

By no means is this some type of narrative that we’ve never heard. Taking missions for money, killing whomever needs to be killed if the price is right. In the modern day, Deacon is a bounty hunter. You’ll quickly find that the different factions of the world are not only trying to survive from being mauled by these Freakers, but are also at war with one another. The in-game map is littered with landmarks and icons that represent main missions, side missions, extermination missions, and camp clearout missions that each fill in the blanks in terms of story.


There are numerous storylines constantly unfolding, but Days Gone does not reinvent the wheel here. During the outbreak, Deacon loses his wife and the story picks up around two years after these events. John, an outlaw biker who has survived a pandemic that has turned people into zombie creatures called Freakers. While it’s by no means the pinnacle of the genre, what it is is a good old fashioned single player experience that allows you to take in the game at your own pace.ĭays Gone tells the story of Deacon St. It features a big, beautiful open world with plenty to sink your teeth into when it comes to progression, collectibles, mission types, and story beats. Days Gone is a smartly designed open world game with strong survival and crafting elements with the zombie apocalypse backdrop playing the perfect host for this type of game. Despite a pre-release window that saw fading hype and some negativity being thrown at Sony Bend’s open world take on the zombie apocalypse, the game was seemingly written off by many ahead of release. While the generation may be winding down, Days Gone steps in to fill this void of exclusives for the PlayStation 4 and does a pretty damn good job of it all things considered. With over a quarter of 2019 in the rear-view, there hasn’t been much on this front though. Sony has rarely made a misstep in this generation, releasing hit after hit that can only be played on their flagship console - God of War, Spider-Man, Bloodborne, Uncharted… the list goes on and on. When you think of PlayStation Exclusives there is a general level of quality that’s come to be expected out of these games.
