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The Last Of Us Part 2 Gameplay Reveal
- Thread starter Strafer
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Since the beginning there was so much speculation on Joel's fate, I feel ND just wants to keep it in the dark until release. We start the game and hello Joel, glad to see you finally.
Well, corny would probably be a better word. To go from a kiss with the words, 'Oh, Ellie, I think they should be terrified of you' (referring to the men watching) to a scene in which Ellie is plunging a knife into a man's neck is just so forced and manufactured. It doesn't come across as honest but rather a gimmick.
What's the full lexicon of the average gamergator? I see the term SJW bandied about quite often from them, but is there any other significant marker that bears mentioning of these folks?
Was just watching his stream and he said 'never once had ND let me down'. Yea he loves these games. He loved GoW and Detroit as well.
But do the people around Ellie know what kind of threat she is?
Remember in the first game Joel is the one enacting the vast majority of the violence. Its likely that Ellie has lived the majority of her teenage years as well, a normal enough teenager and hid as much as she can about her fucked up history and the things she went through with Joel.
The comment about her being no threat as a girl is a self reflective statement I think and Ellie trying to project herself as a "nornal" teenage girl and not who she really is
There's been other trailers.
And so far no, and the director has said that this will be much darker in tone and about revenge or something along those lines.
Heck, the very first trailer we saw Ellie singing in a house where the sun was shining bright. The last 2 segments shown were in the dark, sure, but that's hardly indicative of a ~10-15 (guessing here) hour game.
Wait what?? She literally just came back to westworld 3 weeks ago. Omg. Her acting is so good there
The Screens in the first pages are captured on a Ps4 Pro so nope.. also have you seen que quality on UC4 and UC4 expansion? .. they can pull this off easily.. they are wizards with the Ps4 hardware
For the love of fuck
it's a double meaning, you crazies
it's taking the context of one thing, and using it to ironically mean another thing in another context.
Ellie saying that to Dina means she meant it romantically. She's saying she doesn't see herself as competition to men for Dina's affections. Dina saying that she is is her telling Ellie that, yes, she's into girls as well and she is free to express that.
The cut to Ellie killing a dude after having said that line is a visual irony.
A single arrow in the back does not kill you instantly.
Te weapon i was referring to was that kind of mace she uses in the first combat sequence. She swings it like it has no weight.
...and both trailers show very specific, singular scenes.
Dark tone doesn't mean dark in terms of actual lack of sunlight as well. Even in this very trailer we get a very 'bright' scene in terms of lighting and mood. They're establishing a tone and rain and night definitely does that. It seems very premature to write an entire game off based on very little footage. Especially one likely at least a year away from even releasing.
One other trailer and it took place at night. I'm sure there will be plenty of lighthearted moments like the original.
Yeah, I know. This is odd. That's what I'm talking about. It's corny.
Kiss was absolutely fine.
Violence was fine.
What I did not like is the unnecessary "I am just a girl - no threat" shit and the fact that the gameplay did not show (from what we saw) a lot of change from the past. Yes I was expecting the same approach but there were not enough new mechanics shown. It literally felt like TLOU1 with just 1-2 things added. I expected more to be shown.
I find the phrase 'Virtue signaling' pretty apparent. Asshole alt rights love it for some reason. Raises a red flag for me personally.
I'm not writing off the game due to this one scene. I'm beginning to write it off since I found no scene interesting, (that whole trailer in the woods at night with torture? I felt nothing) I ended up hating their last game UC4, and "Ellie on a revenge mission" just isn't something I'm itching to see storywise either. If I see something that actually catches my attention in a positive way, sure, but that hasn't happened so far.
People are allowed to be excited for products and like trailers, and I'm allowed to not be excited by what I see.
Absolutely agree, aside from the not impressed part.
Over 200 game of the year awards, personal game of the year as well as top 3 of both the generation as well as decade.
So even if the game was worse it could still be excellent. But as you say there are even improvements!
Also loved the kiss it looked really natural the animation and it didn't feel uncanny
If that's the case, that is 100% fair. I just didn't get that feeling from your initial post.
