RPGCrazied
Member
So I went ahead and got it. But a 20 GB day one patch. Is the game in that bad of shape if I start now while I wait?
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Days Gone [OT] Days Gone B Gud
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demigod
Member
I suggest you finish the patch and also make sure it downloads the 1.05 patch.
HotPocket69
Banned
I don’t get why you’d start playing while it’s updating...
Just go make a sandwich or something
Just go make a sandwich or something
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TrainedRage
Banned
"Hey Boozer how's the arm"?
"It's about half way there".
LMFAO
"It's about half way there".
LMFAO
HotPocket69
Banned
Colin approves. Really good review!
FranXico
Member
He has a pretty peculiar taste, I was curious to know if he would like it.
HotPocket69
Banned
Roni
Member
After playing for a few hours, I gotta say this game is MUCH better than the reviews point out. The game has bugs and they're being addressed. But the underlying design is pretty solid.
If you can believe it, my one "BIG" complaint with this game is that the rolling animation shouldn't be rolling 100% of the time. It should mimic Alan Wake's scrambling a little more.
If you can believe it, my one "BIG" complaint with this game is that the rolling animation shouldn't be rolling 100% of the time. It should mimic Alan Wake's scrambling a little more.
HotPocket69
Banned
Do you ever at any point find a map or climb an Ubi tower or something that will make enemy camps and NERO checkpoints show up on the map screen?
Phunkydiabetic
Banned
So I've played maybe four or five hours and so far I'm really enjoying it. There is shit that is irritating, like the cutscene to gameplay crap and just general jank but I'm definitely into it. Love the atmosphere.
Roni
Member
So far, haven't seen anything like that. But I've noticed NERO checkpoints have a thicker white cross marker.
Jayjayhd34
Member
You find maps in camps normally in a bunker but I'm unsure of what they do.
HotPocket69
Banned
The bunker maps seem to mark nearby nest locations I believe
There is a few things I disagree with him on, but he is correct on quite a few things. This is my take - this game has a ton going on. When someone says this is a bare bones game, I'm like bullshit. The amount of systems and subsystems is pretty crazy. Horizon is a good solid game, but this game is doing so much more as far as game play mechanics, its literally from a game mechanics POV doing most of what The Last of Us, Mad Max, and Horizon are doing all in one game, than add to it a Red Redemption Dead 2-lite type feel. I think this is a hard game to score, some of the cut-scenes andor technology with them including loading and sequencing could be much improved, there are some other bugs, etc. When I hear someone say the game play is "generic", I'm like, "wtf are you playing than?". The most addictive game I have played since Bloodborne.
There is some heavy DNA from Mad Max, which is not a bad thing. What Mad Max had going against it is - the lack of combat mechanics and stuff to really fill the world on a budget (i.e. nobody is going to spend RDR2 money). I feel like Bend kind of solved this by having the zombies and some of the wildlife, and adding all the combat types not just having melee. The car in Mad Max was pretty cool, as is the bike.... the horse in RDR is awesome as well, but man the bike is fun as shit.
Heck, I wouldn't mind an online mode just to race bikes with people, and you have to avoid the zombies.
HotPocket69
Banned
Yeah I keep it on low throttle for the most part. At least until I get some sort of fuel capacity upgrade.
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I'm not sure that helps, I tried that as well, and coasting downhills... idk.
This site suggests coasting does help.
Days Gone tips for combat, stealth and survival
Read these Days Gone tips for combat, stealth, and survival when trying to keep Deacon alive and well on his journey.
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Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
I'm not sure that helps, I tried that as well, and coasting downhills... idk.
This site suggests coasting does help.
Days Gone tips for combat, stealth and survival
Read these Days Gone tips for combat, stealth, and survival when trying to keep Deacon alive and well on his journey.
I really like what they did with the bike there
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Roni
Member
The game itself tells you to do this.
vpance
Member
Yep. I saw the coast downhill tip but I wasn't sure if going like half throttle makes a difference. Will keep doing it regardless, to admire the scenery.
The fuel issue is quite the catch-22, imo. The bike is so damn fun so you just want to keep riding around and having fun, but the limited fuel increases the tension up for the game because nobody wants to run out of fuel in the middle of nowhere and have to hike it home through all the Walkers.
I love the ending, "God damn engine!", as he runs it off a 200 foot cliff, like its the engine's fault.
Donut tips.
I Am Legend, suicide mission. LOL
I love the ending, "God damn engine!", as he runs it off a 200 foot cliff, like its the engine's fault.
