Well isn't that a reason right there? The spoiler text.
Just seems you don't like that particular reasoning.
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The Last of Us |OT| It Cant Be For Nothing (Spoilers)
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Well isn't that a reason right there? The spoiler text.
Just seems you don't like that particular reasoning.
jacksepticeye
Member
Nope, can't even agree there. Combat was FAR too easy and they removed cool shit like picking up weapons mid fight and adding a weird auto lock on that didn't work as well as older versions.
Free running never once worked properly for me. not once. Running along a tree Connor jumps to the ground or a haystack or to another tree I didn't aim at. Running along a boat he jumps over everything instead of just running in a straight line and then he leaps into the sea. Incredibly frustrating
I cant possibly see how anyone could get any enjoyment out of that unless they're going on their second or third NG+ run with all of the weapons fully upgraded and equipped.
Didnt the Poly review guy play it like some typical TPS in his vid?
BomberMouse
Member
Krappadizzle
Member
Me too. I'm wondering when the installer is supposed to uhm....unlock?
jacksepticeye
Member
from a place called "hardcoregamer" too? :/
I've never read so much Hyperbole. this makes IGNs reviews look great
Well some people hate playing stealth games. I'm sure if they enjoy pew, pew, pew, they can get that enjoyment in tlou.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Just got back from EB. The Joel Edition and statue are mine. Bye GAF!
Do you actually want to like and play this game? I feel like you're actively trying your hardest to disprove the critics.
elementalsin
Member
anyone know the chances of picking this up at walmart at midnight? No midnight releases around me and I've never tried to pick up a new release at midnight from walmart.... Curious if they even will have it stocked.
More_Badass
Member
The Arkham games still have the best combat IMO, but I thought AC3 was fun. But my main draw was just exploring the world. And I was reading 1776 at the time so I was obsessed with anything American Revolution related
Walmart and Target are your best bets for midnight. Start calling your local ones and ask for the electronics department.
Burgess_101
Member
Yeah it is a reason but an extremely cliche one.
What I am trying to say based on my current time played on it the reasoning isn't done well enough. Do I think I will magically care later on? Nope not one bit. Its the typical polar opposites when they first meet and then they have more in common than they think.
elementalsin
Member
will do, appreciate the info
If not on shelf should be in the stock room, just politely ask an associate or manager to check to put it on shelf.
More_Badass
Member
Okay last AC comment:
I'd love to see a feudal Japan AC. Ninjas, real ninjas not movie ninjas, have such a fascinating history and would fit perfectly into the AC mythos. And it would be the perfect way to reboot the series and refocus on stealth.
Ninjas were basically the Agent 47s of the era. They dressed as commoners, utilized weapons that were fashioned to look like regular tools. They could be the cook, the farmer in the field, the merchant selling wares. And when those methods weren't possible, they had tons of inventive tools and weapons: air bladders and ripe pipes that allowed them to say submerged for extended periods, rope darts, hollowed glass powder eggs to blind and distract, smoke bombs, claws for climbing trees, grappling hooks...
Ninjas were also basically mercenaries, hired by shoguns and samurais to the unhonorable missions. Assassinations, eaves dropping, intimidation, infiltration, etc.
It's such a perfect fit for the series. I really hope we see that setting next gen
I'd love to see a feudal Japan AC. Ninjas, real ninjas not movie ninjas, have such a fascinating history and would fit perfectly into the AC mythos. And it would be the perfect way to reboot the series and refocus on stealth.
Ninjas were basically the Agent 47s of the era. They dressed as commoners, utilized weapons that were fashioned to look like regular tools. They could be the cook, the farmer in the field, the merchant selling wares. And when those methods weren't possible, they had tons of inventive tools and weapons: air bladders and ripe pipes that allowed them to say submerged for extended periods, rope darts, hollowed glass powder eggs to blind and distract, smoke bombs, claws for climbing trees, grappling hooks...
Ninjas were also basically mercenaries, hired by shoguns and samurais to the unhonorable missions. Assassinations, eaves dropping, intimidation, infiltration, etc.
It's such a perfect fit for the series. I really hope we see that setting next gen
Well from what I understand..reading reviews.
This is a CLICHED story. Telling you right now, this isn't Bioshock Infintie, where it goes balls to the walls with it's narrative. If you've seen apocalyptic films or shows YOU WILL KNOW what will happen next.
What reviewers have been praising this game is the EXECUTION. The voice acting, the performance of the characters, the writing, the dialogue, the atmosphere. Just the pure execution of all these elements. From what I understand the story is predictable, but the execution is far and above from what most developers are able to achieve.
Burgess_101
Member
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
Well how could you not give it a 10 at this point. No game has ever had great story telling before.
jacksepticeye
Member
Burgess_101
Member
Reviewers are wrong then, are you trying to tell me a perfect game has a cliched story? No way. To me anyway the execution is sub par also. Im sitting in my room in the dark at 2am I know I am supposed to be scared but im not the atmosphere doesnt make me feel anything and then I see the chest high wall and I sigh as I know its time to stealth/shoot my way through the section. The Voice acting is great though (im not sure Ellie sounds as old as she is but I can overlook that).
