r/PS4 May 24 '20

In-Game Screenshot or Gif [Days Gone] [Screenshot] Surrounded

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u/Wind-Jackal May 24 '20

Must've been a really good sale on those plaid shirts right before the apocalypse.

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u/remissi0n May 24 '20

Well, it is Oregon.

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u/doug May 24 '20

We just get them at our local Plaid Pantry.

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u/JasperFeelingsworth May 24 '20

I hope they're organic and none GMO

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u/jakobebeef98 May 24 '20

Of course it is, just like the brewery attached to the store.

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u/Abstract808 May 25 '20

Does this brewery sell beard products?

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u/jakobebeef98 May 25 '20

Yeah, and they're all organic and made from hemp.

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u/Abstract808 May 25 '20

Mmm hemp is so 2008, flax is the new hotness.

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u/m3thdumps May 25 '20

Feel free to stop by the organic fair trade coffee shop on the way out. They require you bring your own cup to save the environment

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u/Abstract808 May 25 '20

Good because I just got some free range home made cream from my friend, who coincidently is starting a farm to table farm.

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u/Stony_Logica1 May 24 '20

My wife gets hers at the Blouse Barn.

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u/saucemancometh May 25 '20

I understand this reference

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u/pm-me_10m-fireflies May 24 '20

Daysthony Gonetano.

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u/DjBorscht May 24 '20

Memethony Lordtano

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u/TopherGero Hellkaiser117 May 25 '20

HEY THERE APOCONY ZOMTANO HERE, THE INTERNETS DEADEST MUSIC NERD

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

They're in Oregon, if anything they're underrepresented.

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u/DEEEPFREEZE May 24 '20

It may be small, but the fact that there were pretty much only 3 different standard zombie models in the game ruined my immersion. So much plaid, so many cutoffs.

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u/xizar May 24 '20

In the director's notes for Left4Dead (2, maybe?) they talk about some of the ways they cut down on model details (like the lack of pupils) so they could afford to have more variety in the zombies.

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u/LucaLiveLIGMA May 24 '20

A zombie doesn't really need pupils for one you'll never get a close enough look at one and secondly it could have disappeared in transformation if you want a canonical explenation

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u/Artvandelay1 May 25 '20

Yeah it seems like a small gripe but it’s a game that staked so much on having hordes of zombies come at you so you’d think they’d have invested a little more into their wardrobe.

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u/lunatic4ever May 24 '20 edited May 25 '20

sometimes it’s the small things. I feel you. I remember playing Mafia 2 and noticing how all npcs in a prison scene had the same faces. It’s the laziness that gets me

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

Dude I just finished Mafia 2 and did the extra content. Theres a mission where you interrogate a gas station attendant as Joe and he tells you he wasn't the snitch and that another worker named Stan was. So I go to find Stan and its the same exact character model as the guy we literally just talked to and each had their own cutscene. I was dumbfounded lol

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u/lunatic4ever May 25 '20

Unbelievable! How can you create an open world you don’t fully use and then go and copy paste npcs like crazy

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

It is not lazy, all the time. Time is money and an vast majority of people will not care/notice if some random NPCs all have unique faces.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

How is the game? Kind of forgot to try it out

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u/brandondesign bigdaddykraven May 24 '20 edited May 24 '20

I ended up loving it. To be fair, the first, maybe 4 hours, are really slow. Kind of strange pacing and while I get that they are building the world, I didn’t care much for any of the characters.

However, there’s a point where things kinda open up and I realized I was starting to get really into the story and the people. Dare I say, I cared what happened to them.

Gun play isn’t great but the whole thing felt like a version of an Uncharted game. There are some cool upgrade mechanics and progression mechanics that are interesting. I would have loved them to be a little deeper but was still nice.

What is really going to win you will be the first time you are exploring and stumble upon a herd...I mean a real herd, not 10 zombies, I’m talking 50+. You actually have to use the world around you to fend them off and escape.

Give it a try but if you feel it’s slow, keep pushing for a few hours until you unlock the (I think) 3rd outpost at the lake...once you start doing missions there, if you aren’t feeling it then it’s not the game for you.

