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The Last of Us |OT| It Cant Be For Nothing (Spoilers)
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Net_Wrecker
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2 hours into it and I'm having a good time so far. The intro was honestly pretty great. I won't go so far as to say it's the best thing I've seen in the last decade of vidya games or whatever people were saying pre-release, but I really liked it. The pace slowed significantly after that, which I don't have an issue with, and I haven't even encountered infected enemies yet, but I'm still fully invested as they don't take control from you that often. They do however force you to walk sometimes, but the pace of this game is slow enough that it's not too much of an issue. We'll see how I feel during my second playthrough. Voice acting and mo-cap performances are top notch, as always from ND.
Regarding gameplay, I turned off Listen Mode to keep tension high as it looked way too effective in the videos, but I wish they used some kind of "sticky cover and lean" system instead of this hands off approach. Stealth is a little awkward when you're dealing with a wall instead of a chest high object because you're fighting the camera a bit to see what's around the corner. I don't understand why it's not in there, Joel's already in perfect position to lean out and look around corners.
As for the rest, melee's simple but feels great and there's some tremendous animation blending going on here, movement during combat has a fantastic weight and intensity to it, gunplay seems "okay" right now but I haven't used firearms enough to really judge, getting shot AT is amazing (great effects and animation when hit), and sound is great for the most part (I still wish guns had more audio "punch" after the initial shot; more echo/reverb, outdoors especially).
Friendly AI is a bit wonky in relation to how well most everything else is put to together. I think ND gave your partners a little too much "freedom" outside of combat. They probably should've stuck closer you like members of a SWAT team moving in tight areas to avoid them passing in front of enemies, and being really late in taking cover. It's not a huge issue, but as games get better and better at dynamic AI and realistic animations, it's the small things that stick out the most.
Graphically it's good, I guess. It's a really natural looking and a tad desaturated game so none of it "pops," but it all feels very cohesive, and lighting is strong when it needs to be. Framerate is perfectly playable. Those are all that really matter to me on that front.
Look forward to really getting into it tomorrow.
Regarding gameplay, I turned off Listen Mode to keep tension high as it looked way too effective in the videos, but I wish they used some kind of "sticky cover and lean" system instead of this hands off approach. Stealth is a little awkward when you're dealing with a wall instead of a chest high object because you're fighting the camera a bit to see what's around the corner. I don't understand why it's not in there, Joel's already in perfect position to lean out and look around corners.
As for the rest, melee's simple but feels great and there's some tremendous animation blending going on here, movement during combat has a fantastic weight and intensity to it, gunplay seems "okay" right now but I haven't used firearms enough to really judge, getting shot AT is amazing (great effects and animation when hit), and sound is great for the most part (I still wish guns had more audio "punch" after the initial shot; more echo/reverb, outdoors especially).
Friendly AI is a bit wonky in relation to how well most everything else is put to together. I think ND gave your partners a little too much "freedom" outside of combat. They probably should've stuck closer you like members of a SWAT team moving in tight areas to avoid them passing in front of enemies, and being really late in taking cover. It's not a huge issue, but as games get better and better at dynamic AI and realistic animations, it's the small things that stick out the most.
Graphically it's good, I guess. It's a really natural looking and a tad desaturated game so none of it "pops," but it all feels very cohesive, and lighting is strong when it needs to be. Framerate is perfectly playable. Those are all that really matter to me on that front.
Look forward to really getting into it tomorrow.
So for that part mentioned above
Anyway, I turned off Listen Mode and the next part was tense as fuck. I thought about switching to Hard, but since I'm sure I'm locked into the Normal trophy already I don't see much of a point right now.
how do you unlock the locker? Is it shiv unlock? I actually never even seen it but I want to know for the future.
Anyway, I turned off Listen Mode and the next part was tense as fuck. I thought about switching to Hard, but since I'm sure I'm locked into the Normal trophy already I don't see much of a point right now.
toastyToast
Member
What does it mean when I get a rumble? Sometimes I notice them when nothing significant is going on
GutsOfThor
Member
Thanks for the replies! Fuck it, I'm going in even though I have a backlog of 9+ games.
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
Yeah, shit was awesome.
If you search around you actually come across that gay magazine before its shown in the cutscene. So dope.
You're probably looking at an instant heal item which is essentially food. Won't be consumed at 100% health.
Some are actually just food, that can only be eaten and not saved/looted. They can be used when you are low on health.
On the spot items basically.
You can only carry 3 med packs ( upgradable ?) and if you are full you won't be able to carry any more.
if your health is full you cant pick up medkits, I think.
giancarlo123x
Banned
For some reason I love it when Joel picks up a gun for the first time and examines it. Very cool.
RamzaIsCool
The Amiga Brotherhood
This game is like the total opposite of GoW3. GoW3 starts with a bang, but fizzles out the closer you come to the end. In TLoU it keeps ramping up the further you progress. I thought the first 2/ 3 hours were OKish, but after that it really starts to find it's footing. Am now at 42% and think it's great, so if this keeps up I will be like OMFG before the end.
