Days Gone
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Yep. There are a number of games that score well that I don't get the hype for, and a lot of games with middling scores that I love. Fuk the reviewers. Days Gone looks good to me. I'd have it already if I wasn't angling for a 600 dollar kayak at the moment...
Most likely, almost every game that I've played that is open world on UE4 always has hitching while streaming in textures or data. A good example of this is Sea of Thieves (even on PC with the game running from a fast SSD). When you're closing in on an island you will see the game hitch as it starts loading in better LOD's and some times (a bug) the island doesn't stream in better LOD's at all and your stuck looking at a marshmellow of a island
I've always wanted to go kayaking, never got my fat ass out there to do it though lol.
I spent a couple of hours with it tonight and it really started getting pretty good, they've done a good job with the atmosphere and making you tense up when you are facing a few enemies. I do have a problem with the camera movement though, it seems a bit fidgety when trying to focus on an enemy. So far I can't see why anyone would give it a 6 and also not seeing it as a 9 either but I still have a long way to go.
The dated PS4 has problems with UE4 but that's still not a excuse.
Actually the less known sites are the ones who rated it high like i said.
More trust worthy sites like gamepot(5/10) and egm(5.5/10) rated it badddd.
Even the site that is know for overating games ign gave it a measly 6.5/10.
When a review starts with "When I first heard about it I wondered about it's reason for existing" it doesn't sound like that person was really willing to give it a fair shot..
As I said there are just as many no name sites scoring the game low as there are no name sites that were giving it extremely high scores so again your "argument" doesn't hold up at all, you can keep repeating your same flawed argument all you want but it's wrong. You keep coming in here to trash the game and the people who like it, why is that? You said you weren't going to buy it so why bother coming in at all? I'm not saying you can't, it's not my place to do that but I would think you'd have better things to do than come in and seemingly try to "celebrate" something you aren't even right about to begin with.
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From the impressions I've been reading, most people seem to be enjoying it. Sounds more like a 7.5 to 8.0 type game than a 7.2 game, although I guess that's getting overly focused on decimals. Scores might be somewhat depressed by reviewers who played it without the 1.4 patch. (Bug fix patch 1.05 just came out, btw, from what I heard.) The SJW/PC tilt of the gaming press might have depressed the scores as well, although that's hard to know, since that sort of bias operates unconsciously. Wouldn't be surprised, though.
It also seems to me that a lot of people made up their mind on the game early on, so I think there was a kind of confirmation bias or self-fulfilling prophecy effect operating; they went in expecting it to be a s***ty rehash, and that's what they found. That happens with other games, too, of course. People went into RDR2 expecting a masterpiece, so that's what they found. Only in retrospect did we discover that the game had a lot of problems, which the reviewers somehow overlooked in their rush to heap praise on it. I think the opposite happened here. It probably happened to some degree with Crackdown, too. A perception sets in, and it really influences how people experience things.
Anyhow, the impressions I've seen lead me to believe I'll enjoy it, when I get around to it eventually. It's obviously not god's gift to gaming, but it sounds decent.
It also seems to me that a lot of people made up their mind on the game early on, so I think there was a kind of confirmation bias or self-fulfilling prophecy effect operating; they went in expecting it to be a s***ty rehash, and that's what they found. That happens with other games, too, of course. People went into RDR2 expecting a masterpiece, so that's what they found. Only in retrospect did we discover that the game had a lot of problems, which the reviewers somehow overlooked in their rush to heap praise on it. I think the opposite happened here. It probably happened to some degree with Crackdown, too. A perception sets in, and it really influences how people experience things.
Anyhow, the impressions I've seen lead me to believe I'll enjoy it, when I get around to it eventually. It's obviously not god's gift to gaming, but it sounds decent.
For the 3rd time the no name sites skewed the review with 9's the more reputable sites gave it 5-6.5 and eurogamer don't like it but we don't have a score from them.
Average would be lower if not for the suspect 9's. Funny thing is a few of the supposed biased PlayStation sites trashed it.
Nobody is being trashed...only person i am in here addressing is you and the predictable defending which has no argument and much spin.
Resetera is full swing sdf for this game.
Just saying...
EDIT: now a thread is made defending 7/10 LOL https://www.resetera.com/threads/what-a-7-10-actually-means.114160/
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Sales data, first week UK (physical only):
"Sony's Days Gone comfortably beat Mortal Kombat 11 in the UK boxed games charts.
"Its launch week physical sales are 27% lower than last year's PS4 exclusive action adventure God of War. It is actually a decent performance when you consider this is a new IP - and the review scores for this new game have not been as impressive as last year's multi-award winning effort."
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/artic...s-gone-defeats-mortal-kombat-11-to-claim-no-1
Sounds pretty good, especially, as the writer says, for a new IP with average/mixed reviews. Hopefully the sales will continue and not drop off a cliff.
Here are other first-week UK sales of PS exclusives, for comparison:
Uncharted 4 - 192k (TUE)
Spider-Man - 190k (FRI)
Horizon Zero Dawn - 114k (WED)
God of War - 96k (FRI)
Uncharted The Lost Legacy - 80k (WED)
GT Sport - 74k (WED)
Days Gone - 70k (FRI)
inFamous Second Son - 70k (FRI)
Bloodborne - 43k (WED)
The Order 1886 - 39k (FRI)
Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection - 39k (WED)
Ratchet & Clank - 38k (FRI)
Detroit Become Human - 22k (FRI)
So, middle of the pack. Not as good as their huge hits, but as good or better than some games that have sold reasonably well. But we'll see how it plays out over time. My hope is that word of mouth will to some extent counter the doom and gloom around the review scores.
