It’s pretty clear Days Gone was going in that direction at one point, as evidenced by all the foraging and hunting gameplay, but it was never implemented in a meaningful way. Although I dug Deacon’s tattoos, I wanted a game with more survival elements. Personally, I lost interest in the game pretty quickly. The PC version is a hit, and players are enjoying getting stuck into some zomb- freaker horde action.
For better or worse - let’s face it, mostly worse - Days Gone has been in the news a lot this year.