Days Gone Could Be Sony’s Next Horizon Zero Dawn

"Days Gone presumably started production shorting after Sony’s Bend Studio finished Uncharted: Golden Abyss — I’d guesstimate mid 2012. So the game has been in the works for quite some time (almost 4 and half years). We’ve only seen one extended gameplay trailer, and a short story-focused trailer thus far. Luckily, we can easily gather a bunch of information from them — here’s five reasons why Days Gone could be Sony’s next big IP." -- PlayStation Enthusiast

[UCForce]

Hopefully we see more gameplay of Day Gone at E3.

[brettnll]

We can only hope! It will have been a whole year of nothing haha

[brettnll]

Totally forgot about it being at the PS4 Pro event!

[S2Killinit]

I cant wait for Days Gone. The gameplay footage was so compelling. Ive never been impressed by gameplay without first playing a game, but this game convinced me just by showing what it looks like. Love the vibe too

[freshslicepizza]

This and State of Decay 2 both look great.

[Irishguy95]

Emptying your clip into an endless horde of zombies(Sorry, infected). How fun. Its almost like they just said **** it and didn't even try to be creative.

Seriously, the trend of wanking off every little thing sony pushes out is rediculous. Days gone has nothing on the last of us, it looks medicore compared to the horizon.

On one hand, we have an article were the majority say they are sick of open world games and would always prefer Uncharted or what not, on the other hand we have this article. This may be one of the most generic 'zombie' games in a long time. At what point does firing into a horde become fun? You don't have to aim, they all drop in one hit.

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

@Irishguy

People were saying the same types of negative things about Horizon Zero Dawn before it came out and that game is a GOTY contender. Bend Studio is no slouch when it comes to making games and I predict that Days Gone will as good as or better than Horizon Zero Dawn.

[Christopher]

***Days Gone will as good as or better than Horizon Zero Dawn.***

I have no clue how it will play out, but some of you are setting yourselves up for disappointment with this thinking.

[moegooner88]

Sometimes it is better for the people associated with the website submitting their content on N4G to not comment on said pieces, every time you do, it becomes more difficult to take your content seriously given how absurd most of your comments are.

[bouzebbal]

no reason to answer like a moron because no reason to build up unnecessary hype.

[pinkcrocodile75]

I could agree with the supposition of the article however the HZD story is original, however Days Gone and State of Decay are yet two more zombie games. They are just two more games in the same genre with not a huge amount to offer compared to anything that's come before it.

Yes Days Gone's gameplay shows huge amounts of npc hords on screen and it does look beautiful, however this is nothing new, where as HZD genuinely WAS something news and deserved the praise it received.

I'm sure Days Gone and State of Decay will be great games but I would like to bet neither of them are what I'd call the new paradigm.

[Goldby]

@Irish.

the demo that was shown at e3 was modified to allow easy killing of the freakers (not zombies)

similar to a super easy mode, it was more to show off the amount of freakers that can be present on screen than to show off how to kill them. and i say freakers as they aren't zombies, Bend has stated that there is a hierarchy system in place for the freakers where alpha groups will attack lesser groups to eat them for their food.

While it may look like a generic horde zombie mode, its the little details that are differentiating itself from the pack

[Irishguy95]

Goldby, every zombie game has 'little details to separate it'. But the result is always the same. If they look and act like zombies, we can call them zombies. Gaming is the first time i've seen a group of people argue over such semantics. If you had to describe 'freakers' to someone, you would simply say, "Oh they're pretty much zombies except they aren't dead yet", and then the person would instantly understand. "A horde of people trying to eat you";

Gameplay wise, the difference is negligible.

[Nu]

It looks like a refreshing take on the Zombie survival formula.
Dynasty Warriors should take a look at this game ideas.

[ShadowWolf712]

T'aint zombies tho. These things aren't undead, they're alive, have a lifespan, reproduce, etc.

[Christopher]

I think people use 'zombies' as a term for the type of creatures rather than calling them specifically one thing or another. Sure, 'infected' would work better, but zombies is already widely utilized to mean that. Just roll with it.

[rainslacker]

A zombie by any other name.

If they look like zombies, and behave like zombies where it counts, then they're probably zombies. Making them slightly different is just to try and make a tired concept into something interesting.

[Goldby]

@Rain

i didn't know zombies needed to eat and sleep, or that zombies have a hierarchy system were alpha groups will attack lesser groups of their own kind

[RememberThe357]

@goldby

You should have watch I am Legend. Those zombies were off the hook.

