The Last Of Us

Andrew_McP said:
I think my issue with the kiss was the fact it just didn't seem necessary or even warranted. A massive hug would have been every bit as moving and appropriate under the circumstances... they're friends getting back together after a falling out and time apart, and friendship is valuable enough under such difficult circumstances.

So for me the kiss just seemed 'wrong', and not just in the sense that she's 14 and I'm a bit homo-uncomfortable... though she is and I may be. :-)

Perhaps 'forced' would be a better word, in the sense that -- to me -- it felt like drama for drama's sake. But even if I'm just being stubbornly old school about it, the kiss doesn't stop TLoU being a masterpiece of interactive drama.
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But they're not just friends, there's clearly a bit more to their relationship than that even without having to actually define it has anything. They love each other, they're young, still figuring things out, I don't really see how it can be interpreted as forced; a girl kissing a girl as a sign of affection isn't exactly uncommon either. The whole point is that Ellie lost someone - the only person - she loved, and that that does a lot to inform her attitude and behaviour throughout the full game. She loves Joel and will fight to the death to save him as he does for her, as shown in both the game and in Left Behind. She wasn't going to lose yet another person; I don't think that just having Riley and Ellie as regular playful friends would have made that nearly as effective.

I recommend watching this, Druckmann and Straley explain a bit more about their intentions with the whole thing:

 
Mockingbird said:
So, borrowed this from a friend and really, really want to get into it. Have played only a short while so far, over a couple of sessions:

we're out of the city, accompanied by 'tough lady' and 'possible cure girl'. Currently clambering through a partially collapsed building with clickers and recently-killed guards

So far, the music, plot, pace etc are really nice but the graphics are really messing with me - there seems to be motion blur whenever you move the camera, making most scenes a horrible experience for me. Trying to fight/sneak/anything I spend most of my time fighting to see what the hell's going on, rather than actually battling my enemies/situation. It's not just the darkness (which would make sense - can't see when it's dark). It's not like I'm on 2% life either (I know you get the blackout/slowdown when critical).

It kinda feels like a 'drugged up dream sequence' from another game - always slightly disconnected and blurry.

Is there anything I can do about this? Has anyone else experienced it? Am I just too used to PC framerates/controls, and need to give it more time?
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Runners and clickers don't react to your flashlight :). Clickers are blind too but runners can still see you if you walk up to their face.
 
The best way I found to deal with most enemies is to throw a brick at their face and run up to them while they're fumbling in pain then hit triangle.

Watch them fall like sacks TO THE GROUND :D
 
Mockingbird said:
there seems to be motion blur whenever you move the camera, making most scenes a horrible experience for me.
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This doesn't sound right to me. I've certainly not seen anything fitting that description. I think messign about with the video output settings might be worth investigating. That PS3 might not be set up right for your TV.
 
Best game ive played in the last 3-4 years.

Sold after i had completed it, but looking to get again to go through again and to play the DLC too.
 
Looks like there's a TLoU movie in the works:

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=115660

Neil Druckmann, the Creative Director for the game, will also write the script for the film. On behalf of Naughty Dog, the project will be produced by Co-Presidents' Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra, as well as Creative Director Neil Druckmann and Game Director Bruce Straley, along with Sam Raimi via their Ghost House Pictures banner.
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kmetek said:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/03/27/the-last-of-us-is-coming-to-playstation-4

:D:p;):)
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JUMPURS said:
Would love it play it again in HD.
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720p is still HD.

In any case, not sure how I actually feel about this rumour. On the one hand, it'd probably look great and I'd like to see it, but on the other hand, I didn't buy a PS4 to end up re-buying and re-playing the last-gen's top games. The things I want to see in next-gen games like advanced physics and better AI aren't going to be achieved in re-releases of older titles.
 
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