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The Last Of Us
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Nothing's showing up mate. Was it the E3 gameplay demo or is it new?
The theme is available here, it's dynamic so you get some nice (subtle) animation too:
http://www.ps3-themes.com/gaming/the-last-of-us-dynamic-theme.html
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The review has been taken down but someone copy and pasted it into the comments on n4g
Delete this if its not aloud!
Delete this if its not aloud!
"A fungal plague has devastated humanity, reducing the infected to brutal, mis-shapen wrecks. Two decades on from the outbreak, you play Joel, an emotionally haunted survivor as he guides the young Ellie to a safehouse on the other side of wasteland America. On the surface, the set-up could be pitched as ‘Ico meets The Walking Dead’ but the execution makes it so much more than that.
The world you’ll be travelling is fraught with danger – more often from other humans than from the Infected – but is unerringly beautiful. Nature has reclaimed urban spaces, and the results are stunning. Colour and lighting change with the seasons as the story progresses, and characters’ appearances become worn and tired with time. This is easily the best-looking game on PS3.
The gameplay itself could easily have been a disappointment – broadly a mix of stealth and action, with innumerable sections of waist-high cover shooting, it doesn’t immediately offer anything new. Played with a shooter mindset, it doesn’t, in fact. However, it’s in avoiding combat when possible, incapacitating foes and only killing when absolutely, unavoidably necessary that the game stands apart. You’ll pause, consider options, listen, always aware that a mis-timed charge into action will prove fatal. You’re not playing a superhero, or even anyone as tough as Nathan Drake from Naughty Dog’s earlier Uncharted games – you’re playing a human, as fragile and vulnerable as any of us. When you are forced to fight, it’s short, sharp, shocking, and the game treats violence with almost disgust – necessary evils.
At the heart of the game is the almost parental relationship between Joel and his charge, one brought to life through the best vocal performances yet heard in a video game. The production quality of the game is spectacular but the actors are working at another level. The score, the first Brokeback Mountain’s Gustavo Santolalla has composed for games, is also superb, ratcheting up the tension and underscoring the solitude of the world through use of silence as much as bold orchestral moments. There are many cinematic influences at work throughout the game, but it avoids feeling like an interactive movie.
The Last of Us is not just the finest game that Naughty Dog has yet crafted and an easy contender for the best game of this console generation, it may also prove to be gaming’s Citizen Kane moment – a masterpiece that will be looked back upon favourably for decades."
The world you’ll be travelling is fraught with danger – more often from other humans than from the Infected – but is unerringly beautiful. Nature has reclaimed urban spaces, and the results are stunning. Colour and lighting change with the seasons as the story progresses, and characters’ appearances become worn and tired with time. This is easily the best-looking game on PS3.
The gameplay itself could easily have been a disappointment – broadly a mix of stealth and action, with innumerable sections of waist-high cover shooting, it doesn’t immediately offer anything new. Played with a shooter mindset, it doesn’t, in fact. However, it’s in avoiding combat when possible, incapacitating foes and only killing when absolutely, unavoidably necessary that the game stands apart. You’ll pause, consider options, listen, always aware that a mis-timed charge into action will prove fatal. You’re not playing a superhero, or even anyone as tough as Nathan Drake from Naughty Dog’s earlier Uncharted games – you’re playing a human, as fragile and vulnerable as any of us. When you are forced to fight, it’s short, sharp, shocking, and the game treats violence with almost disgust – necessary evils.
At the heart of the game is the almost parental relationship between Joel and his charge, one brought to life through the best vocal performances yet heard in a video game. The production quality of the game is spectacular but the actors are working at another level. The score, the first Brokeback Mountain’s Gustavo Santolalla has composed for games, is also superb, ratcheting up the tension and underscoring the solitude of the world through use of silence as much as bold orchestral moments. There are many cinematic influences at work throughout the game, but it avoids feeling like an interactive movie.
The Last of Us is not just the finest game that Naughty Dog has yet crafted and an easy contender for the best game of this console generation, it may also prove to be gaming’s Citizen Kane moment – a masterpiece that will be looked back upon favourably for decades."
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The god of war demo is up at 5pm gunna give it a whirl
Just got that game sent to my by Tesco Direct as I got it for next to nothing for pre ordering last of us with Tesco. It comes with a demo of Last of us? woohoo now that I didn't know..
Come on postman, deliver my GOW:A I want to play the last of us demo.. lol
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Yea 
excited to try it! Still no mp news but naughty dog claim.it to be the best mode ever concieved but they would say that lol
excited to try it! Still no mp news but naughty dog claim.it to be the best mode ever concieved but they would say that lol
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is it only 2 weeks till this is out?!?! pants...still need to finish Uncharted 3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBH19F4h8hc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Looks to be extended gameplay from a familiar stage. Was still great to watch. 15 mins worth
Looks to be extended gameplay from a familiar stage. Was still great to watch. 15 mins worth
Ahh yeah, that's the E3 extended demo from last year. Weird that they've re-released it.
Yup, the wait is almost over! I'm in the middle of my Uncharted 2 replay at the moment, currently on the train level. Having played Uncharted and then Uncharted 2 immediately after, it's astonishing just how much more they were able to achieve with the second game. Uncharted was a good-looking game and has aged well, but the attention to detail in the second one really stands out.
Yup, the wait is almost over! I'm in the middle of my Uncharted 2 replay at the moment, currently on the train level. Having played Uncharted and then Uncharted 2 immediately after, it's astonishing just how much more they were able to achieve with the second game. Uncharted was a good-looking game and has aged well, but the attention to detail in the second one really stands out.
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Uncharted 2 was a milestone, I still reckon its one of the best looking games of this gen, uncharted 3 was very good looking as well.
Uncharted 2, the snow how it moved when you walked through it, was very good. But then uncharted 3 had the same with sand.. I'm expecting the same levels of detail in 'the last of us'.
Got high hopes. Not long now.
Uncharted 2, the snow how it moved when you walked through it, was very good. But then uncharted 3 had the same with sand.. I'm expecting the same levels of detail in 'the last of us'.
Got high hopes. Not long now.
2 is just so, so beautiful. 3 even more so!
Getting mega excited about TLoU now that I can hardly stand it.
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The demo has taken down the whole of PSN haha.
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2 is one of the best looking games I've seen so far on any platform, I haven't played 3 but I'm sure it's just as good from a technical standpoint.
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Almost downloaded after the psn hiccups
iF they cant manage traffic for a demo, how will they be able to do a full game playing while u download at a busy launch
Psn needs sorting in time for ps4
iF they cant manage traffic for a demo, how will they be able to do a full game playing while u download at a busy launch
Psn needs sorting in time for ps4
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That's very reasonable, I think that's how much I'm paying on Amazon, I won't cancel though as I'd like a physical copy.
Demo is "fun" if short, but ive played it through several times trying to play different ways and if you play this like uncharted you die easily 
The demo isnt very spoilery at all just a location name a bit of exploring and some killing.
The demo isnt very spoilery at all just a location name a bit of exploring and some killing.
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Probably gonna replace my YLOD PS3 just to play this. Was gonna just buy a bluray player until the PS4 launches but really want to play this plus I got loads of PS3 games just sitting doing nothing that I haven't even touched yet.