Girlfriend Reviews murders Day Gone

Sanctuary · Jun 10, 2021

I've had the game sitting on my PS5 from PS+ ever since December, and I haven't bothered to even start it yet. It just screams the kind of game that bores me to death, even though the zombie (oh sorry, "freaker") swarms looked like they might be fun. The rest though looked like your duller than dull, bog-standard open-world stuff.

AHA-Lambda · Jun 10, 2021

ryseing said:
It's the most 6/10 game I have ever played, and before someone jumps on me I'm using that number as intended- slightly above average but nothing special about it.

sounds fair to me; the defense force this game has gotten of late is mystifying

Kaswa101 · Jun 10, 2021

Eh it's a decent game. Not the best thing ever or the worst. Not sure why so many people like dog piling it lol

BrucCLea13k87 · Jun 10, 2021

This game is not good. At all

cowbanana · Jun 10, 2021

TheRealMoB said:
What about the open world in days gone made it one of the best you've played?

The atmosphere, gameplay loop, weather, hordes, driving the bike - the sheer beauty and variety of the world. Everything about it is top notch. It's just a joy to play this game.

Starlatine · Jun 10, 2021

ArrogantBastard said:
I don't think its overrated at all

Mr.Deadshot said:
It's better than every single Ubisoft open-world game (which I also like) and these seem rather popular.

Dreathlock said:
One of the best games of the last generation.

cowbanana said:
They're so very late to the hate train. Pathetic.

The game is amazing. One of the best open world games I've played.

and this is just the first page

Alec · Jun 10, 2021

I'm sure there'll be a sequel at some point down the line.

JuniperAndSage · Jun 10, 2021

Should have been canceled solely for that "Ride me like you ride your motorcycle." line.

Xiofire · Jun 10, 2021

Game takes too long to get to it's best mechanic, by which point most have switched off or dismissed the game entirely.

It's a pacing problem, but the game isn't bad. It's good.

Yasuke · Jun 10, 2021

Acquiescence said:
The mere fact that Days Gone was even greenlit in the first place always confused me.

Same here.

You're gonna release a narrative-heavy zombie game on PlayStation?

Warranted or not, it was never escaping the shadow of The Last of Us.

Deleted member 2145 · Jun 10, 2021

lol, probably the funniest video I've seen from that channel

Bishop89 · Jun 10, 2021

The games length is too long.

Should have been a third of the length.

Chumunga64 · Jun 10, 2021

Mr.Deadshot said:
I couldn't think of a single thing that Origins does better than Tsushima, but to each its own.

stealth

...that's not even me praising odyssey's stealth, Tshushima's stealth was just that bad

nonoriri · Jun 10, 2021

Yasuke said:
Same here.

You're gonna release a narrative-heavy zombie game on PlayStation?

Warranted or not, it was never escaping the shadow of The Last of Us.

I also wonder about this. I guess it was maybe greenlit during the height of TWD popularity and was intended to have a much shorter dev time than it did so it ended up missing the hype train and also Last of Us ended up being super revolutionary (maybe more than Sony expected).

Pancho · Jun 10, 2021

I know I have tried MANY times to like this game, but it just puts me to sleep

mercuralia · Jun 10, 2021

All I'm gonna say on the matter is that Sony not greenlighting a sequel was the best decision they could have made for Bend's sake.

LastNac · Jun 10, 2021

All this hate for Sam Witwer is ridiculous...

Grouch Douglass · Jun 10, 2021

Its weird, I feels the game is a 7 or 8 out of 10 at best, but I really really had fun and beat it straight through without playing many other games during that time. There are games I would probably say were better if I had to choose but I didn't get engrossed in those games like I did for Days Gone.

Branson · Jun 10, 2021

I expected the game to be bad when I played it but it was just a surprisingly fun and ok game to play through. It wasn't "bad" or anything. Just not the most amazing thing that's ever going to be put out in gaming. And that's ok. It looked nice too.

Foxnull · Jun 10, 2021

One of the best Playstation games of the last generation.

VelvetMonkey · Jun 10, 2021

Yeah honestly this game is free and I have 0 interest in it. The aesthetic and presentation, not to mention the protagonist, are some of the most unappealing I've ever seen.

Patrese86 · Jun 10, 2021

I played it when I got my PS5 through the PS Plus collection. It was alright I thought but the dialogue/VA really put me off, especially after playing the likes of TLOU2 and God Of War, even Spiderman. Gameplay wise it was okay but after playing about half the game things hadn't really changed that much, same kind of areas, it just felt a bit samey.

Cerulean_skylark · Jun 10, 2021

Wein Cruz said:
The writing and voice direction is awful.

Basically take all the things people hate about Horizon trailers filled with character monologue during gameplay, and pack it with bullshit hyper-masculine swearing and you've got a recipe for a real stinker

Thrill_house · Jun 10, 2021

The game was really good and I enjoyed every minute of it even if it had some flaws. Was a cool combination of I am legend and walking dead.She is wrong in my opinion.

