Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Where'd you get that dope jacket and the jewelry
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The Last of Us Part 2 : REMASTERED |OT| If somehow a tenner gave me a second chance at that moment... I would do it all over again
Where'd you get that dope jacket and the jewelry
Markio128
Gold Member
I’ve literally just bought a puppy, but after cleaning that shitty little arse’s poop up for the umpteenth time, I’m ready for some dog blasting myself. It should be cathartic.
tommib
Gold Member
One of the skins. Can’t remember if I had to unlock it via No Return.
It’s my canon Abby.
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It's funny that everyone praises Hillcrest so much.
Sure encouter design is solid, but I found that it was a really unnecessary segue that does not bring anything narratively to the table (outside of finding Jesse) and participated in bloating the game's duration over all. It would have been better without it.
Sure encouter design is solid, but I found that it was a really unnecessary segue that does not bring anything narratively to the table (outside of finding Jesse) and participated in bloating the game's duration over all. It would have been better without it.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
It might not bring anything strong to the narrative, but its far from unnecessary. It's the first super dense, wide open battle zone where pretty much everything you've learned about combat, sense of direction, and stealth maneuvering up to that point is put to task. And you're alone. That's at least how I've always seen it.
Topher
Identifies as young
Such a great level. Intense, but satisfying. You just didn't think the enemies would ever stop coming.
Hard disagree. That level was fun as hell. I remember it distinctly from the first playthrough and it is one of the levels that Iooked forward to the most in this one. Better without it? No way
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Vick
Member
Hillcrest is possibly my favorite section of the entire game. For sure my most replayed.
You're alone, best human encounters, superb visuals/art direction, wonderful exploration, unparalleled atmosphere.
My opinion on the game as a whole would likely be considerably different without it.
You're alone, best human encounters, superb visuals/art direction, wonderful exploration, unparalleled atmosphere.
My opinion on the game as a whole would likely be considerably different without it.
Eiknarf
Banned
I like that a version of Hillcrest can be done in/on No Return
Eiknarf
Banned
What you said/wrote is the reason these games (TLOU I and II) get remade and remastered:Dude I forgot how fucking amazeballs the whole trek to the hospital with Lev is just AAAA level design. It’s just non stop unique interior after unique interior with an incredibly beautiful and cohesive pathway to the top.
1. they feel AAAA.
2. there’s no other games like it
3. the gameplay loop
4. the story
I sometimes feel like I need to rest after some encounters
Grildon Tundy
Member
"That" moment for me was the first time Ellie meets the Seraphites. I've never felt truly hunted by AI enemies like that before or since. The way they whistle to each other, and you don't know exactly what they're communicating, but they are communicating and acting on that information, and it's all for the sake of malevolence towards you...intense.
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Deleted member 1159
Unconfirmed Member
Damn I should change up some outfits. And kill more dogs
Yeah I agree with this, besides the dog slaying it felt pretty same-y to the first game in most ways but that first Seraphite encounter was like oh shit these guys are whistling psychopaths
Yeah I agree with this, besides the dog slaying it felt pretty same-y to the first game in most ways but that first Seraphite encounter was like oh shit these guys are whistling psychopaths
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Feel Like I'm On 42
Member
They have a matte finish quality to them
saintjules
Gold Member
I thought it was a pretty good filler segment to flex the game's performance. But I can see what you mean about having real no need for it.
Bartski
Gold Member
Some quick tips for Grounded No Return with the goal of just surviving a run without cheats:
1. Factions stash pick up trick works - press and HOLD triangle next to supply box to pick up multiple items in one swipe.
2. Hunted: forget going against human in tight areas like gondolas. Infected can be outrun just by sprinting around the arena except stalkers than flank you to grab you. When that happens and there is a clicker after you - you're dead. Try having a shiv on you for safety
3. Assault: Human in grounded have John Wick aim, infected are always easier just due to no ranged attacks. Unless it's the invisible enemies mod, avoid at all cost. Assault against infected is universally the easiest type of an encounter, even if starting in combat.
4. Assault: always make sure to leave the last enemy alive in a wave to collect ALL supplies. Same goes for
5. Capture: honestly, this is grounded - forget about grabbing the safe in time. Not worth it - with this approach those are the easiest fights against human, unless its encounter 4 or 5 - there go against 6+ half of which are in combat and agressively go flanking your position. Makes more sense to keep it slow and leave the final enemy alive to collect all supplies in the level.
