NFT: Video Games - The Last of Us (PS4) & General Discussion

Bravely Default at some point.

I tried my hand at TLOU on PS3 and didn't care for it. Had it day one, actually, since the buzz was "obviously GOTY".

Uncharted meets post-zombie apocalypse wrapped in a first/third person adventure shell with (what else) shooting as the primary gameplay just didn't do anything for me. To each their own, I guess.

In comment 11785575 Kyle said:

Quote:

Bravely Default at some point. I tried my hand at TLOU on PS3 and didn't care for it. Had it day one, actually, since the buzz was "obviously GOTY". Uncharted meets post-zombie apocalypse wrapped in a first/third person adventure shell with (what else) shooting as the primary gameplay just didn't do anything for me. To each their own, I guess.

I enjoyed it, but got to Pittsburgh and like most people who find themselves in that city - just kind of gave up and decided it wasn't worth carrying on any further.

I've always meant to pick it back up, but something came up and then it hit that weird place where a game is too old to really pick it back up again. Was trying to convince myself this would get me through it, but maybe I have done enough with it already.

though it lacked in the replayability department imho. They could have at least let us keep the weapons we got the first time through.

I was a few hours into the game and was so turned off by the gameplay that I couldn't bother to continue onward.

The last time I hate-beat a game was God of War 3 (hadn't played the others), where I just despised the gameplay but I masochistically decided to soldier on and finish the game anyway.

At the ripe age of 27, I'm too old and tired for that now.

? If not, that's an awful tease...

Smash U will make my year (if its smooth online). A Mario Golf U announcement would be amazing.

In comment 11785592 UConn4523 said:

Quote:

? If not, that's an awful tease...

Just hit the 3DS in May. Not likely going to be on the WiiU soon, I'd assume.

There's more complexity than I anticipated.

Smash 3DS style will be my go-to commute game until I reach my (Fox only, no items) final destination

would love a new full game on the Wii U. Among my favorite games of all time (N64 and Gamecube versions).

In comment 11785603 Kyle said:

Quote:

There's more complexity than I anticipated. Smash 3DS style will be my go-to commute game until I reach my (Fox only, no items) final destination

Haha, no items is great. We usually turn off everything that is cheap (star, tomato, etc).

I wish the new Smash Bros emphasized throwing more. It was so important in the original and each one that comes out hasn't done it justice.

I loved Uncharted series (2 wins by far, IMO), so I was really pumped for The Last of Us. Not being a huge zombie guy (I think they're lame and overplayed at this point), I was hoping the gameplay would still be great enough to hold my interest, much like Uncharted 1.

It sucked. Turn a corner, clicker. Fight. Turn a corner, zombie. Shoot. Rinse and repeat over and over. I think I remember making it to a flooded subway, and that was about it. The game was a big disappointment.

Was nothing that I haven't played already.... It's basically Borderlands with an online versus multiplayer that is trying to be a COD clone. I'll pass.

A weird, deliberately old-school, surprising, deeply flawed, but rather entertaining trip. It's aiming its nostalgia cannons primarily at Ultima 7. So it has loads of environmental interaction, slow turn-based combat with a lot of neat tools and tactical options, scads of characters, tedious inventory management, and quirky humor.

The overall storyline is boring and none of the characters are especially interesting beyond a few clever jokes, but this is a game where you can teleport barrels of water onto fire elementals, that includes special perk that lets you talk to animals (and get quests from a few of them), that makes your character look like he's crouched behind a goofy walking bush when you enter stealth mode, and that includes crafting recipes like "tomato + hammer = tomato sauce" (which you can then combine with dough to make pizza, of course).

It gives you very little guidance (no quest arrows!) and lets you stumble around into enemies well over your head unless you paid attention to that one NPC who mentions that the enemies to the west are a bit weaker. But the tactical combat opportunities are so satisfying. Cast a rain spell to make puddles (and help any partymembers who might be on fire), then shoot the puddles with a shock-enchanted arrow to electrocute everybody standing in them. Use smokescreens to make enemy archers get close to you. Or teleport a particularly troublesome opponent into a pool of lava.

It is simultaneously frustrating, tedious, and phenomenally satisfying.

really excites me. The fact Bungie is behind it gives me confidence. I didnt know the Beta ended so soon and I missed out.

