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The Last of Us |OT| It Cant Be For Nothing (Spoilers)
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Ok, I managed to get a copy yesterday and played for 4 hours and a half (normal mode and listening mode on, want to avoid any kind of frustration for my first playthrough). Haven't checked the percentage of completion but got to the point where
Will give raw impressions :
- game is dark, brutal, not really scary but extremely tense, awesome atmosphere
- really loved the intro
- like uncharted, story is not particularly original, what sets it apart is writing, acting, character development and interactions
-molotovs are overpowered (got 3 or 4 runners and clickers with one shot, felt great)
-take my time to explore, love scavenging items, crafting system is good, easy and intuitive
-sound design is fantastic, the sounds made by the infected are horrifying
-human foes are a much bigger challenge to me than the infected ones (much more unpredictable, good ennemy AI, ally AI not perfect though, got caught once or twice because of Ellie running in a room when I was hiding)
-got a few glitches (such as a bucket flying on its own and getting stuck under fire escape stairs lol)
-but so far so good!!!
I'm gonna meet Bill, got 5 fireflies medallions.
Will give raw impressions :
- game is dark, brutal, not really scary but extremely tense, awesome atmosphere
- really loved the intro
- like uncharted, story is not particularly original, what sets it apart is writing, acting, character development and interactions
-molotovs are overpowered (got 3 or 4 runners and clickers with one shot, felt great)
-take my time to explore, love scavenging items, crafting system is good, easy and intuitive
-sound design is fantastic, the sounds made by the infected are horrifying
-human foes are a much bigger challenge to me than the infected ones (much more unpredictable, good ennemy AI, ally AI not perfect though, got caught once or twice because of Ellie running in a room when I was hiding)
-got a few glitches (such as a bucket flying on its own and getting stuck under fire escape stairs lol)
-but so far so good!!!
Cramoss
Member
You mean listen mode? If so, you can disable it.
ah thanks ;-)
I don't think it's gaming's Citizen Kane moment, whatever that means, but it's probably the best thing ND has done and one of the better stories that I've experienced in the medium. I spent the entire day playing it through to the end (a rarity for me) and I'm actually having a bit of trouble getting to sleep since I finished it.
I haven't touched MP yet though, mainly because I want to give the story some breathing room before I start running around killing people for points, lol.
I want to suggest that people play it on hard with listen mode turned off though. It really makes the intentions of the developers come though a bit stronger I think (high stress, thinking of your feet, struggling to survive, etc.). It's really not that difficult if people are worried, especially with the generous check points.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Alright 41% and 5 hours in. Damnmmmmm fighting humans is completely different then the infected. So my thoughts on the game def improved from my first hour or so. Loving this and can't wait to play more but further more can't wait till it's out and we can all start talking about it.
The_Hitcher89
Member
I think this is one of those rare games that gets better the further you get.
SammiiDoogles
Member
So I just finished it...
What a great game.
Some pretty dark themes, I mean - it's not the cheeriest of settings anyway, but they go a LOT darker than I thought they would do.
Some sections are a bit samey and drawn out, but the game overall is excellent.
Really loved watching the relationship between Joel and Ellie grow, I think it was a more believable pairing than Booker and Elizabeth.
Some of the stuff early on is quite predictable, but they throw a few cool change ups in later on to keep things fresh. Great stuff.
I really liked how you can go about situations in whatever way you want, and the environments are open enough to allow this.
Joel is a pretty interesting protagonist, as far as his moral code goes there's a lot of grey.
Final playtime clocks in at 13 hours, 30 minutes. Normal difficulty.
What a great game.
Some pretty dark themes, I mean - it's not the cheeriest of settings anyway, but they go a LOT darker than I thought they would do.
Some sections are a bit samey and drawn out, but the game overall is excellent.
Really loved watching the relationship between Joel and Ellie grow, I think it was a more believable pairing than Booker and Elizabeth.
Some of the stuff early on is quite predictable, but they throw a few cool change ups in later on to keep things fresh. Great stuff.
I really liked how you can go about situations in whatever way you want, and the environments are open enough to allow this.
Joel is a pretty interesting protagonist, as far as his moral code goes there's a lot of grey.
Final playtime clocks in at 13 hours, 30 minutes. Normal difficulty.
Not sure if it was because the difficulty you played on, but so far your the quickest reported playtime!
Do you have to protect Ellie? or is she invulnerable like Elizabeth in Bioshock Infinite?
Coward! lol
SammiiDoogles
Member
Ha, didn't know that...
I tried to take my time with it as much as possible as well. I was pretty thorough with exploration, don't think I missed many collectibles on my way through...
dripdripsplash
Member
I just ordered the Ellie edition yesterday. Can't wait to get it!
SammiiDoogles
Member
Haha, I always do my first playthrough on normal. I find that's usually the way the devs intended the game to be experienced. I'm going to go through this again on Survivor next.
