The Last of Us (PS3)

[Spongedaddy]

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This is the most emotionally intensive game I have ever played. I am about four hours in and something just happened that made my jaw drop.

Elle is awesome.

[jeremym480]

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yeah that place. looked like a store to me lol.

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i threw the molotov as well. then i snuck up on the others. i found the code and the safe. although the safe was already open.

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No. I got hung up a little bit before that. See below
On that part you're talking about I died twice, but I missed the safe and code. I just wanted to get through there without dying.

Ok, I think you're talking about...

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The first sequence where Joel has to take on the 3 runners and 1 clicker all by himself.

And I absolutely agree. Me too!

One thing is for sure. I need to sloooooww down. Played for about 3 hours and have been kicking myself ever since. No joke. If I don't begin to play smarter and more realistic, I am going to force the probable GOTY to become a combat game which is CLEARLY NOT the (beautiful) intention of it.

Play smart, Heroes. Relax and think!

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That's the one! I didn't realize that I needed to kill all of them before trying to move the desk. I tried a bunch of different things and just kept dying. One time I killed all of the runners so only the clicker was left. When I moved the desk he came running up there so I threw a bottle to distract him. Then I went to try and move the desk again and it did the same thing.I turned around to look for the him so I could throw a brick and distract him again, but I couldn't see him. I wedged beside the wall and the desk looking out over the room because I could still hear him and next thing I know that bastard snuck against the wall and grabbed me from behind. Game over

I finally got frustrated and ended up clearing out 3 of the 4 runners with stealth attacks, then walked up to the clicker (while he was still snoozing against the wall) and shot him in his big *** head with my revolver. I only had one more runner to take down after that, which one is pretty easy when they're by themselves. Then I realized how dumb I was for not doing that earlier.

Anyway, this game has been stellar so far. I can't to dive in again later today.

[Heroesandvillains]

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The biggest adjustment for me has been conserving ammo. I've taken hits in places where I normally wouldn't because I'd just empty my 250 rounds of AK-47 into a bunch of chests.

Seeing how amazing it is just to find four freaking bullets hanging around has forced me to become economical with my supplies.

However, every stealth game still gives you the ammo-out. You get caught, you just explode on enemies. I can't do that here and I admit it's a learning curve to actually get up on guys and punch them.

Making things more difficult is the lack of health aid. I thought it was bad enough in Max Payne 3, but it's worse here. Health is rarer than a dollar bill.

Anyway Im only just now going to start traveling with Elle. I haven't died or suffered massive damage in any way, but I can already tell that my regular video game strategy is getting thrown out the window or I won't last.

Love it.


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Well said.

Last night, I had a really tough time adjusting. But that's on me, not the game.

It seemed like every strategy I wanted to use during stealth-or-combat situations had me standing out like the one guy that rocks the pink polo at a party.

Ideally, I wanted to avoid kills all together in at least two situations, but my archival stealth video game techniques were getting me nowhere.

This game really takes your habits off guard and forces you to think. Now my brain just needs to cooperate!

[Heroesandvillains]

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No. I got hung up a little bit before that. See below
On that part you're talking about I died twice, but I missed the safe and code. I just wanted to get through there without dying.

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That's the one! I didn't realize that I needed to kill all of them before trying to move the desk. I tried a bunch of different things and just kept dying. One time I killed all of the runners so only the clicker was left. When I moved the desk he came running up there so I threw a bottle to distract him. Then I went to try and move the desk again and it did the same thing.I turned around to look for the him so I could throw a brick and distract him again, but I couldn't see him. I wedged beside the wall and the desk looking out over the room because I could still hear him and next thing I know that bastard snuck against the wall and grabbed me from behind. Game over

I finally got frustrated and ended up clearing out 3 of the 4 runners with stealth attacks, then walked up to the clicker (while he was still snoozing against the wall) and shot him in his big *** head with my revolver. I only had one more runner to take down after that, which one is pretty easy when they're by themselves. Then I realized how dumb I was for not doing that earlier.

Anyway, this game has been stellar so far. I can't to dive in again later today.

LOL! I did the same thing, except:

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I stealthed the first two runners, shived the clicker after distracting him with a brick, and made damn sure to brutally strangle the last runner with my bare ****ing hands. I wanted to see his eyes as he died. A dozen retries makes Heroes a bad *** mofo.

[willIam9387]

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It really pays to think in this game and not just bullrush into a situation like we are so accustomed to doing in other games. It's a treat to see a game where thinking critically is actually rewarded and you don't have to unload a clip to get out of a dangerous situation. Resource preservation is important in this game, more so than any survival game I've played. The replayability is also high because there are so many different ways to get past a level or room. For Instance:

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When Tess sacrifices herself to buy you time. As you leave that level and have to get past the final group of guards. I slowly picked off the guards one by one and was able to break their line of sight when shot at so I didn't really have to use bullets. However, I killed the last two guards with a my revolver and then exited to the outside, but immediately upon getting outside I realized, I didn't even need to shoot, I could have snuck past.

