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[Sn4ke_911]

https://twitter.com/TroyBakerVA/status/311920608671830016

"not a cutscene"? Well that is interesting.

 

[Stark]

https://twitter.com/TroyBakerVA/status/311920608671830016

It's (hopefully) Ellie time.

 

[FACE]

It's probably a scene where you control Ellie and have to shoot at an infected Joel.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

It's probably a scene where you control Ellie and have to shoot at an infected Joel.

Hold on. Can I Shyamalan twist your head right now?

Ellie gets bit.

She begins to turn.

You control Joel. As soon as you shoot her, the screen goes black. So you don't see her getting shot, but you know you killed her.

Credits.


Ohh fuck. That would get people talking and something people would probably not expect at all.

 

[Meccanical]

Hold on. Can I Shyamalan twist your head right now?

Ellie gets bit.

She begins to turn.

You control Joel. As soon as you shoot her, the screen goes black. So you don't see her getting shot, but you know you killed her.

Credits.


Ohh fuck. That would get people talking and something people would probably not expect at all.

people already expect one or both to die

 

[LightOfTruth]

Hopefully its not anything that predictable. lol

 

[Mikey Jr.]

people already expect one or both to die

I doubt they expect a 14 year old girl to die, especially one where you have no control over.

 

[Alchemy]

So which character inhales the fungus and has to be put down at/near the end of the game?

 

[Meccanical]

I doubt they expect a 14 year old girl to die, especially one where you have no control over.

Why not?

 

[Ithil]

I doubt they expect a 14 year old girl to die, especially one where you have no control over.

I don't see why not. They're hardly going for a T rating.

 

[sappyday]

I doubt they expect a 14 year old girl to die, especially one where you have no control over.

They could have it happen and I doubt they would hesitate. But if they do it better make sense story wise and not just in there to make the sad.

 

[Gorillaz]

So which character inhales the fungus and has to be put down at/near the end of the game?

Both

Thought ND said that nobody in the cast be in a sequel...if they do a sequel (which they probably will)

That basically gave it away from the get go

 

[Stark]

Both

Thought ND said that nobody in the cast be in a sequel...if they do a sequel (which they probably will)

That basically gave it away from the get go

Or they're just saying that.

Hold on. Can I Shyamalan twist your head right now?

No you cannot. It will be Joel!

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

The greatest mindfuck of all would be... If no one in the main cast died, they cured the infection, and everyone lived happily ever after.

Wrap your head around that.

 

[Gorillaz]

Or they're just saying that.



No you cannot. It will be Joel!

They could be just saying that but ND doesn't seem to the type to clean house on actors/actresses for no reason. That's why I say either it really is a 1 and done or everyone goes down.

The greatest mindfuck of all would be... If no one in the main cast died, they cured the infection, and everyone lived happily ever after.

Wrap your head around that.

All thats missing is will smith and a dog living in new york city.

 

[Meccanical]

It will be both

 

[Acquiescence]

It's like speculation over The Last Guardian's ending all over again - who's going to die, the kid or the griffin? Except with TLoU, we will know the outcome in the forseeable future.

 

[Meccanical]

The greatest mindfuck of all would be... If no one in the main cast died, they cured the infection, and everyone lived happily ever after.

Wrap your head around that.

boo

 

[FACE]

Hold on. Can I Shyamalan twist your head right now?

Ellie gets bit.

She begins to turn.

You control Joel. As soon as you shoot her, the screen goes black. So you don't see her getting shot, but you know you killed her.

Credits.

Ohh fuck. That would get people talking and something people would probably not expect at all.

If she's an annoying "witty" character like she appears to be I'd gladly unload my shotgun on her face.

 

[Stark]

They could be just saying that but ND doesn't seem to the type to clean house on actors/actresses for no reason. That's why I say either it really is a 1 and done or everyone goes down.

True. I do think if they let one of them live they will be in the sequel.

