Days Gone Reviews

Days Gone is ranked in the 51st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
JVL
L_sK
Top Critic
15 / 20
Apr 25, 2019

With its beautiful graphics, living world, violent and exhilarating melee clashes or even those moments of calm alone on the road, Days Gone should satisfy survival action fans. Nevertheless, its defects do detract, and we hope that the series will have the opportunity to erase them in a sequel.

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8.2 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2019

Days Gone is a very nice game. It's not original or perfect, but it's really enjoyable from the title screen to the ending credits.

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8.4 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2019

Days Gone puts Bend Studio once again on the map of all PlayStation gamers after many years of oblivion. While it doesn't deliver any meaningful innovations in terms of open world and gameplay mechanics, it's a fun game that sports gorgeous graphics and a surprisingly great story/cast of characters, easily paving the way for a sequel to the stories of Deacon 'the Drifter' St. John. The links above are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, Wccftech.com may earn from qualifying purchases.

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GameMAG
xtr
Top Critic
7 / 10
Apr 25, 2019

Days Gone is, unfortunately, not a revolution and not a GOTY contender, but an artificially overextended project for those who like capture camps, craft weapons and traps, collect items and clean out nests of infected on a big map.

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8 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2019

Though a touch derivative and brought low on occasion by the odd technical issue, Days Gone is a sprawling and handsomely made open-world adventure that contains a surprising amount of heart and ample amounts of violence to match.

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80 / 100
Apr 25, 2019

Is it an excellent open world game? Not quite. Is it worth playing? Oh yeah. The gorgeous and well-built environment is a treat, and the mechanical twists on the Sony’s first party formula make Days Gone a nice spring surprise.

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8 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2019

It took a few hours to get under my skin. But now that I've gotten into a rhythm with its post-apocalyptic horror-survivalist aspects, Days Gone puts on a good little self-serious road drama.

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Rami Bououd
Top Critic
7 / 10
May 18, 2021

Days Gone on PC offers a visually pleasing experience and solid in its entirety, thus erasing the few technical mistakes of the PS4 version. It is pleasant to follow the tribulations of Deacon St John for several hours, despite some black spots like the AI, the repetitiveness of the missions and the bestiary which is sorely lacking in variety. However, this does not prevent Bend Studio from offering a technically successful title.

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8 / 10
May 18, 2021

Days Gone makes you wait a long time for its strongest material, but the spectacular horde battles and charming characters make the journey worthwhile.

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8.2 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2019

Days Gone therefore lives in ambivalence: it is a journey with some obstacles too much in the path, but so intense that it makes us appreciate every single kilometer spent riding our bike. And that is why we will hardly be able to forget all the days spent in the Nightmare.

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6.8 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2019

Days Gone seems like a classic case of a game that grew too big for its own good. The production values are excellent and it packs some tense gameplay and emotional stories, but the poor pacing, tedious open world, and padded length significantly drag it down overall.

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7.5 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2019

Days Gone is an ambitious new IP that borrows heavily from its influences. It still maintains its own identity and features some genuinely fun gameplay. It's unfortunately held back by countless technical issues, but if you're willing to tolerate these, the moment to moment gameplay is enjoyable. While there's nothing revolutionary about the game, it's worth a go if you're a zombie fan

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80 / 100
Apr 25, 2019

A good game for the PS4. Nothing more. Days Gone dose not take any risk or propose something new.

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82 / 100
Apr 25, 2019

Days Gone delivers gripping survival action in a merciless post-apocalyptic world despite its forgetful story.

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Apr 25, 2019

Days Gone overcomes loose controls, familiar mechanics and gameplay loops, and a well-worn setting to tell a very relatable story featuring one of my favorite characters in recent years.

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Gameblog
Top Critic
6 / 10
Apr 25, 2019

For sure, Days Gone have a good story and characters that are pleasant to follow. But missions and gameplay are too repetitive, AI is too silly, bugs and freezes too frequent (even on PS4 Pro) to have us considering it as a fully enjoyable game. Too bad.

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ACG
Top Critic
Wait for Sale
Apr 25, 2019
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Apr 25, 2019

Days Gone has a couple of fantastic ideas, including the blockbuster horde battles that offer some of the most heart-pounding zombie spectacles I've seen yet.

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6.5 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2019

Days Gone has moments where it reveals its brilliance, but they're buried under a litany of uninteresting and repetitive missions and numerous technical issues.

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3 / 5.0
Apr 25, 2019

Days Gone is an alright first step for Bend Studio. It’s a competent open world game with massive, diverse environments for you to explore, even if there aren’t actually a lot of interesting things to do. It’s also very vanilla, and there just isn’t much substance beneath its glossy surface.

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