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NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
Sun Jul 7, 2013, 03:59 PM Jul 2013

Anyone playing The Last of Us?

I just finished the game on Easy a few days ago and have started through on Survivor difficulty. This is probably one of my favorites in a long time.

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Anyone playing The Last of Us? (Original Post) NuclearDem Jul 2013 OP
I haven't, but it is on my wish list. ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #1
I don't really have anything bad to say about it NuclearDem Jul 2013 #2
Sounds awesome. nt ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #3
94 hours since June 14th Shampoobra Jul 2013 #4
That lack of listen mode in Survivor is why I'm glad I played through it on Easy first NuclearDem Jul 2013 #5
i beat it on regular a month or so ago.. best game i've played maybe ever. dionysus Sep 2013 #6
The game is fantastic davidn3600 Sep 2013 #7
The Last of Us - As a Six Hour Movie Ohio Joe Sep 2013 #8
I nominate Carrie-Anne Moss to play Tess in the movie Shampoobra Sep 2013 #9

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)
1. I haven't, but it is on my wish list.
Sun Jul 7, 2013, 04:03 PM
Jul 2013

How are the controls?

Is the story awesome?

Are there upgrades or unlockables?

 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
2. I don't really have anything bad to say about it
Sun Jul 7, 2013, 04:19 PM
Jul 2013

Controls and gameplay might be a bit of a learning curve if you're too familiar with shooters. Supplies and ammo are really limited even on the easier difficulties, so you're going to be depending more on stealth than combat. You can upgrade your weapons, abilities, and the things you can craft, but, again, limited supplies makes you choose what you get and when.

The story is like if you rolled elements from 28 Days Later, Mad Max, Children of Men, Escape from New York, and I Am Legend into one. In hindsight, it was kind of predictable, but it was still really good.

Shampoobra

(423 posts)
4. 94 hours since June 14th
Mon Jul 8, 2013, 12:53 AM
Jul 2013

I bought it the morning it was released, and have beat it on Easy, Easy+, Normal, Normal+, and Hard.

When I finished Hard mode, the game wouldn't allow me to continue on to Hard+. The only "plus" options available to me (after beating Hard mode) were for Easy and Normal. So I'm starting Hard mode over again. (Maybe I thought I had it set to Hard, but was accidentally playing in Normal mode again?)

I started playing Survivor mode, and got an hour into it, but I didn't like it because Joel's R2-hearing function doesn't work on Survivor. Funny, when I first got the game I thought the hearing function was too gimmicky and unrealistic, but I really grew to depend on it.

 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
5. That lack of listen mode in Survivor is why I'm glad I played through it on Easy first
Mon Jul 8, 2013, 12:58 AM
Jul 2013

It's not horrible once you have a general idea where the enemies will spawn and patrol.

 

davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
7. The game is fantastic
Sat Sep 14, 2013, 01:23 AM
Sep 2013

Story invokes a lot of emotion and makes you really feel for the characters.

Ohio Joe

(21,894 posts)
8. The Last of Us - As a Six Hour Movie
Mon Sep 16, 2013, 04:50 PM
Sep 2013

Wow... I gotta watch this... Someone put together six hours of game play and cut scenes to make a six hour movie

Shampoobra

(423 posts)
9. I nominate Carrie-Anne Moss to play Tess in the movie
Wed Sep 18, 2013, 02:19 AM
Sep 2013

It took me the longest time to figure out who Tess reminded me of, and then I remembered her role in Memento.

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