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Battle of the Sony titans: The Last of Us or God of War? And why?
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What's wrong with unskippable cutscenes?
I didn't realize there was something inherently wrong with them, instead of just like being something you personally don't appreciate. So why do the games have to fuck off when you can fuck off instead? Just curious.
It absolutely kills replayability.
Don't get me wrong, I always appreciate a good story cutscene, but forcing the same cutscene down my throat everytime I play the game is just painful.
How about making it a choice?
People who never skipped cutscenes no matter how many time they played the game can still watch it while people who just want to enjoy the gameplay can choose to skip it.
It's not about how good the story is, no one wants to watch the same shit over and over again, seriously developers make it an option will ya?
You can skip cutscenes in TLOU and GoW.
Edit: they patched it in pretty fast I think in GoW
GoW is the greatest game of this generation*. But it doesn't exist without TLoU breaking all the ground in the generation before it.
In other words: TLoU.
*until TLoU 2 comes out.
In other words: TLoU.
*until TLoU 2 comes out.
I don't remember being able to do that in either games. Especially in GOW.
In TLOU: press options then skip cutscenes (same as Uncharted 4 i think)
In GOW: they patched it in after release
WAIT WHAT. OK that's definitely very cool of them, glad they understand.
I played and Platinum the game on its first month and I never go back after that, so I kinda missed it.
Tlou has such a good story, left me thinking about it years later. Gow is amazing too but it's always tlou for me.
The Last Of Us. It's not by much, but it's definitely noticeable. I've just started to play the new GOW recently and it's just not as polished. It looks phenomenal most of the time, but in some scenes/areas, lighting is fairly poor imo and animations in general are not as well done as in TLOU. Also TLOU still, to date has one of the best MP.
(On a side note, I think it's fair to mention, that there probably is a huge difference between the budget of the two games and most of the issues of GOW just stem from lack of money/men/time. That's why I think it's still a big achievement, and I can't wait to see what SSM will cook up for the next game.)
(On a side note, I think it's fair to mention, that there probably is a huge difference between the budget of the two games and most of the issues of GOW just stem from lack of money/men/time. That's why I think it's still a big achievement, and I can't wait to see what SSM will cook up for the next game.)
God of War, it beats TLoU in all aspects for me personally.
I strongly disliked the older GoW games for a number of reasons, I love this one however. It's one of my all time favorite games now.
You can skip cutscenes in GoW. ;) It was patched in fairly quickly.
I strongly disliked the older GoW games for a number of reasons, I love this one however. It's one of my all time favorite games now.
You can skip cutscenes in GoW. ;) It was patched in fairly quickly.
God of War because I love epic fantasy stuff and God of War is pretty much the pinnacle of that. GoW 3 is my favorite game of all time and God of War 2018 was pretty close in quality.
I'd also say Uncharted 2+3 and Horizon are better than TLOU. But they are all mighty fine games.
I'd also say Uncharted 2+3 and Horizon are better than TLOU. But they are all mighty fine games.
TLOU is one of the best games of all time and is easily better.
That's not to say God of War isn't fantastic as well though
That's not to say God of War isn't fantastic as well though
The last of us by a significant margin. It's easily the more impactful story, especially the supporting characters shine way more and the combat offers more options. Perfectly clearing a combat scenario on a harder difficulty by stealth is exhilarating, as are the mechanics to rescue a situation when stealth goes to shit. Throwing a bottle at an enemy and rushing them for a quick kill is one of my favourite takedown mechanics in gaming.
God of War has the better combat, even though the combat in The Last of Us is great as well. The narrative and world building in TLOU is much better though. Both the supporting cast and the main cast are written in a much better fashion than in GoW. The gameplay in TLOU also merges better with the narrative imo. It's Tlou for me.
It's because 99% of TLOU players only played the single-player. When most people talk about TLOU, they're specifically talking about the single-player.
TLOU. Better pacing, and better integration of the narrative with the gameplay limitations. The gameplay in both games is inconsistent and nothing to write about, but TLOU compensates the game's weak points better with better narrative and less bad pading.
