The Last of Us - Review Thread [Emargo up, scores in OP.]

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prag16

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The review sticks out, and (IMO) didn't seem justified by the complaints. If it was someone actually not liking the game, fair enough. 7.5 seems like just the right score to try and stir some shit, get publicity, and be able to go 'Well, we're not saying it's terrible'.

But it's only a game. I'm sure most of the comments are in jest, really.

I kind of doubt that, but w/e. Datdude might be jesting, but not sure about most of the rest (he was complaining last night about how nitpicky the complaints in a 10/10 review were, lol).
 
In New Game +.

Play on Normal -> New Game +, Normal -> Hard -> New Game +, Hard -> Survivor, but if you want to change difficulties you can't keep your weapons and skills (I'm assuming, haven't played it).

Which, if you're changing difficulties, would only undermine that playthrough.

That makes sense I guess, it would be a bit pointless to play on a higher difficulty with the advantage of having better kit/upgrades.
 
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Reviews sold me, just preordered from Amazon. Doubt I'll play a ton of the MP so don't really care about those bonuses, so opted for the $10 instant video credit from Amazon as the girlfriend and I will definitely use that.

I feel a bit dumb paying launch price when I have a decent backlog, but this game looks awesome and right up my alley so I'd rather play it day one and not have it spoiled and toss some cash Naughty Dogs way as well.
 

KageMaru

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Why do people care so much about 7s and 8s? Like why does a game need 9s and 10s? To justify your purchase?

IMO it's because to insecure people, what they cherish or prefer has to be the best.

This is why fanboys need to think their system/game is the best there is out there and are incapable of realizing that more than one quality product is able to exist at the same time. =p
 

(._.)

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This game actually looks like it has a decent narrative but I wont hold my breath. Will be selling my PS3 and all my games for it once I get and finish this game. Nice to see the girl character in it isn't some useless nubile sex object for nerds to masturbate to.
 

Tuck

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Nice to see the game is getting good reviews, but as always, I'll judge it for myself when I play it. Reviewers often get caught up in the hype of major new releases
(GTA IV)
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Pretty funny - only slightly exaggerated.
 

def sim

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It blows the competition away basically. This game will feel relevant in years to come, just like RE4 did long into this generation. And also since they're both beautiful, epic zombie-fests.

RE4 influenced a genre. I have played TLOU, but it is a pretty hyperbolic comparison if it doesn't do the same.
 

SparkTR

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Nah, they will find plenty of flaws and agree that it's not worth 10/10 but maybe 8/10 or 9/10

This game may very well deserve these scores, but I've been burned so much this gen by the media hype train. I never learn to sit and wait and I probably won't learn with this either.
 

Nibiru

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If Polygon were on the take, this would be a little too extreme. True trolling is just slightly low balling every Sony game so you never draw so much attention.

They gave Simcity a 9.5. They justified it by saying that it was an offline version without the online hiccups well even now with the online working the game in itself is shallow and lame but they gave it a 9.5 LOL! Polygon is terrible imo.

Btw i'm not a Naughty dog fanboy and actually didn't like the Uncharted games.
 
With all of these terrible scores, it's only right that the official thread be named something like:


Te Last Of Us |OT| Can You Survive This 7.5?


Let's not deceive people. Just get it out there, and let em know what's really going on. Not that great of a game.
 

Loudninja

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NewGame+ setup makes sense.

I didnt expect them to let you start a new playthougth on a higher or lower difficulty with new game plus.
 

Skiesofwonder

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Amazing scores, but I don't really listen to reviews after the whole GTAIV debacle. Just recently I had to force myself to enjoy Bioshock Infinite and most of these very same reviewers praised that to heavenly gaming gods.

I'll be there day one though. Naughty Dog has never done me wrong.
 

RMI

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This game sounds great. Not my usual thing, but I'll probably pick it up around the holidays if it can be had on the cheaps.
 

Dr.Acula

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this comes straight from Sony/ND. They were very specific about which parts of the game they wanted kept under wraps and I really hope everyone follows that. It's better for everyone if these parts aren't spoiled.

With all due respect. That is fucking dumb. People will look for, or avoid spoilers at their pleasure. Most mags probably don't want to spoil things.

I don't see Sony telling music or film critics what tracks or acts critics can write about.

Pisses me off that Sony is trying to control the story and critics are letting them.

Games industry and press is so immature, and they're never going to gain legitimacy if they keep going with embargos, and scores, and spoilers, and previews, and all this other nonsense.
 

Metal B

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It's funny, how the videogames medium is the only one, which gets constantly "masterpieces" ... keeps me wondering, why other artist and critics of other mediums don't take us seriously, if we challenge the human mind and culture all the time.
 

Corto

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Why do people care so much about 7s and 8s? Like why does a game need 9s and 10s? To justify your purchase?

It's expected that fans want the best for the object of their support. I want the best for Naughty Dog as a fan. It's unfortunate though that fan and fanatic are so damn close.
 
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