The Last of Us - Review Thread [Emargo up, scores in OP.]

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At this point I'm really glad I know all of the "basic" spoilers from that leakage a month ago.

And Im still banking on my assumption for the intro. I swear that dude that posted it a few days ago knew it already and posted it anyway.
 
At this point I'm really glad I know all of the "basic" spoilers from that leakage a month ago.

And Im still banking on my assumption for the intro. I swear that dude that posted it a few days ago knew it already and posted it anyway.

Yeah I read that leaked stuff too and it didn't go into a whole lot of fine detail which is good, if anything it made me want to play the game more.

I think your hypothesis on the intro is correct, if I recall you were discussing it with someone else here a little bit
 
Yeah I read that leaked stuff too and it didn't go into a whole lot of fine detail which is good, if anything it made me want to play the game more.

I think your hypothesis on the intro is correct, if I recall you were discussing it with someone else here a little bit

The leakage is what really skyrocketed my hype. Before that it was close to nil.

I mentioned my hypo once to who knows who, but its lost in the sauce now thank christ.
 
Yeah I read that leaked stuff too and it didn't go into a whole lot of fine detail which is good, if anything it made me want to play the game more.

I think your hypothesis on the intro is correct, if I recall you were discussing it with someone else here a little bit

Well I haven't seen the intro but if you've watched the
story trailer
and are a fan of the genre like me, you can probably speculate what the opening is.

My speculation has kind been unofficially confirmed, but I don't know any specific details
 
i'll join the rachel weiz circle jerk. i think she's stunning in everything she does.
i have yet to see a movie where i though "eughhhhhhh" when she comes on screen.
she made 'the mummy' for me, too.

On topic. thankyou Naughty Dog. not for this game in particular, but for being a top tier wester developer who isn't your typical dudebro assembly line.
one of the smartest moves sony has ever made was buying these guys.

I can't wait to get my hands on this title and completely submerge myself in it. :D
 
I'm gonna chime in on the Romancing the Stone love. Impeccably well-crafted popcorn entertainment. Starts off as a funny romance and evolves into a breezy adventure film, and it's a lot of fun all the way. Any Indy/UC fans owe it to themselves to give it a whirl.

Do NOT watch Jewel of the Nile
 
I'm gonna chime in on the Romancing the Stone love. Impeccably well-crafted popcorn entertainment. Starts off as a funny romance and evolves into a breezy adventure film, and it's a lot of fun all the way. Any Indy/UC fans owe it to themselves to give it a whirl.

Do NOT watch Jewel of the Nile

Yup. and Yup.
 
Uncharted 3 had too much START. STOP. START. STOP. Linear gameplay. It felt really jarring, I honestly had no incentive to play it over again because of those annoying bits.

Does the Last of Us feature any of that? Uncharted 2 felt paced WAY better with less "scripted, player has no control, abruptly linear" moments.
 
Im gonna get on that when the price drops. I just finished Bound in Blood and all the trophs in the story mode of Gunslinger so Im at a standstill.

I just realised that I'm halfway through my True West playthrough on Gunslinger.

That will pass a few hours, I guess.
 
You enjoying it?

I thought it was superb. My GOTY so far.

Definitely enjoying it. Only reason I haven't powered through it in the first two days was due to doing a let's play on it. So it's helping me really take my time on it. It was my most hyped game of last year until it was moved and then my most hyped of this year

It's definitely my favourite this year so far anyway and I'm still amazed by just how much quality they got into the game with so little.

Also have you seen the Mobius trailer for it that came out the other day? It's a post release trailer made by one single artist on the team and it's possibly one of the best trailers made for a game.Check it out below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2djDE_kwH3Q
 
Also have you seen the Mobius trailer for it that came out the other day? It's a post release trailer made by one single artist on the team and it's possibly one of the best trailers made for a game.Check it out below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2djDE_kwH3Q

Yep, watched it a few days ago. It really is a brilliant trailer, and it captures the mood of the game perfectly.

I also just realised that I'm about 1/3 the way through my Ranger Hardcore playthrough. Looks like I've found my game to play this weekend!! Well, that and Gunslinger.
 
That Metro trailer reminded me of Resistance. The alien mutant things look like Chimera.

I'm not a big Resistance fan but I will experience Metro regardless eventually.
 
Don't know if this has been posted...but another 10/10 has been added to metacritic (bumping up the reviews to 61 total now). This makes it the 30th perfect score so far for The Last of Us


Review Site: Level Up

Naughty Dog has proven itself again as one of the most accomplished development teams in the world. With The Last of Us they have given us a consistent and interesting world that is supported by practically all of its game mechanics. From the rich complex combat system to the sublime sound design, this game immerses the player in one of the most visceral plots in this generation. Maybe the AI could have been better, but, overall, this game proves how far the craftsmanship of making video games has come.

10/10

http://www.levelup.com/PlayStation-3/reviews/29676/The-Last-of-Us/



Also a really nice video review I saw, might want to check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=m5OGfABFF1U
 
30 perfect scores!?

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So is the last of us going to released on Thursday Midnight on PSN?

Also, does anyone else think i can pick up a copy at my super walmart on thursday midnight?
 
I just realized something about the games title.

