Days Gone - The Review (2019)
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- Опубліковано 6 тра 2019
- Days Gone is a far more deserving game than most of the games press is giving it credit for. It's not perfect by any stretch, but it's worth your time and money if you are looking for gripping narrative experiences.
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Skill Up So why did you defend gamespot 5.0
18:25 "potato aim" 😁
Still a huuuuwhite knight tho
Great work as always! Good to hear this game is better than people are saying. Living in central Oregon I was looking forward to there being a game that takes place in my home.
I don't care about reviews, this game has the most important feature - it makes me want to play it for hours until I REALLY must go to sleep.
@Steve nigga witcher 3 is much better then days gone
@Steve Days gone is really good but I wouldn't even dare to compare it to the witcher 3 and I'm not even a witcher fan boy but my god was that one hell of a game and probably one of my all time favourites but if you feel that way about days gone go ahead
@Steve I can see your point but you may have had a totally different view on the game if you hadn't stopped because personally I have never played a more intriguing game than ir since the last of us. I had the same opinion on days gone but once I got passed all of the tutorials and the game let's you use the tools etc I loved it . The game is also much more than just hacking and slashing but I can also see why some people dislike the combat.
Same
Also, don't forget the hate it got for the " gruff, white Male protagonist"
Saying this game is technically worse than Anthem and FO76 is...
Well, just cruel.
Kartik Punna Very. I can’t say much about Anthem, but I own 76 and can confirm Days Gone runs much better. Given, that’s to an extent when the textures look like they’re on a PS1 and you need to restart the game. Then it’s good as new for a few more hours of playing. (I dumped 6-10 hour sessions playing until the end.) There was a pivotal cutscene in Lost Lake where my audio became way out of sync and the textures were absolute garbage, but honestly I knew I should have restated prior to that mission.
And stupid
downright wrong , how is this guy even a game reviewer lol
Stupid is a better word.
@Travis j No comparison to 76. 76 isn't even laughably bad. Its aggravatingly bad. Days Gone definitely has a lot of problems - but its still way better than 76.
The PC release is the best optimized game I have ever seen, it looks AMAZING, like absolutely insane and it runs SO WELL - Huge respect
It runs okay on PC... I'm running a 2070 super with 32 gigs of ram, a 3700x and the game struggles to hit 100fps on my 3440x1440p monitor. I can't get it to lock to my monitors refresh rate unless I put nearly everything to medium at 90% resolution scale. That 10% hit to resolution makes a HUGE difference! The game ends up blurry... but it's the only way I can lock to 100hz at that resolution. I have both my CPU and GPU overclocked as well. What are you running and at what resolution/framerate?
@@ejkk9513 2080 ti, 64gigs, threadripper, 2560x1440, 90-110 fps - except iron mike's camp sometimes, playing on a 144hz
Im happy with everything 80+ on AA/AAA games nowadays lmao
@@Corrupted Nice rig man! A bit too much for what I need lol. With such a high refresh rate monitor, doesn't it stutter for you when you can't lock to 144hz? My game stutters very badly as soon as I dip below 100hz. Even a dip to 97 fps causes stutter. I don't know... maybe you're more tolerant then I am to fps dips.
@@ejkk9513 I record and render on this system too haha, passion and job on the same rig - and nah, its usually fine, I don't really mind getting medium fps from time to time as long as its not below 60 for long periods
@@Corrupted Do you run games with V-sync or uncapped? My perfect game is 3440x1440p running at 100hz on ultra settings with V-sync. I only have a 2070 super so... that dream is mainly realized on games that are at least a few years old. Titanfall 2 really fits that bill.
I was rapidly loosing interest in gaming, really struggling to get into games, then started playing Days Gone. Lost 150 hours to it and thought is was terrific.
How the hell did you get 150 hours out of it??😂😂
@@MAJINNOBU easy really. 100% x2, then NG+, and then spent around 50 hours on the challenges. Just fell in love with the gameplay loop.
@@andrewpopely9511 Oh okay I thought you meant in 1 playthrough for some reason I should've thought about challenges and NG+. But you're right the gameplay loop is really good. Speaking of Days Gone I'm about to platinum it I only need to get level 3 trust with 3 encampments and nitro boost and drift for 5 seconds.
I'm losing my interest in gaming as well. Maybe I should try it.
@@GodOfWarConnoisseur i would recommend giving it a go. 👍
To me Days Gone is an example of how to do an open world game that has less of the Ubisoft feel.
No, that would be Breath of the Wild
AydarBMSTU I disagree. I hated how Ubisoft-y BotW felt with the tower climbing and a few other of its mechanics. Got the game day one alongside a Switch and still only done one Divine Beast I found it so off putting.
Metro Exodus felt like that for sure, I loved the open world sections. Open World is still an awesome concept. I mean, imagine an actually not-so-ubisofty Far Cry Primal.
Matt Smith no RDR2, The Witcher 3 or breath of the wild wud be such examples. Days gone and ubisoft open world's are quite simmilar
@matt smith I completely agree
Deacon: "Do you know why we keep going?"
Boozer: "no?"
--awkward silence
Boozer:" Deek?"
Deacon: “because what the hell else are we gonna do?”
I love that line💯🔥
@@angelfeliciano97 brilliant line alright
Lauren E indeed🧐
Deacon: So get up, dust your self off and try again...
The best line I've ever seen in the video game history.
This game was amazing. I just played it in 2020, maybe some of these “issues” were patched? I had no problems with the gameplay (aside from a few small frame rate issues). This game was way better than I expected based on reviews. I thoroughly enjoyed adventuring through this world, and the horde battles were awesomely terrifying!
Rob H. I just started it yesterday. So far so good.
The AI has been the biggest letdown. Freakers are dumb, as expected, but so are humans. The bear boss fight was particularly bad. The bear in my game didn't even want to fight and kept walking away. I reloaded the game three times and the AI was still spotty. When I compare that to the experience I had fighting the Legendary Grizzly in RDR2, it doesn't even compare.
