When Bend Studio’s Days Gone launched for the PS4 in 2019, it was under the shadow of many great first-party titles. Though its combat, zombies/Freakers and overall graphical fidelity attracted praise, critics found the open world and story lacking. The iffy performance and technical issues also didn’t help.
Despite positive sales out of the gate, Days Gone seemed like it would be confined to history as one of Sony’s few underwhelming exclusives. Nevertheless, it garnered a strong cult following, culminating in its addition to PlayStation Plus, where it gained a new appreciation. Though a sequel looks unlikely (especially following reports of a rejected pitch), it’s still considered one of the more underrated exclusives.
All these years later, how does Days Gone measure up? What did its numerous patches add over time, and is it worth playing? Find out more here.
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This game was really good. A slow start. But when I finished it, I was impressed
4th play! Great game, fixed or not!
It was fixed five years ago when it released
Or-a-gin as in gift. Not Or-a-gawn.
let's not act as if this game "biggest issue", was to portray a str8 white guy as a bad ass.
This game is so understed. Just finished it again. Great game world, the hordes scare the shit out of me and i love the story.
I started the game, All seems good but enemy AI is dumb. btw i am playing on Hard!!
Where are you guys getting"zombies"and"undead"from??there are no zombies whatsoever in this game,theyre mutants,theyre alive,you can shoot them in the body to kill them,they dont require a headshot to die,they didnt die and rise from the grave to end up how they are,did you guys actually play the game?or was the sound broken or something??its very clear in the story of what has happened to the people in the game.
It caught me off guard how this voice-over guy pronounced Oregon. Or maybe he was referring to a 1-hour-long DLC set in Mexico called "Hora Gone"?
I used to play this until I got to that first big breaker guy. Kept trying to defeat it and dying so many times I thought forget it. Deleted it to make room for other games.
10/10 This game is a master piece
This is one of the best games I’ve ever played. It’s honestly amazing! I wish they’d make a sequel!
You didn’t mention it runs at a solid 60fps on PS5 and it’s awesome!
This game is amazing. I wasn't a fan of horizon west. Ghost, God of war, collisto protocol and days gone were my favorite games last year. Dead space was dope also. I just started playing last nov lol
This game was never as bad as the "Critics" made it out to be
Fixed? The first "buggy" version is a universe better than anything similar. People should stop listening to stupid wannabe journalists.
I just recently got my ps5 a few months ago and days gone was always on my radar never did i get a chance to play on ps4 and being a Oregon native i am finally running through this game and its got me hooked as i must be about 40 hours in . ❤
What even is this video title? I mean, I've completed Days Gone on both the PS4 when it first came out and then on the PC port. The game has always been amazing. I'm not gonna watch this "review" because of the idiotic title. Are you dry on content or something?
I hated the way he said siphon
Awesome game 🎮
This game is so amazing! Definitely needs the trilogy that was envisioned.
I loved the game. Not in support of a sequel tho. The original was excellent, no need to do more.
The game was never really broken….it is an amazing game! it got hate by the woke idiots who didnt want a straight white male as a protagonist
Weird they needed patches, looks like he's got a full patch already
I’m 93% complete with the game and I’ve only ran into one bug and that’s when I tried to get on my motorcycle when it was at weird angle and it went under the map. No big deal you just run to an outpost and summon your bike from a mechanic shop.
It's a shame it didn't meet Sony's expectations!
Very underrated game, loved getting the platinum, fighting hordes and just riding around the map.
I never had any issues with it, ever. Maybe cus i had a 4pro.
It was never broken
rolls my eyes I came in after it was released on PC so you can take my response with a grain of salt if you wish. however…there was nothing wrong with it at all. you don't go into that lumber yard mission without planning ahead of time and being shady. because yeah, that horde takes more than just bullets.
Now we need a sequel. also this game is better than HZD or Uncharted, the stories aren't even comparable to this so at least on that score you're stoned out of your mind. The only thing this game suffered from is that it came in near the END of the huge popularity of the zombie apocalypse game. studios had been releasing them for a couple years by that point willy nilly trying to jump on the bandwagon. sony was no different with this one. the difference was teh development studio and the gameplay, and the story. This game was woeeefully underappreciated because of it coming in at the end of the zombie apocalypse popularity. People were…frankly, burned out. which is a shame because this game leaves them all behind
The dude is looking for his girl then when he finds her she’s like we don’t matter that part of the story made me hate the game if it made more sense she would of been happy to see him but it was weird and made no sense for a married couple
The first Sony game I played on pc fire 🔥
i have had to stop and start the game twice . i never finished it .shame because i liked it . last time i never got the napalm therefore never had enough power to get the job done .
I loved it😊
this is a perfect example for the younger generation on how the corrupt media manipulated the press and formed public opinion. This is exactly what SJW do when they cancel you. I hope this is a wake-up message to think and learn better next time. Trump24
Is days gone 2 happening?
Guys, chill with the blatant clickbait titles, its getting a bit embarrassing..
Just picked it up, now i know it ends on a cliffhanger, thanks