Doesn't work for me. It downloads the Ellie theme on my PS4-If I check my download list from the web browser it says "download error" next to the Part 2 Pre order
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The Last of Us Part II - Review Thread
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I follow Skill Up along with several others and I agree with his sentiments tbh. I'm still buying the game to play on PS5 but I may be disappointed. I've read the spoilers and all, but that's never bothered me. He had a lot of things to comment on other than spoiler discussion which was not allowed.
I'm pretty sure everyone knew this would be a 90+ game so I'm not sure why it can't have critical discussion or critiques.
The bleakness and violence really affecting some of the reviewers: this could be some intense stuff.
Gamespot's review comes across as someone who is genuinely traumatized by it.
Gamespot's review comes across as someone who is genuinely traumatized by it.
the iteration isn't the part i'm worried about, it's *how* it's iterated. i should have included an additional line that precedes all of that:
the idea that this is just a honed in last of us game that is increasingly more grim and violent is not that interesting to me and, out of all of the direction a last of us sequel could go, it seems the most rote
I've never seen a 95+ review thread filled with so many "My worst fears have been confirmed posts".
I think the OT and discussion around the game on Era will be pretty tough to get through. Though I love following the hype and discussion for new releases i'll try to avoid all the talk here until I've beaten it myself. So often the discourse around a game seeps into my play through. Don't want that for this one.
I think the OT and discussion around the game on Era will be pretty tough to get through. Though I love following the hype and discussion for new releases i'll try to avoid all the talk here until I've beaten it myself. So often the discourse around a game seeps into my play through. Don't want that for this one.
Well, obviously. I was not disputing it, but wondering what the reasoning behind that opinion was.
hahaha that was amazing, Ellie is a more Angel Knives gamer.
Honestly, it required a lot of guts from ND to to decide to make a sequel to TLOU. It had SO much to prove, essentially since the original was a game that relied heavily on narration and specific themes. I can only imagine what the whole team's been through to pull it of but they did it and they did it spectacularly apparently.
I was incredibly worried that the game would just be nihilistic and mean; lacking the moments of levity from the first game that made it work... and it seems like from the Waypoint review that that's exactly what it is?
I'm still planning on picking it up, but I'm a little concerned.
I'm still planning on picking it up, but I'm a little concerned.
That Waypoint/Vice review by Rob is excellent. He describes exactly what I was worried this game would become narratively.
I tried that on the app and got a download error. Something strange is going on indeed.
I had the same issue earlier and it just fixed itself a couple of hours later. I guess the only remedy is to wait.
Can't wait. I'll play again when there is multiplayer on PS5.
I just hope my release PS4 can handle it. Ol girl has one game left until retirement.
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Same here. This seems like something special but the salty types will be on full force to try to kill the hype. I will play it, finish it and then discuss it here lol.
Guessing it'll set at 95 considering most big games get over 100 reviews and there's still EDGE.
Not that it really matters. 95 or 96 is pretty much the same at this point.
Not that it really matters. 95 or 96 is pretty much the same at this point.
I'm way of the warrior would like a word with you. Some of us also think the crash games were pretty bad too.
Anyway. I should really give the first game another try. I bought it back in 2012 and put about 6-7 hours into it and stopped. I really didn't like all the stealth gameplay. I'm probably going to pick this up regardless, but I probably also know there is going to be a ps5 version coming too..and one of the video reviews the frame rate looks sporadic with lots of stutter. I wish PS4 games worked on PS5 with enhancements.
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Most reviewers do not confirm their worst fears, but they select one of the few that do and go "Yep. I was right all along".
I've never been happier not to read reviews in my life. I'm gonna finish my playthrough of Part I this weekend and know that what's in store the following weekend is even better.
Thank you for posting all this stuff.
Pfft Crash 2 > TLOU to this day, stranger. ;p
That said, Druckmann without a filter is grimdark in excess globs. Tellin' ya, the man nearly killed Elena!
The accessibility being madly robust is good stuff. Knew it going in from the pre-release media, but nice to see it officially on point!
It's hard to have critiques when we haven't played the game which is why anyone pushing back on any review is being pretty foolish. On the other hand, since we all haven't played the game, it's hard to discuss whether the criticisms from this review or that review will apply to each of our playthroughs either. We have a week until we can play it, plenty of time for rampant speculation, a theme of this game since its very first trailer.
It's mostly that trying to have a critical discussion when no one here has gone through the game is never going to work well. We don't know if the same things will even bother us(or excite us for that matter).
I agree people shouldn't just dismiss contrary reviews, but we just don't have the experience ourselves to back up or deny the criticisms, and obviously people are going to want to like the game generally.
just open an incognito window and go yo kinda funny games YouTube. I watched the full video no spoilers
I think that's the nature of the Internet. It's rare for people to focus overwhelmingly on the things a game does right. It doesn't make for discussion or controversy, things this game has certainly generated with how this release has gone. If people want to focus on the negative aspects of reviews, let them, doesn't affect anyone but themselves. The world is a very negative place and more importantly, the way they've talked about this game, this game I'm sure will not be easy to play. It's okay to have concerns about that.
Cannata bringing the hype right now. DamnCongrats to Naughty Dogs, they did it again! It's gonna be a long wait until the game is out. :)
Well, all the RDR2 reviews were glowing too, and quite a few people (me included) disliked it intensely.
This is how I enjoyed the first game as well. Just playing it in bursts. I do it with all ND games....I let the experience savor. I plan to continue that here.
I understand who is concerned but I really love the darkest as possible take they are apparently going with this one.
TLOU universe is bleak and disgraceful so I can only see it as the second game being as sincere as possible with the themes. Maybe a tough pill to swallow but I really like the approach. Life in that universe seems unbelievably hard anyway.
For what it's worth as someone who will probably love the shit out of this game, I think your post was fine so don't get too worked up on some of these responses. Everyone has the right to their own opinion and yours is as valid as mine or anyone else's. I do hope you enjoy it though :-)
Screen Rant -The greatest game of this console generation? Of that there is absolutely no doubt. It's also, quite possibly, the greatest video game of all time.
Sheesh the last few reviews that have come in have me so hyped. If Edge gives this a 10, this thing is hitting 97.
Sheesh the last few reviews that have come in have me so hyped. If Edge gives this a 10, this thing is hitting 97.
30 FPS locked, lower resolution and effects in general. There's a DF video about it.
LOVE reading stuff like this, as someone who also felt the first game didn't need a follow-up.
I was one of them. RDR2 was the most boring and frustrating game I've played in years. However, I won't compare it to TLOU2 because at least that game will have a story.