gow3isben
Member
That is because the game was great and the pedigree is great and it is a sequel to a GOAT tier game.
A pure narrative decision leading to decreased sales by millions is clearly something that affects them though.
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That is because the game was great and the pedigree is great and it is a sequel to a GOAT tier game.
A pure narrative decision leading to decreased sales by millions is clearly something that affects them though.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
.....I don't think we can claim a game is filled with woke shit just looking at a main character. I also don't think games that have some gays or lesbians or deaf girls is an egregiously "woke" thing to care about. If they start preaching an overarching agenda into everything is where I draw the line.
Basically I care more about the story, narrative, and quality than I do about aspects of things that may lean a bit more "progressive".
I've never found ND's games to be egregious cases of any of that. TLOU2 is a pretty damn dark, depressing, gritty game.
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There could be some modifications to this lady's proportion,but I'm leaning towards game model looking off from the real life person.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
The gameplay portion of the video.
Kacho
Gold Member
They better keep their laser baseball bats away from Lalo.
tmlDan
Member
you saw literally nothing, how are you making shit up in your head
ChorizoPicozo
Member
success is relative. Part 2 definitely underperformed. Maybe they are not mad, but it certainly should have raised red flags about it
Astray
Member
Idk it discourages dislike bombing so whatever.
Stooky
Banned
Because the internet. That is all.
You're making up stupid shit to be mad at by the second. Stop watching the trailer.
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Clintizzle
Lord of Edge.
You guys can fuck off. That looked really good!
Loomy
Banned
So I stated a bunch of stuff that actually happen. What fanfiction is all that stuff you wrote up there from?
Jinzo Prime
Member
Buddy, we really don't have a clue what the gameplay will be about. That part at the end could hint at anything.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
ByWatterson
Member
Yeah.
We can't point to bad sales to demonstrate a game's low quality and then totally ignore high sales when it suits us.
TLOU2 is an all-timer and we all know it.
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zkorejo
Member
What's even a woman... What's your definition of a woman anyways? You could have a 7 foot tall dude call himself a woman these days and it's acceptable isn't it?
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
that's true but you can always call an audible and make her a tiny bit more attractive. they had no problems changing the look of Ellie after the Ellen Page backlash. Just give her some slightly feminine features and a hairdo and you dont have this issue.
besides, abby had the backlash back in 2020. they knew back then and doubled down.
ProtoByte
Weeb Underling
The first game did 19 million and the other IP that Sony did was touching 15-20+. Days Gone was a disappointment at 8-9 million, you cannot convince me that TLOU2 wasn't an underperformance in reality and in their eyes.
They will never say it because it requires too much: removing the shield around their premier studio and "caving" to the political pressure, but you sure as fuck don't see them saying the opposite, or even that it met their expectations.
solecon64
Member
They did NOT expect this post-Concord world we're living it back in 2020 when they started development on this game.
Sure there was backlash against The Last of Us 2 back then, but that didn't matter, because they were living on the right side of history.
Well, it's 5 years later, this is history, and they lost. And it's going to bite them hard.
Astray
Member
He's probably pissed it didn't advertise a battle pass or something.
Give me a quoted source or shut up about it.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
whatever.... like people using "fake" like/dislike ratios.... it is just a worst PR outcome for sure.
tmlDan
Member
this is literally a pretty woman with a shaved head, i swear the lot of you are mentally ill making shit up.
I could be wrong when we get more info but right now, you're insane.
Astray
Member
So disappointing, they made a remaster and an expensive TV adaptation of it.
I'm a TLOU anti-fan and even I know that it absolutely rakes in the dough for Sony.
vpance
Member
As we saw with Concord and the UBI leaks these companies are living in a reality distortion bubble.
All the focus testing is likely done with people sharing the same mindset.
ProtoByte
Weeb Underling
How about you get off the horse and find contrary evidence? I am not going to let go of my common sense or "shut up about it" at your discretion. Do we need ND shut down like Firewalk before we call reality for what it is?
Jinxed
Member
thismeinteil
Member
Definitely @ bolded. When you have GOW greatly outperforming it's previous entries. Spider-Man selling gangbusters. But yet, TLOU2 takes 2 years to hit 10M after various sales and discounts? A sequel to Sony's biggest exclusive on the PS3, save GT? They definitely aren't exactly happy with that result. Sure it didn't bomb, but it definitely underperformed.
VanCityGamer
Member
Not at ALL what I want from Naughty Dog. The Last of Us was one of my favorite games of all time and I loved the Uncharted games. Back in 2013 I’d be shocked to know that I would later be shrugging at their 2024 new IP reveal.
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zkorejo
Member
Yes she definitely is a woman. Pretty is subjective. My problem isn't her looks or her sex. I just don't like the character and mannerisms from what I see.
As for agenda.. you know damn well what I was referring to but you have to paint me as a bad person that hates women while people like you get a free pass to change the definition of what a woman is every other week.
tmlDan
Member
what agenda, give me a real example, you are a bad person until you can prove it.
LectureMaster
Gold Member
Boss, what's your reaction? CuriousLet's check YouTube reactions
How about you get our your bunker bud. Spouting off some bullshit y'all created as fact but can't give a source. If PlayStation was so disappointed they wouldn't still be pouring money into the IP.
Astray
Member
Worst PR.. Do you even listen to yourself?
It's all fake internet points, or in this case, a fake number of fake internet points.
I guarantee you that no one outside the internet cares.
OGM_Madness
Member
Sweet Baby Inc Jesus this game lmao
Can’t wait for the game to come out in 2027 and for me to buy 6-12 months later at some Black Friday discount.
Hopefully you all complaining bought Stellar Blade MSRP. Otherwise, “the only thing needed for evil to win is for good men to do nothing”.
Can’t wait for the game to come out in 2027 and for me to buy 6-12 months later at some Black Friday discount.
Hopefully you all complaining bought Stellar Blade MSRP. Otherwise, “the only thing needed for evil to win is for good men to do nothing”.
Stooky
Banned
What are you talking about? She looks like the actress. This looks like the first Naughty Dog game where characters look like scans of the actors
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Jinzo Prime
Member
Yep, I can be disappointed with TLOU and Part II, but plenty of people have it as their favorite games of all time.
MaestroMike
Gold Member
why give the main character a five head ?? lol could've gave her a better hairline still I like sci-fi and aliens is one of my favorite movies so I'll probably be watching this one for any updates
Kacho
Gold Member
Bad WOM definitely had an impact on TLOU2 over the long term. Outstanding gameplay. Terrible creative decisions.
zkorejo
Member
Fine I'm okay being a bad person for the likes of you then. Stay happy in your bubble.
Women I know like to be represented with beauty and femininity.
bender
What time is it?
Let's check YouTube reactions
To be fair, in all of the existence of Youtube, there has only be one comment worth reading.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
That sword is her signature weapon. They feature it too much in the trailer. She also grabs an SMG, but this game will heavily feature 3rd person sword based combat. Those robots will be legally blind and wont "trigger" until you're 30 ft away from them.
Come on guys, you're not new to this!
Gamerguy84
Member
TR released in 96 and was/ is the goat for a lot of people. Let's see the content before the hate.
Hypereides
Member
Not feeling it. Does not seem very inspiring.
If its actually engulfed in political correctness in some way, then its not going to end well. Knowing what Dr.Uckmann has said, done and stated in the recent years, there's a % chance for that. Hope they manage to steer away from that, if that's the case, by the time of its release.