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The Last of Us Part II Preview Thread
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Apparently Normal is a bit too easy, so I'll probably be doing a Hard run myself. Was tempted to take a stab at Survivor, but worried the lack of supplies might limit my ability to experiment with combat for a first play through.
I plan to do Hard, followed by Grounded (coming in a later patch).
If that's the case then I will go hard. Anyway, if it's too hard I can change it back to normal.
Could Part II also implemented MGSV camera zoom?
I've seen this twice on State of Play gameplay & the Brazilian other b-roll footage.
I've seen this twice on State of Play gameplay & the Brazilian other b-roll footage.
GameReactor Swedens editor is 14 hours into it and he is gushing over it. He cant say much obviously but he keeps repeating how amazingly good it is. The first game is his favorite game ever and he believed he had unrealistic high expectations going into part 2. He claims part 2 has lived up to his expectations based on the preview demo area.
To quote and translate his recent blog post:
"It. Is. Incredible...
Ive now played 14 hours and I obviously cannot speak about anything outside of what we are allowed to say. But I just want to inform that this game is completely phenomenal. Soooo full of humanity, excitement, character, variation and tension."
To quote and translate his recent blog post:
"It. Is. Incredible...
Ive now played 14 hours and I obviously cannot speak about anything outside of what we are allowed to say. But I just want to inform that this game is completely phenomenal. Soooo full of humanity, excitement, character, variation and tension."
Survivor, but if I feel too limited I'll take it back down to hard. In the Easy Allies preview they felt they had a little too much ammo/supplies.
I'm really starting to believe in a 96-97 metacritic score now lol. The hype quotes give me life.
Great to hear. I think the only problem with TLoU2 is that it might be too good.
I think general consensus will be that this is better than Part 1 quite safely. But I do think Meta will land on 92-94 because of how daring this game seems to be. It is bound to piss off some people. I remember Troy Baker saying he isnt sure if people will love or hate it and how he urges everyone to have an open mind about it.
Hope I'm wrong though and it hits 99 haha.
Hope I'm wrong though and it hits 99 haha.
I thought that too at first, but all the previews I've read were almost exclusively positive about the game.
First game I played 50% on grounded difficulty then changed to survivor because check points were more punishing than DS1,it was very fun but I'm not sure if I should go for survivor difficulty on 1st playthrough here because if the story is too good it would break the pacing assuming that you are repeating some sections many times, I also hate customized difficulty I would like to play how the devolpers intended the game to be played I.E Fromsoft, Platnuim games.. etc. obviously not like AC.
I think I'll play it on hard but I like listening mode so only if I can use that. I'm gonna take my time with this one but probably still finish it in a week. The first is scarily addictive and I can easily sit and play it for five hours at a time.
Usually I don't play games on hard but I feel like it'll heighten the stakes and sell the scenarios better than the normal mode which is reportedly quite easy.
Jeez, just noticed at ~1:55 that more blood is running from that guy's head wound. Very subtle and gruesome.
(1) Pretty much everyone is gushing over it, and (2) "Normal" is slightly too easy.
I think it will be between 93-97. More is complicated. But man, I'm playing now RDR2 and I see TLOU2 and wow, Its hard to compare bc the world (post-apocaliptic and western are pretty different) but it looks soooo good, I just cant wait to use the photo mode all the time
The most controversial part of the leak occurs in the first third of the game. He seems to be past it.
The slightly less controversial part of the leak occurs in the second half of the game. Unsure but unlikely he is there yet.
Lost Legacy is better than Uncharted 4 and the best Uncharted behind second one.
The ending features the best extended set piece of the entire series, imo.
Both games will have a very high Chance of winning GOTY
Its gonna be a very close battle.
Imo i Think Cyperpunk may edge it out in the end as its a farely new setting for a AAA game and Looks to be amazing aswell.
My hype for Cyberpunk deflated after the last gameplay showing. The combat seems a bit sluggish. It still looks really good though and I think the hype alone is going to make it a big Goty contender.
No chance. ND games never score better than Rockstar titles. At least not with the last several major releases anyway.
Did naughty dog dumb down the A.I again before release like last time?! I hope not but i am not seeing that A.I praise like september previews!
Apparently the AI is very good on survivor. Not sure about the other settings.
Thanks!Higher quality
That looks fucking amazing.
They did not dumb down the AI. The AI's perception and awareness is tuned to difficulty setting. A lot of reviewers are playing on normal, which gives a more generous window with the AI. One reviewer reported playing on survivor difficulty and that the AI will look behind them A LOT more frequently in an attempt to prevent the player from easily exploiting a back stab.
Also, many reviewers have praised the AI and said it is the most advanced they have ever seen in a game. Particular praise has been given to the way the AI communicate with each other to find Ellie, much like what was shown in the E3 2018 presentation:
From GQ article impressions: " Enemies respond in a way that's more realistic and convincing than anything I've seen in a video game before. It's the communication between the enemies that I think is most impressive."
The Last Of Us Part II is a gory, stealthy game-changer… so far
We played The Last Of Us Part II and are permitted to discuss a crucial portion of the game ahead of its release…
I think Troy's comment was about the story specifically. On the gameplay and overall design side, all we've heard is 100% positivity.
That's interesting . If it's not too much to ask can you link me another source that is praising the human AI . Thanks!They did not dumb down the AI. The AI's perception and awareness is tuned to difficulty setting. A lot of reviewers are playing on normal, which gives a more generous window with the AI. One reviewer reported playing on survivor difficulty and that the AI will look behind them A LOT more frequently in an attempt to prevent the player from easily exploiting a back stab.
Also, many reviewers have praised the AI and said it is the most advanced they have ever seen in a game. Particular praise has been given to the way the AI communicate with each other to find Ellie, much like what was shown in the E3 2018 presentation:
From GQ article impressions: " Enemies respond in a way that's more realistic and convincing than anything I've seen in a video game before. It's the communication between the enemies that I think is most impressive."
The Last Of Us Part II is a gory, stealthy game-changer… so far
We played The Last Of Us Part II and are permitted to discuss a crucial portion of the game ahead of its release…www.gq-magazine.co.uk
iirc one of the co-director said playtest led to 25h to complete the story.
Cyberpunk is an RPG. Even though it's first person, the combat was never gonna be a crazy snappy tight agile fare.