CouchMaster
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I knew exactly what was going to happen
as soon as I started the generator
I wasn't lucky though.
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The Last of Us: Remastered |OT| Game of the Years
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I knew exactly what was going to happen
I wasn't lucky though.
Summer Haze
Banned
It's so great to have a game with such good AF. 1080p and 60fps get all the attention, but AF gets no love. It's glorious not having textures turn into a blurry mess 5 feet in front of Joel. So damn crisp as far as the eye can see.
Baron Aloha
A Shining Example
Its ambiguous in that we never get Ellie's actual opinion on the matter but the game hints heavily
that she would sacrifice herself.
I think that deep down, Joel knows (or assumes) that would be Ellie's decision as well and that's why he felt like he needed to lie to her in the first place. He lied to her for selfish reasons because he didn't want to lose another "daughter" (I think despite his statements to the contrary that is how he sees her).
For her part, Ellie isn't stupid. I think she knew Joel was lying to her right as the words were coming out of his mouth. The last thing she remembers is drowning before waking up in the back of the car. Joel even remarks how the sedation wore off. Why would the fireflies sedate her if they weren't planning on using her? Let alone the fact that she's wearing a hospital gown. Joel's story doesn't make any sense.
I think the lie will play a part in the sequel (lets face it, its inevitable). Its only a matter of time before Marlene's murder reaches back to Tommy's camp, with him being a former member and all. He still has friends/associates in those circles. I wouldn't be surprised if the government comes looking for her eventually either.
I think that deep down, Joel knows (or assumes) that would be Ellie's decision as well and that's why he felt like he needed to lie to her in the first place. He lied to her for selfish reasons because he didn't want to lose another "daughter" (I think despite his statements to the contrary that is how he sees her).
For her part, Ellie isn't stupid. I think she knew Joel was lying to her right as the words were coming out of his mouth. The last thing she remembers is drowning before waking up in the back of the car. Joel even remarks how the sedation wore off. Why would the fireflies sedate her if they weren't planning on using her? Let alone the fact that she's wearing a hospital gown. Joel's story doesn't make any sense.
I think the lie will play a part in the sequel (lets face it, its inevitable). Its only a matter of time before Marlene's murder reaches back to Tommy's camp, with him being a former member and all. He still has friends/associates in those circles. I wouldn't be surprised if the government comes looking for her eventually either.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
If anyone here is playing this game for the first time on the PS4 and are by chance curious what it looked like on the PS3 then just watch a video of the recorded footage from your playthrough. That's a pretty accurate representation.
if anyone is curious.
if anyone is curious.
A good test is the lower left corner of TLoU's title screen. You should be able to see some torn wallpaper there. If it's black your settings are wrong.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Not only Naughty Dog, frankly I'm not sure any game will come close to something like this in a long while. Maybe till the end of this new console generation. I feel like practically everything about it, especially the pacing, was one of those once in a blue moon kind of things. Hope im wrong.
I feel like we all expect it, but nothing can ever prepare you enough for it. lol
loaf of bread
Member
The attention to detail is amazing in this game I'm doing my Grounded play through and just got to the part where
Henry doesn't let Sam take the toy. I knew from earlier playthroughs that Ellie gives it to him later on so I watched to see what she did. She walked over to the toy but just stood over it and didn't do anything so I turned around for a second and then turned back quickly and I could see her just finish standing up from leaning over and the toy was gone.
Lord of Castamere
Member
I kinda did, but I didn't know that
some were already spawned right behind me waiting for my most vulnerable moment
non-horror gamer
basement
The perfect Dark
Banned
You should use spoiler tags.
DidntKnowJack
Member
I think at least in her mind she felt that Marlene had abandoned her when she made her go with Joel. She wanted to stay with Marlene, but all she had to offer her was "You'll be fine." So I can see why someone at 14 could feel abandoned by that.
nycgamer4ever
Member
Yeah you are about 2/3 through. Still some great moments to come!
giancarlo123x
Banned
About to stream a fresh run of Left Behind on Grounded in a couple of minutes. Come hang out. http://www.twitch.tv/gian_carlo123x
I just can't past the part where
I like the little touches to this game, like with the characters grimacing when they pull up another character.
Joe, Elle, and the woman are in a building and Joel has to go BY HIMSELF and clear out the zombies leaving Elle and the woman behind. WTF? Do I have to take out the zombie stealth-like?
I like the little touches to this game, like with the characters grimacing when they pull up another character.
Yep. Just like the ending conversation and the
okay from Ellie, you have a least 3 ways of understanding it (I guess it's the creative director who talks about it in the Behind the scenes video)
Fantastic. I just assumed I was coming to the end. If it ended now, I'd be happy with it. Anything from now on is just a bonus.
Captain_Cold
Member
The dlc integrates well with the campaign if you play it directly after the
university
The perfect Dark
Banned
Yes, stealth kill as much as possible everywhere. If you have enough patience you should be able to clear that area without firing a shot. Use firearms as a last resort. Strangle Infected and Runners. Take out Clickers with shivs or bricks. Remember to use bricks or bottles to stun or as a distraction or to lure in a certain direction.
DoubleTake
Member
SPOILER TAG YOUR POSTS
gundamkyoukai
Member
Ellie wants to do stuff after they leave the hospital but at the same time she has survivor guilt .
Which makes it easy for Marlene to manipulate her , we have Marlene putting the whole world on her while she feeling guilty that she only person still alive .
Either way can you say Ellie really had a choice in matter or she would be fully able to judge things for her self after what happen to her.
Which makes it easy for Marlene to manipulate her , we have Marlene putting the whole world on her while she feeling guilty that she only person still alive .
