Days Gone Wishlist

  Pitch Document: Days Gone 2 – “Road to Redemption” 1. Core Logline In a world rebuilding after the collapse, Deacon St. John discovers that the Freaker virus has evolved — and so has humanity. Forced to choose between survival and redemption, he must lead the remnants of the old world against a new breed of monsters—both human and inhuman. 2. Vision Statement Days Gone 2 aims to complete Deacon’s emotional arc while expanding the world’s scope into a living frontier of survival, rebuilding, and consequence. The sequel builds on everything fans loved — open-world bike travel, dynamic weather, emotional storytelling, and brutal Freaker hordes — while fixing what critics questioned: pacing, mission variety, and AI balance. This is The Last of Us meets Red Dead Redemption 2 through the lens of a frontier biker’s redemption story. 3. Core Gameplay Pillars 🧭 Dynamic Survival Frontier Fully explorable Pacific Northwest expanded into Oregon, Northern California, and ...

DAYS GONE 2: LEGACY OF THE FALL “The virus evolved… but so did the riders.”  I. OVERVIEW Genre: Open-world, story-driven survival action Setting: Three years after Days Gone Core Themes: Rebuilding civilization in a mutating world Evolution — human, viral, and mechanical Strategy and survival over chaos Love, loss, and leadership Player Role: Deacon St. John returns — scarred, wiser, now leading a nomadic militia helping survivors rebuild across a fractured Pacific Northwest.  II. WORLD STATE & NARRATIVE FOUNDATION  1. Post-NERO Fallout NERO’s final experiment has fractured into rogue factions: Division Zero – Scientists obsessed with hybrid evolution. NERO Vanguard – Military remnants seeking control through drones and chemical weapons. Reclaimer Movement – Civilians using NERO tech to rebuild settlements. Each faction influences world events dynamically, taking over regions, attacking player bases, or competing for resour...

  Days Gone 2 — Ashes to Ascent ACT I: The Ash Road Setting the Stage: Months after the events of Days Gone , Deacon and Sarah have settled in a fortified version of Iron Mike’s camp. The remnants of NERO have splintered — some trying to rebuild civilization, others continuing their genetic experiments. A new, ominous weather cycle called “The Ash Season” begins — thick volcanic-like ash falling from the sky, killing crops and mutating Freakers even further. Core Themes: Hope vs. relapse into chaos Human adaptation under decaying nature Moral gray areas of rebuilding society Gameplay Systems Introduced: Safety Zone Construction: Players rebuild camps, craft walls, install watchtowers, floodlights, and NERO turrets. Booby Trap Season: Traps degrade during “Ash Storms,” forcing the player to rearm camps before nightly attacks. Resource Convoys: Players lead supply missions to maintain settlements, opening trade routes or risking ambushes. Enemies Intr...

 Perfect — here’s Part I of a professional-style Days Gone 2: Blood of the Lost development script. It’s formatted the way a narrative designer, quest designer, and cinematic director would use it in a AAA dev environment (scene headers, dialogue trees, objective triggers, branching outcomes, environmental cues, etc.). 🎮 DAYS GONE 2: BLOOD OF THE LOST — Mission 01 “The Echo Burns” Region: Cascade North / Wizard Lake Rebuild Phase: Early Game / Tutorial Bridge Narrative Tone: Rebirth, Paranoia, Intimacy, Foreshadowing MISSION FLOW SUMMARY Phase Gameplay Narrative Goal 1. Intro Cinematic Show Deacon & Sarah’s life post-Days Gone Establish fragile peace 2. Settlement Routine Tutorial: Bike repair, resource gathering Ground player in new systems 3. Freaker Attack Dynamic combat sequence introducing mutated Freakers Create urgency 4. Aftermath and Investigation Dialogue branch / evidence search Introduce new threat 5. Decision Node Playe...