Days Gone - The Review (2019)

Days Gone is a far more deserving game than most of the games press is giving it credit for. It's not perfect by any stretch, but it's worth your time and money if you are looking for gripping narrative experiences.
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[@robertmike7547]

Are you planning on reviewing Devil May Cry 5 ?

[@-Old-School-Gamer]

Skill Up So why did you defend gamespot 5.0

[@kemike13]

18:25 "potato aim" 😁

[@retromonkey5262]

Still a huuuuwhite knight tho

[@Rosehill-Gaming]

Great work as always! Good to hear this game is better than people are saying. Living in central Oregon I was looking forward to there being a game that takes place in my home.

[@Batooony]

I don't care about reviews, this game has the most important feature - it makes me want to play it for hours until I REALLY must go to sleep.

[@ransam8299]

@Steve nigga witcher 3 is much better then days gone

[@bucko.5781]

@Steve Days gone is really good but I wouldn't even dare to compare it to the witcher 3 and I'm not even a witcher fan boy but my god was that one hell of a game and probably one of my all time favourites but if you feel that way about days gone go ahead

[@bucko.5781]

@Steve I can see your point but you may have had a totally different view on the game if you hadn't stopped because personally I have never played a more intriguing game than ir since the last of us. I had the same opinion on days gone but once I got passed all of the tutorials and the game let's you use the tools etc I loved it . The game is also much more than just hacking and slashing but I can also see why some people dislike the combat.

[@dirtywaterzoso8917]

Same

[@federalnickel]

Also, don't forget the hate it got for the " gruff, white Male protagonist"

[@larryjohnson150]

To me Days Gone is an example of how to do an open world game that has less of the Ubisoft feel.

[@AydarBMSTU]

No, that would be Breath of the Wild

[@samsant3238]

AydarBMSTU I disagree. I hated how Ubisoft-y BotW felt with the tower climbing and a few other of its mechanics. Got the game day one alongside a Switch and still only done one Divine Beast I found it so off putting.

[@levihenze9297]

Metro Exodus felt like that for sure, I loved the open world sections. Open World is still an awesome concept. I mean, imagine an actually not-so-ubisofty Far Cry Primal.

[@hussainvandeliwala5585]

Matt Smith no RDR2, The Witcher 3 or breath of the wild wud be such examples. Days gone and ubisoft open world's are quite simmilar

[@adamred5449]

@matt smith I completely agree

[@laurene988]

Deacon: "Do you know why we keep going?" Boozer: "no?" --awkward silence

[@merdicmagic6171]

Boozer:" Deek?"

[@angelfeliciano97]

Deacon: “because what the hell else are we gonna do?” I love that line💯🔥

[@laurene988]

@@angelfeliciano97 brilliant line alright

[@angelfeliciano97]

Lauren E indeed🧐

[@ehdgjskkk]

Deacon: So get up, dust your self off and try again... The best line I've ever seen in the video game history.

[@Corrupted]

The PC release is the best optimized game I have ever seen, it looks AMAZING, like absolutely insane and it runs SO WELL - Huge respect

[@ejkk9513]

It runs okay on PC... I'm running a 2070 super with 32 gigs of ram, a 3700x and the game struggles to hit 100fps on my 3440x1440p monitor. I can't get it to lock to my monitors refresh rate unless I put nearly everything to medium at 90% resolution scale. That 10% hit to resolution makes a HUGE difference! The game ends up blurry... but it's the only way I can lock to 100hz at that resolution. I have both my CPU and GPU overclocked as well. What are you running and at what resolution/framerate?

[@Corrupted]

@@ejkk9513 2080 ti, 64gigs, threadripper, 2560x1440, 90-110 fps - except iron mike's camp sometimes, playing on a 144hz Im happy with everything 80+ on AA/AAA games nowadays lmao

[@ejkk9513]

@@Corrupted Nice rig man! A bit too much for what I need lol. With such a high refresh rate monitor, doesn't it stutter for you when you can't lock to 144hz? My game stutters very badly as soon as I dip below 100hz. Even a dip to 97 fps causes stutter. I don't know... maybe you're more tolerant then I am to fps dips.

[@Corrupted]

@@ejkk9513 I record and render on this system too haha, passion and job on the same rig - and nah, its usually fine, I don't really mind getting medium fps from time to time as long as its not below 60 for long periods

[@ejkk9513]

@@Corrupted Do you run games with V-sync or uncapped? My perfect game is 3440x1440p running at 100hz on ultra settings with V-sync. I only have a 2070 super so... that dream is mainly realized on games that are at least a few years old. Titanfall 2 really fits that bill.

[@OoXLR8oO]

Saying this game is technically worse than Anthem and FO76 is... Well, just cruel.

[@a7xdeathbat339]

Kartik Punna Very. I can’t say much about Anthem, but I own 76 and can confirm Days Gone runs much better. Given, that’s to an extent when the textures look like they’re on a PS1 and you need to restart the game. Then it’s good as new for a few more hours of playing. (I dumped 6-10 hour sessions playing until the end.) There was a pivotal cutscene in Lost Lake where my audio became way out of sync and the textures were absolute garbage, but honestly I knew I should have restated prior to that mission.

[@kanon951]

And stupid

[@OpenWorldGamer-]

downright wrong , how is this guy even a game reviewer lol

[@BillboBirsay]

Stupid is a better word.

[@tefugaming1277]

@Travis j No comparison to 76. 76 isn't even laughably bad. Its aggravatingly bad. Days Gone definitely has a lot of problems - but its still way better than 76.

[@StarDogg27]

I ignored all reviews about Days Gone and came to the conclusion that it’s one of my favorite games of all time. Haters gonna hate.

[@firefly19690]

I absolutely love it too!

[@gregoryjarvis3067]

And that secret ending, fucking eh

[@vincevirtua]

Underrated as fuck, especially now after the updates.

[@chrisvelasco4519]

I agree. Best game ever

[@ericagoodman8775]

StarDogg27 exactly!

[@seand9118]

Gotta disagree with thoughts on the bike and combat. 1. The realistic physics make you have to think about you drive your bike and how you attempt short cuts. 2. Fuel is exhausted fast when you’re “flooring” the gas the whole time. You gotta ride it like you would a real bike. Throttle when your going up hill, coast down hill, throttle on turns. It gets really fluid when you control it right 3. The lack of ammo had me get creative in battles. Shoot 1 or 2 people, move, melee, move, shoot, roll, shotgun, roll, etc. makes you have to think about where people are going and how you can line them up.

[@aminudin14]

You goddam right man.

[@typical.jb_3696]

You’re so right. I know at certain points my bike felt slow but the more I let go of R2 going down hills it felt better

[@jordannewthomas3293]

The physics for the bike can be a bit janky at time but overall I thought it was good and liked how fuel worked too, you have to think about how you drive until the last fuel tank upgrade at least. The ammo thing though isn't actually that bad if you ever low there is undoubtedly a cop car nearby to get some from, it does however suck that your ammo limit is quite low in the beginning understandable but still sucks lol.

[@joeramirez3122]

Sean Downing It really is a refreshing change to use your entire arsenal instead of the best couple weapons in the game. This is one of the few games I actually use throwables in. RDR2 kind of lacks in that regard in the sense that I can now enemies down with a litchfield and be done with it.

[@Phyllip21]

I’ve seen some reAlistIC bike GaMaES LikE rIDe tO hEll

[@andrewpopely9511]

I was rapidly loosing interest in gaming, really struggling to get into games, then started playing Days Gone. Lost 150 hours to it and thought is was terrific.

[@MAJINNOBU]

How the hell did you get 150 hours out of it??😂😂

[@andrewpopely9511]

@@MAJINNOBU easy really. 100% x2, then NG+, and then spent around 50 hours on the challenges. Just fell in love with the gameplay loop.

[@MAJINNOBU]

@@andrewpopely9511 Oh okay I thought you meant in 1 playthrough for some reason I should've thought about challenges and NG+. But you're right the gameplay loop is really good. Speaking of Days Gone I'm about to platinum it I only need to get level 3 trust with 3 encampments and nitro boost and drift for 5 seconds.

[@JB2FROSTY]

I'm losing my interest in gaming as well. Maybe I should try it.

[@andrewpopely9511]

@@JB2FROSTY i would recommend giving it a go. 👍

[@TopTwom]

This seems to be one of those games that, in 5-10 years, people will say "Did You Know? When Days Gone first released it was met with critical disdain" It will be remembered with more fondness than it was first met with.

[@mechanicalmonk2020]

2 years down the line the game is a bit better received because of fixes / PC port.