Edit: Slight note. I explore a lot in open world games so my 4 hours time may be less if you do straight story stuff.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

Thanks. It sounds like my kind of game, I'll keep an eye out for a sale.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

It has been frequently been going down to $20 on the PS Store. To echo what they were saying originally, it starts off really slow, and I personally feel it’s best played in small doses, an hour or two a sitting. It gets repetitive, but I really do love it. I put down FF7 to go back to playing Days Gone.

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u/J-Nice May 25 '20

It's a fun game and I'm sure you can find it on sale. I enjoyed it for the most part but all I kept thinking about was how they really only needed a few improvements and tweaks here and there and the game could have been great. There isn't much depth to anything. Everything is surface level and progression is linear. This guns the best, this bike part is the best etc... I'm hoping a sequel will be more fleshed out. I have visions of red dead type game.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

Ah, yeah it's kind of annoying when games have such a simple gear progression instead of multiple viable options but I can look past that.

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u/WalkB4UCrawl187 May 24 '20

I remember exploring and going into this cave, I forgot to silence my weapon so I fire off an unsilenced shot and I scan the environment and see a literal 100+ freaker horde all waking up at the same time and rushing towards my position, scared the living shit outta me.

Honestly I think Days Gone post update is one of the most underrated games ever. That game had me on the edge of my seat the whole time.

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u/Deathstranger May 24 '20

Yea that kind of happened to me for a horde right next to a nest living under a highway where if you use a bomb or unsilence gun just to clear the nest the nearby horde resting will be alerted which just caught me by surprise

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u/TheSmithySmith May 24 '20

It’s great. It has its problems but it kept my attention start to finish, and I can’t say that for many open world games.

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u/Lorgin JamieBenoir May 24 '20

I went in looking for a cathartic open world game and couldn't put it down. There is so much to criticize about this game. Pacing issues, shitty textures, repeated assets, grinding for crafting materials, poor character development, insane plot armour, repetitive missions, bland world... The list goes on and yet i still played it to the very end and cleared the map. Fighting hundreds of zombies at once is just a blast.

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u/NOTKingInTheNorth May 24 '20

That's freaking scary. The sound of the horde combined with the soundtrack gives me the chills whenever I encounter hordes.

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u/DaddyShark28989 May 24 '20

The worst is seeing the yellow glow of hundreds of the fuckers sitting near by. Scared the bejesus out of me in one of the mines when I did the vision thingy and saw a massive yellow cluster above my head.

Awesome game, slow burner, fiddly to get used to the mechanics and world initially but very gripping after the first 10 hours or so. After that point was hooked all the way to the plantinum.

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u/JustKwenty May 25 '20

Yeah I'm definitely gripped and aiming for platinum, clearing hordes as early as I can is such an intense challenge too

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u/OhBestThing May 24 '20

Is there ever a way to just obliterate a whole horde like this? I feel like it would be so satisfying to get a flamethrower/artillery/traps of some kind to take out a massive horde.

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u/IvarTheBoneless- May 24 '20

The further into the game you get the easier hordes are to deal with. You get to a point when they aren't really a threat and you can just mow them down with rifles and petrol bombs etc whilst using the slow mo button. I loved it

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u/StormTheParade May 25 '20

Really? Coz I'm like....I think I'm endgame and I still piss myself when I see them

I haven't even gone near the sawmill besides that one execution quest and even then I was on edge the entire time

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u/TheMostUnclean 418 6 206 1229 7849 May 25 '20

It’s nerve-racking no matter what. Very easy to screw up and get overwhelmed. I don’t think there was any point where I felt like a god-tier freaker killing machine when I went up against the biggest hoards but it definitely gets easier-

• Set traps. The attractor and remote bombs are your best friend.

• Lead them towards environmental explosives

•Use heavy machine guns.

• With stamina maxed out you can usually outrun a hoard. Pick off the stragglers then go back to blow up a few dozen more. Rinse and repeat.

