[4K] Days Gone on PS4/PS4 Pro: The Digital Foundry Analysis
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- Bend Studios' first game of this console generation has finally arrived, after seven years in development. It's powered by Unreal Engine 4, but it's quite unlike anything we've seen before on that engine. Join John Linneman for this detailed tech breakdown of Days Gone.
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This game was absolutely fantastic. The definition of underrated
Say what you want about the game itself, there is no question Days Gone is an absolutely gorgeous game.
I'm with you
It's also incredibly fun. I havent been able to put it down since I bought it last week.
@@phant0mdummy I got platinum in the game, which I don't do often because I don't care about trophies, but it was so much fun! Amazing game. Better than The Last of Us in my opinion.
@@penatio the writing in the last of us is incredible, but days gone is like a shitty horror movie
It’s pure trash honestly i bought it and didnt enjoy anything in it i think it’s not in the same level of the other exclusives
Simply loved that mgs3 reference in the end. You're the best, John
Yes, Very cool :)
I was about to say the same lol
@@churibman brasileiro cresce que nem capim nas internets kkkkkk
MisterDrumsNoob uahsuhasuhasuhsa é verdade
Nice touch right there.
I live in Bend, drove by the studio a few times, and actually met one of the developers at my work one time. Cool to see this game finally release, escpecially because the studio is in my town. Kind of a trip.
I lived in Portland for a little while and visited Ben a few times Super gorgeous place.
I live in Bend also. I was hoping for a release party at the studio in the old mill but, oh well
Haha same here Redmond.. I loved how the only part you saw was when the old mill was on fire. They did a great job with this game
Damn, those visuals are so crisp, textures are defined and the art direction is flawless. Not a single jagged edge, visuals like this are a delight to behold.
Tu é Brasileiro?
Dev may have used those Megascans from Quixel.
TAA is simply the best tech since - well - polygons! :)
i thought it looked pretty average
@@josh223 Yeah it looks way better on my xbox x when I play days gone.
I like how you review the game a little while providing us with a great analysis :)
An excellent point. I find John's pseudo reviews far more appreciative of the work that's gone in to them than the major review sites and a lot more honest. They feel like a voice from and to the gamer. Sites like IGN have to hit ridiculous deadlines to complete a game for review. The reviewer is clearly going to look at large scale games negatively as they are playing them not in the way the majority will. Cramming a 60+ hour game into likely a handful of days does not give an authentic review. DF analysis did a much better job in presenting the game than IGN through passion instead of extreme negativity.
Yup. This is absolutely not like a battle royale game indeed! LOL! This is a real video game, not some mobile model scam where kiddos and low IQ "bruhs" try way too hard to impress God knows who. Cant wait to jump into this REAL video game!
@@TheLucasbuck Most of the times the reviewers don't actually even finish the games. Do you really think IGN spent 60 hours playing Days Gone before reviewing it?
@@TheLucasbuck yea acg does his reviews justice in a similar way too
I was smoking weed once and i was like this is a review! and i was mind blown! I love those moments when a little weed makes you look deeper and see things like you havent before its wonderful. its like a technical review that gives us the important stuff and a little opinion here and there not alot and always polite
They should get a huge kudos for not just creating a world, but creating a real world modeling Central Oregon! They did a great job, and nailed allot of features, history or region etc.
@Digital_Foundry u forgot to mention snow!
LOVE snow in games :-)
They cannot go further in the game... That is why there is no snow analysis
@@MrBenedick14 reviews are already online since yesterday
@@MrBenedick14
why would you want to to associate yourself with that name.....
Such an underrated game... :(
Yes, when I first played I was stunned by the graphics and fun gameplay. The only thing that ruined it for me was the very poor dubbing of the Italian version I played. (I'm from Italy). The dialogues felt very disconnected and deacon was always speaking loudly for some reasons. I switched the audio to English, it was way better.
