Does this game deserve a second chance?
Step into the dirt flecked shoes of former outlaw biker Deacon St. John and feel his desperate struggle for survival in a brutal open world ravaged by feral creatures known as Freakers. Experience an all-new way to play Days Gone! Horde Assault offers fresh and unexpected gameplay designed to challenge your skills as you try to achieve a high score while surviving as long as possible against increased horde sizes and various other enemies, like vicious survivors and evolved Freakers. Travel across familiar regions found in the story including the Cascade, Belknap, Lost Lake, and Crater Lake. But be warned: This World Comes For You. Fight your way through a brutal, ever-changing landscape where enemies escalate in difficulty the longer you survive. Move up in level to earn in-mode rewards with never-before-playable characters, new patch cosmetics, and unique Injectors to greatly impact your gameplay experience.
I was a big fan of the original Days Gone. Still gutted they never made a sequel, but with this remaster…who knows what could happen in the future? I guess it needs to do well for that to be an option. So before I continue, I implore you all…pick up the damn game already…
The original game is still here with its updated visuals and a few quality-of-life changes. It introduces a Horde mode, Permadeath mode and a Speedrun mode. It also has more accessibility options, DualSense support is handled well and as with most first-party Sony games, comes with hints and activity cards to help you along the way.
The visual upgrade is an impressive one. I always felt like the PS4 was trying to hard to run the original, so now it looks and runs the way it should. The lighting is improved as well. The framerate is solid, and I didn’t come across any glitches during my playthrough, while loading is short. The PS5 Pro enhancements are superb as well.
The Verdict
Days Gone Remastered gives new life to an underappreciated PS4 classic. Now if we can just get a sequel as a result…