Few things are as frightening as searching for petrol in the dead of night, wondering when you'll be noticed by the infected foes shuffling through the surrounding wilderness.
This might sound like a drag, but some of the most immersive, pulse-quickening moments come when you're staring at a dipping gas gauge needle, desperately hoping to reach a spot to safely refuel. It also taps brilliantly into the game's survival side, breaking down when its engine needs repair or stalling when its tank's running on empty. Whether you're turning foes into pulpy road kill or hitting top speed to evade a rampaging horde, the bike handles beautifully. Your bike becomes your best buddy in Days Gone, however, serving not only as your go-to ride, but also a two-wheeled warrior. Transportation in open-world titles is often treated as just that – a means of getting around and little more. The game's second best character is Deacon's motorcycle. Whether you're picking flowers or setting fires to root out the game's zombie-like Freakers, every action feels like it's, er, fleshing out the story, gameplay, or your character.īrings enough new ideas to the undead apocalypse to make it well worth the ride. Various narrative threads are there for the pulling, but none feel like they're padding out the experience until you get to the “good stuff”. John and his wife Sarah, while also teaching the player how to heal wounds with the herbs.ĭays Gone’s quest structure – which smartly avoids placing missions into “main” and “side” categories – flows like this throughout the lengthy campaign. The short mission presents a tender, character-building moment between biker protagonist Deacon St. Bend Studio's open-world action-adventure sidesteps this familiar flaw, however, organically tying the simple task to its story and gameplay. It's the sort of mission objective that'd feel tedious or arbitrary in most open-world games – just another fetch quest to check off an icon-cluttered map. Several hours into Days Gone, you find yourself picking lavender in a picturesque Pacific Northwest field.
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