Same
I just starting playing a few days ago and I did not lile it at all at first but after like 3-4 hours of gameplay it improved.
started it 2 days ago. im loving it. it feels really lived in
I actually liked the gunplay mechanics in this game. You only have a limited amount of ammo, your aiming ability is realistic given the gun you have, enemies realistically move around to avoid getting hit, etc. You have to think about where to position yourself, what enemies to target, when to use your focus, etc. So it's basically a thinking man's game, even when you are in a gun battle.
real facts
Oh wow!!! because no other zombie game has ever asked the player to reserve ammo....
@@closelaugh185wow!! It’s almost like no one said this was the only game that did this!! Dumbass
Gotta disagree with thoughts on the bike and combat.
1. The realistic physics make you have to think about you drive your bike and how you attempt short cuts.
2. Fuel is exhausted fast when you’re “flooring” the gas the whole time. You gotta ride it like you would a real bike. Throttle when your going up hill, coast down hill, throttle on turns. It gets really fluid when you control it right
3. The lack of ammo had me get creative in battles. Shoot 1 or 2 people, move, melee, move, shoot, roll, shotgun, roll, etc. makes you have to think about where people are going and how you can line them up.
You goddam right man.
You’re so right. I know at certain points my bike felt slow but the more I let go of R2 going down hills it felt better
The physics for the bike can be a bit janky at time but overall I thought it was good and liked how fuel worked too, you have to think about how you drive until the last fuel tank upgrade at least. The ammo thing though isn't actually that bad if you ever low there is undoubtedly a cop car nearby to get some from, it does however suck that your ammo limit is quite low in the beginning understandable but still sucks lol.
Sean Downing It really is a refreshing change to use your entire arsenal instead of the best couple weapons in the game. This is one of the few games I actually use throwables in. RDR2 kind of lacks in that regard in the sense that I can now enemies down with a litchfield and be done with it.
I’ve seen some reAlistIC bike GaMaES LikE rIDe tO hEll
So from 7:05 to 7:26 there's no audio, probably not the first to mention it but I though I'd might as well.
Cause that particular scene has a song under it. Was likely triggering copyright
@@MDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMD Ty for the explanation just encountered this and was very shocked and frightened
Well I mean if fits the bill
There were parts in the game for me where audio was just... Gone
I thought it was to avoid spoilers.
John Boylan Heh
Don’t think so bud
By far the most engaging, immersive and terrifying games that i've ever played and i'm playing this in 2022... 3 years after launch.
I have played both TLOU and days gone. Days gone really stands out especially when it's horde time. Eagerly waiting for days gone 2. I love this game!
I got tlou, free from ps plus I played it for a whole a day never played it again aftwards. I brought days gone while it was on sale played it almost everyday for almost 2weeks until i beat it even after I beat it i still play it.
just finished 100% of the game 10/10!Just started another run!
@@tonymack2007 I played and finished TLOU in one long session from morning to night, non-stop - that is still the best moment in gaming for me. Period.
@@tonymack2007 same. I played Last for a few hours, but didn’t enjoy hiding and saving my 3 bullets all the time.
Playing “terror of the mooks” (see Tv Tropes) to the zombies in Days was a guilty pleasure, and I enjoyed the story.
The Story of the Last of Us is just more deeper, better with strong character arch’s. Days Gone story was good but it felt like a PG story compare to TLOU Rated R story line. The last of us also made me feel more immerse in the world but I did enjoy some of the side characters from Days Gone like Lisa, Boozer etc.
I ignored all reviews about Days Gone and came to the conclusion that it’s one of my favorite games of all time. Haters gonna hate.
I absolutely love it too!
And that secret ending, fucking eh
Underrated as fuck, especially now after the updates.
I agree. Best game ever
StarDogg27 exactly!
Soooooo remember when rage 1 came out and one of its selling points were enemies dodging your shots?
Two decades later? Why are they dodging my shots?!?
I honestly consider shooting mechanics to be okay. I would welcome a little bit more aim assist(as I mainly play on PC - and destiny has much higher aim assist on console).
What totally stand-outs though are characters/story. Its amazing, and I wonder what game those critics played..
In borderlands 3 the enemies just straight up dodge your shot if you're aiming at them sometimes. Like they play an animation and they become invincible like they're playing dark souls against you I'm all for enemies actually trying to dodge but when its "the enemy will 100 percent dodge your shot and become invincible" bs I'm like cmon
That’s from way back in Resident Evil 4 actually.
@@lukas753331 they play the same game, just with a lower paycheck and a really bad mood
@@lukas753331 but that isn't a good excuss
This game is one of the best game’s I’ve ever played.
Facts. I only payed 20 dollars
@@CJ-wc5lb haha same i just bought it a few days ago on the sale, i havent played any other game since its a blast
@@ThiccolasCage01 I wated as well due to negative reviews and as a RDR2 fan this game is so much like it in many ways but its also unique I actually believe this is a tad bit better than Red Dead 2 the story is just gripping makes you want to continue playing and learn more about the outbreak Nero and what the hell happened to Sarah
@@DiegoRodriguez-kl4eu im glad im not the only ome who sees the similarites between days gone and rdr2. This game is basically what "undead nightmare 2" would be except with an iron horse
Its amazing
I literally never ran out of fuel my entire game, this is one if those times I think this is more you.
I gave Days Gone a couple extra points for not trying to fuck me over with microtransactions & loot boxes. Pay $60 get a full game + free DLC in June.
Not the best game, but it was honest & as a consumer I appreciate that. I look forward to a Days Gone 2.
Cant say how true this is. Just getting to play a full experience after purchasing a game is like letting out a breath you didnt realize you were holding.
Tiaan Strauss How many hours is the game? I know the devs said 30 but I think all devs overshoot it and it never feels like the amount of time they say.
