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Teens react to The Last of Us

Having just finished playing this for the first time about a week ago, this is very fun to see other 'first timers'.

Some of their reactions are great:

"What teenage kid has a phone in their room? I don't have a phone in my room."

"She's handling this pretty well. I'd be under my covers."

"Can I pick up any weapons at all, like a kitchen knife? That'd be nice."

"Can you die in this game? I feel like you can't" (Joel gets bitten) "[gaaasssp]....Did I do that?!?!?"
 
Xeteh said:
I enjoyed watching it, the problem is likely on your end. I don't get the mentality to go in to a thread for the sole purpose of trashing the topic.
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I'm not trashing it, I just think it's not as entertaining as the other videos they have done, the teen react in particular I find pretty boring. It's fine if you feel different.
 
Tbh, while the introduction scene is probably the best version of that kind of scene, my major gripe with it is that
I saw it from a mile away.

The minute I saw Sarah on screen I thought "this girl is gonna die by the end of this scene. It's fact. She isn't Ellie, and she's Joel's daughter, there's no way she's gonna make it in this scene"

Sure it still had a lot of impact. But being prepared for the moment didn't really help.
 
tintin1029 said:
Tbh, while the introduction scene is probably the best version of that kind of scene, my major gripe with it is that
I saw it from a mile away.

The minute I saw Sarah on screen I thought "this girl is gonna die by the end of this scene. It's fact. She isn't Ellie, and she's Joel's daughter, there's no way she's gonna make it in this scene"

Sure it still had a lot of impact. But being prepared for the moment didn't really help.
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I think most people saw it coming. Well I did anyway. Its just how it happened and how well the scene was acted out that made it impactful to me.
 
LookAtMeGo said:
I think most people saw it coming. Well I did anyway. Its just how it happened and how well the scene was acted out that made it impactful to me.
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Pretty much. I knew enough about the game beforehand to be able to call what was going to happen and yet I still got choked up by how real the moment felt. The intro is just so well-directed that any amount of cliché or predictability was irrelevant in the moment.
 
tintin1029 said:
Tbh, while the introduction scene is probably the best version of that kind of scene, my major gripe with it is that
I saw it from a mile away.

The minute I saw Sarah on screen I thought "this girl is gonna die by the end of this scene. It's fact. She isn't Ellie, and she's Joel's daughter, there's no way she's gonna make it in this scene"

Sure it still had a lot of impact. But being prepared for the moment didn't really help.
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no doubt. Didn't make it any less of an impact for me, to be fair.
 
I didn't see it coming, not until the soldier was conferring with his commander over his radio. I didn't know anything going into the game, though, aside from how it was getting a huge amount of praise. I assumed she was the girl on the cover, maybe just a bit younger.

The intro definitely hit me like a sack of bricks.
 
Goddamn that scene gets me every time since I have a daughter ... those kids can't relate to it that strongly yet and that's why they really didn't tear up. But if you are parent, that scene hits you hard.

I need to get the PS4 version to play this again.
 
73V3N said:
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Dude, you've a Phoenix Wright avatar with a Xenoblade "X". You're in no position to argue about TLOU's writing with a smug, elitist attitude.
 
"Any teens around here?!"
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Jokes aside, it's nice to see people interacting with the game for the first time.
Damn feels all over again.
 
tintin1029 said:
Tbh, while the introduction scene is probably the best version of that kind of scene, my major gripe with it is that
I saw it from a mile away.

The minute I saw Sarah on screen I thought "this girl is gonna die by the end of this scene. It's fact. She isn't Ellie, and she's Joel's daughter, there's no way she's gonna make it in this scene"

Sure it still had a lot of impact. But being prepared for the moment didn't really help.
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I don't think
knowing that something is coming necessarily makes it less potent. I've seen Lord of the Rings dozens of times, but still cry like a child every time
Boromir
dies.
 
It's a very well done scene, but It was so damn obvious that I laughed at it. And that was the name of the game as a whole.

It's still fun though, like this video.
 