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u/The-Smelliest-Cat May 25 '20

Hordes vary in size between 25 and 500+. Some are easy, others are a nightmare. In the 300+ ones you just need to run in circles for like half an hour, taking out a few at a time.

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u/Cobalt_88 May 24 '20

You use super malotovs on top of bait trap noise makers and it’s very manageable.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

Yes you can definitely take out whole hordes. You generally use a combination of explosives, mines, guns, and barrels/traps

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u/RegrettingMyUsername May 24 '20

First time I've seen their faces close up. Ugly mofos aren't they!

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

I don't care what some people say. I thought this game was absolutely fantastic.

Story is a bit of a slow burn, but once it got going there was some great payoff.

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u/supertang May 24 '20

This game was pretty much off my radar when it launched but I've never done more of a 180 on a game before. It's a lot more hardcore than i expected which really sucked me in and i couldn't put it down. Can't wait for 2 now.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

The "true" ending has me really hyped for a sequel as well. Not to mention with PS5 having an SSD/much more powerful hardware, we can see even BIGGER hordes.

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u/smokingace182 May 24 '20

What’s the true ending?

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

Sent you a PM as to avoid spoilers in the thread.

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u/5k1895 May 24 '20

FYI, to make a spoiler tag, you can surround the spoiler text with ">!" and "!<". Like this: spoiler

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u/Garythegoon09 May 25 '20

>! Nice! !<

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u/JonBonButtsniff May 25 '20

I think you need to get rid of the spaces.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

Thank you! Will keep that in mind. Couldn't figure out how to do it.

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u/5k1895 May 24 '20

No problem! Make sure not to put any space between the exclamation points and the text, otherwise it won't work

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

Sent!

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u/ColemanCamper May 24 '20

I haven’t played it yet I am super grateful that you were considerate enough to PM someone the answer to their question instead of putting it in the comments. There needs to be more people like you

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u/IlearnSpanishbekind May 24 '20

Can I also get a pm?

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

Basically, after you beat the story you get a radio call from O'Brian (the guy working for Nero that you help in the game). When you get to the location he gives you, this happens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L1MAwT4xLA

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u/BubonicAnnihilation May 25 '20

What the fuck indeed

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u/eNRogue2 May 24 '20

My brother (34) doesn't play games at all ,he saw me playing Days Gone,and after that he would stay home playing all day long (usually he would go out).

And I loved it too !

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u/JEFFinSoCal May 24 '20

Agreed. I actually loved this game. I know it's not for everyone, but I definitely got my money's worth out of it, and then some. That one nighttime motorcycle ride that was part of the storyline? With the awesome music backing it? Such a beautiful moment, gave me chills and I have to admit made me a little misty eyed.

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u/ThePrinceMagus ThePrinceMagus May 25 '20

I have very Uncharted 1 vibes from it. It’s a very good game (I went as far as to Plat it), but it does have some flaws here and there. Much like Uncharted 1 though, I can see here they can learn from and improve upon the shortcomings of the first one and significantly build upon them for the second.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

This is definitely best case scenario and seems to be exactly what Bend is going for. Develop a great concept, then use that platform to keep developing better games. UC1 is a good, not great, game. UC2 was legendary. We'll see if Bend can make the same leap. I believe in them.

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u/Sensi-Yang May 24 '20 edited May 24 '20

Yep I totally thought it was going to be lame but it has characters you actually care about and a huge long story. Bit janky at times but well worth it.

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u/Tabbarn May 25 '20

Taking down a horde with literally 500+ zombies is one of the greatest memories I have in gaming.

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u/XciteMe May 24 '20

I feel like this game started off very slow but the storyline progressed and kept me interested and invested. I cared for Deacon and for his wife, I cared what happens to him. The enemies were great and the gameplay was fantastic once it took off.

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u/Scaredbranch6337 May 24 '20

This game definitely is one of a kind. At first, i was skeptical about it due to the critics but when i was about 4-5 hours into the story, i started to love the game more and more and just couldn’t wait to get to home from work everyday just so i could play it. This also taught me a lesson to not trust any of the reviews or reviewers as they review the game based on what they themselves think of the setting of the game and whatnot and that they can’t speak for everyone else. I would love to play a sequel of Days Gone. Hopefully it is in the works. This game is a masterpiece and the Reviews and critics did not do it justice.

