toastyToast
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Just got my copy. Gonna jump straight into survivor and hopefully play the MP this time around.
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The Last of Us: Remastered |OT| Game of the Years
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After I played it last year, I decided that it was easily the best game I had played since Resident Evil 4.
Had a scare as for whatever reason my PS4 wouldn't power on (had to unplug it from my surge protector and then plug it back in...please just be a one time thing) but then fired up the game, quickly downloaded the patch and played the first hour or so.
As someone who beat the PS3 version multiple times, holy shit is the 60fps amazing. A couple of times I switched back to 30fps just to see and it was such a huge difference. I don't know if it was the jolt of seeing the game at 60 and then back to 30, but at 30 it was worse then I remember the PS3 version looking when I played. I can't go back.
And I was one that was worried the cutscenes would have that HFR/true vision/hobbit effect (which I hate with a passion) at 60fps but nope, they were just as great as the gameplay at 60. But anyway, the intro is as amazing as I remember and the game is just so, so great. Can't wait to sink my teeth into the game again and get sucked right back in. Then play the equally great Left Behind again. Ahh, this freakin game.
As someone who beat the PS3 version multiple times, holy shit is the 60fps amazing. A couple of times I switched back to 30fps just to see and it was such a huge difference. I don't know if it was the jolt of seeing the game at 60 and then back to 30, but at 30 it was worse then I remember the PS3 version looking when I played. I can't go back.
And I was one that was worried the cutscenes would have that HFR/true vision/hobbit effect (which I hate with a passion) at 60fps but nope, they were just as great as the gameplay at 60. But anyway, the intro is as amazing as I remember and the game is just so, so great. Can't wait to sink my teeth into the game again and get sucked right back in. Then play the equally great Left Behind again. Ahh, this freakin game.
HORRORSHØW
Member
ah yes. keep going, my friend. the game's an awesome ride.
Mysterious
Banned
Approx how long does the main campaign take to beat? What about the DLC campaign?
VisceralBowl
Member
Main game 12-20 hours depending on difficulty and exploration.
Haven't played DLC but I'd guess ~3 hours
DOWN
Banned
But seriously, I can play the PS3 version just fine at 30fps but it's bad in remastered. I was actually wondering too if it's maybe unoptimized or something.
This is what I like to hear. Let these developers know that 30fps is no longer acceptable.
Or maybe it's just because I compared them back and forth so it's more obvious?
But yeah the 60fps plays great, 30fps is no prob for me anywhere but in this game for some reason. In fact, I usually encourage developers go with 30fps if it helps graphical fidelity.
Oh god maybe I'm getting used to 60fps
XANDER CAGE
Member
thank you naughty dog for this photo mode
VisceralBowl
Member
As I said earlier, you just aren't used to playing 60 FPS and being able to switch it on the fly. 30 is and always has been that juddery. The original game ran at a lower average frame rate than the straight 30 of the Remaster even. The change is jarring when you can turn it off at the touch of a button.
Aspirations26
Member
Gonna post this picture here as well. Man I am enjoying this game too much.
LookAtMeGo
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ramuh
Member
Gonna post this picture here as well. Man I am enjoying this game too much.
Cool pic! Thanks for sharing.
Applesauce
Boom! Bitch-slapped!
Nightmare fuel
Probably horribly inappropriate but whatever, there's a famous quote from Harriet Tubman: I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.
The thing is you don't really realize how terrible something is until you understand how amazing the alternative is. I think what many console gamers do when supporting 30FPS is compare their favorite game in 30FPS to something like Call of Duty which is a typical console 60FPS title, but that's obviously going to be a pretty silly comparison. When you compare apples to apples, 30FPS looks exactly like what it is - completely unacceptable. The only reason there's been way more outcry from the PC side of the river on this issue is that with PC it's a lot easier to compare apples to apples.
Mysterious
Banned
Is there any way to "auto recharge" health like in the Uncharted series (i.e. waiting for the blood splatter to go away)?
brandonh83
Banned
Wow, that's really awesome. Gave me a sense of height and vertigo even on a smaller monitor.
Getting this in early September with that white PS4 and the new headset. Can't wait.
