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Games are making me miserable, but I like it

An opinion piece from casually-addicted.net showing why narrative in games are becoming more realistic and depressing for the gamer

***contains spoilers for Mass Effect 3, The Last of Us and The Walking Dead: The Game***

"Around fifteen years ago, I used to spend my nights grinning from ear to ear, sending Sonic spinning from one badnik to the next while collecting every ring in sight with my lightning shields. The eleven year-old me spent time playing games when really, I should’ve been getting a good nights rest before school. At times I’D turn up a yawning mess as my late night session’s on the latest Sega game was affecting my education – not that I cared."

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ShugaCane3948d ago

I cried during Kingdom Hearts and Shadow of the Colossus endings. But it was during cinematics. The Last of Us is the first game that had me crying while playing. I never thought that would happen, but it did. Another reason for me not to ever forget that game.

urwifeminder3948d ago (Edited 3948d ago )

I never invest emotionally in games I just want everyone to die in them for my own fun I have never cared about any character they are just there for me to exploit and toy with.

Hydralysk3948d ago (Edited 3948d ago )

Hooray?

Is there a reason you're telling us this or do you just want to share?

Firan3948d ago

"I just want everyone to die in them for my own fun"

If that's the only reason you play games then I'm speechless.

Veryoriqinal3948d ago

*SPOILER ALERT*

when joel left at the end of the last of us i was shaking with fear just hoping ellie was in the back of the car X(

famoussasjohn3948d ago

Or when you're at the university and the last bit where Joel gets shoved off the railing. Worst 15 minutes ever to see if he actually died or not. :(

Ezz20133948d ago (Edited 3948d ago )

same thing here

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i loved this game so much
it don't feel like the same old sh1t we get with every game
at the end the hero save the day and move on

joel acted like what a humen would act in real life he's not a superhero...he can get as selfish as any one
it's not his job to save the day or the world...... i my self question his mental stability and mine too
because if i were him would i do the same or let her die to save the world ?! ....i really don't know
what would you do guys ?!
and also yes ...the last part when he try to make every thing look cool and ok was really disturbing too.....but it look like this will hunt him for the rest of his life

need to play again *Droooooool*

EDIT: that's the thing @Harry
i don't know if i can call him bad or not
because if i were him i would have done the same thing

it really not something we see every day

HarryMasonHerpderp3948d ago (Edited 3948d ago )

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS

Yeah I thought the ending was perfect.
After that last cutscene with joel and ellie and the credits started to roll I just sat back and thought...wow....I'm not sure how I feel about that. An that was just the coolest thing. It's like Joel becomes the bad guy but you have to question whether you would have done the same in his shoes. I like the way it just gives you the ending like that. Here it is now deal with it.

Veryoriqinal3948d ago

@harry when the credits started rolling I really didn't know what to think. I was so speechless. How could it end on a lie :0 I'm so glad naughty dog and planning on carrying out the last of us onto ps4. I couldn't live without Ellie

Inception3948d ago (Edited 3948d ago )

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@Ezz2013
"because if i were him would i do the same or let her die to save the world ?! ....i really don't know, what would you do guys ?!"

I think i will done the same as Joel too: save Ellie. I mean, i don't want to live alone without people i care in the world full with crazy canibalistic people like David roam around hunting and killing normal people.

Not to mention crazy military government who killed their own people without blinking an eye instead of protecting them. So the world can rot for all i care, but as long as i have people i care / love beside me, i think i will survive. I knew that sounds naive but that's my answer about Joel decisions to save Ellie and his perceptive about the world.

HellFeast3948d ago

GOOD, it only means youre human.........These Feels!

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The Sounds of the Fireflies ("The Last of Us") concert kicks-off on April 28th, 2024

"The Game Music Foundation are today very proud and pleased to announce an additional concert, circling back to the roots of Game Muisic Festival in Poland. On April 28th, 2024, the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw will once again become a place to celebrate the art of video game music, featuring scores from The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II." - The Game Music Foundation.

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Mass Effect 3's Ending for Javik Misses the Forest for the Trees

Based on one narratively fitting ending in Mass Effect 3, Prothean squadmate Javik is highly unlikely to return in the next Mass Effect game.

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anast49d ago

He was one of my least favorite characters. I wish they would have done the Proths different.

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The Last Of Us Series Has Remarkable Potential For Spin-Offs

Najam from eXputer writes "It's time fore a new installment in the series, not another pointless remaster."

anast81d ago

They are working on something new. Not to be rude but it is impossibility stupid to think ND next major announcement is going to be a remaster or their next Last of Us entry is going to be another remaster.

AlterRecs78d ago

I think this is in response to them releasing a remaster for the sequel, a game that didn't need a remaster.

Basically a "why did you put out a remaster no one asked for when you have all there options available"

anast78d ago

They remaster is to put out something quick while they are deving new stuff. I don't get how people can be so static.

AlterRecs77d ago

There's no news about a third game being in production, you're just assuming that they're working on something that they aren't

anast77d ago

When they release the news to start the hype-train, you can give me my props then.

DrDoomer81d ago

I want an alternate timeline spin-off, where part 2 never happened.

CrimsonWing6981d ago

They’ve already done Remasters of 1 and 2… what else is there to Remaster?

AlterRecs78d ago

Considering they remastered the first game twice, who knows lol

CrimsonWing6978d ago

That was a Remake. I guess they could do that to 2, but man…. They should wait a couple generations so it can look like a major upgrade.