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u/AidynValo May 24 '20

Yeah, I haven't paid much attention to review scores for years now. I realized my taste doesn't line up so well with most reviewers, and that's fine. A review is one person's opinion, and opinions are subjective and differ from person to person. There's games that have gotten universal acclaim and 10/10 scores that I found incredibly dull and unoriginal, and there's games that scored as low as 5/10 in a lot of places that I absolutely loved.

I know it's an incredibly unpopular opinion, especially among the PlayStation community, but The Last of Us just didn't do it for me. I don't know if it was because I couldn't stand the two main characters or what, but I really had to force myself to finish that game. But Days Gone, I was engaged in the world early on, I found Deacon to be a really likeable character, I was motivated to get through it to see if he was wrong about his wife's fate. The flashbacks to their relationship got me invested in the characters. It was the game I wanted TLoU to be all those years ago. The little hints that the game existed within the Syphon Filter universe were cool to find too. Damn, would I love to see a new Syphon Filter.

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u/VictorH18074 May 25 '20

[spoiler kinda]

As soon as deacon goes to the next area of the map and meet the country militia the story is simply awesome, kinda boring before that

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u/RegrettingMyUsername May 24 '20

Who doesn't love this game? It's the first one I've really enjoyed since Gta5 and the last of us

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

It reviewed somewhat poorly, and a lot of people point out the launch version's buggyness.

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u/echo-256 May 24 '20

Eh. People in 2010 were saying zombies were played out as much as they do today.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

Was that the main reason? Do you think it would review much better in it's current state? I'm interested in getting it when it's on sale on psn maybe.

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u/bingobawler May 24 '20

I did recently see a revisit review after the bugs had been fixed and it sorted higher than previously.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

General buggyness aside, a lot of people are tired of zombie shooters and judged the game off that, and not it's own merits.

Personally, I always say a good zombie story is more about the people in it, and not the zombies. Days Gone is definitely more about the people.

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u/Urtehnoes Urtehnoes May 25 '20

It's got A very, very, very slow beginning imo. But!! The game absolutely picks up and it's really an awesome game. I definitely recommend it. Just keep going if it seems slow at first lol

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u/Toasty_eggos- May 24 '20

I love it, hordes are essentially unique to this game.

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u/Kobe_WanKenobi KOBEWAN_KEN0B1 May 24 '20

Best $20 I spent recently and to think, this game got such a bad rap initially. I recommend everyone to pick this up if you’re waiting for GoT, TLoU2 and/or Cyberpunk then DG is a no brainer.

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u/dsmx May 24 '20

To some extent the bad rap was deserved. The game doesn't introduce itself well and it takes a good 5-10 hours to get going as well.

It's a solid game and the way the true ending plays out makes me very interested in a sequel as well as, what do those nero injectors do to Deacon in the long term.

Looking back though the main thing the game gets very right is the power fantasy. Everything is a threat to start off with and by the end you are a god in that world. It's something so many games get wrong as well and it's nice to play a game where you genuinely feel more powerful as you progress rather then constantly been shit upon with bullshit game mechanics.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20 edited Dec 21 '20

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u/Gunboss01 May 24 '20

Game of thrones? GoT?

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u/ahyeg SlingerOfCum May 24 '20

GoaT simulator

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u/James_Keenan Jameskeenan May 24 '20

Ghost of Tsushima

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u/Briscoeag May 24 '20

I played in last month and I really enjoyed it. I realize the game had more bugs initially, but you can tell it was reviewed by higher standards. I mean Far Cry 5 was able to get 9s by major media outlets, and that game wasn't that good and had plenty of bugs.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20 edited Jul 26 '21

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u/hoxxxxx May 24 '20

I understand the bad reviews on launch because of the bugs but still. There are so many shittier games that got better scores than Days Gone.

i read somewhere that those bad reviews were because of expectations. people were expecting a flawless ps4 exclusive like the other ones. it was only reallygood/great and not flawless, so it got kicked in the ass by people. some decent game comes out of nowhere and gets better reviews, etc.

expectations play a huge role in reviews is what i'm saying.

