GlenChivas
Member
Same thing with Bioshock Infinite. Glowing reviews and praise then a week or so later it's nothing but how terrible the combat was.
What's up with all the negativity around The Last of Us now?
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maquiladora
Member
Uh, I'm only a couple of hours into it, it's fucking incredible so far. Character models are the best looking I've ever seen on the PS3. Writing, story, direction...it's just fantastic so far.
No negativity here yet anyway.
No negativity here yet anyway.
Yep. Ultra positive reviews come out weeks ahead of release so everyone gets hyped up. Then folks in the real world play it and the hype comes back down to Earth. And a month from now everyone changes their minds again.
amstradcpc
Member
OP you feeded the trolls for days to come.
Game is a master piece, period.
Game is a master piece, period.
Pretty much. No game could be as universally loved and perfect as the reviews would lead you to believe.
Yeah I am confuse m topic is waaay premature.
Miles Quaritch
Member
I was waiting for this.
Anyway, I'm still really looking forward to playing it. My copy hadn't arrived as of this morning, but will hopefully be waiting for me when I get home.
changed it slightly, but should have been first post.
game is EXTREMELY well received critically. is backlashed against in forums shortly after launch.
I am pretty sure there isn't a single game where this is false.
Can Crusher
Banned
Also remember, every big game without exception gets backlash here. Every single one.
It's exclusive? Even more backlash. You gotta realize there's thousands of posters, so by law of probability there will always be those with completely different opinions, and sometimes even shocking opinions.
There are people who think Mario Kart was the best looking game at E3, that MGS4 was GOTY, that Bioshock Infinite sucks, that DRM and weak specs + paywal for 499$ is a steal, that high end PC gaming is cheap... etc
You're going to get everything here. Best to keep it in perspective.
It's exclusive? Even more backlash. You gotta realize there's thousands of posters, so by law of probability there will always be those with completely different opinions, and sometimes even shocking opinions.
There are people who think Mario Kart was the best looking game at E3, that MGS4 was GOTY, that Bioshock Infinite sucks, that DRM and weak specs + paywal for 499$ is a steal, that high end PC gaming is cheap... etc
You're going to get everything here. Best to keep it in perspective.
boredandlazy
Member
I'm a few hours in and I'm loving it. I'm sure there are plenty who feel the same way.
Pretty much this, the game does have numerous bugs and AI issues and frame rate/graphic disparity (it looks fantastic in some areas and fair drab in others). the core game itself is very good however. but i don't see how it got all those near perfect scores
BobTheFork
Member
Your fault for wasting your time reading what other people think of it.
Just play the damn thing.
Just play the damn thing.
dorkimoe
Member
I'll give you 30$
CambriaRising
Member
Probably the worst game ever made, like worse than big rigs.
The Elite
BOSS
I thought if you went to "load save" you could fine your last save. At least that's what I read in the other thread.
JimmyRustler
Member
Because NeoGAF hates everything. I am already playing the game for 2 days and it's one of the best games I've played this generation - if not ever.
Oh Dennis, I'm scared of how you'll take the jaggies...
From my few hours with the game I'd say all of the review praise is mostly for the writing and story. It's top notch, really. And everything about the presentation from the sound design to the voice acting to the animation is stellar also.
Gameplay-wise it's not really blowing my mind. Now "Clunky gameplay" is an exaggeration I think. I like the combat a lot and I like how tense encounters can get. But mechanically it's nothing that hasn't been done before.
I think whether or not people agree with the barrage of 10/10 reviews and the Citizen Kane stuff will mostly hinge on their enjoyment of the characters and the plot. So far that's clearly the biggest point of interest. I can't really get with all that talk personally, but I'm enjoying it nonetheless.
Gameplay-wise it's not really blowing my mind. Now "Clunky gameplay" is an exaggeration I think. I like the combat a lot and I like how tense encounters can get. But mechanically it's nothing that hasn't been done before.
I think whether or not people agree with the barrage of 10/10 reviews and the Citizen Kane stuff will mostly hinge on their enjoyment of the characters and the plot. So far that's clearly the biggest point of interest. I can't really get with all that talk personally, but I'm enjoying it nonetheless.
but the GAME BREAKING bug didn´t happen to ANYONE untill yeterday.. come on.. how could anybody report about this ..?
