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[Deadly Cyclone]

I kinda feel like I might be rushing through the game, even though Im not.

Im about 42% through and my game clock reads about 6 hours. I don't see how this can stretch to 17-20 hours

Took me 13 on normal, and I didn't feel like I rushed. I think it was due to me doing half stealth and half action in encounters. Some of the harder infected encounters I skipped entirely by distracting them and heading for the door too.

 

[Neiteio]

I really love the sense of progression in this game. I am still in SUMMER,

Spoiler

the progression through Pittsburg towards the Bridge

is really amazing. The periodic vistas where it slowly get closer and closer are perfect. I actually feel like i've tromped through a city... every flight of stair, hallway, room, and street i've walked through has led me to the goal.

Yeah, I just finished summer and got to fall, and so far I'd say "sense of progression" is the game's strong suit. It feels like an epic journey. I also like the atmosphere -- the sparse use of music, the long quiet stretches of nature and/or urban decay. And the weighty, deliberate controls compel you to linger, to lose yourself in the scenery, drinking up the details. It's not redefining an entire genre like RE4 did, but it's scratching a similar itch.

 

[chickdigger802]

It isn't like they put some waypoints on a map and say "go at it".

At least play the section before complaining about it.

It probably is fine, but the cutscene did make me say 'god damn it' out loud and call it a night.

 

[Metalmurphy]

Just finished, not sure if I liked the ending.

 

[Kevin Shields]

So I'm on second playthrough doing hard (did normal first) and I'm a bit through Pittsburgh and hve not died much and have a good amount of ammo, about 3 for each weapon. Does the difficulty ramp up or should I start again on survivor?? I wanted this playthrough to be really challenging but didn't want to have endless frustration. Is survivor where it's at?

 

[More_Badass]

A bit off topic but I think it's interesting. Google "Daniel Kish." He's a blind man who "sees" through echolocation by clicking

 

[Metalmurphy]

Hey WTF!

I won the Normal trophy and not hard. What the hell?

I can't even choose survivor now! WHAT!

 

[DatDude]

Hey WTF!

I won the Normal trophy and not hard. What the hell?

I can't even choose survivor now! WHAT!

you can get survivor mode regardless of the difficulty you finished on.

 

[spannicus]

Just got the art book from Amazon, its awesome and bigger than I expected, theres a lot of stuff inside.

 

[Metalmurphy]

you can get survivor mode regardless of the difficulty you finished on.

I meant on NG+, doesn't let me choose it. I take it you need to finish on hard to get it?



ffs -.-

 

[Flo_Evans]

I meant on NG+, doesn't let me choose it. I take it you need to finish on hard to get it?



ffs -.-

Supposedly there is some bug/method of getting NG+ on survivor by doing a chapter select and something something.

Seems like cheating tho... survivor should be hard

 

[Pranay]

I meant on NG+, doesn't let me choose it. I take it you need to finish on hard to get it?



ffs -.-

for survivor new game plus, you need to beat survivor

 

[Superflat]

I meant on NG+, doesn't let me choose it. I take it you need to finish on hard to get it?



ffs -.-

You can only NG+ on the difficulty level you completed on. so you need to beat Survival, then beat Survival +

I believe there's a way around it though, people have been talking about a glitch that lets you start on Survival + if you beat the game on any difficulty.

edit: beaten on both

 

[Breakfast at Noon]

ok i got this off the ship wheel in the museum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cartagena_de_Indias

is anyone else thinking uncharted 4?

it HAS to be specially after they nailed the water effects in uncharted 3.

 

[D23]

just finished it, credits are still rolling and im left speechless with this whole journey.

wow, let me say it again

WOW

naughty dogs created the game that defines this generation for me

 

[Metalmurphy]

I think I know what happened.

I chose the hard difficulty on the options menu, but when starting a new game it asks it again and I chose the default one by mistake, and then changed it again right after the game start -.-

Guess that doesn't count. The game could have at least checked that all chapters were finished on hard.

 

[void666]

So I'm on second playthrough doing hard (did normal first) and I'm a bit through Pittsburgh and hve not died much and have a good amount of ammo, about 3 for each weapon. Does the difficulty ramp up or should I start again on survivor?? I wanted this playthrough to be really challenging but didn't want to have endless frustration. Is survivor where it's at?