If she's an annoying "witty" character like she appears to be I'd gladly unload my shotgun on her face.

Fortunately, she doesn't appear to be.

 

[Alchemy]

Final section of the game: Kill the dude before he turns, survive the last level as Ellen Page.

 

[Vitor711]

Final section of the game: Kill the dude before he turns, survive the last level as Ellen Page.

Spoiler

Too similar to the ending of a certain critically loved darling from last year. It would work, but I'd love to see something more left field.

 

[xxracerxx]

Spoiler

Too similar to the ending of a certain critically loved darling from last year.

It would work, but I'd love to see something more left field.

God fucking dammit....that just spoiled that particular game for me. I know I should have finished it by now but my PS3 is on the ropes and I haven't done the fix yet.

 

[pargonta]

i wouldn't mind a happy yet hopeless ending. you reach the coast after the long journey, finding nothing, sit and comfort each other, appreciating the bond you have built, roll credits.

can't wait!

 

[Vasili2K38]

Spoiler

Too similar to the ending of a certain critically loved darling from last year

. It would work, but I'd love to see something more left field.

Godammit I've almost 99% sure what game are you referring to, spoiler that shit smartass!! It's so obvious, I was planning to play that game this summer -_-.

 

[i-Lo]

Godammit I've almost 99% sure what game are you referring to, spoiler that shit smartass!! It's so obvious, I was planning to play that game this summer -_-.

I have evaded looking at his post. I suggest reporting this user.

 

[Mik_Pad]

https://twitter.com/TroyBakerVA/status/311920608671830016

He was brought to tears because he realized he won't be needed for the sequel.

 

[xxracerxx]

I have evaded looking at his post. I suggest reporting this user.

I'll send him a PM.


And man I had really done an excellent job of avoiding spoilers on that game...fuck

 

[Kenshin001]

Well done junior. Still haven't played that game yet.

 

[i-Lo]

I'll send him a PM.


And man I had really done an excellent job of avoiding spoilers on that game...fuck

What game is he talking about?

Edit: I'd report myself if it wasn't for the fear of being spoiled.

 

[Alchemy]

What game is he talking about?

Edit: I'd report myself if it wasn't for the fear of being spoiled.

Seriously, now I'm curious.

EDIT:
Ooooh, I think I get it now. Derp.

Spoiler

Walking Dead? Though you don't actually play the last level as the girl.

 

[Cyberia]

A short Q&A with Bruce Straley in the latest issue of Edge:

How hard has it been to design gameplay to support the character-driven story you're creating?
That's something we've invested ourselves in, trying to build up characters, but also have great gameplay and great systems. I think over the course of the Uncharted series we really started to understand and perfect that idea - of how conflict propels story, but at the same time conflict is what makes interesting gameplay - by having an interesting set of tools but having an obstacle in front of you that you as the player have to overcome. You start marrying, like, how do we get those character moments to show up in the gameplay, and how do we get the gameplay to propel character moments? That's the challenge, and it's caused a world of hurt and pain and struggle and anguish. Yet if you just push it, and both ends try to meet in the middle to find that beautiful symbiotic relationship between gameplay and story, you find something new and inventive that gets the player truly invested in the overall experience.

How did you set about creating the improvised quality of combat?
What we wanted as players was to have a wealth of oppurtunities based on what you can scavenge, what the world affords you: 'Oh, i see a two-by-four; if i combine these scissors with this two-by-four it will change the way i can strategise.' There's an investment in crafting them and choosing, [because] there's overlaps between how these things craft together. Do i want to choose offensive, defensive [or] stealth? You have a lot of angles you can take just within the crafting sytem. And it's really up to you about how you want to manage your resources.