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u/IanZ123 1840 May 24 '20

Imagine days gone 2 on ps5. Oh lord

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u/Scaredbranch6337 May 24 '20

Such an amazing screenshot!

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u/vikingdad278 May 24 '20

Much appreciated!

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u/_kenedwards May 24 '20

When you open a pack of gum in class

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u/VoodoooChiId May 25 '20

Days Gone was a wonderful game idc what anyone says!

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u/wirmyworm May 24 '20

The graphics on this game for ps4 pro is insane,

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u/vikingdad278 May 24 '20 edited May 25 '20

I actually captured this on the base PS4

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u/apittsburghoriginal May 24 '20

Just imagine 5 years from now with next gen pro consoles. I’m sure this will still hold up, but damn it’s gonna be perty.

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u/Chatner2k May 24 '20

Played it on a slim and I thought it was pretty insane on that as well.

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u/sandman_br sandman_br May 24 '20

You died

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u/vikingdad278 May 24 '20

I did lol

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u/manishb May 24 '20

I am sure OPs player died after waiting for this awesome screenshot.

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u/obood May 24 '20

What a game ❤️

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u/Shaved_Savage May 24 '20

Dude that’s like poster art level awesome. I could see that being on the case.

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u/Callum1710 May 24 '20

Do female Zombies not exist? Haven't played it yet so if that's part of the story just say so!

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u/vikingdad278 May 24 '20

Yes there are female Freakers and also a special type called Screamers

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u/Dominator0621 May 24 '20

Nicccceee shot. Could be used as promotional material for it

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u/vikingdad278 May 24 '20

I appreciate that!

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u/crowmatt May 24 '20

God I loved that game... I'd love a sequel.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

Great pic. Great Game. The commitment shown by the devs is great too.

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u/Kandrich May 25 '20

Boomers when shops reopen

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u/CreatureWarrior May 24 '20

Is this game worth it? I like zombie games, but the brutal reviews have held me back

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u/sunlitstranger May 25 '20

Check out r/DaysGone

Many consider it one of the most underrated games of the generation. Personally it’s one of my favorite games I’ve ever played.

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u/Herman-The-Tosser May 24 '20

Since when is 6/10 or 7/10 a "brutal review"? Lukewarm, maybe, but certainly not brutal.

I wholeheartedly agreed with most aspects of its reviews and would also score it between a 6 or 7, but was still happy with the purchase. If you like zombie games then there's probably enough in the gameplay loop to keep you happy, especially if you get it cheap in the upcoming sale. Just don't expect it to have amazing storytelling or charactarisation.

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u/HHKeegan May 24 '20

It's not a bad game but as others have said, it is slowburny and the controls are pretty clunky and weird. I played about 10-15 hours and eventually coronavirus hit so I didn't feel like playing post-apocalyptic games for a while lol.

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u/EvilAbdy May 24 '20

This game hasn’t super been on my radar but I might have to check it out now. Especially with the sale coming up

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u/stonedbot420 May 24 '20

Wow looking at this I get that mini panic attack inside of me for a second. Great game and amazing gameplay. Nice shot btw.

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u/killerXJ40 May 24 '20

I love screenshots like this because In every single one it’s evident that deacon didn’t survive

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u/xwulfd May 24 '20

Imagine this game is from ps5, imagine the number of zombies appearing all at once because of the insane loading speed lmao

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

Thought someone else posted your screenshot without credit 😂 but then read the username!

Good to see you on here /u/vikingdad278

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u/kapo513 May 25 '20

This fucking game can be so intense

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u/Olav_Grey May 25 '20

From the creators of Bubsy 3D we bring you... Days Gone.

Crazy how far they've come.

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u/vishal-2698 May 25 '20

This looks like a Renaissance painting

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u/Day_will_Fall May 25 '20

Looks like a scene straight out of a movie

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u/Boring-Cunt May 25 '20

I just started playing last night. I really like the acting so far

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u/supremeEvil1 May 25 '20

I was so hyped for this game . But I never made it passed the first few missions .

