Yes. Promo started yesterday and ends on August 2nd.
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The Last of Us: Remastered |OT| Game of the Years
- Thread starter VisceralBowl
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Yes. Promo started yesterday and ends on August 2nd.
Wishmaster92
Member
EASTC0AST_GH05T
Member
feel like crying after finding out I missed out on this competition. Erm its only for EU so I don't feel so bad anymore.https://competition.software.eu.playstation.com/tlouremastered/en_GB
Ok, thanks. I'm gonna give it a shot.
Edit: Too late for pickup at store pre-ordering, so I'll just pick it up tomorrow.
off duty ninja
Member
IIRC Sony first party games usually all release at midnight pacific. Third party games vary by publisher.
bananafactory
Banned
Ah ok, that explains the conflicting reports. As I mentioned before MGS: GZ was up at 12 ET but many people say games theyve ordered go up at 12 PST.
Although I thought Infamous went up at 12 ET...I remember people posting in the thread around that time. Could be wrong.
After the main game.
EASTC0AST_GH05T
Member
play the story in the order ND intended for you to play it in
After. You'll get much more enjoyment in that regard.
The game tells you as much in the menus anyhow.
bananafactory
Banned
For the love of god do not play the DLC first. Not to spoil anything but it was designed under the assumption you completed the campaign - and the way it is set up may spoil things from the main game for you.
SolidSnakex
Member
The game will even warn you to play the main game before the DLC.
off duty ninja
Member
I am pretty sure it was midnight PST for infamous but my memory has been wrong before.
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
I beat this originally on ps3 but never played left behind so that's going to be the first order of business for me.
illmatic22
Banned
Thar be spoilers in the DLC. Beat the main game first.
wsoxfan1214
Banned
...not sure why they even bother. why not 12 AM EST? Screws those of us in EST or CST over.
king grimlock
Member
Man the ban hammer is going strong on twitch for this game
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
Damn for real? That's crazy this shit is out in hours c'mon now!
Thank you for the quick replies everyone, main campaign first it is
A zombie breaks in your room - you have the item immediately to your left and right to fight it off with. What do you have?
I have a cable modem and a router....
A goldfish and a box of blueberries...
Damn
EdReedFan20
Member
Found this on YouTube. It's the TLOU movie Comic-con panel. Caution: Spoilers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtgZhL8nays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtgZhL8nays
off duty ninja
Member
I agree and I am on the west coast. To me it makes sense if you have to wait until midnight to make it midnight Eastern and let everybody get it at the same time. The whole timezone thing seems arbitrary and stupid in the context of game releases to me anyway.
shungokusatsu
Member
In the US, no. The game was available for pre-order before Sony made the change which allows preloading.
it really is incredible
VisceralBowl
Member
There are some big spoilers in this for those that are considering watching.
milkham
Member
Thank you for the quick replies everyone, main campaign first it is
A zombie breaks in your room - you have the item immediately to your left and right to fight it off with. What do you have?
I have a cable modem and a router....
packing tape and
EASTC0AST_GH05T
Member
the dude didn't spill one drop lol.
Thanks!
Someone posted it was around 150mb I think.
EdReedFan20
Member
Right. Post edited.
bananafactory
Banned
Anyone hear of EB doing midnight launches? Might call mine up and see if they are
Just a note for anyone hoping to platinum this who's new to it:
Generally speaking, it's not that tough. On the PS3, you needed to beat the game around four times (the trophies for the respective difficulties stack) - normal, survivor (very hard, unlocked after one playthrough), normal plus and survivor plus. Because Remastered also has the DLC difficulty, Grounded, it also has two trophies for it; a trophy for one regular and a trophy for one NG+ playthrough.
