Playstation The Last of Us Part II Coming June 19th

[Chandoo]

No body cares about working conditions of Naughty Dog or missing bonus checks.

Necro:

 

[Necrokiller]

Sony rn:

 

[CerebralTiger]

Necrokiller:

- believes Jason when he talks about crunch at ND
- believes it's a Sony coverup when Jason confirms it was indeed done by hackers

:lol:

Honestly do you think there is some missing piece of story that will magically enhance your enjoyment of the plot.

It's missing context and story development. You put a bunch of plot-heavy cutscenes on the internet for most story-driven games, and it would do a terrible job of conveying the way it was meant to be told. Moreover, most of the storytelling and character development in ND games occurs during downtime moments of gameplay, not via cutscenes.

There are certain exceptions, where knowing a single major story spoiler can ruin your enjoyment of the game. For example, in Heavy Rain, finding out the identity of the Origami killer basically ruins the game for you. Because every event in the game builds up towards reaching that destination. TLoU has always been about the journey. If you summarize the story of TLoU part I in a reductive manner, you could say:

1. Dude loses his daughter to viral outbreak
2. Struggles to survive 20 years later
3. Finds a potential cure in the form of a girl he has been asked to escort to a facility
4. Develops fatherly feelings for her throughout the journey
5. Refuses to hand her over to the facility upon discovering the cure requires her life in return
6. Kills 100s and escapes with the unconscious girl
7. Girl has an idea about what went down, but chooses to remain silent

The End

On paper, that sounds like the most boring story ever. But in actual, it isn't, and point #4 is where most of the character development takes place.

Infact 70% od ND team that worked on Uncharted 4 has already left and remaining talent is waiting to leave after the release of the game.

The 70% employees that left after UC4 have since been replaced. The studio culture, including the screening of talent and work ethics, remain the same. Yes, crunch is a major problem at Naughty Dog, and they need to do something about it before beginning work on their next project. However, this doesn't affect the game's quality. If you're concerned about the gameplay, the media hands-on impressions are glowing with praise. If you're worried the original story team quit, outside of Bruce Straley, I don't know of anyone else on the creative side who has quit. Neil Druckmann was the sole writer of the original's plot, and he is joined by Halley Gross (writer for Westworld s1 eps 6 & 7) for the sequel. Pretty sure he still has full creative control, though, so the crunch-related departures have no bearing on the direction you see the story headed in.

See what happened to BF5.

What happened to BF5 was that it was a buggy mess of a game on all platforms that took certain steps forward, while also taking several steps backward w.r.t its multiplayer. Many would call BF1 a better game (though, personally, I think they're both trash and BF4 was much better than both).

 

[Necrokiller]

Many would call BF1 a better game (though, personally, I think they're both trash .

a Metascore of 88 is excellent.

@GoldenHawk :lol:

 

[CerebralTiger]

Yes, I read that it had a great campaign, which I've hardly played, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[GoldenHawk]

@GoldenHawk :lol:

When you realize that Rayman legends has a higher meta than FF7R :lol:

 

[Chandoo]

https://gamingroute.com/the-last-of-us-2-is-currently-the-best-selling-game-for-ps4-on-amazon/

Despite all the leaks and the bad reception of the leaks. The Last Of Us 2 is still the best selling game on Amazon, in Several Countries for PlayStation 4.


In the United States, The Last of Us 2 is the second-best-selling PlayStation 4 game currently and FF7 Remake takes the first position.
In France, The Last of Us 2 is currently the best selling PlayStation 4 game, and FF7 Remake is the second best selling game.
In the UK, The Last of Us 2 is the second-best-selling PlayStation 4 game, and GTA V is the best selling game.

but but but muh forced SJW-ness will surely cause it to flop (lmao)

 

[Chandoo]

Chalo, next point of discussion :laugh1:

 

[manigamer]

[h=1]The Last of Us Part 2 leaked by hackers, reports say[/h]


An exploit in past Naughty Dog games gave hackers access to TLOU2 files

Unidentified hackers appear to have been responsible for the massive leak of The Last of Us Part 2 months ahead of the game’s release, according to multiple reports. Those hackers reportedly gained access to files relating to The Last of Us Part 2 by exploiting a vulnerability in previous games developed by Naughty Dog.
In late April, key, spoiler-filled plot points and level details from The Last of Us Part 2 were posted to YouTube, revealing much of the story from Naughty Dog’s upcoming PlayStation 4 game. A statement from Sony Interactive Entertainment said that the persons responsible for that leak were not affiliated with Naughty Dog or SIE.
On Saturday, a Twitter user who goes by the name Pixelbutts posted information pointing to how that leak happened, saying that hackers took advantage of a vulnerability in game code from The Last of Us to access and download server data. Pixelbutts says they were aware of the vulnerability and attempts to download Naughty Dog game data from Amazon web servers for months, and informed the developer of the security exploit in February.
A report from Kotaku (and former Kotaku reporter Jason Schreier, citing sources at Naughty Dog) appears to validate Pixlebutts’ accounting of the hack. “Short version: hackers found a security vulnerability in a patch for an older ND game and used it to get access to ND’s servers,” Schreier wrote on Twitter.
We’ve reached out to Sony Interactive Entertainment for an update on the leak and to confirm details of the hack, and will update when the company responds.
The Last of Us Part 2 is coming to PS4 on June 19, after a brief delay.

 

[SolitarySoldier]

I mean, the fact that The Last of Us II is going to be a great game is pretty much a given, as is the fact that people are going to whine about it no matter how the game turns out. So let both sides enjoy their thing. [emoji14]

 

[Chandoo]

TLoU 2 has gone gold:

Game director Neil Druckmann has confirmed that the long-awaited and highly-anticipated The Last of Us Part 2 has officially gone gold. This means the game is ready for printing and distribution (both digital and physical) for its newly-cemented June 19 release date.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-2-has-gone-gold-following-earlier-d/1100-6476800/

 

[CerebralTiger]

 

[Chandoo]

Wonder how much (if any) of the leaked footage they'll add to the new trailer.

 

[CerebralTiger]

Also, there's this:

 

[CerebralTiger]

 

[GoldenHawk]

Woah this trailer has massive spoilers, Reminds me of Kojima's Death Stranding trailer's, I guess the Naughty Dog believe there isn't much point hiding anymore.

 

[Chandoo]

If this is the fidelity they're pulling off on a PS4 .. ND's PS5 stuff is gonna be INSANE !

TLoU 2 is already the flag-bearer for character rendering in a game pre-release.

 

[manigamer]

i saw the trailer i didn't get much out of it maybe i wasn't putting much concentration i guess that last bit was something, meh all the good for me, i know what happens but being oblivious has its benefits

 

[Necrokiller]

[MENTION=551]GoldenHawk[/MENTION] The like to dislike ratio... oof

 

[GoldenHawk]

[MENTION=551]GoldenHawk[/MENTION] The like to dislike ratio... oof

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