Official Thread The Last of Us Remastered,v. 2.0

You should give it a shot. It's slow to start, but after a couple of hours, it really starts to hit its stride.

I've just started the part where they get to the university, which I think is a little less than 2/3 of the way through. Today, I played through the section where

Sam gets infected and Henry kills himself. That one left me a little shaken. Then, after that came the part where Joel almost leaves Ellie, but then decides not to.

Between that and all the shooting, I'm feeling drained. The game sure keeps things interesting. I've spent most of my free time over the last several days playing it. When I get home, I look forward to starting it up. They did a really nice job of building a cohesive world, believable characters, and tough dilemmas.
 
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This is my favorite playstation game and one of the best games i ever played. I need to get back into this again, been awhile since i played it but glad i got it with my playstation 4.
 
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deathcry said:
This is my favorite playstation game and one of the best games i ever played. I need to get back into this again, been awhile since i played it but glad i got it with my playstation 4.
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Same here. I haven't played through The Last of Us: Remastered yet. I started it and then put it off. So many games, so little time. This one deserves the attention.
 
One of the reasons I wanted to give it a second shot was because I'd heard good things about the Left Behind DLC. I didn't want to miss out on that.
 
TDbank24 said:
Same here. I haven't played through The Last of Us: Remastered yet. I started it and then put it off. So many games, so little time. This one deserves the attention.
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You definitely should play it through till the end, it was so well done, i never got into the uncharted games but this one stuck with me and i play it over and over again because it is that good. If u need any tips for it just let me know and i can help u out
 
Andy said:
One of the reasons I wanted to give it a second shot was because I'd heard good things about the Left Behind DLC. I didn't want to miss out on that.
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It was pretty good, i am glad they included it with the ps4 release, i just wish it was a little longer but still well worth it.
 
Still enjoying the game. Whoever described it as an emotional rollercoaster was right. Good description. I just finished the part where

Joel gets stuck through the stomach by a pipe. Controlling him afterwards, I could feel some of that agony. They did a nice job with that.

I'm at the opening of "Winter" now, and I'm not even sure Joel is alive. I assume he is, but I'm playing as Ellie, out hunting deer. That opening scene with the rabbit surprised me, btw. "Ooh, what a cute little bunny wabbit." Then, *thwack* right through the head... :laugh:

I didn't enjoy the combat and stealth much in the beginning, but now I'm into it. The guns have gotten fun. I'm better at sneaking around, and it's rewarding and can lead to some really tense moments. I like the upgrades/perks, too. There aren't a lot of them, but they add to the game.
 
So many memorable moments in this game. I just finished the part where they encounter the
giraffe. That was beautiful. It was such a nice oasis, after all of that ugliness, violence, and depravity.
I had played the game for two hours straight, and it was perfect timing. It really got to me. I just sat there for about 10 minutes, enjoying -- and letting the characters enjoy -- the scene. I didn't want it to end.

Then I went for a walk, and for the next hour or so, that was all I could think about -- not just that scene, but what a great game this is, how many things they were able to pull off.

One of the things that impresses me is how they deal with Ellie. Most games would have her transform into a badass; they'd be pleased with themselves, and they'd stop there. ND went farther, though, and they show you
how the depravity of the world damages and changes her. And they do it subtly, not with a heavy hand. It's also interesting that it is the humans that really damage Ellie, not the "monsters."
I'm so glad I gave this game a second chance. Would've hated to miss out.
 
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Finished. 9.0. Hard to grade, because the story, characters, and dialog are outstanding, but the stealth and combat weren't to my taste. The latter were serviceable, but I didn't find them half as entertaining as the story.

I thought a plot twist was "spoiled" for me by a GI article, but it turned out not to be the case.

The GI article referred to Joel "betraying" Ellie at the end. While I see what they are talking about, when I heard "betrayed," I thought they meant he was going to really f*ck her over somehow.

He did, in a way -- by lying to her and preventing what she would've wanted. He kind of f*cked over the whole human race, actually, for selfish reasons. But that's not at all what I expected, when I heard "betrayed," so it wasn't spoiled.