@@478Johnnyboy the campaign alone with just story missions is about 30 hours & it would be kind of tough finishing it any earlier less in my opinion.
All the side missions & quests are about another 30 hours. Theyre adding more content next month with the free DLC
Tiaan Strauss Okay, sounds good. I’m likely going to pick it up from redbox at some point. I never wanted the game once it was first shown at E3 but I at least want to give the game a try and get into the story.
@@478Johnnyboy it's a solid 50 hour campaign if you ask me. If you just straight burned thru the story you could probably finish sooner but a lot of the side stories are good enough to pull your attention away. It's worth the play.
This seems to be one of those games that, in 5-10 years, people will say
"Did You Know? When Days Gone first released it was met with critical disdain"
It will be remembered with more fondness than it was first met with.
2 years down the line the game is a bit better received because of fixes / PC port.
"Ammo is really scarce in this game." that's just not true
I just started yesterday on hard. Never had an ammo issue yet
@Mark D True. If anything the issue was never having enough explosive parts. They are super overpowered though
Scarce ammo makes sense in a post apocalyptic survival game tho
I'm on survivor plus and ammo isn't really a major probably mainly cuz I stealth, but fucking crafting supplies are limited
Especially when you get ammo supplies for your bike and use police cars for ammo boxes
This game probably has the best zombies in any game I've ever played. The way your stomach drops when you stumble across a horde you have no choice but to run from can't be matched by any other game. I've never seen the "horde" done so well.
freakers bro, the dev’s would have your head for saying zombies 😂
Even WWZ isn't this good.
@@casthedemon days gone is absolutely horrible boring and flat I just got this game and playing it and I regret it.
@@friendsarenotreal34 it's fucking amazing. Absolutely a better time than the Trash of Us 2.
@@casthedemon hell no its garbage and characters suck.... gameplay is as fun as goin to the dentist for a root canal complete garbage I pray this don't have a sequel to it some ideas should remain just ideas cuz this is garbage at it's finest this can't even compare to TLOUS or part 2.
one thing i haven't heard is there are a lot of elements that are persistent. bodies stay where they are, if you clear out an area they don't respawn etc
i haven't heard this mentioned yet
Also don't see much about the weather system. It has one of the best weather systems I've ever seen in a game. It rains, everything gets wet. Puddles form. Roads get muddy. It snows, the snow actually collects on everything. the roads get slicker. You and your bike then actually leave tracks in the collected snow. Then the roads get muddy when the snow melts. Also, the rain actually sounds like rain. I wish there was this type of system in every game.
@@lordvengeance9395 the best, no open world has dynamic real time weather change like this game, it starts off slowly clouds getting gray and shit and then rains, tell me a game that has that lol, maybe RDR2, tbut that game doesnt have snow likeDG
@Christopher Simon definitely
@@OpenWorldGamer-
I agree. Another thing I noticed, that may sound kind of silly, but bugs the hell out of me in a lot of games. In Days Gone, it doesn't rain inside buildings. :P
If the bodies are downed during missions they stick around, otherwise, no.
May have a couple of issues but it’s a great game. The thing about this game is you always feel like you want to play more.
Agreed. I've been in a funk of not wanting to play anything recently and this game helped pull me out of it.
I was the same god of war was ok but I guess I suck I like gun games gta 5 was amazing but this game has zombies
Yeah I found myself at work dying to get back in to this game. Haven't said that about a game in a long time.
Totally agree. I hadn´t had this feeling since CIV 4 or Elite Dangerous. I usually play one hour and that´s enough. With this game, some days I was playing 8 hours straight!! This almost NEVER happens to me.
Yes Exactly 🤞
I decided to buy this game when it was on sale for 20 bucks because I heard all the reviews and how many bugs it had but someone made a “1 year later” review and it convinced me to give it a shot and I’m so thankful for it. This game has so many bugs and had some frustrating parts but I was honestly shocked how much I loved the story after the first 10 hours.
I actually enjoyed the story of days gone as much as the story of the last of us, but I guess that's just me.
Red dead redemption 2's story is the best I've ever played tho. Still overall I like days gone as much as read dead 2.
Uncharted 4, days gone, rdr2 are my fav of this generation....
Just waaaayyy too arcadey for me. The arcadey feel makes it much less immersive and serious than something like RDR2 imo
@@shiftyjim4138 yea that’s true but honestly don’t mind that some games feel arcadey
Days gone is garbage compared to Red Ded Redemption 2
Here's my take on it..
Days gone is a slow burner, but once it started to light, I've never wanted to put it out.
Can't stop playing it, haven't stopped since realese day. Yes it's got its problems but what game hasn't.
I played it until I literally had nothing else to do;)
Got the platinum a couple days ago.... Went in with a 7/10 on mind, became an 8 as I was playing. By the time I was done, it reached 9/10.
Yh when I finished the game it was a 8.5 when I got the platinum it was a 9
Exactly
@@Val_Viro can you explain why it got to 9 when you got the platinum? im looking forward to play days gone too
@@xylan9543 i enjoyed the game way more and the grind made me like it more game was rlly great
Almost everyone agrees that Deacon St John is one of the coolest character names ever.
Still playing it. Taking my time with it but I’m loving the game. Especially now with all the updates the technical issues have been addressed
I love this game. It's so underrated.
1. It has the best and realest characters I saw in a long time in a video game.
2. No microtransactions
3. You can actually unlock everything for free in this game and get hidden bonus weapons by completing the storylines.
4. A great skill tree and weapons who feel great .
5. Great sound and immersion
Game is a solid 8 or higher.
Relict 805 the game is a great game, seems like you’re hating on this guys few stand out positives.
Agree with u my only beef is there's no new game plus with no hud that be badass
Spectre Flight Gaming negatives that surpass the positives is not a good game. Don’t defend a unfinished buggy product that charges you full price🤦♂️🤦♂️🔥
@@nobchopper9728 why. The game is amazing with a compelling narrative and character development. The biggest problem the game has is fps drops while in the open world. Definitely a major detraction.