6. Avoid increased enemy health on human, especially rattlers, it's the worst right next to mirror mode and invisible infected. BUT
7. Leg shot + melee instakill is the highest scored kill per enemy and in practice way easier to pull than headshot. Works also against increase enemy health mod!
8. Human are programmed to see you aiming at them out of cover at distance, you have about one second to land a shot before they duck and start firing at you. Not the case in prone, so it's often a better idea to go prone and shoot them crawling next to a cover.
9. Use your shit! Don't hoard AOEs etc. you'll get them back crafting and/or in the shop.
10. Aim well, don't get hit. Shoot it until it dies.
1. Factions stash pick up trick works - press and HOLD triangle next to supply box to pick up multiple items in one swipe.
2. Hunted: forget going against human in tight areas like gondolas. Infected can be outrun just by sprinting around the arena except stalkers than flank you to grab you. When that happens and there is a clicker after you - you're dead. Try having a shiv on you for safety
3. Assault: Human in grounded have John Wick aim, infected are always easier just due to no ranged attacks. Unless it's the invisible enemies mod, avoid at all cost. Assault against infected is universally the easiest type of an encounter, even if starting in combat.
4. Assault: always make sure to leave the last enemy alive in a wave to collect ALL supplies. Same goes for
5. Capture: honestly, this is grounded - forget about grabbing the safe in time. Not worth it - with this approach those are the easiest fights against human, unless its encounter 4 or 5 - there go against 6+ half of which are in combat and agressively go flanking your position. Makes more sense to keep it slow and leave the final enemy alive to collect all supplies in the level.
6. Avoid increased enemy health on human, especially rattlers, it's the worst right next to mirror mode and invisible infected. BUT
7. Leg shot + melee instakill is the highest scored kill per enemy and in practice way easier to pull than headshot. Works also against increase enemy health mod!
8. Human are programmed to see you aiming at them out of cover at distance, you have about one second to land a shot before they duck and start firing at you. Not the case in prone, so it's often a better idea to go prone and shoot them crawling next to a cover.
9. Use your shit! Don't hoard AOEs etc. you'll get them back crafting and/or in the shop.
10. Aim well, don't get hit. Shoot it until it dies.
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TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
The Last of Us Part 2 loses 72% of PS5 players after only a week
The Last of Us Part II Remastered player count has decreased by 72% in the first week of sale for PS5, according to our exclusive data.
Explain yourself Gaf
Eiknarf
Banned
Im currently on my second play through.The Last of Us Part 2 loses 72% of PS5 players after only a week
The Last of Us Part II Remastered player count has decreased by 72% in the first week of sale for PS5, according to our exclusive data.www.truetrophies.com
Explain yourself Gaf
And in between plays, I hop into No Return for a quick run with a different character, just to change things up.
But yeah, I’m not surprised there’s been a surge followed by a big drop. It had a long way to fall because it re-climbed so high.
The main game is still the same. We’ve played it for three and a half years now.
When Ghost of Tsushima came out for the PS5 there wasn’t even as big of a boost, so there wasn’t a big fall.
It’s all relative
Muffdraul
Member
tommib
Gold Member
Yeah, I’m doing a new game+. Checks out.
DForce
NaughtyDog Defense Force
The Last of Us Part 2 loses 72% of PS5 players after only a week
The Last of Us Part II Remastered player count has decreased by 72% in the first week of sale for PS5, according to our exclusive data.
Explain yourself Gaf
Yes, only a small portion of gamers were tracked. This is some really good insight here.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Sincerely forgot how good these Abby scenes are. Ellie is a fucking psycho. Let it go bitch.
Strategize
Member
So, bit of a random take, but I feel like they made the wrong choice with ending song of the game. Beyond Desolation is a good track, but it doesn't strike me as the game ender in my opinion.
Part I's ending choice was perfection with The Path (A New Beginning). The initial build-up playing throughout Joel's lie and Ellie's processing of it, stopping on the "Okay" then dropping into the full tune on the Naughty Dog logo, is one of gaming's most iconic moments. I just don't feel that same level of impact here despite the final imagery and cinematography being excellent.