I wanted to let the surgery proceed. As Marlene said, it's what Ellie would've wanted. It's what so many people had fought and died for. But the game forced me to kill the surgeon and run off with her. It's a weird experience, to have to do things in game that you really don't want to do. I wanted the game to turn into an RPG at that moment.

I knew Ellie appeared in the DLC, so obviously, she wasn't going to go through with the surgery. That spoiled the tension in the final act a little. I knew Joel would pull her out of it.
Anyhow, magnificent game, from a story/character/dialog perspective. Really enjoyed it. It is one of those games that stays with you. Most games, I finish, and that's it, I'm done, I don't think about them anymore. This one leaves a mark.
 
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Andy said:
Finished. 9.0. Hard to grade, because the story, characters, and dialog are outstanding, but the stealth and combat weren't to my taste. The latter were serviceable, but I didn't find them half as entertaining as the story.

I thought a plot twist was "spoiled" for me by a GI article, but it turned out not to be the case.

The GI article referred to Joel "betraying" Ellie at the end. While I see what they are talking about, when I heard "betrayed," I thought they meant he was going to really f*ck her over somehow.

He did, in a way -- by lying to her and preventing what she would've wanted. He kind of f*cked over the whole human race, actually, for selfish reasons. But that's not at all what I expected, when I heard "betrayed," so it wasn't spoiled.

I wanted to let the surgery proceed. As Marlene said, it's what Ellie would've wanted. It's what so many people had fought and died for. But the game forced me to kill the surgeon and run off with her. It's a weird experience, to have to do things in game that you really don't want to do. I wanted the game to turn into an RPG at that moment.

I knew Ellie appeared in the DLC, so obviously, she wasn't going to go through with the surgery. That spoiled the tension in the final act a little. I knew Joel would pull her out of it.
Anyhow, magnificent game, from a story/character/dialog perspective. Really enjoyed it. It is one of those games that stays with you. Most games, I finish, and that's it, I'm done, I don't think about them anymore. This one leaves a mark.
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Its not like Marlene gave Ellie a choice either. The fact that you are saying its going to stay with is the reason why that moment shouldn't be left up to the player to choose.

Also the DLC is prequel. Probably would have been better if you knew that before hand
 
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Its not like Marlene gave Ellie a choice either. The fact that you are saying its going to stay with is the reason why that moment shouldn't be left up to the player to choose.

Also the DLC is prequel. Probably would have been better if you knew that before hand
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Oh, I didn't realize that the DLC is a prequel. Yeah, that would've changed my expectations.

As for what you say about

not leaving the choice of surgery up to the player, I see what you're saying. If they did give you a choice, though, I still think it would've had an emotional impact. You're sacrificing your second "daughter," you're losing the only person in the world you care about (again), but by doing so, you're potentially saving the human race ... that's a pretty powerful choice. Either way, I think it would've stayed with you.

But that's academic, because it's not the kind of game it is; I understand. It is ND's linear adventure story, and I'm fine with that. It was good one. I'm just saying that

in that moment, I wanted control of the character. I felt like he was making the wrong choice, and I wanted to stop him.

You're right that Marlene didn't give her a choice either. I'm convinced Ellie would've chosen the surgery, though.
 
I was waiting to see how you would react to the ending. I reacted in the same way.

It kind of threw me for a loop and just the thought of it stuck with me for awhile. Which never happens with most games.
 
Finished Left Behind. Good stuff. I like the way they mixed the old and the new. It was fun to see Ellie just goof around and be a kid for a while. The juxtaposition between that and the current storyline worked nicely, and then they kind of blended together at the end. Well done.

I'm going to bump my rating up to 9.5. I had graded it down a little because the combat and stealth, particularly all the stealth, wasn't my cup of tea. But, that's not really fair to the game. They did a fine job. All of the game elements works very well together -- the stealth, the scarcity of supplies, the environments, the combat with scarce ammo, the level design, the enemy AI, and of course the story. Overall, the game is excellent.
 
