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Just bought Days Gone
- Thread starter HellforLeather
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100x this. Except I really enjoyed the beginning. Imo the game crescendoed with 20 hours left. Great execution, but the slog at the end really left a bad taste in my mouth. So, YMMV
one of my favorite games of the year.
trick is to stick to the story in the first few hours. you want to get to the 3rd camp as soon as possible. it has the best upgrades so dont bother leveling up the first two camps. i loved the game from the start so i didnt mind it at all but the story doesnt take off until you get to the third camp.
its also a very long game with a story that lasts roughly 40 hours without side missions. so dont worry about skipping anything.
you wont be able to take on hordes without an assault rifle and you wont get one until the second camp so dont bother. the second camp also needs to be leveled up just so you can buy an AR so just go to the third camp and level that up instead. if you come upon an AR in the wild, keep it on you at all times and just refill ammo. if you drop it, its gone.
trick is to stick to the story in the first few hours. you want to get to the 3rd camp as soon as possible. it has the best upgrades so dont bother leveling up the first two camps. i loved the game from the start so i didnt mind it at all but the story doesnt take off until you get to the third camp.
its also a very long game with a story that lasts roughly 40 hours without side missions. so dont worry about skipping anything.
you wont be able to take on hordes without an assault rifle and you wont get one until the second camp so dont bother. the second camp also needs to be leveled up just so you can buy an AR so just go to the third camp and level that up instead. if you come upon an AR in the wild, keep it on you at all times and just refill ammo. if you drop it, its gone.
The gunplay is masterful and in depth with the freakers being implemented perfectly. Magnum opus tier game and top 2 on this gen very easily, also incredibly creative and original.
It goes by quick enough if you enjoy the gameplay loop. I think the slow start to the story is necessary because of the line of thought it eventually starts to invoke in the player. I really liked what they did, personally.
Know that the complaints are insanely overblown. Know that the hype counteracting the complaints is insanely overblown. It is a perfectly okay game with a weak narrative, mildly entertaining gameplay and great presentation and that's about all it is.
Think I'll follow in your footsteps, OP. Been curious about the game since it launched and the price is right.
This sold me right here. How come I didn't know it had Gyro aiming? haven't seen anyone else mention it.
Every PS shooter should support gyro aiming options! Sony should be requiring it.
They added a bunch of stuff with patches
It's easily one of my favorite games of the year, OP. If it had managed to ship with that final coat of polish it would have ranked among the PS4's exclusives. The post-launch support, however, has been superb. Game was a labor of love, for sure.
Is this a major reason why it didn't review that well? I mean, I'm only a few hours in but it seems like the metacritic score is low based on my experience so far.
Game was a 5 out of 10 at launch, patches brought closer to a 7. It's clearly a game that should have been released on the PS5 though, the FoV on foot is tiny and the lag/pop in on the bike is awful. First 5-10 hours are very average, the middle starts getting good and then the game drags on for hours. To me the most interesting part of the game was the sound design and weather system.
The linear aiming option along with high sensitivity, motion aiming and dead zone adjustment made the game feel from janky to ultra polished to me. More games need to have these options built in.
I don't get threads like this.
Just play the game. Are side missions getting boring? Ignore them and mainline it. Are the main missions and story not doing it for you? Try some side stuff.
How should I play to have fun with the game? Finding out about this for yourself is a big part of a game's enjoyment.
Don't ask people on the internet how you are supposed to play a game before you've even tried it.
Just play the game. Are side missions getting boring? Ignore them and mainline it. Are the main missions and story not doing it for you? Try some side stuff.
How should I play to have fun with the game? Finding out about this for yourself is a big part of a game's enjoyment.
Don't ask people on the internet how you are supposed to play a game before you've even tried it.
Its basically LTTP thread really. Also its normal for people to ask for tips before playing a game.
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I basically just played the tutorial section this morning (good lord, big ass install and a 20gb download). So far it seems pretty good. Mechanically it seems solid, but I will probably shelve it until I finish Jedi Fallen Order.
Thanks to those who provided tips for the early game.
Thanks to those who provided tips for the early game.
It started slow and dragged with too many "go kill" quests, but it was still fun to avoid hordes and taking on whole camps of npcs who are decently smart (not great, but they do use flanking and bust you out of cover more often than not).
Then suddenly, after a dozen hours or so, the story really does pick up, and I am at the point where I am ok with the game winning a story award (Golden Joystick).
The game just opened up big time in the south after 25 hours ish, not sure how much is left for me as I hear the story leaves us on a bit of a cliffhanger.
Then suddenly, after a dozen hours or so, the story really does pick up, and I am at the point where I am ok with the game winning a story award (Golden Joystick).
The game just opened up big time in the south after 25 hours ish, not sure how much is left for me as I hear the story leaves us on a bit of a cliffhanger.
Played about an hour or so last night. Graphics are wayyyyy better than I was expecting.(Pro) The animations are a little hit or miss. Gameplay so far is pretty fun. Just got to the camp and started the first mission and stopped there. The shotgun you use in the beginning is sooooo good. Love the makeshift silencer too. The environments are gorgeous. Will play more tonight.
Enjoy one of the best games of the year. I really, really enjoyed this from start to finish. It has a pretty good power progression curve where you'll feel weak and soft to begin with, but by the end of the game you're a zombie horde slaying one man army. I also liked the story a lot.
I want a cheap self-pressie to play over Xmas and I've been uhming and ahhhing about getting Days Gone after watching some reviews. It's a toss up right now between this, Judgement and MGSV. Bearing in mind I've never played an MGS game (tried 3 but found it clunky and gave up VERY early), but I do like stealth. I've played a bit of Yakuza 0 and liked it but found the combat dull and samey, I didn't really get far enough to see too much, the early game is very hand-holdy, locked off and cutscene heavy. But I like the general premise and setting, just need patience to get in to the meat of it, Judgement appeals for having VF5 in it also if I'm honest.
The idea of a douchey all American guy protagonist (what he looks like to me) puts me off, but if the story isn't too in your face I can look past it for the open world post-apocalypitc vibe (I quite like avoiding combat and sneaking around situations so if you can do that rather than go in guns blazing that's a plus).
The idea of a douchey all American guy protagonist (what he looks like to me) puts me off, but if the story isn't too in your face I can look past it for the open world post-apocalypitc vibe (I quite like avoiding combat and sneaking around situations so if you can do that rather than go in guns blazing that's a plus).
It starts slow but when it picks up it never goes back. Going through the story will get you everything you need to tackle a horde, you shouldn't do it before the game introduces it to you. Also, upgrade your bike and your fighting abilities, you don't need new guns until the last two camps so don't spend money on that. Find Nero checkpoints / research areas if you want to do some side stuff, you can dramatically upgrade Deacon that way (health, focus, stamina). Enjoy, it's my GOTY so far (still working on DS).
Just form your own opinion. I enjoyed every minute of it minus the stealth missions. But these were super easy - just a bit slow. And there are only a few forced stealth sections.
The pacing of the game is bad, but I'm enjoying it so far. I think i'm about half way through and it's your typical open-world fare. I think Noah Gervais' criticism that this game is like a Netflix series is apt because it does feel like watching a show when it shouldn't.
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I love stealth and really loathed MGSV (but Im in the minority). It always felt like you should have brought a different gadget than the one you did. Also, there is ALWAYS guy that you missed when scouting a base before attacking.
Take it with a grain of salt since Im in the early early game, but the game is already promoting avoiding confrontations if you can. There is stealth grass to sneak by zombies and you can toss rocks to distract.
Sounds good. I like to get creative and avoid direct combat, I just find it more fun to 'game' the enemies.
