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[Supreme Allah]

Thread is kinda makin me look forward to this tbh

 

[brap]

 

[Night.Ninja]

Very nice OT bitbydeath

 

[Evilms]

PS4 Pro super sampled screens :

 

[Jack Videogames]

pics

Not gonna lie, however good or bad the game is, it looks fantastic

 

[Ogbert]

Review 8.7 some would consider it have some spoilers so just heads up.

Review: Days Gone – PS4

I was a little worried about Days Gone by Bend Studio. The delays, the lack of presence at game shows, and just a failure for Sony to drum up any appropriate hype. At least compared to Horizon Zero Dawn and

pureplaystation.com

Pretty much what I was expecting. Lots of good stuff, slightly clunky controls.

Think it will get around an 80 metacritic.

 

[DilWSTS]

my estimate will be around mid 70's at best. Bike handles like a semi

 

[Acidizer]

Looks stunning. Even if it plays like dog shit (which I doubt) I think I would buy this just to soak up the atmosphere alone... don't even need reviews.

One question I do have is: CAN YOU POP WHEELIES?

Golf buggy?! Instabuy. I hope you get to drive that.

 

[Humdinger]

I am curious to know whether the game allows plenty of time for quiet exploration, or whether it's more of the "the world is constantly trying to kill you" vibe they've been promoting. I'd really prefer the former, rather than a near-constant fight for survival.

 

[Hideous Snake]

To those who played the game early, what's the consensus so far?

 

[DanielsM]

To those who played the game early, what's the consensus so far?

Most of the people on reddit said it was good, and some said it was great. Pros: stealth is fun, graphics were good, story good Cons: some bugs, some said the shooting was so-s0 (which to me describes 3rd person shooting), story slow at the beginning, some repetitive open world missions. Reviews start dropping fairly soon now. Sticking with my high 70 to mid 80s mc, if I were to pick a number 83 and 4-7 million in unit sales after a year.

 

[DanielsM]

Looks stunning. Even if it plays like dog shit (which I doubt) I think I would buy this just to soak up the atmosphere alone... don't even need reviews.

One question I do have is: CAN YOU POP WHEELIES?

Golf buggy?! Instabuy. I hope you get to drive that.

I don't think you can do wheelies, that's going to be in Days Gone 2.

 

[DanielsM]

Getting some low scores right now.

 

[marcincz]

Polish site ppe.pl gave 7,5/10

 

[DanielsM]

Looking like its going to be low 70s at best.

 

[GermanZepp]

Vandal from spain give it and 8 ,

Positive points:
Its attractive and beautiful setting.
The spectacular hordes with hundreds of zombies.
Everything related to the motorcycle.
Bad points:
Lengthened unnecessarily, repeating contents and causing the story to lose a lot of bellows along the way.
The artificial intelligence of enemies leaves much to be desired.
Some bugs and technical problems.
In summary:
An entertaining game of open world with good ideas and a very attractive setting that quite a few errors that distance it from the best exponents of the genre.

 

[DanielsM]

I'm probably not going to order today, maybe wait a few days. It was either this or Rage 2, so I might wait.

 

[Ogbert]

Quite surprising - getting a lot of low scores.

Oh well, RDR2 was praised to the heavens and I've had more fun at the dentist. Will still give it a go.

 

[Krakin]

Crow about to go extinct in these streets

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Nice thread title

 

[DanielsM]

Nice thread title

Well, people consider low 70s games gud, but I usually don't. Scores are all over the map.

 

[Hideous Snake]

Most of the people on reddit said it was good, and some said it was great. Pros: stealth is fun, graphics were good, story good Cons: some bugs, some said the shooting was so-s0 (which to me describes 3rd person shooting), story slow at the beginning, some repetitive open world missions. Reviews start dropping fairly soon now. Sticking with my high 70 to mid 80s mc, if I were to pick a number 83 and 4-7 million in unit sales after a year.

Thank you. I'm not planning to buy it anytime soon but if the one I'm game sharing with buys it, then I'll give it a try.

 

[Acidizer]

Reviews seem to be 7/10, 3/5 territory.

 

[DanielsM]

Thank you. I'm not planning to buy it anytime soon but if the one I'm game sharing with buys it, then I'll give it a try.

Looks like a low to mid 70s game on MC, so I'm holding off, probably wait to see what Rage 2 gets.

72 on both MC/OC right now, not horrible but not really good to me.

 

[Krakin]

Y'all need to apologize to that guy in the thread lol.

 

[thelastword]

Crow about to go extinct in these streets

At least this was funny......Ha Ha....

Lets see what happens with more reviews, but I was already sold beyond reviews tbh......

 

[Aren117]

Yeah, it looked kinda bland from the start, but didn't expect that low MC.

Hopefully, Sony doesn't kill the studio and we get the new Syphon Filter we deserve.

 

[vpance]

Damn, it got body bagged. Thread title update?

 

[Stuart360]

Someones streaming it if anyone is interested -

It looks a bit meh to be honest.

 

[Aren117]

Damn, it got body bagged. Thread title update?

Days Gone B (Not so) Gud

 

[Inviusx]

Im glad that I'm getting it for less than half price.

