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The Last of Us New Difficulty Mode Explained; PS4 Release Still On Track For Summer 2014

GearNuke: "The Last of Us will get a new difficulty mode in the latest DLC, which will add new incentive to replay the game again. People might be wondering what’s new in this additional difficulty mode. According to Arne Meyer, Community Strategist at Naughty Dog, this new difficulty mode is “a step beyond” even the Survivor mode."

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ZodTheRipper3636d ago

That's good to hear but I don't think they can keep that "E3 surprise release" some people are talking about ...I'm excepting August at the moment. Still pretty good as it would be just a few months after the announcement.

Army_of_Darkness3636d ago

I never got to play last of us yet and won't have a ps4 until July-Aug anyways, so it works out for me.

showtimefolks3636d ago (Edited 3636d ago )

see this for targeting gamers like you, who didn't have a ps3 or didn't get to play TLOU. Now you get the definitive version with all the DLC

and for gamers like me who are wiling to spend $60 one more time to support ND/sony because this game deserves it. Sony had the balls to release a new IP late in the console life when people say new Ip's are doomed if they launch late

my thing is as long as its a quality game, it will sell no matter when its launching.

I am very interested to see what kind of sales TLOU could get on ps4. If sony wants to make more than release it by June/july because after that starting in late august some big titles will be releasing

IMO 2-3 million copies sold is likely, but i am not analyst so i could be wrong

M83_3636d ago

^^

You're still a fuck of a lot better than Pachter anyhow

theDivision3636d ago

@showtimefolks

I agree, releasing it in july/june will certainly help its sales. August bigger games are supposed to be coming out and if they can squeeze this game out before then I think it will definitely help their sales.

LonDonE3635d ago (Edited 3635d ago )

@Army_of_Darkness
what would be even more awesome is if Sony and naughty dog allow people like us who bought and still own the PS3 version to be able to pay a massively discounted price for TLOU REMASTERED due to being playstation plus subscribers and supporters of the PS3 version!!

That would be awesome! like the upgrade program.
PSN PLUS games has been a bit thin on PS4 since launch which is to be expected since the game library is limited, but still a discounted version for PS3 owners of the game would go a long way to showing us appreciation!

Either way i will be buying it since for me its in my top 5 best games of all time! along with metroid prime and few others.
Games like this are a game changer and completing it on survivor mode was a mind blowing experience, so i am looking forward to the new difficulty mode.

UltraNova3635d ago

@showtimefolks

At 6 million + sold I doubt ND needs any support. Its good though new people can experience this game which I consider the best of the better part of a decade.

60 though.. I dont know...still buying it day1.

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M83_3636d ago

I'm betting it's still June... and hoping

Magicite3636d ago

gonna be first must-have game on ps4 for me (haven't played it on ps3 yet and Im glad).

Nitrowolf23636d ago

clicked expecting an explaination only to be told what we already been told (that Grounded is harder than survival)

Plyzz3636d ago

Exactly my thoughts..
It would be amazing if the "new" and harder AI in Grounded Mode will behave like the AI did in the early TLoU trailers. :)
Either way, this game will never get old.

sashimi3636d ago

honestly grounded shouldn't be to hard for me since i already beat survival without using much of any items with minimal weapon usage except during the sewer scene to get past certain sections without room clearing and rarely any healing.

But nonetheless imma play it since i have season pass :)

LKHGFDSA3636d ago

Survivor mode was crap, you have to stealth the whole game and strangle the enemies. it's not as enjoyable IMO and it's not really survival horror IMO.

mike32UK3636d ago

i think that's why the majority of people did like survivor mode, it actually required patience and skill opposed to easy where you could just go nuts and not care about the consequences

AaronPS3636d ago

Using desperate measures such as stealth and carefully planning when and if to use items isn't survival horror?

Jonny5isalive3636d ago

I liked survivor, I had more supplies when I played survivor than hard since it was my second time playing. By the end of survivor I had maxed bombs/moltolvs, deagle ammo and tons of other ammo. I destroyed the soldier guys at the end with explosions and fire.

KinjoTakemura3636d ago

These modes aren't for people who like to run though a game with weapons blazing. These modes require patience and forethought. Some people just don't have the patience.

BlackTar1873636d ago

So i'm getting you really like guns and shooters.

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csreynolds3636d ago (Edited 3636d ago )

"The Last of Us New Difficulty Mode Explained"

Author states it's different from Survivor difficult, but how is unknown.

Not quite an explanation... -_-

TheGrimReaper00113636d ago

Was about to type the same thing
fucking clickbait >_>

Wingsfan243635d ago

This site feeds off Dualshockers, don't expect much better.

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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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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."

anast77d 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.

AlterRecs74d 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"

anast74d 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.

AlterRecs73d 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

anast73d ago

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

DrDoomer77d ago

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

CrimsonWing6977d ago

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

AlterRecs74d ago

Considering they remastered the first game twice, who knows lol

CrimsonWing6974d 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.

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The Last Of Us Online Devs Celebrate Their Experience With The Canceled Game

The team is sad for losing out on such a great project but celebrates its growth because of spending time on it.

Chocoburger121d ago

All they had to do was make a basic online mode like their previous games. Instead they wanted more money and choose to go live service which makes games worse in my opinion.

What a waste of time and money, what a shame.

seanpitt2377d ago

I can't wait for season 2 so they can kill Joel off in the first 2 episodes!! Then it will be just Abby and Ellies revenge plot!

Something is telling me that this won't happen though because it wouldn't make sense, oh wait

Linzoid121d ago

Not sure why they didn’t just make Factions 2. There was no need to make it a live service.

TLoU Factions was a great addition such a shame they couldn’t be bothered to remaster that for PS5 considering the crazy high price tag of the remaster of a remaster…

anast121d ago

This is something to be celebrated. This studio is smart and they get it, even factions 2 wouldn't've have been worth the time. I am surprised they didn't just remaster the first one though, but actually how popular was Factions?