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[Madflavor]

Some of the best games are known for their horrible stories. In fact, a lot of the best stories (in general) come from basically boring setups. The devil's in the details. It's not "what" is told that makes a story great. It's "how" it's told.

Yeah I just don't care enough. I don't like Neil Druckmann's style of storytelling. $70 is a tall ask to just "give it a try". I'd rather spend the money on something I'm more confident I'll like.

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

Uncharted looks good but has the worst gameplay. Press X to climb everything. Boring as fuck.

 

[Balducci30]

Sounds like total bullshit tbh

 

[Firestartah]

Seems to me like we already have Jedi Survivor

 

[captainnapalm]

Source

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>Jordan is forced to watch as each of her companions are shot in the head by Luis. She begs to know why he is doing this.

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This line is what has me thinking this leak is probably legit lol. Torture porn and butch, muscular women - he's really playing the hits again.

 

[Outlier]

>The reason for Jordan’s shaved head, the absurd reaction to which ND fully expected, is to serve the hiding of her identity, as she is a wanted criminal.

Only read this far. Based on the baby tantrums most of gaf had about the woman this is hilarious.

Oh no a woman! Oh no lesbians in tlou. Whine whine whine.

What does 50 Cent say? Turn off the internet if your so offended snowflakes

Considering how far into the future they are, I find it hard to believe she couldn't just completely change her disguise.

A haircut does not change your face, especially if you hair never previously covered your face.

If this leak is true, they have a poor excuse to have not made Jordan least different, from the current appearance.

I mean they could've done something similar to this:

And the results would have been MUCH better received.

 

[TVexperto]

> exclusive gaming journalist discord server

How do I get access to that?

 

[SHAKEZ]

You'll be ashamed of your words and deeds.

 

[rm082e]

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

>The reason for Jordan’s shaved head, the absurd reaction to which ND fully expected, is to serve the hiding of her identity, as she is a wanted criminal.

same vibe as "the reason she looks that way is she's a 1000 year old vampire bitten when she was 12"

It's a fantasy game; the character designs & aesthetic arrive first, then the flimsy story props to explain the character(s) are always a secondary matter.

Torture porn and butch, muscular women - he's really playing the hits again. Druckmann certainly knows what he likes.

 

[Outlier]

IF this is true, the plot sounds boring to me.

Yeah.

Bad guy comes across mutated humans and wants to become a hero, by helping them return to a place that is not their home.

Current humans then come to stop potential threat to rest of the Galaxy.

What choices does Jordan have.
Either way. One of them much riskier, than the other.

 

[Xtib81]

Even leaving the character design aside, I have zero interest in this new IP. I hope it doesn't turn into a trilogy or some shit.

 

[Esppiral]

They fully expected the reaction? Surejan.gif

 

[Banjo64]

Take anything from 4chan with the biggest grains of salt.

Dunno why everyone says this specifically about 4chan.

Project Beast (Bloodborne) leaked on 4chan with this trailer in its entirety.



You should take every leak with a massive pinch of salt but I’m more inclined to look at a place like 4chan for leaks over Reddit or a goober like Cordon as it’s evident that some devs do prefer the anonymous nature of the website.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Shaving your head to conceal your identity

Maybe they should have given her glasses too. Very hard to tell who's who with glasses on.

 

[Branded]

I'm ashamed of my words and deeds.

 

[SmokedMeat]

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>An important note from the leak is that there will be no space combat, the aforementioned segment is a cutscene.

>The bulk of the game is described as an “open world Uncharted mixed with Sci-Fi elements.”

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Sounds legit.

 

[vpance]

If Neil predicted the bad reaction to the baldy then when would he do that? Imagine deliberately making a bad first impression.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Imagine you can hide your identity hundreds of years from now by simply shaving your head
Also, what a load of bs claiming this "leak" somehow only made it to these dimwits discord server and nowhere else lol

 

[dragonyeuw]

Shaved head to conceal one's identity. Right up there with wearing glasses....

 

[asdasdasdbb]

Imagine you can hide your identity hundreds of years from now by simply shaving your head
Also, what a load of bs claiming this "leak" somehow only made it to these dimwits discord server and nowhere else lol

I think it's legit.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

>An important note from the leak is that there will be no space combat, the aforementioned segment is a cutscene.

This is the worst one

interest drops to 0

WHY THE FUCK YOU WOULD MAKE A SPACE GAME WITH A PORSCHE SHIP IF THERE'S NO SPACE BATTLES

Cowboy Bebop inspired? Yea right

Why would you even make a space game inspired by Cowboy Bebop without big titty WAIFUs?

