CrackaF3tt
Member
Thanks, but I think I'm done. I'm watching a grounded stream and apparently there's no checkpoint between the two bigencounters. Eh, nopehospital
DONT GIVE UP!!!!
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
The Last of Us: Remastered |OT| Game of the Years
- Thread starter VisceralBowl
- Start date
DONT GIVE UP!!!!
ShogunDarius
Member
my W/L ratio must be horrid, my teammates too often run and do their own thing. 3 interro, 3 loses, 3 terribly useless teammates
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Yes, that exact spot. Hate that shit in games.
I didn't! I pushed on and already made it to the start of the
Bill
post-Tess encounter (where you get the rifle)
This mode definitely changes your playstyle.ShogunDarius
Member
those of you who have the playstation camera, and have 'mute microphone' ticked, that does stop voice chat as well voice navigation rght?
CrackaF3tt
Member
Awesome. I'm a little ways intoI didn't! I pushed on and already made it to the start of thesection. Passed the entireBillwithout firing a single bulletpost-Tess encounter (where you get the rifle)
Bills
finally finished on grounded difficulty, overall that was really intense. at times it got frustrating (mostly due to fewer checkpoints), but it was definitely worth it.
one thing that really bugs me, is that both the conversations and the jokes trophies still seem to be bugged. i´m sure i got all the jokes, and i just loaded up the chapter with the one conversation where the prompt just wouldn´t appear during gameplay, but neither of the trophies has popped up so far.
at least i got the artifacts, comics and pendants, guess i gotta go for the conversations and jokes on new game plus.
one thing that really bugs me, is that both the conversations and the jokes trophies still seem to be bugged. i´m sure i got all the jokes, and i just loaded up the chapter with the one conversation where the prompt just wouldn´t appear during gameplay, but neither of the trophies has popped up so far.
at least i got the artifacts, comics and pendants, guess i gotta go for the conversations and jokes on new game plus.
ShogunDarius
Member
I actually cant believe how crap the randoms i've played with in general are, I've lost several more interros than I've won and to make matters worse, not one match so far has been on Bookstore, Home Town, Suburbs or Bus Depot. Especially Hometown that map has never appeared so far :/
Things randoms have done
run around and do their own thing (this happens A LOT)
abandon a fight as I or others got there to reinforce
purposefully kill instead of interrogate enemies
watch me bleed out
my point is, if you play online you need to play as a team or the whole team will be picked off
thankfully I've maintained my colony of the game rather well despite this
ARGH THE ONE TIME HOME TOWN COMES UP EVERYONE VOTES FOR THE OTHER MAP >.<
well I got a match at suburns at least now, and my allies dont seem as bad as they were this morning thankfully
Things randoms have done
run around and do their own thing (this happens A LOT)
abandon a fight as I or others got there to reinforce
purposefully kill instead of interrogate enemies
watch me bleed out
my point is, if you play online you need to play as a team or the whole team will be picked off
thankfully I've maintained my colony of the game rather well despite this
ARGH THE ONE TIME HOME TOWN COMES UP EVERYONE VOTES FOR THE OTHER MAP >.<
well I got a match at suburns at least now, and my allies dont seem as bad as they were this morning thankfully
ShogunDarius
Member
OH MY GOD
I finally get onto Hometown to get that last trophy and CE-34878-0
I finally get onto Hometown to get that last trophy and CE-34878-0
Marvel
could never
Oh my.
ShogunDarius
Member
considering this was the first time I managed to get on the map in my entire time playing online, and it decides to crash in the final minute or so of said map.
Yeah OMG is an understatement, im lucky this crash didnt corrupt my save data as that error has done that to other people on other games before.
imagine if that crash happened to someone on a grounded playthrough and corrupted their save, saying that i'd recommend backing up saves just incase
Marvel
could never
I feel you on that, sounds fucking annoying. GL though, keep at it I'm sure it'll come around again soon.
(and not crash lol)
You can stealth (or silently take down) past the
Armored car
I think they do that on purpose so the armored car is chasing you instead of sitting in the middle when you are climbing the tops of the building.
sammyCYBORG
Member
A day later I'm still left feeling like Left Behind is one of the best gaming experiences I've had.
The perfect proof that a game doesn't need to be combat heavy. Great locations, characters, dialogue and pacing will always be better than combat after combat scenario.
But then the three or four combat scenarios were perfectly designed too. Loved the mix of thugs and infected. Alerting the infected to kill the thugs is so much fun.
Just perfect game design from start to finish.
The perfect proof that a game doesn't need to be combat heavy. Great locations, characters, dialogue and pacing will always be better than combat after combat scenario.
But then the three or four combat scenarios were perfectly designed too. Loved the mix of thugs and infected. Alerting the infected to kill the thugs is so much fun.
