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Where should TLOU go from here?

NO WHERE!!! No sequels!! The great thing About the LAst of Us is it is NOT a sequel. It is an original game.  It is a self contained story, with a beginning middle and end.

By definition alone sequels are inferior films/games.   I found myself cariing and greatly affrected when I thought Joel was dead. It depressed me and the whole downtrodden mood of the game got me down.  Being that it is a self contained story and not a franchise, I believed the could hav e the main character die.   

I felt sad as well all the while fighting my way to Ellie at the end I had a bad feeling that by the time I got through the Fireflies and got to her, she would already be dead.  This game has an overwhelming sense of hopelessness, so I was prepared for a bad ending.  We kind of got one, becauase there  was no cure produced.  If they make a sequel, they will never be able to put me on such an emotional roller coaster like they did with the original.  It will be cheaper, and weaker.  They should end strong . This is the End of the PS3's life, so they should end on a high note.  If sony forces Naughty Dog to make a sequel, they should make it focused on all new characters and leave Joel and Ellie out of it.  Otherwise, the whole thing will jump the shark.  

you should stop talking to your girlfriend about video games.

AggrandizedUser

LOL. Thank you , I needed that!! Seconded.

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Are you trolling? How is it "wrong" to use the tools the developers purposely gave you?

psycadelix

It would also be more intense if you palyed the game blindfolded.  On the otherhand playing the game with listen mode off makes you a damn fool.  Your enemies are sensitive to every sound you make, and get your general location from those sounds. Having Joel playing without listen  mode is generally roleplaying Joel as a deaf mute.  In real life , you can get somebodies general location by listening closely. Listen mode simultes that. Taking that away actually takes AWAY from the immersion.  One of the great things about this game is the AI and the AI is trained to listen for sound. If you step on a bottle, brick, twig, or broken plates, the enemies will hear it and get your general location.  That's one of the things that put this game over the top for me.

To finish, if you are having trouble recognising enemies whereabouts from sound alone, i would implore you to get your hearing checked. Anyone who says it makes Joel a deaf mute is simply hearing impaired, a liar or yes, a troll.

^^^ Wow a typical GamefaQS TWIT.  YOU DON'T KNOW A DAMN THING ABOUT THE GAME . YOU ARE A SIMPLE MINDED SHORT SIGHTED  CRETIN.  iF YOU PUT HEADPHINES ON IT would not replace listen mode , SIMPLY BECAUSE nAUGHTY dOG DIDNT SUPPORT THE GMAE TO SUPPORT HEADPHONES IN THAT MANNER.  ND did NOT program in floorboards creaking. ND di NOT program in gravel being shifted. ND did NOT program in footsteps, and ND did NOT program in someones breathing or their clothes rustling when they walk. ALL THOSE THINGS ARE WHAT JOEL IS SIMULATED HEARING IN LISTEN MODE.   If you put on headphones you wouldnt magically hear all those ambient noises listed above, so your idea is as worthless as your post.

             So I say again you have to be a RE-RE to say they should take out listen mode or listen mode is some kind of cheat. Shut up, go re-enroll back to the high school you obviously dropped out of and get an education.   Even that probably wouldn.t help you, because you were born without common sense. We are all victims of our own gene pools, and someone obviously peed in yours. 

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[QUOTE="taylom2222"]How are you going to trash the story when you haven't even completed the game? That's an easy way to discredit anything you have to say. jesseandnikki

I have completed it.

Play on Hard with Listening mode turned OFF. If you're playing this any other way, you are doing it wrong.psycadelix

Are you trolling? How is it "wrong" to use the tools the developers purposely gave you?

It would also be more intense if you palyed the game blindfolded.  On the otherhand playing the game with listen mode off makes you a damn fool.  Your enemies are sensitive to every sound you make, and get your general location from those sounds. Having Joel playing without listen  mode is generally roleplaying Joel as a deaf mute.  In real life , you can get somebodies general location by listening closely. Listen mode simultes that. Taking that away actually takes AWAY from the immersion.  One of the great things about this game is the AI and the AI is trained to listen for sound. If you step on a bottle, brick, twig, or broken plates, the enemies will hear it and get your general location.  That's one of the things that put this game over the top for me.

You've got to be a re-re to not get all the Hype. One , it has hype because it's a Playstation exclusive, so Sony is going to throw all the money they can into development. 2 it's made by Naughty Dog, arguably the best in house deveopler at Sony.  It's an awesome game. One things that makes you a dunce is why  are you commenting on the story if You havent even finished the single player mode? You sound like an ass. It's Like going to see the Sixth Sense, only watching  45 minutes of it, and going to a party and tell everyone the movie sucked. Are you dumb? Finish the game first. One it makes you look foolish posting out of complete ignorance.  2 you run  the risk of somebody telling you spoilers in this forum , ruining the game for you.  

   It's a different type of game. Excellent production Value,  great writing, great music.  It does NOT have Quick timer events. You just sound stupid.  You struggle to get people off you, in realtime gameplay, and  continue fighting in realtime after you shove them off.  You are a twit if you think THAT is a quick timer event.   A QUICK TIMER EVENT is like in Shenmue , where it is a CUTSCENE THAT YOU CONTROL THE OUTCOME OF THROUGH BUTTON PRESSES, ALA DRAGONS LAIR. If you fail, YOU REPEAT THE CUTSCENE AGAIN AND AGAIN. THERE are NO CUTSCENES that repeat with button press outcomes in this game. So stop lying, you ignorant XBOX fanboy.    Go play a dudebro shooter like COD or even Uncharted if you want to kill everything in sight.  This is a different type pf game. Yes it is like Manhunt because it's a stealth game.  But its more a survival horror stealth game, and that hasnt been done before.  

 To some it up, Pre-launch the hype comes from it's Naughty Dog Uncharted Pedigree and it's one of the last great PS3e releases. 

POST LAUNCH, the hype come from the word of mouth over the great story.  The "WALKING DEAD" vibe you get from a the game, and the UNEXPECTEDLY GREAT MULTIPLAYER.  I wasnt expecting multiplayer AT ALL for this game. Not only does this game have multiplayer, but it's almost as good as the single player.  The story was so good for this game, the Staff at IGNANDGAMESPOT each actually sat down and FILMED a NEARLY HALF HOUR DISCUSSION about The Last of US'  story alone . I NEVER saw them do that about HALO's story, or Bioshock, or Mass Effect, or Metal Gear.   The Last of Us is a landmark in games as an artform.   Greg Miller said he actually cried at one point in the game. LOL I never felt like crying, but i did feel immense sense of hopelessness  and sadness because how bleek the world was.  I felt sad and depressed at certain points, I won't give them away because it might spoil the story for you.  I actually started to care about the fates of the characters. That rarely happens for me playing a video game.  

So I can understand, on the XBOX 360 if I download all of the dlc, I can fight against my customized characters?

wusaga05

Correctamundo.

I got it early froma mom and pops store that breaks  street dates .   It was a good move too, because there was a Hurricane in New York this weekend, so all Gamestops  and Best Buys were closed Monday and tuesday.   He's My Preview,  preliminary review.

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My Combat Video is uploading to Youtube as we speak.