Approvals 10/3 ▼
psman012 (2) - 3783d ago Cancel
armogangsta (1) - 3783d ago Cancel
WillGuitarGuy (2) - 3783d ago Cancel
Metamorph93 (1) - 3783d ago Cancel
Dinoegg_96 (1) - 3783d ago Cancel
Evilsnuggle (1) - 3783d ago Cancel
sam_job (1) - 3783d ago Cancel
yamelmegames (1) - 3783d ago Cancel
210°

ND's Bruce Straley Thinks Tearaway & Papers Please Should Have Won Award For Innovation Over TLOU

ND's Bruce Straley Thinks Tearaway & Papers Please Should Have Won Award For Innovation Over TLOU.

Create Report !X

Add Report

Reports

+ Updates (3)- Updates (3)

Updates

Changed from Pending to Approved
Community3783d ago
Changed: content
MariaHelFutura3783d ago
Changed: content
MariaHelFutura3783d ago
Irishguy953783d ago

Yeah, but nobody votes for innovation.

The last of Us wasn't like Uncharted -> Fanboys believe it is now innovative.

psman0123783d ago

I am a huge fan of TLOU, and I would agree that it really isn't that innovative. They have a basic crafting system (like...VERY basic), the shooting mechanics were similar to Uncharted, the cover system was great but it's nothing new...it's all in the way that Naughty Dog put these great mechanics AND MORE together in a big old melting pot and made an unforgettable journey out of it. But that's just my opinion.

On my fourth play through now!

No FanS Land3783d ago

The game uses every of its mechanics perfectly, and it is very polished, but it is still a common game. And it is also very linear.

Milruka3783d ago

Game wasn't policed, It wasn't even in 720p.

goldwyncq3783d ago

@ No FanS Land

Not that there's anything wrong with being linear.

Why o why3783d ago (Edited 3783d ago )

Other games should of won the innovative award over tlou yes but how many sites have a standalone innovation award. I seldom hear people who enjoyed tlou claiming it was the most innovative game of last year, just that it was the best overall game of last year.

At no point did the goty have to be the most innovative to be shortlisted.

LordMaim3783d ago

@Milruka: I'm assuming you mean polished rather than policed. And if you believe that game wasn't polished, then no game is. The game rendered natively in 720p with post-processing AA.

@Why o why: Completely agree. Games should always try to innovate, to avoid stagnation, but innovation on its own doesn't necessarily mean a better game. Just like mutations usually result in offspring that dies, rather than a stronger generation. Think about games like Dark Void which was the best worst game ever made. So much missed potential, but enough innovation to be worth playing. No one would ever call it GOTY, however.

An expert chef can make a much better dish than you could with the same ingredients. Naughty Dog may not have reinvented the wheel with The Last of Us, but they sure as hell made a better one.

+ Show (2) more repliesLast reply 3783d ago
Allsystemgamer3783d ago

Uh they don't argue it's innovative. They argue that it has a near perfect blend of common mechanics mixed with a great telling of a common story. Get your facts straight. Xbox hasn't had anything innovative in a very very very long time

LAWSON723783d ago

I still dont understand how anyone could think of TLOU as innovative. It was great but innovative...WTF.

It is more of a facepalm than seeing Bioshock Infinite win shooter of the year

BlackPrince 423783d ago

Gameplay wise it wasn't innovative. Very very good, but not innovative.

I suppose you could argue there was some innovative storytelling techniques used though. Certainly in regards to the last couple of chapters.

Megaton3783d ago

Tearaway is an amazing game.

LordMaim3783d ago

Tearaway is proof that MM has more creativity in it's studio than any I've ever seen. It continuously amazes me that such unconventional gaming projects are given the finances and freedom to bring them to completion.

Seeing this comment right next to the one below it, each delivered with absolute certainty... All I can say is you gotta love the internet. No, seriously!

LinkOnABoat3783d ago

Tearaway was terrible. MM need to stick to LBP. XD

WeAreLegion3783d ago

You didn't play Tearaway. That's the only possible way your comment would make sense.

Inception3783d ago

All of my friends love it, even friends who always prefer 3DS over Vita love it too. It surprised me when people like Linkonaboat said Tearaway was terrible. But just like you said, the only reason why he said that because he never play it.

captainexplosion3783d ago

MM does need to stick to LBP. Tearaway was really good, but LBP is one of the greatest platforming series of alltime.

SoulSercher6203783d ago

I'm pretty sure you didn't play LBP either.

solidjun53781d ago

former account: Fanboybeatdown. He'll just create a new one.

+ Show (1) more replyLast reply 3781d ago
Show all comments (48)
160°

Neil Druckmann: Philosopher gamer behind 'The Last of Us'

who is now the sole leader of Naughty Dog, “I promise you, we will not be ‘The Last of Us’ studio forever.” Numerous games, he said, are in the works, including “multiple single-player projects.

Create Report !X

Add Report

Reports

+ Updates (2)- Updates (2)

Updates

Changed from Pending to Approved
Community13d ago
Changed: content
FPSRUSSIA15d ago
Lightning7714d ago

I know he has a celebrity like status but unless he's announcing his game soon idc what he has to say from this point on.

We need announcement something from him.

Crows9013d ago

The dude is a nobody. He's also wrong. Naughty dog is the uncharted and Jak daxter studio.

They only made one universally praised last of us game. They're not know as "the last of us studio" but they are currently known as the "remake" studio.

