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Gamerant: ‘Why The Last of Us is Widely Considered Game of the Decade’ [Playstation community poll]
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yeah i read it after making that post. doesn't change the fact that the article's title (not your thread title) is clickbait.
How does this make the article click bait? The poll was open to everyone, and 2 of the 4 games they list are multi platform.
Adding "....by the PlayStation community" to the title would've been more accurate on their part. Most people react to the headline. (As did I).
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I'm not going to change the Author thread title to fit ERA sensibilities.
If a Mod thinks somehow the thread title is too much for people to handle it, then they should change it.
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Great game, great story.
Just wish this piece had a bit more going for it than 'story good' and the bizarre idea that no other zombie game has focused on people before...
Just wish this piece had a bit more going for it than 'story good' and the bizarre idea that no other zombie game has focused on people before...
Usual suspects hard at work.
It's an incredibly impactful game. We can only hope that Part II won't ruin the perfect ending of the first game.
It's an incredibly impactful game. We can only hope that Part II won't ruin the perfect ending of the first game.
I mean really, we're just tripping over semantics at this point lol.
Not sure why this is even worth arguing to be honest. Unless you truly believe the game isn't widely beloved, for some reason?
Also, it's because of the presentation TLOU is praised, in case you're wondering. Folk like their video games all cinematic and shit, looking like a movie with all of them animations and voice acting. Lo and behold, Naughty Doge is good at providing both of those things. There ya go, I answered the question for ya, now I am the games journalist.
yeah lmao
i don't mind people thinking that is the game of the decade or whatever but to say it's the only zombie story to approach it from a human angle is preposterous
It is definitely the best game not from Nintendo and was the best game on the PS3. I am not sure where I'd put it in comparison to some of those though. Not above them.
ok that got a chuckle out of me.I can already imagine the contents of this thread.
Kudos to Naughty Dog. I like that they manage to put out high quality games every 3-4 years.
Maybe it's because Naughty Dog has become arguably the best developer in the entire gaming industry..?
I'm part of the ''PS community'' but this whole self-elevating stuff can be unbearable at times.
Last of Us is an amazing game but it's in no way a groundbreaking achievement in writing or gameplay, there's no need to downplay other games as if they're all just mindless shooters. Way to ignore Telltale's Walking Dead's quality writing and characters just because it ain't part of the PS family.
To me it sounds like the person who wrote this article only ever played generic AAA games and this is the first time they experienced a good story.
If you ask me I'd say the writing in GOW2018 is overall better and more subtle, there are things you wouldn't get unless you're really paying attention or just happen to reflect on.
While Last of Us is more sad, thus more emotional, the writing is pretty straight forward and honestly not very unpredictable.
It's a fantastic 10/10 game, but it not the only 10/10 game, nor is it the best.
Last of Us is an amazing game but it's in no way a groundbreaking achievement in writing or gameplay, there's no need to downplay other games as if they're all just mindless shooters. Way to ignore Telltale's Walking Dead's quality writing and characters just because it ain't part of the PS family.
To me it sounds like the person who wrote this article only ever played generic AAA games and this is the first time they experienced a good story.
If you ask me I'd say the writing in GOW2018 is overall better and more subtle, there are things you wouldn't get unless you're really paying attention or just happen to reflect on.
While Last of Us is more sad, thus more emotional, the writing is pretty straight forward and honestly not very unpredictable.
It's a fantastic 10/10 game, but it not the only 10/10 game, nor is it the best.
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Did you know Joel killed people for Ellie because Ellie reminded him of his daughter. You can tell this because at one point he calls her by his daughter's name, indicating that he looks at Ellie kind of like a daughter. This means Joel's character has developed a relationship with Ellie, even though before he was reluctant to do so, so his character has developed. So he went through character development.
Well deserved and cant wait for p2. The story really does elevate the game into so much more, and while gameplay wasnt as innovative, it was genuinly fun till the last encounter. Factions multiplayer also deserves a lot of praise.
