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Naughty Dog has begun exploring ideas for The Last of Us 2
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DC1
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Uncharted 2Of course it's getting a sequel. It damn sure doesn't need one, but hey THE VIDEOGAME INDUSTRY!
There's no way they can capture TLoU's spark twice. Naughty Dog post Bandicoot is pretty bad at making sequels that live up to it's original imo
..I'm pretty someone beat me to it.
Edit:
O.O
I WASN'T beaten!
Of course it's getting a sequel. It damn sure doesn't need one, but hey THE VIDEOGAME INDUSTRY!
There's no way they can capture TLoU's spark twice. Naughty Dog post Bandicoot is pretty bad at making sequels that live up to it's original imo
I'm sorry, but Uncharted 2 is miles better than the original. And 3 is also better than 1. (I'm sure this has been commented on already, haven't read through the rest of thread yet though).
Also, PS3 + PS4 sales for this game could total 10m+. There is no way it's not getting a sequel. This is a business and there is high demand, etc, etc.
MariosGirlfriend33
Banned
Because Minecraft has a campaign and is story driven...
Prototype Viktor
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I assume they are further along then people think if their PR is allowing them to even comment
RandyBobandy
Banned
FINALLY!
Cause honestly, I don't care about Uncharted. It's so generic.
TLOU is magnificent
Cause honestly, I don't care about Uncharted. It's so generic.
TLOU is magnificent
Disaster Nebraska
Banned
Of course it's getting a sequel. It damn sure doesn't need one, but hey THE VIDEOGAME INDUSTRY!
There's no way they can capture TLoU's spark twice. Naughty Dog post Bandicoot is pretty bad at making sequels that live up to it's original imo
Huh?
Jak 2 & 3 > Jak 1
Uncharted 2, 3, and Golden Abyss > Uncharted 1
Last of Us > Uncharted series (by some people's estimation)
Who's to say that TLoU 2 wouldn't live up to the original?
No new IP? No? No. I'll get my jacket.
What, idk man, I also like 2 but I'm not sure if it's better than J&D
Gray Matter
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True detective season 2
Dragon1893
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Of course it's getting a sequel. It damn sure doesn't need one, but hey THE VIDEOGAME INDUSTRY!
There's no way they can capture TLoU's spark twice. Naughty Dog post Bandicoot is pretty bad at making sequels that live up to it's original imo
lol da fuck? UC2 is 100x better than UC1.
It will probably have new characters and if they're as good as J&E who wouldn't want that?
By all measure of success, critically and fiscally, Uncharted 2 was an incredible success for ND. Your personal beliefs don't necessitate making a generalized statement about ND really.
There are some, Minecraft, Wii Play, Golden Eye, etc.
I personally don't believe the 'Sony has to do it' argument. The fact it's a new IP is the proof in of itself that it's the talent that made it a hit, not the brand, and the talent is going to make another game anyway.
If/when TLoU2 comes, I think it will be because ND actually want to do it.
qa_engineer
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Leafhopper
Banned
Because his post said anything about campaign or story. I was going off of what he said in his post.
I can't defend the boat at the end of Uncharted 1.
Alcoholikaust
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Prototype Viktor
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Ftfy
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
It's the worst reasoning if you're the corporate entity selling a product. If you're a consumer who would like ND to take their talent in new directions, it's a perfectly defensible position.
If this gets a sequel, I wouldn't want it to be a sequel to the characters.
Rather, I'd like to see something that serves as a continuation of the story of Earth, post-pandemic. Maybe even something that can be considered a definitive end of the world as a whole, whether it be through extinction of humanity or a cure for the virus.
And I wouldn't want to see the same characters again. If they owe us more of this world, then they owe us a completely new set of characters with a completely new set of circumstances.
Rather, I'd like to see something that serves as a continuation of the story of Earth, post-pandemic. Maybe even something that can be considered a definitive end of the world as a whole, whether it be through extinction of humanity or a cure for the virus.
And I wouldn't want to see the same characters again. If they owe us more of this world, then they owe us a completely new set of characters with a completely new set of circumstances.
shinobi602
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Most of the time this is the case, yea.
Of course they don't. I respect Uncharted 2's hustle, and the fanbase that adore the game. From what I've played of the series, from 1 to Golden Abyss, I just think that the sequels can't create what Drake's Fortune made for me; a great action adventure.
gundamkyoukai
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Wii play has a sequel but truth is most games with a story when they sell so good get sequels .
InfiniteCombo
Banned
Special golden kart? Hell yea, I'm in.
Naughty Dog hasn't disappointed me yet, with either story or gameplay, so I'm excited to see what they can do with a sequel to TLoU. I still think it doesn't merit a DIRECT sequel, especially with storyline, but it's be a pity for them to throw this world they have created away. So I second the idea to NOT use Joel and Ellie. As far as I'm concerned, their story stands alone fairly well with just the one game.
