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Naughty Dog has a way to hit you in the feels like few others. Let's point out those moments. (spoilers)
- Thread starter Tiago Rodrigues
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Different strokes for different folks. I've seen ppl cry at TLG ending but I was stone cold and didn't find it sad at all lol.
I absolutely agree. Uncharted 2 is easily their best game. It's one of the best games I've ever played, but that's an exception rather than the rule.
wow i remember this now , even if it was quite a while ago
That's fair, I didn't really get sad in UC4 but I found those scenes done immaculately, no other dev does scenes quite as good imo. TLOU was all about the feels, I recognize however that others may find different games more emotional.
I was replaying LL and I actually found this scene very difficult to watch with a straight face. UC4 was generally well written, LL is a considerable step down.
Anyway, I think the only ND game that has truly hit me in the feels was TLOU, especially at the start. Really strong intro.
Maybe I am reading this wrong but do you really think most had a hard time getting into TLOU?
I'm replaying the game now and the ending to the intro still gave me the feels. I love games like the witcher 2/3 but it lacks the character performances and animations to make me care enough to get those kind of feels.
Other games besides TLOU to give me serious feels are Journey and ofcourse The Last Guardian(especially the ending).
The way Elena looks at Drake when he's on a roll, and the way he realizes that he's doing the thing he told her he wouldn't do, but he can't help it. That "I'm sorry". That's why Druckmann is the fucking best.
With all this Last of Us talk, I can't believe no one has brought up Sam and Henry. That scene where he's talking to Ellie, knowing what's going to happen to him just rips my heart out. Then the next morning... Shit.
One of the hardest hitting scenes in a game to me, truly gave me some emotions.
One of the hardest hitting scenes in a game to me, truly gave me some emotions.
Nope. I recently went through Uncharted and Last of Us. I played the entire Uncharted series's for the first time this year.
They're good games. Not amazing like everyone says though. I think 4 is the best story wise but even then, it's because of Drakes brother.
They're good games. Not amazing like everyone says though. I think 4 is the best story wise but even then, it's because of Drakes brother.
"What if the people are still inside? What if they're trapped in there without any control over their body? I'm scared of that happening to me."
😭😭
All the stuff being posted from TLoU is just so well done. Still to this day I haven't seen another game that can actually challenge it in these type of emotional set-pieces. I guess it's really a matter of taste but nothing really comes close at pulling this off. The acting, the mo-cap, the direction, the music is all perfectly working together to deliver these scenes. Red Dead 2 came close in the acting part. but the other stuff wasn't hitting at the same level.
I really hope they can recapture this magic in the sequel.
I really hope they can recapture this magic in the sequel.
Can agree with this one, the time when Joel said "You know, Ellie, we really are The Last of Us.." always gets me.
Mixed bag for me. Preferred UC4's writing in general, once they got past the sudden brother out of nowhere who everyone somehow never mentioned before. The pacing started to drag at times though.
LL was way tighter paced but was loaded with painful cliches.
I still need to play Uncharted 4. Not sure why I haven't gotten around to it yet.
This generation, I don't think a came as evoked as much emotion out of me as Horizon Zero Dawn. Either because of anger at Ted, or pulling at heartstrings at the end when you see that flower arrangement....
This generation, I don't think a came as evoked as much emotion out of me as Horizon Zero Dawn. Either because of anger at Ted, or pulling at heartstrings at the end when you see that flower arrangement....
This thread is specifically for people who've had these experiences with Naughty Dog games tugging at their heartstrings to share them and discuss them with one another. It's not about how you disagree with the OP's opinion and prefer other games. It's not for you to shit on the games because they didn't resonate with you. It has a specific fucking purpose. Why are some of you coming in here to ruin this for those who want to have a genuine discussion without all the garbage inbetween? Do you have nothing better to do? There are countless other threads to post in. Hell, start your own! What a concept.
On topic, here's one that doesn't get mentioned often but I felt was particularly strong, from Uncharted 3:
Nate shows a lot of vulnerability here.
On topic, here's one that doesn't get mentioned often but I felt was particularly strong, from Uncharted 3:
Nate shows a lot of vulnerability here.