[@mishmashmarsh9499]

So from 7:05 to 7:26 there's no audio, probably not the first to mention it but I though I'd might as well.

[@MDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMD]

Cause that particular scene has a song under it. Was likely triggering copyright

[@TheDXJC56]

@@MDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMD Ty for the explanation just encountered this and was very shocked and frightened

[@denverwalker5723]

Well I mean if fits the bill There were parts in the game for me where audio was just... Gone

[@johnboylan3832]

I thought it was to avoid spoilers.

[@denverwalker5723]

John Boylan Heh Don’t think so bud

[@tiaan7032]

I gave Days Gone a couple extra points for not trying to fuck me over with microtransactions & loot boxes. Pay $60 get a full game + free DLC in June. Not the best game, but it was honest & as a consumer I appreciate that. I look forward to a Days Gone 2.

[@Lividicuss]

Cant say how true this is. Just getting to play a full experience after purchasing a game is like letting out a breath you didnt realize you were holding.

[@478Johnnyboy]

Tiaan Strauss How many hours is the game? I know the devs said 30 but I think all devs overshoot it and it never feels like the amount of time they say.

[@tiaan7032]

@@478Johnnyboy the campaign alone with just story missions is about 30 hours & it would be kind of tough finishing it any earlier less in my opinion. All the side missions & quests are about another 30 hours. Theyre adding more content next month with the free DLC

[@478Johnnyboy]

Tiaan Strauss Okay, sounds good. I’m likely going to pick it up from redbox at some point. I never wanted the game once it was first shown at E3 but I at least want to give the game a try and get into the story.

[@Lividicuss]

@@478Johnnyboy it's a solid 50 hour campaign if you ask me. If you just straight burned thru the story you could probably finish sooner but a lot of the side stories are good enough to pull your attention away. It's worth the play.

[@robh.2400]

This game was amazing. I just played it in 2020, maybe some of these “issues” were patched? I had no problems with the gameplay (aside from a few small frame rate issues). This game was way better than I expected based on reviews. I thoroughly enjoyed adventuring through this world, and the horde battles were awesomely terrifying!

[@cletokings4302]

Rob H. I just started it yesterday. So far so good.

[@bizmonkey007]

The AI has been the biggest letdown. Freakers are dumb, as expected, but so are humans. The bear boss fight was particularly bad. The bear in my game didn't even want to fight and kept walking away. I reloaded the game three times and the AI was still spotty. When I compare that to the experience I had fighting the Legendary Grizzly in RDR2, it doesn't even compare.

[@Verticom10]

Same

[@tylerdordon99]

I just starting playing a few days ago and I did not lile it at all at first but after like 3-4 hours of gameplay it improved.

[@sakimtornado]

started it 2 days ago. im loving it. it feels really lived in

[@ironsharkpa1026]

I love this game. It's so underrated. 1. It has the best and realest characters I saw in a long time in a video game. 2. No microtransactions 3. You can actually unlock everything for free in this game and get hidden bonus weapons by completing the storylines. 4. A great skill tree and weapons who feel great . 5. Great sound and immersion Game is a solid 8 or higher.

[@GameBrigade]

Relict 805 the game is a great game, seems like you’re hating on this guys few stand out positives.

[@duglascampbell7967]

Agree with u my only beef is there's no new game plus with no hud that be badass

[@nobchopper9728]

Spectre Flight Gaming negatives that surpass the positives is not a good game. Don’t defend a unfinished buggy product that charges you full price🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🔥

[@GameBrigade]

@@nobchopper9728 why. The game is amazing with a compelling narrative and character development. The biggest problem the game has is fps drops while in the open world. Definitely a major detraction.

[@Lyons_T-BAG]

@Relict 805 yeah you're a dope lol

[@lamby7796]

Here's my take on it.. Days gone is a slow burner, but once it started to light, I've never wanted to put it out. Can't stop playing it, haven't stopped since realese day. Yes it's got its problems but what game hasn't.

[@Sparkst5]

I played it until I literally had nothing else to do;)

[@1p986]

Reviewer:Assassin's creed has an even more repetitive and fluff open world than last year? Masterpiece! New franchise cuts down the fluff considerably and doesn't have microtransactions? 5!

[@darkdotz2361]

En Sabah Nur no it hasn’t lmao. Maybe the older games but not odyssey.

[@Volker_A4]

@@darkdotz2361 odyssey has far more depth in combat than any of the other games.

[@DrViperVideos]

Skillup defended that lady on twitter, white knight alert

[@KnightPhantomGames]

@@Volker_A4 odyssey's combat is shit. It's so rough around the edges and isn't satisfying at all.

[@theredrussian5715]

I think that their expectations were too high, they expected another spiderman/horizon level of quality game

[@RyanJones567]

I actually liked the gunplay mechanics in this game. You only have a limited amount of ammo, your aiming ability is realistic given the gun you have, enemies realistically move around to avoid getting hit, etc. You have to think about where to position yourself, what enemies to target, when to use your focus, etc. So it's basically a thinking man's game, even when you are in a gun battle.

[@moley249]

real facts

[@closelaugh185]

Oh wow!!! because no other zombie game has ever asked the player to reserve ammo....

[@GHXST_O1]

⁠​⁠@@closelaugh185wow!! It’s almost like no one said this was the only game that did this!! Dumbass

[@bmagada]

Soooooo remember when rage 1 came out and one of its selling points were enemies dodging your shots? Two decades later? Why are they dodging my shots?!?

[@lukas753331]

I honestly consider shooting mechanics to be okay. I would welcome a little bit more aim assist(as I mainly play on PC - and destiny has much higher aim assist on console). What totally stand-outs though are characters/story. Its amazing, and I wonder what game those critics played..

[@rudrod95_41]

In borderlands 3 the enemies just straight up dodge your shot if you're aiming at them sometimes. Like they play an animation and they become invincible like they're playing dark souls against you I'm all for enemies actually trying to dodge but when its "the enemy will 100 percent dodge your shot and become invincible" bs I'm like cmon

[@josephabrams8529]

That’s from way back in Resident Evil 4 actually.

[@davidsplooge14]

@@lukas753331 they play the same game, just with a lower paycheck and a really bad mood

[@davidsplooge14]

@@lukas753331 but that isn't a good excuss

[@aroundthecoast3334]

May have a couple of issues but it’s a great game. The thing about this game is you always feel like you want to play more.

[@apictureoffunction]

Agreed. I've been in a funk of not wanting to play anything recently and this game helped pull me out of it.

[@rubenscott3972]

I was the same god of war was ok but I guess I suck I like gun games gta 5 was amazing but this game has zombies

[@blippitybloo]

Yeah I found myself at work dying to get back in to this game. Haven't said that about a game in a long time.

[@foreropa]

Totally agree. I hadn´t had this feeling since CIV 4 or Elite Dangerous. I usually play one hour and that´s enough. With this game, some days I was playing 8 hours straight!! This almost NEVER happens to me.

[@ahgksi]

Yes Exactly 🤞

[@devilgames2217]

Got the platinum a couple days ago.... Went in with a 7/10 on mind, became an 8 as I was playing. By the time I was done, it reached 9/10.

[@Val_Viro]

Yh when I finished the game it was a 8.5 when I got the platinum it was a 9

[@aClownBaby-]

Exactly

[@xylan9543]

@@Val_Viro can you explain why it got to 9 when you got the platinum? im looking forward to play days gone too

[@Val_Viro]

@@xylan9543 i enjoyed the game way more and the grind made me like it more game was rlly great

[@frank59t95]

This game is one of the best game’s I’ve ever played.

[@CJ-wc5lb]

Facts. I only payed 20 dollars

[@ThiccolasCage01]

@@CJ-wc5lb haha same i just bought it a few days ago on the sale, i havent played any other game since its a blast

[@DiegoRodriguez-kl4eu]

@@ThiccolasCage01 I wated as well due to negative reviews and as a RDR2 fan this game is so much like it in many ways but its also unique I actually believe this is a tad bit better than Red Dead 2 the story is just gripping makes you want to continue playing and learn more about the outbreak Nero and what the hell happened to Sarah

[@ThiccolasCage01]

@@DiegoRodriguez-kl4eu im glad im not the only ome who sees the similarites between days gone and rdr2. This game is basically what "undead nightmare 2" would be except with an iron horse

[@lukesmith3597]

Its amazing

[@Kale-qv4gt]

This game is no where near as bad as what the critics are saying, a masterpiece? no but definitely not trash

[@OpenWorldGamer-]

way above any trash ubisoft has put out in the last 10 years, jus t below games like Witcher 3, RDR2, Skyrim which are games where this game has his foundations on !