The fighting seems to be stealthy, punctuated by bursts of frantic action.
The overall theme for our AI is we want to be able to dip in and out - from combat into stealth and back into combat. We want that flow where, if i can get that sense that something's on me, it's a valid tactic to run. I mean, at some point when it comes to survival, running is your best option. People will lose track of where you went, and then they can go searching for you - and that affords the player the opportunity to say, 'Now i'm going to try something different. Oh, where i'm hiding it turns out there's a brick. How can i use this brick?' We're trying to make some systems that give the player a lot opportunity to suss out 'What's in front of me? What's in my inventory? What can i do?' And each time they play it, it's going to be a different outcome.

 

[pharmboy044]

So the campaign is supposed to be around 12-16 hrs long.
http://m.ign.com/articles/2013/03/16/the-last-of-us-single-player-campaigns-length-revealed

 

[Stark]

So the campaign is supposed to be around 12-16 hrs long.
http://m.ign.com/articles/2013/03/16/the-last-of-us-single-player-campaigns-length-revealed

So 22-26 hours for me.

 

[tha_devil]

Might have been mentioned, but the ending i expect is a la resistance 2. Ellie will have to shoot Joel when he turns. In the next game she will be the protagonist. This will also mean they can counter the female competition from tomb raider, and have uncharted with a male protagonist.

 

[statham]

So the campaign is supposed to be around 12-16 hrs long.
http://m.ign.com/articles/2013/03/16/the-last-of-us-single-player-campaigns-length-revealed

thats the perfect length for me.

 

[ProfessorMoran]

Might have been mentioned, but the ending i expect is a la resistance 2. Ellie will have to shoot Joel when he turns. In the next game she will be the protagonist. This will also mean they can counter the female competition from tomb raider, and have uncharted with a male protagonist.

Maybe Ellie will turn and Joel would have to shoot her.

 

[CrazyDude]

Maybe Ellie will turn and Joel would have to shoot her.

Or maybe Joel gets infected, but doesn't tell Ellie. He drops her off at the designated place without telling her about. Last seen is Joel in abandoned place and then shoots himself.

 

[sappyday]

Maybe they both survive and end up living on a rainbow.

 

[Vire]

Or maybe Joel gets infected, but doesn't tell Ellie. He drops her off at the designated place without telling her about. Last seen is Joel in abandoned place and then shoots himself.

That's pretty dark.

Spoiler

I like it

 

[nero2082]

Or maybe Joel gets infected, but doesn't tell Ellie. He drops her off at the designated place without telling her about. Last seen is Joel in abandoned place and then shoots himself.

hire this guy now!

 

[sappyday]

Or maybe Joel gets infected, but doesn't tell Ellie. He drops her off at the designated place without telling her about. Last seen is Joel in abandoned place and then shoots himself.

That seems depressing for the sake of being depressing. It could work if we don't actually see Joel kill himself.

 

[Meccanical]

That seems depressing for the sake of being depressing.

seems like life to me

 

[Stark]

Or maybe Joel gets infected, but doesn't tell Ellie. He drops her off at the designated place without telling her about. Last seen is Joel in abandoned place and then shoots himself.

It seems like something I would do.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Or maybe Joel gets infected, but doesn't tell Ellie. He drops her off at the designated place without telling her about. Last seen is Joel in abandoned place and then shoots himself.

I've seen this already somewhere else.

 

[Meccanical]

I've seen this already somewhere else.

Spoiler

Sin City

 

[Violater]

This game suffers from not being available now.

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

They need to go all Jin-Roh on us with the ending:

Spoiler

"...and then the Wolf ate up Little Red Riding Hood."

What a gut punch that was :/

 

[SneakySneaks]

This game suffers from not being available now.

My take (and what I would do) is have the reason for Ellie's transportation is for her to be a human test subject for whatever reason. Joel learns this and has to walk out of the building as she screams for his help. The player can either try and save her and get gunned down or walk out the building, when Joel exits cut to black and have her scream die out during the credits.

 

[Vire]

I really hope it isn't going to be a Children of Men story rip.

But hey, at least that was a phenomenal film.