I've heard nothing but rave reviews for the Last of Us but its interesting to see opinions saying otherwise. I was never able to get into the Uncharted franchise despite that always killing it review-wise

Friends will be playing Destiny on One and Halo 5 so it was a no brainer for me...Probably will get a PS4 if an exclusive excites me.

Can't get enough of FIFA right now. I hadnt played in a few years and that game just keeps getting better

In comment 11785584 Kyle said:

Quote:

I was a few hours into the game and was so turned off by the gameplay that I couldn't bother to continue onward. The last time I hate-beat a game was God of War 3 (hadn't played the others), where I just despised the gameplay but I masochistically decided to soldier on and finish the game anyway. At the ripe age of 27, I'm too old and tired for that now.

This was exactly my reaction to Bioshock.

Probably not as much as the Uncharted games, just because I prefer action and comedy movies to dramas, but I thought it was a bunch of fun. I didn't play the DLC, so I might end up trading my PS3 version in for it. Thanks OP!

I played the Destiny beta. It was alright. I think the appeal of it to me will be the ability to play with friends. I tried to play it alone and it felt like a fine FPS, but not much else. The story seems pretty blah and I didn't really notice much in the way that distinguish between the different character classes.

I'll probably continue to play DOTA and Transistor while I wait for Dragon Age (annoyed that it got pushed back). I also think I'm going to try out that new LOTR game. They've all been pretty bad to this point, but this one looks passably interesting.

I was reading up on it and it looks pretty awesome and very unique

I have heard nothing but great things about TLOU and have been waiting to finally try it on the PS4.

Now I'm hearing the gameplay sucks?

And Dragon Age is being delayed until November...

I loved it. It's worth playing for the story alone. The gameplay is a lot more about stealth than Uncharted is, which is still pretty great, but can be tedious if you just want to mash buttons.

The new Dragon Age sounds like exactly what I want in one of those games. Army management plus Skyrim plus awesome Action-RPG. I can't wait.

I'm a snowman (with the skin tone to prove it)... put me outside in the summer humidity and I'll melt into a puddle just standing still. Which sucks because I like summer activities, I just don't like doing most things while soaking wet. NYC humidity is a bitch.

In comment 11785664 Enoch said:

Quote:

A weird, deliberately old-school, surprising, deeply flawed, but rather entertaining trip. It's aiming its nostalgia cannons primarily at Ultima 7. So it has loads of environmental interaction, slow turn-based combat with a lot of neat tools and tactical options, scads of characters, tedious inventory management, and quirky humor. The overall storyline is boring and none of the characters are especially interesting beyond a few clever jokes, but this is a game where you can teleport barrels of water onto fire elementals, that includes special perk that lets you talk to animals (and get quests from a few of them), that makes your character look like he's crouched behind a goofy walking bush when you enter stealth mode, and that includes crafting recipes like "tomato + hammer = tomato sauce" (which you can then combine with dough to make pizza, of course). It gives you very little guidance (no quest arrows!) and lets you stumble around into enemies well over your head unless you paid attention to that one NPC who mentions that the enemies to the west are a bit weaker. But the tactical combat opportunities are so satisfying. Cast a rain spell to make puddles (and help any partymembers who might be on fire), then shoot the puddles with a shock-enchanted arrow to electrocute everybody standing in them. Use smokescreens to make enemy archers get close to you. Or teleport a particularly troublesome opponent into a pool of lava. It is simultaneously frustrating, tedious, and phenomenally satisfying.

I'm playing this game! Sort of. Mostly I'm just wandering around the first town (which seems like it may very well be the biggest town in the game - I have no idea), venturing outside and trying not to die. All of my party members seem very fragile.

I think part of the problem is I don't do very well with games that are open-ended at the expense of having some easily identifiable main focus. My party in Divinity is almost immediately thrust into so many quests, none of which I can identify as being the most important. Even in a game like Crusader Kings II (a completely different genre, but a game with no win condition), I can set an objective for my dynasty and work towards it. Divinity, on the other hand, feels almost astoundingly directionless. I know this is a common problem among JRPG gamers upon diving into the CRPG genre, and I don't hold it against the game or its makers (Larian). It's an astonishingly well thought out and well put together product. I'm just not the target audience, I guess.

