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The Last Of US infected has arrived - Possibly NSFW
- Thread starter Loudninja
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Agreed. Frightening, dangerous, revolting and, on top of that, realistic. Zombies have become devalued, almost laughable, but this is an interesting, more contemporary twist of the same concept.
The_Hitcher89
Member
That design invokes all the right emotions, disgust first and foremost, then pity, then a will to see it destroyed
Or maybe you don't encounter them. Like accidentally so. Maybe they came to you when the fight with humans is over (as the trailer would suggest). So you sort need to evacuate silently as they feed or whatever on corpses. Or fight them if you have what it takes (ammo etc).
Raonak
Banned
Well, the less you encounter them, the more freakier each encounter would be.
It's like what RE4/5 did wrong, by pouring way too many majin, it made them loose the creepiness and just turned them into normal enemies. The scariest was when you could hear one, but had no idea where it was.
So i take it that these guys can't see due to the fungus thing blocking their eyes. and their nose seems to be ripped apart too. im guessing super hearing?
It's like what RE4/5 did wrong, by pouring way too many majin, it made them loose the creepiness and just turned them into normal enemies. The scariest was when you could hear one, but had no idea where it was.
So i take it that these guys can't see due to the fungus thing blocking their eyes. and their nose seems to be ripped apart too. im guessing super hearing?
Yeap. The first trailer/cut-scene suggests that their hearing is good. Maybe the fungi actually improves their hearing considerably. I also think that they have smell, since I doubt they will only react to sounds (Not too sure about this one). Going by the trailer, I would say hearing is their main sense of reaction though.
All speculative anyway. I think.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Pheromones maybe? Not sure how that'd translate into gameplay though
Fantastical
Death Prophet
I'm very excited for this game, but I don't know... that design just doesn't look good to me.
Same reason the first Alien is better than Aliens too.
But yeah, they look freaky enough so if they don't overdo it the game could be pretty creepy.
Sounds plays a important role in the game.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/02/15/why-audio-matters-in-the-last-of-us.aspx
What WOULD be a good design, then?
AgentChris
Member
Naughty Dog, unleash the gameplay vids!
Callibretto
Member
this, goddamnit, the game has been revealed since last year and we still haven't see gameplay video at all. and it's not like they don't have playable build, they've been showing it to the game press for a while.
I'm starting to get worried that it's all smoke and mirror and unfounded hype by gaming press.
SweetTeddie
Member
Personally I like the design, and they're not going to be as nasty in the game when you can't see the mould growing on their shoulders. I definitely got some goosebumps/shudders from the nastiness of the busts though. Something about mould/rot grosses me out. I'm excited to see what the gameplay looks like at E3 or whenever they show it.
Anuson.Phan
Banned
looks like the fungus inhabits the brain and explodes out.
SweetTeddie
Member
I think they're trying to avoid what they did with UC3. They showed too much up front for that game. I think I like it this way, then they can blow their wad at E3.
Callibretto
Member
I wonder if we'll see a scene where it show the moment it exploded out.
ZombieSupaStar
Member
zombie popcorn
That would be too much like Resident Evil 4 or The Thing. I think it would be more horrifying if it grows out more gradually, pushing up lumps in the skin before breaking through it and spreading upwards.
SweetTeddie
Member
http://www.eurogamer.net/videos/egtv-talks-with-the-last-of-us-actor-stars
Interview with Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson talking about the game. There's some interesting talk about the identity of the characters and how the game might be different than what people are predicting.
Interview with Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson talking about the game. There's some interesting talk about the identity of the characters and how the game might be different than what people are predicting.
Are people really still on this garbage?
Who cares what they call them.
FairXchange
Member
Wow.. that's downright amazing looking. Enemy design is an integral part of immersion. I also see how that documentary of "zombified" insects has inspired the enemy design in The Last of Us. I know Naughty Dog are capable of great things on the PS3, so I'm hoping the monsters look close to that in game.
Because it's annoying when people make zombie stories, but have some "realistic" excuse at how they are totally not zombies. Because you know, zombies are silly. And the alternative is always "they're infected!"
HyperBitHero
Member
Aw, cute.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I'm confused. Are the images in the OP actually based on the nasties from The Last of Us...? Or is this some kind of joke post? People are responding to it like a joke, but I don't see a joke...
Yes they are, not sure why you think its a joke post?
A little misleading since the game was announced at the very end of 2011 and we're still in Q1 of 2012. We've known about the game for a little over three months.
sixteen-bit
Member
It looks like caramel corn
ProfessorMoran
Member
That's pretty slick.