Lightning7713d ago

I like his games tbh I'm just more upset at the fact that he's been talking and talking and not showing anything. I'm an actual fan of his work, don't cars if that's that's a popular take or not.

If he has nothing to show or talk about. I don't care about his interviews, his red carpet appearances or what's next for last Of Us 2 TV, leave that to Hollywood. You don't see SP, Bend, or any other studio doing what he's doing. They're remaining quiet and focused as most PS studios do. He should do the same. The next thing I wanna hear him say is "now heres our game" we know that probably won't be for another year or so, so he needs to remain silent and stay out of the limelight for awhile.

AsunaYuukiTheFlash13d ago

You are wrong. LOU2 won a lot of GOTY and was highly rated. It's okay to dislike the game but saying that ND just made one critical acclaimed LOU game is just hating at this point.

rippermcrip13d ago

Kind of a weird interview. No substance, hardly any questions. It's almost like they forgot to post the whole thing or something.

neomahi13d ago

Oh brother...... It's like a balloon filling with helium. He's got nothing new to say. Naughty Dog went from being a studio of numerous developers to being about him and what HE does. Bruce Straley was the co-creator of The Last of Us, and he left--I think for the same reason Christophe Balestra left and since then, Naughty Dog haven't been the same. PlayStation is incredibly woke, as all businesses seem to be these days, ignorant to what's really going on sacrificing the greater for peanuts, but I think they left because of the uprising political atmosphere. They knew there was nothing they could do about it and an attempt to try and combat it, in today's society would end them up in legal trouble so, they just left, what else can you do when the opposition behaves like a child, screams and yells louder than you want to in raged fits, and will throw lawsuits at you at whatever chance they can, but you don't play that way, so they left. And Naughty Dog hasn't been the same since.

Naughty Dog was huge at one time! They were the underdog that became the top dog but, the direction it's fine, just watch and wait. It's ego, and Druckmanns ego of thinking they're untouchable and can just coast along, will drop them rock bottom, in due time, they could see the same fate as Xbox's teams met. Fans will turn on Naughty Dog because A) Naughty Dog aren't producing, they're not what they once were.
B) Gamers ARE growing tired of the woke culture overtaking their lifetime hobby. They're just more silent about it, it's the quiet cool

anast13d ago

Non of this makes sense. I would like to think you didn't spend too much time writing it.

Crows9013d ago

I hope you didn't spend much time reading..it...cuz obviously you didnt understand it. But that's okay. There's many other comments to read...

MIDGETonSTILTS1713d ago

You project your own views on the world, and that is a mistake.

Crows9013d ago

Um...so you project someone else view on the world? What are you talking about?! We all project our view on the world lol...smh

anast13d ago

It's called perspective. I understand that. But I don't understand the poster.

smashman9813d ago

you know it's not his fault that people are interested in what he says, right?

Also, Naughty Dog is bigger than ever.

Crows9013d ago

Smaller....where's their last big game? Yeah...I remember when they were actually releasing heavy hitters.

smashman9812d ago

@Crows90 It was in 2020 and despite what a vocal minority says it was critically acclaimed and the 2020 game of the year. Not only that but The Last of Us is also a critically acclaimed television series and PlayStation's most successful foray into Film and TV yet.

So yes, Naughty Dog is bigger than ever, and just because you don't vibe with them or whatever does not change that fact.

anast13d ago

He's a solid theatre arts person, but he's not a philosopher. Being good at one thing doesn't mean he's Descartes.

DarXyde13d ago

I believe that philosophers are more principled than Druckmann, to be honest. It's fascinating that The Last of Us Part II was literally inspired by the Israel-Palestine conflict and was a needed commentary on humanity and ending the cycle of violence, only to have some questionable commentary after 7 October.

I don't hate the guy as some others seem to. He's been a big part of some great games, but I'll never understand the obsession with hanging on all of his statements.

Chard13d ago (Edited 13d ago )

That's a good point in relation to 7 Oct - a far more important issue where valid criticisms could have been made of this guy, but most here seem thoroughly distracted by trivial issues

anast13d ago

@DarXyde

Like all artists he has a signature. People that have an agenda will try to look for that signature and use it. This is why a lot of "journalist/game influencers" hang on every word. Most of us just enjoy his work and get hyped when he mentions something about a possible new game.

@Chard
"a far more important issue where valid criticisms could have been made of this guy"

Which is?

MIDGETonSTILTS1713d ago

Sony should try and stay radio silence outside of hard reveals.

It’s painful to wait for any info at all, but it’s less painful than skimming an interview that avoids all details whatsoever.

Commit to radio silence, Sony. You can afford to leverage the trust in gaming output that you’ve cultivated.

anast13d ago

That wouldn't be a smart decision. There must be a constant stream of connection in today's world.

MIDGETonSTILTS1710d ago

When a constant stream of connection delays a game 1-2 years, and said games take 5 years to make anyways…. Sony fans are better off trusting Sony to deliver than expecting frequent confirmation.

Show all comments (35)
90°

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.

Create Report !X

Add Report

Reports

+ Updates (1)- Updates (1)

Updates

Changed from Pending to Approved
Community101d ago
70°

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."

Create Report !X

Add Report

Reports

+ Updates (1)- Updates (1)

Updates

Changed from Pending to Approved
Community137d ago
anast137d 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.

AlterRecs134d 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"

anast134d 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.

AlterRecs132d 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

anast132d ago

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

DrDoomer137d ago

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

CrimsonWing69137d ago

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

AlterRecs134d ago

Considering they remastered the first game twice, who knows lol

CrimsonWing69134d 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.