-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
The Last of Us Part II - Official Trailer (2 discs - releasing February 21, 2020)
- Thread starter vestan
- Start date
I think the trailer is cleverly edited. I'm not convinced Ellie's girlfriend is the one that sets her on her revenge path. I can definitely see the Joel thing happening at the beginning, and he's the one that is killed. I feel like that big of a plot point (the death of her girlfriend being the catalyst for the story) is something that wouldn't be revealed in the trailer. Think about the beginning of the first game. I won't go into specifics, because I'm sure a lot of people still haven't played The Last of Us, but the trailers for the game didn't hint at the beginning with such clarity as what's implied here.
Sure, they could play it straight, but I'm not entirely sure it's as linearly spelled out as the trailer indicates. Although, I can't really see them killing Joel off that early either, but who knows at what point in the game that the "main" story kicks off? We could be playing for hours before the inciting incident happens. Spend some time catching up with Ellie and Joel, going on some runs, etc, etc, then BOOM, tragedy strikes and we're off.
Game looks phenomenal. TLOU is one of my favorite games of all time, and damn if this trailer doesn't make me want to dive back into the game again, despite my massive backlog screaming "stop playing shit you've already beaten a dozen times and play us instead!!"
I want that collector's edition so bad.
Sure, they could play it straight, but I'm not entirely sure it's as linearly spelled out as the trailer indicates. Although, I can't really see them killing Joel off that early either, but who knows at what point in the game that the "main" story kicks off? We could be playing for hours before the inciting incident happens. Spend some time catching up with Ellie and Joel, going on some runs, etc, etc, then BOOM, tragedy strikes and we're off.
Game looks phenomenal. TLOU is one of my favorite games of all time, and damn if this trailer doesn't make me want to dive back into the game again, despite my massive backlog screaming "stop playing shit you've already beaten a dozen times and play us instead!!"
I want that collector's edition so bad.
Mesmerizing, I'm just now noticing that's Dina too with the clicker and not Ellie lol.Official screens
I do think Uncle Tommy's there to show compassion because Joel is a no-show, not because they're mourning something bad happening to Joel. You may be right that he's living away from the camp, but I'm wondering if Joel's turned into a heartless prick of a leader in the years since. Imagine Ellie losing the person she loves and Joel reacting coldly (i.e "people die, you have to move on", "she was careless", etc.). We may be starting off seeing a Joel that has completely lost his way and regressed back to where he was before meeting Ellie, or worse.
I like your idea more, though, as I don't want to see Joel become that unlikable. In any event, her tone at the end when addressing him suggests some form of estrangement.
I was about to ask this as well. Also, when are they going to be available to preorder?
Emotional gut reactions over rational discourse. The game, imho, looks good but not better than RDR2. I was honestly more impresed by the visuals in FFVIIR.
Holy Mother fucking shit.
Awesome!
Also, that's around same time I'm expecting that Ps5 conference 🤔
Awesome!
Also, that's around same time I'm expecting that Ps5 conference 🤔
This very much makes it sound like it's a specific violent event that occurs in Jackson that sets Ellie off, rather than the trailer implying that something happens to Dina elsewhere.
But she's by herself? The only part of the trailer with her in a mask is that red lighting area.
The other snippet of the character in a mask actually looks like Dinah
Do you actually think Days Gone looks better than TLOU 2?
Nah, I don't think they would do Joel like that. Also, you can very much see a lot of regret in his eyes when he's looking down.
I can't find a gif right now so I'll edit it later.
Edit : Here's the gif. Like I said, you can see a lot of regret in his eyes.
You're right it's him. Pretty sure that moment and when he speaks is not the same. Looks like he got knocked back before speaking.
Surprisingly I'm seeing some less than savory salty responses from people who are saying that they aren't getting the game for whatever reason.
Anywho their loss...
I'm there Day One, it's why I bought my PS4 Pro, and I'm going for the All Digital Deluxe Editon.
Anywho their loss...
I'm there Day One, it's why I bought my PS4 Pro, and I'm going for the All Digital Deluxe Editon.
So true.
Neil isn't less dark for not killing off a character. The ending of part 1 was the darkest part, somehow.
Rational discourse is not stating your opinion with 0 solid evidence or comparisons. You didn't even attempt to line up screenshots, compare animations, image quality, aliasing, etc. The fact you just tried to identify blindly stating an opinion as rational discourse is hilarious.
If we assume the gameplay snippets are in a linear timeline, the part with her in a mask is well after Dina is supposedly killed and Ellie is on her own.
You know, I have a theory about the game.
I honestly think Dina is bad. Dina dying is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too fucking predictable, and I don't think we are giving Neil enough credit. I think Ellie walks in on Dina killing someone.
Ellie is literally the person who falls through the floor at the 00:43 mark.
Not sure where you see Ellie wearing a mask in the red light area. edit: Ahh there are two red light areas, why assume that the trailer is linear and that the bloater section isn't when you are with Dina?
Damn, the most powerful part of the trailer for me is Ellie's shaking hand clenching into a fist.
Berserker Ellie unleashed.
Berserker Ellie unleashed.
People was sure Joel would die on the first one, they even led us to believe that in trailers.
I wonder what personalising Ellie's capabilities means? Skill trees? Deeper progression?
I have a feeling this will be my favorite game of the generation. I hope they go hard on the horror elements we saw in that trailer.
Everyone is falling for that trap.
"ZOMG DINA DIEZZZZZZZZ"
Neil knows what he is doing.
Daniel Craig in the chair again... Guy can't catch a break.Anyone got any guesses about this part
It sticks out because neither of these people look recognizable. The rest of the scenes focus on characters that we know. Except for this one.
I already immediately don't trust that fucker in the cowboy hat. Strong Micah Bell vibes. No background character wears a cowboy hat for nothing.
They have put a real focus on hands in every single trailer we have seen so far, which you can see there is an immense amount of attention to detail on. Looks amazing, masterful.Because I see so many in here using terrible image quality screencaps of the characters, I thought I'd make a few that are of higher resolution and less compression. They'll do until direct feed screens hopefully release. :)
When she's shooting a bloater with a rifle
Edit: just saw your edit. Yeah im assuming its linear because thats just how the trailer seems to play out.
Yup, I think she's the real villian. She rats out Ellie to that cult/ former fireflies that Ellie is immune. The whole game is her getting revenge against them. Joel is killed along the way.
Please give who ever animated this a raise. I'm serious. Whatever they are getting paid - it isn't enough.
Good points.
That's probably the best way to do both and not have one suffer.