Days Gone

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blue_haddock

3,329 posts

69 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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Well that m nearly finished on the harder level now, I started all over again so whilst it was slow to start with due to being better at it, even with crap guns etc I managed to blast through it.

I'm now loving taking on hordes for fun!

Ash_

5,929 posts

192 months

Wednesday 17th February 2021
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blue_haddock said:
Well that m nearly finished on the harder level now, I started all over again so whilst it was slow to start with due to being better at it, even with crap guns etc I managed to blast through it.

I'm now loving taking on hordes for fun!
Didn't you start the new game in "New Game+ ", that way you keep all your previously accumulated weapon's, power-ups (character ones), credits and trust at camps etc.

blue_haddock

3,329 posts

69 months

Wednesday 17th February 2021
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Ash_ said:
blue_haddock said:
Well that m nearly finished on the harder level now, I started all over again so whilst it was slow to start with due to being better at it, even with crap guns etc I managed to blast through it.

I'm now loving taking on hordes for fun!
Didn't you start the new game in "New Game+ ", that way you keep all your previously accumulated weapon's, power-ups (character ones), credits and trust at camps etc.
No i started the game afresh on the next hardest level, which due to getting better at the game still wasnt that much of a challenge.

I might leave it a while now to try another game but come back at some point to play it on NG+ but a much harder level.

Jasandjules

70,012 posts

231 months

Wednesday 17th February 2021
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blue_haddock said:
No i started the game afresh on the next hardest level, which due to getting better at the game still wasnt that much of a challenge.

I might leave it a while now to try another game but come back at some point to play it on NG+ but a much harder level.
Wait until you get to Survival ..............

KingNothing

3,174 posts

155 months

Friday 26th February 2021
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Game is coming out on the PC in the Spring.

PhilboSE

4,441 posts

228 months

Friday 26th February 2021
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Jasandjules said:
Wait until you get to Survival ..............
Did NG+ on Survival II. As it was my third playthrough, I didn't find it too hard.
Not doing it from a completely fresh start though!

Jasandjules

70,012 posts

231 months

Friday 26th February 2021
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PhilboSE said:
Did NG+ on Survival II. As it was my third playthrough, I didn't find it too hard.
Not doing it from a completely fresh start though!
Ah ok I think I perhaps relied rather too much on the map... And the "sensing" of people moving....

metrofour

98 posts

186 months

Sunday 28th February 2021
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About ten hours or so in, seems quite samey, burn nest go to NERO, burn nest, and I’m feeling incredibly underpowered. The bike is quite frustrating running out of gas frequently (have the tank upgrade). Hope it picks up.

blue_haddock

3,329 posts

69 months

Sunday 28th February 2021
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metrofour said:
About ten hours or so in, seems quite samey, burn nest go to NERO, burn nest, and I’m feeling incredibly underpowered. The bike is quite frustrating running out of gas frequently (have the tank upgrade). Hope it picks up.
I was like that when I first started but persevered with it and it does get better.

There are plenty of fuel stations around so you shouldn't struggle for fuel.

Getting better guns and improving your skills definitely helps.

Ash_

5,929 posts

192 months

Monday 1st March 2021
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blue_haddock said:
metrofour said:
About ten hours or so in, seems quite samey, burn nest go to NERO, burn nest, and I’m feeling incredibly underpowered. The bike is quite frustrating running out of gas frequently (have the tank upgrade). Hope it picks up.
I was like that when I first started but persevered with it and it does get better.

There are plenty of fuel stations around so you shouldn't struggle for fuel.

Getting better guns and improving your skills definitely helps.
From early reviews this is a problem loads of people had, for quite some time I got frustrated with the bike handling, naff weapons and not really knowing what the whole point, then suddenly and un-expectedly it just suddenly gelled with me and I loved it, definitely one of my favourite games.

blue_haddock

3,329 posts

69 months

Saturday 8th May 2021
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Jasandjules said:
Wait until you get to Survival ..............
Have just completed it on survival 2, I was looking forward to a challenge but it was pretty easy.

Any suggestions for other similar games?

NewBod

368 posts

38 months

Sunday 9th May 2021
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Got it free last month on PS Plus.

Will be installing it soon.

SturdyHSV

10,124 posts

169 months

Thursday 13th May 2021
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NewBod said:
Got it free last month on PS Plus.

Will be installing it soon.
I got it on PS Plus too, played it fairly regularly and the gameplay does move from stealthy fear to deliberate horde baiting quite well over the course of the game.

Reasonably telling but it's only the 2nd game I've ever got the platinum for (the other being Wreckfest during lockdown 1).

blue_haddock

3,329 posts

69 months

Tuesday 25th May 2021
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Any other similar game recommendations?

I've just started red dead redemption 2 and all I can say is that whilst it's very pretty it's as slow as st and I'm already bored of riding a horse.

JapanRed

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1,563 posts

113 months

Wednesday 26th May 2021
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blue_haddock said:
Any other similar game recommendations?

I've just started red dead redemption 2 and all I can say is that whilst it's very pretty it's as slow as st and I'm already bored of riding a horse.
RDR2 is probably a better game overall than Days Gone, and I think most would agree with that. Stick with it it’s up there with Fallout in terms of playability and longevity.

PhilboSE

4,441 posts

228 months

Wednesday 26th May 2021
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I've just played through RDR2 for the second time, it really is astonishingly pretty and the amount of detail that has gone into modelling the "world" is staggering. It all feels so natural. It is, however, a differently paced game to Days Gone, and there's as much to be had out of exploring the world as there is in playing the story IMO, if that's your thing. I enjoyed the exploring more than the story tbh, mainly because I thought all my camp and gang mates were a bunch of coconuts who were holding me back!

There is a lot of horse riding, though there's a pretty generous fast travel option not far away. I think R* tried to make the fast travel less obvious so that it encouraged people to experience the world and the many, many random encounters you can have on the way.

Different strokes for different folks though; I tried GTAV for the first time last month, hated it. Gave it a couple of evenings and uninstalled it.

Ash_

5,929 posts

192 months

Wednesday 26th May 2021
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blue_haddock said:
Any other similar game recommendations?

I've just started red dead redemption 2 and all I can say is that whilst it's very pretty it's as slow as st and I'm already bored of riding a horse.
I'm like you also, couldn't stand RDR2, got bored stupid spending hours staring at a horses arse! I enjoyed GTAV though, that was great fun a funny.
If you want something similar to Days Gone, try Horizon Zero Dawn if you haven't already. similar ways of getting skills and weapons and upgrading them/crafting them etc. A beautiful open world and interesting story.

Mastodon2

13,846 posts

167 months

Thursday 22nd September 2022
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I'm playing this now on PS5, looks great at 60fps.

It's a fun game but man, it's like an iron man race. It's one of those games that feels longer than it is, I think.

For those who've completed it, how close to the end of the story am I? I've just seen that my wife is still alive and joined the militia. How far along am I, 75% maybe?

ZedLeg

12,278 posts

110 months

Thursday 22nd September 2022
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You're probably about half way through the main storyline, you're going to start being able to attempt the big clear out side missions now though. I spent about ten hours getting the Sawmill done laugh

SpudLink

6,025 posts

194 months

Thursday 22nd September 2022
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I bought it a few weeks ago based on recommendations from another PH thread. I’m bored with it, and I’m not even that far through.

I think part of the problem is the characters and story haven’t grabbed me. But also, the last ‘open world’ game I put a lot of time into was Red Dead Redemption 2. An almost perfect game. Days Gone feels like it tries to do a lot of the same things, but not nearly as well.