That doesn't sound hard
Understandable. Same reason why I don't think TLOU is the best game ever. I've played games with a better story, narrative and characters before so the impact of some of the moments in TLOU didn't really affect me. I mean i've read statements about people crying in the prologue or at some point in the game and I was not even remotely close to feeling any type of sadness during the game.
So why has it ruined games? I'm not a big multiplayer guy, aside from sports games and a couple of shooters.
I hate to break this to you as it might run your favorite game but TLoU has one of the best multiplayers on console.
I don't mean to sound belligerent but can someone explain to me why the writing in TLoU is so highly regarded? I played the game, I enjoyed it overall, but I don't really get it. I like Ellie, I like Tess, I like Joel, but the story as a whole didn't seem that amazing to me other than the acting and animations, which I'm not sure I'd consider part of the writing? The story didn't surprise me, make me think, or question myself. It just didn't strike me as being that clever, and while I felt some emotion going through it, it's far from the only game to do that, or the most effective. I was also generally just bothered by how most of the story that I enjoyed seemed very separate from the gameplay and confined to cutscenes.
Even if I can't get that much out of it I really want to understand why most others seem to.
Why fuxk up the thread? He or she shared their experience and asked if there's a game that one of us had similar experiences with. Tired of you children feeling like we should be honored your on GAF and can post.Here we go again.
We had a thread like this, last year did we not?
I get what you're saying. I think I had just come to "accept" that this is how story and performance in games was.
TLOU changed that for me, and it's no longer "acceptable" in my eyes since I know that these games can do better.
Can I get a "Notto Disu Shitto Agen.jpg"? Geez.
It's ruined gaming for you? So quit playing games, then. And good riddance to anyone who evangelizes one game to that degree.
Fantastic game, just play play something completely different like a portable game to get TLoU out of your head.
Games have had characters and acting just as good. People need to stop acting this is the first game to do so.
I get that it's your opinion, but that's ridiculous, don't you think?
So, according to you, tLoU is the only good game? Everything else is mediocre?
who cares about gameplay? story is what sets games apart. That's why Final Fantasy and MGS are famous.
Damn right!Its one of those games I'll remember for the rest of my life. Especially the beginning and end.
Just started playing Last of Us and took the advice this time about playing on Hard with Listen Mode off, and I was a bit worried about playing with Listen Mode off since I used it so much when I first played the game on normal back during PS3 release. My goodness this game feels completely different with Listen Mode off and Hard is decent with the amount of supplies (I'm still overloaded on supplies alot of the time though). I'm loving this though and I just hit Winter earlier this morning, hoping to maybe finish either tonight or tomorrow.
i don't have a single game that meets this criteria but baldur's gate ii would be the closest. the sheer amount of content, the characters, writing, locations, gameplay, just everything about it come together so well. alas, i came to terms with the fact that no rpg, western or otherwise, will top itI'm wondering if anyone else here has a game that stands so tall above everything else that it sometimes makes it difficult to enjoy games you normally would have, if that game didn't exist?
They "feel" medicore, yes.
Crazy, isn't it?
The OrderYour joking right? Every game you've played since TLOU feels mediocre by comparison?
What have you been playing?
Anyways, The Last of Us is simply my favourite game of all time, and has set the bar so high for me in terms of story, characters, and performances that everything I have played since feels hollow.
Just started playing Last of Us and took the advice this time about playing on Hard with Listen Mode off, and I was a bit worried about playing with Listen Mode off since I used it so much when I first played the game on normal back during PS3 release. My goodness this game feels completely different with Listen Mode off and Hard is decent with the amount of supplies (I'm still overloaded on supplies alot of the time though). I'm loving this though and I just hit Winter earlier this morning, hoping to maybe finish either tonight or tomorrow.
Your joking right? Every game you've played since TLOU feels mediocre by comparison?
What have you been playing?
I don't mean to sound belligerent but can someone explain to me why the writing in TLoU is so highly regarded? I played the game, I enjoyed it overall, but I don't really get it. I like Ellie, I like Tess, I like Joel, but the story as a whole didn't seem that amazing to me other than the acting and animations, which I'm not sure I'd consider part of the writing? The story didn't surprise me, make me think, or question myself. It just didn't strike me as being that clever, and while I felt some emotion going through it, it's far from the only game to do that, or the most effective. I was also generally just bothered by how most of the story that I enjoyed seemed very separate from the gameplay and confined to cutscenes.
Even if I can't get that much out of it I really want to understand why most others seem to.
Oh I do. I play Driveclub, and Counter-Strike, and Mario 3D World and OlliOlli and Resogun and all those games.
It's just that the things I get MOST excited about are story-focused games with a strong narrative, and I've been continually let down as of late.
I think The Last of Us is a really good, cohesive game that sets a high water mark for dialogue and voice acting, but I can't say that it (or any game for that matter) has ever "ruined" the medium for me. You'd have to have a pretty small imagination and narrow tastes to think that you've somehow already experienced the pinnacle of what video games have to offer.
Now, I have become fixated on certain games and started wanting more like them as a result, but that's something entirely different from this completely over the top obsessive adoration that people apply to certain games.
Did you even actually read my post?
I'm sorry that one game struck a strong chord with me. I guess you're right, I should just quit.