It’s abundantly clear thatDays Goneisn’t getting a sequel and yet, the desire for one persists amongst the game’s fanbase.
It’s no secret thatDays Gonegenerated a rather mixed response, resulting in a score of 71 over on Metacritic.
Whilst I’m sure Bend Studio was hoping and aiming for a tad higher, 71 is still a respectable score.
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Reviewers praised the game’s open world and combat, with its dialogue and technical issues drawing the most criticism.
Time is a wonderful thing though.Days Gonehas certainly developed a cult following in recent years, with the heat of the release period having died down tied withDays Gone’s availability on PlayStation Plus’ extra tier.
Whilst it may not be an industry-defining release, there’s still plenty of fun to be had in the game, but Sony still isn’t willing to greenlight a sequel.
Take a look atDays Gonein action below.
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To this day, fans continue to campaign for a sequel with one petitionreaching over 20,000 signatures.
While I can’t provide any official updates, given that they’re non-existent, I can fill you in on whatDays Gone 2might’ve looked like.
Days Gonedirector Jeff Ross previously spoke to USA Today about the cancelled game: “We have to be able to crawl before you can walk, and walk before you can run,” Rossbegan.
“I just see that as a trilogy. First games –Batman: Arkham, the firstUncharted– are basic. They are a platform to build on top of for subsequent titles. And if you look at a game likeUncharted, you could surface swim in the first game. In the second or third game, you could go underwater. Then in the fourth game, you’re scuba diving underwater. They didn’t start with scuba diving, they built towards it.”
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“That applies to every game.Horizon Forbidden Westis going to have swimming underwater. It’s gonna have all the things that they probably wanted to do in the first game but just ran out of time. So you create the minimum viable entry and then hope you get to build the second one. Because you’re not arguing over the foundations, you’re arguing over the epic new ideas that you’re gonna be putting into it.”
It paints a promising picture forDays Gone 2, although one that won’t be realised.
Days Gonehad the bones of a budding franchise, and it sounds as if Ross knew just what was needed to iron out its creases.
Well, if we cannot playDays Gone 2, this ‘what could’ve been’ will have to suffice.
Topics:Days Gone,Sony,PlayStation,PlayStation 4