Pretty much the whole of TLOU, one way or another. I still reckon Winter is the best level/chapter/sequence I've ever played through in gaming. From the first time you meet David you know something is wrong, and when you talk to the other members of his faction both their accommodation with what they have done to survive and David's proclivity...yes, it's been done before, but not in a game and rarely as well.
The giraffe got me more in the context of what's around it - coming out of Winter and what then happens in Spring. If anything it was more impactful on my second playthrough as this oasis of peace & simple joy.
UC4 is the same - it's underlying themes of deception & family are done incredibly well, and are implemented in all the character backstories, including Rafe & Nadine which, are brilliantly woven together into the moments people have linked to. I remember a prelaunch interview with Neil saying that there weren't as many bombastic set pieces as previous entries in the series, but smaller, more intimate ones and they absolutely delivered on it.
My other highlight is Nate in the desert in UC3. The whole sequence from the airport through to the plane crash ending in this contemplative sequence
The giraffe got me more in the context of what's around it - coming out of Winter and what then happens in Spring. If anything it was more impactful on my second playthrough as this oasis of peace & simple joy.
UC4 is the same - it's underlying themes of deception & family are done incredibly well, and are implemented in all the character backstories, including Rafe & Nadine which, are brilliantly woven together into the moments people have linked to. I remember a prelaunch interview with Neil saying that there weren't as many bombastic set pieces as previous entries in the series, but smaller, more intimate ones and they absolutely delivered on it.
My other highlight is Nate in the desert in UC3. The whole sequence from the airport through to the plane crash ending in this contemplative sequence
yeah nah, only the opening of last of us and a bit of the ending did something to me, the rest is meh
Sorry, I mean to say
"I can't get into it to the same degree that everyone else has, particularly the intro does nothing for me."
Meh. The instant daughter fridge didn't do much for me. Have to build up the characters more before you can do a dramatic death scene like that imo.
This one gave me chills man!!
I also love when daxter found Jak, and jak woke up and his first ever words were "I AM GOING TO KILL PRAXIS" I remember that as a kid. 🤣🤣
Man this cracks me up EVERYTIME!!
I remember beating the game and people kept saying this was said, and i never remembered when it was said. Then i found out it was a gag. 🤣🤣😂
Yeah :/ and I'm a pretty feelsy guy. To the moon destroyed me. Nothing in any Nd game ever hit me with feel
As a parent the sewer section in TLoU hit me hard, especially when Joel goes into the classroom. It was the combination of the happy drawing on the board, the bodies under the cover and the chalk on the floor that said 'They didn't suffer'. For me that was a tough bit to go through.
I was devasted with TLG. What a wonderful ending.
ND games have some great scenes (mentioned in this topic) too.
That TLOU scene in the OP is always my go-to for this sort of thing. What an incredible scene.
Also a slightly underrated one; the very end of UC2. "What's a 10?" "Clowns" "Clowns!?". What a perfect light hearted way to end that story.
Also what is about when people see a thread titled "I like this thing" that compels them to come in and tell people their wrong?
Also a slightly underrated one; the very end of UC2. "What's a 10?" "Clowns" "Clowns!?". What a perfect light hearted way to end that story.
Also what is about when people see a thread titled "I like this thing" that compels them to come in and tell people their wrong?
The last of us scene in the op is probably my favourite acted scene of all time. Fucking incredible performances
The Last of Us introduction is the closest any videogame ever has been to make me cry and it hits me right in the feels no matter how many times I see it. Incredibly well done.
The only scene that made me feel anything in Tlou was when Joel started torturing the two guys in the winter section. Game stopped having any kind of impact after they used the cliché deaths tropes (the brothers). Was just so bad. Only the anger of Joel kinda saved it
On the other hand UC 4 was most definitely their most subtle work. Loved it as much as LL
Apparently you can't read
On the other hand UC 4 was most definitely their most subtle work. Loved it as much as LL
Apparently you can't read
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Lol, imaging catching feelings from one of these terribly written Naughty Dog games. Gamers are truly something else.
