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The Last of Us Part II Preview Thread
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Yeah, Huber mentions it in his preview. He said that he was initially nervous about it because he thought that you could just abuse it to avoid attacks, but he quickly learned that's not the case because the AI mixes up their timing.
What in the hell, are you watching footage from the original game or something?
Actually they already do
That was really poor wording on my part. I meant to say the "average" open world. Think Shadow of War
Can you dodge without being attacked? Does it require a contextual situation?
I'm having flashbacks of the hotel (one of the best action sequences from the original, in my opinion). If the average encounter is going to play like that... Great times ahead.
Yeah I agree, the animation looked less than perfect, definitely looks more "believable" now, as far as being a real game goes. Some of Ellie's running motion looked kinda weird. It still looks pretty good, but this game isn't looking like the graphical revolution it once seemed to be.
That snowy environment looks remarkably similar to RDR2's equivalent. I expect better next-gen.
I was going to say the same thing. To me it's actually a bit messed up.
People comparing rainy/wet night time VS day and dry and saying graphics don't look the same.
No shit?
No shit?
I dont think we watched the same trailers for UC4...Did you really miss all that drama about the downgrade from the reveal trailer?
It is, Huber from EZA talked about it a little. Very effective in 1 on 1 but not super useful when fighting more. Really good with dealing with the dogs too, opens them up to a instant kill.
Downgrade my ass the game looks the same.
There was an upgrade in UC4, confirmed by digital foundry. lol
There was an upgrade in UC4, confirmed by digital foundry. lol
You're just convincing yourself of a downgrade when really, there's not. And most importantly, you can't compare day footage and night footage. Night and wet always looks better in games.
It's a dedicated button to dodging, so you should be able to do it anywhere.
Do devs always overshoot their expectations in terms of graphics?
This one is the best I've seen so far.
The E3 demo was not fake but rather choreographed(ND themselves said as much). I would imagine some players would be able to pull off similar things in the real game with lots of practice.
Fair enough.. I'll wait for nighttime rainy footage before drawing anymore conclusions.
When the dog is about to jump her in the grass there's a L1 button prompt to dodge for like half a second. The player doesn't press it though
I had to do a double take there, I thought it was RDR2!
The variety in the environments looks amazing though, something I always love about ND games. Always so much environmental variety as you progress through the game.
Any of the people claiming downgrade want to talk about the puddles? I'm not feeling those puddles guys.
My eyes confirmed otherwise. You're telling me from the reveal trailer that UC4 got upgraded?
I cannot stand people who talk about downgrades as if they're owed something other than the final product. In terms of being misled, I find that only applies if the very final trailers weeks before a product's release depict something very different than what you get. As far as something shown months or even years ago? Get out of here. You aren't entitled to anything just because you caught a glimpse of something and desperately want it so. I am speaking generally here and not commenting on whether this game was "downgraded" (god, I hate the word).
I have to imagine developers must get very annoyed reading stupid comments that harp on this. I'm pretty sure most try to match their initial graphical and performance goals, but often that does not happen as development progresses. They're caught between a rock and a hard place trying to show the community what they should be able to expect versus meeting the standard they initially set for themselves. The only ones who should be hard on them for any sort of downgrade is themselves. As players, y'all have no skin in the game and are free to not buy it. That's it.
As for this game, it looks beautiful and I can't wait to play it.
I have to imagine developers must get very annoyed reading stupid comments that harp on this. I'm pretty sure most try to match their initial graphical and performance goals, but often that does not happen as development progresses. They're caught between a rock and a hard place trying to show the community what they should be able to expect versus meeting the standard they initially set for themselves. The only ones who should be hard on them for any sort of downgrade is themselves. As players, y'all have no skin in the game and are free to not buy it. That's it.
As for this game, it looks beautiful and I can't wait to play it.
That's exactly the word I'd use. It's believable. Still excellent, but the seams are more visible.
My perception might also be affected by how up close and personal a lot of the violence was in the reveal, how you could really see the enemies making faces and stuff. Maybe that's all still in here, but in the demo the battlefield is less intimate and creates a more familiar gamey vibe than the carefully choreographed reveal.
Also the particle effects (i.e., explosives and fire) seem pretty weak to me and I'd say they look better in the trailer they just released than the gameplay footage. I'd need to see them side by side to be sure.
If you compare the final game with the first gameplay reveal yes.
This shot looks fucking incredible. (Love the clouds hugging the hills in the background.)
Is that really from the game? Looks like concept art. Hot damn!
But this footage is basically the same, every outlet is showing the same b-roll from Naughty Dog.
This sounds like GOW all over again,glowing previews...probably gonna end up around the same scores as well.Phew....hurry up February!!!
You're right there. But the impressive part is how Ellie's face animated during stealth kill. Holy shit!
Edit: also that physical blood. OMG...