General gaming discussion

Same . every time 😂

You can sprint off the top and keep running downwards can't you?

With the last of us show now out, I'm itching to replay the first game again but I was holding out on another playthrough until i got the 'remake'. Looking around, it's 75-80 everywhere except Cex where it's sold out. Pity there isn't a rental service anymore or reliable swap option.

Also, I know Part 2 is very divisive but i think it would make for great telly, hope they decide to give it a go.

I'll wait until I can get the PS5 version with a deep discount.

I haven't played the game. Wondering should I watch the TV series or play the game first.

They would likely need 2 seasons, at least, for Part 2.

Mild TLOU2 spoliers

Looks like Playstation has added a trial for The Last of Us Part 1 if you're looking to try it out. Only for PS Plus Premium members though.

Started Dead Cells last night. Seems okay. Like most roguelike games it seems it'll likely get much better the more and more you play, unlock permanent items, know what to look for and where to go etc. The gameplay/combat does feel incredibly simplistic so far though.

Either TLOU 3 is already under way or this morning Sony has kicked down ND's door this morning demanding it be made to give the show material. Mazin said it's a finite series, won't go on forever, and will do to the game story so doubt we'll get a game of thrones scenario but who knows.

Just with reference to your last paragraph, the fact that its almost a shot for shot retelling of the game is probably a huge contributing factor as to why its being well received (at least by the gaming contingent - who would also skew to being the most vocal if they disapproved of it).

An awful lot of the time, with adaptations across mediums, they leave the showrunners or directors have 'their take' on a character or story, which ends up missing the mark of what made the original so popular. It can often come across as change, just for the sake of change, and why you end up with guff like the awful Doom film, where the only way they could work the pinky demon into it was by mutating a guy in a wheelchair.

I'm probably phrasing it badly, but the world of TLOU and the story is interesting enough that its strong enough to stand on its own. Being fair to the game, its gameplay light - the actual combat and stealth is nothing remarkable, the story is what carries it, its probably as close to a perfect candidate for adaptation to a filmed medium.

I dont think its fan service as such, its simply letting a good story, be told in the way it was originally intended.