This is a good game, but the clunky controls and the input lag makes it hard for me to enjoy. If the controls were better and there was no input lag I would have loved it.
@@supergangstar1234did not notice any of that, input lag maybe from your tv settings or something like that. I had that problem in other games when not using game mode on tv
@@ManoMonikas This game was 30fps on ps4 and 30fps games always have input lag. Replayed it on the ps5 which is 60fps and it ran smooth without any input lag on the same tv.
I actually can’t get over how incredible the forest floor looks... isn’t it amazing how far games have come. I know I’ll find myself just staring at the world detail a lot throughout this game, very excited.
I'm so happy for BEND. congratulations BEND. LOVED TO PLAY THIS GAME
@@TheUniversalGamer87 you are a special kind of slow hahahahaha
@@GoogleUser-wf8mt how is this low-rated? moron
One day Bend will make a game with a good story
@@GoogleUser-wf8mt it's way above average
A Google user lmao you’re using me as a prop for your own personal bullshit, I never said anything like that and I own both ps and Xbox . And the vast majority of reviews are average to high, so tell me how that’s LOW dumbass
lol even though this isn't a review, seems better than 90% of the reviews out there i think i'm fully done with reviews and will go back to just buying what looks interesting to me.
Well said that's a great comment.
Right, and I'm sure that has *nothing* to do with the fact that this game has gotten middling reviews. I swear you fanboys are so predictable, just like the Xbox fanboys you admonish for saying "reviews don't matter" you're unironically doing the exact same thing. Personally I'm going to wait for this game to be $20 or less, no point in paying full price for mediocrity.
@@steveballmersbaldspot2.095 wtf are you on about, don't lump everyone together i said the same about state of decay 2 so your fanboy(btw female) is off the mark. Go start your pathetic system wars somewhere else.
@@TakaChan569 Based on that response looks like I hit the nail on the head. Look, it's just plastic at the end of the day no need to have loyalty to it just because you spent money on it.
@@steveballmersbaldspot2.095 Can you not read?
State of decay was hammered by reviewers but at the end of the day was still fun so i bought it...an xbox game how does that make me a fangirl? I game on PS4,PC and xbox so please get your facts straight.
At the end of the day games are ment to be fun, and if i find a game fun who cares what a review has to say? i get my moneys worth and i'm happy with it, maybe gamers would be happier if more did that.
Thanks so much. This video was super informative, not only on the technical aspects but the game-play as well.
Is that the last of us MUSIC at 14:00???? You sneaky buddy!!!! Lol love it. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🦁
I caught that too. Sneaky sneaky
TLoU music actually starts around 9:45
“Obviously the dead don’t ride.”
Welcome to RE5 ;)
Great video as always. The game visuals look quite stunning.
MrShibataro Actually it’s a call back to the name of the of Days gone before it was confirmed. Bend was rumoured to be working on a Zombie motorcycle game called “Dead Don’t Ride”
Finally a Unreal engine 4 game that looks good. I have spent around 10-12 hours with this game on the ps4 pro on a 4k HDR Sony tv. This a absolute joy to play, I love the slow paced gameplay and the excellent story. The sense of dread is always there. (9/10)
Well said. It is a great game. 10/10 from me.
Don't know how this game is getting so many low scores. This game is Absolutely AMAZING!!
You must be easily amazed.
It's getting more positive than negative.
@@Xgil2Play World War Z on Xbone is better.
@@christopherwalkinalloverya5824 Which is why Days Gone is selling better, right?
@@Xgil2Play Huh? World War Z is on 3 platforms and is outselling Days Gone by a mile..
"The last of Us meets Far Cry." ... I'm instantly sold
Just the mention of Far Cry turns me off.
Don’t be it’s shit
@@GoogleUser-wf8mt metacritic is shit
If it meets the old far cry, then I'm good
@@GoogleUser-wf8mt maybe they shouldn't care about what others think?
This game at 4k 60fps is wild!