I know some folk on GAF recommend going as high as possible, difficulty wise, because TLOU's gameplay flourishes when you do that - but I wouldn't recommend going higher than 'hard' on your first run-through. The higher difficulties are punishing enough, without going in blind. I'd recommend sticking to the above PS3 template. Even if you're a glutton for punishment, I'd still say do NOT go immediately to Grounded. It's difficult to the point I think it could alienate first time players. I find it maddening on my SIXTH playthrough. It seems designed for masochists and people who know the levels back-to-front.
Trophies for upgrading Joel and his weapons can only be attained via second playthroughs (new game plus).
Multiplayer was fairly straight forward before DLC - beat both the 'campaigns', which essentially involves playing online for around 40 hours. It's totally doable and the MP is super fun. However, the DLC brought new trophies - specifically ones for playing a game on each new map, without dying, and getting three downs or executions in the process. These trophies are a bastard. I still haven't gotten them all and I play a lot. The standard of play once you level up a decent amount is very high, and getting through a round unscathed is a real achievement. Good luck with those.
Left Behind's trophies are straight forward, but it is possible to miss some by failing mini-games which I wont spoil here.
Sorry if I'm covering ground discussed elsewhere, I'm catching up on the thread as we speak. Very jealous of folks who get to experience this for the first time this week - not even on PS4 - just jealous of people who get to experience it for the first time!
Generally speaking, it's not that tough. On the PS3, you needed to beat the game around four times (the trophies for the respective difficulties stack) - normal, survivor (very hard, unlocked after one playthrough), normal plus and survivor plus. Because Remastered also has the DLC difficulty, Grounded, it also has two trophies for it; a trophy for one regular and a trophy for one NG+ playthrough.
I know some folk on GAF recommend going as high as possible, difficulty wise, because TLOU's gameplay flourishes when you do that - but I wouldn't recommend going higher than 'hard' on your first run-through. The higher difficulties are punishing enough, without going in blind. I'd recommend sticking to the above PS3 template. Even if you're a glutton for punishment, I'd still say do NOT go immediately to Grounded. It's difficult to the point I think it could alienate first time players. I find it maddening on my SIXTH playthrough. It seems designed for masochists and people who know the levels back-to-front.
Trophies for upgrading Joel and his weapons can only be attained via second playthroughs (new game plus).
Multiplayer was fairly straight forward before DLC - beat both the 'campaigns', which essentially involves playing online for around 40 hours. It's totally doable and the MP is super fun. However, the DLC brought new trophies - specifically ones for playing a game on each new map, without dying, and getting three downs or executions in the process. These trophies are a bastard. I still haven't gotten them all and I play a lot. The standard of play once you level up a decent amount is very high, and getting through a round unscathed is a real achievement. Good luck with those.
Left Behind's trophies are straight forward, but it is possible to miss some by failing mini-games which I wont spoil here.
Sorry if I'm covering ground discussed elsewhere, I'm catching up on the thread as we speak. Very jealous of folks who get to experience this for the first time this week - not even on PS4 - just jealous of people who get to experience it for the first time!
I know mine isn't. They only do it when preorders are 75+ (at least for my local store).
off duty ninja
Member
Thank you for the quick replies everyone, main campaign first it is
A zombie breaks in your room - you have the item immediately to your left and right to fight it off with. What do you have?
I have a cable modem and a router....
A couple of decently sturdy food court chairs. Better than most things I've seen so far.
Adam_Roman
Member
Seven TLoU threads on the front page. The hype is most certainly real.
Alcoholikaust
Member
deservedly so. it was the best game last year and the remake will put to shame most games released THIS year
except
Divinity Original Sin
bananafactory
Banned
Thank you for the quick replies everyone, main campaign first it is
A zombie breaks in your room - you have the item immediately to your left and right to fight it off with. What do you have?
I have a cable modem and a router....
My wallet and a coffee mug full of cold coffee that was lousy when it was warm.
Shoulda gone the Ultra Zero Nerd Route and taken off breh bro.
gotstrangepowers
Banned
I'm probably going to take off Friday. Haven't had a day off of work in a long time, and everyone loves long weekends.
