The Last of Us The Last Of Us 2

[Snow Queen]

 

[Havok83]

Of course this game is getting rereleased AGAIN. Anyone have the count for how many times ND has done so for both games?

 

[Drizzle]

Of course this game is getting rereleased AGAIN. Anyone have the count for how many times ND has done so for both games?

I think this is the 5th time for the first game (PS3, PS4, PS5, PC, this) and the 4th time for Part II (PS4, PS5, PC, this).

Granted, this is just a repackaging but still...lol

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I think this is the 5th time for the first game (PS3, PS4, PS5, PC, this) and the 4th time for Part II (PS4, PS5, PC, this).

Granted, this is just a repackaging but still...lol

And it somehow gets more expensive every time!

 

[psylockolussus]

They should include the 4K Ultra HD + Bluray + DVD + digital code of The Last of Us TV series (2 seasons), for the next The Last of Us collection!

 

[Havok83]

They should include the 4K Ultra HD + Bluray + DVD + digital code of The Last of Us TV series (2 seasons), for the next The Last of Us collection!

Youll have to wait for the inevitable MAX collection release

 

[psylockolussus]

Youll have to wait for the inevitable MAX collection release

A MAX Collection release would only include the TV series, as the games aren't accessible in that streaming service.

The games + shows complete collection would be titled differently.

 

[Havok83]

A MAX Collection release would only include the TV series, as the games aren't accessible in that streaming service.

The games + shows complete collection would be titled differently.

it was a joke

 

[psylockolussus]

A box set which includes the games and the show, would be cool though, especially if Sony plans to make another collection release in the future.

I don't think I've seen a boxset or bundle combining games/tv show.

 

[BeserkerHilf]

I don't have much to add to this thread. Looks like I picked this up during the Black Friday 2020 sale, slowly chipped away at Ellie's portion during the process of moving states and having another newborn, and inadvertently stopped when Abby's portion kicks in about two years ago. Not out of any form of protest, but life and kids tends to get in the way.

Had a long weekend to recover from the kind of minor procedure that essentially gives a dude a doctor's note to sit around and do nothing and decided to tackle this once and for all. Even knowing the story beats and how they've threaded through the discourse surrounding the game and series, it was still so engrossing. Just incredible from start to grueling finish. It took some big swings that hammered home Ellie is not exempt from becoming the monster her world makes of uninfected. Joel was one of them and even he accepted the past would catch up to him one day. ND delivered an amazing experience, and I feel sorry for the gamers' incapable of accepting the challenge to disassociate their allegiance to them and experience one of the best games I've ever played.

 

[psylockolussus]

I'm not in the mood to replay the games, or for a change - play Part I remake and Part II's remaster for the first time.

But as I'm currently typing this, I'm watching a cutscene movie of the 2nd game and some of the Fireflies were killed.

 

[Zantera]

So when TLOU2 first dropped I must admit I was one of the many people outraged over that creative decision and it definitely soured me on the whole thing. I didn't want to buy it, didn't want to play through it and I mostly just experienced parts of it through streams.

I think time and distance has really helped change my perspective on things. I picked up the remaster on Steam and I was a bit nervous to play it based on those earlier thoughts. But having played through the remaster of 1 fairly recently on Steam and also really liking the show, it felt like something I had to do. And I'm really happy I did.

I just hit the point when the perspective changes so I'm like 10-11 hours in, and I would actually say so far that TLOU2 is superior to the first game, and that is a high bar. Setting aside gameplay aspects like level design, combat, enemy AI, variety in environment, the biggest surprise for me is how much I love the story. I'm able to actually appreciate that gut punch decision creatively now and I love the central theme of how violence creates more violence.

We'll see how I feel once the story is wrapped up as I'm hitting a key part of the game now taking charge of Abby but so far it's been amazing.

 

[henzINNIT]

So when TLOU2 first dropped I must admit I was one of the many people outraged over that creative decision and it definitely soured me on the whole thing. I didn't want to buy it, didn't want to play through it and I mostly just experienced parts of it through streams.

I think time and distance has really helped change my perspective on things. I picked up the remaster on Steam and I was a bit nervous to play it based on those earlier thoughts. But having played through the remaster of 1 fairly recently on Steam and also really liking the show, it felt like something I had to do. And I'm really happy I did.

I just hit the point when the perspective changes so I'm like 10-11 hours in, and I would actually say so far that TLOU2 is superior to the first game, and that is a high bar. Setting aside gameplay aspects like level design, combat, enemy AI, variety in environment, the biggest surprise for me is how much I love the story. I'm able to actually appreciate that gut punch decision creatively now and I love the central theme of how violence creates more violence.

We'll see how I feel once the story is wrapped up as I'm hitting a key part of the game now taking charge of Abby but so far it's been amazing.

Glad you're enjoying pal. Hope you like the Abby section, I think for gameplay and set-pieces it trumps the Ellie section. Abby is a boss. Sometimes I'll just batter zombies with her bare hands haha.

 

[psylockolussus]

The second game feels more like a complete game to me. I feel like the first game ended abruptly.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

So when TLOU2 first dropped I must admit I was one of the many people outraged over that creative decision and it definitely soured me on the whole thing. I didn't want to buy it, didn't want to play through it and I mostly just experienced parts of it through streams.

I think time and distance has really helped change my perspective on things. I picked up the remaster on Steam and I was a bit nervous to play it based on those earlier thoughts. But having played through the remaster of 1 fairly recently on Steam and also really liking the show, it felt like something I had to do. And I'm really happy I did.

I just hit the point when the perspective changes so I'm like 10-11 hours in, and I would actually say so far that TLOU2 is superior to the first game, and that is a high bar. Setting aside gameplay aspects like level design, combat, enemy AI, variety in environment, the biggest surprise for me is how much I love the story. I'm able to actually appreciate that gut punch decision creatively now and I love the central theme of how violence creates more violence.

