To its credit, Bend Studios took seriously the idea of what would become of Oregon's political viewpoints in a world where a zombie apocalypse occurred. The world of Days Gone would, flatly, be far more interesting if none of its antagonists were in it.īut the absurdity that this game builds itself on is even more stark when it attempts to approach politics. Quiet moments sing as you drive through some of North America's most striking landscapes, simply admiring the world that Bend Studios (notably based in Oregon itself) has crafted. The game works to capture the natural wonder of the Pacific Northwest in a way that evokes emotion, even within its grimy post-apocalyptic setting. Oregon makes for an arresting, unusual location for an open world, all fog and rain and tree-lined hills. The other most successful aspect of the game is the setting. Upgrading the bike is simple but satisfying, and it's easy to grow attached to during play. He's nothing without his bike, and without him it's just another piece of moldering machinery in a world that barely has use for such things.
Like Mad Max and his car, there's a symbiotic relationship between Deacon and his bike, a vehicle necessary for Deacon's survival that also gives him power and identity. Throughout the game, you take as your primary companion an upgradeable motorcycle, which slowly appreciates in style and usefulness as the game progresses. If you've ever played an open-world game made in the shadow of Far Cry 3, everything here will feel incredibly familiar.ĭays Gone's primary differentiating points from the many games it's imitating lie mostly in its tools. There's a separate system of power-ups to enhance your Deacon's health, stamina (which dictates how far you can run), and focus, which lets you slow down time, a noted biker superpower. There are outposts of enemy raiders to conquer, walking-dead hives to clear out, packages to retrieve, and friendly factions with which to curry favor. Lots of driving, foraging for supplies, regular interludes of sneaking and fighting. It's nothing fans of videogames, or Sons of Anarchy, haven't seen before, and it plays much the way one might expect a game with that setup to play. After a zombie apocalypse ravages his world, he lives in Oregon with his best biker buddy, Boozer, and the two survive as nomadic guns-for-hire, doing odd jobs, taking bounties, flitting between various fenced-in survivor camps. John, a biker who formerly ran with a fictional gang called the Mongrels.
It's a game entirely reverent of the world it creates, but without seeing how that world, well, maybe is a good deal sillier than the game would like you to think.ĭays Gone is the story of Deacon St. It is more interesting than it initially appears, but it's also a little much. Exclusive to the PlayStation 4, it's a game that exists within a familiar form, set in a vast open world teeming with various hostile factions, including a seemingly infinite horde of zombies (called "freakers," which, OK, sure). That sense permeates Days Gone, the new game from developer Bend Studio.
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