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06.10.2013 7:18pm

Tristan
Just Giv'r

Ah that's too bad to hear. It looks pretty story driven but do you have a lot of freedom when you play it? Is it even a bit open worldish?

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06.10.2013 7:22pm

Amer
pew pew pew

I felt the same about the Uncharted series when I first played them. Then again, I still have a lot of problems with those games.

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06.11.2013 12:35am

Mavilu
Yep, still gaming

For some reason, I'm mildly interested in this one (maybe because I think the guy is handsome??) but, "realistic" movie like game, zombies (well "zombie alikes") and post-apocaliptic setting are major no-nos for me. I guess I'll wait to see if the story is worth caring and then I'll watch the story bits in YouTube.

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06.11.2013 11:35am

(Edited on 06.11.2013 at 11:42am)

The Hulk
Good Boy

Tristan said:

Ah that's too bad to hear. It looks pretty story driven but do you have a lot of freedom when you play it? Is it even a bit open worldish?

From what I've seen so far, not a bit. It's all been linear, one area to the next, type stuff. The only real freedom has been in choosing stealth or open combat when facing enemies, with either choice being refreshingly difficult. The one-hit-kill Clickers show up pretty damn early too.

Do also bear in mind, before you get too disappointed, that I'm a miserly git who is very, very rarely wowed by any game these days. What I find to be pretty humdrum could be another man's bestest game ever. I fully expect people to rave over this as the critics have done, even if I never get beyond feeling underwhelmed.

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06.11.2013 4:28pm

Tristan
Just Giv'r

Haha fair enough.

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06.14.2013 2:52pm

The Hulk
Good Boy

I'm apparently 33% complete now and I have to admit it's grown on me a bit. Still can't see it ever justifying the hype, the story continues to leave me cold...but looking at it purely as a version of 28 Days Later: The Game, it can be quite fun at times. Some sections absolutely nail that horror movie kind of vibe.

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06.15.2013 12:44am

reido
(\/)(o,,,o)(\/)

So there was some buzz about how the media isn't allowed to talk about the prologue.

Which, uh--

Well.

Spoiler: Move your mouse over the container to reveal.

That's about as predicable as it gets. I mean, the game isn't about Joel and Ellie and Joel's kid. Knowing what's coming didn't make the sequence any less intense. I don't see why they bothered specifying people not talk about it, is all.

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06.15.2013 2:43am

Zophycakes
I'M FROM THE INTERNETTTT
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I've played about four or five hours now. So far it's decent, and I can corroborate that the reviews are definitely overselling it. I like the whole idea of your vulnerabilty in combat, but sometimes it feels almost *too* sluggish for enjoyment. I hope it grows on me, so far there's been very little to care about the relationship between Joel and Ellie, but I trust that will change.

EDIT: Played further, it's getting better.

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06.15.2013 8:14pm

Zubis
Registered Member

Yeah, I agree that the controls are my main problem with the game, it feels so heavy. There are moments when it reminds of how slow the original Resident Evil's controls were.

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06.15.2013 8:25pm

Areas
Formerly Kenshin

Just going to copy what I said in another thread.

Playing it on Hard. I also love playing with bricks. Clickers fucking suck. Really like how intense it feels when you're in a room full of them though. Unless I completely missed them, I've yet to run into a stalker. Pretty sure that's a good thing. Oh and Ellie is awesome.

It started out a bit slow but it's gotten MUCH better as I kept playing. Loving it now. Upgrade weapon sway as soon as you can and the shooting immediately improves (not that I shoot much in this game).

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06.15.2013 8:56pm

The Hulk
Good Boy

I think the more sluggish controls is one aspect they've nailed tbh, it's heavy but not too much so. Every shot feels like it has weight and purpose instead of the usual BAMBAMBAM bullshit we're so used to.

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06.15.2013 11:53pm

reido
(\/)(o,,,o)(\/)

A lot like old RE, non-shitty Silent Hills, and Fatal Frame, I find the clumsy/clunky controls actually heighten the atmosphere of tension.

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06.16.2013 2:22am

(Edited on 06.16.2013 at 2:30am)

Zubis
Registered Member

Yeah, it add to the tension. I'm on the fence to the decision though.

It was clearly an intentional decision to make the controls that way - Nathan Drake's more combat effective in Uncharted, but it makes sense that Joel - a character in his 40s, 50s? - would be slower and a little clumsy.

But should the player have to suffer for it?

It's been years since I shouted at my tv - sometimes I can see clickers coming a mile off, but because Joel's reloading or doing something that he can't move out of the way. I can't decide if it's a brilliant design decision or a stupid one.

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06.16.2013 3:52am

Zophycakes
I'M FROM THE INTERNETTTT
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The game does kind of feel like what Resident Evil 4 would have been had it not jumped headlong into the action genre. Escorting included.

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06.16.2013 7:06am

Thread Creator

Scribe
The Taru

This game is amazing, I don't know what the people saying otherwise are smoking. I've gotten genuinely scared at points which hasn't happened for me since F.E.A.R. or Half Life 2. So far it's been a thrill.

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