@Relict 805 yeah you're a dope lol
Bought it on day release and now I have platinumed it. Most of the technical issues are fixed and the fuel and combat problems are resolved when you progress making the progression actually matter. The story was the best aspect of this game.
8.5/10
Just started playing this game on PS5. I'm about 3 hrs in, and I'm really enjoying it so far.
Bruh invest in that focus and ranged skill tree.. the gunplay does feel kinda weak but your meant to be a noob at the begining with regards to gun recoil and your bike
I'll say that if you lend yourself to the gyro aiming feature the developers added then it makes the gunplay feel incredible in medium to longranged encounters
I do feel it's way stingy with skill points though.
Agreed. I think alot of his complaints and general complaints that alot of people had with gunplay and progression are baked in to the game design make you feel weak and powerless at the beginning. I really like those first several hours of experiencing the atmosphere and world. You really do feel like you have to be super careful and you can't just go anywhere and do anything right away like most open world games.
@@joelmilten but isnt this dude supposed to be a veteran?
@@joelmilten why? Deacon was supposed to be a veteran...he should be good with guns from beginning... Stop supporting bad parts of the game by giving mumbo jumbo narrative reason....
"People either love it or hate it.....or think it's just ok" Mitch Hedberg on Days Gone
Smacky the Frog gives it 5/5
Awesome quote. RIP
So people have an opinion on it?
I miss that dude.
u can use this sentence for every single game
This game is no where near as bad as what the critics are saying, a masterpiece? no but definitely not trash
way above any trash ubisoft has put out in the last 10 years, jus t below games like Witcher 3, RDR2, Skyrim which are games where this game has his foundations on !
that game was super repetitive, so many damn towers , with so little attention to detail, super downgraded from its previous game, farcry 2 was actually the only really good farcry games, decent story, gameplay and detail, after that everything has gone downhill , for pretty much any ubi game but the fandom is pretty strong with them and they keep purchasing their trash
they hate it because its a white male character with white zombies not enough black dick for those SJW PC PROGRESSIVE MORONS
@@MrMuaythai84 As a black man I find that offensive lol I personally can't stop playing days gone after taking a chance on it a week ago. Started out mediocore but has turned out to be a VERY good game with super intricate detail and a long story campaign. The zombies made it a must try for me anyways can't go wrong with zombies, but I'm overall pleasantly surprised by days gone.....soooo your stereotypical nonsense was false lol
Thats pretty much what I've been told by friends who have played it, it's a solid 7/10 game. It's not a masterpiece but it is still pretty enjoyable and worth a play.
You criticized the fuel efficiency of the bike, and while I kind of agree, it should be pointed out that you can upgrade the gas tank throughout the game, meaning it gets way more fuel efficient as you play. I don't think it was fair that you neglected to mention this. Sure, in the beginning its somewhat a pain in the arse, but mid game its far less an issue and late game its a non issue, as the gas tank is so big you can ride for long periods without needing gas.
The same applies to the combat. Two of the most common complaints that I hear about the game is that the gas isn't enough and the combat is clunky. Its that way on purpose and becomes less an issue the further you play. As I mentioned, you can upgrade the gas tank to have more fuel efficiency, but likewise the guns & melee weapons are extremely weak initially and you have no skills. As you level up and gain skills you get access to more things that drastically improve the combat (both shooting & melee). And the guns are weak, but as you play you get access to better guns that can be upgraded to improve their effectiveness.
These are issues that its not fair to criticize because they are done that way on purpose. It was the intent to improve your characters abilities and the bike and the weapons, so that they become a non issue. When I first started playing I had the same issues (gas usage, clunky combat)...but as I got deeper I began to notice that ALL these issues got better as I got skills and upgraded the bike & weapons. By late game, they were much better than in the beginning. The game layers these things so that you get better as you progress.
Also, the game was inconsistent in terms of frame-rate, but the game has since been patched to improve things quite a bit. The very same was true with the Witcher 3, which got patched and now runs way better. Of course this video came out before the patch that finally fixed much of the issues, but I wanted to say that it runs much better now (for anyone who sees this video now).
Days Gone is meant to be a slightly more realistic zombie game. You'll run out of fuel if you hold down the throttle, but conserve it when you dont. Floor it going uphill, but let it go when going downhill. It does save gas in the game.
Just because something is intentional doesn’t mean it gets an automatic pass. If something is clunky and feels like crap, then it’s clunky and it feels like crap AND it was a bad design decision. There are tons of different ways a game can limit your characters effectiveness in combat that don’t feel bad to play. Games have been doing it for decades just fine. So if it was more immersive or something for the combat to initially, fine. Still doesn’t change the fact that it just kind of plain old sucks, purposeful or not.
@@Yomom12388
If you're talking about bike mechanics, they improve as you upgrade the bike. If you're talking about combat, I thought it was fine. Red Dead Redemption has the SAME clunky controls, but nobody complains about that.
Yea that’s why I like the shooting Bc in reality you can’t just spray and pray from to far away plus the recoil , reticle makes it harder. It makes you single fire which is slot more realistic
This is personally my game of the year. I can’t believe it wasn’t nominated. I mean wtf is outer worlds and control doing in the nominations for goty.
Days gone would have seen more success if it wasn't locked to a single platform
both are miles better than days gone, a couple more months of developpement would have helped the game
Reviewer:Assassin's creed has an even more repetitive and fluff open world than last year? Masterpiece!
New franchise cuts down the fluff considerably and doesn't have microtransactions? 5!
En Sabah Nur no it hasn’t lmao. Maybe the older games but not odyssey.
@@darkdotz2361 odyssey has far more depth in combat than any of the other games.