That's why this game is really engaging and fun, so many ways to get out of a situtation. And the clickers are scary. To use a shiv or not to use a shiv? That is the question.

[eF 5ive]

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W.T.F

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The school part is crazy. I thought i seen it all. Then i find hunters. Best part of the game imo. I raided that library and took out about 10 hunters. The game felt so smooth as we turned from the hubted to hunters. Using bricks and bottles to using arrows and retrieving them. I got spotted by the last guy and hit him with a head shot with my revolver. Cant wait to get further.

Nearly got spotted once by knocking something on the ground over. I feel like im playing a mix of the mist and the road.

[Heroesandvillains]

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It really pays to think in this game and not just bullrush into a situation like we are so accustomed to doing in other games. It's a treat to see a game where thinking critically is actually rewarded and you don't have to unload a clip to get out of a dangerous situation. Resource preservation is important in this game, more so than any survival game I've played. The replayability is also high because there are so many different ways to get past a level or room. For Instance:

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When Tess sacrifices herself to buy you time. As you leave that level and have to get past the final group of guards. I slowly picked off the guards one by one and was able to break their line of sight when shot at so I didn't really have to use bullets. However, I killed the last two guards with a my revolver and then exited to the outside, but immediately upon getting outside I realized, I didn't even need to shoot, I could have snuck past.

That's why this game is really engaging and fun, so many ways to get out of a situtation. And the clickers are scary. To use a shiv or not to use a shiv? That is the question.

This is what's been on my mind all morning.

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Could I actually even avoid stealth attacks in more situations and accomplish some of these levels kill-free? Specifically, the one where you're making your way to the Capital building with Ellie and Tess. I tried and tried but ultimately had to put some of those guards down.

Also in that scene where you're in the industrial complex before you meet Ellie and there's like 8-10 guards just roaming around. Ultimately, even when I would advance pretty far, Tess would eventually get caught and all hell would break loose.

I got tired of reloading my saves so I just went with it as to not kill the immersion. But I'm dying to try some of these scenes again with as little bloodshed/neck-breaking as possible.

This game is so like nothing else out there that I feel like I'm relearning video games in general. In a good way.

[CMH]

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Played a bit more this morning and health actually seems to be around more than I figured it would be. However, thus far I've been able to get through without taking too much damage. I've left a lot of health behind.

I'm thinking this isn't going to always be the case as a lot of this appears to be tutorial.

I did learn the hard way that taking on a Clicker head-on is not a good idea. At all.

[Dos_Santos]

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Disappointed in the game. I was hoping to send my PS3 off with a bang.

Definitely well made and interested to see what ND does for the next gen.

[eF 5ive]

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CMH, you playing on hard? Even on hard i can scavange health snacks but its not much. Towards the middle of the game it is harder to make a decision on what you'd like to craft since it takes parts from other things.

[noshun]

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bought it, haven't opened it, not sure yet...

[Dos_Santos]

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bought it, haven't opened it, not sure yet...

Redbox. Text "TOMB" to 727272. Saved me $45 bucks.

[Rawdeal28]

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W.T.F

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The school part is crazy. I thought i seen it all. Then i find hunters. Best part of the game imo. I raided that library and took out about 10 hunters. The game felt so smooth as we turned from the hubted to hunters. Using bricks and bottles to using arrows and retrieving them. I got spotted by the last guy and hit him with a head shot with my revolver. Cant wait to get further.

Nearly got spotted once by knocking something on the ground over. I feel like im playing a mix of the mist and the road.

speaking of the school part,

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when we got inside the gym, and that big *** Bloater popped out of that damn room, you should have seen my face. i was like

Now, about Tess (do not read unless you have reached Bill already)

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when she sacrificed herself for Joel and Ellie to get away was so sad. when we got upstairs and looked down and saw her body in a pool of Blood. gotta admit, kinda tugged on a brotha's heart strings. lol

Disappointed in the game. I was hoping to send my PS3 off with a bang.

Definitely well made and interested to see what ND does for the next gen.

if this is any clue, that next Uncharted on ps4 is gonna be a beast!

[Dos_Santos]

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Agree on Uncharted 4. There is a certain linear/rails/hand holding Naughty Dog does, but hopefully the next gen will allow them to open it up a little.

[CMH]

CMH, you playing on hard? Even on hard i can scavange health snacks but its not much. Towards the middle of the game it is harder to make a decision on what you'd like to craft since it takes parts from other things.

Normal. I've found plenty of health. I thought at first there wouldn't be much but I keep running into them and don't need them.


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