Days Gone is only two days away from release now, meaning some of your pre-orders are likely being prepared for dispatch. The base game you receive on 26th April isn't the be all and end all of the Sony Bend experience though, as multiple free content drops are set to extend the life of the game past launch and into June at the very least.
First things first is a new Survival difficulty mode which strips the game of the ability to fast travel and its survival vision, as well as a more immersive HUD that removes maps and indicators from the screen. "Every tweak and change made is designed to further immerse players and ratchet up the tension to make this the definitive survival experience."
Next up are challenges which consist of three different types: Bike, Horde, and Combat. These tests will challenge you in unique and compelling ways, along with the reward of additional items of course. Both the challenges and Survival difficulty mode will bring with them more trophies for you to unlock.
Do you plan on extending your Days Gone playtime with this tougher difficulty mode? Escape the Freakers in the comments below.
[source blog.us.playstation.com]
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Waiting on reviews for this one. The horde tech looks great. Just would like to know if there is a good game supporting it.
@Shellcore if you want there is gameplay on youtube from actuall players that got the game early.
maybe you can use that to get an impression.
Right. So not only are they shipping a game that is so buggy it requires a massive day-one patch. Now they are also adding features that clearly didn't make it in time for release and calling it "Free DLC"?! I am starting to really dislike this studio. It is also becoming more and more unlikely I will get this game at all the way this is going...
@Dubya75 the witcher 3 also did not run well on ps4 when just released (according to many) and there was some free dlc of haircuts and quests that also could have just been in the game since day 1.
but no one got a problem with that studio...
(this is not an attack on the witcher btw, but me just giving an example why i disagree with dubya's comment)
@Dubya75 Nearly every game released this generation comes with a sizable day 1 patch?
I love the look of this game. I really do think proper zombie games need to make a comeback and this looks to be the start of that I hope. Getting this game day one for sure.
@Dubya75 Content wise the game was already done months ago.
Sony delayed the game & I assume some of the team went on to work on additional free content as others worked on getting the game to run right.
@Dubya75 literally every single game has a day one patch, dummy.
I swear commenters sometimes act like they just stepped out of 1995.
@Dubya75 I agree with the "Free DLC" BS just to make it sound like a generous gift rather than a simple update.
BUT other games from respected studios include hard mode in a paid DLC. And as much as I love Nintendo and Zelda, Breath of the Wild kept its hard mode hidden behind a paywall and it pissed me off even if I intended to buy the season pass anyway.
Also as many people mentioned, most games come with day one patch, some well over 10GB. Don't see it as a buggy game, but as studios working their butts off to deliver a game as good as possible despite deadlines forced by publishers. I much prefer this to Bethesda games full of major bugs that will never be fixed, yet they keep re-re-re-re-realising Skyrim in its sorry state.
wonder what game "issue" people will complain about when the next PS exclusive comes out after days gone.
it's always the exclusives that gets the most invallid forms of negativity. even TLOU 2 for closeminded "reasons". (can't have a lesbian in a game for some people)
@Dubya75 it's quite a trend these days to cut the game into peices and present it as "free dlc" post launch, they do that to make themselves look generous when it's really not.
@LiamCroft it's basically like the switch situation, half physical and half downloads, maybe the blu ray size is not enough for these games any more?
An article about free things, people still find things to complain about. Gamers are insufferable sometimes.
Looking forward to reviews on this game. Wasn't really on my radar before but has grown on me.
So does this mean theres no HUD customization on day 1?? Stupid as it sounds, I really dislike waypoints and compasses/minimaps that are always onscreen.
I honestly don't get the accusations against Bend Studio or CD Projekt RED for cutting content then presenting it on a silver platter for free to earn goodwill with consumers. Gamers these days, everything has to be a conspiracy theory. It's free content, just be happy for once. Jesus Christ.
@dubya75 Name me an open world AAA game on PS4 that DIDN'T have a day one patch, will probably take you awhile.
@huyi A difficulty setting and one challenge mission are hardly "cutting the game up into pieces" in a near 50 hour game is it.
If people don't like the idea of post release support then your in the wrong hobby.
@slampog I liked what CD Projekt Red did, it was kinda of cool to see something new get added every week. Plus from a business point of view it's to stop early trade ins, I think there are much worse alternatives then this.
Good stuff, I hope they keep supporting the game.
Was hoping for story dlc though.
Edit.
Oh yea people whining about free stuff. Go buy those expensive dlc for some other games then and move on.
@Dubya75 crying about extra modes as dlc?
Ppl should think twice about posting and criticizing in the comments. Youre providing no value to the discussion
@Mtm A quote from Arnold Rimmer from Red Dwarf comes to my mind when these kind of comments come up "the only thing you should contribute now is silence"
@JJ2 we could always get some story dlc later on.
paid ofcourse
Somehow we are now in a world where everyones voice needs to be heard and is worth polluting the conversation while actually contributing nothing.
Not to mention the complainers now are worse than old people sending formal letters to gripe. Wish we could hit rewind.
I don't yet know if I will be extending my Days Gone experience - that will very much depend on my experience in the game as 'shipped'. If I don't find it that enjoyable that I want to try playing it with much less 'help' and/or guidance, then it maybe a once only play through - if its that bad, I won't make it to the end...
Of course I am not expecting it to be that bad, I have pre-ordered the Special Edition - I wouldn't have pre-ordered at all if I had major doubts about it - let alone spend even more for the Steel-book and any other extras...
@Mtm Some just want to be Mary Whitehouse sadly.
"Survival" sounds like it could be interesting. One of my biggest concerns about this game (from the bits I've seen) is that it turns into yet another game where you're just constantly shooting enemies.
@jdv95
Nah it maybe free stuff
More to look forward too beyond 12.01 am on Friday? Happy, happy, joy, joy!
Imagine complaining about getting stuff for free lol
I'm looking forward to this game myself. Only thing I don't care for really is Deacon's full name. Makes me wanna roll the ole eyes outta my head.
Aside from that? I think I'll like it. Instead of comparing it to other exclusives I'm just gonna..y'know...play it and have fun with it.
Free content and people still complain.
Thank god for the ignore button.
nice hoping my preorder will be here tomorrow or Friday 👍👍
people really are acting like gaming just started adding day one patches been going on for years baffled!
I come from a time when stuff like this was called updates, not free dlc. But terminology changes over time and just have to accept that new features are now dlc and patches are updates. A rose by any other name...
I dont think I'd play survival mode though unless the options are selectable. For example I don't consider no fast fast travel is making it a better experience. I rarely used fast travel in RDR2 because I loved the traveling experience. But sometimes I used it because real life meant I was short on time and just want to get things done. So removing it completely is not something I'm interested in even if I don't use it much.
So I'd prefer if it was an option screen where I can select which survival options I do or don't turn off.
I still think that HUD options or difficulty settings should be available at day one. Otherwise, their announce as future dlc sounds just like a perfect reason to not buy the game until that day.
There a difficulty settings on day one, easy, normal and hard.
Even harder modes normally always come after launch to give replay value, spiderman and god of war did the same thing.
@MrMagoot True, but options about immersion lose most of their value if you've already beaten the game. I'll just wait few months to play my first run at its best as I did with Horizon Zero Dawn.
@andreoni79 All good, I can understand people like the immersion on their first play through.
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