In comment 11785575 Kyle said:

Quote:

Mario Golf, Final Fantasy X, and Hearthstone. Bravely Default at some point. I tried my hand at TLOU on PS3 and didn't care for it. Had it day one, actually, since the buzz was "obviously GOTY". Uncharted meets post-zombie apocalypse wrapped in a first/third person adventure shell with (what else) shooting as the primary gameplay just didn't do anything for me. To each their own, I guess.

Still enjoying FFX-HD at a snail's pace. I forgot how easy the battles are - even by Final Fantasy standards, it's almost incomprehensibly easy. Then again, the first time I played the game I was twelve years old and had never played a turn-based RPG before in my life, so low difficulty curve was a plus. And I'm playing the game with my nostalgia glasses on (it's still my favorite game of all time), so the easy battles really don't bother me.

I'll also get to Bravely Default at one point, but I want to clear out any remaining DS backlog before I get to the 3DS stuff. I may just wait for Bravely Second and then play them back to back.

For me... I've mostly been playing the aforementioned, now that I'm done with The Wolf Among Us. FFX-HD on the PS3 and Crusader Kings II on PC.

I'm 360 years in or so on my current CK2 playthrough(started in 867 AD, so it's the 1230's now - the Mongols finally showed up not too long ago), and I've gone from one county in Ireland to controlling all of Great Britain, France, and Spain, plus the north half of the Italian peninsula, modern-day Morocco, BeNeLux, and a couple of duchies in West Germany. Acquired a lot of that land through a combination of skullduggery and dumb luck, too. My heir was betrothed to the eldest daughter of the king of Aquitaine, after which one son died of illness and the other two died under *ahem* suspicious circumstances. A few years later, the Catholic Church won a crusade to drive the Moors out of Spain + Morocco, and all of those lands were awarded by the Pope to the king of Aquitaine, who promptly died and passed those titles to the wife of my heir.

but feel like I like the sound of the PS4 exclusives much more than those coming out on the XBox. Specifically, RPGs, especially Bloodborne...I really dig the Dark Souls games and am pretty bummed out that PS4 alone is getting that title exclusively.

I got the next gen Xbox more or less cuz of brand loyalty; I had both the original and 360 and was just going with what I know, although in retrospect, maybe that was a dumb choice. I don't really care for FPS (though Borderlands was cool) or multiplayer capabilities all that much.

Been trying to keep my eyes open for straight-up trade-in offers but I think those ships have sailed...

playing Dark Souls 2 for XBox360 and have been getting killed. I really hate that I can't compare stats for new equipment compared to what I currently have equiped when I'm at a shop.

In comment 11785762 Jan in DC said:

Quote:

I loved it. It's worth playing for the story alone. The gameplay is a lot more about stealth than Uncharted is, which is still pretty great, but can be tedious if you just want to mash buttons. The new Dragon Age sounds like exactly what I want in one of those games. Army management plus Skyrim plus awesome Action-RPG. I can't wait.

Thanks Jan. I'm still gonna give it a go. I'm playing Watch Dogs now but I'm really not that into it and may return it early just to play The Last of Us.

I agree completely on Dragon Age. It seems like they delivered on their promise to mix together the best of 1 and 2. Thats the title I'm most looking forward to this year.

In comment 11785803 Curtis in VA said:

Quote:

In comment 11785762 Jan in DC said: Quote: I loved it. It's worth playing for the story alone. The gameplay is a lot more about stealth than Uncharted is, which is still pretty great, but can be tedious if you just want to mash buttons. The new Dragon Age sounds like exactly what I want in one of those games. Army management plus Skyrim plus awesome Action-RPG. I can't wait. Thanks Jan. I'm still gonna give it a go. I'm playing Watch Dogs now but I'm really not that into it and may return it early just to play The Last of Us. I agree completely on Dragon Age. It seems like they delivered on their promise to mix together the best of 1 and 2. Thats the title I'm most looking forward to this year.

Me too. I was going to forgo the LOTR game completely, but when it got pushed up and Dragon Age got pushed back... well, I could justify it.

They've put a lot of videos out of it online and it looks fantastic. Seems like a lot of action with the ability to pause and issue commands with the overhead view. I hope that it's as good as I've made it out to be in my head.

Still waiting for them to set up that website that will act as the harbor for the import of choices from the PS3.