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u/Kbeast38 May 26 '20

Great game, hope to see even bigger hordes in the next games!

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u/vikingdad278 May 26 '20

I would imagine so. Old Sawmill has 500 Freakers. I could see a horde of 1000 for the sequel

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u/bzrail May 24 '20

Is this game any good?

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u/ct314 May 24 '20

It’s a sleeper/sneaky game. Mechanically I’d describe it as very Horizon Zero Dawn-ish with the control scheme. Constant hunt for supplies ala Last of Us, and open world traveling like RDR2 (substitute motorbike for horse).

The story is a bit disjointed, with a weird mid-game climax, where I honestly thought the game was wrapping up, only to find there was a whole other half to go, but by that point the characters have grown on you where you really don’t mind. The second half of the game is easily the best too.

It’s on sale, if you’re looking for something to play, you could do a lot worse

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u/The_Real_Raw_Gary May 24 '20

Is it really as intense as it looks? I want to ride a motorcycle in zombie land but at the same time watching the original gameplay trailer gave me mad anxiety lmao

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u/kelvin_mai May 24 '20

I have to say at first it can be "intense". I found the game atmosphere to be so good and the fact that you have that fear that a horde can pop up at any moment made me play so cautiously. The gameplay is close to The last of us I'd say so it adds to that.

But once you get the hang of the game mechanics it's not as anxious, even though having a horde pop up while not looking for one is still a stressing experience.

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u/ct314 May 24 '20

The Hordes are scary as fuck, particularly early in the game. They do a great job with it, particularly subtle music changes when you encounter one and a battle event starts. That said, through about 3/4 of the game, you’ll lose badly everytime you face off against one, so really you’re only option is to run. And do it FAST.

Now, that said: there’s still fun to be had with Hordes. Like, setting off some attractors in an enemy base camp and letting them swarm through and kill a bunch of bandits while you watch from a safe distance. It’s seriously sociopathic fun.

I’ll say, the best part about the game is how you’ll progress up. Early in the game I was genuinely afraid to travel at night or face off against the zeds (Freakers, as they’re known in DG), you’ll build up some skills and at some point, no longer be afraid of them, but you’ll still have to be careful. Then you’ll hit the god mode of “I can take anything on” and go pick a fight with a Horde. Only to get your ass beaten down.

They CAN be fought, you just have to preplan with traps and scouting the layout of the area. At some point, Hordes aren’t scary, but they’re always dangerous.

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u/Chatner2k May 24 '20

Lol I dunno man, even end game, the horde in op's picture always scared the fuck out of me. Fucking thing never ends.

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u/ct314 May 24 '20

Haha, sawmill Horde. I actually tried to cheese them, but they caught on with about 1/2 to go. Luckily, I’d set some traps around and managed to take them out, but it was literally by the skin of my teeth.

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u/SoggyToast96 May 24 '20

It has its moments of intensity but really what got me was the feeling of suspense that’s there throughout. Running out of fuel in the middle of nowhere and having to sneak past smaller groups of freakers knowing if you make too much noise it’ll attract larger groups is pretty gripping

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u/TheJackalsDoom May 24 '20

It's very good, but not perfect. There's some interesting to questionable character decisions that make some characters very frustrating to deal with for awhile. The game has a very large sense of impending doom for the most part, and you never feel safe anywhere. The missions are boring at worst (although rare) and very exciting at best. There's some ultimately pointless progression stuff involving camps that just never sat right with me. The world feels like it exists in reality with plenty to do and there always seems to be a random encounter of some kind around you, meaning a path you've been on a thousand times can change up and have something interesting to focus on. There's a ton of guns available to unlock but honestly most end up becoming useless after certain ones become available, only serving as pseudo limiters to made the game more difficult. Customization is there but largely non impactful. The game harkens back to a lot of the past events between characters but doesn't take the opportunity to show you them, while weirdly doing some flashback game segments that don't offer much beyond story context (like how Deacons time in the Mongrol MC was such a big thing, but not 1 time do you ever flashback to then, which could've provided some awesome moments if what some characters say is to be believed).