It's actually pretty amazing to watch people who don't have much of an idea what to expect to do this... the jovial nature of them being on a 'react' vid burns away. it was moving because of the last of us, but also to watch them get gripped by it.
 
xandaca said:
I just do not understand the stuff people cry at (or pretend to). The introductory TLoU cutscene shown was about the same lacklustre standard of direction and writing these games always come up with, riddled with clichés, obnoxiously unsubtle design choices to force players in a certain direction, appallingly bad use of the camera (in the non-player controlled segments) and 'big' moments dependent entirely on flash rather than substance to elicit a reaction. Only thing that's improved is the graphics - terrible shadows aside - and the voice acting, which was pretty good considering what the actors had to work with. I'm sure the actual game is as groundbreaking and magnificent as everyone claims it to be - haven't played it, obviously - but it's inconceivable how anyone could hold up that introduction for anything other than its failure to master even the most rudimentary building blocks of storytelling.
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Case closed.
 
73V3N said:
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Earlier in the thread you remarked on the similarity of an argument against "haters" of TLoU and of Justin Bieber. But that argument is made by any fanbase of something that got backlashed, so choosing specifically Bieber in this comparison becomes a question of quality as well.

Since the topic that got us in this "you're a hater" "no, you're a fanboy" argument is TLoU's writing, the implication that TLoU's writing is so subpar is really ridiculous, given the games you represent with your avatar.

So childish haha well can't expect more from someone that gets mad at being avatar quoted
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For how long are you going to deflect the issue that your comments were pretty trollish with "U MAD"?
 
tintin1029 said:
Tbh, while the introduction scene is probably the best version of that kind of scene, my major gripe with it is that
I saw it from a mile away.

The minute I saw Sarah on screen I thought "this girl is gonna die by the end of this scene. It's fact. She isn't Ellie, and she's Joel's daughter, there's no way she's gonna make it in this scene"

Sure it still had a lot of impact. But being prepared for the moment didn't really help.
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Anyone with a decent IQ saw it coming. That wasn't the point.
She had to be kill in order to establish Joel as a character and make the reasoning later in the game make sense which they accomplished.
If it made people cry that was a bonus and a sign that ND can craft a well written scene.
 
Serpens007 said:
It's a very well done scene, but It was so damn obvious that I laughed at it. And that was the name of the game as a whole.

It's still fun though, like this video.
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why do people say this? this scene, and the game as a whole, are extremely well written. i mean, congrats and all for anticipating the major event, but how did you fail to notice the amazing writing throughout??

there was enough handled in that intro that was not obvious, that was not expected. people
killed his daughter, not zombies
for example
 
lukeskymac said:
Earlier in the thread you remarked on the similarity of an argument against "haters" of TLoU and of Justin Bieber. But that argument is made by any fanbase of something that got backlashed, so choosing specifically Bieber in this comparison becomes a question of quality as well.

Since the topic that got us in this "you're a hater" "no, you're a fanboy" argument is TLoU's writing, the implication that TLoU's writing is so subpar is really ridiculous, given the games you represent with your avatar.



For how long are you going to deflect the issue that your comments were pretty trollish with "U MAD"?
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Did you even see the comment i quoted?
it was basically: "the only way you cannot like this is if you haven't experienced it"

you are looking too deep at making a joke about ONE post and ONE avatar quote.

so dense.

i wouldn't be complaining for 5 pages if someone avatar quoted me btw, i've always seen it as jokes, so it's really weird that someone gets SO OFFENDED by that now

so choosing specifically Bieber in this comparison becomes a question of quality as well
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i really don't know if i should laugh or cry

i said like 5 words and you got all this?

Since the topic that got us in this "you're a hater" "no, you're a fanboy" argument is TLoU's writing, the implication that TLoU's writing is so subpar is really ridiculous, given the games you represent with your avatar.
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i have not even talked about TLoU hahaha
 
sappyday said:
Anyone with a decent IQ saw it coming. That wasn't the point.
She had to be kill in order to establish Joel as a character and make the reasoning later in the game make sense which they accomplished.
If it made people cry that was a bonus and a sign that ND can craft a well written scene.
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Yeah, totally. And they did a really good job with that. It was a really good scene.

I'm just saying I didn't cry. That is all.
 
I've shown this intro to dozens and dozens of people and I still get chills every time the black screen pops up with "The Last of Us."

So many feels from everyone. ND or NG?

Still, I got more feels from the room. Yes, that room. *cries*
 
Pretty entertaining video. Those kids are adorable. And I hate kids normally. xD

Facism said:
no doubt. Didn't make it any less of an impact for me, to be fair.
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It did have less of an impact for me, honestly. I found the scene pretty good and well crafted, but I wasn't really emotionally affected. I found later scenes in the game (
Ellie running off on horseback and their discussion after Joel catches up, Joel getting impaled and Ellie taking care of him, and of course the ending in the surgery ward
) to be way more emotional.

