Days Gone is finally almost here, but already we’ve got more stuff to look forward to.
Bend Studio has revealed that there will be new challenges every week and a whole new difficulty mode starting from June.
The Playstation blog says: “Days Gone is almost here! The team at Bend Studio can’t wait for players to test their luck against three difficulty modes that ship with the game on 26th April. Whether playing Easy, Normal, or Hard mode, you can expect a game that challenges your survival skills across a 30+ hour golden path and many more hours of open world hordes, ambush camps, infestation zones, mysterious NERO checkpoints, and dynamic events in the post-apocalyptic Oregon setting.”
They continue: “Not only does this world come for you, but starting in June 2019 a whole new difficulty mode and new challenges each week are coming for all Days Gone owners with an active internet connection — for free!
“Survival difficulty mode tests players by daring them to beat the story with increased difficulty settings, no player perks like Fast Travel or survival vision, and an immersive HUD that removes maps and indicators from the gameplay screen. Every tweak and change made is designed to further immerse players and ratchet up the tension to make this the definitive survival experience.
“Each week beginning in June, a new Bike, Horde, or Combat challenge will be deployed to test players even further. These challenges take key gameplay features of Days Gone, and twists them in unique ways to earn additional items and rewards. We’ll give you more information on the specific challenges down the road.
“Beating the Survival difficulty and challenges won’t be in vain — players can earn new trophies and unique bike skins to show off in photo mode to prove they’re bonafide Days Gone survivors. Are you?”
The game, which was originally thought to be ‘just another zombie game,’ looks like it’s set to pack a real emotional punch, with an expansive world, a lot of lost love and a tonne of Freakers.
Although the game isn’t yet out, it seems Sony is aiming seriously high with Days Gone, which it’s hoping will be the first instalment in a whole new series.
A PR representative for Sony recently told Average Caucasian Shark [via ComicBook] that the end goal for the game is absolutely a franchise.
“I went to talk to the Sony PR Guy running the thing show, and we had a brief conversation,” writes Average Caucasian Shark. “I asked if Sony saw Days Gone as a one-off game, or as a potential franchise. I won’t lie, I expected a dodgy answer, but he was very upfront. He said ‘Franchise. The goal is always to make a game that people love and want more of.'”
Of course this probably depends on how well Days Gone is received by both its players and critics…
Luckily we don’t have too long to wait, as Days Gone launches exclusively on PlayStation 4, April 26.
We got the prototype box of the Collector’s Edition of #DaysGone in our office. It’s so beautiful ? 27 day left. pic.twitter.com/haEzBzVX1Y
— Bend Studio #DaysGone @ PAXEast 2019 (@BendStudio) March 31, 2019
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