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'The Last of Us: Remastered' coming to PS4, July 2014, [1080p, targeting 60 fps]

Melchiah

Member
The hotel basement was pretty scary I thought.

I actually managed to clear it, and take care of all the infected on my first try. It did involve a plenty of frantic running around, but it helped that I placed a couple of nail bombs there, before I started up the generator.
 

Jigolo

Member
If you really want one, start scouring eBay or local GameStops where some fool traded it in steelbook and all. Ask the clerk for the steelbook straight up or offer a few bucks. If they dont have a stick up their ass, they will usually part with them.

There you go: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Last-of-Us-Sony-Playstation-3-2013-with-steel-case-and-stickers-/251573471646?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3a92f2899e#ht_25wt_1362

40 bucks. Damn.

But Germany gets this

TloUSteel.jpg


If the US has this I will buy physical in a heartbeat. ARNE ARE YOU LISTENING? PLS, RESPOND
 

WITHE1982

Member
I actually managed to clear it, and take care of all the infected on my first try. It did involve a plenty of frantic running around, but it helped that I placed a couple of nail bombs there, before I started up the generator.

Because I knew exactly what to expect on my second play-through I carefully planned my run before picking up the security card. I even did 2 dummy runs to make sure I knew my route like the back of my hand before grabbing the card, sprinting for the generator and to the door without breaking stride.

It was still brown trousers time though.
 

Andrew.

Banned
I actually managed to clear it, and take care of all the infected on my first try. It did involve a plenty of frantic running around, but it helped that I placed a couple of nail bombs there, before I started up the generator.

You wasted nail bombs there? Damn son.

I simply get the keycard, turn around and wait in the room where the card was and blast the four runners with a shotgun, turn on the generator and then haul ass to the door bypassing the bloater and anything else on the way.

The basement is an easy way to waste supplies when there's really no need. On my Grounded run, the bloater didn't even appear.
 

Melchiah

Member
Because I knew exactly what to expect on my second play-through I carefully planned my run through before picking up the security card. I even did 2 dummy runs to make sure I knew my route like the back of my hand before grabbing the card, sprinting for the generator and to the door without breaking stride.

It was still brown trousers time though.

Heh, it definitely was brown trousers time, and I loved it. =D I didn't inspect the surroundings first, so it was pure luck that I managed to survive running like a headless chicken in the dark. Having a plenty of supplies helped though. I think I'm sticking with normal difficulty, when I'm doing the 2nd playthrough on the PS4. I really don't want to experience certain sections on hard, especially the winter.


EDIT:
You wasted nail bombs there? Damn son.

I simply get the keycard, turn around and wait in the room where the card was and blast the four runners with a shotgun, turn on the generator and then haul ass to the door bypassing the bloater and anything else on the way.

The basement is an easy way to waste supplies when there's really no need. On my Grounded run, the bloater didn't even appear.

It may have been a waste of supplies to clear that area of the infected, but I wanted to scrounge the area of supplies, and I didn't find the way out quickly enough. It'll be interesting to play the area again, now that I know what to expect.
 
in 2 playthroughs i felt like the
horde of enemies that attacks you and david
was the hardest part of the game. less scary than hotel basement (obviously), but a more difficult task
 

Andrew.

Banned
It may have been a waste of supplies to clear that area of the infected, but I wanted to scrounge the area of supplies, and I didn't find the way out quickly enough. It'll be interesting to play the area again, now that I know what to expect.

Gotcha. It was your first run so its understandable. But for future reference, there really isnt anything of note and worthwhile in that area. Maybe in Normal mode there is, but otherwise nothing really worth taking the time to scrounge around for (except for a few upgrade parts and maybe half a roll of tape), especially in brown trouser mode.

Cant imagine what this game is like on Normal. I find Hard to be an alright balance and even then, ammunition and crafting supplies are handed out pretty damn generously where (unless you're a horrible shot) you shouldn't ever have to worry about running low on anything.