How is it dishonest?
I feel like you're trying to justify your opinion after the fact, by concocting reasons that aren't actually there. There is nothing "dishonest" about that scene. Insofar as it's possible to earn a moment in the span of 2 minutes, they did an admirable job. Knowing what we know of Ellie, and what she has had to do to survive, and how capable she actually is, the dichotomy between those two moment (people having to be "terrified" of her in the context of a romantic relationship, and people having to be terrified of her and her murderous intent) is absolutely "honest", earned, contextualized, and whatever the heck else you want it to be.
the comparison and the praise for ND has been done to death, but honestly the difference in animation between the two is mind boggling. Tomb Raider just looks like the same animations as the last one but with a new knife pose, which is perfectly serviceable, but TLOU2 looks like real life.
it's not a hive mind, and i don't think it is, but the past week has been one of the worst on here for sure. It doesnt even have to do with disagreeing. some of the reactions to things have been real sad to see. either way, you are right on the final part. it's getting back to fruitful discussion, and that's what i'd hope we're all here for.
the mods are doing a good job usually from what i see, and yea you cant really vet ppl on the internet. it's just been an influx of thread ruining posts the past week. but i believe it'll get back to normal, was just sad seing our first e3 turn out like this.
and yea, Ellie butchered David's head open in the first game, so i really dont understand the overreaction to violence. i mean we're literally coming from a generation where God of War 3 happened.
So back after 4 hours of sleep. Rewatched the video again. I haven't read the thread and I'm sure there will be plenty of complaints about the violence, which is understandable given how far they are taking it. But I just want to take the time to mention just how incredible the direction, writing and animation are in the scene that bookends the gameplay section. In 4 minutes they manage to convey so much about these characters and get an emotional response out of me. The writing and the performances from the actors really feel flawless. And those animations, so many little touches that completely sell the entire performance.
The gameplay looks rock solid too. And while I do think the violence/gore goes a bit too far for my liking, it does completely fit and sell this world. I for one can't wait to dig in when this releases. I have absolute faith that they will knock this out of the park.
The gameplay looks rock solid too. And while I do think the violence/gore goes a bit too far for my liking, it does completely fit and sell this world. I for one can't wait to dig in when this releases. I have absolute faith that they will knock this out of the park.
one of the first things i noticed. the gap is grand canyon wide
That's your opinion, and that's fine. In my opinion it's a corny cut. Let's leave it at that.
Thank god.... it sounds like Joel isn't dead! Yay for not going the cheap lazy route!
Not really. It's not the most elegant use of contrasting visuals with double meaning dialogue I've ever seen, but it's not doing anything wrong as far as I can tell. The dialogue itself is something a normal person would believably say, and it's built up to it well. The poses are purposesful. Ellie isn't doing just any violent thing, she's holding the guy in question close to as he dies, which visually both mirrors and contrasts with the affectionate way Ellie is holding Dina. It's perfectly fine as a transition.
Of course, you're free to have your own opinion, but I'm not seeing any sort of solid criticism that supports that opinion.
Yes. They do so with me as well. Is it possible that some people get looped into it as well without realizing it? Using alt-right language but without the animus? The terms are used so ad nauseum by these folks that they lose any edginess they might have had in the past. I always roll my eyes when I hear the term used in real life, and they're always the same stock, visual cliches. Imagine dating or being married to that kind of personality. Imagine being a parent or sibling and having to hear these losers prattle on about SJW's and feminazis at dinner time.
She reminds me so much of Mary Louise Parker for some reason.
It'll probably be the Pro at this point but I've got no doubt it'll look brilliant on the PS4 too.
So so good, this shot straight up to my most anticipated game besides Cyberpunk. GG Naughty Dog.
Yeah calling things like homosexuality or female characters an agenda, using phrases like virtue signalling, triggered and SJWs... Never indicates a good time.
Yeah I know but it still looks way better than I expected.
Are you sure she is kill a man ?
I look at the trailer again and it looks like it can be woman .
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