[CP_Company]

RememberThe357, I am Legend is no zombie film,it is about nocturnal mutants.'a genetically re-engineered measles virus, originally created as a cure for cancer, turns into a lethal strain which kills 94% of those it infects, mutates 5% into predatory, nocturnal mutants called "Darkseekers'

some people here are really zombies.

[Goldby]

@Remember
just as CP stated, they aren't zombies, the closest laymans term for those creatures in i am legend would be a form of Vampirism, due their predatory actions, fear of sunlight, skin burning from UV light and drinking blood.

[rainslacker]

And yet, everyone considered I am Legend a zombie movie.

The nature of the zombie effects trumps the cause of them or the definition of what a zombie is when it comes to their presentation in media.

Truthfully, the actual definition of zombies says nothing about them being creatures that attack humans in any way, or that they feed on the living, or that you turn into one if you are bitten, etc. That's all narrative attached to them through fiction. Just like vampires didn't necessarily sleep in coffins, or were adverse to the sun, hated garlic, or were turned away by crucifixes. Same way that in Harry potter a werewolf had it's own traits and reasons for being compared to american werewolf. And the list goes on.

People seem to be trying to hard to redefine what it may be because they aren't technically zombies. But IMO, when you look at the presentation, you don't say, "those aren't zombies, they have to sleep and drink water", you say, "wow, look at all those zombie hordes chasing me".

[starchild]

I'm fairly certain we'll see more of it at E3. It looks very promising. I love the Pacific Northwest post apocalyptic setting and I know that Sony Bend is a talented studio so I expect the gameplay scenarios to be fun. The graphics are also gorgeous.

[notachance]

I hope it empasize more to tactics and survival like dying light rather than chaotic action like dead rising

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed.

Or Days Gone could simply be Sony's Days Gone lol

This game could even do better then Horizon. Consider its a more broad appeal and in a genre that does a bit better then RPG ie action (not sure if it has RPG elements, but i'm sure its not a RPG as the main genre).

Could be their next big block buster, but either way, I think it will do really well for them.

The industry WANTS MORE NEW IP, we want new stories to hear.

I know the community is not silent about this. I'd argue its one of the most universal demands in gaming.....new IP.

Sony has not given up on this concept since they've entered gaming and I think its clear it correlates with their success in the console market. So sure, for every Lair and MAG, we might get a Uncharted or InFamous, but I think that is worth the risk and I'd rather get some bad games that TRIED something new ,then the same thing every gen just to play it safe. The industry trust this publisher on new ideas so I'm a bit more comfortable with something like Days Gone knowing what it could be for the industry.

[frostypants]

I'll be honest, I'm gonna be a bit worried about its status if we don't.

[bluefox755]

Hope so.

[chrisx]

Looks like it has alot of potential. Hope to be pleasantly surprised

[brettnll]

Same here, looks like my type of game.

[TXIDarkAvenger]

Does it? Looks like your typical open-world zombie game. I'm not saying it's going to be bad but nothing shown was impressive.

[Sunny_D]

The high number of zombies on screen at once is nothing to scoff at...

[arkard]

^ states there are numerous other games that does this already.... Names one

[OB1Biker]

He said potential for a reason.
Honestly think of what the game is about regarding its potential.
I understand some people are a bit dismissive of the gameplay. The context is important though and the demo difficulty was turned down.
Personally I'm hoping for a nice story trailer bringing more light about what they are going for, and how the missions, upgrades and open world exploration on bike work.

[AspiringProGenji]

State of decay and Dead rising 3 had lots of zombies that is true, but not like Days Gone and certainly not moving as fast as the oned in days gone, where they were running in hordes with crazy animations. Those animations reminded me of the runners in Dying light, but it DI you had like only 2 or 3 following you. In Days Gone there were hundreds.

So yeah, something great and different to see

[one2thr]

@TXI
But none of those games have zombies that swarm like World War Z zombies.

Also, these arent zombies, they're "Freakers", they are alive and make appropriate adjustments to adapt to their environment. Bend even stated that their behavior is also affected by temperature, etc.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

I'm sorry I've never seen a game have that many zombies on screen moving the way they move that this game has. The amount of emergent gameplay in that gameplay demo was impressive and the developers have already stated that you're not going to hunker down and kill the freakers like other zombie games but be constantly on the run and trying to escape from them

[nucky64]

from what i've seen and read, L4D is nothing like days gone.
btw, dark avenger - please name a game that DOES impress you.
edit: REALLY??? you think dead rising is similar to what you saw in days gone??? LOL
I do think dying light is more similar as far as having zombies/mutants; but, it's gameplay appears to be very different - I don't think DG will have an emphasis on the parkour style

[snoopgg]

Better then another halo or gears! Left for dead sucked by the way

[frostypants]

@TXIDarkAvenger, L4D/L4D2 didn't have anywhere close to the enemy count we saw in the Days Gone gameplay video. At least never all at the same time. The engine could probably handle though.