Either way can you say Ellie really had a choice in matter or she would be fully able to judge things for her self after what happen to her.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Glad it worked for you. It was driving me crazy too.
I spend tons of time getting my settings just right so this issue annoyed the crap out of me. Whatever updated added the deep color setting defaulted Auto on RGB to Full as long as the set would accept the setting, even if it's not properly supported, and wouldn't actually update video settings until you turn Deep Color on.
giancarlo123x
Banned
Not really. You'll have to craft or get lucky. I don't think your partners ever give you any randomly like in lower difficulties.
She knew Marlene for max 3 weeks.
EDIT:
Marlene on the other hand has known Ellie for a long time.
Jimmyfenix
Member
Evil Beaver
Member
...but I killed EVERYONE in the hospital. Even the doctors. Plus in The Last of US live show they said the epilogue scene was a goodbye to the characters. meaning that their story is done.
ShogunDarius
Member
found a glitch in the
if you can make your way to the top and sneak by the guy guarding the door, all other enemy AIs in that area stop moving. Scrap that the game spawns 4 enemies by each of the 4 paths way going up. I dont know if they are meant to spawn but they are. using a brick to distract one makes all of them move.
bookstore of chapter 5
Fancy Clown
Member
Finally got to play (and beat) Left Behind. Damnnn that was good.
The ending obviously wasn't anywhere near as good or complex as the main game, but it fit the theme of the DLC's story quite well.
But the journey of getting there? Simply amazing.
The
sections in particular were just fantastic. I could have spent all day in the
and just in general admiring the artwork (seriously, ND continue to top themselves with the level of detail and vibrancy in the art. There were a bunch of fantastic character moments, both between the characters and like in the main game you even get a sense for other people in the world who are long gone through looking at their belonging and notes. Other mind-blowingly awesome parts:
. I just love how they made so many things playable/interactive.
The
were great as well. It was a great tonal shift, and the DLC's most intense sections were here.
. Overall there is very little combat in the DLC, but the addition of
, it makes me wish it were expanded further and added to the main game as well.
So this is probably the DLC of the year (ever?), although Outlast's Whistleblower was a close second for me. I'd love to see ND do single-player story DLC again, and I'd like more games in general to try it out.
Oh, and I finally properly adjusted my PS4 to my surround sound and played around with the audio settings and holyyy shit. I thought the game sounded good before, but now its insane. Gunshots are deafeningly loud, as they should be, and the new music for Left Behind is absolutely beautiful.
The ending obviously wasn't anywhere near as good or complex as the main game, but it fit the theme of the DLC's story quite well.
But the journey of getting there? Simply amazing.
The
past
halloween store, just trying on masks, playing with the skull
the arcade, the photo booth, and that awesome super soaker fight (I lost every time)
The
present sections
Being in the water with the stalkers was fucking terrifying
playing both sides against each other that comes into play towards the end was really neat
So this is probably the DLC of the year (ever?), although Outlast's Whistleblower was a close second for me. I'd love to see ND do single-player story DLC again, and I'd like more games in general to try it out.
Oh, and I finally properly adjusted my PS4 to my surround sound and played around with the audio settings and holyyy shit. I thought the game sounded good before, but now its insane. Gunshots are deafeningly loud, as they should be, and the new music for Left Behind is absolutely beautiful.
nycgamer4ever
Member
You've got a big ass bonus coming! Hahaha.
nycgamer4ever
Member
Stealth the runners and leave the clickers for afterwards. Use the bricks and sneak up on the clickers and bash them three times to kill them. do not use your shivs unless you have to.
The first time through the game is hard but once it clicks everything becomes much easier. I am finding the game much more easier the second time around.
ShogunDarius
Member
ths method is a glitch, i just did the area by luring that guard away then taking him out and those 4 didnt spawn
LOLOMGWTFBBQ
Neo Member
Applesauce
Boom! Bitch-slapped!
Nope lol. You have to craft them with already limited supplies. There is very little room for error on Grounded difficulty, it's very intense.
How far are you into the game?
El-Pistolero
Member
Summed up my feelings about it as well. One of the best games I have ever played...in fact, it is one of the most gratifying, intense and enjoyable experiences I have gotten from any medium in the last 2-3 years.
DJ Lushious
Member
Haha! This is great!
Same here. The game has become my all-time favorite, and it is not easy competing against the childhood nostalgia of games like Zelda:OoT.
It will post one picture to your wall. It makes sense within the context of the game and I thought it was cute. Give it a whirl, unless you really don't want any game related things on your profile or something.
Fancy Clown
Member
I didn't do it but it's an amusing surprise. You won't miss anything if you don't do it though.
Out of curiousity, is it even remotely possible to stealth your way through the last two segments of the game (
)?
I kept trying to at least stealthily murder my way through, but there are so many enemies I couldn't keep things from turning into a shootout, even using strangling and the bow to stay quiet.
Eventually I just said screw it because I wanted to see the rest of the game. I had no idea that was going to be the last level. I felt like I was only 70% of the way through.
at the hospital
I kept trying to at least stealthily murder my way through, but there are so many enemies I couldn't keep things from turning into a shootout, even using strangling and the bow to stay quiet.
Eventually I just said screw it because I wanted to see the rest of the game. I had no idea that was going to be the last level. I felt like I was only 70% of the way through.
Haha, I used this exact thing to test mine too! I found a screen grab online of the title screen whilst browsing on my laptop, and I could see those torn bits (laptop is spyder calibrated) so as soon as I couldn't in the game, I knew something was up. Luckily messing with RGB settings in the console and my TV sorted the issue.
If you can't stealth all of it, you can stealth almost all of it.