Normal mode must turn the shit into fuckin no-worries-about-supplies Rambo.
 

Melchiah

Member
in 2 playthroughs i felt like the
horde of enemies that attacks you and david
was the hardest part of the game. less scary than hotel basement (obviously), but a more difficult task

For me the hardest parts were
the escape in the snow, and confronting David afterwards.
I was very close to switching to easy during them.
 

Andrew.

Banned
Here's a protip for the
David
confrontation:

The first of three stabs is easy. Shouldnt need an explanation there, same with the second. Even if you die after you stab him the second time, the game loads it right up at the final moment where you two are hunting each other down and the chandelier is in flames. Right here, head directly into the kitchen on the left. David will ALWAYS creep into the kitchen from the other side and head right in front of the counter. You can get the final stab in easily here without ever having to worry about hunting him down. This works in Hard, Survivor and Grounded mode. Im sure it works on the lower difficulties as well.
 

psychotron

Member
Here's a protip for the
David
confrontation:

The first of three stabs is easy. Shouldnt need an explanation there, same with the second. Even if you die after you stab him the second time, the game loads it right up at the final moment where you two are hunting each other down and the chandelier is in flames. Right here, head directly into the kitchen on the left. David will ALWAYS creep right in in front of the counter. You can get the final stab in easily here without ever having to worry about hunting him down. This works in Hard, Survivor and Grounded mode. Im sure it works on the lower difficulties as well.

Nice tip. Was able to beat that on Survivor but never tried Grounded. Love the album your avatar is based on btw.
 

Melchiah

Member
Gotcha. It was your first run so its understandable. But for future reference, there really isnt anything of note and worthwhile in that area. Maybe in Normal mode there is, but otherwise nothing really worth taking the time to scrounge around for (except for a few upgrade parts and maybe half a roll of tape), especially in brown trouser mode.

Cant imagine what this game is like on Normal. I find Hard to be an alright balance and even then, ammunition and crafting supplies are handed out pretty damn generously where (unless you're a horrible shot) you shouldn't ever have to worry about running low on anything.

Normal mode must turn the shit into fuckin no-worries-about-supplies Rambo.

Towards the very end I had a plenty of supplies on normal, but most of the game I had to be careful not to waste what I had. I played mostly on stealth mode, instead of gunning down everything around.
The machete made the sewers pretty easy though.
 

madp0k

Member
May be obvious but don't forget you have to buy the DLC from the same store region you bought the main game from.

I'm going to take it that this means we'll get more mp maps in the future in the form of DLC (I am going to play the shit out of the mp so this is what I desire). Even if you come back and say this isn't the case, I won't believe you because I don't want to.
 

Kuro

Member
in 2 playthroughs i felt like the
horde of enemies that attacks you and david
was the hardest part of the game. less scary than hotel basement (obviously), but a more difficult task

That was definitely a pain in the ass especially because its so easy to run out of ammo/supplies
 

Andrew.

Banned
That was definitely a pain in the ass especially because its so easy to run out of ammo/supplies

That's why you use the bricks and bottles scattered around to throw at everything and then run up to one shot them
with the switchblade
. Just run around in a big loop and you wont be touched. Also, enemies drop ammo extremely frequently in those scenarios if you ever start running low.
 

Killthee

helped a brotha out on multiple separate occasions!
Isn't all the DLC included with the PS4 version?
The wording on their last blog post makes it sound like some MP stuff wont be included. The PS4 version includes the following:

  • Left Behind SP DLC
  • Grounded difficulty mode DLC
  • Abandoned Territories MP map pack
  • Reclaimed Territories MP map pack
The trailer is full 1080p and rendered in 60fps, which is what we’re targeting for the game. We’re working on various improvements such as higher resolution character models, improved lighting and shadows, upgraded textures, functionality unique to the PS4 controller and more. You’ll get the complete The Last of Us experience as the PS4 version includes the highest rated DLC exclusive to PlayStation, Left Behind, all difficulty modes (including Grounded Mode the newest, hardest difficulty level) for single player and both our multiplayer map packs, Abandoned Territories and Reclaimed Territories.
While the following seems to only be available as cross buy DLC (if you bought the PS3 version of it or the season pass you'll get the PS4 version at no additional cost):