[Ceaser9857361]

Xbox fanboys needs to take a chill pill.. Sony at least coming up with new IP, whether its gonna be good or bad thats the latter part. Learn to appreciate and it's funny how the Xbox lacks games and they gonna defend that.. Sony shows of New ips and they gonna whine about that.. Hilarious!

[DialgaMarine]

Show us a game on console, specifically Xbox, that had this many zombies on screen.

[pinkcrocodile75]

It'd most certainly agree that both Days Gone and The State of Decay both have legs and am looking forward to both.

However as I said earlier in this thread, Neither of these two games have what HZD has. Not a chance!

[BlakHavoc]

This is a game I'm very curious about. My hypes about a 7 for it right now.

[corroios]

Lets see the evolution from last year trailer. I hope Sony’s Bend talked with GG like ND did.

[Markusb33]

I really like the open nature that the Sony studios seem to embrace with sharing techniques and methods. They seem to act like co workers even though they work at different studios

[Goldby]

just think of it liek different departments in an office, an office that spans the entire globe

[DialgaMarine]

Well the studio was expanded to more than double in size. I would imagine a lot of those staff came from other Sony studios.

[AmUnRa]

Yes they have. Didn't you know that as a Sony studio has a problem with the say the game engine, they contact other Sony studios, to ask help with the problem. And they get help, and dont forget the ICE team they are the one that program to the metal, and get the most power posible out of the hardware and chair that with other Sony studios.
So yeah, Sony's first party studios help each other.

[jhoward585]

Days Gone looks to be an incredible game. Can't wait to see more gameplay footage at E3.

[stuna1]

What's crazy is how Sony's 1st party studio's just keep passing the title around amongst themselves. What game is next God of War, Days Gone, The Last of Us 2??? Sony has the quantity and quality when it comes to Ip's in line to deliver that WOW factor! Which is why I've never been able to understand when I come across the random comment of someone saying that there's nothing in Sony's lineup that interest them!? Mind you that is for intents and purpose just the tip of the proverbial "Iceburg"!

[andrewsquall]

Don't forget Detroit Become Human (as far as an interactive experiences go), Insomniac's Spider-man and Media Molecule's Dreams.

[ThatGuyDart]

Death Stranding as well. A Kojima game with all the money, time, freedom needed with a whole bunch of real hollywood actors and actresses.

Man Sony just has it in the bag, it's not even close.

[brettnll]

Definitely a extremely diverse exclusive game line up

[starchild]

There's no doubt that Sony does a very good job of bringing a diverse lineup of quality exclusives. This year in particular has been highly impressive. I'm loving Horizon and Nioh.

[ThatGuyDart]

Days Gone didn't have the same punch you in the face reveal that I remember with Horizon Zero Dawn, but the game still looks great. If Sony Bend can nail the story and develop this main character, we'll have another PS franchise that is born. My biggest question with this game is how much freedom does this game actually give the player and what are the plans for the multiplayer? I could see a similar GTA style of online multiplayer with this game except being post apocalyptic. Maybe the players will be able to form their own biker gangs (clans) and you'd go head up with a rival with the zombies being a factor as well. It all depends on how ambitious Sony Bend is while developing this game, I hope it succeeds.

[Gamist2dot0]

As a fan of World War Z, I look forward to this!

[RebelWAC]

I can't wait to see more but I'm also worried over how well it will be recieved because of this "open world" fatigue gamers seem to be going through.

[uth11]

Eh.. I was excited for Horizon since the reveal. Days Gone looks like another boring zombie game. I have zero interest

[CP_Company]

it is good that Days Gone is not a zombie game :D

[uth11]

Is this like people claiming TLOU is not a zombie game because it has clickers, not zombies?

I don't care what name you give them, if it's zombie-like, I don't need yet another game like that.

[rainslacker]

I don't think TLOU was a zombie game, because the focus of the game wasn't really about the clickers(or zombies if you want to call them that). They were just a game play mechanic to stage the story and the rest of the game play, but not really the focus of the game itself.

