Acquiescence
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Well, I'd be grateful if those companies gave it a rest with the post-apocalyptic zombie games for a good decade or so anyway.
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Days Gone (PS4): The Origin of an Antihero
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Well, I'd be grateful if those companies gave it a rest with the post-apocalyptic zombie games for a good decade or so anyway.
Bend has several failed prototypes before settling on Dead Don't Ride/Days Gone. I'm guessing post-apocalyptic zombie games are easier to do and harder to mess up.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
It was one of my favorite games of E3. Gorgeous graphics, cinematic feel, survival, crafting with a different take on an old enemy. I generally hate driving cars in open world games(mostly because of shit controls and traffic), but the motorcycle looks like it could fun to use.
Hopefully the the combat will be on a smaller scale most of the time and involve plenty of conflict with humans.
Hopefully the the combat will be on a smaller scale most of the time and involve plenty of conflict with humans.
Acquiescence
Member
Yep, I'm aware that after Golden Abyss, they started and stopped on several projects. And now they've settled with the safest premise for a video game in the year 2016. I understand why they did it, but it doesn't exactly reflect well on them does it.
"artists" / producers of entertainment already create media about a lot of other parts of the world / reality that they themselves don't have access to, why would any place other than the US be impossible?
There's this wonderful thing called the Internet that makes doing research and getting in contact with other people much easier.
Cool, but you already have a millions of those.
It seems like it's trying to occupy the same space. It's just that I'm not interested in a game trying to strike the same chords. Zombies, the human condition, I get it already. Outside of that the gameplay loop they've shown doesn't look all that compelling.
I'm not sure about that yet.
XANDER CAGE
Member
A zombie game starring an anti-hero... the industry is about to get its world rocked
Well SSM failed once on a new IP with Stig and went straight back to GOW, so it makes sense for Bend to go do something they're comfortable with after failing a bunch of times.
I know its not new, but I havent seen this pic until this PS Blog post, impressive stuff
Impressive but is there limb amputation?
That is the only thing I like about zombie games and why I like L4D2 so much.
This made me realize a zombie game with a clean cut hero would be interesting.
"This undead horde is no match for my justice!"
aggienader
Member
Well said shinobi. Took the words out of my mouth.
tearsintherain
Member
I really hope they work on the biker culture more, that to me is way more fascinating genre / topic to explore than just post apoc zombie world. The devs seem really surprised by how into the biker thing everyone was at E3.
It sounds ludicrously stupid to maintain a biker gang in a zombie world, but if done right could be hilarious and awesome. Probably would have to lean more on comedy than edgy serious drama though, most of my enjoyment from Sons of Anarchy was into how ridiculous everything became.
It sounds ludicrously stupid to maintain a biker gang in a zombie world, but if done right could be hilarious and awesome. Probably would have to lean more on comedy than edgy serious drama though, most of my enjoyment from Sons of Anarchy was into how ridiculous everything became.
Why the name change?
Primethius
Banned
Every Sony game shown was like TLOU this E3, didn't you hear?
And this has Zombies and it's cinematic. So it's much more like TLOU then something like Left 4 Dead, which ended up being a pretty pathetic TLOU clone.
If Days Gone had co-op that would be interesting, and probably reduce the TLOU comparisons significantly.
But as it stands Days Gone looks like a TLOU where Ellie is a motorbike.
somecrazymember
Banned
I just replayed TLOU. Days gone seems pretty different actually. Its a bit more arcadey and crazy with massive amounts of fast zombies while TLOU is actually quite slow and focused on stealth
That does look good, but there looks like a difference between stragglers and Waves. The zombies that are part of the horde don't seem to chunk like the stragglers do.
somecrazymember
Banned
Not sure if serious...
Primethius
Banned
Yea, and L4D also looks like a TLOU game where Ellie is split into three AI buddies.
Glad we are in agreement.
That's a fair point. It's the narrative direction similarities I find off-putting.
I'm not.
So what about all the shooters, rpgs, and every gente that has been done to death? Why just the zombie genre that people complain about?
The only new AAA zombie game that came out since ps4 released was Dying Light unless I'm forgetting others.compare that to other genres?
The only new AAA zombie game that came out since ps4 released was Dying Light unless I'm forgetting others.compare that to other genres?
The last of us wasn't open world. It had few slow zombies not a fast horde. There was no humans and clickers in the same area in the last of us main game.
I know its not new, but I havent seen this pic until this PS Blog post, impressive stuff
Yeah... i specifically loved how they looked like they were pouring out of the train and around corners and moving like water.
iamruthless
Member
The game looks interesting to me but...worst character name ever? Deacon St. John. Am I reading it wrong?
Audioboxer
Member
TLoU2 is clearly going to be an open world game with cars.
Handy Fake
Member
Yeah... i specifically loved how they looked like they were pouring out of the train and around corners and moving like water.
Yeah.
Shit. My. Pants.
Justice_Bolt
Member
I'm so excited.This will be a great game.
I know they did not say it but it does sound like you can save this guy
I guess you get no reward for the bounty if he dies.
http://www.gamesradar.com/days-gone...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
I guess you get no reward for the bounty if he dies.
Yeah... i specifically loved how they looked like they were pouring out of the train and around corners and moving like water.
I remember when I first played FF9 and I would count the number of characters on screen and be impressed when it was above eight.
Also they move so quickly maybe it would be a waste of detail. Like you said its a wait and see thing.
comshoplesce
Member
me too, hope they give us some demo?
So how impressed are you with this?
The shocking thing is how this looks just as good as any current gen game. It doesn't look like they have to make big compromises for the horde feature.
Lots to look forward to.
Inuteu
Member
I know its not new, but I havent seen this pic until this PS Blog post, impressive stuff
I love the lighting in this game
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
can't wait to see nighttime footage of these. that horde will be fucking frightening
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
it's a long story, but the short version is the monkey's paw.
Inuteu
Member
Its pretty mucht Last of Us 2 with hordes
Seriously..I understand that most games feature white male protagonists and many people often want to see diversity, as do I
but this is such a terrible and reductionist way of looking at a game character....do you just literally see any protagonist and reduce him to a "white male" with not understanding his character, his personality, his motivations?..like thats a awful way to look at the world
Phoenix944
Member
Yea there are old male zombie but no old female zombie, it's so revolting.
Aside from the open world, vehicles, quests, real time weather and a day night cycle and an inhuman enemy that plays totally different than the clickers. Yeah pretty much the same thing.
WraithWalker1893
Banned
I can't get excited for this. I really can't. It just looks bland A shame, it could have been PlayStations answer to Dead Rising. Hell it still can maybe? I don't think it'll hit 2017 at all more like late 2018.
I fear theres gonna be a huge delay for this. I reckon they'll take it back to the drawing board tbh.
A shame, it could have been PlayStations answer to Dead Rising. Hell it still can maybe? I don't think it'll hit 2017 at all more like late 2018. I fear theres gonna be a huge delay for this. I reckon they'll take it back to the drawing board tbh.
This is exactly what I was hoping for, too. It seems to me like Sony Bend knew that Sony would get behind them in a big way if they wanted to go the TLOU route instead of maybe trying something a bit more different.
Inuteu
Member
The premise is pretty much the same, technical and gameplay details apart.
If in the end of this trailer the biker found Ellie and Joe, everybody would be in the hype train right now.
So it isn't anything like the Last of Us outside of the premise? Gotcha. Its not like the premise of the Last of Us was some revolutionary and ground breaking never before seen story.