The Last of Us

I watched my friend play up until when

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they find out Ellie is infected

It looks incredible and I'm pretty sad I sold my PS3 now.

I am jelly of Sonybots.

Originally posted by Impediment
I just finished the hotel level and the scene where Joel

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gives Ellie the rifle as he stealthily picks off the bandits.

I f*cking love the dialogue in this game. Ellie and Bill talking shit to each other had me rolling.

This game is too good.

I can't wait to see what happens next.

You're in for a treat, this game never lets up. And the gmaeplay mix is awesome

I'm currently at the hunt chapter. Love the way you have to hunt your game, following its tracks and be careful not to step on twigs and stuff.

Has anyone here read the comic? It's actually quite good. A few thing Ellie tells Joel about her life in the QZ are told here

"Ellen Page upset with The Last of Us for “ripping off” her likeness."

Ellen: ""I guess I should be flattered that they ripped off my likeness, but I am actually acting in a video game called Beyond: Two Souls, so it was not appreciated," she said..

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/ellen-page-upset-last-us-ripping-off-her-165203758.html

Man. I thought that was her on the "Last of us"...

Oh well.

So I take it that this game is quite emotional. 😐

Pity I no longer possess a PS3. I'll need to remember this for laters.

Yeah, especially if you have a daughter.

I, too, have a daughter and this game had me wiping at misty eyes after the opening sequence.

I wanted to play some more of this yesterday on my day off, but my daughter insisted on playing Little Big Planet 2 and Skylanders, instead.

I'll play more as soon as I can. Man, I can't wait to see what happens next.

I just finished a New Game +(on normal 😐) and I have to ask

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So did Marlene just say **** it to Joel's weapon deal or what. I mean that's what he and Tess were originally escorting Ellie for right? Kind of harsh that Marlene would just rip off Joel like that

lol

I just beat the game. That ending was something else. Understandable, but man. I couldn't decide whether I liked Joel or Ellie more. Amazing characters.

So when is the game supposed to "wow" me? I don't understand the shameless rimming people are giving the game yet, though admittedly I am not very far.

I think the hype is slighty overblown. Looking back after a few weeks of finishing the game, I still remember some of issues with it.

But the game isn't really supposed to wow, it's a long, difficult journey with very good characters, atmosphere and dread.

Originally posted by NemeBro
So when is the game supposed to "wow" me? I don't understand the shameless rimming people are giving the game yet, though admittedly I am not very far.

It's nowhere near the level of action or intensity of the Uncharted series, rather it's an emotional roller coaster with very detailed characters that are given a lot of depth and development. The Last of Us isn't supposed to thrill you in the general sense; it's supposed to pull at your emotions like nothing else has in a video game.

The only other games that have made me shed genuine tears like this game did are The Darkness and The Walking Dead.

I don't give a **** about the Uncharted series. Even bringing that up to me would be a death sentence were you in my state.

To be honest, I've never played the Uncharted series. I remember playing the demo for the first game before it released, and that's all.

Wait, now that I think about it I did play the demo for the second game, too.

They just didn't do anything for me. Maybe I should give them another chance. I dunno.

I really enjoyed the Uncharted series, especially the second game.

The subject matter is different, it plays different but it still feels like an Naughty Dog game. The difference is the set pieces are not so over the top but are still there.

The sniper scene is a prime example of a Naughty Dog game.

The biggest tell that it's a ND game is in animations. They do some of the best animations of any developer.

Originally posted by BackFire
The biggest tell that it's a ND game is in animations. They do some of the best animations of any developer.

That is completely true.

Also, how the structure their levels and story. There is cutscene, and most likely you and your buddies walking around a tightly controlled area with the some banter dialogue until either enemies show up or some sort of scripted event/puzzle that you have to accomplished.

I read that the ending got changed because of the comic

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/07/19/how-the-last-of-us-comic-changed-the-game-39-s-ending.aspx

Just finished the game. I really enjoyed it.

Like Uncharted 2 I found it pretty slow to get into at the beginning, but once I got the feel for the controls and the setting and the story got going I got really immersed.

And I absolutely loved the ending.