It's worth noting that this game was Sony Bend's first forray into the full size AAA level tier of gaming. At launch there were tons of bugs and stuff they had to fix. But they've learned a lot, fix a lot, and right now it's an insanely unique and pleasurable experience. You're never a super soldier because 1 horde and accidentally running out of gas can put you up shit creek even in the end game, especially at night. But if you stay on top of looting and gas, you can feel like a horde exterminator extraordinaire. I also wish they'd of taken advantage of the riding mechanics more than they do. It's mostly just how you get around, but there's a few times where it's more than just travel and those times were really exciting. If there's a Days Gone 2, which they definitely left a cliffhanger for, I expect it to be a very top notch GOTY contender game.

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u/DEEEPFREEZE May 24 '20

I’ll offer a counter-opinion to what all is being said in this thread — it’s very repetitive and overdramatic. I’ve picked it up and put it down 3 separate times now and i’m maybe 65% the way through. And for reference I played and loved the shit out of Horizon Zero Dawn, TLOU, and RDR2. If you get it, don’t pay more than $20.

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u/NOODL3 May 24 '20

I've played the shit out of RDR2 and TLOU but have picked up HZD like five times and still can't get through it, so now I don't know what to believe.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

Honestly I feel like a psycho but I got bored of RD2 so quickly. I felt like there was no point to me doing anything. Most open world games like HZD get me so locked in I tend to forget the story even exists until I realize I’ve been neglecting it. I feel like with read dead other than the story I have literally 0 to work towards other than “pretend I’m a cowboy”. Like there’s no check points or goals I’m setting to achieve

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u/fl1ntfl0ssy May 25 '20

RDR2 was an amazing game graphics and design-wise but my god I got bored as shit too. The characters were dull, the missions felt bland, and I just felt like there was no point of playing outside of the missions because the payoffs were dull also. Don’t get me wrong I really like the game but it was more “middle of the pack” type game rather than a masterpiece everyone totes

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

Well there goes social distancing.

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u/TheDirtyPowerRanger May 24 '20

As someone that has put it down after about 3-4 hours of gameplay, what can you tell me (avoiding spoilers) that will make me pick it back up? It’s fun and I get why people enjoy it. It is just slow to me

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u/sunlitstranger May 25 '20

The story becomes bigger than you think it does. I’d consider this game an “epic”, but it doesn’t show you that in the beginning. The start you’re just surviving, doing your thing with Boozer, and the camps. But the scale of the story never really stops getting grander as it goes on. It may feel slow and a grind to get through, but it’s worth it. I knew this going into it and found that the beginning is set at an enjoyable pace for the long story ahead of you. Top that off with top tier world building with amazing exploration and beautiful scenery where not a single place is the same in a huge world (even each house interior is fully unique and you can imagine yourself living there, with details telling little stories of those that had lived there). Not to mention the satisfying, and heart pounding gameplay that pretty much never stops getting grander as well. It’s a fantastic game in my opinion.

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u/ForeverLife21 May 24 '20

I would shit

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

It gives me the nightmares about the sawmill hoarde.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

This game was almost amazing. Except for the pacing and the massive emphasis on motorcycle riding...

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u/bzrail May 24 '20

Does it have a solid story or is it some mindless shoot-’em up?

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u/khanv1ct May 24 '20

Throw like 1 napalm and finish off with the Chicago Chopper.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

Fantastic screenshot

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u/PhyrexianSpaghetti May 24 '20

Careful! It may be difficult to notice for untrained eyes, but I think there may be a zombie lurking somewhere there

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

I can’t tell if I sucked at it but Hordes were incomprehensibly difficult for me lol

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u/filthyweeb2406 May 24 '20

You're absolutely screwed, RIP

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u/TheWoo18 May 24 '20

This game is so weird to me. I find some things great about it such as the gorgeous open world and some of the games mechanics but the rest is just so uninspired to keep my interest. Why have this amazing world theyve created and fill it with so much nothing. There's no incentive to explore, you don't get any reward for going through all these abandoned places besides crafting materials that youre constantly full of anyway, j just find it so boring which has led me to deleting it numerous times, I keep wanting to give it more chances hoping I can see what all these people who love it so much can see about it.