[@OpenWorldGamer-]

that game was super repetitive, so many damn towers , with so little attention to detail, super downgraded from its previous game, farcry 2 was actually the only really good farcry games, decent story, gameplay and detail, after that everything has gone downhill , for pretty much any ubi game but the fandom is pretty strong with them and they keep purchasing their trash

[@MrMuaythai84]

they hate it because its a white male character with white zombies not enough black dick for those SJW PC PROGRESSIVE MORONS

[@live4christ295]

@@MrMuaythai84 As a black man I find that offensive lol I personally can't stop playing days gone after taking a chance on it a week ago. Started out mediocore but has turned out to be a VERY good game with super intricate detail and a long story campaign. The zombies made it a must try for me anyways can't go wrong with zombies, but I'm overall pleasantly surprised by days gone.....soooo your stereotypical nonsense was false lol

[@luketfer]

Thats pretty much what I've been told by friends who have played it, it's a solid 7/10 game. It's not a masterpiece but it is still pretty enjoyable and worth a play.

[@akatsukino660]

Bought it on day release and now I have platinumed it. Most of the technical issues are fixed and the fuel and combat problems are resolved when you progress making the progression actually matter. The story was the best aspect of this game. 8.5/10

[@valvethody191]

I have played both TLOU and days gone. Days gone really stands out especially when it's horde time. Eagerly waiting for days gone 2. I love this game!

[@tonymack2007]

I got tlou, free from ps plus I played it for a whole a day never played it again aftwards. I brought days gone while it was on sale played it almost everyday for almost 2weeks until i beat it even after I beat it i still play it.

[@TheSagaGemini]

just finished 100% of the game 10/10!Just started another run!

[@frankvandermerwe1487]

​@@tonymack2007 I played and finished TLOU in one long session from morning to night, non-stop - that is still the best moment in gaming for me. Period.

[@Roboprogs]

@@tonymack2007 same. I played Last for a few hours, but didn’t enjoy hiding and saving my 3 bullets all the time. Playing “terror of the mooks” (see Tv Tropes) to the zombies in Days was a guilty pleasure, and I enjoyed the story.

[@javierlandaverde4108]

The Story of the Last of Us is just more deeper, better with strong character arch’s. Days Gone story was good but it felt like a PG story compare to TLOU Rated R story line. The last of us also made me feel more immerse in the world but I did enjoy some of the side characters from Days Gone like Lisa, Boozer etc.

[@TheCheesewalrus]

By far the most engaging, immersive and terrifying games that i've ever played and i'm playing this in 2022... 3 years after launch.

[@luisfernandez4534]

Honestly I’ve been playing this game for about 25 hours In the past week and I can’t put it down

[@lekalla]

Same

[@lekalla]

GG RELOADED is another one who hasn't played it and believes IGN and Gamespot. How does it feel to be media's bitch?

[@lawlrd6655]

@GG RELOADED then make a few suggestions for a better game that is a recent release. broadcast your standards

[@GothicXlightning]

having fun with a game is all what truly matters in the end of the light

[@fabulousdolphin4221]

yea same

[@lowerclassbrats77]

"People either love it or hate it.....or think it's just ok" Mitch Hedberg on Days Gone

[@ejscorp]

Smacky the Frog gives it 5/5

[@sykocaine]

Awesome quote. RIP

[@TheKingAdham]

So people have an opinion on it?

[@WCCXtra]

I miss that dude.

[@GG-ml4oo]

u can use this sentence for every single game

[@foberdud7576]

Yea this game had its flaws, but damn it’s a refreshing experience to play.

[@stevenewsom3269]

Refreshing how? It is painfully unoriginal and generic.

[@michaelgonzalez824]

@@stevenewsom3269 it isn't generic I beat it played it again and again and got platinum. No game from this generation of consoles hasn't got me hooked but this did the job.

[@wakkjobbwizard]

“It isn’t generic”. Seriously? Are you trying to say that a game about zombies and shooting is not generic and unoriginal? Is this what we have been reduced to? It’s not a terrible game but it’s SO mediocre. It’s just not a very good game. I got SO bored while playing this. I also got the platinum but it was a grind.

[@stevenewsom3269]

@@michaelgonzalez824 you probably listen to Nickelback, Drake, and Imagine Dragons too...

[@blippitybloo]

@@stevenewsom3269 yah I disagree too. It is mostly average but I got seriously hooked on this game and jta world. Guess we can just keep playing sequel after sequel after sequel. Or overblown over hyped shit stain games like No Man's Sky. Nah I don't do that. I enjoyed PLAYING the game. PLAYING.

[@quinnarnold8733]

This game probably has the best zombies in any game I've ever played. The way your stomach drops when you stumble across a horde you have no choice but to run from can't be matched by any other game. I've never seen the "horde" done so well.

[@emcee2603]

freakers bro, the dev’s would have your head for saying zombies 😂

[@casthedemon]

Even WWZ isn't this good.

[@friendsarenotreal34]

@@casthedemon days gone is absolutely horrible boring and flat I just got this game and playing it and I regret it.

[@casthedemon]

@@friendsarenotreal34 it's fucking amazing. Absolutely a better time than the Trash of Us 2.

[@friendsarenotreal34]

@@casthedemon hell no its garbage and characters suck.... gameplay is as fun as goin to the dentist for a root canal complete garbage I pray this don't have a sequel to it some ideas should remain just ideas cuz this is garbage at it's finest this can't even compare to TLOUS or part 2.

[@Miguelmudesi]

I have a few complaints with this review: 1- By the end of the skill trees (you even praised how you feel character progress in your review) , shooting gets so much better and ammo is never a problem. Guns get more powerful too. 2- If you start the game today, you'll be on 1.07 which pretty much fixes 85% of the performance bugs, not relevant by the time your review came out. Framedrops are fixed by like 90% (I started playing on release date 1.04) 3- The motorcycle gets upgrades to the gas tank which substantially fixes the "low gas problem" in this review. (Im talking 10x the gas capacity of the initial state of the motorcycle) 4- Freakers are amazing, they're not zombies, think more like "I am Legend" infected, hate the sun, behave differently depending on time of day and weather. Also, you learn what happened to them through missions, lore and collectibles, how they're always changing, the virus even affects animals. 5- I found stealth not reliable at all on the second half of the game For me this is easily an 8.5 if you start playing today on the 1.07 patch. Cheers.

[@danielmaxfield4368]

Exactly my thoughts. I loved playing it. I couldn’t stop thinking about the game when I turned off my PS4. To me it was one of the best and most fun games I’ve played this generation.

[@peterelliott4922]

Agree completely with all of your points except I could still stealth most camps etc. near the end, just not missions. I would change my load-out accordingly knowing what I had coming up

[@frog1dog255]

Kill 4 hordes and you get an awesome submachine gun. There's also more map, but I don't think he reached that far in the game yet. There's the ripper map and the crater lake map.

[@YourMusicLesson]

This convinced me to check it out. Thank you!

[@magnusfinneide5259]

I agree with your review of this review. A good bunch of criticisms was either subjective, overblown or flat out wrong (this game is great with freaks). I think he missed a bunch of important upgrades and from the gameplay, it looked like he wasn't taking his time when shooting. Like he was expecting the crosshair to bounce between heads like he was playing Osu. Currently watching TheRadBrad's playthrough, and I can say with all my heart that this game is not a 5/10. The lowest score I would give this is an 8/10, but that can jump up to a 9/10 once all the performance -stuff has been ironed out and once the horde mode arrives. Excited for the future of this game. Truly an underdog.

[@grimdark2740]

Honestly one of the best games I’ve played in a long time. I love old games and this almost gave me the same feeling as games used to.

[@an7ici7izen64]

Bend Studios has roughly 160 peeps. I think they did pretty well. :)

[@OoXLR8oO]

They only had 50 back when they first revealed the game :).

[@Pastyovercoat]

I hope they are working on part two now 😁

[@jayus2033]

@@Pastyovercoat no they aren’t

[@athora4271]

@@jayus2033 how do you know

[@akash2853]

@@athora4271 their job postings on the site. Theyve mentioned they need hires for a totally new game they're working on. Edit: plus the lead writer for DG left bend studios

[@titularhero]

I literally never ran out of fuel my entire game, this is one if those times I think this is more you.

[@thefakebanette3483]

no massive philosophic metaphor at the beginning of the review. Worst review yet.

[@icipher6730]

@ You're the one who is being idiotic here.

[@thefakebanette3483]

@ In what is this comment defending that? Or are you saying that by watching the video I am supporting his actions else where? Edit- I am now realizing that you were talking about him and not me sorry about that.

