Well since I own a PS3 and am not burned out on zombie games like everyone else(haven't bought one since... I don't know. Resident Evil 2?), I think I'll go pick this up.
The Last of Us Review - A New Apocalypse
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*Sigh*
"Generic gameplay, cliche plot, lackluster busywork to drag out sections of the game" Am I the only person who heard these parts of the review? This is Uncharted all over again... and I hated Uncharted. Even the bit where Josh tries to make the repetition of enemies sound better is dually giving me flashbacks to Uncharted and to a lesser extent FUSE.
The only thing to make me not even consider this at a below $30 dollar price range at this point is the fact no one said it's platforming or setpieces mattered. Progress?
*grabs http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQjhwbwaSWzEIyIT8q9Vo8l9NZXlPA5Th6YHrx7c7Vu-sxZYu4R *
I'm not trying to cause some sort of debate or flame war it's just... gah, Naughty Dog! I was trying to keep high hopes for this game! Why do you have to continually be the Nickleback of gaming in my eye? You made Jak & Daxter! Crash Bandicoot!
"Generic gameplay, cliche plot, lackluster busywork to drag out sections of the game" Am I the only person who heard these parts of the review? This is Uncharted all over again... and I hated Uncharted. Even the bit where Josh tries to make the repetition of enemies sound better is dually giving me flashbacks to Uncharted and to a lesser extent FUSE.
The only thing to make me not even consider this at a below $30 dollar price range at this point is the fact no one said it's platforming or setpieces mattered. Progress?
*grabs http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQjhwbwaSWzEIyIT8q9Vo8l9NZXlPA5Th6YHrx7c7Vu-sxZYu4R *
I'm not trying to cause some sort of debate or flame war it's just... gah, Naughty Dog! I was trying to keep high hopes for this game! Why do you have to continually be the Nickleback of gaming in my eye? You made Jak & Daxter! Crash Bandicoot!
I'll write it down in my time-travelling box to-be-opened in 2020 for when a functional PS3 Emulator has made it to the market.
Not getting a PS3 now, still wondering what made people think a PS3 exclusive at this point was a lucrative idea for either studio or publisher.
Not getting a PS3 now, still wondering what made people think a PS3 exclusive at this point was a lucrative idea for either studio or publisher.
Gutted this is a PS3 exclusive! I know the thing to do is to buy a console from the previous generation on the cheap and work through the classics, but I've got enough on the PC to keep me going for years (plus, I prefer it as a platform) and I don't know of enough on PS3 to make me pick one up.
To be honest I just can't get myself hyped for this game. I've already played a game where you escort a child through a zombie-infested world with the focus on characters and humans instead of the zombies, and it was called Bikini Zombie Slayers. I'm just going to go through this game thinking "How long until Joel dies?" because there is no other way this game could end for me (I have no idea about the ending, so this wasn't spoilers).
I'm also not that enthused about the gameplay. I'm tired of stealth gameplay of "Walk behind man... strangle him". If a game is going to do stealth they have to make it the focus and add a TON of different gadgets and cool ways to make the stealth better (see early MGS, Hitman and Splinter Cell). The gunplay doesn't excite me, since from what I've seen (and played of the demo) it's pretty much just Uncharted's gunplay, which I've never liked.
I'm also not that enthused about the gameplay. I'm tired of stealth gameplay of "Walk behind man... strangle him". If a game is going to do stealth they have to make it the focus and add a TON of different gadgets and cool ways to make the stealth better (see early MGS, Hitman and Splinter Cell). The gunplay doesn't excite me, since from what I've seen (and played of the demo) it's pretty much just Uncharted's gunplay, which I've never liked.
Aww I so want this game. If anyone has wanted to buy a PS3 for a complete stranger, well now is your chance! Send Able Seacat a PS3 and get a guaranteed nothing in return! But quick this is a limited time offer so send your PS3s now!!
Pffff, the REAL Escort Quest: The Game would be ICO on the PS2. I never got that far into it because it's too hard (shut up it is) but it was really good. You basically lead a mute girl around by the hand the whole game and I swear he's trying to dislocate her shoulder by how hard he pulls on her sometimes.LetalisK said:
The best is when I randomly die because I left her alone for a minute to go exploring and she gets kidnapped by demons before I can climb back down and save her.