I do believe that game as medium can be so much more than just fun combat, TLOU at least for me felt like a spiritual journey that changed me as a human being. For this reason it deserves the game of the decade. It took gaming into a whole new level.
I do believe that game as medium can be so much more than just fun combat, TLOU at least for me felt like a spiritual journey that changed me as a human being. For this reason it deserves the game of the decade. It took gaming into a whole new level.
I love TLOU, it's one of my favourite games ever. I bought a replacement PS3 when my old fat went pop just to play it and did not regret it. I think it's an incredible game.
But I wouldn't call it original, the source material has been done a million times and for the most part it doesn't go anywhere you couldn't predict; it's beauty for me is that it's just a simple story wonderfully and carefully told with real sensitivity and pathos.
But I wouldn't call it original, the source material has been done a million times and for the most part it doesn't go anywhere you couldn't predict; it's beauty for me is that it's just a simple story wonderfully and carefully told with real sensitivity and pathos.
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I would disagree. But my avatar would make me look foolish if I did.
Hey Mazi, it really is ok for TLOU to be considered great (Like many of us do). This does not diminish BOTW achievements in anyway. Celebrate good games. If it helps you, try to forget it is from Sony.
It's certainly the most celebrated game of the decade, I'd put half a dozen games above it.
For anyone who actually played the game, how do you feel about all the hiding you did, where your AI companions clipped through every object in the room and talked normally? Were you able to keep up the immersion when they walked out into the open in front of gun fire and were completely ignored? because every time it did, the game's immersion was gone for me. Really hoping TLOU2 has fixed this problem.
There are better choices than this for game of the decade, but this is still a respectable choice, that is how well done the world and characters were done (I'm a zombie so I might be bias).
For anyone who actually played the game, how do you feel about all the hiding you did, where your AI companions clipped through every object in the room and talked normally? Were you able to keep up the immersion when they walked out into the open in front of gun fire and were completely ignored? because every time it did, the game's immersion was gone for me. Really hoping TLOU2 has fixed this problem.
There are better choices than this for game of the decade, but this is still a respectable choice, that is how well done the world and characters were done (I'm a zombie so I might be bias).
Damn .. That's really a groundbreaking plot and an unforeseen plot twist you can never expect.
I can see why people are so impressed with this masterpiece.
It's the pioneer of soap opera zombie apocalyptic entertainment media.
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It's a distant second place from the compiled lists on Metacritic for GotD, but it racks up some points for being second place in a variety of lists.
So it's story story story and story. What's left for people who didn't really vibe with the story?
Also, a much better zombie game released before TLOU and it was DEADLIGHT.
And the story is way better than TLOU, and I'll tell you why. At the end, when Randall is about to find his family, he realizes his family was actually dead the whole time because he actually KILLED THEM. But he did it out of mercy to save them from the zombies. But he repressed that memory, so he is kind of just a crazy guy looking for a family he already killed.
I'm sorry, but that is a way better story. Don't you lie to me by telling me otherwise. At least that shit came with a twist, and as we all know, twists are good storytelling. It means the story is good.
And the story is way better than TLOU, and I'll tell you why. At the end, when Randall is about to find his family, he realizes his family was actually dead the whole time because he actually KILLED THEM. But he did it out of mercy to save them from the zombies. But he repressed that memory, so he is kind of just a crazy guy looking for a family he already killed.
I'm sorry, but that is a way better story. Don't you lie to me by telling me otherwise. At least that shit came with a twist, and as we all know, twists are good storytelling. It means the story is good.
Graphics, because the gameplay certainly wasn't anything special. Same as BotW really, lacking gameplay and the story might not gel, but at least the graphics were nice.
True. I didn't think the game itself was anything special, but god damn it was a fucking masterpiece on a technical level.
Story was whatever to me.
I don't care about the story in LoU (or most videogames) and its one of my top 3 best games of the decade. Bloodborne and BotW being the other two. The MP was on whole another level and basically showcased how great the gameplay was once unshackled from the scripted sequences.