In comment 11785796 ConMan22 said:

Quote:

but feel like I like the sound of the PS4 exclusives much more than those coming out on the XBox. Specifically, RPGs, especially Bloodborne...I really dig the Dark Souls games and am pretty bummed out that PS4 alone is getting that title exclusively. I got the next gen Xbox more or less cuz of brand loyalty; I had both the original and 360 and was just going with what I know, although in retrospect, maybe that was a dumb choice. I don't really care for FPS (though Borderlands was cool) or multiplayer capabilities all that much. Been trying to keep my eyes open for straight-up trade-in offers but I think those ships have sailed...

Sorry - I think that boat may have already sailed unfortunately. They were doing straight swaps in the late March time frame, which is when I ditched my Xbone (for cash, as I already had a PS4).

Seems prices have fallen pretty rapidly, as I don't think demand for the console is really there (my Best Buy has a Limited Edition Titanfall Xbox One for sale still, so...).

You could still probably get $250'ish from a store or sell it on Craigslist with everything you have for around $350-400 and jump to the PS4. Either way, you're probably going to have to stay loyal or take a bit of a loss on what you invested into it already.

at the people who say the Last of us sucked. The game had over 200 game of the year nominations and was critically acclaimed. High ratings across the board.

The game may have not been for you but it certainly didn't suck. Game was a masterpiece when it came to story telling. One of the best, if not the best looking game the last generation had to offer.

the last of us is awesome. Don't buy into this garbage

remake for PS4 was announced today with a trailer coming at 2015 E3. I need to check it's accuracy with my friend at Square but if true I guess I'm buying a PS4 when I go next gen.

I like it so far. Very much like uncharted, minus the climbing... Loving the story and voice overs. Walking Deadline storyline so far.

I'm digging it.

In comment 11785916 dontboobigblue said:

Quote:

at the people who say the Last of us sucked. The game had over 200 game of the year nominations and was critically acclaimed. High ratings across the board. The game may have not been for you but it certainly didn't suck. Game was a masterpiece when it came to story telling. One of the best, if not the best looking game the last generation had to offer.

Who said it sucked, instead of it wasn't for them?

Also, those sorts of games as faux action movies always garner high praise for purportedly brilliant storytelling because they mimic said movies in terms of cinematics.

A billion GOTY reviews doesn't mean the person is auto wrong. Games journalism group think is strong.

Alien Isolation. All the year footage and word from E3 is that this game is a winner. I love the Alien vs. Aliens focus, it's never been done before in a game in the series.

Plus there are pre-order DLCs with the cast of Alien (Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Tom Skerritt, Yaphet Kotto, Harry Dean Stanton) reprising they roles.
YouTube - ( New Window )

The West gate is where you want to go on your first excursion outside Cyseal (not the SW gate on the beach).

I am also a huge CK2 junkie. Although I tend to enjoy Scottish or Norse starts more than I do Irish ones. Sicily is also a lot of fun.


Aside, I can't get excited about Dragon Age. If it's really well received, I'll probably pick it up in 6 months or more, but I've got other fish to fry this winter. More Divinity, Wasteland 2, maybe the next Legend of Grimrock, and most importantly, Pillars of Eternity, which looks like it's going to be the real spiritual successor to the best Bioware games.
Pillars of Eternity. - ( New Window )

In comment 11786163 Enoch said:

Quote:

The West gate is where you want to go on your first excursion outside Cyseal (not the SW gate on the beach). I am also a huge CK2 junkie. Although I tend to enjoy Scottish or Norse starts more than I do Irish ones. Sicily is also a lot of fun. Aside, I can't get excited about Dragon Age. If it's really well received, I'll probably pick it up in 6 months or more, but I've got other fish to fry this winter. More Divinity, Wasteland 2, maybe the next Legend of Grimrock, and most importantly, Pillars of Eternity, which looks like it's going to be the real spiritual successor to the best Bioware games. Pillars of Eternity. - ( New Window )

Yeah, Irish starts are basically easy mode because nobody takes much interest in you during early-game, so you have time to get your house in order. Now that I understand the mechanics pretty well I figured I'd see how quickly/how large I could blob.