Just perfect game design from start to finish.
JimmyRustler
Member
Just finished the game on the PS4. What a bliss. Played on hard without the wallhack. Didn't even know how much more fun it is with the listening mode.
This was now the 3rd time I completed it and I will probably go for another round in Grounded. The only thing I dislike about it are the first 2 hours or so but it's probably because I've seen them way too often.
This was now the 3rd time I completed it and I will probably go for another round in Grounded. The only thing I dislike about it are the first 2 hours or so but it's probably because I've seen them way too often.
ShogunDarius
Member
online the bow is better than the majority of the guns :/
Summer Haze
Banned
I'm using it play to NG+ on Hard.
Holy shit I just had the best moment on Grounded. I just
That was a rush. It was something I tried for the hell of it, and it worked out first try. Starting to love this difficulty. I approach most of the encounters differently than before.
rushed through the entire bookstore encounter in ch5. After the 3 easy stealth kills outside, I immediately took the ladder up, and evaded everyone til I got close to the exit. I then threw a brick at the guy guarding the door, KO'd him with a 2 by 4 and bam, I'm a ghost.
That was a rush. It was something I tried for the hell of it, and it worked out first try. Starting to love this difficulty. I approach most of the encounters differently than before.
Bookstore
So. Damn. Cheap.
EDIT: I also notice that at some points you can grab an enemy from behind without him seeing you, perfectly out of sign, and for no reason whatsoever the game will act as if you were spotted and every other enemy will be alerted.
Seriously, WTF? I dont recall that ever happening on Survivor on PS3.
ShogunDarius
Member
those 2 complete journey trophies for online will take serious time to do, and thats assuming you dont fail mid way
toastyToast
Member
Got through the basement on Grounded on my 4th attempt
Didn't have to fire a shot either \o/
Didn't have to fire a shot either \o/
ArkkAngel007
Member
:|
I just had that happen the other day in the PS3 original release in the same area;
That is the subway area right after you escape the capitol building and get to the first pallet 'puzzle', is it not?
It's happened on PS3 a few times for me. Not sure why sometimes Joel will execute a 'combat' takedown instead of a stealth one when there are still enemies in the area and they haven't been alerted.
As to your first point, the only time I've had more spawn in that area is if you get enemies in an alerted state. However there are some parts that are like how you described. After my 3rd/4th attempt in the
Financial District
Yeah that is the area. Least it is a very short portion of the game, that is probably the only positive thing you can say about it.
It did. There's almost a random element added to stealth kills to if they'll alert nearby enemies.
First things first, as much as we want to stealth through this game, its not a steal game. Stealth is more just set you up for the attack and slulk away, not move through the game as the PETA/H man.
ShogunDarius
Member
12 weeks seems a really long time tbh :/
grounded is fucking hard.
Not knowing my health has killed me in so many ways it pisses me off. Not to mention the checkpointing is not as generous as it is in survivor.
Recent example
I only had 2 arrows and 2 rifle bullets. I choked out most of the guys, and arrowed the two guys who hangout on the top.
I then realize I have to shoot them now since I can't sneak up on them anymore so I shoot two armored guys, and then throw a bottle at another and insta kill him with a melee.
Only one left I see him, am about to throw a brick at him....
He shoots me once.... dead.
Restart the whole segment :/
Not to mention grounded brings up my biggest gripe with this game, as human enemies guns will phase out of existance when you strangle them and haven't fired a shot. But once they see you, they have infinite ammo.
This is fucking bullshit.
Although it has its moments, like in the book store. I stealthed by everyone, then tried to open the shiv door. They spot me as I open it. I loot everything as fast as I can.... and I ran out the door to the exit. They never landed a hit on me.
Not knowing my health has killed me in so many ways it pisses me off. Not to mention the checkpointing is not as generous as it is in survivor.
Recent example
I am at the part where you give ellie a riffle to cover you
I only had 2 arrows and 2 rifle bullets. I choked out most of the guys, and arrowed the two guys who hangout on the top.
I then realize I have to shoot them now since I can't sneak up on them anymore so I shoot two armored guys, and then throw a bottle at another and insta kill him with a melee.
Only one left I see him, am about to throw a brick at him....
He shoots me once.... dead.
Restart the whole segment :/
Not to mention grounded brings up my biggest gripe with this game, as human enemies guns will phase out of existance when you strangle them and haven't fired a shot. But once they see you, they have infinite ammo.
This is fucking bullshit.
Although it has its moments, like in the book store. I stealthed by everyone, then tried to open the shiv door. They spot me as I open it. I loot everything as fast as I can.... and I ran out the door to the exit. They never landed a hit on me.
As long as you can spot the runners ahead of time and arrow them down, I just crouch-walked through that entire section!
