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The Last Of Us 2

Fox Hound

Hey so I have been seeing some stuff on social media that this is going to be officially announced this week?
Anyone know if this is true.....if so I cant wait, I absolutely loved the first game!!!

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For anyone looking for something different gameplay wise during a replay of the game.
Did not know slow-mo was an option but looks awesome.

I would not click the video if you have not completed the game due to the YouTube comments so be warned.

AVFC.Stephen

What is the complete **** about killing a dog. It's a game. Get over it

Zero-Cool

J. Marston wrote: »

What do people make of the film grain? Wish there was an option to turn it off.

Yupp, every time i boot up the game, it's very apparent. I think you could turn it off in the first game?

Kirby

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

Jesus, the subreddit for this game (r/TheLastOfUs2) is just a cesspit of negative crap. You can't post anything you like about the game without being slagged off or downvoted, it's very toxic.

I posted a really nice image that I edited in photoshop and I got an instant downvote within 5 minutes. Yeah, I know, I'm probably overly annoyed at it - call it a trivial annoyance, but it's still an annoyance nonetheless, the sub is hijacked by people who hate the game.

(EDIT: The Subreddit for The Last of Us is much more friendly (r/TheLastOfUs), I didn't know you were allowed to post TLOU2 topics in there).

Problem is there is no balance. One is full of hate. The other is full of sycophants.

Anything reasonable gets absolutely downvote slammed in both places. They don't do nuance or middleground.

Jordan 199

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Just finished A Seattle Day 1, Jesus that was long but absolutely brilliant. 17 hours so far.
Abby is such a class character. Dunno how ND could make me like a character that was introduced how she was, must be good writing I guess but let's see where this goes

I must be about five hours behind you Zero. The only time I encountered Abby so far was when she was beating Joel to death with the golf club and delivering the fatal blow. Some face on her though, it would turn milk sour.

J. Marston

What do people make of the film grain? Wish there was an option to turn it off.

Zero-Cool

Just finished A Seattle Day 1, Jesus that was long but absolutely brilliant. 17 hours so far.

Abby is such a class character. Dunno how ND could make me like a character that was introduced how she was, must be good writing I guess but let's see where this goes

J. Marston

The facial animations are obviously incredible but that bit with the mirror gave me serious uncanny valley vibes.

Gamer Bhoy 89

Jesus, the subreddit for this game (r/TheLastOfUs2) is just a cesspit of negative crap. You can't post anything you like about the game without being slagged off or downvoted, it's very toxic.

I posted a really nice image that I edited in photoshop and I got an instant downvote within 5 minutes. Yeah, I know, I'm probably overly annoyed at it - call it a trivial annoyance, but it's still an annoyance nonetheless, the sub is hijacked by people who hate the game.

(EDIT: The Subreddit for The Last of Us is much more friendly (r/TheLastOfUs), I didn't know you were allowed to post TLOU2 topics in there).

shrewdness

DeWitt wrote: »

Got me there too. A number of moments did.
@ the museum as he watched her in the shuttle all proud as punch Dad like.
Also when Joel told Ellie if he had to do it again he'd do it all the same...and hearing him choke up saying "Yep" in response to Ellie's "I'll see you around" in the last flashback.
Man, I was just overall gutted for Ellie. She lost everything. Herself, Joel, Jessie, Dina ,JJ, her mom's switchblade, her ability to play guitar/ her connection to Joel. She's alone. It was her greatest fear from tlou...but I choose to believe she's making her way back to Jackson.

I absolutely loved that museum flashback, shows what a close relationship they before it went to shyte. "I'm on a motherfúcking dinosaur!" and of course Ellie imagining her going into space were my favourite parts. Some people hate how Joel's death occured so early, but imo it gave those flashback scenes with him and Ellie even more weight.

Regarding the very end, I've heard a take since that suggests Ellie may be going back to Dina for forgiveness: the fact that the last flashback was Ellie effectively telling Joel that she would forgive him (even if it may take time) before Ellie sets off from the farm, may suggest that Ellie would go back to Dina. Because if she was capable of forgiving Joel for what he did, then perhaps Dina would eventually be able to forgive Ellie for walking away from them. It's definitely all up for interpretation, but I thought that was an interesting theory if you wanted to look at it a bit more positively!

