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The Last of Us 2 Confirmed? (Linkedin Profile)
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OldGangWarily
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I...really don't understand why people think writing stuff like this in their LinkedIn profile is a good idea.
This guy also has been in the industry long enough to get to a point of being in a "Lead" position too.
This guy also has been in the industry long enough to get to a point of being in a "Lead" position too.
I'm not really sure I like the idea of a sequel.
I mean I'm sure it will be really good, but do we really need a sequal for every game that is at least above average? No one and done great games?
I'm not saying it should be like movies with one and done Oscar winning movies, but I just feel like we have such a vast amount of game sequels, instead of just making one game on one IP and be done with it.
Anybody feel the same way at all? Or am I just stupid? XD
I mean I'm sure it will be really good, but do we really need a sequal for every game that is at least above average? No one and done great games?
I'm not saying it should be like movies with one and done Oscar winning movies, but I just feel like we have such a vast amount of game sequels, instead of just making one game on one IP and be done with it.
Anybody feel the same way at all? Or am I just stupid? XD
Giriath_89
Member
I may be fine with a direct sequel if Ellie is the main character. She will be an adult and Joel will have died after some years living as a family. Getting to live that peaceful family life again is the end of Joel's story, but Ellie has a future she was willing to put on hold for his sake.
I really doubt Ellie would ever be pushed to kill Joel, because it feels to me like she chose a life with Joel over her desire to use her immunity for the benefit of humanity. We know for sure she's aware or strongly suspects Joel lied, but she chose him without even so much as a probing question. Maybe she will once again set out in search of someone who can turn her immunity into a vaccine once Joel is dead.
But would the fireflies be dead by now? And shouldn't the town have some doctors? Maybe they're reluctant or don't have the competence. Is the town raided and destroyed? Maybe a vaccine has already been created and the game takes place during the difficult process of its delivery to all corners of the ravaged society.
I really doubt Ellie would ever be pushed to kill Joel, because it feels to me like she chose a life with Joel over her desire to use her immunity for the benefit of humanity. We know for sure she's aware or strongly suspects Joel lied, but she chose him without even so much as a probing question. Maybe she will once again set out in search of someone who can turn her immunity into a vaccine once Joel is dead.
But would the fireflies be dead by now? And shouldn't the town have some doctors? Maybe they're reluctant or don't have the competence. Is the town raided and destroyed? Maybe a vaccine has already been created and the game takes place during the difficult process of its delivery to all corners of the ravaged society.
Aquamarine
Member
Needs "SHOCKING NEWS" in the title.
Buckethead
Banned
I really hope that the 2nd game has nothing to do with the first game outside of the outbreak.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Games are different because better technology means you can possibly explore new game mechanics. People wouldn't be so against the idea of a sequel to so many films if the original was a silent black and white film and the sequel was in color with sound. At least that's how it COULD work, more often than not it just means more of the same with shiny new paint. It will probably still be fun.
The more practical explanation is that games are a business and that as AAA costs rise it's better to go with what works and minimize risks.
Jawbreaker
Member
I hope it takes place in outer space.
Hoho for breakfast
Member
Yeah zombies are so overdone. I want The Last Of Us: Ellie vs the Aliens.
Or maybe space zombies. Has that been done?
Wanted a new IP.... oh well.
Lots of great downloadable indie games you can invest in that will fulfill a fantastic single player experience more so than this game which you are primarily playing for the story.
The game never plays as dynamic as this demo makes you believe.
Lots of great downloadable indie games you can invest in that will fulfill a fantastic single player experience more so than this game which you are primarily playing for the story.
The game never plays as dynamic as this demo makes you believe.
1st Course
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Day one
DarkLordMalik
Member
Here's hoping The Last of Us 2 is to the series as Aliens was to Alien 
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
hahaha, could you imagine if they have Ellie playable for like two hours, then kill her off and have some random person be the main character?
Still wouldn't be as bad as the situation in MGS2. Having to play as Raiden was made so much worse by the many appearances of Snake.
RustyNails
Member
Here's my theory. So, Joel is probably infected or dead. Ellie is most probably the playable character. Ellie meets a duder. By the end of the game they have kids, and the kids also carry the immunity. Then 30 years later, the kids have kids, and those kids are immune. Slowly all the humans die except Ellie's progeny, who are actually "the last of us".
Lionel Richie
Member
"You know, Ellie, we really are not The Last of Us."
TimeEffect
Member
It's $18 Digital on BST thread. Enough action to justify it at that price
Only cinematic in cutscenes where it just looks really good. Never intrudes gameplay
Yeah one of the best games of last generation gets a sequel. Why should we not celebrate that? There is this rich world created by ND with tons of backstorys and plots. With a complete new cast or with older Ellie 10 years later I would gladly go back into this world to find out more about it. We still don't know WHY the infection happened. Was is man-made or just Nature's caprices?
brickarts295
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So that means ND is split into 2-3 Teams?