 

[EN250]

The reason for her bulky arms is that she grew up on a space station with 1.2x earth gravity, so her body adapted to the increased resistance. Naughty Dog went to great pains to make sure her arms, shoulders and neck are exactly 20% bigger than the real actress to mimic the increased gravity effect accurately. Her character model is also the 1st from the studio that includes internal organs, with enlarged heart due to increased musculature under higher gravity's demands on the body.

Thanks for giving them excuses, I mean ideas, Cuckman after reading your post

 

[ElFenomeno]

Yawn...

 

[hyperbertha]

Take anything from 4chan with the biggest grains of salt.

Lol what? After all the leaks they've done? After they reliably leaked the whole plot of tlou2? It's obvious someone highup within nd is a secret right-wing enjoyer

 

[Lootlord]

It's working, isn't it?

Who is this ma'am on the right?

 

[Denorion]

Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier.bsky.social)

No

bsky.app

Must be fake then, if it was real and he was considering covering it up, he would ignore that post asking him about it

 

[STARSBarry]

Taking this with salt, if true i can honestly say, thank you naughty dog for learning the most important thing from the Last of Us 2.

Give us the player the fucking CHOICE how the story ends. If I want to let a race of evolved bug savages be slaughtered by space America, so be it. Let me have that choice, if it turns out you make them so utterly insufferable you want them to just be wiped out.

That was my biggest issue with the The Hulk of us Part 2: Jole in one, that the choice was not given to me, i had to let go and be given the lecture about breaking the cycle.

So I hope this is true, if only to show they learned from the failure of their prior games ending.

 

[Judge Death]

Anybody that supports this is balls deep into wokedom. Did they cite Cowboy Bebop and Akira for cool points but not have any actual connection to them in any way? Intergalactic shit. Do they think we're *that* stupid???

 

[adamsapple]

Lol what? After all the leaks they've done? After they reliably leaked the whole plot of tlou2? It's obvious someone highup within nd is a secret right-wing enjoyer

That is true, there have been some reliable things that leaked out of it, like the Yakuza PIrate game, but there's also hundreds of random chatter too.

It's a lot more miss than hit.

 

[Lorianus]

The whole plot point that they want to steal those Galactipol ships to take them to Earth makes no sense what are they gonna do with 1 fleet against i guess a human race that atleast i guess has colonized our solar system, they would arrive start blasting and would get overwhelmed, but i dont know the specifics of this universe.

 

[darrylgorn]

Works every time.

 

[proandrad]

I wonder if the "leaks" are there to stop the negative reaction.

False flag leak for damage control. I’m in because the story sounds a lot better than I thought it was going to go.

Still… should have just had the MC put on a wig to hide her identity. TLOUP2 gave players worst PTSD than Ellie, people won’t trust shit from naughty dog until the game comes out.

 

[noob smokes]

Game of the generation

 

[Katajx]

So they fully expected that reaction but disabled the comments anyways? Makes sense to me

Oh and btw, if you're ever wanted, just shave your head, there, free again.

The only thing that did for me was people asked me if I had cancer

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Retarded enough to be true...

 

[Calverz]

This honestly reads like a scientology story or something.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

Having no space combat would be a pretty big miss. Even if it were just a mission or two.

Would have liked to see something a la Cowboy Bebop / Outlaw Star combat.

Yeah same here. Both of those series would make fantastic video games. But I understand that would be a much different kind of game for ND to develop, especially if this will be more in the vein of Uncharted.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

It'll be rampant fun talking about boring plots (fake or not) and the bald character because the game wont be out for probably a couple years. And it's not like ND is going to counter what the internet is saying anytime soon with more released info or clips (unless they are desperate to fight the negative backlash, hence them disabling comments on YT).

So it'll be a fun ride until ND or Sony release more info like at a State of Play event in spring or fall 2025.

 

[IllegalLemon]

Naturally grain of salt. But the leak is very detailed and worth discussing imo.

Source

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>The player character, Jordan, was a member of “The Five Aces,” a band of notorious criminals.
>The leader, Luis (Tony Dalton) disappeared without a trace, causing the Five to drift apart.
>The reason for Jordan’s shaved head, the absurd reaction to which ND fully expected, is to serve the hiding of her identity, as she is a wanted criminal.
>Jordan works as a bounty hunter purely as a means to find her former partners, Particularly Luis, who she sees as a father figure.
>Kumail Nanjiani plays Colin, the comic relief of the crew.
>The tutorial and opening mission is on Sempiria’s moon, leading to Jordan chasing Colin into space.
>An important note from the leak is that there will be no space combat, the aforementioned segment is a cutscene.
>As they fly into Sempiria’s atmosphere, an EMP wave disables both ships, leading them to crash in different locations.
>The bulk of the game is described as an “open world Uncharted mixed with Sci-Fi elements.”
>The majority of enemy combatants are AI driven machines, but with a wide variety of types. Melee, ranged, and even vehicle combat are in the game.
>The base of operations in the game is your crashed ship, which can be customized.
>As you find each member of your old crew, they will join you on the ship (with seamless interactions depending on the day/night cycle, think RDR2) in your search for Luis.