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I mentioned this in the Game of Thrones (Telltale) thread, but I'll mention it here, too. I played the first two GoT episodes and thought they were pretty good; I thought Telltale was telling a good tale. Then I played The Last of Us, and I was blown away by how good it was. Today, I played Episode 3 of GoT. It didn't impress me anymore. It seemed pale, shallow, and contrived. I couldn't care less about any of the characters.

The Last of Us was a hard act to follow. It set a new bar for storytelling. I can still sort of "feel" Joel and Ellie with me, if that makes any sense. Whatever I played afterwards was destined to seem feeble by comparison. I suppose this is what happens when you play a great game -- the game you play afterwards feels shallow by comparison. It takes a while before your barometer resets and you stop comparing everything to that game and expecting so much.
 
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Andy said:
Oh, I didn't realize that the DLC is a prequel. Yeah, that would've changed my expectations.

As for what you say about

not leaving the choice of surgery up to the player, I see what you're saying. If they did give you a choice, though, I still think it would've had an emotional impact. You're sacrificing your second "daughter," you're losing the only person in the world you care about (again), but by doing so, you're potentially saving the human race ... that's a pretty powerful choice. Either way, I think it would've stayed with you.

But that's academic, because it's not the kind of game it is; I understand. It is ND's linear adventure story, and I'm fine with that. It was good one. I'm just saying that

in that moment, I wanted control of the character. I felt like he was making the wrong choice, and I wanted to stop him.

You're right that Marlene didn't give her a choice either. I'm convinced Ellie would've chosen the surgery, though.
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I totally support Joel's decision. Did find all the lab notes? If I remember correctly, Ellie wasn't the first one brought in for the surgery and others were failures. Hell, after the journey and being reminded how s***ty humans had become, I wouldn't be feeling the need to find a cure for them either. Let alone on the slim chance it would actually work.
 
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I totally support Joel's decision. Did find all the lab notes? If I remember correctly, Ellie wasn't the first one brought in for the surgery and others were failures. Hell, after the journey and being reminded how s***ty humans had become, I wouldn't be feeling the need to find a cure for them either. Let alone on the slim chance it would actually work.
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Interesting. I didn't find the notes. Or if I did, I didn't bother to read them.

I know you were replying to Andy. But your info does change my opinion a little bit.
 
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I totally support Joel's decision. Did find all the lab notes? If I remember correctly, Ellie wasn't the first one brought in for the surgery and others were failures. Hell, after the journey and being reminded how s***ty humans had become, I wouldn't be feeling the need to find a cure for them either. Let alone on the slim chance it would actually work.
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No, I didn't see those notes. That would sway me a little in the other direction.
 
Frozpot said:
I totally support Joel's decision. Did find all the lab notes? If I remember correctly, Ellie wasn't the first one brought in for the surgery and others were failures. Hell, after the journey and being reminded how s***ty humans had become, I wouldn't be feeling the need to find a cure for them either. Let alone on the slim chance it would actually work.
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I was going to mention that because I thought that was the case but when I looked it up I didn't find anything that said that. I figured I was confusing the actual journals with what Joel said.
 
Andy said:
I mentioned this in the Game of Thrones (Telltale) thread, but I'll mention it here, too. I played the first two GoT episodes and thought they were pretty good; I thought Telltale was telling a good tale. Then I played The Last of Us, and I was blown away by how good it was. Today, I played Episode 3 of GoT. It didn't impress me anymore. It seemed pale, shallow, and contrived. I couldn't care less about any of the characters.

The Last of Us was a hard act to follow. It set a new bar for storytelling. I can still sort of "feel" Joel and Ellie with me, if that makes any sense. Whatever I played afterwards was destined to seem feeble by comparison. I suppose this is what happens when you play a great game -- the game you play afterwards feels shallow by comparison. It takes a while before your barometer resets and you stop comparing everything to that game and expecting so much.
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It makes sense as both Joel and Ellie are some of the best characters I've ever seen in any media books movies games whatever. You really grow to care about them a lot. I think ND is 2nd to none when it comes to characters and the worlds that make. I don't think anyone can top them.