Yuuber · Jun 10, 2021

-Tetsuo- said:
I mean the game is aggresively mediocre so I am not surprised

That's how I feel about the game.

Rotkehle · Jun 10, 2021

Loved the game.

ArrogantBastard · Jun 10, 2021

vixolus said:
for real lol somehow Days Gone became the messiah

See, this is exactly what I'm talking about. The overwhelming majority of people that are positive are saying the game is average and maybe slightly above average in its current state. You then have a vocal group who act like this game somehow did them wrong, that they are baffled at people enjoying it, and act gleeful about the fact that it isn't getting a sequel.

I have continually compared this game to Ghosts of Tsushima; mainly because I played them back to back on PS5. The major problems that Days Gone has and people criticize it for? Guess what, they show up in spades in Tsushima.

Jencks · Jun 10, 2021

Literally nothing about this game looked even remotely interesting when they revealed it

DarrenM · Jun 10, 2021

I enjoyed it at launch on PS4. It wasn't with out it's issues but I definitely wouldn't say it was a bad game. I finished it and sold it, so I didn't get to experience any of the post game content/patches.

I would have definitely taken a sequel.

xyla · Jun 10, 2021

I'm about 15 hours into the game and should not have watched that video.
That being said, my experience with the game is completely different, I enjoy the pacing so far and the world design works for me too. First horde I encountered by accident was quite a shock as I thought they were only set pieces.

And yes, the game has bugs, but nothing game breaking so far.

CabooseMSG · Jun 10, 2021

Solid 6/10. Bones of a good game, awful story, awful dialogue, some awful mechanics (gasoline, really?). Can be fun at times, but suffers from open world tendencies.

Arithmetician · Jun 10, 2021

Playing through it right now, just unlocked the last region. It's incredibly derivative with it's skill trees, crafting, enemy camps, hide in tall grass, points of interest on a map, slow walking sequences with Witcher vision, fetch quests for camp, etc.

BUT it's a very beautiful game, I haven't experienced any bugs at all, 4K checkerboard 60 FPS with gyro aiming on PS5 feels really good, and the main characters (Deacon, Boozer, Sarah) refreshingly feel like real people.

So, gameplay side of things is pretty weak, but there's a lot to like about the game

raspberrymousse · Jun 10, 2021

It may not be a 3/10 but it's definitely not a 7/10 either and that makes it the worst first party Sony game of the last generation, Knack included

Bundy · Jun 10, 2021

Days Gone is a really good game. Too bad they don't like it.

Alienous · Jun 10, 2021

I assumed it was it was just mediocre, but I had no idea the game has missions where you're skulking around trying to fill a 'Listen' meter.

There are too many games that are willing to have inane 'ganeplay' for the sake of content. No game has 50 hours worth of good ideas.

Deleted member 6263 · Jun 10, 2021

I don't think I've ever watched Girlfriend Reviews before, this made me laugh a lot. I like their editing and humor.

Starlatine · Jun 10, 2021

ArrogantBastard said:
See, this is exactly what I'm talking about. The overwhelming majority of people that are positive are saying the game is average and maybe slightly above average in its current state. You then have a vocal group who act like this game somehow did them wrong, that they are baffled at people enjoying it, and act gleeful about the fact that it isn't getting a sequel.

i mean, if you want to ignore all the examples of people doing what you say they are not doing, then i guess you are right

in this thread there are more people saying Days Gone was the game of the generation than people happy its not getting a sequel but shrug

cowbanana · Jun 10, 2021

JuniperAndSage said:
Should have been canceled solely for that "Ride me like you ride your motorcycle." line.

Why? Because "no fun allowed" and because it's always posted out of context?

Koukalaka · Jun 10, 2021

Kaswa101 said:
Eh it's a decent game. Not the best thing ever or the worst. Not sure why so many people like dog piling it lol

I think there's a few factors there:

- A Sony first-party game, therefore huge expectations.
- The first console game in ages by Bend Studios - again, high expectations as a result.
- Hyped up after several positive early showings.
- Long development time with a big gap between unveiling and release.
- Some of the initial reaction was further exacerbated by early bugs that were soon fixed.

From that perspective, the tribal nature of the response to Days Gone was unsurprising.

killa2max · Jun 10, 2021

It's a B game with a higher budget. Not great, not terrible. Just ok.

Mr.Deadshot · Jun 10, 2021

Chumunga64 said:
stealth

...that's not even me praising odyssey's stealth, Tshushima's stealth was just that bad

What made it worse than the jank-fest that is Assassin's Creed?

Mindfreak191 · Jun 10, 2021

It's not a perfect game, but it's not garbage either as the reviews tries to show. To me it's a solid 8/10 and it truly only gets better the more you play it. Also, I really never understood how the likes of GF reviews and Dunkey get so many glitches in their playthroughs that they're able to fill a whole video with clips of it, I'm 22h in and I haven't encountered a single glitch or bug (I know, it doesn't mean that others aren't encountering it).