[@thefakebanette3483]

@Moloko Mongalo Oh right hang on 1/10.

[@mariobadia4553]

@ You're still on about that? Jesus get the hell over it and move on with your life?

[@GGamersUnited]

lol

[@ihaveasecret9539]

Hey Skill Up, is it too late for a Sekiro review? Just wondering if that’s still happening. Thanks.

[@SkillUp]

It is still happening :)

[@ihaveasecret9539]

Skill Up Looking forward to it. 👍

[@ZarathustraPrime]

@@SkillUp What about a Devil May Cry 5 review?

[@djryry8006]

@@SkillUp Yeah it better! I just finished it last week and it's beautiful. Your review would be a treat to watch.

[@blackx1147]

@@SkillUp Awesome! Looking forward to it. Thank you!

[@yoanparmentier4692]

Wait..the map is small? Did you play the full game? I don't think you played the full game my man. After a certain mission the map becomes twice as big as the beginning of the game

[@vayneglory655]

True that. The map expanded right at the cusp of when I was starting to get annoyed with the backtracking. It was very well placed as far as when it unlocks.

[@rubenscott3972]

It to big I hate driving on the second map but fuck it the games amazing

[@limz7ds393]

I'm wondering if they know it becomes 3x bigger 😂

[@ahgksi]

Imagine my happiness at the time when i was thinking the Rippers' Boss was the final fight and was sad that it should not end so early :()

[@BonesBrigader]

Playing a gane for a few minutes and make a review video is the norm for youtubers

[@jsokobo]

I do agree that Days Gone was too harshly criticized, but I respectfully COMPLETELY disagree with basically every criticism made of Red Dead 2. That game has some of the most enjoyable combat and shooting I’ve ever played and I still boot it up every now and then JUST to ride around and fight people.

[@markusp.6458]

I had my doubts about the game and it took me 3-5 hours to fell in love with this it but now I just can't stop playing it.

[@1985NEVETS]

Yea me too but it took me little longer.now I can't wait to get off work to play it.

[@nevnad4587]

ya, its so addicting. I don't remember the last time I thought so much about playing a game when I wasn't playing it. The other two AAA games that I have finished that came out this year are Devil May Cry 5 and Resident Evil 2 Remake. These two games are more polished and both great but Days Gone was more addicting.

[@mikero4579]

The game is awesome!

[@tdilla4606]

Nevnad same here, I can’t remember the last time I was so eager to get back to a game.

[@davidroudebush6947]

That’s how I felt when I first started playing it but now I’m addicted to it

[@fhariri]

I can't seem to stop playing this game, at it's core it's your standard open world game, but combined with the story, the characters, the beautiful world, the bike and the amazing overwhelming hordes, I just don't see myself getting bored of this game. It's just the technical issues that hold it back, like the fps drops.

[@NickHunter]

that shit'll get fixed eventually, shame it didn't realise smooth but this is 2019

[@xmxh9596]

comparing Rockstar games to Bend studios is a little unfair.

[@brettistoocoolforschool4476]

XMXH extremely unfair. Hundreds of millions or dollars for a budget vs. a fraction of that for Days Gone.

[@nicktailor8062]

I think it's a compliment to bend, that their first game can rival the quality of Rockstar

[@OpenWorldGamer-]

they did a hell of a job with this game tho, with jsut 150 employees lol

[@hammadkhan450]

Their games ultimately cost the same so why not?

[@xmxh9596]

@@hammadkhan450 One is created by a huge studio and one is created by a small studio. The fact that Bend is in the same conversation as rockstar is pretty impressive considering this is their first big game.

[@chrisg459]

"Ammo is really scarce in this game." that's just not true

[@ivanb4681]

I just started yesterday on hard. Never had an ammo issue yet

[@ivanb4681]

@Mark D True. If anything the issue was never having enough explosive parts. They are super overpowered though

[@anuvette]

Scarce ammo makes sense in a post apocalyptic survival game tho

[@zay_tiggygaming]

I'm on survivor plus and ammo isn't really a major probably mainly cuz I stealth, but fucking crafting supplies are limited

[@JayandJay223344]

Especially when you get ammo supplies for your bike and use police cars for ammo boxes

[@EJD339]

I decided to buy this game when it was on sale for 20 bucks because I heard all the reviews and how many bugs it had but someone made a “1 year later” review and it convinced me to give it a shot and I’m so thankful for it. This game has so many bugs and had some frustrating parts but I was honestly shocked how much I loved the story after the first 10 hours.

[@a2t4r75]

I just got platinum, I love this game.

[@a2t4r75]

MatchaLatte I don’t think it’s hard at all. The hardest for me was searching bodies only because my inventory was always full and you had to get something off the body to have it count.

[@nirvana-qk9ju]

@@a2t4r75 How long did the Plat take you?

[@a2t4r75]

@@nirvana-qk9ju not long at all. Probably the same month or the month after the game came out.

[@nirvana-qk9ju]

@@a2t4r75 Thanks for reply. I appreciate it's been 7 months since last comment.

[@peterjohnston775]

I was already enjoying Days Gone, and this video just made me enjoy it even more. Great review.

[@FEWGEE1]

Just started playing this game on PS5. I'm about 3 hrs in, and I'm really enjoying it so far.

[@GrumpyCunt]

days gone was good and that secret ending makes me excited for a sequel

[@lllFeanorlll]

I never felt like I was grinding in the Witcher 3 in any of my play throughs.

[@wissammukaddam1393]

Remember that the secondary missions in the Witcher 3 were so well done and so integral to the story that it essentially doesn't make you feel like you're grinding anything. If you actually ignore all the side quests you're going to be massively under leveled.

[@flagovhate]

@@wissammukaddam1393 plus you'll miss out of some of the best stories written.

[@wissammukaddam1393]

@Rune Kristensen you can argue that they're well done enough to be considered the reason you play the game, but they aren't technically the main game at all since they're totally optional.

[@akmal94ibrahim]

@@wissammukaddam1393 Sometimes I don't even know whether I'm playing the main quest or the side quest. The side quest story and uniqueness was that good.

[@wissammukaddam1393]

@@akmal94ibrahim absolutely right, the side quests really did feel like main quests in any other game

[@Seldomsleeper]

I fell in love with this game, and by the end I regretted not preordering it. I then proceeded to continue my journey and get the platinum trophy. The story makes this game have a place in my heart.

[@ericagoodman8775]

Seldomsleeper truly unforgetable!

[@rwaters11]

Same thoughts myself buddy. I brought into the negative reviews and thought it would be another soulless empty open world game but I was so wrong

[@MrSqeez01]

The fact that the last of us 2 has 10/10 and his game is a 5 is the very problem with Game critics. Not saying Days gone is a 10 far from it. I’m saying this shows the problem with the critics ridiculous bias and their ideology affecting their reviews.

[@karolisbaranovas3675]

Days gone has better story and gameplay than lou2

[@scrimx9278]

Imagine saying that an average game like days gone is better than a masterpiece like last of us 2

[@scrimx9278]

You didn't even play the game and says last of us 2 is shit cuz everyone told last of us 2 is bad No It's one of the best games of the year Maybe the best

[@infamouscrusader3363]

@@karolisbaranovas3675 I actually have to agree but Days Gone is still average.

[@garfellow5507]

@@scrimx9278 or people actually saw the game and think it's shit? Me personally, I hate how how much they changed the characters to make them completely different from the first game and just made a lazy revenge story that so many other people have done. I also personally believe that they didn't introduce the new characters properly, most people just don't even care for them.

[@shmeagol]

You know what the most underrated game of this generation was? Mad Max

[@OpenWorldGamer-]

Days Gone might probably be now the most underrated game :(

[@OpenWorldGamer-]

@harrythebarry lul

[@yosisbenites9941]

@harrythebarry lol no your an idiot

[@yig_501]

yeah i loved it

[@Brandonjlarry]

Your damn right, that game deserves a sequel.

[@superjoule6277]

Days Gone is by far one of the better games I have EVER played. Gaming journalists is like jon snow. They know nothing. EDIT: I loved the bike gas system, I lost fuel only once in my playthrough. The enemy FOV, did you play on Hard? I did and I gotta say they spotted me rather quickly.

[@tefugaming1277]

Exactly. One of the best games I've EVER played - and I have played a shit load... And the gas system could have used a LITTLE work IMO - like the bike should have started off with a larger gas tank. Other than that, the system did what it was SUPPOSED to - which is provide a GAME mechanic.

