The storyline is thoroughly engaging, even though people occasionally deal with their problems in bizarre ways or miss giant red flags - one character in particular is so clearly untrustworthy he might as well have the words ‘SCHEMING BASTARD’ carved into his forehead. In fact, that’s one of the more surprising aspects of Days Gone. He’s so unhinged that it becomes an endearing aspect of his character, though he does behave more normally when around actual, living people. He can’t go five minutes in the wilderness without bringing up how he’s going to murder every last freaker in almost-pornographic levels of detail, and he also attempts to pick fights with long-dead people he hears on prerecorded messages. It has to be said that Deacon makes for a likable and sympathetic main character despite frequently acting like a deranged lunatic. He’s lost everything aside from his best mate Boozer, and as the adventure begins, the two of them are scrabbling to make a living doing odd jobs for local survivor camps while harboring the vague objective of heading “North” for a change of scenery before things get worse. In the midst of all this madness stands a backwards-cap-wearing biker named Deacon St. The remaining humans now inhabit a remarkably beautiful hellhole where all the usual post-apocalyptic shenanigans are occurring - disfigured cultists scream about the end of the world, marauders prey on the weak, and zombielike ‘freakers’ chew the faces off anyone who wanders within arm’s reach. It may have started out in rough shape, but by the time I got to it, it was a fantastic experience that wasn’t getting its due.Īt its most basic, Days Gone is a third-person open-world survival title set in Oregon where a pesky virus has gone and wiped out huge swathes of humanity. It soon became clear that the extra time and polish made a world of difference. While I wasn’t able to play it at launch on the PlayStation 4 a few years ago, I came to it about six months later after a bunch of patches and substantial content updates - a challenge mode, new difficulty settings and assorted other improvements. The original critical reception to Days Gone was a pretty interesting one. WTF Deacon’s starting bike runs out of gas in about three minutes. LOW The forced stealth missions feel outdated. HIGH Being surprised by a horde whilst exploring a mineshaft.
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