Donut tips.
I Am Legend, suicide mission. LOL
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Isa
Member
There is a few things I disagree with him on, but he is correct on quite a few things. This is my take - this game has a ton going on. When someone says this is a bare bones game, I'm like bullshit. The amount of systems and subsystems is pretty crazy. Horizon is a good solid game, but this game is doing so much more as far as game play mechanics, its literally from a game mechanics POV doing most of what The Last of Us, Mad Max, and Horizon are doing all in one game, than add to it a Red Redemption Dead 2-lite type feel. I think this is a hard game to score, some of the cut-scenes andor technology with them including loading and sequencing could be much improved, there are some other bugs, etc. When I hear someone say the game play is "generic", I'm like, "wtf are you playing than?". The most addictive game I have played since Bloodborne.
There is some heavy DNA from Mad Max, which is not a bad thing. What Mad Max had going against it is - the lack of combat mechanics and stuff to really fill the world on a budget (i.e. nobody is going to spend RDR2 money). I feel like Bend kind of solved this by having the zombies and some of the wildlife, and adding all the combat types not just having melee. The car in Mad Max was pretty cool, as is the bike.... the horse in RDR is awesome as well, but man the bike is fun as shit.
Heck, I wouldn't mind an online mode just to race bikes with people, and you have to avoid the zombies.
I agree with just about everything you've said. Of the three game's modes of transport I'm enjoying the bike the most (still love me some Archangel though). Now with a better motor and other parts its been a blast drifting through turns and speeding over jumps and such especially in the Lake region.
In regards to the map markers popping up, at least when finding maps in bunkers, I think it might be related to how many we find per region. I'm probably wrong but I took out like a second or third near the Hot Springs and it popped up a couple of Nero research sites and an End of the World mission. The game is an absolute blast to play though, definitely worth the space bucks for me.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
HotPocket69
Banned
Man those marauder trip wires fuck your bike up immensely. Fuckin brought it all the way down to 0% when it was around 70 or so and I only had four pieces of scrap on me to repair it because I’m always using it to fix this awesome spiked bat
Neolombax
Member
I can relate to this so so much....I'm not sure why I'm laughing though....
HotPocket69
Banned
Is there any way to holster your weapon?
majestix1988
Member
Mostly easy to answer your bike is your waifu to care/to love and to decorate than Sarah on storyline~
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HotPocket69
Banned
English please. TIA
TheSadRanger
Banned
HotPocket69
Banned
Phunkydiabetic
Banned
Ok here comes the whining.
Deacon's voice acting is brutal. His lines are all delivered with such a bizarre cadence. It's irritating me. Other than that it's pretty awesome.
Deacon's voice acting is brutal. His lines are all delivered with such a bizarre cadence. It's irritating me. Other than that it's pretty awesome.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
Guys lived a tough life and he doesn’t seem to be all there. I find it funny tho.
JareBear: Remastered
Banned
How dare you
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
The player did a big mistake to change the angle camera in 0:21, thats why the was a huge number of freakers. Besides the fucking bug of this game.
Supreme Allah
Banned
What are the question marks showing up for a little while? I go there and there is nothing there.
Arun1910
Member
If you're quick enough a random event. A hostage, something to discover which normally leads to a camp, or an ambush etc
bitbydeath
Gold Member
You can also switch to your detection mode and track it after it disappears.
HotPocket69
Banned
Goddamn Bend is ON POINT with these update drops. Good on them
Secret_Lover
Member
I feel like they tried to make the dialogue seem more organic by supplementing it with umms and uhhs but instead it just creates this silicon valley awkward guy effect that I can´t help constantly laughing at. When Deacon starts yelling at shit randomly he sounds so fucking petulant its like he stubbed his toe or some shit.
comshoplesce
Member
downloading it now, which skills to unlock first?
HotPocket69
Banned
downloading it now, which skills to unlock first?
Definitely get the one where you use scrap to repair your melee weapons
LaughingStock
Member
Why in god's name don't we have a dedicated throw button? Make it R1. Tap to quick throw, hold to aim.
Add roll to the circle button. Double tap to roll.
I hate using weapon wheels. It breaks the flow of action.
Add roll to the circle button. Double tap to roll.
I hate using weapon wheels. It breaks the flow of action.
Eiknarf
Banned
Is that perhaps why it scored lower?
Isn’t there also something about accelerating with R1 but shooting with L1? (I don’t own it yet but I believe I read that)
LaughingStock
Member
On foot you shoot with R2. On bike it's R1. I hate when games do this.