[@superjoule6277]

@@tefugaming1277 I kinda disagree with the tank being too small. It might just be me, I'm an elitist, dark souls & starcraft 2 are my go to games, so I hate games gift wrapping stuff for me. I always play on the hardest difficulty because I want to truly beat the game, not the baby version of it. So for me, that system was just fantastic. Always made me a bit nervous and made me calculate how far I could fast travel, it also made the bike a HUGE priority. I was like: Oh this is fucked. I was in the middle of nowhere, no gas, no nothing. Not even ammo, all I had was my crossbow and boot knife. Night time, no fast travel. Took me ages to get back to iron mikes. That said and done, what that experience stood out, lesson learned also. Never happened again.

[@tefugaming1277]

@@superjoule6277 Yeah I like the survival experience too - but it was a bit unrealistic for me to only have 2 minutes of driving time from a full tank.

[@superjoule6277]

TEFU Gaming haha, yeah maybe. The thing I found most unrealistic was the distances. The map is like 4km? Or something like that in height. But, obviously its way bigger. They made it that way because if not 1m would be extremely short for when youre walking. I really enjoyed fixing the bike up from a piece of shit to an absolute monster. I really love it when games reward you for playing the game fully.

[@Sannoz]

I wonder if they will take away fast travel in the Survival mode that comes in June :)

[@ihaveagoogleaccount8008]

Days Gone pro tip from Skill Up: Don't go chasing waterfalls.

[@iamimmune8300]

Because they will not blow you.

[@frostyshake3314]

Just stick to the rivers and lakes that you're used to

[@ianchambers6191]

If you can't see the river bed don't advance because you will die

[@titularhero]

I actually enjoyed the story of days gone as much as the story of the last of us, but I guess that's just me. Red dead redemption 2's story is the best I've ever played tho. Still overall I like days gone as much as read dead 2.

[@deathmetallic9031]

Uncharted 4, days gone, rdr2 are my fav of this generation....

[@shiftyjim4138]

Just waaaayyy too arcadey for me. The arcadey feel makes it much less immersive and serious than something like RDR2 imo

[@dexter2178]

@@shiftyjim4138 yea that’s true but honestly don’t mind that some games feel arcadey

[@glenwarne6492]

Days gone is garbage compared to Red Ded Redemption 2

[@spiderpig7977]

I personally thought days gonna was fucking amazing

[@nathanneale3830]

SpiderPig 797 I don’t understand the bad reviews I’ve encountered only 1 big whilst playing this and it wasn’t that gamebreaking just a missing texture. Extremely long story lots to do. Amazing title

[@spazjackrabbit3420]

Most people did, it's just that sjw pig Kallie Plague who hated it because it starred a white male protagonist

[@michaelnapolillo7303]

It was. Some people either are bad or have bad luck which cause bad opinions

[@nutmalone5527]

@@spazjackrabbit3420 they need to stop oppressing white people !!!!! Grow the fuck up.

[@stevenewsom3269]

You probably like Nickelback and Drake too...

[@kacperkulik-moscicki4650]

Days Gone is far one of my favorite games. It's a solid piece of work. I enjoyed every moment of it. Can't wait for dlc.

[@DDPunk18]

It’s not one of my favourites but i would say it’s about in the top 20’s, it’s worth the money and time by far tho

[@slune85]

I have been waiting for this. Most of the reviews I have read feel like targeted negative reviews. Rather than an actual game review.

[@Volker_A4]

Shill up likes bad reviews apparently

[@Delucaass]

Lmao what, you're suffering from the Xbox fanboy syndrome, where bad reviews about their bad exclusives are a targeted one because they're biased towards Sony. Now you're saying reviewers are targeting Sony? Lmao you guys

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

@@Delucaass Meanwhile PC players are just rightfully pissed at Epic Games for creating exclusives on a system heralded for not dealing with that crap. Then review bombing old games.

[@NickHunter]

@@haruhirogrimgar6047 Not ones with any sense. Those of us are just enjoying the great games as always.

[@peterelliott4922]

@@Delucaass they're not targeting Sony. They're targeting the 'white Male protagonist' story line. Read polygon or gamespot's review and try tell me those bitches aren't virtue signaling like Brie Larson

[@paranoyd70]

You criticized the fuel efficiency of the bike, and while I kind of agree, it should be pointed out that you can upgrade the gas tank throughout the game, meaning it gets way more fuel efficient as you play. I don't think it was fair that you neglected to mention this. Sure, in the beginning its somewhat a pain in the arse, but mid game its far less an issue and late game its a non issue, as the gas tank is so big you can ride for long periods without needing gas. The same applies to the combat. Two of the most common complaints that I hear about the game is that the gas isn't enough and the combat is clunky. Its that way on purpose and becomes less an issue the further you play. As I mentioned, you can upgrade the gas tank to have more fuel efficiency, but likewise the guns & melee weapons are extremely weak initially and you have no skills. As you level up and gain skills you get access to more things that drastically improve the combat (both shooting & melee). And the guns are weak, but as you play you get access to better guns that can be upgraded to improve their effectiveness. These are issues that its not fair to criticize because they are done that way on purpose. It was the intent to improve your characters abilities and the bike and the weapons, so that they become a non issue. When I first started playing I had the same issues (gas usage, clunky combat)...but as I got deeper I began to notice that ALL these issues got better as I got skills and upgraded the bike & weapons. By late game, they were much better than in the beginning. The game layers these things so that you get better as you progress. Also, the game was inconsistent in terms of frame-rate, but the game has since been patched to improve things quite a bit. The very same was true with the Witcher 3, which got patched and now runs way better. Of course this video came out before the patch that finally fixed much of the issues, but I wanted to say that it runs much better now (for anyone who sees this video now).

[@gabrielcarrasco8414]

Days Gone is meant to be a slightly more realistic zombie game. You'll run out of fuel if you hold down the throttle, but conserve it when you dont. Floor it going uphill, but let it go when going downhill. It does save gas in the game.

[@Yomom12388]

Just because something is intentional doesn’t mean it gets an automatic pass. If something is clunky and feels like crap, then it’s clunky and it feels like crap AND it was a bad design decision. There are tons of different ways a game can limit your characters effectiveness in combat that don’t feel bad to play. Games have been doing it for decades just fine. So if it was more immersive or something for the combat to initially, fine. Still doesn’t change the fact that it just kind of plain old sucks, purposeful or not.

[@paranoyd70]

@@Yomom12388 If you're talking about bike mechanics, they improve as you upgrade the bike. If you're talking about combat, I thought it was fine. Red Dead Redemption has the SAME clunky controls, but nobody complains about that.

[@semkok7759]

Yea that’s why I like the shooting Bc in reality you can’t just spray and pray from to far away plus the recoil , reticle makes it harder. It makes you single fire which is slot more realistic

[@EmilyOnPlaystation]

Interesting that red dead 2 and days gone have the same user score.

[@neffelibatta7658]

Which really proves that these so called CRITICS don't have any credibility no more

[@hehitmeinthekneegur1551]

Ex Muslim in other news, water is wet. No shit these critics are useless, they are just critics.

[@hammadkhan450]

Really? So what, you expect days gone to keep selling like rdr2? Yes, the tiny bubble of the internet has a hate boner for rdr2, but outside of these comment sections and reddit, rdr2 is the biggest game this gen. People who never play games, bought that game. They both have the sane user scores only, rdr2 has a lot of 0s from crazy people whereas days gone has a lot of appropriate 6s and 7s, along with the 8s and 9s.

[@user-yr7mf3fr3e]

It’s cuz of red dead online

[@user-yr7mf3fr3e]

Kingj42j if u don’t take ur time with it u can do it quickly

[@DanaBanana94]

Thank you for this honest review. Days Gone is rough around the edges, but it is not even close to being as bad or buggy as people like to paint it. I hope it still pays well enough for the devs at Bend Studios, despite The Last of Us P2 waiting at the horizon.

[@suraventri2544]

Hopefully. I don't think Sony are as quick to close studios after poor sales for a game as some other publishers.

[@1omeagashen]

You must not have played this game. It broke on me 4 times. Your full of shit.

[@peterelliott4922]

@@suraventri2544 it's the biggest selling game of the year so far so Sony won't be upset with it whatsoever

[@anexplode7268]

@@1omeagashen With that logic and my bug free playthrough you are full of shit.

[@Caleldir]

@@anexplode7268 wow.. it's almost like 2 people can have 2 totally different experiences or something. Crazy. I got the audio bug 4 times in a row after relaunches.

[@uy9584]

My biggest reason for avoiding this game is I don't want to play as cleanprincegaming...

[@MattR8605]

I laughed way too hard at this.