I beat the game on normal and chose survivor for my second playthrough. I'm almost at the end of the game.
The only difference is less resources and ammo. I have to rely on stealth and melee attacks more. Enemy AI, damage,etc is the same. Upgrades for weapons and for Joel are plentiful.

So far i don't think survivor mode is challenging at all.

 

[Evolved1]

I think I know what happened.

I chose the hard difficulty on the options menu, but when starting a new game it asks it again and I chose the default one by mistake, and then changed it again right after the game start -.-

Guess that doesn't count. The game could have at least checked that all chapters were finished on hard.

If you play through on survivor+ (by way of the chapter select exploit) all the others will pop when you finish.

 

[RustyNails]

At what point does fall section start? I believe im halfway through but still invsummer, unless I missed the text on screen when it was supposed to say fall.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

At what point does fall section start? I believe im halfway through but still invsummer, unless I missed the text on screen when it was supposed to say fall.

Trust me, it'll be hard to miss

 

[Evolved1]

edit: nvm, don't want to chance (even mild) spoilers.

You really can't miss it.

 

[krae_man]

Is it just me or is tape for shivs the hardest to find resource? I'm playing on normal and I'm usually maxed out on everything but the tape.

 

[MaximumFlipFlop]

I was gonna start getting into my new game plus playthrough today, but stopped after the intro. This game has managed to emotionally and mentally drain me. I don't think a game has ever done this to me. I need to just let the game rest for a while.

 

[Hawkian]

At what point does fall section start? I believe im halfway through but still invsummer, unless I missed the text on screen when it was supposed to say fall.

This question is gonna be great in retrospect.

 

[MMaRsu]

Wowwwwwwww Nolan North was David?

Hoooooly shit I never would have known if I hadn't watched the documentary. THANKS FOR POSTING IT!!

 

[RustyNails]

Lol k. My body is ready. I hope...

 

[Hawkian]

Wowwwwwwww Nolan North was David?

Hoooooly shit I never would have known if I hadn't watched the documentary. THANKS FOR POSTING IT!!

Spoiler

Really played him against type, eh?

 

[Kevin Shields]

I beat the game on normal and chose survivor for my second playthrough. I'm almost at the end of the game.
The only difference is less resources and ammo. I have to rely on stealth and melee attacks more. Enemy AI, damage,etc is the same. Upgrades for weapons and for Joel are plentiful.

So far i don't think survivor mode is challenging at all.

Ok thanks. Well at least I know survivor is the way to go. I may limit myself to make the challenge even greater.

 

[Dany]

I downloaded the game on a differnt ps3 but I can't get the game save to show up in the xmb. I have ps+ but idk why it's not in the menu, no games I have uploaded is on there.

 

[teh_awesomeness]

This is probably a stupid question but I've been wondering about it. Will a clicker notice you if they walk into you while you are not moving or do they just ignore you?

 

[chickdigger802]

So... strangling. I'm a bit confused at its 'loudness'. Sometimes a clicker/soldier notices me nearby, sometimes they don't.

 

[Balphon]

This is probably a stupid question but I've been wondering about it. Will a clicker notice you if they walk into you while you are not moving or do they just ignore you?

It will instantly kill you, in my experience.

 

[void666]

This is probably a stupid question but I've been wondering about it. Will a clicker notice you if they walk into you while you are not moving or do they just ignore you?

They'll spot you if you're too close. Even if you don't move.

So... strangling. I'm a bit confused at its 'loudness'. Sometimes a clicker/soldier notices me nearby, sometimes they don't.

There's a timer for human enemies to spot you. Even if they clearly see you strangling someone the timer still applies.
Don't know if strangling a runner counts as "making sound" for clickers. But i know stabbing a clicker will alert the ones nearby.

 

[chickdigger802]

They'll spot you if you're too close. Even if you don't move.




There's a timer for human enemies to spot you. Even if they clearly see you strangling someone the timer still applies.
Don't know if strangling a runner counts as "making sound" for clickers. But i know stabbing a clicker will alert the ones nearby.

what do you mean by timer?

 

[SRTtoZ]

I think I know what happened.

I chose the hard difficulty on the options menu, but when starting a new game it asks it again and I chose the default one by mistake, and then changed it again right after the game start -.-

Guess that doesn't count. The game could have at least checked that all chapters were finished on hard.

Yea that might be it. Regardless of what difficulty you beat the game on survivor becomes an option. Easy/normal/hard.