I went for TLOU but they both do there own thing incredibly well. It's almost unfair putting them together.
TLOU is a few years old now but for me was ahead of its time in terms of storytelling, pacing etc. I'd never played a game done to that standard before.
TLOU is a few years old now but for me was ahead of its time in terms of storytelling, pacing etc. I'd never played a game done to that standard before.
God of War, not even close for me.
Story, graphics and gameplay ! Everything is top notch! The Goat game on PS platform for me.
Story, graphics and gameplay ! Everything is top notch! The Goat game on PS platform for me.
God of war I know what it is, have played it (well the older games) and liked it. I also like the mythos. Killing gods and monsters is a fun pastime activity.
The last of us I don't even know how the gameplay is. Only thing I know of the game is that Ellen Page is a main character and that you sneak around in ruins (if I remember the reveal trailer correctly)?
The last of us I don't even know how the gameplay is. Only thing I know of the game is that Ellen Page is a main character and that you sneak around in ruins (if I remember the reveal trailer correctly)?
God of War gets my vote. TLoU had a better story but it just doesn't hold up gameplaywise today imo, I tried to play through it again when the remaster came but I dropped it after just a few hours, the linearity of it all annoyed me. GoW is linear too but not in the same way and it has more interesting gameplay with the axe, loot and upgrade mechanics.
This.
The storytelling in God of War lacks the sensitiviness of Last of Us.
I'm going to say God of War simply because GoW 2018 finished with a cliffhanger and I can't wait to see what's going to happen afterward. The Last of Us was at the very least equally as good, but the game had a great, powerful ending and for that reason I feel less in a hurry for the follow-up.
Im gonna love to see your reaction on 2 months, era knows nothing about sony exclusives, they always fail
The Last of Us. The game was excellent and they had the nerve to include a multiplayer that could have been a standalone game it was so great.
I got a lot more out of God of War. I liked its intro a lot, but The Last of Us was a little too by the book on the whole. Not-zombie stories where the biggest threat is isn't the the infected monsters, but ...MAN just don't have much flavour any more. That was even more the case for the gamedesign. Walking into an area with chest-high walls made me audibly sigh and wish for that section to be over with as soon as possible. Beyond that, you were engaging in what felt like filler content, so your co-op partner could yap on like a Let's Play with audio commentary, or watch cutscenes in a story that I wouldn't watch if it were a movie or TV show. Most of my indifference stems from not liking the type of story they wanted to tell, so I can understand that liking the zombie genre will undoubtedly result in a very different take.
God of War also sometimes contained similar "filler" content, like the token box pushing puzzles, kicking ladder/rope down, and just traversal you can do on auto-pilot. The main difference is that I was interested in what the game had to say, which made the light puzzles and busywork click. Heck, God of War even pulled that off with just riding on a slow little boat. The core of God of War, its combat, is of course the biggest differentiator, and it's stuff I find inherently more fun and engaging than TLOU's offering.
God of War also sometimes contained similar "filler" content, like the token box pushing puzzles, kicking ladder/rope down, and just traversal you can do on auto-pilot. The main difference is that I was interested in what the game had to say, which made the light puzzles and busywork click. Heck, God of War even pulled that off with just riding on a slow little boat. The core of God of War, its combat, is of course the biggest differentiator, and it's stuff I find inherently more fun and engaging than TLOU's offering.
Surprised you say that, since it's one of the most overt examples I can think of as a game where the player has no agency. The final stretch really drives home that the player does what Joel wants, and not the other way around.
It's really close. Both of them are excellent story driven games. I'll go with The Last of Us but only by the hair of a gnats nut sack. Both had me gripped and struggling to put down the controller. God of War really surprised me because I despised the previous GoW titles. I expected to love the TLoU because, well, Naughty Dog.
I can't give any honest assessment of why I chose TLoU, because I can't really think of a fair comparison. Both are brilliant in their own right.
I can't give any honest assessment of why I chose TLoU, because I can't really think of a fair comparison. Both are brilliant in their own right.