[@LPrussia07]

I don`t get it, could you please explain

[@ZachIsTerrible]

THATS WHO DEACON LOOKS LIKE HOLY SHIT THIS HAS BEEN BOTHERING THE HELL PUT OF ME SINCE I PLAYED THE GAME

[@NickHunter]

aaah ffs, once you see it...

[@anubrakahn2970]

You could just go with Tom Wilson instead.

[@brentloy131]

Bruh invest in that focus and ranged skill tree.. the gunplay does feel kinda weak but your meant to be a noob at the begining with regards to gun recoil and your bike

[@JayandJay223344]

I'll say that if you lend yourself to the gyro aiming feature the developers added then it makes the gunplay feel incredible in medium to longranged encounters

[@mikepictor]

I do feel it's way stingy with skill points though.

[@joelmilten]

Agreed. I think alot of his complaints and general complaints that alot of people had with gunplay and progression are baked in to the game design make you feel weak and powerless at the beginning. I really like those first several hours of experiencing the atmosphere and world. You really do feel like you have to be super careful and you can't just go anywhere and do anything right away like most open world games.

[@senecauk8363]

@@joelmilten but isnt this dude supposed to be a veteran?

[@amimim69]

@@joelmilten why? Deacon was supposed to be a veteran...he should be good with guns from beginning... Stop supporting bad parts of the game by giving mumbo jumbo narrative reason....

[@Ma-gi2dk]

The aiming can be improved by: 1. Upgrading the shooting skills and using the slow motion. 2. Keeping the distance from the enemy while shooting. 3. Learning the attack behavior of the freakers. They have pattern - moving not straight, but a little bit around the cirсle when they not very close. 4. Using controller that can be programmed. So it helps you to tune the sticks right that your aiming will be much smoother. 5. When you start to aim, make sure that the cross will appear on the enemy or near. 6. Try to aim always in the head. With all of this I personally enjoy the shooting, using it all the time and wish this for all of you

[@mrchillaxing1723]

Maксим Татарчук Thankyou captain obvious :)

[@indeed596]

Yes i agree. Shooting is no worse than many 3rd person games. I enjoyed bombing around shooting here and there taking guys out quickly.

[@Ma-gi2dk]

MrChillaxing 👍:)

[@Ma-gi2dk]

kraenk12 Agree.

[@hammadkhan450]

I doubt rdr2 would have been a better game if it shaved off 20 hours of story. The slower moments are meant for self reflection and introspection, and the characters always have some internal turmoil that is being explored indirectly through each chapter. I feel like you have missed a lot of the camp stories and interactions that occur in the slower parts of the games. There are dozens of confrontational scenes in those slower chapters that add to the sense of impending doom and the passing of an era .If you shave off 20 hours, a lot of the story may not work. The reason why this critique bothers me is that most who criticize length have often, not even experienced the game at hand to its fullest, to understand the significance of the length and yet demand for massive portions to be shaved off for the petty convenience of being able to finish the game quicker. I bet you would find western classics like the assassination of jesse james clunky as well because that, too, “drags on” to explore it’s characters and its world and era. I understand you perspective but it feels like a disingenuous complaint when I know you simply want it to be shorter, even if you are sure it will compromise the story’s ambition, simply because you want to get done with it quicker. Most open world fans want the worlds to sink in to their psyche, they want them to feel special and not just some “fun sandboxes”. Most rockstar fans waited 8 years for the sequel and tbh, I wouldn’t mind it being 50 hours longer if it meant spending more time with some of my favorite characters.

[@hammadkhan450]

Incompetent the prologue instills the desperation that ultimately leads to the heightened sense of serenity and calm that you feel, once you move out of the snow. Also, slowing down the pace isn’t a bad thing. Rdr2 is heavily inspired by the assassination of jesse janes. If you have watched that film, the intention and purpose of the pace becomes very clear. I think it is very restricting creatively for storytellers to try to “ keep up the pace”. If the pace feels natural in the world, i appreciate it.

[@hammadkhan450]

Aidan S it is not a horrible excuse at all. It may not have jived with you, that’s all. Also, the indians are in only a couple of missions and they are tied to the first rdr1, where we know that dutch will once again use a desperate people to further his gains. The purpose of the indians in rdr2, is too show that dutch’s ideals aren’t about saving the untamed world from the tyranny of corrupt governments, but rather to save himself alone. That whole part, lowers dutch in Arthur’s eyes, as it shows dutch putting a dying tribe in the way of the us army. It is a very well-written portion of the game imo and it shows dutch’s contradictory nature and hypocrisy.

[@samuelcourliss8496]

Almost everyone agrees that Deacon St John is one of the coolest character names ever.

[@thesaurness2616]

I don’t care how good days gone might be but when you compare it to Red dead redemption 2 it’s personal. The latter is the BEST game I have ever played in any genre. Period.

[@M1tZk1]

But does it make you feel like you’re Starkiller?

[@Jace_Spicer]

I'd rather not feel like Starkiller thanks. I don't want my father to be killed in front of me, brainwashed to serve the murderer, tricked , stabbed by my "master" die, cloned all over again etc. Sounds exhausting.

[@alovekok9044]

Maybe it's the voice actor?

[@M1tZk1]

@@alovekok9044 it's actually exactly the same actor "Sam Witwer"

[@oliviastuvers]

I just here starkiller every time he screams 😂

[@zedhead90]

I actually really enjoyed combat in Days Gone after I progressed my character enough, though it never lost its “b-grade” feel.

[@ravingtopcat104]

same here,put the game higher than easy mode and the combat get good the more you play it.

[@peterelliott4922]

The funnest combat in the game is dealing with hordes, that shit is wild and very satisfying once your loadout is right for it

[@matt.dufault9966]

Yeh I feel as if the gunplay was bad in the beginning as you only had really shitty guns at your disposal but as you get further and get ur hands on better guns ,the gunplay was quite good. Not amazing but good.

[@peterelliott4922]

@@matt.dufault9966 it feels like he doesn't have a great understanding of using guns. They sound and feel great but his movement with them is clunky and his aiming is sticky. You get more used to it by the end of the game though

[@regis7971]

As someone who has played Days Gone i both agree and disagree. The game isn't as bad as some say it is, in fact its quite good. But it is not close to the level of The Last of Us or Red Dead Redemption. I think around 80 would be the perfect score for Days Gone.

[@hammadkhan450]

kraenk12 well he did say there is little separating days gone and rdr2/tlou. Skill up can be quite hyperbolic though, so it’s not a surprise.

[@akiko2096]

Last of us is overrated. Rdr2 is much better though.

[@tefugaming1277]

I sincerely enjoyed Days Gone more than RDR2 and The Last Of Us. However - I think all 3 are the best games of the last 5 years. Very similar, imo.

[@PinoyMagicianVlogz]

Still playing it. Taking my time with it but I’m loving the game. Especially now with all the updates the technical issues have been addressed

[@Jackson-pd2vj]

I love this game... And everyone I know who has Days Gone Loves this game. So I don't know why the bad ratings. And FYI... Can't wait for Days Gone 2!!!!

[@clickycrust]

@Steve REally? Howmuch? I wouldn't have expected that at all

[@dougdynamo9398]

😬

[@damn6039]

Uh oh

[@aarcadee]

have i got some bad news for you...

[@nolives]

The bad rating was most likely due to performance on console. Which is why reviews on the recent pc port is much higher.

[@Belgariad87]

Glad you made this. I bought it day 1 and haven't looked back. Its definitely in the open world narrative vein i love and it fits there fine.

[@jaseneffendy17]

Industry bias towards Rockstar and Naughty Dog is what drove that Metacritic score way up. That doesn't take away with the fact that both TLOU and RDR is one of the best games of current gen though.

[@XBullitt16X]

They're really overrated.

[@kadeem2572]

@@XBullitt16X he's aware of that. But doesn't there bad games.

[@BubJeans]

Especially the last of us, there’s an entire hour of gameplay

[@Velvet_Crowe]

*last gen They’re last generation games.

[@ihaveasecret9539]

Mai If you think TLoU has only an hour of gameplay, then must have not actually played it.

[@AcAlvin]

"This is radio free oregon, dont believe the lies / review" , this is a good game. Unlike rdr2, everytime i ride the horse to start a mission, it's just too boring and sometimes I will just fall asleep until I drop my controller, while I play Daysgone I got none of that.

[@jayus2033]

Shut up with your theories boozer

[@Mike-ix5sv]

Loved hearing Copeland ramble on radio free Oregon while I'm riding. Also liked stopping by the gazebo in lost lake to listen to the camp guitarist's songs!

