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The Problem with The Last of Us Part II Reveal

The way Naughty Dog went about announcing The Last of Us Part II leaves a feeling of unease.

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Thatguy-3102845d ago

If I'm not mistaken the teaser won't be in the game just like the teaser trailer for the last of us wasn't in the final version. This unveil was simply just that an unveil. Ellie playing the guitar was simply a throw back to the people that played the first game that know that Joel was going to teach her. IMO her singing/playing was shown to set the tone that the team will go for in this installment. All in all I loved how they announced this game. They dropped it at a fan service event where people lost it as expected.

Lightning Mr Bubbles2845d ago (Edited 2845d ago )

What a bunch of nonsense, this guy is taking the trailer too literally like it's a direct cutscene from the final game or something. Nothing about this article makes any sense.

I thought the reveal was really good.

Lightning Mr Bubbles2845d ago (Edited 2845d ago )

My only problem with the trailer is that I'm not 100% thrilled on the older Ellie model. She's a little bit butch, just looking at her hands and arms I thought it was a man until they showed the face.

But I'm not sure if anything could of pleased me, I liked Ellie so much in the first game, I just didn't want her to ever grow up.

Thatguy-3102845d ago

Her hands looked pretty feminine to me. Her fingers are thin like most girls. Rough up hands is expected since it's a post apocalyptic setting

Lightning Mr Bubbles2845d ago (Edited 2845d ago )

@Thatguy-310

You're going to tell me, you didn't think it was a guy playing the guitar till they showed the face? I thought it was a guy, I was like who can this guy be, and then they showed a part of the face and I knew it was Ellie. I'm just being honest, If I'm wrong oh well, but I thought it was a guy at first. Maybe I'm the only one who thought that, but it's the honest truth of what I thought.

Gamist2dot02845d ago

Were you expecting manicure shops available for service after the apocalypse? Maybe there's one in Tommy's village but c'mon man.

wsoutlaw872844d ago (Edited 2844d ago )

maybe you just have feminine hands lol. i didnt see anything wrong with her. Her hands were very feminine, just dirty with a tat. You thinking that looks manly is on you. And calling her "butch" because she hasn't been to the salon in a bit is just silly.

medman2844d ago (Edited 2844d ago )

@lightning mr bubbles
It's fair enough thinking the guitar player may have been a man....until the face was revealed there was no way to tell. But the same could be said for the hands and arms of any man and woman who is slightly built, or of average build, if you will, which is the majority of people.

If a woman has no manicure, or fake nails, you aren't going to be able to tell a man from a woman by looking at only the forearms and hands. You could be easily fooled by a seeing a man's forearm and hands with a manicure and nail polish and think it was a female's hand because that's what you're conditioned to think. Or, you might think a small hand belongs to a woman and a large hand to a man and be completely wrong. Or, maybe you would look at forearm hair...again, not a good indicator for most people. Nothing about a person's hands or forearms without any other indicator will tell you gender.

gbsrnctaln2844d ago

I thought they were man hands as well. It was a little strange to see that they were Ellie's but it doesnt bother me.

tontontam02844d ago

haha if this guy directed a movie

it will be full of holes that people can nitpick

why the hell were you expecting feminine hands from a character who spends most of her time killing the infected.

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Aloy-Boyfriend2845d ago (Edited 2845d ago )

"Ellie is singing some heavy emotional song after slaughtering at least three people that can be seen dead in the video (probably more), and is just OK to pick up a guitar?"

"That doesn’t dismiss the thought that this trailer seemed a little too set up. You’re telling me there has just been a guitar laying around for 20+ years at this point and just one string is out of tune? Please. That guitar would be so rotted and warped Ellie would be lucky to get one note out of it."

"I can’t shake the feeling Ellie has lost some of her…. Ellie. Ellie, like anyone, is a complex person, but to not even see a hint of the jovial/dark humored Ellie from the first game is troublesome."

The real problem here is whether to facepalm or just laugh at this

UCForce2845d ago

Yeah, I agree. Ellie is already grown up now. She has been through rough time in the first game.

Thatguy-3102845d ago

yup the jovial/dark humored ellie was long gone after the events that took place through winter. What she went through is what got most players so close to her.

Silly gameAr2845d ago

Yeah, those reasons are what most people would call reaching.

OB1Biker2845d ago (Edited 2845d ago )

hahaha
Gees these pieces are getting from bad to worse.
Funny how they all assume they know whats going on in the trailer too. They are all basically riding the reveal to get some attention.
I think something terrible happened to her (a bit like David in the first game) or people in her village were slaughtered and/or her child kidnapped and she manages to pull herself together with her guitar (possibly in her own room where the guitar was)

Razzer2845d ago

a facepalming laugh is in order

Gamist2dot02844d ago

Seriously, two things:
- The part where Ellie's hand was shaking in front of the camera is an obvious and dead give-away that she's trying to stretch and calm her fingers.
- Ellie's grown and people change/adapt as they get older to survive.

After beating the game on Grounded, and seeing how much of a badass Ellie can be, I became curious what Ellie would be like older, and surprise, I/we will get to see that.

