the one who hated Spider Man with a passion?
Yup. Resident Evil 2 and other games as well. He made like 30 RE2 vids just acting as crazy as possible. I was overjoyed when I saw he started doing the same thing with Days Gone, lmao.
Shit away $60 + to see if a game is good. People aren't made of money you know and want to make an informed purchasing decision.
Sony In CHAOS After Days Gone Disaster, Fanboys SLAM Professional Critics, Devs In SHAMBLES & More!
what the actual fuck
I'm about 10-12 hours in now and it keeps getting better.
At its worst, it was a slow starter that still felt like a 7/10 but where I am right now is that it's a quality 8/10 for sure.
I wonder how far the reviewers actually got into the game.
At its worst, it was a slow starter that still felt like a 7/10 but where I am right now is that it's a quality 8/10 for sure.
I wonder how far the reviewers actually got into the game.
Or the game is being patched constantly and it is a much cleaner bug free version compared to what they played ?
Not if you're really tired of OW games. I like the game, but in the end it is a Ubi Ow Checklistgame with some game mechanics, that don't work so well.
He's parodying clickbait sensationalist YouTubers. He acts way too absurdly for it to be anything else.
Here you go!
A game taking a while to get going has very little to do with the reason for giving it a 7...
My day one version wasn't very buggy at all.
1.06 or 7 wherever we are now may have helped sure but each patch has been tiny, barely 100mb.
A game needing 3-4 hours of playtime before it gets going isn't a reason?
I can see where you're coming from but I also think it depends on how interested you are in the premise of the game and whether the gameplay does it for you.
Lower reviews don't necessarily mean you will think less of the game. Higher reviews don't necessarily mean you will think more of the game. It just depends on your personal taste.
It is a gamble for sure but you do that with every purchase in a sense.
Personally, I love it. I think it's really good.
I generally don't like open world games but I enjoyed the "odd ones" like Mad Max and Dying Light. Both had fun traversal mechanics and a great atmosphere.
I love zombie games and this one feels like an OW TLOU (a bit clunkier but hey).
I couldn't get into RDR2, loved Horizon, I don't like AC, the only Far Cry I enjoyed was the 3rd one, Spiderman was alright...
Well what more do you want me to say,? There is plenty of review material out there to browse through and people gave their impressions.
I understand the price dilemma but ultimately I feel those of you who depend too much on reviews and scores are definitely losing out.
Stopped watching at "this lazy millenia devs", the guy is clearly not right in the head and Bend are clearly not the t millenia dev.
As for the game the more I play the more I like it. Just did my first huge horde and all i can say, it was tense. Loved the whole planning and seing my plan happening felt great.
If this guy is playing the Andy Kaufman long game then credit where it's due.
He's parodying clickbait sensationalist YouTubers. He acts way too absurdly for it to be anything else.
We're really scraping the bottom of the barrel with this nonsense. He's not even taken seriously among the clickbaiters on youtube.
Not sure if this was posted but I had to share it lol this is amazing. I'm still getting this game haha