 

[Jack Videogames]

I have the feeling that lots of those low scores are because of the bugs that should've been fixed with the day one patch. I have the game preordered (remember, never preorder) and I've been considering cancelling the preorder but it's likely I'll give it a ride after all.

 

[HotPocket69]

Can't wait

Reviews are lower than expected but oh well. All of the recent gameplay I've seen has this looking right up my alley.

A totally familiar and competent copycat if you've played any major open world action adventure game of the last five years. Nothing that'll blow your hair back, but what's wrong with that?

That straight white male lead though...

5/10 - Not Woke Enough

Bring on tonight!

 

[thelastword]

I have the feeling that lots of those low scores are because of the bugs that should've been fixed with the day one patch. I have the game preordered (remember, never preorder) and I've been considering cancelling the preorder but it's likely I'll give it a ride after all.

Yeah, I've seen many reviewers mention technical issues......But by right, technical issues should have been sorted by launch, they had enough time...Hopefully the technical problems are sorted out with the latest patch...

 

[Elios83]

Seems like just a decent game. I've never been particularly interested in it and didn't plan to buy it but mainly because I'm not a fan of the genre.
Imo the game was too ambitious for the relatively small team, it probably was greenlighted in a moment where everything with zombies was cool (2013-2014) but it took too long to be completed and by the time it was released the idea got stale and in general the public has become fatigued even by the usual open world formula.
I hope it's a commercial success anyway so that Bend can learn from it and make a better game next time.

 

[GermanZepp]

Well, i believe that we all expected a 7/8 game. Some more optimistic might wanted a surprise. Hopefully it sells enough to BEND studio have another chance.

 

[Handy Fake]

Seems like just a decent game. I've never been particularly interested in it and didn't plan to buy it but mainly because I'm not a fan of the genre.
Imo the game was too ambitious for the relatively small team, it probably was greenlighted in a moment where everything with zombies was cool (2013-2014) but it took too long to be completed and by the time it was released the idea got stale and in general the public has become fatigued even by the usual open world formula.
I hope it's a commercial success anyway so that Bend can learn from it and make a better game next time.

Pretty much this.

 

[Airbus Jr]

Early scores are lower than what i expected

Still im gona wait for awhile for this game, bit preocupied at the moment

Hopefully more review drops in and shows better result

 

[majestix1988]

reviewers hate the game
but
players who buy the game
will
forget the reviews of the game
just
due the game itself so much fun to play and its graphics~so kewl

 

[Ogbert]

From the reviews, sounds like it's been released about six months too early.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

What are the bad reviews from the major sites actually saying? Is it just technical problems or is the game itself not fun to them?

I don't mind technical problems

 

[Skyr]

What are the bad reviews from the major sites actually saying? Is it just technical problems or is the game itself not fun to them?

I don't mind technical problems

I only went through IGN and gamespot. A big point seems to be repetition and also some story and character elements fall flat.

Personally I don't enjoy repetitive tasks and mission structures. Thats why I passed on the last entrys of Far Cry and AC.
Ah well the game is already in my mailbox. I will dive in unbiased and try to enjoy it as much as I can.

 

[HotPocket69]

This is like another Mad Max situation to me (open world fatigue, same blueprint, repetition)

And Mad Max is one of the best open worlders this gen in my opinion

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

If the game sells really well a 70s MC score will be an afterthought

People actually playing the game seem to enjoy it. I'm still pretty certain I'll enjoy it.

It's all good, baby

 

[DeepEnigma]

If the game sells really well a 70s MC score will be an afterthought

People actually playing the game seem to enjoy it. I'm still pretty certain I'll enjoy it.

It's all good, baby

In the end it comes down to your own enjoyment, not fanatical confirmation bias one way or the other.

 

[majestix1988]

i feel it will be sleeper hit mostly likely some ps4 users or buyers of this game would likely check youtuber's review due its has dayone patch unlike official review

 

[DanielsM]

If the game sells really well a 70s MC score will be an afterthought

People actually playing the game seem to enjoy it. I'm still pretty certain I'll enjoy it.

It's all good, baby

Sounds kind of like Mad Max, some good stuff but not enough for the reviewers. I thought Mad Max was solid in many areas but the combat just gets boring to me, I think I quit half way through. Some areas of Mad Max were freaking awesome, but the limited combat made the missions just repetitive in nature. I think the reviewers or at least some of the reviewers are getting a similar vibe.

Too bad the Decima engine wasn't available for them back when they started, instead of building all the systems from scratch on top of UE.

 

[HotPocket69]

Sounds kind of like Mad Max, some good stuff but not enough for the reviewers. I thought Mad Max was solid in many areas but the combat just gets boring to me, I think I quit half way through. Some areas of Mad Max were freaking awesome, but the limited combat made the missions just repetitive in nature. I think the reviewers or at least some of the reviewers are getting a similar vibe.

Too bad the Decima engine wasn't available for them back when they started, instead of building all the systems from scratch on top of UE.

There's a lot of Mad Max similarities in this, and not just in the way its being treated by reviewers

The bike along with its maintenance and upgrades (suspension, nitrous, etc) is a spot on copy of the Magnum Opus for example

HYPE

 

[zcaa0g]

It sounds like the bike controls are good so as long as that's good and the combat is good, I'm golden. I couldn't care less about the story.

 

[Fake]

OP is on? Should you put Digital Foundry HDR video?