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[near]

Dude trying hard to be Kojima like

We can make this point for every game director who takes the spotlight over their team.

 

[Hudo]

Man, I wish Amy Hennig was still working at Naughty Dog.

 

[Schmendrick]

Can't say I expect great things from that guy after LoU2 and that botched series storyline.

 

[Heisenberg007]

The Last of Us positively changed the gaming industry. I don't doubt Naughty Dog will do it again.

 

[phaedrus]

 

[IDWhite]

boosting hardware capabilities is essential—it not only supports high-fidelity, complex games but also simplifies the development of simpler ones by reducing the need for extensive code optimization.

Sure, high-fidelity complex games on Ps5 but with Ps4 engine.

But what about using the specific hardware capabilities through extensive code optimization to leverage what your platform can do? I don't expect less from the ND dev team. We will see if they deliver on this.

 

[Toots]

What about mainstream perception of fun ?

 

[Fake]

Another trash about 'human are the real enemy'.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

Huh, Druckmann

I can literally hear her saying that.
Poor old Cilla, I miss her.

 

[Represent.]

Dude trying hard to be Kojima like

Kojima wishes he could make a game half as good as TLOU 2. Druckgodd surpassed him eons ago. Theres not a single thing Kojima does better.

 

[GymWolf]

Oh god, not another "this is the first strand game" type of bullshit all over again

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

I'm not a Neil hater by any means, but this kind of message is a big red flag IMO. ND made a huge impact on the action-adventure genre and that's cool but in the last five years, they have done nothing aside from wasting money. Just do what you do best, that's it.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Wants to give Hellblade 2 a run for its money and make the ultimate walking simulator?

 

[near]

Kojima wishes he could make a game half as good as TLOU 2. Druckgodd surpassed him eons ago. Theres not a single thing Kojima does better.

You never disappoint to be the ambassador and representative of bad opinions, never change friend!

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Another trash about 'human are the real enemy'.

You can't imagine how much I hate this bullshit. Worst of all, the guys writing this stuff truly believe they are transgressors or visionaries. It was fine the first time someone did it in the last century, it's not smart anymore.

 

[K' Dash]

I'm cautiously optimistic.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

So more crumbling ledges, with the lead protagonist dangling from the remnants and shouting "No no no NO!" or "Oh Crap!"?
Cool.

 

[Fake]

You can't imagine how much I hate this bullshit. Worst of all, the guys writing this stuff truly believe they are transgressors or visionaries. It was fine the first time someone did it in the last century, it's not smart anymore.

I was expecting a tons of new zombie enemies in the TLOUSpart2, but what I get is this bullshit about 'forget zombies, human are really bad bruh'.

The fun fact, as most TLOUS fanboys hate when I point out, I did hate the final episode of Days Gone for the same fucking reason.

 

[GymWolf]

Sounds like potential 10/10 GOTY material after the 2nd playthrough then.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Mainstream games are best and sell best when they're not trying too hard to touch difficult subjects. There's more room for that in the indie market.

 

[llLeonhart]

Gonna be honest here, my faith in ND has declined significantly over the years, they haven't even put anything out this generation...

 

[Represent.]

You never disappoint to be the ambassador and representative of bad opinions, never change friend!

Lets compare their 2 most recent games. Death Stranding vs The Last of Us: Part II Not exactly a fair fight.

One is a walking simulator with a nonsensical, pretentious, fake deep and idiotic story with literally zero combat/gameplay. Overhyped because its Kojima.

The other is a masterclass in combat, really and truly the best combat in gaming, has world class animations, the best visuals of the past generation, a story that dared to try something new, got people talking (probably is the most talked about story ever in a game), is brutal, dark, menacing, and gritty. And again because its so important, has the best combat in gaming.

I guarantee if Neil made a game where you fucking walked as the gameplay loop, he would have received death threats.

 

[KimDongHwan]

I just hope he eats his ego and doesn't force political agenda on the next game, just make it fun! Remember Uncharted 2 Mr Druckmann

 

[crunchyBiscuits]

I mean it could. It also might not. Only way of knowing is if they actually release something new.

 

[GymWolf]

Getting fucking tired of all these devs trying to seek validation from the mainstream who laugh at this hobby. Their perception of gaming as a sad pathetic hobby for lazy fat sweaty virgins is never going to change so why bother? Stop with pretentious, movie games shit and focus on creating games with fun gameplay like Redfall.