Added Holy Roman Emperor to my list of titles. Feels good. My current emperor has reigned for over 50 years, so I'll probably spend the next few years consolidating while I wait for him to die, crush any revolts (unlikely, my vassals are well-trained by now), then try to weaken the Muslim presence as much as possible before the Mongols become a legitimate threat to my Eastern front. I wanted to take care of North Africa once and for all earlier, but I spent about 40K troops in the desert on crusade only for it to get called off when the defending caliphate changed rulers. Not making that mistake again.

What sort of game is it? Iso-RPG? I know that there's a lot of hype.

In comment 11786656 Jan in DC said:

Quote:

What sort of game is it? Iso-RPG? I know that there's a lot of hype.

Party-based, isometric, turn-based RPG.

The original Fallout was essentially a spiritual sequel to Wasteland (they couldn't get the rights for a real sequel) with a single protagonist and some more retro-futurism in the overall theme.

or heard anything about it at this point? I may pick it up. That sounds like a game I'd be interested in.

I remember the early feedback being that they probably went to public beta too early, as the game felt quite incomplete and unstable. That has been improving, but I haven't read a whole lot of impressions since then.

And while it is the same game, it looks significantly better and performs better, as well. I did find a few scenes where 60 fps made me motion sick, but my eyes have yet to adjust to the worlds the PC Master Race have been laughing at us consoles peasants from for quite some time.

As for the game itself - I do think its really good and deserves most of the critical acclaim it received (though it got a bit crazy). It handles like a Naughty Dog game (which is good), but basically punishes you if you do not think out every move and carry out your plan of attack appropriately. You'll end up either getting destroyed when the fist bullet flies and everyone/thing descends upon you or you will end up completely without any supplies and have to choke out a room full of enemies on the next scene.

I also picked up Professor Layton for my 3DS when I stopped in to get TLOU. Its on sale for $10 and I've heard good things about it. Worth a flier at that price and luckily the Slickdealers/CAG'ers of the world have yet to ruin that deal for everyone else.

FF7 to PS4 happening but said it's just the PC version, nothing new added.

That's sucks...

In comment 11787605 UConn4523 said:

Quote:

FF7 to PS4 happening but said it's just the PC version, nothing new added. That's sucks...

Why would they ever want to redo a game that's a licence to print money when they can release another game with everyone's favorite character....Lightning?

Apparently ff15 is a disaster as well. Childhood down the drain.

.
Dragon Age Inqusition - ( New Window )

In comment 11787639 UConn4523 said:

Quote:

Apparently ff15 is a disaster as well. Childhood down the drain.

NOOO! Don't say that. FF15 looks so great. Or at least I thought it looked really interesting. Why does he say it's a disaster?

Although, now that I think about it, it's been in development for 10 years or so. Bah!

In comment 11787871 Jan in DC said:

Quote:

In comment 11787639 UConn4523 said: Quote: Apparently ff15 is a disaster as well. Childhood down the drain. NOOO! Don't say that. FF15 looks so great. Or at least I thought it looked really interesting. Why does he say it's a disaster? Although, now that I think about it, it's been in development for 10 years or so. Bah!

He can't get into specifics, but he didn't have anything good to say about it. He's been telling me for years to not get my hopes up and I think he's taking an even stronger stance on that now.

In comment 11788066 UConn4523 said:

Quote:

In comment 11787871 Jan in DC said: Quote: In comment 11787639 UConn4523 said: Quote: Apparently ff15 is a disaster as well. Childhood down the drain. NOOO! Don't say that. FF15 looks so great. Or at least I thought it looked really interesting. Why does he say it's a disaster? Although, now that I think about it, it's been in development for 10 years or so. Bah! He can't get into specifics, but he didn't have anything good to say about it. He's been telling me for years to not get my hopes up and I think he's taking an even stronger stance on that now.

A while back one of the Square higher ups said something along the lines of "If we redo FF7, we're basically done as a company". I wonder why they'd do that now?

That's really sad about FF15. I had really high hopes for it after seeing the combat footage that they released.

I'd be interested in playing a remake (even if it's just a shot-for-shot remake with upgraded textures, character models, menus, etc.) but I'll wait for Square to make an announcement before I believe anything.

And I will continue to believe that FF15 will be good, if only because Toriyama hasn't gotten his hands on it. I've generally liked the output from Nomura and Nojima.

It really needs some more games. Also, That damn FIFA is hard as hell to figure out.

being used as a retailer-specific pre-order bonus? That's a pretty dickish move by the publisher.