Skillup defended that lady on twitter, white knight alert
@@Volker_A4 odyssey's combat is shit. It's so rough around the edges and isn't satisfying at all.
I think that their expectations were too high, they expected another spiderman/horizon level of quality game
Bend Studios has roughly 160 peeps. I think they did pretty well. :)
They only had 50 back when they first revealed the game :).
I hope they are working on part two now 😁
@@Pastyovercoat no they aren’t
@@jayus2033 how do you know
@@athora4271 their job postings on the site. Theyve mentioned they need hires for a totally new game they're working on.
Edit: plus the lead writer for DG left bend studios
First game I played on my PS5, wasn’t sure how it had reviewed just gave it a shot. It’s one of my favorite games, so freaking awesome.
Days Gone is masterpiece. I think its my fav game rn. Deacon feels so alive, every character feels alive too. Storyline is so interesting and u really feel something while playing it. Map is awesome, the open world is big, and im just obsessed with this village american atmosphere cause of Twin Peaks, and that s why i love Far Cry 5 as well. 10/10 game, im so happy that it came out on pc.
Honestly one of the best games I’ve played in a long time. I love old games and this almost gave me the same feeling as games used to.
Honestly I’ve been playing this game for about 25 hours In the past week and I can’t put it down
Same
GG RELOADED is another one who hasn't played it and believes IGN and Gamespot. How does it feel to be media's bitch?
@GG RELOADED then make a few suggestions for a better game that is a recent release. broadcast your standards
having fun with a game is all what truly matters in the end of the light
yea same
As with Nier: Automata, your review compelled me to dive into a game that I otherwise may not have. Finished DG yesterday and really enjoyed it. Wasn't sure at first, and it definitely has its issues... but there are some really great aspects to this game. The horde fights - in particular - are tense, thrilling... and a heap of fun. Thanks Skill Up.
Currently playing this on pc and I'm shocked how good it is. Massively underrated game!
Yea this game had its flaws, but damn it’s a refreshing experience to play.
Refreshing how? It is painfully unoriginal and generic.
@@stevenewsom3269 it isn't generic I beat it played it again and again and got platinum. No game from this generation of consoles hasn't got me hooked but this did the job.
“It isn’t generic”. Seriously? Are you trying to say that a game about zombies and shooting is not generic and unoriginal? Is this what we have been reduced to? It’s not a terrible game but it’s SO mediocre. It’s just not a very good game. I got SO bored while playing this. I also got the platinum but it was a grind.
@@michaelgonzalez824 you probably listen to Nickelback, Drake, and Imagine Dragons too...
@@stevenewsom3269 yah I disagree too. It is mostly average but I got seriously hooked on this game and jta world. Guess we can just keep playing sequel after sequel after sequel. Or overblown over hyped shit stain games like No Man's Sky. Nah I don't do that. I enjoyed PLAYING the game. PLAYING.
I have a few complaints with this review:
1- By the end of the skill trees (you even praised how you feel character progress in your review) , shooting gets so much better and ammo is never a problem. Guns get more powerful too.
2- If you start the game today, you'll be on 1.07 which pretty much fixes 85% of the performance bugs, not relevant by the time your review came out. Framedrops are fixed by like 90% (I started playing on release date 1.04)
3- The motorcycle gets upgrades to the gas tank which substantially fixes the "low gas problem" in this review. (Im talking 10x the gas capacity of the initial state of the motorcycle)
4- Freakers are amazing, they're not zombies, think more like "I am Legend" infected, hate the sun, behave differently depending on time of day and weather. Also, you learn what happened to them through missions, lore and collectibles, how they're always changing, the virus even affects animals.
5- I found stealth not reliable at all on the second half of the game
For me this is easily an 8.5 if you start playing today on the 1.07 patch.
Cheers.
Exactly my thoughts. I loved playing it. I couldn’t stop thinking about the game when I turned off my PS4. To me it was one of the best and most fun games I’ve played this generation.
Agree completely with all of your points except I could still stealth most camps etc. near the end, just not missions. I would change my load-out accordingly knowing what I had coming up
Kill 4 hordes and you get an awesome submachine gun.
There's also more map, but I don't think he reached that far in the game yet. There's the ripper map and the crater lake map.
This convinced me to check it out. Thank you!
I agree with your review of this review. A good bunch of criticisms was either subjective, overblown or flat out wrong (this game is great with freaks). I think he missed a bunch of important upgrades and from the gameplay, it looked like he wasn't taking his time when shooting. Like he was expecting the crosshair to bounce between heads like he was playing Osu. Currently watching TheRadBrad's playthrough, and I can say with all my heart that this game is not a 5/10. The lowest score I would give this is an 8/10, but that can jump up to a 9/10 once all the performance -stuff has been ironed out and once the horde mode arrives. Excited for the future of this game. Truly an underdog.
"This is radio free oregon, dont believe the lies / review" , this is a good game. Unlike rdr2, everytime i ride the horse to start a mission, it's just too boring and sometimes I will just fall asleep until I drop my controller, while I play Daysgone I got none of that.
Shut up with your theories boozer
Loved hearing Copeland ramble on radio free Oregon while I'm riding. Also liked stopping by the gazebo in lost lake to listen to the camp guitarist's songs!
Ha-ha-ha-ha!! I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one who did this. On the first RDR I nodded off while riding the horse more than once.
Would open my eyes to see myself pointlessly riding into the side of a cliff or something.
A testament to your review style. I am actively going through your videos that I haven't watched. I just enjoy your reviews more than any others. I have nonintention of playing RE 4. But I just watched your review because I haven't seen what you thought. You've created a community of people that want to hear what you think, and I'm one of your flunkies. Love you Ralph. Keep it up😊
I just got platinum, I love this game.
MatchaLatte I don’t think it’s hard at all. The hardest for me was searching bodies only because my inventory was always full and you had to get something off the body to have it count.
@@a2t4r75 How long did the Plat take you?
