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The Last Of Us success shows what happens when you trust gamers

MMGN writes: "Gamers have collectively acknowledged and embraced an outstanding product, eager to experience its unique way of telling a story, building characters and forming relationships."

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dedicatedtogamers3936d ago

I'm just about to finish up my Survivor NG+ file. This game is so good. It definitely raises the bar for story-based games.

asmith23063936d ago

Finished it on survivor myself and I gotta say I preferred the Hard difficulty because you get more resources. Don't get my wrong, playing through on Survivor was intense, a lot of avoiding conflict and very little resources... but nothing beats the feeling of blowing a guys head off in this game, so I like the ammo :)

Galletto33936d ago (Edited 3936d ago )

"Without wanting to start a “fanboy war”, I can’t help but think how a similarly-designed game would have performed on Xbox 360. Would it have sold anywhere close to 3.5 million copies worldwide, either now or, say, in 2010? Would Microsoft have been up to the task to push the 360 as a must-have device to play such a game, as Sony has with Naughty Dog’s latest?"

Great question. Its hard to say. Obviously the quality speaks for itself and no matter what console/comp you are using, a player appreciates a great game.

I want to say it would do just as well, because Microsoft markets the crap out of any game they believe will be a winner. If this was released in 2010 you bet your ass by 2011 or 2012, both companies would be bundling this with their newest wave of consoles during the holiday season.

Man I really fell in love with this game. This was not only a great video game, but a great story. This will definitely win a few GOTY awards. If you ever bring up an argument that video games are art, use this as ammo and compare it to Cormac Mccarthy's The Road.

1nsomniac3936d ago (Edited 3936d ago )

What!? Why is that a great question what difference does it make what console it was on??

The high praise is for the game, at what point do u believe the console should get the credit instead of the game? I don't understand any of the points you've tried to make...

KiRBY30003936d ago

marketing helps selling games. whats great about that?

TLOU sold well, im glad for Naughty Dog. but if it would have sold poorly, i would have enjoyed the game just as much. its as simple as that.

there was a time when nobody was using the "sales" of a system or a game to make a point.

jc485733936d ago

I don't think is just gamers. I bet people who weren't even interested in gaming in the first place probably bought the game.

Wintersun6163936d ago

This is one of the few games my wife wanted to watch me play despite all the gore, which is something she usually can't stand to watch. At first she didn't care but after seeing a few cutscenes during my first playthrough she wanted to see the whole thing. That doesn't happen often with pretty much any kind of games.

Agent_hitman3936d ago

I forgot to congratulate ND in the previous topic regarding the success of TLOU....

Congrats Sony and ND.. Now I want a sequel and Uncharted 4 for PS4. Please

Wintersun6163936d ago

I read the "please" in Ellie's voice, when she asked Joel to sing for him at the university.

dethpuck3936d ago

It probably would have done even better on Xbox. If you look at how exclusives sell on Xbox. Great game very depressing but good. Reminds me why I own both consoles. I never miss a great game.

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FlunkinMonkey3936d ago

These new 2nd/3rd/4th accounts are a plague, get out from behind the curtain you queefing coward.

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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?