This happens with movies too. I remember the Avengers had a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. When I saw it myself I was like wtf, that was it? High review scores raises expectations to impossibly high levels sometimes. The last universally praised game that really didn't get any criticism was probably Soul Calibur on Dreamcast.
The AI is definitely bad, I've had enemies just stand in the open doing nothing, I've had enemies run from cover to stand in the open doing nothing. Apart from that it's a good game. Just isn't the 10/10 Citzen Kane of gaming the reviewers said it would be. A solid 8/10 so far (near the end).
I hope you're joking about the AI, it's bad, really bad. I agree on the gunplay though, that is excellent, every gun feels and sounds powerful.
I hope you're joking about the AI, it's bad, really bad. I agree on the gunplay though, that is excellent, every gun feels and sounds powerful.
Throw it in the closet and come back to browsing GAF.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Big releases, hyped up games, always receive negativity. Some legitimately, and technical issues definitely stand, but some want to dislike something because it is hyped or big, in some cases. That's not to say that all negativity is this, of course, but this comes with all big releases.
Or to put it simple:
Citizen Cane was initially criticized. I'm not saying this game is the 'Citizen Kane of gaming,' I think that notion is silly and speaks of strong ignorance of why Citizen Cane is so important, but Citizen Cane didn't become the classic it was until after it was out for a while, the initial reception was somewhat mixed.
Or to put it simple:
Citizen Cane was initially criticized. I'm not saying this game is the 'Citizen Kane of gaming,' I think that notion is silly and speaks of strong ignorance of why Citizen Cane is so important, but Citizen Cane didn't become the classic it was until after it was out for a while, the initial reception was somewhat mixed.
A 92% on Rotten Tomatoes doesn't really mean anything. Movie reviews are different than game reviews since they're rated on a much smaller scale. All that 92% means is that most critics felt the movie was a positive experience, not that they meant it was one of the best movies ever.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
The thing you are filming a video of (your television) is in landscape orientation. This means that it is wider than it is tall.
The thing you are using to film the video is in portrait orientaton. This means that it is taller than it is wider.
Do you think this mix of decisions has lead to the video being as clear as possible?
doublenagger
Banned
So people hate it because it's an exclusive title.
I didn't see anyone hate it because it's an exclusive title though.
.la1n
Member
Go forth brave pioneer of portrait mode, go forth and conquer.
clunky gunplay? are people really too stupid to see that Joel is not some fucking army guy or weapons expert?
He is just a normal guy with a gun who tries to survive, so of course you can't headshot everyone.
and all the other negative points OP listed are just as stupid.
Game is amazing, the only thing i did not like was the ending, imo a huge letdown but besides that no negativity at all.
He is just a normal guy with a gun who tries to survive, so of course you can't headshot everyone.
and all the other negative points OP listed are just as stupid.
Game is amazing, the only thing i did not like was the ending, imo a huge letdown but besides that no negativity at all.
There is always some adjustment time when going from PC to console. Last time was when I bought Halo 4.
But goddamn this game was supposed to be the second coming of Christ, I had to play it.
How linear is the game?
It would be interesting to have somebody unplug their PS3 and play the vanilla game without a patch to see if the bug occurs.
Theonik
Member
This backlash was initially criticised too as illustrated by this thread!
It's just a silly joke on reviewer hyperbole don't take it seriously, though hyperbole is a god reason why backlash starts.
I haven't played it yet personally, and it's in all likelihood a high quality game, but it's probably not a metacritic 95 game.
That score made early adopters think that the game was immaculately crafted and would change the world and cure cancer. They were disappointed when they found those statements to not be true.
That score made early adopters think that the game was immaculately crafted and would change the world and cure cancer. They were disappointed when they found those statements to not be true.
90TilInfinity
Member
Wait, I thought it was just released today worldwide?
Haven't started it myself.
Haven't started it myself.
SJRB
Gold Member
This is just a basic pathfinding error, I can't possibly imagine you or anyone would hold stuff like this against this game [or any other game, for that matter].
Show me one game where this DOESN'T happen.
No, it isnt. Atleast everyone who has been in the OT throughout would say that.