Days Gone, while I'd hate to say 100% it's the case, looks to be more of a zombie game, because while they aren't called zombies, they still do act a lot like them. Maybe they have new things attributed them, maybe they aren't undead, but when I watched the trailer, I thought, "zombie". If the dev has to come out and say later that they aren't zombies because of some reason, then it's probably a zombie game. But depending on how things go with the game itself, it may not be a zombie game, like I feel TLOU wasn't.

[CP_Company]

rainslacker,what kind of nonsense you are writing? they want to present like zombies? wow.first question to developers? are these things zombies? developers says: NO. they are infected,they are live,they grow and progressing.
sure,you can call it however you want,just leave it in your pants.

[rainslacker]

I'm talking about their behavior which is like zombies. There are many different ways zombies, or whatever you want to call them, have been presented in media throughout the years, and often, they were made into something more realistic than just dead people risen up through magic...which is actually more a trend in the zombie stories than it was in the past because it's more believable when your trying to present a serious story.

But in all those things, we say they're zombie movies or games, because that's how they behave.

Maybe a more apt description would be that the genre is now more about the actual way zombies act than about the undead come to life. The zombie genre in general is quite diverse though, and it's not a bad thing for something to be a zombie game or movie. It's not everyone's cup of tea, and it's easy to be fatigued from it all, and just changing what causes them to behave like zombies doesn't change that.

But, when it comes to context, there are two general types of zombie media. The kind which just has some mindless plot where the zombies/whatever do what they do, then the one's where the zombies are more set pieces to the actual deeper story that exists. I feel that TLOU falls into this category, which is why for me, it's not a zombie game in the traditional sense, because the infected weren't a big part of the overall plot. They were just an antagonist. This is the opposite of say Dead Rising, where they are traditional zombies, but the plot is mindless and cursory to the fact that you're supposed to just have fun slaying zombies.

[CP_Company]

because TLOU is not a zombie game :D 'people infected by a mutated strain of the Cordyceps fungus'.the same as here,there was a pandemic,people get infected.

zombies are fictional undead beings created through the reanimation of a human corpses.

[gangsta_red]

If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck...

[Ron_Danger]

...and trolls like a duck...

[ziggurcat]

@gangsta: TLoU is not a zombie game... the enemies in the game aren't zombies.

[gangsta_red]

@Ziggurcat

They have all the qualities of modern zombie creatures. Having a different spin on it like say 28 Days Later, doesn't take away the fact that these 'infected' monster movies/games are inspired and similar to almost every zombie apocalypse movie.

So yes, TLoU is a zombie game.

[ziggurcat]

@gangsta:

"They have all the qualities of modern zombie creatures"

they don't. they mutter to themselves, and "destroying the brain" isn't the only way you can kill them. plus, they never died, they just became infected.

"So yes, TLoU is a zombie game."

... except it's not... dystopian future as a result of a global pandemic does not automatically = zombie game.

[Tussin187]

You have that choice. I'm sure there will be plenty of other games for you to choose from. That's why we have choices. I'm not going to disagree with you because your not interested in the game.

If your just trolling then have fun but you still didn't get a disagree from me.

[UCForce]

Can Zombie reproduce their own kind and drink normal water ? No, they can't. In Days Gone, those things are alive and they can reproduce their own kind and drink normal water.

[rainslacker]

Says who? I guess Vampires sleep in coffins because Brahm Stoker said so.

Trying to say a fictional creation can't do something is kind of silly don't you think?

In the end, does it really matter? The game seems to present these things, whatever they are, in a way that we've come to expect for zombies to behave. Some fictional work has them as mindless hordes, others have them as less social, others have them as kind of dormant unless aggravated or enticed by some outside influence. I don't think there is any one way to describe them except for the official definition which doesn't have any character traits attributed to them.

Would it really kill anyone to just say that it's a zombie game? It may be more like TWD or TLOU zombies where it's not really about that, thus not a zombie game, just a thing that has zombies(or whatever as a set piece/game play thing), but as of right now, they sure seem to want to present it as a zombie game.

[UCForce]

@rainslacker Well, vampire can't eat normal food like human can, can they ?True, those thing are kind like a zombie but heavy "modification" to be somewhat different than normal one. But again, it's video game.

[dumahim]

Prove it.

[rainslacker]

@Uforce

I dunno...in twilight, they could eat normal food. Who's to say those books are wrong?

If the work of fiction modifies what they do, it doesn't necessarily change their behavior. By pure definition they are not zombies. I can accept that. But when I look at it, I'm not thinking they are meant to be anything else. Just because the developer put their own twist onto the concept, and made them not undead, doesn't change that it's still meant to present as a zombie game. If the dev does this, and actually think it's anything else, then they are just being too pretentious.