 

[Lokaum D+]

shut up and give me games ffs

PS3 ND gave us 4 titles - Uncharted 1 2 3 and TLOU
PS4 ND gave us 2 titles - Uncharted 4 and TLOU 2

PS5 is half gen old and we don't have even an announcement, stop sucking your own dick and make game Neil you fucker.

 

[midnightAI]

Man, I wish Amy Hennig was still working at Naughty Dog.

Why? Has she done anything of note since leaving? (I mean there's Forspoken I suppose, but anything else? I know there's Rise of Hydra but we don't know much about that yet story wise)

 

[_Ex_]

 

[AncientOrigin]

I find people here mega disrespectful towards him.Even if you don’t like his views on the LGBT issue.This man brought us Games like uncharted and
the last of us.I have high trust in him that his games will have an incredible quality to them.People are just hating for fun.

 

[near]

Lets compare their 2 most recent games. Death Stranding vs The Last of Us: Part II Not exactly a fair fight.

One is a walking simulator with a nonsensical, pretentious, fake deep and idiotic story with literally zero combat/gameplay. Overhyped because its Kojima.

The other is a masterclass in combat, really and truly the best combat in gaming, has world class animations, the best visuals of the past generation, a story that dared to try something new, got people talking (probably is the most talked about story ever in a game), is brutal, dark, menacing, and gritty. And again because its so important, has the best combat in gaming.

I guarantee if Neil made a game where you fucking walked as the gameplay loop, he would have received death threats.

Two games I actually love very much. DS is an impressive resource management game, that requires you to be competent in planning access and egress routes. Which in turn enables you to take advantage of the city building mechanics the game offers. Packaged in gorgeous environments and supplemented with an incredible soundtrack. Calling it a walking simulator understates its overall value. If you think the gameplay loop is just about going from point a to point b, you’ve misunderstood the game. I’ll also take Kojima’s political and social commentary over Druckmann’s moral virtue signalling as far as plot points go. As much as I love TLoU2, DS does far more in terms of game design that I find interesting.

 

[TropicanaTwista]

Not that I expected to see Naughty Dog at the upcoming Playstation event, but I think there is zero chance now. Druckmann wouldn't have said anything if they were preparing to show something

That's kind of my takeaway. While this all sounds intriguing, it's ND, I would have been day 1 for their next project no matter what. But it sounds like we won't get an official announcement soon, unfortunately.

However, it sounds like they arent going to announce it while the game is still years away. So even if announced later this year or 2025, hopefully it's out not too far from then.

 

[Mister Wolf]

 

[Little Chicken]

He sounds like he wanks in front of a mirror.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I forget. Is ND's next game the unknown Sony game that was to be a sci-fi game? Or was that a different studio?

 

[tommib]

how many lgbtq characters will it have ?

Hoping for a gay male lead actually. They just don’t fucking exist. At all.

 

[midnightAI]

He sounds like he wanks in front of a mirror.

You don't?

 

[FoxMcChief]

Hoping for a gay male lead actually. They just don’t fucking exist. At all.

Don’t play RPG’s, huh?

 

[StereoVsn]

He is so full of shit that now he believes his own BS. Meh.

 

[DeepSpace5D]

Whatever it is, I’m there day 1. The attention to detail in their games is my favorite aspect of Naughty Dog.

 

[tommib]

Don’t play RPG’s, huh?

Not that much, actually. ND might be offering us a character creator. Just a hunch.

 

[Pharaoh 117]

how many lgbtq characters will it have ?

All of them. The game will be set in the far future where humanity finally got rid of their worst enemy, the straight white male.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Wifi Password Mafia represent!

 

[Eiknarf]

Man, I wish Amy Hennig was still working at Naughty Dog.

Where does she work now?

(pardon my ignorance)

 

[FoxMcChief]

Where does she work now?

(pardon my ignorance)

Respawn, I think. All I know is that her talent is being wasted not writing the next Legacy of Kain story.

 

[nikolino840]

So a battle between kojima and druckman

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

All this whining about woke, but I don't see any of these based games letting you stab a pregnant woman.

 

[tmlDan]

as soon as i saw this headline i knew people would be angry, but i love ND games, sign me up pleaseeee

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Where does she work now?

(pardon my ignorance)

She's at Skydance Interactive working on a new Marvel game.

 

[squidilix]

“Many companies would insist on sticking to profitable franchises, but SIE’s culture and philosophy empower us to pursue new ideas. Art requires risk; You can’t engineer perfectly and predict how successful it will be. I’m incredibly thankful that SIE trusts us to leverage our past successes to explore brand new creative avenues.”

Bless SIE

 

[tommib]

This is one human being I’d love to wring his neck. He’s got a face made to fucking punch in.