I cannot believe how good those conifers look, holy shit
yeah and I thought that the shot with the fire truck was real life at first. It wasn't till he showed it again that I realized it wasn't
You guys haven't seen Gears of War 4 then. This game is more open, but everything else about the presentation seems less, and there is no way that anyone could have thought that fire truck was real.
have to agree about the fire truck lol@@zybch
This is made with Unreal Engine 4
@@zybch shit story though. Played through and found it underwhelming. Looks good in parts but the repetitive and yet short story lets it down. Has nothing on God of War or HZD though.
Sony Bend did an amazing job with the game. Had the chance to play at PAX and it was awesome.
Lulz 5/10 & 6.5 from GameSpot/IGN.
@@OC.TINYYY So that must mean this is a bad game then. Ok, I'm not going to buy it. Sigh... I'll still buy it because it's an awesome game nonetheless. I never did trust GameSpot and IGN. They're paid propaganda machines and their reviews are shit.
@@VersionBest Metacritic only give it 7 soo....
@@VersionBest Unlike gow uncharted rdr2 gta v that go beyond 90
@@aldinoindra2742 not every game is Spider-Man or God of War or RDR2 or Uncharted a 7 is still a good game and Xbox fans would kill for an exclusive that managed a 7 on Meta Critic and this is without the Day 1 patch that is supposed to fix the performance issues
Been enjoying this on ps5 the last couple days. Astoundingly underrated game.
Days Gone | The Dead Don't Ride.
Dead don't ride was the name for the game before it changed its direction.
The Dead Don't Ride actually sounds like a sick name.
@@Xgil2Play yeah but it was supposed to be very different. More light hearted and "arcadey"
I'm a recent sub. Love the in depth analysis of all the best games. Thank you. Was a little surprised you didn't take more time to look at the mud in this game. The motorcycle physics combined with the mud effect makes riding in the rain very satisfying. Anyway, I'm about 8 hrs in and this is pretty much a must play if you like the now standardized open world format. Cheers!
I lived in the Central Oregon area for several years, and this game reminds me so much of that area, mainly the mix of forest and deserts. It's pretty clear where the game was developed from.
I didnt know Oregon had deserts
John, I super appreciate the Snake eater music on the ladder climb. you guys are amazing!!
Great job as always, John!
It’s impressive how this generation of consoles still surprises us with its visuals. Games on previous generations looked very outdated when the new generation was on the horizon.
I'm over 10 hours in, started night before release (digital), PS4 pro and NOT 1 issue/bug. So far so good. Great video👌
This is what I was waiting for 🤩 Days gone✨ analysis by digital foundry
Yep, good enough for a buy for me.
Jonathon Tsamantanis in DF whe trust👍👍👍
The only problem I have with this game is that I don't have it yet
Lol
haha me too :)
same :(
I can't believe thru managed to pull off native 1080p on standard PS4 on an open world Unreal Engine 4 game with THIS much level of detail. Well done Sony Bend. They should stick with the engine going forward as surely it will benefit them after working with it for years.
So then what is up with meh looking Unreal 4 engine games like Tekken 7 or Dragon Quest XI unable to output higher than 900p?
Problem is frame rate. We will find out how bad frame rates are compared to ps4pro.
it would be impressive if the framerate wouldnt be as bad as it is
RDR2 looks better and runs better
NT_Goten yup framerate, loading screens and Streaming issues are all pissing me off other than that its a very good looking game
Hey digital foundry I love how u talk about the quality in games. But you don’t talk about sound and innovative games use sound. I would love to know how far sound plays in modern games like god of war and days gone
It's probably because there's rarely any real advancements or innovations in sound. It's also much harder to pinpoint how it works without exactly knowing the systems behind it. The game where they handled sound in a different way that comes to mind is Gears of War 4 because they used a system to map audio to 3D space. Kind of like raytracing, but for audio. IIRC, a lot of data needs to be baked so it takes a huge amount of disk space so not every type of game can take advantage of it.
