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The Last of Us Developer Talks Faking Open World Levels and Weenies

“[In] game design in general there’s the idea of the Weenie. Which is back to the Disneyland example of how when you’re walking in Disneyland you can see the castle off in the background and you wander and do rides and you can still see it and its getting closer. And you keep going. So we found little ways of having that macro goal always out there but getting the player really invested in the micro goal.”

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Thatguy-3103940d ago

You know i don'r really care if a game is linear. As log as it offers a compelling campaign then I wont complain. In open world games I tend to lose track of the Story and that's why there are few open world titles that I like. Hoping how the next Uncharted game will play out seeing how they learned from their work in The Last of Us.

levian3940d ago

I don't mind linear games either as long as they are fun.

What I don't like is paying $60 for a game that only lasts 15 hours and doesn't have much replayability, because it relied to heavily on the story and the surprises and emotions from experiencing it for the first time.

I truly think these short linear games need to be priced at $39.99, because they are doomed to be bought, traded in, and then bought used.

KUV19773940d ago

If ever a game has been worth 60 bucks it's The Last of Us!

GenericNameHere3940d ago

Finished the game? Go play multiplayer and collect the trophies to add more game time. Did you collect all collectibles on your first playthrough? Did you listen to Ellie's jokes? All the optional conversations? Read additional background info from tapes and documents? Did Survivor difficulty? What about New Game+? Are you on Week 12 on multiplayer? Did you try finishing the game as fast as you can? An average play time of MGS4 can take over 10 hours, but if you skip everything, you can finish it in less than 3 hours.

15 hours is a really good length for a linear game, and this game has plenty of things to do once you beat the main game.

I enjoyed this linear game more than Skyrim, that's for sure. And I got the Platinum Trophy for that game, in 90 hours.

Valkyre3939d ago (Edited 3939d ago )

@levian

You have got to be joking me....

please then go and pay 200 dollars to play a mindless game like Call of Duty Ghosts...

If a game manages to move you, to emotionally engage you and to actually make you THINK it is worth every single peny of its 60$ price tag...

Gaming is not just pressing buttons mindlessly... your comment pretty much gives scumbag corporations like activision the incentive to increase prices on their yearly expansion packs called Call of Duty, because hey!! you play so many hours of COD, so you know... it is actually worth it! So pay 80$ for that lovely expansion pack I offer you each year...

seanpitt233939d ago

People pay $10 to $15 to see a 2 hour movie and that's if you don't get any snacks so with a 14 hour story with the last of us is a pretty good deal if you ask me.

Inception3939d ago

I bought TloU on day 1 and right now (4th july) i'm still playing it. Not a single time i want to trade this game. So much replay value in TloU, cause i just finished Survivor diff and playing MP on Hunter side week 7 (already finished Firefly journey). Maybe after i beaten Hunter journey, i will take a break. But i will definitely comeback playing it when ND release SP & MP DLC.

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Blacklash933939d ago (Edited 3939d ago )

Every game makes you go from point A to B to progress and open-world games are no exception. You just get more empty space to screw around in.

GTAIV felt very "linear" when I'm being forced to return to the same locations and repeat the same tiresome mission designs (not to mention playing chauffeur constantly) over and over. And with no other option to push the game forward.

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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."

anast74d 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.

AlterRecs71d 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"

anast71d 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.

AlterRecs70d 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

anast70d ago

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

DrDoomer74d ago

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

CrimsonWing6974d ago

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

AlterRecs71d ago

Considering they remastered the first game twice, who knows lol

CrimsonWing6971d 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.

Chocoburger118d 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.

seanpitt2374d 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

Linzoid118d 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…

anast118d 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?