>The gist of the plot is that Luis sent a message to all members of the Five, excluding Jordan, to meet him on the planet. They were specifically instructed to come alone, and not to mention this to the other members.
>Once 3 members of the crew (besides Luis) join you, the game takes a hard turn. An underground dwelling race of “aliens,” known as Sempirians, kidnap Jordan’s teammates. The ship, with all its decorations and customization, is destroyed. Inspired by ME2’s Collectors event.
>The Sempirians resemble humans with some notable differences, including the ability to sprout large insect legs that allow them to scale walls, as well as night vision.
>With more of a survival horror shift, you make your way through underground tunnels to try and save your crew.

>Eventually you reach where they are held, where it is revealed Luis is preparing to execute them in front of a horde of angry Sempirians.
>Jordan interrupts, begging to know why Luis is doing this. Luis explains the big twist of the game, that the Sempirians were once humans who were teleported to the planet thousands of years ago as a side effect of the quantam experimentation needed to develop distant space faring technology.
>The quantum influence on their genetics rapidly advanced the stages of evolution to help them adapt to Sempiria’s harsh environment.
>When Luis crashed on the planet, he found himself empathizing with their race, promising to help support their desire to return to Earth (Druckmann apparently had read Heart of Darkness which inspired this plot point).

>The Sempirian religion, founded by “The Heretic Prophet,” stated generations upon generations would suffer until a Messiah arrived to lead Sempirians to their ancestral home, where they would reclaim the land and purge its inhabitants.
>The AI software and battle machinery on the planet was constructed over thousands of years to assist in invading Earth.
>However, the technology needed for a ship to pierce Sempiria’s atmosphere without being disabled by its unique qualities could not be figured out.
>Jordan is forced to watch as each of her companions are shot in the head by Luis. She begs to know why he is doing this.
>Luis informs her she was never meant to be here, it’s why he didn’t call her to come. He was using his former partners’ presence on the planet as means to end.
>It’s revealed that Luis informed Galactipol that 4 of the 5 Aces would be on Sempiria, and a fleet of police ships outfitted with EMP-countering tech arrive at the planet.
>Luis has an affection for Jordan, so he orders the Sempirisms to detain her while they fight Galactipol and take their ships.
>Jordan escapes, and the the final act has the player tear through a war zone between the two sides, ultimately resulting in Jordan chasing Luis down and killing him as he operates a huge tank.
>Luis’ dying words are to ask Jordan to continue his work, that the Sempirians deserve to see their home again.
>The player has the choice to use the tank to destroy Sempirian robots, leaving them defenseless to be slaughtered by Galactipol…
>Or destroy Galactipol ships.
>After either choice is made, you find Luis’ old ship and fly into space, the ending depending on which choice you made.

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Open world Uncharted in space? Sign me the fuck up!!!

 

[Trunx81]

I hate hair. It’s coarse and rough and irritating… and it gets everywhere.

 

[balls of snow]

ND making an open world game.
Euwww

FromSoft making an open world game.
I will devote my firstborn to the Elden religion.

 

[Calverz]

They fully expected the reaction? Surejan.gif

Of course they did. Why else would they have comments off on their youtube channel when everything else as far as I can tell has comments on? Even tloup2 PC trailer has comments on.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

LOL, a small change like shaving your head wouldn’t make the audience believe that they are unnoticeable as another person. I mean come on!!!

 

[Skelterz]

I’m pretty sure this leak is real it just sounds very cuckman killing people you’ve built a bond with, people that don’t deserve it sounds about right you know.

 

[alstrike]

The leaker is supposedly a disgruntled ND staff member who hates the direction the company is going as Druckmann gets more powerful and influential

What the fuck is this...

 

[Moses85]

 

[StereoVsn]

Shaving your head to conceal your identity

Future with robots, spaceships and AI, but not face recognition or genetic testing .

Plot sounds hacky AF.

 

[Barry Burton]

Lalo's in this?

 

[GymWolf]

You know what is more absurd? Shaved head can apparently hide your identity in the future.

I'm sure that in the future they still use handmade drawings to recognize criminals and not futuristic face scans

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