Google Triton and Gears of War for more info.
Poopdiepie
don't forget Hellblade
ASHWANI GERA JI what are you talking about ?
@@Godzillagroom he is a t-series fan that's why he call pewdiepie as 'poop''die''pie'
"The way in which they do it"
Exactly!!!
Not every zombie game is the same. Mechanics matter.
Looks absolutely stunning!
I literally lol'd when I realized you guys put The Last of Music as background music in this video at certain points.
Amazing game. When I start this last evening I was... amaze how is beautiful this world. How many details Bend Studio put in the environments. Such a wonderful and scary world. And so big step for the team. I want only two things now - to DS was a long game, and await the new games from Bend Studio. Thanks to the whole team and each member of the team for this long road, and for these years of the hard work.
Imagine playing this on the ps5 next year
This aged well.
@@joaofreitas2899 very well indeed
This dude can predict the future! I’m playing this game on my PS5 with 4K 60FPS HDR and it’s free for PS Plus members!
@@PinoyAdik-wg3vq I'm sorry to disappoint you, but it's not running at 4k on ps5
"The shutter speed is extremely low"
You mean high. A fast shutter results in shorter motion blur
This is John, the same guy who consistently miscounts console pixels to make the pc version seem dramatically better, claims frame drops when his own frame graphs show none, and has been called a liar numerous times on twitter.
The guy claims to love motion blur, yet doesnt know how it works.
Hes a moron who shouldn't be part of the DF team
Nice vid mate, Really looking forward to play this tonight.
Awsome review. You coverd everything. Amazing game,enjoying so much
Amazing looking and unique ambitious single player game? this deserves a buy !
RDR2 also uses screen-space shadows through out the entire game world and on characters. I believe you guys missed it in the DF analysis.
Great video John.
Great video as usual John!!! Makes me really want to play this game now.
Man, the game looks stunning. One of the best looking games this generation. IMO
Eh? Games over a year old look far better, fc5, God of war, horizon and uncharted... far better
You kidding right? Looks like it should be a ps4 launch game.
Do you know to read? I said one of the best. And I firmly stand by that. Game looks phenomenal
wait for the fps analysis 12 fps whdn the freakers come 😥
@@osskeet you blind right?? dont talk shit
The use of The Last of Us music is godly 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks for the video. You are my favorite “reviewer” because you only focus on technical stuff!
DF is also my favorite Gaming Channel.
Keep up the awesome work guys and thanks!
Excellent analysis as always. Thank you very much DF!
13:50 The Last of Us music in the background. :) The Last of Us (You and Me) And by 13:30 too. Vanishing grace (Innocence)
Boophpoi when I heard the first note, I instantly thought of tlou lol
Impressive indeed, I hope this game sells well!
It's an average zombie game, 7 out of 10.
@@christopherwalkinalloverya5824 how many hours have you put in?
@@mattallan1609 I'm not going pay $60 for a mediocre game. I might buy it in a few months when it's $20 in the bargain bin.
@@christopherwalkinalloverya5824 its not mediocre, youre just choosy and demanding
"Choosy and demanding" lol nice logic. Why should i bother with mediocre games when i can waste my time on much better ones? Op is right. This game is average.
Great review DF, as allways, ceep it going!!!
Thanks for the awesome video John!
I love Digital Foundry. I go to them first when I want to know how good games are.
It's a beautiful open world! very detailed 😍😍😍
I gotta say, it does look real good. That directional SSAO thing, man.
Almost as good as Red Dead 2
Not forgetting the real-time weather effects
@Parental Guardian OMG you're so triggered lmao
@Parental Guardian Nobody barf or have eyes hurt if it's not native 4k. I'll paint a picture for you. It's like you're laughing at people who don't have a Ferrari. Nobody really cares, dude.
Loved the ending of the analysis 😄😉
One of the little details I enjoy are the deflated tires, showing off the passage of time.
Days Gone's graphics are insane.
