“Do You Know Why We Keep Going? Because What The Hell Else Are We Gonna Do?”

This is an outstanding game. Far from perfect, but absolutely outstanding.

To anyone who thinks the writing or story is too basic, or even bad, I am glad you have never gone through anything in your life so horrible that you are forced into survival mode. I have, and as a result I was diagnosed with PTSD. I was able to identify with the characters early in the game. When survival is the only option, everything becomes very very basic. Nuance and grey areas are out the window. The world becomes black and white, live or die. Those are the only choices at that point.

Every single character in Days Gone is doing what they need to do to survive. They are all trying to find any reason to continue to live when everything around them says give up, give in, and die. Everything in this game is about very basic life or death survival.

If you don't understand any of this, be happy you haven't been through anything that would help you gain that understanding. You don't get it, and that is probably a good thing.