All these changes are done for variety and to make it more believable for things that take place in a real world, typically for more serious stories. It's much more believable to think a strain of some genetically altered gene caused some terror to mankind than it is to think that some people came back from the dead through magic.

TL:DR

It's about behavior. Having new attributes attached to them is just for variety.

Anyhow, as I said, why does it really matter if it's a zombie game? People will think that if they want, and if they are tired of zombies, it'll affect their interest in the game. Calling them something else won't change that. It won't change the depth of the story if they're zombies or not, except in rare cases like I am Legend where a cure was an aspect of the character. If the Clickers in TLOU were actually zombies, it wouldn't have changed the sequence of events within the narrative. Zombies is just a catch all phrase to describe behavior, not actual meant as a literal definition.

[Goldby]

@Rain

And in twighlight the vampires sparkled in the sunlight. that is a teenage girly romance novel.

They still drink blood, live either immortal lives or age very slowly.

Freakers aren't zombies, they have logical thought process which isn't present in zombies. while the cortecpt virus from TLoU presens similarities to zombies, the fact that biting someone doesn't turn them is one area where they do not align with "zombies" it isn't a bit that turns you but the spores you inhale. they "breed" more infected through the virus' lifecycle. first they are runners, then clickers, then bloaters, before giving up and becoming a non living host for the spores to explode from.

[100_SavAGe]

Then why are you here commenting on a Days gone forum if you have no interest in it?

[guyman]

Ok cool so then state of decay 2 and dead rising 4 are also boring zombie games

[TheOttomatic91]

I did enjoy what was shown of Days Gone but I need to see more gameplay (probably at E3) to decide if it's worth it for me to invest in this title.

[PhoenixUp]

Why even compare the two? Couldn't you just as easily said Days Gone could be Sony's next new big IP

[Christopher]

Because clicks, tbh. It gets people arguing and gets fanboys talking.

[Nintendo4Lifex]

Animation looks God awful I thought they were trolls not Zombies lmao. Hit detection was so bad it wasn't even funny dude was using a shotgun and , it literally did nothing. Last why even bother shooting could of ran literally shooting did absolutely nothing to the "zombies"!

[G20WLY]

Lmfao! WTF did I just read?!

[Rimeskeem]

A comment from someone with the approximate IQ of 71.

[DanteVFenris666]

I wish they were trolls, that would be sick

[guyman]

"Animation looks God awful"

Yowza!! then every single game ever made has vomit worthy shit for animations by that stupid logic

[PlayableGamez-]

Nope.

[USMC_POLICE]

Am I only the only one tiring of zombies?

[CP_Company]

it is not a zombie game,so you can move along..

[USMC_POLICE]

Sorry it's not zombies but they are previously human zombie like beings. Funny every article calls it's an open world zombie game.

[uth11]

You are not alone.

[Ron_Danger]

I know right?! I can't wait for the day when we finally get a game where we can shoot humans

😏

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Please tell me how many zombie games there are to even ask that question. You could say that about open world games which there is entirely too much of right now and people are getting tired of them but there is maybe a handful of zombie games nowhere near the amount to be tired of them

[USMC_POLICE]

Ok I'll list a few, left 4 dead, left 4 dead 2, dead island 1, dead island 2, state of decay, state of decay 2,dead rising, dead rising 2, dead rising 3, dead rising 4, dying light, dayz, seven days to die, zombie U, undead nightmare, last of us, cod w@w, black ops 1, black ops 2, black ops 3, infinite warfare, cod WW2, zombie tycoon, zombie tycoon 2, dead nation, stubs the zombie, sniper elite zombie trilogy. Resident evil series, Metal gear survive, walking dead, telltale walking dead, plants vs zombies series.

Those are just the main ones I could think of, I know there are dozens more.

[Goldby]

last pf us isn't zombies.
and the cod series are addons, they arent the game them selves

[UCForce]

One questions, can Zombie drink water ? No, they can't.

[rainslacker]

I grew tired of them within a couple years of them becoming modestly popular....long before they became the next big thing.

I can still get into one though if the game itself is good, or it has a exceptional story.

It's really weird seeing all the people in this thread who seem to think that admitting this is a zombie based game would be like saying the game sucks. It's just staging for the game or story.

[Silly gameAr]

We'll see. Looks like it definitely has potential. I want to see some gameplay without the zombies.

[CP_Company]

you already saw gameplay without the zombies,whole gameplay from E3 2016 is without them.