I see that you're playing the Last of Us music in the background ;) @ 16:25
that MGS reference at the end got me chuckle...!
Great analysis DF, I enjoyed it very much. Can't wait to play the game, it looks so beautiful.
This is a beautiful game
Great analysis as usual. Keep up the great work! 👍
There's no way you finish this video when you made this comment.
Hard to believe it only got a 72, the lowest rated PS4 game I've seen in a long time. World War Z scored just below it. I think people are "zombied" out.
@@osskeet he is just after a heart form DF. He is a loser
I have actually. Looking forward to the HDR analysis video.
Great analysis. Looks like the game has plenty to offer from a technical perspective. Props to Bend Studios.
I'm still in a dream thanks to John's excellent videos.
Still play with my Day 1 PlayStation 4 from 2013 on my 55“ 4K Sony. I am a casual gamer. So for me it was always enough 🤷🏻♂️
M1LL10N4R3 Is it having a hard time?😂
GlitchGaming45 like i have said: i Play very rarely. So it is fine for me. 🙂
you’re missing out man . 4k visuals are much sharper, why not get the best out of every gaming experience?
Hi, where is the performance analysis video that you mentioned?
I think I've reached a point where I look forward more to Digital Foundry's game dissection videos than actually playing the games in question!
DF is a blessing and a curse really. I never noticed things like ambient occlusion and dynamic resolution before, but now I cant help but notice things like that now.
isn't just an analysis, is The Digital Foundry Analysis, simply the best!!
@Digital Foundry, when is your analysis for Mortal Kombat 11?
Uncharted Golden Abyss deserves a remake/port to PS4. Hopefully we get it.
Anyway, I'm glad that Days Gone is *finally* here. It's one game that I've been really waiting for on PS4.
It's great that this game looks and plays very well on the standard PS4 and Pro Pro.
I'm sure that the Day 1 patch should address these issues.
Totally agree on the uncharted golden port. Only uncharted game I didn't get to beat since I don't have a vita
Peckerwood
xxnike629xx uncharted vita version sure does I’d buy it. It was a great game.
The game was quite enjoyable, but it was almost entirely built upon what was created by naughty dog. It even ran on the same engine as the ps3 games, no? If not, it sure as heck looked like it. Only difference was the character models and performance, which was quite poor. The gimmicks with the vita controls were also incredibly irritating.
First Sony should fix Uncharted Collection which still doesn't have any Pro and HDR support.
But that's an opportunity they can monetize on ps5 by including 4k (possibly 8k?) support, HDR support and all the while adding Golden Abyss and Uncharted 4 + Lost Legacy
Good analysis. Will pick this up next week.
this video is so well done.
I heard they just dropped patch 1.04 13gb update in the last hour? Anyone have any info on it? Watched the ACG review, was on the fence, but this may have tipped me
The only information it gives is " - Bug Fixes, - Localization Updates." So basically they've fixed a bunch more bugs that you've seen in review vids or read about. The update isn't a GAME CHANGER, but it will make your experience playing the game more enjoyable. Apparently, most reviews are based off the 1.02 version which had waaay more bugs than the game version that we will play on day one. If you're on the fence and have the extra dough, buy it. Youll support the studio's future games and you'll hopefully enjoy playing the game a whole ton.
23gb
They will also offer free dlc in june
Games running great, very minor bugs. Other recent triple A titles have a lot more bugs and issues then this game. I definitely don't regret buying this game.
54GB
so where can we see comparison to the e3 demo with the horde of zombies?
try nick930 that's more his sorta thing
Thanks again for the amazing analysis.
Snake Eater at the end. Beautiful, just beautiful :)
Sony be Setting quality plank high as always 👏👏👏👏
Not really, but yeah, whatever.
The game has numerous framerates issues that numerous reviewers have pointed out, along with alot of pop in areas and voices and facial animations not syncing up especially in the early areas.