GrubsterBeater2844d ago

I'm wondering if in the game we get to see/play flashbacks of her time between the end of the first one to the new one, because it definitely looks like a decent amount of years have passed.

wsoutlaw872844d ago

its just click bait. they knew they could get attention for trying to act like the cool kid who doesnt like what everyone else liked.

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crazychris41242845d ago

Problem is we have to wait until 2018 to get it

medman2844d ago

2018 would be a dream...we may have to wait until 2019, but I'm ok with that. The Last of Us Part I will age like fine wine, and we will all be anticipating Part II even more.

BlakHavoc2844d ago

Better start thinking 2019 my friend

kraenk122843d ago

I was very happy to hear Neil and Troy talk at the PSX panel that they at least have started developing scenes and the story two years ago already...but yeah..2019 seems more like it I guess.

DashArrivals2845d ago

Just let Naughty Dog do their thing, and play the game and story as it's intended. That's my moto. Let the creators create.

Veneno2845d ago

It's not that easy man. ND has to know what this game means to people. They need to know that part 2 Has to b better than 1. Not arguably better. Clear as day better. Like uncharted 1 to 2 better.

If it isn't then they wasted all their time making this game.

Can you tell I'm skeptical? Lol. But you can't count out ND until the final product is in your hands.

ifistbrowni2844d ago

you're spoiled.... I'll be happy if the game is just as good as TLOU. Why does it have to be better?

As long as its a "good" game, then it's worth making. I'm probably one of the biggest TLOU fans. I've platinumed + 100% trophies on it for 2 separate accounts. My original ps3/ps4 account was banned for an inappropriate name so when I created a new account I had an excuse to go back and play my favorite game on ps3 to warm up for the remastered. The remastered released and I did all the trophies again. I've continued to play the game's story mode annually and still find it amazing (same with it's multiplayer).

Point is, I'm a huge fan of TLOU and I DONT hold Naughty Dog to these stupid expectations. Why does the game have to be better? I bet money you haven't played a game as good as TLOU since TLOU. Uncharted 4 was close, but still not better. As long as TLOU part 2 delivers a story worth telling in a world that I love, I will be beyond thrilled.

In other words, quit being stupid with your ridiculous expectations.

Seraphim2844d ago

call me silly but Uncharted 1 was better than 2. Yeah they had some nice set piece scenes in 2 but overall the original still trumps it in my book.

Honestly, it's hard to beat LoU so equally as gripping, enjoyable, exciting, overall just as good will be suffice. Not everything has to be better. The problem is expectations place undue burden on what was lightning in a bottle. Tabula Rasa, that is what everyone should take going into any game be it a new IP or sequel.

BlakHavoc2844d ago

Neil has pretty much already said that they wouldnt be making the game if they didn't feel as though it was worth making in the first place. Besides your way of thinking is subjective, some ppl will say its better than the original while others will say they shouldn't have even made a sequel, book it.

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There's A Pack Of Infected In This The Last Of Us Part 2 Artwork

There's a pack of infected on a new piece of art for The Last Of Us Part 2, but what does that mean for the game?

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dp2774071697d ago

I never thought about having hordes of clickers but after Days Gone, I think Naughty Dog could nail something more incredible. Glad its close.

Jimboms1697d ago

I can't wait to see how they've changed up the infected, I'm going to die so much from standing there in awe

VerminSC1697d ago

I actually remember Niel saying something along the lines of “with the PS4 hardware we can now support a horde” I wish I could remember where he said it but that would be insane.

REDGUM1697d ago (Edited 1697d ago )

I have to say that no matter what the game is about, how it plays, what missions will entail, Naughty Dog have well and truly proved to us gamers that they can make it happen and do it well.
The whole picture thing could be just that, a picture. Having said that, the writer may well be on to something too, we just don't know and that's exactly what i'm looking for in a game too.

Developers push boundries, they are supposed to, no point in releasing a identical story and puting a 2 on the end of it.

My opinion, it'll be similar to the 1st game but changed up well too. I can't see a horde mode here as the ammo count, bow and arrow, knifing that we saw in the gameplay so far looks low, i.e. with sparing ammo etc the game seems more of a one on one, each encounter different than the last kinda play which I'm keen on and what I loved most about the 1st game.

I've only just started the Days Gone game and am yet to encounter a horde mode so am definitely not saying it wouldn't be great to play in the new last of us game it's more of an opinion from what I've seen in the TLOU 2 trailers so far.

SyntheticForm1697d ago

This releases a day before my birthday and I couldn't ask for a better gift.

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GameEnthus Podcast ep346: Lil Ridley or LE3s was More

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Here’s Everything We Know Sony Will Show at E3 2018

Twinfinite Writes: E3 2018 is already shaping up to be a big year, and Sony has confirmed multiple titles at the event already. Here's everything we know they'll be showing, plus some other possible games.

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firelogic2302d ago

They're going to wow the audience with gameplay for Death Stranding, Last of Us 2, and Ghost of Tsushima with release dates for all 3. Then they're going to hype up gamers with more Spider-man footage. Then they're going to drop a bomb with Demon's Souls Remake by Bluepoint. Then another bomb with From making Bloodborne 2.

Rimeskeem2301d ago

I assume maybe like an open beta for Dreams with a release date as well. 2019 will be Sonys to lose.

Einhander19712301d ago

Hopefully some surprises, with PSVR content as well.