So I heard the first half of the game is a bit of a slog...what should I know before jumping in to this?
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Just bought Days Gone
- Thread starter HellforLeather
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I personally didn't find it that bad. I guess it all depends whether or not you dig the standard gameplay loop in open-world games. Story-wise I'd say it picks up after the first ten hours.
It starts slow, but eventually it picks up and that's when I became a lot more interested in it.
It's a long game too.
It's a long game too.
Forgot this was going to be 20 starting today. Will buy when I get home from work. Thanks for the reminder!
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I cant do gyro aiming. Never works for me.
Is there any upgrades I should shoot for first that make life easier? Less frustrating?
Stick to the story missions until you get to the second camp, where you can start unlocking better guns and gear.
I played the game on normal.
Some observations / tips from my playthrough.
At the start you're pretty weak and your bike sucks. The game does a really good job of making you feel like you're getting more powerful though. After you get some upgrades you'll be able to take on a lot more enemies.
I ran from hordes until right before the end of the game.
When I hit a new region I generally did the Ambush Camps first because they will add points of interest to your map.
I fast traveled quite a bit, and would buy gas at the camps if I had to.
If a Nero camp is near a horde, there is almost always a loudspeaker in a real obscure location. After getting bitten by this a few times, I resorted to cutting down all of the ones I could find, and then double checking against a FAQ to see if I really got them all before starting the generator.
A lot of the Nero Research Sites require bike upgrades to reach.
I found the skill that lets you repair crafted melee weapons with scrap pretty useful, because the crafted melee weapons are generally pretty powerful.
Some observations / tips from my playthrough.
At the start you're pretty weak and your bike sucks. The game does a really good job of making you feel like you're getting more powerful though. After you get some upgrades you'll be able to take on a lot more enemies.
I ran from hordes until right before the end of the game.
When I hit a new region I generally did the Ambush Camps first because they will add points of interest to your map.
I fast traveled quite a bit, and would buy gas at the camps if I had to.
If a Nero camp is near a horde, there is almost always a loudspeaker in a real obscure location. After getting bitten by this a few times, I resorted to cutting down all of the ones I could find, and then double checking against a FAQ to see if I really got them all before starting the generator.
A lot of the Nero Research Sites require bike upgrades to reach.
I found the skill that lets you repair crafted melee weapons with scrap pretty useful, because the crafted melee weapons are generally pretty powerful.
People said it was a slof in the first half but I honestly never found it that way. I was hooked fron the start.
As for tips, get the upgrade for slowing time as fadt as possible and anything releated to shooting. The shooting mechanics are pretty weird when you first start but when you get better skills and guns it gets pretty damn satisfying.
As for tips, get the upgrade for slowing time as fadt as possible and anything releated to shooting. The shooting mechanics are pretty weird when you first start but when you get better skills and guns it gets pretty damn satisfying.
not too far off. the middle act is head'n'shoulders above the first & the last. overall, i enjoyed it...
Survival mode is great for first playthrough, it really makes you take stock of what you do and how you treat the bike. Making runs out in the shit as efficient as possible is alot of fun and the survival loop works well without being too much of a chore, especially with regard to the bike. Fast travel is overrated, imo.
Been playing for the last 2 weeks and yeah it starts off slow but the story,voice acting,direction is great...picked up for me once I met Rikki...
wait what really? how come they never give a tip about that? Alos one of my GotY, with Death Stranding so far. Really dug the characters, acting, writing, etc. And was fun to play as well. Game isnt perfect, and yeah is a bit of a slog at the beginning.
I think I'm going to be grabbing it as well. If it's $20 for non Plus PS4 owners, I might just go digital.
Just plat'ed this a few days ago. I enjoyed it a lot, it really surprised me how much I liked the story and I can't talk much about it, because well, huge spoilers, but I can't wait for Days Gone 2.
2. Enjoy the zombie apocalypse.
1. Grab the "Repair melee weapons with scrap" perk ASAP.
2. Enjoy the zombie apocalypse.
Grats! It's a really good game and I would say say go for the shooting perks especially the slow down time first and stick to the main story missions until you get to the 2nd camp as that'll give you options on weapons.
Game of the Year
Enjoy it. it's kind of a slow burn at first but the more stuff you unlock the more fun combat/stealth gets.
Enjoy it. it's kind of a slow burn at first but the more stuff you unlock the more fun combat/stealth gets.
Get the perk call Iron Grip it reduces recoil oh and focus shot of course.
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Play 10-20 hours and call it quits. Game overstays its welcome, and the story is boring and so are the characters
This person is very, very wrong OP.
Play the game to completion. It's a great game.
Fantastic game. The first bit of the game can be slow to get starting but it'll open up and you'll start to meet some incredibly good characters and the game really takes off.