Sony has been good but this is not what I would call setting the plank high
This is easily the worst quality in a PS4 exclusive though. That's more of a testament to the high quality of their other games though.
@Ser hat
Who, you?
Definitely, glad we can agree on something.
It's not really sony
It's studios that sony has stolen(exclusives contract shit)
Metascore 72?
Joke of the year 2019 🏆
Yup. Game is at least an 8/10 + it's selling like hotcakes.
Solid 7/10 game for me too, but then I do score most games lower than most reviewers. For example, God Of War is a 7/10 to me as well.
Days Gone looks really intriguing. When I revisited Bend Studio's older games for my latest video, I came away feeling like they definitely weren't going to fail. Their eye for detail has always been impeccable.
Dang. I had no idea the game looked this good. Thanks for the deep dive, John!
What patch is this running at? They just released 1.04.
They used 1.03 and there’s 1.05 coming next week
@@gtibro6799 how do you know that is coming out next week?
Looks stunning.
This channel, ACG and EASY ALLIES are the only reviews that i need.
He's right about the buildings. I came about a building that had "trespassers will be shot" but it was burned out from the inside. Almost like the dwellers were flushed out with fire.
Kudos to Devs!
95% of comments are this is The Last of Us song in the background. And thats just because of few minutes. This shows the power of The Last of Us. :)
The game is game of the decade for sure
Very very professional analysis. I subscribe to your channel.
The zombies and motorcycle upkeep stuff in this game reminds me of Dead Rush. I was looking forward to that game way back when, before it was canceled, so maybe I should try this out.
Nice touch with TLoU soundtrack piece!
I'm happy to see that's a technically great game even before the day one patch. I hope the story and gameplay also be good.
It is, been playing for a few hours. Definitely don't regret getting this game.
Love the MGS3 nod at the end lol
John "Mind You" is back!
4k open world zombie game, you can ride and upgrade the bike. I love it.
It isn't 4K.
@@cMARVEL360 3840X2160p is 4k, it's still 4k. Doesn't matter the rendering methods used to reach the final 4k pixel counts. Just like native rendering, it still needs to be rendered, the only difference is it's not native due to the method used to render the same pixel count as native rendering.
Thomas Hannah you clearly don’t understand resolutions
Thomas Hannah no lmao
@@elliottblair31 Yes, as long as it hits the final target they're going for which is what they are showing. We have those that can't accept it when they are showing and illustrating it.
Hopefully Sony will bring us even more game exclusives to the next gen console.
not exclusive anymore :D
@@somnia3423 damn yea, guess sony gonna bring more exclusives to pc
@@LISTEDGames Or mobile phones, Days Gone on pc is great!
@@white9093 I doubt putting Sony games on mobile would be cost effective for them. but yea on PC I do agree that they should bring all of their exclusive. I do have most of their exclusives on PS4. but it sucks that they're only 30 fps.
@@LISTEDGames If they gonna put all the exclusives on pc, than there will be absolutely no need to buy playstation. I have ps5 for exclusives and pc for the rest of the games
I love how you used The Last Of Us soundtrack throughout the video. It adds to the showcase of the game
This was recently added to PS Now, so I figured I'd give it a shot. After playing a few hours, then coming here to watch DF's expert analysis, I never realized how beautiful this game really is. There are times it is flat out stunning, in my opinion.
Beautiful game
Can't wait for the x box one review.
Its funny. On ps4 we've been spoiled so this feels like the standard.
If xbox players had this then half their heads would explode and the other half wouldnt shut up about it saying its the greatest game ever.
I guess starvation is the greatest seasoning.
Hahhhahhhhahhhha would u likeit???
Playing this in 2023 on PS5 at 60fps and it’s genuinely better looking than a lot of ‘current gen’ PS5 & Series X games.
Great analysis 👍 Always can rely on you guys delivering! Day 1 update is 23gb so I’m assuming it would’ve fixed a lot of issues. I’m loving the game and definitely don’t understand where all the bad reviews are coming from..