@@nirvana-qk9ju not long at all. Probably the same month or the month after the game came out.
@@a2t4r75 Thanks for reply. I appreciate it's been 7 months since last comment.
I had my doubts about the game and it took me 3-5 hours to fell in love with this it but now I just can't stop playing it.
Yea me too but it took me little longer.now I can't wait to get off work to play it.
ya, its so addicting. I don't remember the last time I thought so much about playing a game when I wasn't playing it. The other two AAA games that I have finished that came out this year are Devil May Cry 5 and Resident Evil 2 Remake. These two games are more polished and both great but Days Gone was more addicting.
The game is awesome!
Nevnad same here, I can’t remember the last time I was so eager to get back to a game.
That’s how I felt when I first started playing it but now I’m addicted to it
First of all, days gone is an overly underrated game, period. Beautiful storyline, enjoyably challenging, and theres always missions and tasks to complete. Just amazing. I beat that game and i also beat rdr2 and the last of us. They are all really good games.
Days Gone was a game that was overlooked. Sure it had some bugs, but that got fixed. I'm still pissed that this game doesn't get recognized, but at least the reviews perked back up when the bugs were fixed.
Hey Skill Up, is it too late for a Sekiro review? Just wondering if that’s still happening. Thanks.
It is still happening :)
Skill Up Looking forward to it. 👍
@@SkillUp What about a Devil May Cry 5 review?
@@SkillUp Yeah it better! I just finished it last week and it's beautiful. Your review would be a treat to watch.
@@SkillUp Awesome! Looking forward to it. Thank you!
days gone was good and that secret ending makes me excited for a sequel
I played through the whole game and never needed push my bike once. Also instead of giving up guns I only used the sniper and this sniper-like rifle. That was awesome and a lot of fun :-)
The fact that the last of us 2 has 10/10 and his game is a 5 is the very problem with Game critics. Not saying Days gone is a 10 far from it. I’m saying this shows the problem with the critics ridiculous bias and their ideology affecting their reviews.
Days gone has better story and gameplay than lou2
Imagine saying that an average game like days gone is better than a masterpiece like last of us 2
You didn't even play the game and says last of us 2 is shit cuz everyone told last of us 2 is bad
No
It's one of the best games of the year
Maybe the best
@@karolisbaranovas3675 I actually have to agree but Days Gone is still average.
@@scrimx9278 or people actually saw the game and think it's shit? Me personally, I hate how how much they changed the characters to make them completely different from the first game and just made a lazy revenge story that so many other people have done. I also personally believe that they didn't introduce the new characters properly, most people just don't even care for them.
comparing Rockstar games to Bend studios is a little unfair.
XMXH extremely unfair. Hundreds of millions or dollars for a budget vs. a fraction of that for Days Gone.
I think it's a compliment to bend, that their first game can rival the quality of Rockstar
they did a hell of a job with this game tho, with jsut 150 employees lol
Their games ultimately cost the same so why not?
@@hammadkhan450 One is created by a huge studio and one is created by a small studio. The fact that Bend is in the same conversation as rockstar is pretty impressive considering this is their first big game.
I can't seem to stop playing this game, at it's core it's your standard open world game, but combined with the story, the characters, the beautiful world, the bike and the amazing overwhelming hordes, I just don't see myself getting bored of this game. It's just the technical issues that hold it back, like the fps drops.
that shit'll get fixed eventually, shame it didn't realise smooth but this is 2019
Love days gone. This is one of those games where you needed to play for a much longer time to really get hooked on it. First few hours is a bit slow but once you get to the mid to late game it is awesome.
I love this game. How they complain about the "fuel issue" with the bike. That's what the UPGRADES are for! They would know if they actually played the game before reviewing it!
Wait..the map is small? Did you play the full game? I don't think you played the full game my man. After a certain mission the map becomes twice as big as the beginning of the game
True that. The map expanded right at the cusp of when I was starting to get annoyed with the backtracking. It was very well placed as far as when it unlocks.
It to big I hate driving on the second map but fuck it the games amazing
I'm wondering if they know it becomes 3x bigger 😂
Imagine my happiness at the time when i was thinking the Rippers' Boss was the final fight and was sad that it should not end so early :()
Playing a gane for a few minutes and make a review video is the norm for youtubers
I was already enjoying Days Gone, and this video just made me enjoy it even more. Great review.
I do agree that Days Gone was too harshly criticized, but I respectfully COMPLETELY disagree with basically every criticism made of Red Dead 2. That game has some of the most enjoyable combat and shooting I’ve ever played and I still boot it up every now and then JUST to ride around and fight people.
Gun fight is one of the best of all games. You're used to laser-inspired games that you never shake and all shots are bullseye.
no massive philosophic metaphor at the beginning of the review. Worst review yet.
@ You're the one who is being idiotic here.
@ In what is this comment defending that? Or are you saying that by watching the video I am supporting his actions else where? Edit- I am now realizing that you were talking about him and not me sorry about that.
@Moloko Mongalo Oh right hang on 1/10.
@ You're still on about that? Jesus get the hell over it and move on with your life?
lol
I fell in love with this game, and by the end I regretted not preordering it. I then proceeded to continue my journey and get the platinum trophy. The story makes this game have a place in my heart.
Seldomsleeper truly unforgetable!
Same thoughts myself buddy. I brought into the negative reviews and thought it would be another soulless empty open world game but I was so wrong
Truly an underrated game, having a blast with this open world just going at your own pace and exploring as it travels you asking it's dense areas. Plus it has motion aiming which is very crucial for controller based shooting. Especially important since you don't get much ammo so every shot does count for how little health you have
1:17 “both of them are open world games where the world feels rather static and unchanging despite your actions”
No.
When you play like an asshole in Rdr2 people will treat you like an asshole, when you do bad stuff people will remark on said bad stuff. The world constantly reacts to your actions.