[ruefrak]

I get the feeling that this wasn't Bend's first game after Golden Abyss. I'd bet they were originally working on another Vita game but once Sony realized Vita wasn't going to be a hit, they shifted to make a PS4 game. It just seems like an awful long development time, unless there was a mishap in between.

[TheOptimist]

Horde of zombies..... Eh pass. Will stick to Dying Light

[Majin-vegeta]

Not zombies...

[REDGUM]

I totally agree with you "The Optimist". I've seen nothing in the gameplay so far that has me hooked. It looks way to simple in gameplay terms with "run 'n' gun" being all I've seen of this game so far. Dying Light, although not on my raday for 2 years after its release, ended up being one of my favorite games this gen.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

That's all you've seen I think you mean that's all you want to see. The demo showed like three or four different ways you could escape that freakers horde it wasn't just running and gunning

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Except what this game is doing with their freakers and the way they move hasn't been done before in a game especially dying light but cool story anyway

[guyman]

Interesting, i thought Dying light was generic garbage.

[TheOptimist]

Interesting calling it generic, because there is no other first person parkour zombie game with such deep player customization....

[its_JEFF]

hmm... I mean it could be, but like a lot of people have pointed out "we need to see more gameplay" The only footage that we have looks fine, but it didn't have quite the impact as the first footage of HZD.

[GreenUp]

Days Gone could be Sony's next Days Gone. FTFY

[UCForce]

Wow ! Very original comment. Yeah right.

[Majin-vegeta]

Anyone who hasn't seen this needs to watch if.

https://youtu.be/kYi4CTbrEM...

[Legatus]

Could ???
It WILL be a successful new IP from SIE.
If i have confidence in anyone it's in the Sony's first party studios.

[Veneno]

I have high hope for Days Gone! Many are sleeping on this title but I bet they will surprise us at E3 . Dammit Sony is going to have another amazing E3 this year!

[gangsta_red]

Need to see a lot more before any real opinion can be formed about the game.

[jasonpugh]

This game looks sweet.

[LAWSON72]

Maybe if last years E3 demo was literally nothing like the game.

Fighting zombies as some generic dude at a torn down railroad station is not exactly mindblowing. I am all for it turning out awesome, but man I just dont see any potential maybe it will have storytelling like TLOU

[rainslacker]

The frantic game play could be fun. I'm on the fence, because frantic action type stuff isn't really my thing most of the time. But I've come to like them from once in a while.

Zombies are just things to kill. Just another antagonist. What you're killing is rather moot in most cases. How you kill them, and how they try to kill you is what makes the game different or generic.

[About30Ninjas]

When it comes to exclusive Sony does what Microsoft don't

[theshredded]

I really hope the game's challenging and has some survival elements or else.

[DrumBeat]

Horizon was a brilliant masterpiece. I enjoyed it all the way through to the platinum. Photomode still has me hooked. Aloy is also a great character. I approve of her for Playstation mascot.

[Inzo]

Wow, that came out of nowhere.

[jznrpg]

Or maybe it will be the first Days Gone.

[jznrpg]

Game looks interesting, mow down a bunch of enemies. Lets see how its turning out , I assume it will be at e3

[REDGUM]

This game would want to show me a lot more 1st before saying it could be anywhere near as good as Horizon.
Don't get me wrong, I haven't played Horizon yet as I'm saving for a 4k HDR tv 1st but, this Days Gone game looks brilliant graphics wise but that's all I'm seeing in it at the moment.
It looks a little simple to me, on the edge on boring even as from what ive seen its a ........
Run, run, run, turn, shoot, shoot, shoot. Then repeated over and over again. Essentially only needing 2 buttons on your controller, to me that's not great gameplay.
Obviously alot of you will disagree and that's fine, each to thier own, but from what you & I have seen of this game so far, can we really compare it to a brilliance of what GG gave given us with thier masterpiece??

[DigitalRaptor]

The concept of Horizon is way more unique, but people were doubting it all the way up until early this year.

The E3 demo of Days Gone was early gameplay, and I think it was a bit rough around the edges, but the running and shooting was meant to really drive home that the hordes of freakers are not something you can kill, and really your only option is to try and escape. It's a survival game. You can even bait that horde of freakers to other camps to take out enemies. It's going to be a heavy systemic game with much more than run and shoot.

