Launch of a post-apocalyptic action movie (in Russian localization - βLife Afterβ) from Bend studio took place on April 26. Enough time has passed for the trailer to be released to much acclaim and praise from the press. The developers did not break tradition and published this video with responses from various publications to the adventures of biker Deacon St. John.
The staff at Hardcore Gamer called the game's world exciting; Bleacher Report was praised for its unexpectedly deep story; GamesRadar wrote about the beauty of the project; Escapist Magazine noted the truly captivating environment; and Video Chums journalists pointed out the excellent system of contact battles.
At the end of the video, there are high scores from Level Up, Cheat Code Central, Attack of the Fanboy, Hardcore Gamer, PlayStation Lifestyle, Worth Playing, Dark Station, GameRant and DailyStar - scores ranging from 8 to 10 out of 10.
However, many reputable publications rated Days Gone , and has an average MetaCritic score of 71 out of 100 (94 reviews at the time of writing). Ordinary players in general : average rating - 8 out of 10 (2091 reviews). For comparison: 2018 years 94 points from critics and 9,1 from users; A β respectively.
Π Alexey Likhachev gave Days Gone only 6 points out of 10, criticizing the dreary first half, mediocre mission design, lack of interesting activities in the open world and optimization problems at the start. However, he also praised the post-apocalyptic entertainment for its story with interesting and colorful characters in the second half of the game, hordes of freaks, a noticeable difference between weak and powerful weapons and atmospheric locations.