Go on a massive killing spree in some town? You’ll be hunted down by bounty hunters, decide to lend money to a family man building a house? Eventually the house will be built. Attack Braithwaite Manor, the manor will burn down and stay burnt down, blow up a bridge, the bridge will stay destroyed. Rob a bank, the bank will stay out of commission and people will remark on it. Attack a shop owner / clerk, he’ll show up with bandages the next time you visit. And I think he might even have an attitude towards you iirc.
“ Clunky controls “ yes…
Days Gone is far one of my favorite games. It's a solid piece of work. I enjoyed every moment of it. Can't wait for dlc.
It’s not one of my favourites but i would say it’s about in the top 20’s, it’s worth the money and time by far tho
I started playing Days gone a couple weeks ago and am absolutely loving it (50 hours in). I played Red Dead 2 at launch and forced myself through it, while I enjoyed the story the gameplay was a complete slog. Days Gone is fun to play and the story is captivating.
I really enjoyed this game despite its flaws. At launch the aiming was sluggish and made the game much harder than it was supposed to be. This game has received so many quality of life updates since then, it feels so much better to play now. There are so many settings to adjust the controls to feel just right to suit everyone's preferences.
The only major critique I have is the insane length. Playing through the story and the occasional side mission will take upwards of 40+ hours. I feel like some of the story could have been trimmed without compromising the plot, but the payoff in the epilogue makes it worth it. The bike is my favorite part of the game, as someone who used to ride I can say that the bike mechanics (lol) are some of the most realistic I've experienced in a game outside of simulators.
Interesting that red dead 2 and days gone have the same user score.
Which really proves that these so called CRITICS don't have any credibility no more
Ex Muslim in other news, water is wet.
No shit these critics are useless, they are just critics.
Really? So what, you expect days gone to keep selling like rdr2? Yes, the tiny bubble of the internet has a hate boner for rdr2, but outside of these comment sections and reddit, rdr2 is the biggest game this gen. People who never play games, bought that game. They both have the sane user scores only, rdr2 has a lot of 0s from crazy people whereas days gone has a lot of appropriate 6s and 7s, along with the 8s and 9s.
It’s cuz of red dead online
Kingj42j if u don’t take ur time with it u can do it quickly
Days Gone pro tip from Skill Up:
Don't go chasing waterfalls.
Because they will not blow you.
Just stick to the rivers and lakes that you're used to
If you can't see the river bed don't advance because you will die
I am having a great time with this game since it's PC release. Largely, most of the technical and FPS issues are gone now. Bend really put in the work to support this game post launch even before the PC release and it really shows.
This game is great when running on the PS5. One of the most underrated PS4 titles just got better.
I personally thought days gonna was fucking amazing
SpiderPig 797 I don’t understand the bad reviews I’ve encountered only 1 big whilst playing this and it wasn’t that gamebreaking just a missing texture. Extremely long story lots to do. Amazing title
Most people did, it's just that sjw pig Kallie Plague who hated it because it starred a white male protagonist
It was. Some people either are bad or have bad luck which cause bad opinions
@@spazjackrabbit3420 they need to stop oppressing white people !!!!!
Grow the fuck up.
You probably like Nickelback and Drake too...
I actually really enjoyed combat in Days Gone after I progressed my character enough, though it never lost its “b-grade” feel.
same here,put the game higher than easy mode and the combat get good the more you play it.
The funnest combat in the game is dealing with hordes, that shit is wild and very satisfying once your loadout is right for it
Yeh I feel as if the gunplay was bad in the beginning as you only had really shitty guns at your disposal but as you get further and get ur hands on better guns ,the gunplay was quite good. Not amazing but good.
@@matt.dufault9966 it feels like he doesn't have a great understanding of using guns. They sound and feel great but his movement with them is clunky and his aiming is sticky. You get more used to it by the end of the game though
The PS5 version from the PS plus collection is really a game changer. It deals with many of the game's issues (especially the technical side, it runs flawlessly) and really looks amazing, almost beyond what a last-gen game should be capable of looking.
"Days Gone is basically just straight white male, the video game...ew." - Game Reviewers
@Steve its in america so plenty of indian/black characters..look at days gone characters..mostly white lol
@Steve one is developed by beloved studio with a lot of fans, and other is developed by relatively unknown studio..so they get a free pass at certain things.
IMO days gone is better game than RDR2 - by a mile. I can't even finish a simple mission in act 3 in RDR2 without getting bored to death.
Sthaman Sinha opinions are a thing
Sthaman Sinha except you worded it as fact, dummy
Sthaman Sinha I think you need to reread your comment and explain to me where your comments reads like an opinion, dummy.
I never felt like I was grinding in the Witcher 3 in any of my play throughs.
Remember that the secondary missions in the Witcher 3 were so well done and so integral to the story that it essentially doesn't make you feel like you're grinding anything. If you actually ignore all the side quests you're going to be massively under leveled.
@@wissammukaddam1393 plus you'll miss out of some of the best stories written.
@Rune Kristensen you can argue that they're well done enough to be considered the reason you play the game, but they aren't technically the main game at all since they're totally optional.
@@wissammukaddam1393 Sometimes I don't even know whether I'm playing the main quest or the side quest. The side quest story and uniqueness was that good.
@@akmal94ibrahim absolutely right, the side quests really did feel like main quests in any other game
You know what the most underrated game of this generation was?
Mad Max
Days Gone might probably be now the most underrated game :(
@harrythebarry lul
@harrythebarry lol no your an idiot
yeah i loved it
Your damn right, that game deserves a sequel.
Your take on power progression is on point. I just finished the game. I was hesitant to engage the horde in the sawmill but when I do i felt powerful when I overcome then with plenty of resources to spare.
It really shocks me that so few people know that Days Gone is the original build for the last of us. And that Naughty scrapped it early in development because of a decision made to go with a linear more cinematic experience. That the original build for the late if us was essentially gifted to Sony Bend.
