[E3 2018] Extended ‘Days Gone’ Gameplay Demo Explores the Freaker-Infested Open World
Ahead of E3 we were treated to the release date trailer for Playstation 4 exclusive title Days Gone, which will be releasing on February 22, 2019. Today brings a brand new open-world gameplay demo out of E3 this week, introducing you proper to main character Deacon St. John and the “Freakers” he’s tasked with fending off.
With insight from the developers, the demo paints a clear picture of the gameplay experience.
At its core, Days Gone is about survivors and what makes them human: desperation, loss, madness, betrayal, friendship, brotherhood, regret, love – and hope. It’s about how even when confronted with such enormous tragedy they find a reason to live. Hope never dies.
Play as Deacon St. John, a bounty hunter facing a brutal struggle for survival, searching for a reason to live.
In addition to human drifters, marauders, and other groups, Deacon must face a wilderness overrun by Freakers – mindless, feral creatures, more animal than human but very much alive and quickly evolving. Freakers have needs, habits and behaviors that the player can learn and adapt to.
The harsh high-desert of the Pacific Northwest offers a large variety of environments in a single geographical area. One minute Deacon can be riding through a pristine forest, a snow field, a lush meadow, and the next, be in the harsh desert lava fields. The hazardous environments, scarred by millions of years of volcanic activity, are defined by ancient lava flows, mountains, caves, cliffs and river basins, delivering a breathtaking backdrop to an equally diverse style of gameplay. Cinnabar mines, lava tube caves and small rural towns offer a variety of environments to explore.
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