Yet those of us that still don't have it...
haha perfect
Yet those of us that still don't have it...
And that's how I almost got 'em.
More_Badass
Member
I've done a lot of personal research on the subject. They're two distinct groups. The Samurai were the honorable soldiers, on the frontlines. Ninjas were usually groups or families who passed the trade through generations. They were hired by shoguns or samurais themselves to the missions samurais wouldn't. Like assassinations, kidnapping, infiltration, infomation gathering, tracking, etc.Technically Ninjas are Samurais
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Holy shit guys please stop.
There wrong? An I assume your right?
Isn't there a thing called opinions?
Last time I checked we aren't robots who have universal opinions, and are affected all the same way.
Coolbgdog12
Member
Is this your shtick?? Debbie downer, rain on rainbow ronny?
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
I'll be 37 this year. All I can say is that when I see an 8 or16 bit pixel art background, it sorta kick-starts my imagination. I'm instantly transported somewhere farther away and more mysterious than any current gen environment, narrative, or characters have ever taken me. The connection I feel with a character I'm in direct control of is always deeper than the connections most cinematic games want me to feel with them. The narrative I build through doing almost always feels more personal than the narrative I'm told. There's nothing inherently immature about play.
As for older than me, my folks always thought RPGs were interesting. Still, they like the gamey games mostly. My Dad is 75 and loves Tetris. I'm giving him an NES with it for his birthday this year.
Edit: Damn, this thread is truckin
Chance Hale
Member
Just ignore him.
I doubt he even wants to play this game. I just think he saw all of the perfect review scores, and saw gameplay and went "HOW THE FUCK CAN THIS GET A 10!?!?."
Probably wants to prove how much critics are wrong..I'm assuming at least.
NoSkillz187
Member
When will I be able to download the game from the store? I pre-ordered it and the theme is there. I'm assuming since i'm on the east coast that it will end up being 3 in the morning.
Herbert Moon
Neo Member
To those of you who already had a chance to play the game, what's the verdict on the difficulty? Medium or Hard for a first playthrough?
Does medium swamp you with ammunition, items, and crafting materials like most games? Seeing as how this is dubbed a "survival" game, I would hope they are relatively scarce, and always feel valuable.
Does medium swamp you with ammunition, items, and crafting materials like most games? Seeing as how this is dubbed a "survival" game, I would hope they are relatively scarce, and always feel valuable.
Just got back from EB. The Joel Edition and statue are mine. Bye GAF!
Enjoy dude
When i'm not playing the game, i'm looking at the Statue.
When i'm not looking at the Statue, i'm playing the game.
Looks like this thread should be going quiet soon, everybody will be enjoying themselves with the Last Of Us, LOL
GIFSoup
-tetsuo-
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My shtick is PS3 fanboy. It is how I got my tag.
Play with Hard, listen mode off. That's been the verdict.
elementalsin
Member
Just had to share this...
One of the walmarts I called, I got a nice (sounded young) lady... I asked her if they would be stocking it at midnight... She told me if the game comes out tomorrow, they would be launching it midnight TOMORROW.. They would stock it midnight the day it comes out. I politely explained technically midnight the day of is tonight, I was curtly told thats not right and she explained that is their policy. I just sat there for a moment not really knowing what to say to that and finally settled on 'well thank you for the information, that is news to me. Thanks for your time.'
Wow? Haha. I'll probably stroll up there around 12:30 and take a peek anyway and ask in person (politely of course).
Chance Hale
Member
Oh Walmart employees, never change.
Yet your shitting on one of sony's most acclaimed/beloved 1st party studios?
Boogalogist
Member
Got my game and played for 2 hours+....just, whoaaa. Turn off the lights and wear a headphone. DAT immersion!!
Shaking my head... call a different store. I work retail, but sometimes the sheer incompetence of retail associates blows my mind.
I can't remember what the line was but there was a specific one that made me say "Wait what?" due to the tone and delivery. It was clearly a woman delivering that line, not a girl. Pulled me out of it but that only happened once so far.
Burgess_101
Member
I was going on what you were saying, that isn't the point though. The point is you come into a game like TLOU not for the gameplay or the graphics you come for the atmosphere, adventure and the story. So far TLOU has one of those things right and thats the adventure everything else falls by the wayside.
I'm against giving 10/10's non stop its the top of the paradigm that shouldn't be given but to be strived for. The fact a games so seemingly mediocre as TLOU is supposed to be perfect is ludicrous. It isn't even the fact 'the game just isn't for me' that doesn't make sense in my case. The apocalypse is a favoured theme of mine but TLOU just gets it wrong.
I like the voice acting and I like the melee but thats it the rest is mediocre. Of course everyone is entitled to their opinion but no game is perfect and TLOU certainly isn't perfect nor is it anywhere close.
Krappadizzle
Member
She got confused with midnight the 15th, yea i would go up there too.