But those kids probably knew nothing of the game and didn't realize how obvious Sara's fate would be, so their reaction doesn't surprise me.

SmokyDave said:
...you can put a spoiler inside a spoiler?!

Fuck me.
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I laughed at this way more than I should have. But yeah, I didn't know that either. Interesting.
 
xandaca said:
I just do not understand the stuff people cry at (or pretend to). The introductory TLoU cutscene shown was about the same lacklustre standard of direction and writing these games always come up with, riddled with clichés, obnoxiously unsubtle design choices to force players in a certain direction, appallingly bad use of the camera (in the non-player controlled segments) and 'big' moments dependent entirely on flash rather than substance to elicit a reaction. Only thing that's improved is the graphics - terrible shadows aside - and the voice acting, which was pretty good considering what the actors had to work with. I'm sure the actual game is as groundbreaking and magnificent as everyone claims it to be - haven't played it, obviously - but it's inconceivable how anyone could hold up that introduction for anything other than its failure to master even the most rudimentary building blocks of storytelling.
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A lot of video games attempt to emotionally manipulate players into proceeding with whatever they want them to do. In TLOU its the shootbangs mixed with #feels.
 
Vlade said:
why do people say this? this scene, and the game as a whole, are extremely well written. i mean, congrats and all for anticipating the major event, but how did you fail to notice the amazing writing throughout??

there was enough handled in that intro that was not obvious, that was not expected. people
killed his daughter, not zombies
for example
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It is well crafted, but I don't feel amazed by the writing. I really felt like I've seen this a thousand times. Like when Ellie
comment on the broke watch of Joel shortly after they met
. I mean, c'mon, you really didn't caught that Joel and Ellie would build a father/daughter thing there?

Its also funny when the kids in the video question thing about the game. Because that also broke the emotion. I mean, when the people is running away from something and they DRIVE IN THAT DIRECTION is so damn obvious that there will be something to cause a scream or whatever.
 
FluxWaveZ said:
"When do I get to play the game?"

Man...
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I remember thinking the exact same thing. Then it became "when does this become a game?", followed by "I don't want this to be a game anymore" after a few enemy encounters.

Troy really did a good job with that scene though, and it's quite amazing how effective his acting is despite being conveyed through a polygonal model.
 
Watching people of a certain generation reacting to a thing made for their own generation is kinda boring. Give the teens Ataris and old people TLoU.
 
tintin1029 said:
Tbh, while the introduction scene is probably the best version of that kind of scene, my major gripe with it is that
I saw it from a mile away.

The minute I saw Sarah on screen I thought "this girl is gonna die by the end of this scene. It's fact. She isn't Ellie, and she's Joel's daughter, there's no way she's gonna make it in this scene"

Sure it still had a lot of impact. But being prepared for the moment didn't really help.
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This is one of the disadvantages of us knowing as much about upcoming games as we do. I let someone play this, who was into videogames at one point but isn't really anymore. He had heard of the game but he didn't know anything about it. So he played it with his wife and that scene caught them completely offguard.
There is still that notion that kids are often the ones that survive in fiction so it subverted their expectations. Now, obviously, being the story that it is and with stuff like Walking Dead you kind of see these things coming more often now.
 
Parhelion69 said:
Case closed.
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No, it's not. This opening wasn't anything special and I avoided spoilers until I played and finished the game.

I've seen a lot better. Doesn't mean that this isn't good, but I don't think it's what everyone here is claiming to be. It's not "case closed".
 
Its kind of strange for me to see comments like "the game was made for their generation.", when these kids don't seem to be 17, and theres an M rating on the box. I could be wrong though. However, I thought the average age for gamers was in the mid 30's so who's to say what generation it was made for. Seems like a pointless argument to me. I still follow gaming heavily, and I bought the 150 dollar CE. i'm 32 but I guess it wasn't made for my generation.
 
I'm not sure I understand the point of this series. Don't people want to see teens react to games that we might consider classics but they might view as out date or before their time? What's the point of asking teens to react to games that came out in the last couple years?
 
Deified Data said:
I'm not sure I understand the point of this series. Don't people want to see teens react to games that we might consider classics but they might view as out date or before their time? What's the point of asking teens to react to games that came out in the last couple years?
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I think this fad was started by the Dead Space team, they got some old people to react to DS and it was a hit. They are just doing it for the $$$
 
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