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The Last of Us |OT| It Cant Be For Nothing (Spoilers)
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C'mon, son
pharmboy044
Member
Ah that sucks. Why would anyone wait three hours to d/l the game when you can just get it at retail.
Burgess_101
Member
I am trying to like this game but I can't so far there is no way this is a 10/10 game. Im about 26% in and it has been a drag. I don't care for the characters and obviously I don't care about their struggle. The opening sequence everybody said was so good didn't really have an effect on me so the subsequent events just seem like one big predictable apocalyptic melodrama.
The
Overall from my previous 6.5 it has dropped to a 5/10. I hope it picks up but I honestly couldn't care less about the characters so ND have a hell of a job pulling me back round.
Also just to mention what is with the grainy filter? It does my head in, not forgetting the copious amounts of motion blur even when I move half an inch.
The
Clicker sequences are by far the worst part of the game, they aren't suspenseful just boring. The only reason I don't want to die is because I really don't want to do the segment over not because I am terrified of them. I love stealth in games but its just boring here.
Overall from my previous 6.5 it has dropped to a 5/10. I hope it picks up but I honestly couldn't care less about the characters so ND have a hell of a job pulling me back round.
Also just to mention what is with the grainy filter? It does my head in, not forgetting the copious amounts of motion blur even when I move half an inch.
Krappadizzle
Member
It's just one review. I couldn't care less. That said though, I don't really care for anyone's reviews. I just like impressions.
jacksepticeye
Member
Come on dude, don't be THAT guy
Ya, Colonial Marines is easily like a 6-ish after all the patches. If a 7 is average.
I live in the US. A 7 is average, because I'm too accustomed to the public education system of 70-79 is a C to think any differently.
Burgess_101
Member
Its boring I can't do anything about it. Ill try to finish it because I dont really have anything else to play but so far its not very impressive.
More_Badass
Member
@Burgess
(not quoting, cause I dont want to see that spoiler)
Maybe this game just isnt for you. Many many people - from reviewers to other Gafters - obviously love this game, its narrative, and its gameplay.
As Neil Druckmann himself said:
"We honestly felt, because of some of themes and stuff we get into the game, we thought it would be much more polarizing and decisive. We knew some people would love it, and we thought a lot of people would hate it. And so far only a couple of people do."
Some of elements of the game can be polarizing. This is your opinion. I know I'm going to absolutely love this game. But it seems like it's not your type of game
(not quoting, cause I dont want to see that spoiler)
Maybe this game just isnt for you. Many many people - from reviewers to other Gafters - obviously love this game, its narrative, and its gameplay.
As Neil Druckmann himself said:
"We honestly felt, because of some of themes and stuff we get into the game, we thought it would be much more polarizing and decisive. We knew some people would love it, and we thought a lot of people would hate it. And so far only a couple of people do."
Some of elements of the game can be polarizing. This is your opinion. I know I'm going to absolutely love this game. But it seems like it's not your type of game
jacksepticeye
Member
Crysis 3 is extremely mediocre. It has like 2 good levels and then you can almost see a line where Crytek gave up making it. After the dam level is all downhill
Popular opinion seems to hold that Hard with no Listen Mode is the best way to play.
That's how I'm doing it, and I typically like to play games on Easy and abuse the fuuuuuuuck out of whatever the game's equivalent of Listen Mode is.
I practically let Tomb Raider play itself.
The Last of Us is special, though. It deserves the special treatment.Popular opinion seems to hold that Hard with no Listen Mode is the best way to play.
That's how I'm doing it, and I typically like to play games on Easy and abuse the fuuuuuuuck out of whatever the game's equivalent of Listen Mode is.
I practically let Tomb Raider play itself.
I played the Demo from Start to Finish. Listen mode is something I will not use, didn't even used it on the demo. At all. Does Hard have more enemies or less ammo/Health/Items to craft?
Thank you fellow GAFfer, seems just right. If there are less things it means it's a more Survival experience and that is what the game is all about.
Krappadizzle
Member
I play all my games on hard. But from my understanding is that Hard is just less items to be found/scrounged for. Which is nice, I'd rather have that than bullet sponges, which is what most hard difficulties are, just artificially harder because they upped the enemy health. I know I'll play on Hard with x-ray mode turned off. Then, I'll start the Hardcore/Survival mode(I can't remember the name of the difficulty after hard)
jacksepticeye
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Popular opinion seems to hold that Hard with no Listen Mode is the best way to play.
That's how I'm doing it, and I typically like to play games on Easy and abuse the fuuuuuuuck out of whatever the game's equivalent of Listen Mode is.
I practically let Tomb Raider play itself.
Tomb Raider played itself regardless anyway. "Oh we're going into a cave? well let me just force Lara to walk and crouch for you"
It is bar none the most disappointing gaming experience I've had the entire year.
Chance Hale
Member
Anyone here work at walmart? Wondering if they might have copies of the Survival Edition if I go at midnight. It doesn't seem to be listed online.
I enjoyed Crysis 3, it wasn't perfect or close to the first game but it was fun. Thought the art was pretty incredible as well, I liked the last few levels. The one with all the water in particular. Turret hacking was the worst though. The multiplayer was pretty great though, spent like 7 hours playing Hunting mode.