I mean after Ellie kills the child molester when you ask for her help exp hit triangle to make her get something Joel asks her and she does not answer right away and when she does she specks broken. She just sits there all quiet when up to that point she was a motor mouth. Man that s*** got to me for real then when the giraffe scene kicked in and she got happy and was talking again holy s*** I damn near lost it.

 
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It makes sense as both Joel and Ellie are some of the best characters I've ever seen in any media books movies games whatever. You really grow to care about them a lot. I think ND is 2nd to none when it comes to characters and the worlds that make. I don't think anyone can top them.

I mean after Ellie kills the child molester when you ask for her help exp hit triangle to make her get something Joel asks her and she does not answer right away and when she does she specks broken. She just sits there all quiet when up to that point she was a motor mouth. Man that s*** got to me for real then when the giraffe scene kicked in and she got happy and was talking again holy s*** I damn near lost it.

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I agree. I think the story stacks up to some of the best movies I've seen, in terms of how involved I felt with the characters. And yeah, I had exactly the same reaction you described to both parts of that scene (her quietness, then what follows). I loved that sequence. I'm a little embarrassed to say I had tears running down my face; that's how much it got to me. (I put the video inside the spoiler tag, btw. Didn't want anyone getting spoiled.)
 
deathcry said:
You definitely should play it through till the end, it was so well done, i never got into the uncharted games but this one stuck with me and i play it over and over again because it is that good. If u need any tips for it just let me know and i can help u out
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Oh, i will. I finished it on the PS3 just to be clear. So i know how the game is. But i still want to finish the Remastered edition. All in due time.
 
Playing through the seriously clicker-infested area. And the young girl decides it's a good time to practice whistling. XD Thankfully she failed to do anything but fart her lips. Lol
 
Though I really width you could turn off aim assist. It really affect one's ability to shoot a moving target.
 
Nice piece on the
giraffe
motif in the game. It's on the level of literary criticism. It helps me to appreciate the game even more, to see all those placements and to hear how each is connected to a pivotal moment for the characters. When I saw the main scene, I didn't think of it in these terms, exactly, but I can see what he's getting at.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=895799
 
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The Last of Us really is one of those masterpieces that will always stay with you for a long time. Even now, looking at that pic, a little part of me tingles because it reminds me of that emotional scene.
 
Just finished the game finally on the PS Pro. I loved the story, loved Ellie's character. I thought it was funny how ND had brothers getting into a fight here and in UC4.

As Andy spoilered above, that scene really connected with me too. I found Joel to be an ok character but I liked Nathan Drake more. I liked Ellie more than both.

The graphics were ok. Crappy textures and cartoony color palette. Animations were pretty good and lip sync was great. Probably give graphics an 8 out of 10. Story I would give a 9/10. Probably because I think zombies are over done in general but I enjoyed the story line.

Gameplay would be a solid 8. Controls were meh but I loved that there were a plethora of options in the game. A decent weapon leveling system too.

I would give it an 8.5 overall. Highly recommended if you haven't played it. Now off to finish up Ryse.
 
Kvally said:
Just finished the game finally on the PS Pro. I loved the story, loved Ellie's character. I thought it was funny how ND had brothers getting into a fight here and in UC4.

As Andy spoilered above, that scene really connected with me too. I found Joel to be an ok character but I liked Nathan Drake more. I liked Ellie more than both.

The graphics were ok. Crappy textures and cartoony color palette. Animations were pretty good and lip sync was great. Probably give graphics an 8 out of 10. Story I would give a 9/10. Probably because I think zombies are over done in general but I enjoyed the story line.

Gameplay would be a solid 8. Controls were meh but I loved that there were a plethora of options in the game. A decent weapon leveling system too.

I would give it an 8.5 overall. Highly recommended if you haven't played it. Now off to finish up Ryse.
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I doubt you'd feel that way if you played it in 2013.
 
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