-Main Team is working on Uncharted 4 [In Production]
-Secondary (small) Team is working on TLOU 2 [Pre-Production]
-Third (Smaller) Team is working on that "scale of Uncharted" New I.P. [Early into Pre-Production]
By the time U4 is over, just like the production of both U3 and TLOU. The teams will split, one works on the sequel (TLOU2) the other works on a New I.P.
-Main Team is working on Uncharted 4 [In Production]
-Secondary (small) Team is working on TLOU 2 [Pre-Production]
-Third (Smaller) Team is working on that "scale of Uncharted" New I.P. [Early into Pre-Production]
By the time U4 is over, just like the production of both U3 and TLOU. The teams will split, one works on the sequel (TLOU2) the other works on a New I.P.
Hydrargyrus
Member
This world could allow 2, 3 or 4 games even without being repetitive so, if they think they can do it: go on!, because the first game is the Game Of The Previous Gen
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Ellie would have to live a lie in the new community. She would have to hide her infection from everyone there for the rest of her life. She would become introverted and avoid getting into any meaningful relationships. She may suggest to Joel that she could come clean and tell everyone about her immunity but it's a big community and there's always a risk of someone being afraid or someone telling an outsider. Joel would tell her that and once again she would feel cheated by Joel. Nature has always been and clearly always will be Ellie's sanctuary so she would eventually decide to strike off on her own, leaving Joel alone and having to deal with yet another loss. She would feel bad about that but would temper it with the lie.
This gives the second story plenty of meat for character development and opportunities for the player to enjoy hunting in the wilderness with Ellie once again. Her journey could lead her full circle and perhaps come to terms with why Joel 'had' to lie as a Father. Instead of it being a journey from a to b with the narrative concentrating on forming a relationship, it could be about her coming of age and finally understanding what it must have been like for Joel to live for 20 years through this epidemic. It's also a blank slate, so introducing new scenarios and meeting new characters would feel natural and fresh.
I would do something different though. I would have a father and mother walking down the road with a young daughter. They would see a car coming their way and attempt to flag it down. But it doesn't stop and as the car passes, the daughter looks through the back window and sees a young girl looking back at her. This story would run in parallel to the Ellie and Joel story. Only in the third game would I return to Ellie.
This franchise has endless possibilities because it's about the characters and NOT to scenario.
This gives the second story plenty of meat for character development and opportunities for the player to enjoy hunting in the wilderness with Ellie once again. Her journey could lead her full circle and perhaps come to terms with why Joel 'had' to lie as a Father. Instead of it being a journey from a to b with the narrative concentrating on forming a relationship, it could be about her coming of age and finally understanding what it must have been like for Joel to live for 20 years through this epidemic. It's also a blank slate, so introducing new scenarios and meeting new characters would feel natural and fresh.
I would do something different though. I would have a father and mother walking down the road with a young daughter. They would see a car coming their way and attempt to flag it down. But it doesn't stop and as the car passes, the daughter looks through the back window and sees a young girl looking back at her. This story would run in parallel to the Ellie and Joel story. Only in the third game would I return to Ellie.
This franchise has endless possibilities because it's about the characters and NOT to scenario.
toddhunter
Member
There was nothing original about The Last of Us. There was also nothing original about Uncharted 2 as a sequel...that worked out ok.
So who cares what series these guys make a game in? Just look forward to something that can be potentially amazing once again.
So who cares what series these guys make a game in? Just look forward to something that can be potentially amazing once again.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Ellie would be the main character this time so not really comparable to Uncharted.
Lord of Castamere
Member
Great. Give me more 3 way battles.
A spiritual successor to CTR would be a good fit for a PSN game, I think. Just be sure to fix CTR's one glaring fault and give me co-op in cup tournaments.
Callibretto
Member
would a grown up Ellie look similar to Lara Croft? lol
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Dead Space.
Nightengale
Member
My split is different.
Major Project 1 : UC4 (production)
Major Project 2 : TLoU2 (early in preproduction)
Minor Project 1 : TLoU MP Updates (ongoing support until UC4 release)
Minor Project 2 : Unknown (previously TLoU Remastered )
Business
Member
I don't think it's going to be that late into the gen. It'll probably be announced not long after Uncharted 4 is out.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
TLoU2 is coming out way before the generation ends.
brickarts295
Member
I think TLOU ended with that story. I mean is there a
for Ellie? Not really sure, but they should have TLOU in a different universe but the same premise such as a space crew landing on an unknown planet surviving or humans surviving on earth as the planet is depleted from resources.
doctor left to make a cure
EmmaWatsonButt
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Cave Johnson
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I'd rather they expand the universe but under a completely different title.
Mikey Jr.
Member
If you want balls to wall action, tlou isn't it.