Bend Studio

Review Days Gone Remastered (PS5) - The Definitive Version of a True Fan-Favourite

2,191 days later

Perhaps more so than any other Sony game of the PS4 generation, time has been kind to Days Gone. What was once a mocked, borderline broken open worlder is now stable, expanded, and backed by enthusiasts. The chances of those in love with Deacon St. John and his Oregon adventure ever receiving a sequel are pretty much rock bottom...

• Mon 28th Apr 2025
• Reviews
• Sony
• PS5
• Days Gone Remastered

Review Syphon Filter (PS1) - Espionage and Intrigue Abounds in This Scruffy Cinematic Shooter

Gabe over

Game developers were still figuring out 3D controls when Syphon Filter released in 1999. Bend Studio, then known as Eidetic, were bruised by the critical reception to 1996’s PS1 platformer Bubsy 3D – and wanted to create something truly groundbreaking. Ultimately, both Metal Gear Solid and GoldenEye 007 deployed during the super-spy...

• Mon 11th Jul 2022
• Reviews
• Sony
• PS1
• Syphon Filter
• Retro

Review Days Gone (PS4) - Open World Comfort Food with a Survival Horror Spin

Decent St. John

Republished on Wednesday 31st March, 2021: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of April 2021's PS Plus lineup. The original text follows. The world comes for you is an incredibly apt slogan for Bend Studio’s apocalyptic sandbox. The latest in a long line of Sony-published story-driven...

• Wed 31st Mar 2021
• Reviews
• Sony
• PS4
• Days Gone