By Derek Brown
We all love a good blockbuster – films such as Titanic, Saving Private Ryan, and The Lord Of The Rings.
Some beardy critics may look down on them but cinema-goers lap up their lavish production and enjoy the fact bundles of cash have been thrown at making them.
It’s no different with games. Despite a wealth of cracking budget games on phones and consoles there’s nothing like booting up a mega AAA title such as Call Of Duty.
But unlike movies, the blockbuster game could be an endangered species.
Epic, sprawling games can literally destroy companies financially if punters don’t lap them up in their millions.
Expensive voice actors, orchestral scores, film-like animations, professional scripting and years of coding mean games are now multi-million pound productions.
"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.
Najam from eXputer writes "It's time fore a new installment in the series, not another pointless remaster."
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.
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"
They remaster is to put out something quick while they are deving new stuff. I don't get how people can be so static.
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.
The team is sad for losing out on such a great project but celebrates its growth because of spending time on it.
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.
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
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…
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?
Last of Us isn't the last of big budget gaming. After this we have GTAV & Beyond and then getting in nextgen.
Next Gen will be more cinematic and blockbustery...
I don't think it will be. Naughty Dog will see to that.
it won't be, so don't you worry...
Maybe if certain other companies contributed, it wouldn't all be up to a select few to handle this.Too busy chasing the casuals, unfortunately.