That last flashback with Joel and Ellie after the dance kinda got me, with Joel choking up - up to that point, you were left thinking that he died on really bad terms with Ellie, with her last words to him effectively telling him to get lost, and that she doesn't need him. But at least they had that last moment together as a bit more positive, even though it didn't last long

The Phantom Pain

Completed it a few hours ago. Amazing. Sad it's over but I guess going for platinum will give more time with it. I have a lot of thoughts...that I'll save for the spoiler thread.

Gamer Bhoy 89

DeWitt wrote: »

Got me there too. A number of moments did.
@ the museum as he watched her in the shuttle all proud as punch Dad like.
Also when Joel told Ellie if he had to do it again he'd do it all the same...and hearing him choke up saying "Yep" in response to Ellie's "I'll see you around" in the last flashback.
Man, I was just overall gutted for Ellie. She lost everything. Herself, Joel, Jessie, Dina ,JJ, her mom's switchblade, her ability to play guitar/ her connection to Joel. She's alone. It was her greatest fear from tlou...but I choose to believe she's making her way back to Jackson.

F*ck, yeah I forgot she said that in the original. That just makes

the ending more heart wrenching

DeWitt

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

I teared up at the part where
Joel told Ellie the truth about the Fireflies outside the hospital, after Ellie broke down.
.

Got me there too. A number of moments did.

@ the museum as he watched her in the shuttle all proud as punch Dad like.
Also when Joel told Ellie if he had to do it again he'd do it all the same...and hearing him choke up saying "Yep" in response to Ellie's "I'll see you around" in the last flashback.
Man, I was just overall gutted for Ellie. She lost everything. Herself, Joel, Jessie, Dina ,JJ, her mom's switchblade, her ability to play guitar/ her connection to Joel. She's alone. It was her greatest fear from tlou...but I choose to believe she's making her way back to Jackson.

Gamer Bhoy 89

AVFC.Stephen wrote: »

Overall I felt the game very emotional than scary. I didnt cry lol but at some parts without naming where.... I was close to a tear lol

I never thought a game could do that to me.

I teared up at the part where

Joel told Ellie the truth about the Fireflies outside the hospital, after Ellie broke down.

AVFC.Stephen

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

I beat the game today. Good lord almighty that was an experience like no other.

After I beat it, I went and dug into why there was so much hate towards it.

Now that I know, I can safely say: the hate is unwarranted and petty. I actually feel bad for the haters of this game, because they'll never be happy. Everything will be a "disappointment" and nothing is worthwhile. A glass-half-empty crowd of negative nancies that don't like change. They also have no right to hate the game because the leaks were nothing in comparison to the whole experience of the game from front to back. You can look at the leaks all you want but until you play the game, your opinion is moot.

The story was spectacular, the gameplay was solid, the scare-factor was ramped up and the characters were amazing. I'm actually sick of everyone thinking a game/movie/show's story should be sunshine and rainbows because they get attached to characters and arcs. Everyone wants to be a f*cking analyst and pinpoint why certain things "don't match up" for them - why certain story elements are "bad decisions" when they've never done so much as create a thing in their lives.

The Last of Us Part II is a worthy follow-up to an already brilliant game. It's dark, depressing, and reality is very much part of it. If you want a feel-good experience, do not play this game. This game is meant to hurt you. And it f*cking hurts.

I loved this game from beginning to end.

Overall I felt the game very emotional than scary. I didnt cry lol but at some parts without naming where.... I was close to a tear lol

I never thought a game could do that to me.

Gamer Bhoy 89

gimli2112 wrote: »

I think people are entitled to hate the game although I don't agree with some of the reasons.
Personally I didn't like the story, the way the characters developed, like really really hated it. Hated Abby and her cohorts and some of the game mechanics, like playing 1/2 the game as Abby. In the end that's my prerogative. Just like I said in the other thread ND are entitled to tell their story as they see fit. I simply wish it had gone a different way. I totally agree it's not a feel good game and perhaps that's discoloured it for me, plus I loved the first one.