DC1
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But they are rubbing me the right way.
They are in fact having a conversation about giving me something that I want. It would be a disservice to my gaming preference and financial sensibilities if the next entry in TLOU universe is not delivered by the close of 2016.
Live Free or Die
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The Last of Us, like so many other games nowadays, doesn't need a sequel.
IAmRandom31
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Considering the world created, the story and how it all ended up, a sequel could go anywhere.
If ND wants to do it, I say do it. Sequel would be awesome.
If ND wants to do it, I say do it. Sequel would be awesome.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
You don't know what the word "generic" means so you probably shouldn't use it.
Disaster Nebraska
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Anyone here (who played) genuinely hate the Ellie's Story DLC?
Curious, because there were detractors prior to the DLC launching who said "Last of Us doesn't need story DLC. It's perfect as-is. No need to more storyline" and by all accounts the DLC was very well received.
The point is that ND knows their craft. It would be safe to say that they're the top cinematic storytellers in the game industry right now. If they opted to continue Joel and Ellie's story, so be it.
Curious, because there were detractors prior to the DLC launching who said "Last of Us doesn't need story DLC. It's perfect as-is. No need to more storyline" and by all accounts the DLC was very well received.
The point is that ND knows their craft. It would be safe to say that they're the top cinematic storytellers in the game industry right now. If they opted to continue Joel and Ellie's story, so be it.
I want them to. I don't want them to make a story about Joel and/or Ellie, I agree, their story should be left as done. That doesn't mean there isn't a ton of other stories that can't be told in that world.
But for me it's not just the story I liked, I really liked the gameplay and how you played. And the environment and I would love to hear more stories from that world. And no, Uncharted isn't the same (and I think Uncharted fans would say the same, particularly the ones who preferred Uncharted to TLOU and were expecting an Uncharted with zombies).
Nightengale
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Unsurprising.
To me, it felt really obvious that Neil Druckmann is pretty swell on the idea of continuing TLoU's universe. He's involved in the movie, he's doing direction for the live-action theatre stuff... And whenever he talks about the game, the post-mortem of it and whatnot, it really felt like there's a bit of unfinished business that he wants to close out, in both his ambition with the game as well as what he had to scrap in the process of writing the story. The whole
thing really makes me feel like he wants to
To me, it felt really obvious that Neil Druckmann is pretty swell on the idea of continuing TLoU's universe. He's involved in the movie, he's doing direction for the live-action theatre stuff... And whenever he talks about the game, the post-mortem of it and whatnot, it really felt like there's a bit of unfinished business that he wants to close out, in both his ambition with the game as well as what he had to scrap in the process of writing the story. The whole
kinda like an origin story for Ellie
make a sequel with Ellie.
gundamkyoukai
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TLOU is perfect type of game for a sequel .
They don't have to use back the same characters but background for the world already there .
The game play ideas would improve thanks to being on current gen system .
demosthenes
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Same universe, completely different plot.
Finale Fireworker
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I would personally love to see a story in another part of world. Don't ever even touch in American soil. Show me how the UK, as a comparatively small contained island, handled this kind of outbreak.
DrDrizzay101
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I'm fine with Last of Us 2: just please, please, please don't make it about Joel and Ellie. There is nothing to be gained from picking up where they left off, or from another prequel ala Left Behind. Any prequel runs into the Star Wars problem: you know where everything ends up so it kills the tension of watching exactly how it got there.
There's no shortage of stories you could tell in that universe, don't be afraid to make new characters that can be just as significant as the originals.
There's no shortage of stories you could tell in that universe, don't be afraid to make new characters that can be just as significant as the originals.
Glass Rebel
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Cool. TLOU is ND's best game, it'd be a shame to leave the mechanics and world.
Suzushiiro
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I'm pretty sure that someone at ND said that if they did a sequel, it wouldn't have Joel and Ellie. I don't have source for that on me, though.
Which is fine- unlike ND's other franchises TLoU isn't a game that needs Joel and Ellie in order to still be TLoU.
Which is fine- unlike ND's other franchises TLoU isn't a game that needs Joel and Ellie in order to still be TLoU.
DC1
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Let it be so.
prequels will work. I think following the story up with that ending tarnishes what makes it so good.
Which isn't exactly a popular opinion so I'm not sure why you're trying to present ND's inability to make a good sequel as fact.
MMaRsu
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I think this is pretty much a given though.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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Yeah, leave them out of it. Their story is good enough where it is. Otherwise, I'm all for a sequel.
edit: although I wouldn't necessarily be against a prequel with Joel. But still, new characters and new story is probably the best way to go.