I don't think this game will be as good as Horizon, but it shouldn't be written off as how you described it.
Have a read: http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

[REDGUM]

@ DigitalRaptor.
Thankyou for the link. That definitely shed more light on the game and has made it a more interesting game than I 1st thought. Explorable houses, towns, special crafting abilities, dynamic weather system & being open world too. May well keep my eye on it after all. Thanks again.

[wheatley]

I am wanting to see more of this game, but right now the concept of motorbike gang member takes on zombies just doesn't cut it for me. Horizon had me hooked from the start!

[SinisterKieran]

they really are knocking exclusives out of the park..mostly.

[1060FX8300]

Horizon: Zero Dawn was one of the most unique and innovative games released this generation. Days Gone on the other hand? It's another open-world zombie game. I don't think it should be written off just yet but it remains to be seen if Bend can take this (frankly overused at this point) theme and setting somewhere and have it stand out on it's own without feeling like just another zombie game. A tall order, but I remain cautiously optimistic.

[CP_Company]

how it is another zombie game if it is not zombie game? or you just don't know what are you writing but you are writing just because of writing?

[1060FX8300]

Fine, "Freakers". Whatever you want to call them. It won't stop the constant comparisons with zombies, and that's for a reason: for all intents and purposes, "Freakers" are very much zombies. They are the result of a biological pandemic. Sounding familiar?

Definition of "zombie" in the Oxford Dictionary:
"(in popular fiction) a person or reanimated corpse that has been turned into a creature capable of movement but not of rational thought, which feeds on human flesh."

The "Freakers" in Days Gone may not be reanimated corpses, but they very much are "persons" that have been "turned into a creature capable of movement but not of rational thought" as a result of the pandemic ravaging the world of Days Gone.

Days Gone is a zombie game. Except the zombies are called "Freakers".

[CP_Company]

oh my,can zombies drink water? can they live? can they reproduce? can they progress? feral creatures, more animal than human but very much alive and rapidly evolving.can zombie evolve?

people can even find a cure,and they can save them,like in the 'I am Legend'.can save zombie? no,they are dead.period.

[1060FX8300]

Definition of "zombie" in the Oxford Dictionary:
"(in popular fiction) a person or reanimated corpse that has been turned into a creature capable of movement but not of rational thought, which feeds on human flesh."

You don't need me to join the dots for you. The "Freakers" of Days Gone are BY DEFINITION, zombies.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

You say another open world zombie game like there are so many lol

[1060FX8300]

There are many open-world games, and there are many zombie games. Putting them together isn't exactly avant-garde. Robotic dinosaurs in a future based post-apocalypse was more unique.

But, the storyline of Gone Home does look interesting so I'll be looking forward to that more than shooting more zombies like I have in other games.

[RAM0N]

That and spiderman

[DigitalRaptor]

The game is looking hella ambitious. http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

The devs have talked loads outside of the gameplay demo about the systems of the game. Looks like it's plenty as dense as Horizon with some really cool gameplay and engine systems.

[Felsager]

Sony will show us Days Gone for sure. Their library is very strong for this E3. Besides they store few surprises for the E3 event. Sony will not loose momentum.

It's a good watch.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[NotanotherReboot]

I really hope not

[InTheZoneAC]

don't care how long it takes, just let it be great!

[Mithan]

I am not sure about this game. It seems to me like it is going to be a forced game where you always have crap on your trail, pushing you and personally, I don't like games like that. Hopefully I am misconstruing the game play based on the original video I saw last year.

[81BX]

This is the one that has my radar blowing up! Can't wait to see more

[PCgamer98]

Or the next the order 1886. But seriously I do hope they would show something at e3 and finally announce the release date.

[mockzer0]

Wow, that's certainly seeing the bar pretty high! I hope that this game has tight controls, interesting enemy types, tough battles, and an emotional story like Horizon. Two new great IPs in potentially the same year would be insane.

[QUIMICOMORTAL]

Those are shoes too big to fill!

But that would be great!

[Shadyceaser]

The E3 reveal ... That was the best game On show imo

[spartan112g]

Really? I thought it looked like garbage and was the weakest thing they showed. To each their own I guess.

[sackboyhappy]

i hope it isn't another game that runs at 30fps :( 2017 and we're still on 30fps
i know zero dawn's a great game but i passed on it because of the frame rate, can't wait for the PS5, the PS4s CPU can't cope

[spartan112g]

-_-

[sackboyhappy]

0_0

[Hardiman]

I could see that. I can't wait for the games that are coming to the PS4!

[Scatpants]

But probably not.

[Dark-soul]

somehow i don't think so, zombies getting old, it must be something new to succeed , like the last of us for example.