  • Cosmetic MP DLC (~36 head items, most available for $.99 each)
  • Custom mp loadouts using the Survivalist DLC Weapons (4 mp weapons, $1.50 a piece or $6 for the bundle)
  • Custom mp loadouts using the DLC survival skills (8 skills, most available at $.99 each or in 2 $4 bundles)
We recently announced that it’ll be a level playing field in Factions mode as player progress from The Last of Us PS3 multiplayer will not carry over to the PS4 version. However PS3 players will be getting a supply bonus to give their progression a boost. We can now also say that all current DLC content – head items, weapons, and survival skills – that you have purchased for PS3 will be available for you in the PS4 version. So check out the latest DLC if you haven’t yet.

In the PS3 version if you don't buy the mp weapons or the survival skills you can still use them via preset loadouts that have them you just don't have access to use them in custom loadouts. I'm assuming the PS4 version will work the same way.
 
The wording on their last blog post makes it sound like some MP stuff wont be included. The PS4 version includes the following:

  • Left Behind SP DLC
  • Grounded difficulty mode DLC
  • Abandoned Territories MP map pack
  • Reclaimed Territories MP map pack

While the following seems to only be available as cross buy DLC (if you bought the PS3 version of it or the season pass you'll get the PS4 version at no additional cost):

  • Cosmetic MP DLC (~36 head items, most available for $.99 each)
  • Custom mp loadouts using the Survivalist DLC Weapons (4 mp weapons, $1.50 a piece or $6 for the bundle)
  • Custom mp loadouts using the DLC survival skills (8 skills, most available at $.99 each or in 2 $4 bundles)


In the PS3 version if you don't buy the mp weapons or the survival skills you can still use them via preset loadouts that have them you just don't have access to use them in custom loadouts. I'm assuming the PS4 version will work the same way.

I'd rep if I could thanks for the info.
 

Raistlin

Post Count: 9999
But Germany gets this

TloUSteel.jpg


If the US has this I will buy physical in a heartbeat. ARNE ARE YOU LISTENING? PLS, RESPOND
I doubt anyone is listening.


Stuff like steel books are paid for buy the seller (amazon.de in this case) ... and they price it accordingly. And unfortunately, amazon US doesn't have a history of steel books. That seems to be much more popular in Europe (for DVD/BD and gaming).


And you generally can't get devs/publishers on your side. They'd rather you buy digital since they get a larger percentage ... and get no extra money from special cases at all I suspect.
 

kinoki

Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
Okay, I've bitten the bullet. I've gone digital. I really hope Arne is tightening the graphics on level 3. Damned shame if they aren't tight and I've bought this for nothing.
 

ksdixon

Member
Pre-Ordered the digital version under my US account. Hopefully Multiplayer gore for me :)

EDIT:
Considering re-buying South Park Stick Of Truth on the US PS account too, since the 360 version I bought before was UK and censored (Fuck Germany!)
 

KorrZ

Member
The entire Winter segment of the game was the hardest.

I think I enjoyed Fall the most.

Fall is my favourite mini arc for sure. Even though Winter is awesome as well.

Fall is the chapter where Joel and Ellie's relationship really comes together.

the entire game is my favorite part :x
 

Business

Member
Created a US account to get this digitally hoping to avoid censorship. A shame I would have to re-pay for the MP skills and weapons I already have for the PS3 version but at the end of the day it would all cost me like 5 euros more than getting a physical EU copy to play on my EU account. Also now that I have the US account might as well use it for other things in the future, so yeah, I hope it was worth the hassle.
 

xinek

Member
I was going to wait for this to go on sale, but you people are making me want to go for the full-price double dip. *sigh*
 
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