 

[More_Badass]

Survivor mode,

Spoiler

Sewers, room with clickers and stalkers after being separated from Henry, Ellie

3 shotgun rounds, 2 rifle rounds, 3 revolver rounds, 4 pistol rounds, 1 Molotov

Any suggestions?

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Survivor mode,

Spoiler

Sewers, room with clickers and stalkers after being separated from Henry, Ellie

3 shotgun rounds, 2 rifle rounds, 3 revolver rounds, 4 pistol rounds, 1 Molotov

Any suggestions?

 

[Andrew.]

what do you mean by timer?

It's that ambient build up sound you hear when someone is close by. Kinda hard to explain what it sounds like.

 

[sunnz]

Survivor mode,

Spoiler

Sewers, room with clickers and stalkers after being separated from Henry, Ellie

3 shotgun rounds, 2 rifle rounds, 3 revolver rounds, 4 pistol rounds, 1 Molotov

Any suggestions?

Just RUUUUN.

 

[demosthenes]

Just got to "the fall".

HOLY FUCK.

 

[SRTtoZ]

Survivor mode,

Spoiler

Sewers, room with clickers and stalkers after being separated from Henry, Ellie

3 shotgun rounds, 2 rifle rounds, 3 revolver rounds, 4 pistol rounds, 1 Molotov

Any suggestions?

Bricks. Smash dem faces.

 

[void666]

what do you mean by timer?

Try this. With a human enemy nearby expose yourself out of cover for a brief moment. You will hear a tone. This tone will get louder and louder until the AI gets alerted.
It's a good way to know if there are still enemies around. Stand up. Silence? If yes then you're good to go.

 

[Flo_Evans]

Survivor mode,

Spoiler

Sewers, room with clickers and stalkers after being separated from Henry, Ellie

3 shotgun rounds, 2 rifle rounds, 3 revolver rounds, 4 pistol rounds, 1 Molotov

Any suggestions?

I would run! There is some good swag in that area though. Not looking forward to it personally on my survivor play through. Going to try and stock up before I get there.

 

[krae_man]

Survivor mode,

Spoiler

Sewers, room with clickers and stalkers after being separated from Henry, Ellie

3 shotgun rounds, 2 rifle rounds, 3 revolver rounds, 4 pistol rounds, 1 Molotov

Any suggestions?

Find a glass bottle, throw it, when they bunch up around the bottle, Molotov them.

I would run! There is some good swag in that area though. Not looking forward to it personally on my survivor play through. Going to try and stock up before I get there.

Is it even possible to sneak by that? That section seemed like a "You must kill everyone to continue" area.

 

[Syph Medwes]

FINALLY

This game has been sold out since launch where I am and finally after 4 straight days of looking I managed to find a copy. I managed to make it this far without getting anything spoiled so I'm quite excited to begin.

 

[Frostinferno]

Can someone tell me how many hours I have left? I'm 80% in and the last thing I did was

Spoiler

hold off the infected inside the building as Ellie with that stranger guy

.

I want to see if I can knock out the rest in a single play session.

 

[void666]

Survivor mode,

Spoiler

Sewers, room with clickers and stalkers after being separated from Henry, Ellie

3 shotgun rounds, 2 rifle rounds, 3 revolver rounds, 4 pistol rounds, 1 Molotov

Any suggestions?

Just lure them to the entrance. And kill one by one. Clickers will come straight at you. But runners will keep playing hide and seek. Just be patient. Some will certainly drop ammo.

 

[chickdigger802]

Try this. With a human enemy nearby expose yourself out of cover for a brief moment. You will hear a tone. This tone will get louder and louder until the AI gets alerted.
It's a good way to know if there are still enemies around. Stand up. Silence? If yes then you're good to go.

shit... been playing this game mostly at night with the sound low and subs up.

 

[Flo_Evans]

Is it even possible to sneak by that? That section seemed like a "You must kill everyone to continue" area.

I dunno. I tried it a few times on normal with no success. So I loaded up my shotty and killed every last one of those fuckers.

Some people have said its possible to run to the exit and make it.

 

[Slacker]

Id say it is considering the assload of people coming into the thread saying either that the game was easy on Normal upon completion or that they shouldnt have started on Normal because of how easy it is.

I steered clear of all TLOU threads until I finished the game to avoid spoilers. I missed that assload.