I love what Ellie says when you get to put the ACOG scope on the bow and fit the arrows with an explosive shiv.
I've only "played" the intro, so I can speak to anything plot or gameplay related yet, but my god does this game ever seem to be a major step down from the Uncharted series visually. The facial animation and animation overall doesn't seem to be there, nor does the texture quality. It looks quite washed out and muddy compared to the UC games.
Well thats kinda silly, why can't i carry more lol
No idea. I find it ridiculous as well. It's not like there's a ton of them I'm finding on Hard.
I don't think I've reached that yet but
the bit with the HMMV with the .50 outside I was ghosting perfectly and seemed like enemies were alerted as soon as I entered a scripted area pissed me off so bad
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
Done with the Single Player for now. So good. On to the Multiplayer. Will hopefully finish this game by Monday.
The game is a big step above Uncharted visually. You're remembering Uncharted a bit too fondly, I think. The only major flaws are aliasing in certain environments and some spots with low framerate.
Duxxy3
Member
Don't know about that. I finished Uncharted 2 and 3 in the last week and would say both look better.
I think it has more to do with style than it does technology.
I have played significant amounts of Uncharted 2 within the last week. You are correct.
Looking for opinions. In my computer room I am gaming on a 27 inch monitor with a great 5.1 speaker system. Out in my living room we have a 50 inch DLP TV but use TV sound (its pretty good sound for built in sound (it even has virtual surround sound that works but obviously it can't compare to a true 5.1 system).
I almost feel like playing this on the big screen would be worth losing the 5.1 audio (I can't move the speakers out there, not enough room).
So should I play this on the bigger display or stay on the smaller one and keep the 5.1?
I almost feel like playing this on the big screen would be worth losing the 5.1 audio (I can't move the speakers out there, not enough room).
So should I play this on the bigger display or stay on the smaller one and keep the 5.1?
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
I know exactly what you are talking about lol
Not in the (albeit extremely small) sample size I've seen so far, in any respect. The facial animation is really poor compared to UC in particular. And I don't recall seeing half as many low res textures in UC.
Again, I've only played the intro, so we'll see how I feel after getting into the meat of the game a bit.
The intro didn't look all that good. One of the problems is that there's actually a lot more geometric detail than in Uncharted, and combined with the low resolution that results in some really bad aliasing. Some of the environment with simpler geometry (in particular indoor segments) look stunning great. The lighting/shadowing is what makes it, along with some really good textures in places.
Alright then, hopefully this is the case! Playing through that intro and then thinking of a lot of the gorgeous environments/detailed texture work in UC2 in particular had me thinking "the fuck, what is this, Naughty Dog's B team or something?"
Hoping to eat crow then after I see some more tomorrow.
Truth.
Finally hit a graphical point that made me go wow (well, besides some bits of the intro). Glad the game finally got colorful after spending so much time in the dark.
I reached
and got the shit scared out of me by that corner area. Great stuff.
I do wish the cover didn't feel so clunky. Tomb Raider did the auto cover much better IMO. Not a deal breaker but it's one aspect that could use some work.
I reached
Lincoln
I do wish the cover didn't feel so clunky. Tomb Raider did the auto cover much better IMO. Not a deal breaker but it's one aspect that could use some work.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Same, man.
WORDS THAT KILL
dragonflys545
Member
That's the part i shed a tear.
Haha. A shiv is your other option but that's wasting a valuable resource. I hope you like that strangling animation, you're going to see it about 200 more times if you play stealth.
dragonflys545
Member
LOL I got use to the dumb companion AI pretty fast. I can certainly overlook that as everything else is awesome so far.
pharmboy044
Member
Lol, reading all these positive impressions makes me ask that dude who created that TLoU backlash thread to actually play the game.
Playing Arkham City before this kinda set me up for the stealth mood.
Also, opening
Fight at the museum was quite intense though, I should have saved a healthy crowbar instead of a stick with one hit left.
Also, opening
I knew the girl wasn't going to survive the prologue, but I felt a horrible shiver down my neck at the "Oh no, oh no no no" part. ): Fucking soldier.
Not in a room full of fucking clickers
The glass is half full for many.
The game has some sizable flaws, definitely, but so far it's pretty good.
Edit: I should go back and make a personal list of every reviewer that gave this game a perfect score. "Don't trust his lies" Polaroids for ALL of them.
damn it...... well that knocks off a few points of my 10/10 scale.... ill still play through it though, story seems good, and that opening has me excited for more emotional potential...god damn that opening
jacksepticeye
Member
First part of my Let's Play finally went up. Feel free to check it out if you want 
*Huge intro spoilers, don't watch unless you've played it*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3La0r3bG6g
*Huge intro spoilers, don't watch unless you've played it*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3La0r3bG6g