It's still a great game. I have to say I'm really struggling through the second playthrough and losing the will to platinum. I played the first one several times consecutively on release and multiple times overall.

Each to their own.

You played the game, your opinion is valid. You can be disappointed with your experience. I'm saying the people who hate the game prelaunch, those that saw the leaks and went "I hate this game completely and nothing will change my mind", the homophobes/transphobes that thought the game was "pandering", which I find disgusting. Just because a character is LGBT doesn't make them weird creatures that deserve different special treatment, they're human like everyone else with the only difference being who they'd rather take to bed, which is nobody's business even if you're straight. When does it stop becoming "pandering" whenever they're included in media? "It's okay to be gay but stay away from film/game/TV"?

Then there's that scene. Honestly, if 'My Girl' was made in 2020, there would be absolute carnage on social media, that's all I'll say. Everyone wants games written the way they think it should. "I think you should do this in your story" << there's the problem. It was Neill's story, he wanted to tell it they he wanted to, and share it with the consumers.

We don't tell an artist what painting to make, we don't tell a musician what song to make, so why do we feel the need to tell a story writer what story to write?

I'm the type of person that accepts a story for what it is, because it's not my story. If I wanted it to go my way, I'd have sent in my CV or I'd write my own fan-piece (that's what fanfiction is there for)

I was targeting those who saw the leaks and tried to boycott the game, even post-launch. If you've played the game, your opinion is 100% valid (provided it's an educated opinion and not one filled with hate speech)

ItsHoggie

Just got to the Seattle Day 2 and I’m enjoying the game but it hasn’t gripped like the first one did.

gimli2112

I think people are entitled to hate the game although I don't agree with some of the reasons.

Personally I didn't like the story, the way the characters developed, like really really hated it. Hated Abby and her cohorts and some of the game mechanics, like playing 1/2 the game as Abby. In the end that's my prerogative. Just like I said in the other thread ND are entitled to tell their story as they see fit. I simply wish it had gone a different way. I totally agree it's not a feel good game and perhaps that's discoloured it for me, plus I loved the first one.

It's still a great game. I have to say I'm really struggling through the second playthrough and losing the will to platinum. I played the first one several times consecutively on release and multiple times overall.

Each to their own.

Gamer Bhoy 89

I beat the game today. Good lord almighty that was an experience like no other.

After I beat it, I went and dug into why there was so much hate towards it.

Now that I know, I can safely say: the hate is unwarranted and petty. I actually feel bad for the haters of this game, because they'll never be happy. Everything will be a "disappointment" and nothing is worthwhile. A glass-half-empty crowd of negative nancies that don't like change. They also have no right to hate the game because the leaks were nothing in comparison to the whole experience of the game from front to back. You can look at the leaks all you want but until you play the game, your opinion is moot.

The story was spectacular, the gameplay was solid, the scare-factor was ramped up and the characters were amazing. I'm actually sick of everyone thinking a game/movie/show's story should be sunshine and rainbows because they get attached to characters and arcs. Everyone wants to be a f*cking analyst and pinpoint why certain things "don't match up" for them - why certain story elements are "bad decisions" when they've never done so much as create a thing in their lives.

The Last of Us Part II is a worthy follow-up to an already brilliant game. It's dark, depressing, and reality is very much part of it. If you want a feel-good experience, do not play this game. This game is meant to hurt you. And it f*cking hurts.

I loved this game from beginning to end.

All_in_Flynn

Really enjoying the game. Think I'm approaching the end.

I'm just

at the beginning of Day 3 as Abby. That whole hospital section was very well done. Built the tension incredibly well. I was expecting armies of infected but they kept you guessing so I was constantly moving slowly through the whole section. The lads that jump out of the walls gave me a proper jump early on in the game so I constantly find myself shooting at random sections of the walls with the 'fungus' on them.

Interested to see now how this finishes out and if it's leaving room for a trilogy of finishing the story here and now.

AVFC.Stephen

Just finished it. What an amazing game. To compare 1 and 2... I actually think 2 is better. I didnt think a game could be better than 1 story wise.

Gamer Bhoy 89

This game feels almost endless, I love it!