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Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
The game is pretty good. Just played about an hour. The combat is so so but it looks very cool. I let out a huge laugh the first time I smashed a brick in a guys face. I also think joel curb stomped a guy? I would'nt know I was just pressing the square button over and over. I'm really into the story so far and the environments are something else.
lol
It doesn't work like that. The stutters is your eyes trying to adjust to 30 after the gloriousness of 60. If you stick with it for like 5 mins, you can play without vomiting and your eyes tearing up.
Aspirations26
Member
Thanks guys! Been pretty addicted to the photo mode, game is just so beautiful.
Joel will do that depending on whether or not you've been detected (got caught) or if its the last guy, no need to be quiet anymore.
Nope, no health regen in The Last of Us, you either patch yourself up or pick up some food that heals you a little.
I think Joel needs to lay off the drugs. It can't be healthy.
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
Falling in love with this game all over again. Looks great, and arguably as good as some of the best next-gen has to offer.
That being said, NAUGHTY DOGS:
1. Don't outsource your MP anymore. Build a competent UI and don't make all the characters look like generic garbage, it doesn't stand up to the rest of the package. Learn a thing or two from Bungie how to set up a competent UI and cool character models !!
The gameplay itself is great, but man, it really does feel like another team designed the aesthetics of the MP.
2. Please get rid of the "dead eye" look for UC4...it is really distracting in the single player.
That being said, NAUGHTY DOGS:
1. Don't outsource your MP anymore. Build a competent UI and don't make all the characters look like generic garbage, it doesn't stand up to the rest of the package. Learn a thing or two from Bungie how to set up a competent UI and cool character models !!
The gameplay itself is great, but man, it really does feel like another team designed the aesthetics of the MP.
2. Please get rid of the "dead eye" look for UC4...it is really distracting in the single player.
ProvenDeadly
Member
This was my first attempt.
SomeOneInaHat
Member
Guys, I'm having a really strange problem, well, at least I think its weird. When playing this I can't hear my party, but when I exit the application completely I can hear them again. Non of my friends are having this problem.
What I'm wondering, is there a setting I may have enabled or am I just fucked?
What I'm wondering, is there a setting I may have enabled or am I just fucked?
ProvenDeadly
Member
SteveO1683
Member
Started playing around six tonight and intended to stop around ten. I get a notification that my controller is dying and I pop out to check the time and it's 11:30. Time flies when you're reliving the feels.
Really? haha. I should probably give that another shot then, just for the sake of curiosity. I couldn't even turn Joel where I wanted after I switched. The ND guys weren't exaggerating when they said it felt broken to go back to 30.
By the time I get into MP, I'm certain you will top those leaderboards as well. BRB. Too busy taking pictures!
boredofcanada
Member
Hey I have a dumb question. How do you reload in the single player? It's driving me crazy
EL CUCO
Member
R2 while not aiming.
Gotta say, you guys made Grounded sound like it'd be significantly harder than it actually is, well, one hit kill infected aside
Other than that, playing this version of the game is just.... It's fucking incredible.
Okay fuck it. I'm restarting the game in Grounded.
lukeskymac
Member
Not only it's really unforgiving and extremely difficult, depending on what the game economy rolls for you it can be impossible to get through some areas without stealthing the majority of them.
On the other hand, if you already stealth through most of the game, it's not going to be that much harder unless you fail at it: the modest bump in enemy perception is small peas compared to everything else.
An example for the folks who already completed the game (and thus, SPOILERS!):
My Grounded run of the tunnel in spring was arguably my easiest: I had already figured out a sure-fire way to pass through its entirety using only 1-3 arrows on my Hard run, and had already perfected it on my Survivor run.
Nizz
Member
Welp, just got home from work and had the game waiting for me. It's amost 1:30 in the morning here in the east coast. Unwinding with an ice coffee and getting ready to play but m worried I'll be up all night lol.
The impressions here are getting me so amped to play right now. 😀
The impressions here are getting me so amped to play right now. 😀
ShinobiFist
Banned
I should be playing TLOU this weekend. This is my third attempt of trying to play this game. It put me to sleep twice.
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Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
The pacing is incredible. Its very cool.
TetraGenesis
Member
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, so true, omg
CambriaRising
Member
Its really been the main feature of this game for me. I..I just can't stop.