Bend Studio's upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive
Days Gone will tell the story of Deacon St. Josh (played by Sam Witwer), a bounty hunter facing an uneven struggle for survival while desperately searching for a reason to live in the zombified, changed world. To see another day in this hostile environment, the hopeless main protagonist will use a variety of weapons and his old bike to fight for what is right.
But Deacon's life didn't use to be like this. Long before "
a global pandemic killed the world, turning the Pacific Northwest into a terrifying no-man’s land of Freakers, Marauders and those just struggling to survive, the Farewell Wilderness set the stage for an unlikely romance between an outlaw biker and an extraordinary young woman from Seattle," we read in the official notes on the new trailer.
"The wilderness is where they met, it’s where he taught her to ride, where she taught him about botany — the reason she was in the high desert in the first place. It’s where he proposed to her. It’s where, in a small church in the tiny town of Marion Forks, witnessed only by long-time friend William “Boozer” Gray, Deacon and Sarah were married.
With just a touch, Sarah Whitaker’s charm and sincerity was always able to soften Deacon, allowing him to show his awkward and tender side. He loved her so much that, a longtime member of the Mongrels MC, Deacon St. John chose to leave the MC and become a NOMAD for her so they could spend more time together. Share a life together.
Two years later, Sarah is gone. Deacon, now a drifter and bounty hunter on the broken road, is left with only a photo to remind him of the woman he loved and the man she had helped him become. In a brief moment of peace at the church where they exchanged vows, Deacon reflects on everything he’s lost, the burnt out shell of the church, a reflection of the man he’s become — haggard, worn, and alone."
Be sure to learn more about Deacon's past in this all-new
Days Gone gameplay trailer down below:
At its core, Days Gone is about survivors and what makes them human: desperation, loss, madness, betrayal, friendship, brotherhood, regret, love—and hope. It's about how, even when confronted with such enormous tragedy, hope never dies. Play as Deacon St. John, a bounty hunter facing a brutal struggle for survival while searching for a reason to live.
Days Gone will be available for PlayStation 4 on April 26, 2019.