[@waltervanlille2263]

Ha-ha-ha-ha!! I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one who did this. On the first RDR I nodded off while riding the horse more than once. Would open my eyes to see myself pointlessly riding into the side of a cliff or something.

[@neobutters]

Days Gone is one of my favorite open world games this gen.

[@Exel3nce]

well, open world games are usually garbage so its not that difficult^^

[@hammadkhan450]

BeThomsen and also some of the highest rated and most successful games ever. Let me guess JRPGs are the best?You sure it’s just not you?

[@beastofdarknesss5822]

@Hammad Khan He isn't a freaker nest why did you burn(BeThomsen) so bad ? ; )

[@Exel3nce]

@@hammadkhan450 success =/= quality. open world (games) are often just empty or filled with the typical sidequests. did you skip some years buddy boy? so yeah, spare me with that silly argument. jrpgs? why would you come up with them?

[@hammadkhan450]

BeThomsen empty? Last time I checked, with rdr2, witcher 3 and elder scrolls, open world games are the most content filled games out there. Its the 12 hour, corridor shooters that are most content less games out there, and also the most repetitive. GOW for example was the same troll fight over and over. I love that game, but that is repetitive. Not to mention the id shooters that have a few levels with a bunch of enemies sprinkled in, without story or anything. Not trying to diss on these games because I love them, but open world games are far from the most repetitive genre. Also sekiro is about the repetition.

[@hgainer]

knocks the fuel system then says it resulted in a few of the more amazing moments of the game. facepalm.jpg. I think they nailed the fuel system mate

[@weaverquest]

The feeling of being stranded on a bike when you are out of fuel was great. You suddenly realize how large the world is when you can't blast through it on a bike and it really makes you appreciate when you find fuel, fill up the tank and go on the road again.

[@shurik121]

Also, it's not very difficult to get fuel even in the beginning if you plan your ride. When you get even the first upgrade to the fuel tank, the problem mostly disappears because you can always refuel at camps and you almost always have enough to ride from one to another. Plan your rides is what I'm saying, especially in the beginning.

[@shiftyjim4138]

Did you not listen to him? Jfc like everyone trashing on the critics like him just have selective hearing or something. He explains that irony exactly right after he says that. You’re not clever or pointing out hypocrisy/stupidity by pointing out stuff he has already acknowledged in the next sentence lol

[@pana9756]

@@shiftyjim4138 It's just fanboys that want to hear what they think and not what the reviewer thinks.

[@sciuresci1403]

The fun part is running out of fuel a FEW times. Trying not to run out of fuel every five minutes isn't fun. How hard is it to understand ?

[@tastet5565]

Days gone is an 85 in my book. I have some stuttering in the camps, and I once got the floating head glitch and the fireless explosions, but other than that it’s a damn good game. Enjoyed every minute and I’m very close to platinum.

[@jaenpretorius]

This is personally my game of the year. I can’t believe it wasn’t nominated. I mean wtf is outer worlds and control doing in the nominations for goty.

[@minhaankhan5072]

Days gone would have seen more success if it wasn't locked to a single platform

[@LiTTleGaBi21]

both are miles better than days gone, a couple more months of developpement would have helped the game

[@joedemko6894]

Red dead 10/10 Days gone 8.5/10 Fallout 76 -2/10)

[@s0lid_sno0ks]

Red Dead: 7/10 Days Gone: 8/10 Fallout 76: 3/10

[@lukeober8906]

Red Dead 10/10 Days Gone 7/10 Fallout 76 1/10

[@lukeober8906]

@@s0lid_sno0ks have no idea how Red Dead can possibly be lower than Days Gone but ok

[@owenwilkinson6602]

@@s0lid_sno0ks Yeah, no.

[@nate1735]

@@s0lid_sno0ks You play rdr 2?

[@Slavenmierech]

Enjoyed days gone so much. The story keeps getting better the longer you play and the combat feels fantastic as you level up ready to fight the hordes which are thrilling. Great game!

[@Deeplycloseted435]

Steve its almost as if.....they didn’t play the entire game? Hmm.....that couldn’t be, could it?

[@TheodoreBotman]

​@@kaelshade4275 You need to kill several hordes to beat the game, one of those is a mega horde. But you'll be a lot stronger and have way better weapons.

[@Slavenmierech]

Ron Ulmer I’m about 40 hours in and I’ve faced 3 or 4 that I’ve found while exploring, you unlock better weapons by defeating them so try find some smaller hordes to get cracking. I think the end game is taking out all the hordes but I’m not 100% sure.

[@Slavenmierech]

Kevin Harris haha you are highly likely right Kevin!!

[@MrJaces]

I'd say I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much if the progression and bike upgrades weren't as satisfying as they are now. Story is basic but fun and Deacon is someone who comes off as Joel from last of us. Only thing that drives me nuts is how deacon growls and throws out profanity while trying to srealth my way through camps, total immersion breaking. Still a blast though. Freakers are a cool twist to because they're not actually dead, for crying out loud they shit and piss like normal, nasty.

[@ThrashGaming]

I'm the guy that gave it a 9.4 on Metacritic and I have to say that I don't regret it one bit. It's a game with heart, well thought and with great ideas. I didn't encounter as much technical issues as some people, (you included) and I actually had worst performance in RDR2. I really don't know why reviewers decided to hate the game, but for me it was one of the best experiences I've had in a while. Specially Hordes, which presented no performance issues on my part =S. For me it was a really well made game, a little rough around the edges, but not so much that that hindered the experience. Great review as always! =)

[@ayourmum8521]

This game is better then tlou2 never would have guessed that

[@libras5502]

This game looks fucking amazing compare to tlou!

[@rafterman5072]

I wholly disagree with you, but to each their own.

[@libras5502]

@@rafterman5072 nah even though our opinion is diffrent the point still stand

[@ayourmum8521]

Nicholas Marashio Lol

[@ayourmum8521]

ryan schreder I mean gameplay wise tlou2 is much better graphics, animations, polish. Even with all that I enjoyed days gone much more then tlou2. 🤷‍♂️

[@mikestallings5716]

Days Gone is the first game in years that I am playing way too much. I like the suspense it creates.

[@s0lid_sno0ks]

Underrated sleeper of the generation. It's this gen's Spec Ops.

[@slckb0y65]

I own both a pc, Xbox one and ps4, I buy (often second hand) every game worth playing. And I can honestly tell you this, days gone is THE best game I've played this year. The only thing you can hold against the game is frame drops every now and then. The rest, especially the story and characters are awesome

[@tat2dfreak3]

Haha Sorry, I'm not being mean, I just found it funny you wrote you own "both" & listed 3 things 😲 And, yeah, I get what you mean, you own both a PC and consoles. I, too own "both", PC, xbox, xbox 360, xbox one, PS 2-4, switch & a couple of old PSP's (that I don't even know if they still work, been so long since I used them) But, it still made me laugh 😁

[@slckb0y65]

@@tat2dfreak3 sorry bro, english isn't my first language, i'm actually from the french speaking part of belgium, doing my best here.

[@tat2dfreak3]

@@slckb0y65 No, dude, I meant no disrespect to you, your culture or to anyone. Your comment just made me laugh. I just wanted to let you know you helped me today! Sorry I offended you in any way....😢

[@OG-COLD-N-SOLID]

I bought and I'm 2 days in.To me days gone feels like RD2 with a motorcycle instead of a horse and it also feels like your more solo than doing work with a gang.I like it tho.

[@sonofkabisch]

"Days Gone is basically just straight white male, the video game...ew." - Game Reviewers

[@lukas753331]

@Steve its in america so plenty of indian/black characters..look at days gone characters..mostly white lol

[@lukas753331]

@Steve one is developed by beloved studio with a lot of fans, and other is developed by relatively unknown studio..so they get a free pass at certain things. IMO days gone is better game than RDR2 - by a mile. I can't even finish a simple mission in act 3 in RDR2 without getting bored to death.

[@flotzyyy9582]

Sthaman Sinha opinions are a thing

[@flotzyyy9582]

Sthaman Sinha except you worded it as fact, dummy

[@flotzyyy9582]

Sthaman Sinha I think you need to reread your comment and explain to me where your comments reads like an opinion, dummy.

[@shoeandlace6093]

I really like the characters and the certain twists that happen throughout the game that you dont expect. I really did get very attached to a lot of the characters and even cried when certain ones died. I feel like this was a genuine made game from developers who were having a good time developing it and really making it more for the consumers and less for "how much money can we make from this". You dont see that from a lot of games and I'm really glad I got to experience it without it being ruined for me by game reviewers like IGN and Metacritic

[@AdityaSathya]

What do you mean rdr2's world is unchanging. The world literally changes according to time

[@bullsheet88]

His rdr2 complains didnt make sense really lol

[@AdityaSathya]

@@bullsheet88 I know. Rdr2's story would have been shit if it were 40 hrs. All that character development thrown out of the window.

