10 Awesome Video Game Mechanics Introduced WAY Too Late
7. Freaker Hordes - Days Gone
One of Days Gone's prominent selling points pre-release was the presence of Freaker hordes - gigantic swarms of infected ranging from 50 to 500 bodies which can easily overwhelm unprepared players.
And yet for anyone sticking to the game's critical path - and with its minimum 30-hour playtime, who can blame them? - they won't encounter any Freaker hordes until the last few hours.
While you can uncover optional hordes much earlier than that by going off the beaten track, there are only three mandatory hordes to battle in the main campaign.
For anyone wanting to cut through the critical path, because 30 hours is plenty of game for a lot of people, it's pretty damn underwhelming that one of Days Gone's most-advertised mechanics basically feels like a footnote.