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TLOU was a good game but all this exaggeration is having people making some hyperbole statements.
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It wasn't even that good. And yes, the hyperbole surrounding this game is ridiculous.
TLOU was a good game but all this exaggeration is having people making some hyperbole statements.
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I wish I didn't read stuff like this before I played it. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more.
It was an average game with a good-great setting and Story and some crazy attention to detail.
To me the best part to the game was the first 20 minutes.
Since TLOU? A lot. For example, everybodys darling "Bayonetta 2".
It wasn't even that good. And yes, the hyperbole surrounding this game is ridiculous.
This is where I stand, more or less. I can understand and appreciate what it did for the medium, but it personally didn't grab me at all.I'm at exactly the opposite side of the camp. Honestly the game bored the hell out of me. I don't play games for story and the gameplay was dull - the worst of Uncharted without any of the fun bits. It was a struggle to keep attention and play it through to the end.
For an overall game? No. I do think I've experienced the pinnacle of dialogue and voice acting, though. I cannot for the life of me think of a game I played that rivals it.
Since TLOU? A lot. For example, everybodys darling "Bayonetta 2".
I'm sorry but if The Last of Us ruined everything else by comparison then stop gaming and go find something else to do.
The Last of Us fans, urgh. Always with the fucking hyperbole.
I just feel that silent hill 2 blows in away in the setting/story/atmosphere category, it's only weaker when it comes to dialogue. Silent hill 2 is just a more memorable experience, imoY know, I haven't played bayonetta yet but thinking back over the past couple years I can't think of a game that has matched TLOU in the atmosphere, setting, and engaging Story so I guess I can see it if your a story guy like OP. There hasn't been anything quite like it released. The one game that does come to mind is Alien Isolation.
The gameplay is another story though, it's nearly average... I've played many games over the past year that have outdone TLOU in terms of enjoyable gameplay.
It wasn't even that good. And yes, the hyperbole surrounding this game is ridiculous.
Why the hostility?
There's was absolutely nothing hyperbolic in my post.
God damnit. I should've known you were trolling. Okay, you got me. Well done.
So why has it ruined games? I'm not a big multiplayer guy, aside from sports games and a couple of shooters. I play games for the story, to get immersed and lost in a unique and exciting world. I play games to fall in love with characters and become invested in who they are and where they go. There's many games I've played where I would have been fine without any combat simply because I just want to experience the story (spare me your "just watch a movie" campaign. It's not the same thing).
Fact. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.It's okay to say that.
We need more Wii U circle jerk threads amirite.I really enjoyed The Last of Us but you know what?
I had NO trouble moving on to other stuff later that year alone.
2014 had some great games and 2015 is pure insanity.
I'm sorry but if The Last of Us ruined everything else by comparison then stop gaming and go find something else to do.
The Last of Us fans, urgh. Always with the fucking hyperbole.
We need more Wii U circle jerk threads amirite.
Why the hostility?
There was absolutely nothing hyperbolic in my post.
A lot of people consider "mainstream" music good, yet it's HIGHLY debatable. The Last of Us gameplay is really, really like, mmm not great. I mean, Jesus, Uncharted did it better. The story well...When the majority agrees that a game is great and loves it that makes you the outlier. Just understand that you didn't like it for whatever reason and accept it. Don't try to belittle the game.
Even if it had been the greatest game ever, it's still ridiculous. Honestly, I feel insulted on behalf of the couple dozen games, maybe, that I'd consider contenders for that title.
I'm sorry but if The Last of Us ruined everything else by comparison then stop gaming and go find something else to do.
The Last of Us fans, urgh. Always with the fucking hyperbole.
If you include Left Behind, I agree with you. The base game is like an excellent protein, but LB elevates it to a satisfying meal.
No game will ever ruin nothing for me, that's just impossible, no game is the pinnacle of the medium and the bar will never be raised so high it won't be surpassed.
Folks expressing their love for the game really burns your grits, huh? lol
We need more Wii U circle jerk threads amirite.
When the majority agrees that a game is great and loves it that makes you the outlier. Just understand that you didn't like it for whatever reason and accept it. Don't try to belittle the game.
It's one thing to say "I like X game" and another to suggest "The Last of Us has ruined gaming as a whole".
I too can't see Gangster movies after the Godfather or listen to music after the 9th Symphony.
Not that TLOU is in any way comparable or in the same ballpark as those two
A lot of people consider "mainstream" music good, yet it's HIGHLY debatable. The Last of Us gameplay is really, really like, mmm not great. I mean, Jesus, Uncharted did it better. The story well...Kill a character you like after another and some "edgy" stuff here and there, like those canibals and "I choose you over the "cure" dooming everyone in the process"all this was predictable.
I've tried to play it 3 times and got bored each time. I wish I could understand what people love about it but it just doesn't titillate me...
The Last of Us is probably my favorite game of all time, but I wouldn't say it ruined gaming for me. After I beat it the first time, I felt like many other games were lacking something. But that feeling wore off after 2-3 months. I don't think a game will ever be so good that it makes all others unenjoyable.
Still missing the point.
Look at your own first shit post. "I played it for a couple hours and got bored. Played some other stuff instead. I'll get back to it eventually and try to just do it all in a day or two from the beginning so I can enjoy it right."
You aren't saying "TLOU isn't that great and slow your roll because games don't make me feel that way." You are saying "TLOU isn't that great." That immediately makes the thread about TLOU, and not the OP's main point.
We need more Wii U circle jerk threads amirite.
I enjoyed Tomb Raider 2013 more.
*Runs away from thread*
the game doesn't have feelings. it's not going to feel belittled because a poster shared his opinion that "it wasn't even that good." what's so unreasonable about his post anyway? why does it matter that his opinion goes against some perceived consensus? does that somehow invalidate it?
(sorry if it seems like I'm attacking you. no offense intended, your post just struck a nerve with me)
OP, you knew what you were about to get yourself into. Great game, but the hyperbole surrounding the game is nuts. From the "How many people have you showed the intro to?" threads to these, you would think this is the definitely the best game ever made. The gameplay is great, so is the multiplayer. The story is good, but not in anyway unique (Especially the fucking intro), which always makes these topics so weird. It's almost always extreme comments about the story.
I'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?
Because "I don't like it" does not equal "It is bad" This line of thinking always annoys me.
I'm sorry but acting like the story is bad or the gameplay is mediocre is a good way to invalidate your opinion. I don't care if you don't like the game. Thats fine. Don't try to go around saying the mechanics and gameplay are bad when they aren't. I don't enjoy Halo and find the gameplay super boring, I'm not going to go around telling people the gameplay sucks. The gameplay in TLOU is very well designed. The fact that theres a multiplayer (which, hint, has no story) which people love proves that the gameplay must be good. Also the story is regarded by most as the best or at least top 5 in video games so honestly don't try to pretend like it isn't good. Simplify any story and take out the details and it will sound mundane.
When the majority agrees that a game is great and loves it that makes you the outlier. Just understand that you didn't like it for whatever reason and accept it. Don't try to belittle the game.