[Inzo]

It sort of reminds me of World War Z.

[Platformgamer]

Sony delivers quality as always

[Bjorn-c-blocker]

Sony fans can get hyped for anything. Horizon was not a massive success. This fictional world you all live in is amazing. Horizon was outsold by Zelda on a new console. 50million ps4s and Horizon is already being given away with systems in the UK>.. It bombed and so will this.

[trooper_]

Horizon sold fairly well so...your comment is baseless.

Zelda, BTW is not a new IP so of course it sold more. But Horizon sales is impressive for a new IP.

Take your sad troll attempts elsewhere.

[snkiworld]

Holo 6:Red Milk Coming

[CP_Company]

Zelda outsold Horizon? show me numbers?

was not a massive success? yes,if you are living in the delusional world.

[InMyOpinion]

More like Horizon 1% Dawn. :D

[Hendog1981]

Meh......zombies

[RabbitFly]

What is up with this comments thread... Seriously guys when people call the game stupid because it has zombies arguing that they are not zombies is the worst argument ever. It is a zombie game, it doesn't matter what they are called or the technicallity behind how they became what they are.

Regardless if you see that or not the argument is beyond dense. It would be much more profitable to argue the value of the game than whether or not they are zombies.

My take: I think Days gone look very interesting. The dynamic elements to the world, the promised potential in an open world game in that setting. These things look interesting to me. However I am also feeling the zombie fatigue like a lot of people is. I hope the game is great, but thus far we know almost nothing about how it's going to play out. Which means anything any of us say or think will all be conjecture.

[Gemmol]

I doubt it, before horizon came out at least Sony found a way to get me interested in the game.........just because this game have a well known developer behind it and paid by Sony do not mean the game will.make me interested without me seeing more.......until then.......my hype level is at 0 out of 10

[Legatus]

Well, something tells me that you are going to downplay this game even if it ends up as superb as HZD or even better just because it's being made by Sony.

[Gemmol]

i have a ps4 bro......same name as my name on here Gemmol......if i like a game I will get it.....if i do not then so be it....i will admit i get more 3rd party on ps4.....its just my preference, hope you can respect that

SwitchPS4 owner.......depending on Scorpio price i hope to be a owner of that system too.....

[Legatus]

I respect your preference, but i don't respect your stealth trolling and downplaying Sony/PS4 on many, many threads. I find it most interesting that you said in your earlier comment that you are going to sell your PS4 for the Scorpio and come here to downplay a game that you will most likely not play.

[Yohshida]

Base building and online mp please.

[ziggurcat]

Good god, no.

[chris235]

so? it will be as repetitive as horizon? not really something to brag about, if you ask me. if you ask the gamers that only want solid graphics, the answer might differ.

[mike32UK]

I legit cant keep up with all of these games! I've got such a backlog from the past few months. Still haven't finished Resi 7, currently having a blast with Horizon, downloaded Fahrenheit to play again, also need to play Little Nightmares, ABZU, Ive also gotten back into UC4 online... Goodbye social life

[spartan112g]

This was the worst game at PlayStation's conference. Hype is at a 0.

[Hardiman]

I'm just glad that I as a PS4 owner have so many diverse games to choose from. Will this game be earth shattering? I don't think so but it doesn't have to be as it's production value is amazing and just the amount of infected on screen is impressive. Right before Horizon released there were articles saying it wasn't going to be all that and the story wasn't going to be good and it is one of the best gaming experiences I've had. The world, characters, lore, combat and most of all the story were what put it over the top in my opinion. I've enjoyed just about every Sony exclusive that's released on the PS4( especially the ones that have come out in the first part of this year) with the Order 1886 being the low point but even with it's flaws I still enjoyed it for what it was. It just seems to me from some of the comments on here that some people want to devalue any game that isn't on their preferred console. Which to me is crazy because if a system has cool and diverse games then that's the system I want to own. Instead of just buying a PS4 they scream for Sony to implement Play Anywhere which seems strange because if they think most of Sony's games are garbage then why do they make so much noise to be able to play them on PC?

[DialgaMarine]

I hope so. The game looks pretty good.

[mark3214uk]

the game does look amazing, im thinking it could be as big as the last of us

[super_cuddles]

Days gone 2... Gone burgers

[holdmyown83]

Looks like another lame reject Ubisoft project.

[rlow1]

I was really impressed by this game and the intensity of the zombies. I remember not to many people seemed jazzed about the game when it debut which at the time I found puzzling. I'm excited to see what a year has done for the game.

[FernDiggidy]

It does have potential.