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The Last of Us Provides Options to Turn off Listen Mode, Melee Prompts and Tag Popups

There were quite a few previews released for The Last of Us this week, most of which were full of positive feedback. However, a number of sources all expressed concern about the game, mostly on the side of the game’s stealth mechanics.

ThatKanadianKid3987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

Good I'm glad to see this. Saw that Listen Mode and instantly didn't want that feature. Want the game to play exactly as we saw it in the first demo shown for the game.

Irishguy953987d ago

Agreed/ It's an extra feature for casuals

TKCMuzzer3987d ago

Not sure why someone is disagreeing with you that you would prefer it with listening mode off. Maybe someone on here knows you better than you do.

Sharingan_no_Kakashi3987d ago

Absolutely. Don't want anything hindering the immersion.

DeletedAcc3987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

My settings:

- Difficulty / HARD
- Subtitles / OFF
- Game Hints / OFF
- Strategic Tipps / OFF
- Tutorial Hints / OFF
- Violence / ON
- Lock On Aiming(!) / OFF
- Listen Mode(!) / OFF
- Melee Prompts / OFF
- Show Tag Popouts / OFF

elhebbo163987d ago

If there's a survivor mode im probably gonna have the lock-on aim on. dont want to accidently miss shooting a clicker in the head.

Ducky3987d ago

... but what if you want to purposely miss a clicker?
What will you do then elhebbo?

elhebbo163987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

@ducky keep shootin' till hes dead i guess.

MidnytRain3987d ago

Wait, how do you "turn off" violence?

PRHB HYBRiiD3987d ago

Or no gore..maybe when u blow up somebody it just dies..no parts or blood flying around.

Omar913987d ago

you dont like subtitles to be on?

Tres213987d ago

dats the same thing i thought but im an anime watcher so i lik subtitles even in my commercials.lol

NukaCola3987d ago

Would make it harder but also more real. I can't wait for the day we can minimize and eliminate HUD data. I think it feels more real without a cluttered screen. I think things like putting the health pack on Isaac's back ala Deadspace is a good example of better hud substitute.

inmusicutrust3987d ago

I agree but that's not something that easily implemented in most games. The futuristic setting made it easy to just slap that info on his suit, but there are alternatives just need to be creative, for example stumbling and a blood trail as you lose health, hunching over ect. Metro last light hits the nail on the head w these kind of features.

TKCMuzzer3987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

I'm surprised people and the media were moaning about these things. Naughty Dog are top developers and it was obvious they would include options to turn these things off. Sometimes previews can be good but it does give the opportunity for some journalists to have a moan and a go at putting the game down before they receive the final code.

All previews have to be accessible to every level of gamer, that's how it works. Can you imagine putting the settings on hard for the previews, all the casual game reviewers would have a fit.

supremacy3987d ago

Well there goes on less thing people can complain about, its good to have options thats for sure.

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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."

anast75d 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.

AlterRecs72d 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"

anast72d 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.

AlterRecs71d 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

anast71d ago

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

DrDoomer75d ago

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

CrimsonWing6975d ago

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

AlterRecs72d ago

Considering they remastered the first game twice, who knows lol

CrimsonWing6972d 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.

Chocoburger120d 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.

seanpitt2375d 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

Linzoid120d 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…

anast119d 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?