We'll see how I feel once the story is wrapped up as I'm hitting a key part of the game now taking charge of Abby but so far it's been amazing.

I played the 2nd game around 2023/24 so it was some time after all the discourse, and I found the game fantastic. One of the best games ever made for me and I got the Platinum which I rarely do. For me it's a masterpiece and better than the first game.

I much prefer playing games a few years after they have come out for that reason. I absolutely loved Arkham Knight for example when I remember nothing but negativity when it came out. I just started Death Stranding a couple of nights ago and am loving that as well.

 

[BeserkerHilf]

I finally buckled down and did the Abby section two weeks ago, and I think time passing helped me embrace it more, even though I thought from the jump that gamers were acting like petulant babies about it (as they do most things). I just wish I had time to sit down and game more frequently than I get to and I feel like a event-level story motivates me more. RDR2 (which takes forever to get going) is still sitting at about hour 2 because it released like a week before we bought our first home and it's been DIY improvements, children, interstate moves, and job changes ever since.

 

[Havok83]

The second game feels more like a complete game to me. I feel like the first game ended abruptly.

How so? It was on average 15-18 hours which was long for ND and it told a complete story from beginning to end of Joel and Ellie's journey. There's nowhere else for that story to go after it ended. It was completed and to add anything else would be to artificially pad it to make it unnecessarily longer

I finally buckled down and did the Abby section two weeks ago, and I think time passing helped me embrace it more, even though I thought from the jump that gamers were acting like petulant babies about it (as they do most things). I just wish I had time to sit down and game more frequently than I get to and I feel like a event-level story motivates me more. RDR2 (which takes forever to get going) is still sitting at about hour 2 because it released like a week before we bought our first home and it's been DIY improvements, children, interstate moves, and job changes ever since.

Did you never finish the game before?

 

[BeserkerHilf]

How so? It was on average 15-18 hours which was long for ND and it told a complete story from beginning to end of Joel and Ellie's journey. There's nowhere else for that story to go after it ended. It was completed and to add anything else would be to artificially pad it to make it unnecessarily longer


Did you never finish the game before?

Nope. I got a procedure done two weeks ago that required me to take it easy and lay around for 48 hours. Took two days off work and played through Abby's section. I'm in my late thirties with a job, two kids under 5, and a never ending series of housework and projects to finish. It's rare that I have the time to sit down during daylight hours to game for an extended period of time, and a not-insignificant chunk of my logged 40 hours of playtime on Part II is chalked up to attempting to game after the kids and wife go to bed and passing out sitting up. Other games in my backlog like Spider-Man 2 and God of War (2018) are a little easier to tackle in shorter spurts.

 

[TheGDBatman]

Nope. I got a procedure done two weeks ago that required me to take it easy and lay around for 48 hours. Took two days off work and played through Abby's section. I'm in my late thirties with a job, two kids under 5, and a never ending series of housework and projects to finish. It's rare that I have the time to sit down during daylight hours to game for an extended period of time, and a not-insignificant chunk of my logged 40 hours of playtime on Part II is chalked up to attempting to game after the kids and wife go to bed and passing out sitting up. Other games in my backlog like Spider-Man 2 and God of War (2018) are a little easier to tackle in shorter spurts.

I can relate to all of this. It took me a year to beat God of War: Ragnarok lmao. I frequently joke with my friends that whichever game I'm picking next is the one I'm playing for the next year.

 

[Havok83]

I can relate to all of this. It took me a year to beat God of War: Ragnarok lmao. I frequently joke with my friends that whichever game I'm picking next is the one I'm playing for the next year.

Haha, Im the same way. It takes me months to finish a game these days

 

[psylockolussus]

How so? It was on average 15-18 hours which was long for ND and it told a complete story from beginning to end of Joel and Ellie's journey. There's nowhere else for that story to go after it ended. It was completed and to add anything else would be to artificially pad it to make it unnecessarily longer


Did you never finish the game before?

How so? Because once Joel passed out. Ellie was sent to operation table quickly, and Joel had to massacre a bunch of people. The infected weren't even in the last section of the game.

About 2 hours from that, Joel just recovered and Ellie had her solo moment.

 

[Zantera]

I'm almost at the hospital in the Abby section of the game and I think playing as her has just really reinforced my earlier thoughts that this game is a masterpiece and even better than the original. I think the themes of 'everyone is a hero of their own story' and 'violence breeds more violence' are just really strong and interesting. You'll be playing as Abby saving and helping some kids not getting killed and you stop and think "Oh yeah Ellie is coming to kill this girl".

I think when the game first came out I struggled to see flaws in Joel but for as much as we love him, he really was the villain in a lot of people's stories and I think Abby was 100% justified in seeking revenge on him.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I'm almost at the hospital in the Abby section of the game and I think playing as her has just really reinforced my earlier thoughts that this game is a masterpiece and even better than the original. I think the themes of 'everyone is a hero of their own story' and 'violence breeds more violence' are just really strong and interesting. You'll be playing as Abby saving and helping some kids not getting killed and you stop and think "Oh yeah Ellie is coming to kill this girl".

I think when the game first came out I struggled to see flaws in Joel but for as much as we love him, he really was the villain in a lot of people's stories and I think Abby was 100% justified in seeking revenge on him.

Why was Abby justified?

 

[AndrewGilkison]

Joel killed her dad...?

 

[Spider-Fan]

I dont think justified is the word I would use. The motivation is sympathetic, but I think ultimately the point is eye for an eye leaves everyone blind. So, I wouldn't say her motives were justified as justification isn't consistent with the core theme. But can we understand her desire for revenge and known that many of us would likely do the same if a loved one was killed? Yes.