"Sony's Days Gone comfortably beat Mortal Kombat 11 in the UK boxed games charts.
"Its launch week physical sales are 27% lower than last year's PS4 exclusive action adventure God of War. It is actually a decent performance when you consider this is a new IP - and the review scores for this new game have not been as impressive as last year's multi-award winning effort."
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/artic...s-gone-defeats-mortal-kombat-11-to-claim-no-1
Sounds pretty good, especially, as the writer says, for a new IP with average/mixed reviews. Hopefully the sales will continue and not drop off a cliff.
Here are other first-week UK sales of PS exclusives, for comparison:
Uncharted 4 - 192k (TUE)
Spider-Man - 190k (FRI)
Horizon Zero Dawn - 114k (WED)
God of War - 96k (FRI)
Uncharted The Lost Legacy - 80k (WED)
GT Sport - 74k (WED)
Days Gone - 70k (FRI)
inFamous Second Son - 70k (FRI)
Bloodborne - 43k (WED)
The Order 1886 - 39k (FRI)
Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection - 39k (WED)
Ratchet & Clank - 38k (FRI)
Detroit Become Human - 22k (FRI)
So, middle of the pack. Not as good as their huge hits, but as good or better than some games that have sold reasonably well. But we'll see how it plays out over time. My hope is that word of mouth will to some extent counter the doom and gloom around the review scores.
I am off all this week and I can't wait to actually dive into this. Played about 20 mins of it on launch day
Except I wasn't defending it from anything other than your ignorant comments since you haven't even played it. Eurogamer from other regions did score it btw and it did well, the DF guys sounded like they enjoyed it when talking about it. You were the one calling the game a flop or bomb or some nonsense like that, you are the one that says no name sites are driving the score up when the exact same argument can be made for the ones giving it 5's. Bottom line is a game is only going to be as good as each individual playing it thinks it is, this game isn't a masterpiece but it's not trash either and I can say that because unlike you I have played it.
The fact that you were coming in here talking about how you didn't care about it (strange thing to do, take time to talk about something you don't care about) before it even launched meant you really had nothing to add to the discussion and makes me think you were only looking for people to take your bait to argue, that's something I won't do anymore in this thread. You are wrong, you can have your uninformed opinion all you want but I'm not going to bother paying it anymore attention.
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Pretty impressive that they beat MK considering that was a multiplatform title, then again being that digital sales aren't counted and that's probably a decent chunk of overall sales it's hard to know how accurate the info is.
Nope it can't be said about the sites that rated it bad...well at least not EGM,GameSpot or EG(who didn't recommend it) to name a few.
For a hyped PS4 SONY MADE exclusive it did in fact flop with the critics as even IF we give it the 7 average...that's not a great score. If XB exclusives got flak for a 7 then PS exclusives get it more so as more is expected from them.
The new spin is"you haven't played it" This doesn't work for people like me cause I can usually see a dud from a mile away and when reptuable sites I usually trust rate a game poorly that seals it for me no need to play it.
A $60(plus tax) Single player only game has to knock it out the park PERIOD!!
Here you go again with bringing people into this convo(as you still have no argument and are desperate)
It's between me and you. I haven't said anything to others in the thread who have purchased it or are considering purchasing it.
Don't quote me if you don't wanna continue this.
Reviews have never been a factor for me when deciding to buy a game, I always know months ahead of a game's release if I'm going to pick it up. Days Gone has a fair share of issues, I won't try to make excuses for it, there are a multitude of bugs, glitches and an overall lack of that high level polish, but I enjoy the hordes and riding the bike enough that I can overlook most of the minor technical issues and some framerate droppage now & again. It's like skyrim, riddled with bugs, but fun enough to ignore them.
Also gamespot hasn't been a reputable or trust worthy site in 5+ years...
Also gamespot hasn't been a reputable or trust worthy site in 5+ years...
I've only watched videos, I will buy when it's dropped in price a bit, but to me it looks like a game that was made by Microsoft. Copying the Sony template pretty well, but not quite getting it right.
It has those rough Microsoft type animations where characters grab items or open doors without really interacting with them. I don't think that's enough to knock a score down. But yeah, I agree with others that it's just not quite as buttoned up as some of Sony's other franchises.
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Days Gone is the biggest physical sales launch of the year so far in the UK
PlayStation 4-exclusive Days Gone has secured the biggest physical sales launch of the year so far in the UK.
Impressively for a new intellectual property, Days Gone beat the sales of Capcom's Resident Evil 2 and Ubisoft's Far Cry: New Dawn and The Division 2. However, Days Gone's launch sales come in under those of fellow PS4-exclusives God of War and Spider-Man.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...-physical-launch-of-the-year-so-far-in-the-uk
PlayStation 4-exclusive Days Gone has secured the biggest physical sales launch of the year so far in the UK.
Impressively for a new intellectual property, Days Gone beat the sales of Capcom's Resident Evil 2 and Ubisoft's Far Cry: New Dawn and The Division 2. However, Days Gone's launch sales come in under those of fellow PS4-exclusives God of War and Spider-Man.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...-physical-launch-of-the-year-so-far-in-the-uk
WWZ a more complete game? This is a joke right?WWZ is a more complete game and lower priced
I skipped it due to it being a exclusive to Epic Game Store.
Sony guys will buy and defend this game.
Its happening in this thread and @era LOL