Topic: Days Gone - OT

@MaulTsir The one near the sawmill? I had the same problem. I thought I cleared out all the speakers, but there was one left. I died, and the horde respawned inside, and they didn't come out for some reason, so I took out the last speaker, and now the area is safe.

@Octane yeah that is the one, I managed to snipe the speaker but they just hang about there now every time I reload the game and I've even progressed the game further they just be a horde around that Nero camp and some at the saw mill lol hopefully I'll be ready to take them out at some poin5 but I think it's one of the harder hordes

@MaulTsir I managed to take two out, even though I wasn't supposed to I think. I did them before the "tutorial" when you learn about hordes with Iron Mike. Though my strategy was just luring a few away, shooting them, and repeat. Even had to back to camp twice to get more ammo lol.

@Octane @MaulTsir The saw mill is a good spot to get them chasing after you and then unload molotovs and the chicago chopper on them...esp if you can get them following you into the tunnel. Once they're following you, double back to the nero checkpoint and use the gun locker to refill ammo. They can't hurt you while you're going through the gun locker. They will be gone in no time

@Jimmy_VNC82 Can they get into the NERO buildings? I've noticed that sometimes there's a clear line where they can't cross lol. Those are easy spots to camp and snipe them out.

@Octane @Jimmy_VNC82 @Octane save the hoardes for when you have acquired napalm... so satisfying. Its like the gaming equivalent of bubble-wrap!

@Octane I believe so, feel like they chased me through that one near the saw mill. Napalm does good numbers on them. For real fun try the remote bombs when theyre chasing you lay one down and keep moving forward...really enjoyed playing with that horde.

@Octane I can confirm they definitely can 🤣 I ran in to a Nero hut and shut the door but about 10 came barging through anyway lol I've found running in open spaces or trying to get high in tightspots is a good way to take them, also seems best to track them down to there caves/sleep spot and get them during the day, there less aggressive and organised

@MaulTsir @Jimmy_VNC82 That's good to know lol. I definitely would've thought those safe house were actual safe spaces. I guess not!

Also, I've reached the point where the game mentions that if I proceed, it locks off the ''northern regions''. Does anyone know if you can return later in the story? Or will it only be available during the end game? I have a bunch of missions left, I don't know whether I should do them now or later. I haven't even properly taken on a horde (is there even a story mission that helps you to tackle your first horde, or is it just optional side stuff?).

@Octane There are a few missions and dialogue that are missable in the game. They are not tied to any trophies or important gear or whatever. It's not worth being fussed over.

Then there are some locations that get closed off during some point in the game. But don't worry about it, nothing is missable indefinitely. You'll be able to return to previous locations and missions, even though it might take a loooong while.

Advice is: finish what you really wanna finish now, but don't stress about it.

@Kidfried It's just weird cause there's so much left unexplored. I believe there are several hordes that are still roaming around in each region. It feels like a very sudden and abrupt cut-off point.

Do you know if you can go back to those areas before the end credits or after?

@Octane You'll be able to go back there before the credits; but it might still be quite a long time. I thought it was kind of a hard cut-off point too, but I appreciate what they did there. Reminded me of a similar thing from another game I totally adore: Mexico in the game

Red Dead Redemption.

@Kidfried Alright, thanks! I'll do whatever I have left and then I will proceed with the main story.

Okay, the game randomly said I defeated the O'Leary mountain horde and got some XP. I'm currently fighting a bear, with no horde to be seen. Well okay then lol.

Apparently a Breaker took them all out. Didn't know the freakers could fight each other.

LOL the breaker's will take them on but have never seen that happen. Awesome.

Played around 55 hours now and the story really picked up for about 3 hours and I was forgetting about all the bad tropes and boring characters and then bang meet some new characters and back to old tropes and boring characters again and I feel like it's story is just all over the place again. But still absolutely loving the game play, something satisfying about taking out them ambush camps and clearing nests.

Just finished Days Gone. It's cool to see that there's an actual post game. And I'm definitely going back to finish all the hordes.

I'm also surprised at how small Bend Studio actually is. There were only like six animators in the credits. It looked like only a handful of people made the game.

@Octane Sony Bend is 100 people. That sounds like a lot, but it's actually only a quarter of Guerrilla Games.

Congrats. And enjoy the post game AKA taking out the hordes, my favorite part of the game.

@Octane congrats on finishing the game, I'm up to the part where I went to the community college with Sarah and I got the polystyrene for the chemist so I reckon I've still got a good few hours before completing the actual game.

What would you rate your overall experience with the game? And where would you rank it against other Sony exclusives?

@MaulTsir Oh, you're far in already too. I agree with the assesment you put in there above. Those looking for a great story with an interesting narrative perspective, don't want to play that game. But being as fun to play as it is, to me the story did enough to tie the gameplay and the world together.