I enjoyed Crysis 3, it wasn't perfect or close to the first game but it was fun. Thought the art was pretty incredible as well, I liked the last few levels. The one with all the water in particular. Turret hacking was the worst though. The multiplayer was pretty great though, spent like 7 hours playing Hunting mode.
Burgess_101
Member
Honestly though its your opinion I feel like so far the narrative is sub par. I haven't completed it so make of it what you will but there is absolutely no motivation for the player to want to move the story along.
I want to use Bioshock Infinite as an example, as soon as it starts you know the goal and what you have to do you are struck with interesting characters and a world too beautiful for its own good. TLOU says oh your in this apocalypse *opening spoilers*
but there is no point because your only possible motivation died 20 years ago
Honestly I want to enjoy it, as many of you have been around in the multiple threads I have been pretty active and pretty excited so im not just trolling.
BomberMouse
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jacksepticeye
Member
This year? same. It's an incredibly underwhelming game. Does look fantastic in spots though
Still can't beat AC III for disappointment overall
-tetsuo-
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That game makes me sad
Chance Hale
Member
13 hours seems to be the low point, 18 the highest. Think one of the uses here that got every collectible and played on hard had 15 hours as total game time.
I had to stop playing by the time I became Rahetevvei9uamalon. I was dead bored.
The ship sequence and opening opera(?) sequence were great though. Everything went to shit after that in my opinion.
I still wont play Black Flag. I'm done with that series until it decides to do the ever popular re-boot (which I'd still be "meh" upon entering, which I'm sure is likely if this doesnt sell up to expectations (but why wouldn't it, right?)).
Parentheses ahoy, bitches
jacksepticeye
Member
That game made me depressed. I hyped it so damn much, it was the perfect concept for what I love. Stealth killing in the wilderness and free running through trees. like how do you mess that up?
I don't normally say a game is flat out bad because I can usually find SOME enjoyment in them but man.... AC III *smh* had to force myself to finish it just so I could uninstall and never touch it again
Yep,same. I look at it and go "maybe it'll be cool?" and then decide no fuck that I'm not getting fooled again.
Kind of wish someone make some other series that involves historical time periods.
DTLIONS1013
Member
Any chance Redbox will have this at midnight?
Kevin Shields
Member
I thought Bioshock Infinite had some poor narrative pacing in the middle and character's motivations were all over the place at some points, never was into the whole mother comstock thing... Still thought overall it was great for a video game and I'm predicting ill think the same of LOU. But long video games are always gonna suffer from this on some rate. So you don't find LOU's world beautiful?
-tetsuo-
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I know we are mortal enemies but.... don't buy that game. Just don't do it.
Play Total War!
jacksepticeye
Member
Who the fuck wrote that review? That's disgusting, especially after having played it
What? In Bioshock Infinite your goal is to
escort your AI companion so you can repay your debt and you don't even know what that debt is about until the end of the game.
escort your AI companion so you can develop a cure to save the world
Infinite is in my top five this gen though, jury still out on TLOU.
What don't you like about the characters?
Also, you don't have to stealth. You can choose to guns blazing if you want to.
I like you, I just happen to disagree with almost everything you say. The two are not mutually exclusive.
More_Badass
Member
I'm a history buff so exploring Revolution-era America was cool, the combat was fun, and I like the free running...but beyond that, AC has lost its way.
I'd probably get Black Flags eventually just to experience and explore the time period. But if I didn't know it was AC, I wouldn't have made the connection from watching the trailers.
What happened to being...an Assassin? You know, killing discretely and disappearing into the crowd? I feel like Ubisoft should just split the series into two: one primarily focused on stealth and Assassins and Templars, the other focused on recreating historical periods. I love that they create eras not usually seen in games
Although I'd kill to see an AC game set in feudal Japan (ninja Assassins against shogun Templars and their samurais!!!) as well as one set in Victorian London.
I'm still trying to figure out how it sold 8 million copies.
I don't think the term "guns blazing" and The Last of Us really go hand in hand.
It's one of the worst reviews ever written.
http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2012/10/30/review-assassins-creed-iii/
Don't worry, GAF has had a field day with it over the last 9 months, it has not gone unnoticed AT ALL.
Punkster_NY
Member
anyone else who's in the US not get the installer when you placed your pre-order? All I got was that fucking theme.
Uno Venova
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More like the early morning, 4-5AM maybe.
Burgess_101
Member
It definitely lost its way towards the last third but it wasn't long enough to spoil the experience. The thing is though I am already far enough through to want to finish the game TLOU makes me not want to play any further.
@DatDude
Its not that I dont like the characters its that I am not given a reason to like or care about them in anyway. The game tries to at the beginning but fails. I know what the game is trying to do
Its trying to draw the parallels between Ellie and his own daughter and im sure that comes to play further in but I dont care enough to want to get that far
Also I do sometimes go guns blazing that isn't an option against the clickers so im forced to do this boring walk really slowly until I get to the next objective, it isn't captivating.
It doesn't. But I'm sure on Normal, and especially easy you could since there's enough ammo to do so.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Yeah I couldn't finish it. The mission were the most boring in any recent game I've played. Such a huge disappointment.
I started off reading, and was thinking "This isn't so bad..." and by the end of the sentence I was slitting my wrists.