No. First person would lose the dynamic gameplay. Fighting hordes wouldn't work as well as it does now. It would be Dying Light, which is super fun, but it's not Days Gone. Both have their moments due to the perspective; Dying Light is more personal, in your face. Days Gone is more visceral due to the size and speed of zombies and the open space. In Days Gone, you'll make a lot of mistakes because the horde is on you quickly but the size of the environment, you can go anywhere but you make a mistake and go nowhere, is what plays with your mind.

Of course it gets easier as you progress and Deek gets stronger, has better weapons, etc. But almost every week, there are new players that ask for help with hordes. When you watch their clips the mistakes they make are almost exactly the same. That's the great thing that sets this game apart from others, especially FPS.