I'm actually stunned they didn't use Future Days here, considering the meaning it has to the game, the amount times Ellie tries and fails to play it throughout the game, even in the ending with two fingers missing. The last time the player would've heard the full version was at the very beginning of the game when Joel sang it to Ellie, so I think bookending the game with the official version would've hit like an absolute freight train, it just makes so much sense I have to assume they weren't allowed to use it.
Part I's ending choice was perfection with The Path (A New Beginning). The initial build-up playing throughout Joel's lie and Ellie's processing of it, stopping on the "Okay" then dropping into the full tune on the Naughty Dog logo, is one of gaming's most iconic moments. I just don't feel that same level of impact here despite the final imagery and cinematography being excellent.
I'm actually stunned they didn't use Future Days here, considering the meaning it has to the game, the amount times Ellie tries and fails to play it throughout the game, even in the ending with two fingers missing. The last time the player would've heard the full version was at the very beginning of the game when Joel sang it to Ellie, so I think bookending the game with the official version would've hit like an absolute freight train, it just makes so much sense I have to assume they weren't allowed to use it.
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Deleted member 1159
Unconfirmed Member
I had to go up to my parents’ house to be with my sister as she put her dog down last night, and that’s the song I sent her after it was done and I left.
Bartski
Gold Member
Are these skins unlocked from the start? Might be easier to play through the game again if Abby looks like an actual woman.
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Vick
Member
That Tommy No Return second challenge took me hours for fuck sake.. fifth time I died in that crazy Rattler boss encounter fight I said fuck it and switched to Moderate. Bizarre to make it second when the following two took me two minutes total. I'm addicted to the mode by the way, every ND game should have bonus content like this.
Tried the Jesse Grounded Daily Challenge yesterday with no accessibility and had a power outage while collecting resources before killing the last shotgun Seraphite in Resort..
So far he's by far my favorite to play with, gonna try the just unlocked Joel now.
Tried the Jesse Grounded Daily Challenge yesterday with no accessibility and had a power outage while collecting resources before killing the last shotgun Seraphite in Resort..
So far he's by far my favorite to play with, gonna try the just unlocked Joel now.
Vick
Member
Yep. The Savage Starlight one is dope in dark environments, my favorite along with the Part I one just released with the Grounded II update.
Pelta88
Member
My bad. I meant pics of the skins. I can’t find any online.
M1987
Member
No you have to complete the main story first
Np, paid 8.99 euros for Sony to let me use my cloud saves just so I could use the skin on my next play through. Easily worth it.
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Deleted member 1159
Unconfirmed Member
Whew, I forgot how hard that last fight went. Game is still a masterpiece
saintjules
Gold Member
Tiago Rodrigues
Member
"Making the rounds"? That subreddit is a bubble and a cesspool lmao.
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Joel wouldn’t want this for Ellie?
If roles were reversed, you can bet Joel would’ve been a bat out of hell and no one would’ve survived or had a chance to monologue.
The original ending they had planned is the better ending. What we got was crap.
Eiknarf
Banned
Yikes.
The fact that he still hates it so much means he probably likes it a bit.
The opposite of love is not hate. Hate still implies feelings of passion. The opposite of love is indifference.
If you were to take all the story-flashback events of part 2, you'd see the story and game chronologically begins from Abby's POV in year 2032/2033, where she was a young girl, collecting coins with her loving dad. All this happens before Joel even meets Ellie in Part 1.
So if we met Abby and her dad first, people would most likely hate Joel for killing Abby's dad.
So psychology 101 teaches us that the average person ASSUMES that Joel is the protagonist and Abby is the villain/antagonist all because of whose perspective we see first.
Red-Dead-Ocelot
Gold Member
First play through and hachi machi, these graphics are incredible. Fidelity 4K+VRR oh momma what a treat.
Muffdraul
Member
We really need a thumbs down icon.
thatJohann
Member
Those of you with 120Hz OLEDs, are y'all playing in the default Performance Mode w/ unlocked frame rate or the Fidelity mode w/ unlocked frame rate?
Torn between both.
Torn between both.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Did you see the Lightning Bolt poster inside the music shop in Seattle? Thought that was a cool little addition
Pretty weak album though as an PJ head.
Bartski
Gold Member
I'd strongly recommend vrr fidelity for the story, vrr performance for No Return.
iHaunter
Member
I finally have time to play it this weekend. GF going to watch and play TOTK next to me. Can't wait!Quickest plat ever
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
That sounds like a weekend of QUALITY video gaming