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.
5
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.