It is :/
I love the actual MP matches and I think the metagame is interesting but man do they drag it out, lol. 84 matches to complete only one of the two MP campaigns. Never seen anything like that :U
I've had a situation happen where a guy would spot me a fraction of a second before i strangle him, but that still seemed to alert every guy to where I was, even if that guy was isolated and couldn't say anything lol
Its actually easy to do.
I am at week 11 with the fireflies. Do tough challenges early on, and save easy ones for later with the 100% clan elimination challenges.
if you are still in the tunnel... use the flamethrower
ShogunDarius
Member
what do you think are the easy ones?
Out of ammo. I did notice that one of the runners had flamethrower ammo though
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Having completed the game and free DLC l liked the experience (l was playing hours per session) and was plain and simply hooked. I can't really compare this game to any other - it's unique in that you're slowly developing a relationship with another much younger character. I was glad the entire game wasn't a zombie fest (it would have bored me) and the mix of humans and infected really mixed things up. I certainly felt some emotions start and end of the game.
Really liked how you could build up your various weapons as that made you think a little on planning your next move. The stealth is something l love (it's a reason l really enjoy the Metal Gear series). You can really change the game dynamics, i.e., play stealth of all guns blazing. The sound effects when enemies are near by is a nice touch as is being able to see where they are from a short distance.
I'm not a multiplier fan when it comes to shooters so have not bothered. Visually l wasn't as impressed as Naughty Dog's Uncharted series (probably a reason why l overlooked on the PS3) but it looked nice enough and played pretty much at 60 fps. I did expect more for a remaster and they should have transferred more of the cut scene rendering into the game (there is a noticeable disparity in lighting for example). I felt the visuals were better from the start of the game and tailed off towards the end (there is one exception where one level was visually garbage - you'll know the one l mean). I noticed this when l restarted the game on grounded. I think l should have played a harder difficulty level as playing on grounded might be tough but it's actually quite satisfying.
I look forward to the sequel and hope Naught Dog can match the cut scene visuals, suppress the story (it's going to be hard to do so) such that it's keeps me hooked. I think Naughty Dog really are best in industry for that as they have a really good story interweaved into the main game.
Really liked how you could build up your various weapons as that made you think a little on planning your next move. The stealth is something l love (it's a reason l really enjoy the Metal Gear series). You can really change the game dynamics, i.e., play stealth of all guns blazing. The sound effects when enemies are near by is a nice touch as is being able to see where they are from a short distance.
I'm not a multiplier fan when it comes to shooters so have not bothered. Visually l wasn't as impressed as Naughty Dog's Uncharted series (probably a reason why l overlooked on the PS3) but it looked nice enough and played pretty much at 60 fps. I did expect more for a remaster and they should have transferred more of the cut scene rendering into the game (there is a noticeable disparity in lighting for example). I felt the visuals were better from the start of the game and tailed off towards the end (there is one exception where one level was visually garbage - you'll know the one l mean). I noticed this when l restarted the game on grounded. I think l should have played a harder difficulty level as playing on grounded might be tough but it's actually quite satisfying.
I look forward to the sequel and hope Naught Dog can match the cut scene visuals, suppress the story (it's going to be hard to do so) such that it's keeps me hooked. I think Naughty Dog really are best in industry for that as they have a really good story interweaved into the main game.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
Er wtf, my conversation count went back to 6. Loaded an old save, but even when I load my last save before the ending, it's still at 6... >_>
therealminime
Member
I was never really bothered by the framerate on PS3 minus a few significant drops. Just finished a run on PS4 and I noticed the gunplay being way easier. The combination of DS4 and 60fos does wonders. Hitting targets accurately and quickly was substantially easier.
As for immersion, it probably was a bit more immersive because there weren't any instances where I was taken out of it by the framerate going to shit.
It was noticeable on the PS3, but never enough to pull me away from the game. I'll take the PS4 version over the PS3 version any day, but I am happy I didn't wait.
I guess it helps my immersion since I don't even think about the fps anymore while I am playing. Everything just seems so fluid.
I think that spot was done on purpose for the next scene where you guys jump over the fence and then a bunch of runners show up. If you stealth the previous section, how would they have seen/heard you guys going for the car+battery place?
It was cheap I admit since I did kill everyone in stealth before that surprise attack but I had fun in that I got on top of a bus and literally kick the shit out of the runners and they went flying down to their deaths lol.
infiniteheteroskdasticity
Member
Its nice but I think the resolution, textures and lighting make a much bigger difference. Tbh I tend to play as stealthy as possible so I don't treat the game as a twitch shooter.
Would you describe it as "feeling more connected to the experience"? Like there isn't something between you and the interaction, just as you are actually in the game, more or less.
I think three might suffice. Might leave one or two runners alive but I do it for insurance's sake lol