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The Last of Us - Review Thread [Emargo up, scores in OP.]

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sappyday

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Josh7289 said:
Reading that Polygon review, I tell ya, what I disliked most about Uncharted was the gunplay, both in terms of game mechanics and in how disjointed it felt from the rest of the 'experience'. If The Last of Us is the same in that regard, =/

It seems the more games try to directly mimic reality, the easier it is to shatter the illusion of reality those same games try to create. When the rest of a game tries to be so realistic in its narrative and characterization, and then suddenly I'm killing waves of other human beings (!), that pulls me right out of the narrative and all I'm left with is another dumb shooter. (I guess I'm alluding to Uncharted here more than anything though; like most of us I haven't actually played The Last of Us yet)
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Killing waves of human in The Last of Us will fit the story much better than it Uncharted.
 
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Vire said:
Fuck you guys, I like Jade Empire.
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same :( it might not have really been a 9.9 (though I still miss the Jeremy Dunham era at IGN even with that review) I still really enjoyed Jade Empire

edit: wait he didn't review Jade Empire, not sure why I thought he had

believe he did the GTA: San Andreas review though giving it a 9.9 but I think there's less complaints about that review
 
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Eusis

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Vire said:
Fuck you guys, I like Jade Empire.
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There's liking it, then there's treating it as if it were the best game ever made or at least one of them. It's telling IGN went with a completely different, more level headed review for the PC version and I think every so often comments pop up where they acknowledge how over the top that review was.
 
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Tricky I Shadow

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The battle for the majority of the GOTY awards: Infinite VS The Last of Us VS Grand Theft Auto V.

When all is said and done I can see this: The Last of Us >> Grand Theft Auto V >>>>>> Infinite.
 
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nib95

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Was bored, because I love ND and because I can't wait for this game!

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GoofsterStud

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So why are the Xbox Magazines reviewing this game?

Just to lower Metacritic ratings, or to tell there fans they aren't missing anything?

I never read Xbox reviews in a Nintendo or PlayStation magazine.
 
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NoirVisage

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Dude Abides said:
I don't see how you can tell me the game play mechanics are fine if you haven't played the whole game. Bad shooting might be fine if there are two firefights, less fine if there are twenty.



I have. I'm not in the habit of assessing a game based on two levels.
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You could try , I don't know, reading or watching the reviews, instead of questioning anyone who points out how ill informed your opening post in this thread is.

Although If you're purpose is to draw attention to yourself in this thread by dissenting from popular and contrary for no reason whatsoever, by all means, continue.
 
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childplease said:
So much pretentious bullshit in alot of these reviews.
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You get that alot in 10/10s.

For the record I didn't expect it to score so high, was expecting a 87ish and expecting MP to disappoint.

I still have to try the game myself out, but I'm guessing most of the praise comes from the impact SP leaves on you like Bioshock Infinite did.
I like endings like that.
 
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Gadirok said:
You get that alot in 10/10s.

For the record I didn't expect it to score so high, was expecting a 87ish and expecting MP to disappoint.

I still have to try the game myself out, but I'm guessing most of the praise comes from the impact SP leaves on you.
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Really? From the Naughty Gods? Craziness.
 
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anexanhume

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Jade Empire was a great game and had some of the funniest bioware characters ever. But yeah, it's no 9.9 and the combat was pretty damn straight forward.
 
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MaximumFlipFlop

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So stoked! Finished the demo and realized I have my $20 of PSN credit from that little promotion they had a few months ago. Preordered The Last of Us for $40!
 
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RedSunday

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TLOU sounds amazing from the reviews... but to be honest im more anticipated for GTA 5, and that's really saying something seeing as how much i detested GTA IV..... and i just have a feeling GTA 5 will turn out to be "game of the year" and possibly generation

i want TLOU, slightly to win because its new, but judging from the previews of GTA 5.. I never seen a more ambitious video game in my life
 
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Vire

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RedSunday said:
TLOU sounds amazing from the reviews... but to be honest im more anticipated for GTA 5, and that's really saying something seeing as how much i detested GTA IV..... and i just have a feeling GTA 5 will turn out to be "game of the year" and possibly generation

i want TLOU, slightly to win because its new, but judging from the previews of GTA 5.. I never seen a more ambitious video game in my life
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Based on what?

GTAV trailers haven't exactly blown me away aside from the choice music selections.
 
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sappyday

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RedSunday said:
TLOU sounds amazing from the reviews... but to be honest im more anticipated for GTA 5, and that's really saying something seeing as how much i detested GTA IV..... and i just have a feeling GTA 5 will turn out to be "game of the year" and possibly generation

i want TLOU, slightly to win because its new, but judging from the previews of GTA 5.. I never seen a more ambitious video game in my life
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Both will be amazing games that there is no reason to even think which one should win GOTY or which one will be better. Just know that both will be an amazing experience.
 
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Vire said:
Based on what?

GTAV trailers haven't exactly blown me away aside from the choice music selections.
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GTA's never about what's in the trailers. It's about how everything comes together when you play the game. Nobody does open world like Rockstar.

And yes, read the previews. If everything pans out, it'll easily be the best playing GTA yet.
 
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antitrop said:
Michael's trailer had GOTY potential on its own. The other two characters were okay.
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Radio Gaga was the only good thing about those recent trailers.

I dunno the characters just all seem extremely unlikeable stereotypes and I'm not feeling the whole three protagonist idea.

I'm not writing it off yet, just taking a wait and see approach.
 
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RedSunday

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Net_Wrecker said:
GTA's never about what's in the trailers. It's about how everything comes together when you play the game. Nobody does open world like Rockstar.

And yes, read the previews. If everything pans out, it'll easily be the best playing GTA yet.
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plus i think even the physics and core mechanics for gta 5 will be better then TLOU....
 
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Eusis

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sappyday said:
Both will be amazing games that there is no reason to even think which one should win GOTY or which one will be better. Just know that both will be an amazing experience.
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GTAV's more the kind of game I'd rather pay full price on and get sooner than later (not that I'm sure I will, but I think I have a pre-order still at Amazon), but after last year I'm honestly kind of expect a dark horse to charge in and win GotY from most sources. Heh, watch it be DayZ Standalone or something.

EDIT: Though personally I AM hoping to be able to use that free Redbox rental on TLoU and try to blitz through it. Though with their selection who the hell knows if they'd even get it in.
 
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Josh7289 said:
Reading that Polygon review, I tell ya, what I disliked most about Uncharted was the gunplay, both in terms of game mechanics and in how disjointed it felt from the rest of the 'experience'. If The Last of Us is the same in that regard, =/

It seems the more games try to directly mimic reality, the easier it is to shatter the illusion of reality those same games try to create. When the rest of a game tries to be so realistic in its narrative and characterization, and then suddenly I'm killing waves of other human beings (!), that pulls me right out of the narrative and all I'm left with is another dumb shooter. (I guess I'm alluding to Uncharted here more than anything though; like most of us I haven't actually played The Last of Us yet)
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Seems to me like TLOU is the one game that has gone out of its way to bridge the disonance between theme and gameplay

And I don't think dissonance is a fair complaint to begin with
 
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