And once and for all to ANYONE BRINGING UP THE WEDDING QUOTE, I'm gonna spoiler tag it for those who are actually played the game and want to know why she says what she says but you can read the explanation here since I doubt you're gonna play the game either way:

yes, she says "only if you promise to ride me as hard as your bike" during her wedding vows, but here's why, a little later in the game there's another flashback sequence where Deacon is proposing to her and she says "Only under two conditions" and one of those conditions is that Deacon doesn't say something stupid like "Only if you promise me to ride me as hard as my bike" during the wedding, so no, she didn't say it because she meant it like that, it's more of a couples inside joke which actually is funny to hear. And to top it all off, apparently "Only if you promise to ride me as hard as my bike" is a common biker's club wedding vow, can't confirm though.

Hope this clears it up a bit since people love to bash on the game on a misinformed moment in the game, everything else from pacing to some annoying design choices are valid points lol

NinjaScooter · Jun 10, 2021

The gameplay is fine if quite derivative. If you've played most Ubi open world games you kind of know what to expect from the formula. My biggest gripe from that standpoint and I"ve said it quite a bit in DG threads is that I think they dropped the ball with the hordes. That could have been their big standout feature but the hordes ended up being little more than annoyances that get in the way of you completing a side mission or story quest line. They never once felt as dynamic and fresh as some of the early promise when the game was first revealed. That could have been the thing to differentiate them.

Story wise I thought the overall story was pretty bad most of the time, but I did like some of the character interactions.

Mindfreak191 said:
It's not a perfect game, but it's not garbage either as the reviews tries to show. To me it's a solid 8/10 and it truly only gets better the more you play it. Also, I really never understood how the likes of GF reviews and Dunkey get so many glitches in their playthroughs that they're able to fill a whole video with clips of it, I'm 22h in and I haven't encountered a single glitch or bug (I know, it doesn't mean that others aren't encountering it).

And once and for all to ANYONE BRINGING UP THE WEDDING QUOTE, I'm gonna spoiler tag it for those who are actually played the game and want to know why she says what she says but you can read the explanation here since I doubt you're gonna play the game either way:

yes, she says "only if you promise to ride me as hard as your bike" during her wedding vows, but here's why, a little later in the game there's another flashback sequence where Deacon is proposing to her and she says "Only under two conditions" and one of those conditions is that Deacon doesn't say something stupid like "Only if you promise me to ride me as hard as my bike" during the wedding, so no, she didn't say it because she meant it like that, it's more of a couples inside joke which actually is funny to hear. And to top it all off, apparently "Only if you promise to ride me as hard as my bike" is a common biker's club wedding vow, can't confirm though.

Hope this clears it up a bit since people love to bash on the game on a misinformed moment in the game, everything else from pacing to some annoying design choices are valid points lol

I believe its a line taken directly out of Sons of Anarchy, which might back up the "its a common biker thing", but at the same time, Sons of Anarchy was a terribly written show so probably not the best sign to be taking writing cues from that.

Rackham · Jun 10, 2021

Chumunga64 said:
Deacon is a legit terrible person on the level of Trevor from GTA5 but while Trevor is played for laughs and is super over the top, we're supposed to sympathize with Deacon

This is on top of the dude somehow being one of the most boring characters ever conceived

Chumunga64 · Jun 10, 2021

ArrogantBastard said:
I have continually compared this game to Ghosts of Tsushima; mainly because I played them back to back on PS5. The major problems that Days Gone has and people criticize it for? Guess what, they show up in spades in Tsushima.

as a major days gone hater (as evident by my posts in this very thread), you have some points there

the edge review where I think they gave assassin's creed valhalla about the same score as ghosts of tsushima had some really funny reactions when the "generic ubisfot game" got a score close to their beloved Akira Kurosawa simulator

JuniperAndSage · Jun 10, 2021

nonoriri said:
I also wonder about this. I guess it was maybe greenlit during the height of TWD popularity and was intended to have a much shorter dev time than it did so it ended up missing the hype train and also Last of Us ended up being super revolutionary (maybe more than Sony expected).

It was in development a long time. And when it first started development, two of the biggest shows on TV were Sons of Anarchy, and The Walking Dead.

Problem was, by the time it actually came out, both shows/genres had fallen completely out of favor, media critics were talking about TWD's fascism, and real-life bikers (who are white power gangs IRL) were showing up to Trump rallies beating Black and brown people half to death.

It's really easy to see why a lot of us recoiled from the game, why Sony passed on a sequel, and why it has the weird Gamer defense force it has.

Deleted member 49319 · Jun 10, 2021

It's the type of game I have no interest to spend money on and I'm glad I didn't buy when I finally played it for free.

AHA-Lambda · Jun 10, 2021

Serious Sam said:

eh, as long as you are a hyped release and don't shit the bed technically you're practically guaranteed a positive review score on Steam these days.
That's what comes from a binary RT style review system.

Charcoal · Jun 10, 2021

Dreathlock said:
One of the best games of the last generation.

Right up there with Battlefield V's campaign.

SanderGT · Jun 10, 2021

One of the better open world games I've ever played, does several things really well but absolutely it's boring to watch!

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