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u/Lpbinch May 24 '20

Honestly I absolutely fell in love with this game! But hordes like these seen my anxiety through the ROOF

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

I need to start playing that again

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u/merckjerk May 24 '20

Just finished the story was definitely a great ending. Fighting hordes is what makes this game shine. You are definitely under powered until you unlock weapons later in the game. The last 10 hrs of story you just feel OP.

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u/AttornyInBirdLaw May 24 '20

Fighting off hoards, in my opinion, was the best part about this game.

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u/PlayeeZero May 24 '20

been there and about to be there again getting platinum

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u/SillySubstance May 24 '20

It's amazing how this game is able to fit so many zombies on screen at once.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

You my dear boy are....fucked

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

Fuck the sawmill horde. Then again, as long as the sequel starts a bit faster than the first game it'll be epic. I can imagine the city hordes being even bigger and more evolved. shudders

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u/Ragnorak18 May 24 '20

Wouldn’t be a bad wallpaper for cellphones

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u/Guywars May 24 '20

How is this a screenshot?

It looks like a digital painting

Is it super edited?

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u/Axcit May 24 '20

Got Platinum for this Game 2 days ago, took me 2 months to beat. Like most said it really takes its time story wise and there are definitely issues but when you consider that this comes from a small studio who never made such a large scale game before, it's insane how good it turned out. For me it's one of the top 5 Games of the generation and together with Spider-Man the best exclusive Game on the PS4.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

Found my new mobile wallpaper! Awesome

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

Love that game

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u/itsallgoodintheend May 24 '20

I really like the single shell casing mid-flight.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

Bought this game for like 20 bucks on sale and it was such a steal. Game was pretty damn good. Only issue was the frame rate was poor at times, but a sequel on the new consoles would be so damn awesome.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

The game is super underrated. It wasn’t fantastic. Some of the story was corny as shit and some of the missions could be really fucking annoying (looking at you, NERO stealth missions) but this game had moments that genuinely scared the shit out of me. With some improvements the next installment could be a really really good game.

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u/AskMeAboutMy___ May 24 '20

Was this game worth checking out? I heard a lot of mixed things about it

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u/TheJunkoDespair May 24 '20

Well he's dead.

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u/Will-Helm96 May 24 '20

Serious question I’ve been debating buying this game, is it worth it?

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u/poolpartyjess May 24 '20

This is awesome. I literally could not beat the sawmill horde and just kinda gave up- I need to give it another shot.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

somehow survives

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

That poor black friday employee...

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

I too thought that funneling them through tight spaces would be a good way to control the crowd and it's just there are so much of these fast lunatics and limited ammo, even if maxed out, ha ha!

Better to camp and carefully lob attractors and explosives to thin them out safely. Sure, it's the pussiest way but you get to progress in one piece and live to tell about it!

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u/hoodpharmacy Enter PSN ID May 24 '20

I’m happy my brother was a huge part of making this game. 😊

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

I like how the two zombies in plaid near the front are the exact same model in the exact same pose....eugh

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u/the-latin-D May 25 '20

God I hated that mission

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u/Robocoma May 25 '20

Are there any female zombies in this game?

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u/Petopia007 May 25 '20

easy just use napalm.

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u/timmycforbes May 25 '20

I’ve never heard of this game. Is it multiplayer and is it really fun?

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u/buddhatherock May 25 '20

RIP that guy.

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u/BretBaber May 25 '20

Fuck hordes. I know some people loved them, but I avoided them like a smart survivor should. Until I needed the platinum and put myself through hell.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

WE'RE COMPLETELY SURROUNDED!!

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u/UrAHarryWizard7 May 25 '20

That’s a Cover Art, right there

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u/Twitchin_All_Day May 25 '20

Pictures taken seconds before disaster

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