Deacon can slow down time for aimed shots, unlock instant kills, and much more in order to be better equipped for upcoming encounters. However, there are skill trees for melee, ranged, and survival skills that can alleviate some of that stress. It would be easier if Deacon could run and swing his weapons without limits, but there is a stamina system in Days Gone that can either frustrate you, or force you to think more strategically. It is utterly brutal, but crucially, fun to take them down. While you may face a smallish horde of around 50-100 Freakers early on like in our demo, be prepared to fight tooth and nail with hordes made up of 300 Freakers. Then there are the hordes, masses of Freakers that are daunting to look at and even more intimidating to deal with. Already formidable in the day, nighttime drives them into a frenzy, and snow makes them even hardier foes to deal with. This presents not just visual and gameplay changes in terms of movement, sight, and more, but also affects the Freakers. The dynamic weather system plays an important role in how you approach any given situation, as the weather can change from sunny to cloudy to even snow in an instant. Having a pack of pandemic wolves chasing you down is no laughing matter. These monsters are sensitive to light and sound, with them all existing within a complicated ecosystem in this world.īetween humans, Freakers, animals, and infected animals, there are plenty of opportunities of interaction that could surprise, and more likely, shock you. It got us intrigued, that is for sure.Ī huge part of the danger that exists in Days Gone is due to the Freakers, the end product of a worldwide pandemic that swept across the globe. While much is to be learned, there is enough teases and ambiguity during the demo to suggest a larger plot is at play, and players should be excited to find out more throughout the 30-odd hours of mainline gameplay.

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