Post-Seattle Day 3

(Abby)

I did find it a little jarring when the game switched over to me having to play as Abby. At first I thought it was another short stint, until I seen the upgrade screen, then I knew I was gonna be spending a significant portion of the game as her, and I was honestly almost put off having to "level up" another character, especially one I was initially encouraged to despise. Is it weird I've grown sympathetic of not only Ellie, but Abby as well? The blood feud between the two is so intense and heart wrenching to watch, as both have absolutely valid reasons for wanting to kill each other (in this story at least) especially when you reach the theatre AS Abby.. I did not anticipate a boss fight against Ellie. That shocked me.

I've just started what I THINK is the

"3rd act"

of the story, so I'll get more into it tomomrrow

Whatsisname

As someone who also has a crippling fear of heights, to say I felt the

anxiety Abby feels

crossing that stupidly high bridge is an understatement.

Kirby

The Phantom Pain wrote: »

Solo failed because it was a film nobody wanted and nobody asked for. Nobody asked to a see a young Han Solo movie without Harrison Ford.

Nobody asked for Rogue One either....yet it performed well. Why? Well one reason was because people loved Force Awakens and it was the next film.

The point I was making, and it's highlighted with quite a few examples through media entertainment, is that the effects of positive or negative reception is often not seen in the sales of that particular product....but the one that follows it.

Terminator 2, Toy Story 2, Blade Runner 2049, etc. All did massively better in the box office on the back of positive reception and word of mouth from the original. The inverse is also true.....people will "skip" the sequel to a bad film.

You can see BOTH effects in the Matrix Trilogy. The Matrix 2 did over 300 million more in box office off the back of the first Matrix movie and its cult status despite the sequel being an inferior film. Most people had issues with it.....so they didn't go see the third one.

4 million sales already is quite good for a console exclusive so people calling Last of us 2 a flop are deluded. But the strength of those sales come from the track record of the original.....and possibly the rather extensive advertising campaign. I must have seen 100 ads on tv for the game in the last week. Sony pushed it hard.

Rightly or wrongly this game displeased a section of the fan base. Lets see how the next Naughty Dog performs before we completely disregard the naysayers.

J. Marston

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Naughty Dog: “You’re upgrading your weapon with a scope? Congrats, man. Here’s a quick but loving animated and hyper-realistic weapon modding animation as a treat. Enjoy your newly modded weapon ”

Me: “.... but where’d the scope come from?”

"Quiet you! Let all our ASMR gun clacking upgrade noises distract you."

Grumpypants

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Naughty Dog: “You’re upgrading your weapon with a scope? Congrats, man. Here’s a quick but loving animated and hyper-realistic weapon modding animation as a treat. Enjoy your newly modded weapon ”

Me: “.... but where’d the scope come from?”

You just craft scopes out of nuts and bolts like in real life.

Then wrap a bandage around your wrist to fix the head wound.

johnny_ultimate

Naughty Dog: “You’re upgrading your weapon with a scope? Congrats, man. Here’s a quick but lovingly animated and hyper-realistic weapon modding animation as a treat. Enjoy your newly modded weapon

”

Me: “.... but where’d the scope come from?”

RGARDINR

Zero-Cool wrote: »

I think the only section you can open the map is Seattle day 1 (up to what i played so far anyway).

Thanks. Anyone else having a problem with the bank not getting crossed off the map? I see on YouTube it happens on people. Won't cross off on mine.

RGARDINR

The Phantom Pain wrote: »

The map is only for the big open world of Downtown Seattle. After that, it won't open anymore via the touchpad but can still be viewed in your collectibles.

Thanks very much was doing my head in. I thought it had glitched on me. Couldn't see anything on YouTube about it.

Zero-Cool

RGARDINR wrote: »

Sorry can I ask I am playing it at moment not sure if glitch or not in the game. The map won't open any more when I press on middle button on the controller just keeps going onto the make medicine/weapons etc. Just in Seattle when u escape from WLF. So after that part just won't open at all. Does that happen at this point and opens later in game?

I think the only section you can open the map is Seattle day 1 (up to what i played so far anyway).