Women!
I'm going to guess... Nanako?The Wykydtron said:
OT: Game seems interesting but the things that @Parakeettheprawn pointed out, stand out to me, too. I also share his dislike of Uncharted. I was watching a video of the demo and the first two monster encounters were a QTE and a cutscene respectively. It completely murdered the tension.
Still, it looks enjoyable and "cinematic" pretensions aside it seems like my kinda thing.
Anyone else finding it odd how many people are hoping that a game that's made by Naught Dog, a company exclusive to Sony, gets ported to other systems? I thought this would be common knowledge by now. Don't hear about people going "I hope Mario Galaxy gets ported to ____."
Anyway seems to be getting good reviews, but I like seeing the less than perfect scores for an anticipated title just to reign in my expectations.
Anyway seems to be getting good reviews, but I like seeing the less than perfect scores for an anticipated title just to reign in my expectations.
Not only do I find it odd, I find it even stranger that people keep saying those things right after I posted about the fact that Sony owns Naughty Dog to correct one of the earlier comments. I guess it just goes to show that most people don't actually read any of the posts in the thread they comment in.Arslan Aladeen said:
I might skip some posts if it's multiple pages long. To be fair though, some of those peoples may have been writing up their comments before you posted and just didn't see yours.Vivi22 said:
I personally don't want to buy a $300 console that might not get any new games developed for it once the PS4 comes out, just for the sake of playing a few older exclusives. Though, I might have adopted the PS4 as my new gaming console if this was one of the first games to come out for it.Vivi22 said:
Metacritic breaks out games by individual consoles. So it makes sense that games with exclusivity to one console would have more reviews by comparison. Every review is in one bucket as opposed to some split between platforms. Tomb Raider, BioShock Infinite and such were multiplatform, while The Last of Us and Ni No Kuni are PS3 exclusives.LetalisK said:
Looks like a nice actiony version of The Walking Dead, this just adds up to the list of the (many) games I need to get once I get a PS3.
The really good reason to get a PS3 is because a PS4 won't play PS3 games. Do people just forget the prior generations and turn them all into strictly memories? Not to mention the fact that you're going to be seeing PS3 games for a while after the PS4 comes out, namely Dark Souls 2 off the top of my head.
On topic: Would get this game, spent way too much money on other shit, already played Uncharted 3 times and I just got the Walking Dead. So I'm covered on the action platforming/moving story involving child combo. Maybe when it's cheap or Sony's crazy enough to put it on Plus.
On topic: Would get this game, spent way too much money on other shit, already played Uncharted 3 times and I just got the Walking Dead. So I'm covered on the action platforming/moving story involving child combo. Maybe when it's cheap or Sony's crazy enough to put it on Plus.
Sorry, but I don't understand this attitude. Even ignoring the fact that previous Playstation consoles were still supported for years after the release of the next gen system, you're basically saying that you'd rather buy an expensive new console for one title, with no guarantee anything else will come out that you'll really be interested in for, potentially, years, instead of buying a cheaper console which you can actually look at the library for it and quantify how many games you missed that you're interested in. And you wouldn't even have to get it now since the price will inevitably drop over the next year or two.Quantupus said:
Now I'm not trying to say that you have to get a PS3, but it seems a bit strange to be willing to pay for an unproven new console for one title, rather than paying less for an older console with the same exact title and a proven back catalogue of good games that are cheap as hell now.
OKAY! THAT'S IT! I'M GETTING A PS3! ARE YOU HAPPY NOW SONY?!
Of course, I'll be waiting until the sweet-spot during the post-Christmas sales that are already after the PS4 release. The fact that I'll have an income by then also helps. Hey, I never said I'd be getting a PS3 now...
But yeah, good to see that this came out well, good to see a strong game with a strong female character, and I love the sound of combat that's balanced between stealth and aggression...
Of course, I'll be waiting until the sweet-spot during the post-Christmas sales that are already after the PS4 release. The fact that I'll have an income by then also helps. Hey, I never said I'd be getting a PS3 now...
But yeah, good to see that this came out well, good to see a strong game with a strong female character, and I love the sound of combat that's balanced between stealth and aggression...