Days Gone

ERG89 wrote: »

Never seen a game some people practically want to suck more than this.
It's pretty generic but I don't see the warning signs of it being a mess.

It's weird like that. It's been getting written off since it was announced.
For me I'm eager to see what the critics think before making my decision but I'm just staying neutral on it until then.

I've been keeping my expectations pretty low, to the point where I probably won't even play it the first few days it's out as Mortal Kombat 11 is out 3 days before it and I'm much more hyped for it. I don't think Days Gone will have anywhere near the impact of Horizon, God Of War or The Last of Us, but I think it'll ultimately be a pretty solid game and an enjoyable experience.

Is this you Retro :pac:

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Well I doubt it will review badly but I'd expect a lot of 7 and 8's which in the hyperbolic world of videogames is a total disaster to some people.

Metro gamecentral really grilled the developer and even ign and vg247 previews were did raise a few concerns.

As for the writing, he is called Deacon St. John.

I don't see how these can be taken as an unimpressed impression.

"Ultimately, I want to say that Days Gone looks good. I really enjoyed the few hours I spent with it and I’m eager to explore more of its grim, dangerous world. Even though it doesn’t seem to bring anything revolutionary to the table (though the zombie freaker tech I’ve seen in previous demos is impressive), based on what I’ve seen, what it does, it does well. The big question I have is no longer “is Days Gone fun to play?” because the answer there is yes - the real issue, now, is “Is Days Gone fun to play for 30+ hours?” And my answer to that is… hopefully."

"But here’s the thing – I played for four hours straight, and never got bored. If the preview event hadn’t ended, I would have been quite happy to keep going. There’s something here. It’s a clumsy game, but it’s charming and big and increasingly engaging as it goes on. I even started to come around on Deacon a bit the more he was fleshed out. Days Gone might not be another immediate classic, but there’s more to it than I expected."

At least Diesel thinks it will do good, check out their clothing range after partnering with days gone. 50 pounds for a t-shirt, 800 pounds for a leather vest jacket. Seriously who the **** is gonna buy that.

https://uk.diesel.com/en/diesel-x-playstation/days-gone/?t=m

Ha dammit! :Pac:

Retr0gamer wrote: »

As for the writing, he is called Deacon St. John.

It's funny, I remember you saying the same before Horizon Zero Dawn came out because Aloy and Rost sound like Alloy and Rust, yet most people enjoyed the story and thought the writing was quite good as a whole.

What's in a name, eh?

Went to google what IGN said and the auto complete for IGN Days were

IGN Days Gone
IGN Days Gone too white
IGN Days Gone white male
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At this point I don't think the likes of IGN, Polygon, or any of the gaming press matter to sales but at what point do publishers start to think it's not worth the negative noise. Sony already not bother with E3, and doing their own thing. They all seem happier to work with individual streamers and youtubers, it'd used to be a big no no for a publisher to ask who would be reviewing their game but now they get the press by going to an individual and just having a sponsored video.

I think it was the eurogamer preview where the guy just started rattling off the story details, I skipped straight into a few minutes later and the dope is still going into great detail about the story in great detail. I went to the comments to find everyone complaining about it. Everyone just wanted to know about the gameplay and exactly as said above, is it fun. The guy seemed to just not give a ****.

A YouTuber reviewer can be good and bad. If the person has a genuine interest in something, it can have the detail a fan would want but they might be biased also. Then you have a dickhead who is only interested in games that will get them likes, comments and subs who are shocked by everything.

I really like ACG and are my go to for any game I'm not sure about in their 'Buy, wait for sale, rent or never touch' series. To the point, what's the game about, good points, bad points, is it fun

Varik wrote: »

angry centaur gaming?

Had a quick google, and found a ACG twitter with few followers but a few big names following them and 2 youtube channels. What's what?

He's on twitter here - Take a look at ACG (@JeremyPenter): https://twitter.com/JeremyPenter?s=09

Example of one of his vids.

Free dynamic theme. I think you might need a us psn account but then should work across all accounts.

https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1119299624848596992?s=19

Really hope this delivers.

I rewatched the E3 video the other day of the mill horde. A guy who has an early copy tried recreating it to see the difference. Definite difference in AI, in E3 the freakers all started in a line following Deacon. In this, they spread out a bit and flank you, definitely more tense.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DaysGone/comments/bfyhzj/final_clip_for_tonight_tried_recreating_the_e3/

Lots of videos on Reddit but avoided them except for this. General feedback seems to be that people are having a lot of fun but it does have its cons. A few 85/100 being thrown around.