[@Jonny-dp6yf]

@@AdityaSathya yeah really wouldn't work for Red Dead 2.

[@bbartukoglu]

Therriffic Gamer maybe he means not shaped by your actions like Dying Light 2 claims it will have

[@streaminsteven3974]

I'm 20 hours in and this game is fun to play. My only real complaint is framerate. I'm using a ps pro and driving the bike or entering a camp the frames drop. Hope they fix it because the game is a blast

[@OpenWorldGamer-]

but honestly it feels like the issue Fallout 4 had in boston or Witcher 3, in crookbag bog, minor fps a specific locations and pretty much all the rest is smooth 30 fps, event when snowing or raining with all the mud in the road, and playing with a SSD, is even better ! , i even got proof of this

[@austinforbes9037]

A testament to your review style. I am actively going through your videos that I haven't watched. I just enjoy your reviews more than any others. I have nonintention of playing RE 4. But I just watched your review because I haven't seen what you thought. You've created a community of people that want to hear what you think, and I'm one of your flunkies. Love you Ralph. Keep it up😊

[@sieg11ful]

I generally love your content, but this time I don't get you, first you make a very fair review of days gone, then you defend a pseudo journalist that gave a pretty bad score to the game based on social agendas instead of gameplay or mechanics, and now you post this video 🤷‍♂️

[@dksoulstice6040]

Yeah same here. As far as pure game reviews go, Skill Up is good. But that embarrassing white knighting he did for a hack video game journo was just sad. What's worse, is what does he gain from it? She works for a dying joke of a website. The evidence is there that she docked points from Days Gone over bullshit reasons. He defends her in spite of this, then later defends the game she gave a 5/10 to.

[@dksoulstice6040]

Michael Harrington Sheesh really? And I thought Joseph Anderson was bad at handling criticism.

[@s0lid_sno0ks]

Lots of stuff he says doesn't make sense. I think the shooting is fine and the gameplay is the main draw.

[@OpenWorldGamer-]

@@s0lid_sno0ks totally

[@soup5981]

I haven’t experienced a microsecond of gameplay of the game myself, but it feels like the dev team had fun making Days Gone. That makes a big difference!

[@TheMontagueFilms]

Me watching this video; 10 minutes in “I’m gonna get this game now!” 15 minutes in “never mind.” 20 minutes in “I might get this.” 25 minutes in “do I get this?”

[@alelokox88]

Get it mate, it's pretty good. The gun play complaining it's pretty stupid, they're playing like if was The division or something, just play like in metal gear, head shots, planning, rifles or shotguns for humans and machine guns and assault rifles for HORDES. That simple, this ''gamers'' don't know how to ''game'' lol

[@geoyang89]

don't it was so hyped up, left me at the other end of the spectrum when i played it.

[@MagiofAsura]

Redbox it to see if you'd like to buy

[@laurene988]

It's worth buying I'd say

[@zach3318]

It’s a good game, well worth the money. I haven’t encountered many technical issues since the last patch and I don’t see how someone could say this game is unimaginative.

[@imonit1177]

It really shocks me that so few people know that Days Gone is the original build for the last of us. And that Naughty scrapped it early in development because of a decision made to go with a linear more cinematic experience. That the original build for the late if us was essentially gifted to Sony Bend.

[@Michael_ATL_82]

Days Gone is simply AMAZING especially for a new title. Days Gone 2 will be highly longed for.

[@Exel3nce]

sarcasm, huh

[@m3rcyez823]

agree

[@peterelliott4922]

@@Exel3nce not at all, Uncharted 1 wasn't received well either and look how that worked out

[@Exel3nce]

@@peterelliott4922 how can that not be sarcasm. its far from being anything like amazing. atleast uncharted had something to like about or can be build upon, days gone is or just feels like something generic with characters that are not worth telling about

[@peterelliott4922]

@@Exel3nce have you even played it? It has a lot more going for it than the bad reviews would have people believe. The hordes alone are a technical achievement and I quite like the main character, he's a flawed guy that looks out for himself first, like most people in the real world. What did uncharted 1 do that was new or could build on that stands out so much to you? I can tell ya most people that have played Days Gone liked it and want to see a sequel

[@slimak8888]

Game sold good as far as I know, so I hope we will get Days Gone 2. Great game.

[@TheREALHugo4]

Still the numbers doesn’t matter but the quality does and days gone isn't good at all.

[@Thomas-nl8lp]

@@TheREALHugo4 but it is though I got less bored than this game than any other open world games just always something to do in this game

[@TheREALHugo4]

@@Thomas-nl8lp Still the bugs ruins the experience

[@MrsPinkmuffinify]

@@TheREALHugo4 I played almost from the start and I experienced not ONE bug in my whole playthrough.

[@TheREALHugo4]

@@MrsPinkmuffinify For many players, as for me, the ps4 crashed four times.

[@Lovely-eb5rg]

I agree with you that Days Gone is better than currently reported, but I think you’re wrong about red dead and last of us. They both have quality/writing/Immersion /gameplay that FAR outcompetes with Days Gone.

[@daxwilson7991]

Agreed. This game is a good time. It's a fun game. But nowhere even remotely close to the last of us. Or Red dead 2

[@dustygearhead]

Immersion

[@KH2409]

I might be in the minority here, but for me Days Gone was way more enjoyable than Red Dead Redemption 2. I actually got bored with RDR2 with all the monotonous busy tasks it has you do. Although technically much more polished, it just wasn't as fun as everyone made it out to be (for me anyway). Days Gone on the other hand didn't do this. It's also the first game since Mass Effect 2 that I've completed to 100%.

[@aytony4090]

@@KH2409 Days gone is a better open world game where Red Dead 2 got the story almost perfect. Also, Bend Studios really need to invest some major time into the bugs.

[@steven310250]

well I disagree, I find both Days Gone and RDR2 are very similar in immersive quality. I love both of these games for what they are and not hype. The quality of the writing are pretty ok, nothing too amazing, just above average. The Last of Us narrative is slightly better. Both Days Gone and RDR2 forces you to maintain your mount. Days Gone forces you to refuel and mod your bike, as for RDR2 you're forced to feed your horse and pet it constantly while riding to gain back stamina. Caring for your bike and horse is VERY ESSENTIAL for these games, if you don't treat your mounts right, you're basically screwed for these types of games. Bounty missions are pretty much the same more or less. Side missions and camps feel super similar too with side conversations. When it comes to Days and Red Dead Redemption 2. They're both equally good to me at least.

[@interes6037]

Days Gone is masterpiece. I think its my fav game rn. Deacon feels so alive, every character feels alive too. Storyline is so interesting and u really feel something while playing it. Map is awesome, the open world is big, and im just obsessed with this village american atmosphere cause of Twin Peaks, and that s why i love Far Cry 5 as well. 10/10 game, im so happy that it came out on pc.

[@ihaveasecret9539]

I actually really like the gameplay in The Last of Us.

[@MrNasexD]

I love the intense fist fighting. Can't wait for Part II

[@braelhawke2189]

The gameplay is very good. Way better than Days Gone (and I like Days Gone). However, I agree with his overall point that it wouldn't be held as highly of it was released nowadays. It would be a review darling, sure, but not a masterpiece. Less 10s more 9s, probably.

[@tjj4lab]

I still don’t think I’ve played a game as complete as The Last of Us. The combat is genius, but you only realise it when you play on the harder difficulty levels. I replayed TLOU on each difficulty, and from normal to the second hardest played almost like a different game.

[@BigEvil316]

Yea man I agree. As for a new IP for ND, it was a great gameplay and it can be better in TLOU2( I believe they can based on the demo they showed at E3).

[@bunkflunk]

I couldnt finish the game because I hated the gameplay so much lol

[@dylan8736]

This game has no microtransaction!

[@madphantom92]

To this day I still think reviewers should show us how much time they play a game.

[@devilgames2217]

They can always lie.

[@Lea-pe6iw]

DevilGames thats why they should show how many hours they have played.

[@reed1645]

Do you mean like take a screenshot of the hours played? The only issue is a lot of game don't track that.

[@stevenewsom3269]

Good idea, now we just gotta figure out how to prove their authenticity.

[@sarccacious]

I disagree, you just need to find a reviewer that prefers similar games that you like. For example, I play a game and if I don't like it within 30 minutes I'm done with it. Nothing wrong with that.