They don't do any stuff to make you jump or whatever, but there are some really, really tense moments. Don't want to spoil anything but it definitely puts you on edge.
That is very rare indeed. Bioshock Infinite started amazing then declined somewhat (picked itself up at the end a bit though).
It's not really scary (although there certain times where it becomes a bit unsettling) it's more about survival than scares. The worst it gets is tense situations where you're scrambling to keep yourself alive. As for listen mode, it might stop you from getting into some surprise moments where you run into an enemy by accident, but generally it just makes the gameplay easier.
I don't even think I'd classify it as a horror game.
Enemy don't react to ally AI so this should not happen.
Facism
Member
STILL WAITING.
She's not invulnerable but she can hold her own. You don't have to babysit her. And for her defense, the room I was in had very few hiding places...
More tension that traditional horror.
Chance Hale
Member
Did anyone ever put up gameplay from the E3 section that wasn't shot at an angle using a phone?
Really? Well then, I don't know what happened... lol
Anyway, is there a way to move faster when crouching?
Got a copy of the game yesterday here in Germany.
Played around 5 hours and I'm about to meet
.
Really loving it so far but there is one thing that totally annoys me.
Some slight spoilers ahead:
Played around 5 hours and I'm about to meet
Bill
Really loving it so far but there is one thing that totally annoys me.
Some slight spoilers ahead:
I was just entering the town where Bill lives when i accidently alerted a clicker hiding in a shed just outside of a building.
He starts to roam and i quietly sneak into the nearest building. So far so good.
And then it happened.
"PFFFFFFT" "PFFFFFFT" I'm like WTF is this.
Turns out Ellie was trying to whistle! WHILE A CLICKER IS ROAMING JUST OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING!
Totally broke my immersion -.-
He starts to roam and i quietly sneak into the nearest building. So far so good.
And then it happened.
"PFFFFFFT" "PFFFFFFT" I'm like WTF is this.
Turns out Ellie was trying to whistle! WHILE A CLICKER IS ROAMING JUST OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING!
Totally broke my immersion -.-
timmaysmittay
Member
Gonna stay up late and sleep through a lot of the day so I can have all night to play this at midnight, I still feel unprepared for what I'm about to experience 
The perfect Dark
Banned
Okay I don't want the SP to end...I'm trying Multiplayer now
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If Amazon gave my parcel to Royal Mail, it will not arrive on time. I hate Royal Mail. So much.
JohnnySasaki86
Member
Does anyone know if any gamestops are doing a mid night launch?
Some more impressions:
- Listen Mode or whatever is called isn't really necessary, which is great.
- Enemy A.I. seems like a hit and miss. Sometimes they seem really smart, other times you are strangling an enemy right next to another enemy but the other guy won't notice you if he is facing the other way, even if the sounds that his dying friend is making are pretty loud - this was quite a bit immersion breaking tbh.
- The sounds of gunshots are the absolute best I've ever heard.
- Game looks breathtaking. There are some framerate hiccups here and there, but until now never in a combat situation. Overall the game holds 30fps.
- The first loading of the game was gigantic. Not sure if it was installing something to the HDD or something like that, but it took me around 10 minutes to start playing after putting the disc in. No loadings during the game so far.
- Music is amazing * . *
- Listen Mode or whatever is called isn't really necessary, which is great.
- Enemy A.I. seems like a hit and miss. Sometimes they seem really smart, other times you are strangling an enemy right next to another enemy but the other guy won't notice you if he is facing the other way, even if the sounds that his dying friend is making are pretty loud - this was quite a bit immersion breaking tbh.
- The sounds of gunshots are the absolute best I've ever heard.
- Game looks breathtaking. There are some framerate hiccups here and there, but until now never in a combat situation. Overall the game holds 30fps.
- The first loading of the game was gigantic. Not sure if it was installing something to the HDD or something like that, but it took me around 10 minutes to start playing after putting the disc in. No loadings during the game so far.
- Music is amazing * . *
The perfect Dark
Banned
Okay, Multipalyer seems really interesting. What a game, guys
UnluckyKate
Member
got mine. My ps3 is still at my friend's. And I'm going off for the week end tomorrow TT
In my experience single discs just get posted through by the normal postman, not Royal Mail. So it might take until around 3pm, but at least it will definitely turn up.
MrCookiepants
Member
Yeah, that's how ND does it. You could play the whole thing without seeing another loading screen if you don't reset the system.
Yeah, and that's a good thing!! More developers should do the same cause loading times really break the immersion... ('cough' mgs4 'cough')
Dragon1893
Member
Encounters with humans are fantastic. The fact that Joel gets knocked back every time he's shot makes gunfights really challenging.
Writing my review now.
And I can't wait to complete it on Survival. I have never had an urge in any game to complete it on its hardest difficulty as I have with The Last of Us.
And I can't wait to complete it on Survival. I have never had an urge in any game to complete it on its hardest difficulty as I have with The Last of Us.
Start with Hard. You got too many resources on Normal.