The Last of Us...there's still humans in the world in this setting...meaning "Us" could possibly be referring to Ellie and Joel....meaning it's the Last of there relationship..meaning..somehow they get separated..whether through death or something else...found it interesting :)
 
Didn't think the over hype of Bioshock Infinite would be beat so soon. Another AAA game getting drooled over by the journalists? You don't say....
 
Speaking of Bioshock Infinite, that is another reason why Im not positive Im gonna like this. Thought what I played of Inifinite was pretty shite, and that definately did seem like an unnecessarily interactive storyheavy game.
 
Speaking of Bioshock Infinite, that is another reason why Im not positive Im gonna like this. Thought what I played of Inifinite was pretty shite, and that definately did seem like an unnecessarily interactive storyheavy game.

Won't go as far as to call it shit but sure as hell was not a 10/10 with its repetitive gameplay and well less then perfect character continuity
 
Speaking of Bioshock Infinite, that is another reason why Im not positive Im gonna like this. Thought what I played of Inifinite was pretty shite, and that definately did seem like an unnecessarily interactive storyheavy game.

Well if you look on metacritic for Infinite, you can see some reviews mention that, and there some less glowing review for Infinite as well (at a 7 or below).

With TLOU though...I mean all the 10's and all the buzz that the journalists are saying is one thing...but look on metacritic..the cons? It's as if the reviewers have to find nit-picky flaws purposely.

The last time I witnessed this much hype, buzz, positivist was for UC2 from the gaming reviewers..and well we know how that turned out
 
The beginning... wow. :)

Took a while to get used to the graphics though. Higher resolution/AA would do WONDERS for this game because pretty much everything else freaking amazing looking.

The fights are INTENSE, the animation is the best I have ever seen. Kinda wish the gunshots was more powerful though.

Only three hours in so far, will play the hell out of this game later today.
 
With TLOU though...I mean all the 10's and all the buzz that the journalists are saying is one thing...but look on metacritic..the cons? It's as if the reviewers have to find nit-picky flaws purposely.

Not to discount what you said but being an exclusive game tends to do this.
 
The beginning... wow. :)

Took a while to get used to the graphics though. Higher resolution/AA would do WONDERS for this game because pretty much everything else freaking amazing looking.

The fights are INTENSE, the animation is the best I have ever seen. Kinda wish the gunshots was more powerful though.

Only three hours in so far, will play the hell out of this game later today.

How's the image quality compared to Uncharted 2?
 
Seriously people. This isn't the thread for speculation as we are not sure what you know or don't.

Your acting like it's a spoiler. jeez.

Still no OT? :OO

Not till after e3 apparently

Yeah i'm sure Last of Us is gonna be great but Citizen Kain? Really?

I don't why this matters.

How many legitimate highly rated titles (90+ metacritic) come out in a year? A handful right? Mo

So why not get hyped like a motherfucker knowing you might be on the verge of playing something incredible?
 
The beginning... wow. :)

Took a while to get used to the graphics though. Higher resolution/AA would do WONDERS for this game because pretty much everything else freaking amazing looking.

The fights are INTENSE, the animation is the best I have ever seen. Kinda wish the gunshots was more powerful though.

Only three hours in so far, will play the hell out of this game later today.

Maybe I've been playing to many games on PC but these graphics arnt as good as people make em out to be


It's what Orson Welles would have wanted.
So thats what Rosebud meant the whole time
 
How many legitimate highly rated titles (90+ metacritic) come out in a year? A handful right? Mo

So why not get hyped like a motherfucker knowing you might be on the verge of playing something incredible?

Everyone of these high scoring games turns out to be a disappointment.
 
Everyone of these high scoring games turns out to be a disappointment.

Really?

Uncharted 2 (96 meta score) was a disappointment?

Bioshock 1 (96 meta score) was a disappointment?

Red Dead Redemption (95 meta score) was a disappointment?

The Orange Box (96 meta score) was a disappointment?

Portal 2 (95 meta score) was a disappointment?

Mass Effect 2 (94 meta score) was a disappointment?

Tell Tales Walking Dead (94 meta score) was a disappointment?

Journey (92 meta score) was a disappointment?

Batman: Arkham Asylum (90 metascore) was a disappointment?

Super Mario Galaxy 1/2 (97 metascore) was a disappointment?


...........If so than I question if you like video games or not.

I guess what I'm trying to say overall with these games/score is to say, yeah some games get highly rated and end up being a disappointment (GTA IV, ME3, and UC3 come to mind)....but at the end of the day there are still a SHITLOAD of other games that end up getting rated highly by critics and end up truly becoming a great experience.

So why not drop the skepticism and just bask in the pure fun and joy of being hyped :p
 
How likely are you to get the game early if you select Release Date shipping? How likely are you to receive it later than release date?


I've never bought a game from Amazon before, but since I work on Friday till 5PM, and I don't really want to drive to the mall to pick the game up, I might just order off Amazon to get the game. :)

So hyped up for The Last Of Us.
 
How's the image quality compared to Uncharted 2?

Well... not as good I think. But it has been a couple of years also... And my tolerance against bad IQ just gets worse and worse.


Maybe I've been playing to many games on PC but these graphics arnt as good as people make em out to be


Not as visually striking as Uncharted 3 maybe, but versus other console games this is easily up there among the very best looking ones. And with good IQ it would be among the best Pc games also imho.
 
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