I bought and I'm 2 days in.To me days gone feels like RD2 with a motorcycle instead of a horse and it also feels like your more solo than doing work with a gang.I like it tho.
knocks the fuel system then says it resulted in a few of the more amazing moments of the game. facepalm.jpg. I think they nailed the fuel system mate
The feeling of being stranded on a bike when you are out of fuel was great. You suddenly realize how large the world is when you can't blast through it on a bike and it really makes you appreciate when you find fuel, fill up the tank and go on the road again.
Also, it's not very difficult to get fuel even in the beginning if you plan your ride. When you get even the first upgrade to the fuel tank, the problem mostly disappears because you can always refuel at camps and you almost always have enough to ride from one to another.
Plan your rides is what I'm saying, especially in the beginning.
Did you not listen to him? Jfc like everyone trashing on the critics like him just have selective hearing or something. He explains that irony exactly right after he says that. You’re not clever or pointing out hypocrisy/stupidity by pointing out stuff he has already acknowledged in the next sentence lol
@@shiftyjim4138 It's just fanboys that want to hear what they think and not what the reviewer thinks.
The fun part is running out of fuel a FEW times. Trying not to run out of fuel every five minutes isn't fun. How hard is it to understand ?
Playing it since christmas and loving it. It can´t get any better than a zombie open world game with motorbikes, driving makes a lot of fun and nothing beats the tension of fighting a horde, man this game comes really close to my dream of a TWD open world game. After season 2 i wished for it and years later it arrived in the form of days gone. After 60 hours i´m still amazed by it and eager to end the story so i can hunt the hordes. Btw it runs very smooth on ps5 at 4k@60 and the hdr implementation is excellent. Gorgeous looking Game!
The writing is not as strong but the dialogue is great and the characters pull you in. You want to complete it because you want closure for each character and see how it all pans out
My biggest reason for avoiding this game is I don't want to play as cleanprincegaming...
I laughed way too hard at this.
I don`t get it, could you please explain
THATS WHO DEACON LOOKS LIKE HOLY SHIT THIS HAS BEEN BOTHERING THE HELL PUT OF ME SINCE I PLAYED THE GAME
aaah ffs, once you see it...
You could just go with Tom Wilson instead.
Days gone is an 85 in my book. I have some stuttering in the camps, and I once got the floating head glitch and the fireless explosions, but other than that it’s a damn good game. Enjoyed every minute and I’m very close to platinum.
your reviews are beyond exceptional. Whilst i am, as a fresh subscriber, intimidated by the length at times, your voice sounds good at 1.75x and your content is really well thought out. Thank you.
just finished the game, so glad i chose to play it. One of my favorite sony exclusives to ever release.
But does it make you feel like you’re Starkiller?
I'd rather not feel like Starkiller thanks. I don't want my father to be killed in front of me, brainwashed to serve the murderer, tricked , stabbed by my "master" die, cloned all over again etc.
Sounds exhausting.
Maybe it's the voice actor?
@@alovekok9044 it's actually exactly the same actor "Sam Witwer"
I just here starkiller every time he screams 😂
I have been waiting for this. Most of the reviews I have read feel like targeted negative reviews. Rather than an actual game review.
Shill up likes bad reviews apparently
Lmao what, you're suffering from the Xbox fanboy syndrome, where bad reviews about their bad exclusives are a targeted one because they're biased towards Sony.
Now you're saying reviewers are targeting Sony? Lmao you guys
@@Delucaass Meanwhile PC players are just rightfully pissed at Epic Games for creating exclusives on a system heralded for not dealing with that crap. Then review bombing old games.
@@haruhirogrimgar6047 Not ones with any sense. Those of us are just enjoying the great games as always.
@@Delucaass they're not targeting Sony. They're targeting the 'white Male protagonist' story line. Read polygon or gamespot's review and try tell me those bitches aren't virtue signaling like Brie Larson
You are the real one! I got to know about you from Alanah's podcast a few months ago and since then my opinion about you kept on going up and up and up! I deliberately searched for your review about this game and I love you even more now! I fell in love with Days Gone since the day the trailer launched ("I remember" trailer with that divine theme) and was heart broken when I heard the news about not being a sequel but after I built my first ever high end gaming pc I played it and I saw a lil hope as I knew the game eventually would get great praise and reviews cuz of how phenomenal it was and I was right!
Reviews kept me away, got it on sale for $20...one of my favorite PS4 exclusives yet. Didn't enjoy the first tree hours but once you get into it, it becomes fantastic
I'm the guy that gave it a 9.4 on Metacritic and I have to say that I don't regret it one bit. It's a game with heart, well thought and with great ideas. I didn't encounter as much technical issues as some people, (you included) and I actually had worst performance in RDR2. I really don't know why reviewers decided to hate the game, but for me it was one of the best experiences I've had in a while. Specially Hordes, which presented no performance issues on my part =S. For me it was a really well made game, a little rough around the edges, but not so much that that hindered the experience. Great review as always! =)
I really like the characters and the certain twists that happen throughout the game that you dont expect. I really did get very attached to a lot of the characters and even cried when certain ones died. I feel like this was a genuine made game from developers who were having a good time developing it and really making it more for the consumers and less for "how much money can we make from this". You dont see that from a lot of games and I'm really glad I got to experience it without it being ruined for me by game reviewers like IGN and Metacritic
I just finished the game, and I didn't encounter the same problems with the games as you did. one of the few issues for me, coming from state of decay, was the exploring is not mandatory at the beginning, but once the hordes become an issue, you have to visit places to gather items for crafting molotovs and napalms.
I bought the game the day it released but waited until last week to play it because I heard it had a lot of bugs and glitches. So glad I did. I still experienced a few bugs and glitches and had to reload a mission once when an enemy didn't spawn. But all in all I think this is one of the best games of the year. The story was compelling and emotional. The characters were deep and memorable. I love this game.