| Munkeh111 said: Sorry to bring up a dead thread, but thought maybe more people would have finished by now and saw no reason to start a new thread Personally, I really enjoyed the game and very much enjoyed the ending. I thought the Ellie being the cure thing was slightly cliched but was really moved by the lengths Joel went to to get a life with a his "second daughter" The only thing I didn't like about the game was that Ellie was a bit too powerful. When you played as her, I certainly didn't feel any more vulnerable which I thought was a shame. I will give it a bit of time before I go back and play it on survivor, I would advise most people play on hard, after the first few hours, the terror was gone because even if I was spotted, I could just run away and shoot everyone. |
I assumed when I started this thread it died cause not many had yet finished it, and obviously they dont want to come here till they have :P
I still cant escape the thought in my head that what Joel did at the end was an act of selfishness, I want to think he did the right thing but I cant ignore the things I knew. By the end he was dependent on her, and the story she told about how her and her friend got bit and infected, and her friend died, and then all that happened to get to where she was, by the end she was ready to die. I dont think she wanted to live in this world anymore having seen the harsh realities of it.
I think at the start Ellie was a very vulnerable character, by the time we were allowed to play as her she become quite capable of her own accord and had grown much more independent.
I already started it on Survivor, and though its hard so far I havent really gotten totally stuck (even though there have been times I expected too). I have just gotten to the part your navigating through the cemetary with Bill. The main changes, no 'concentrated hearing' (didnt realise how much I depended on that till it was gone!), and you get hardly any items at all, so you have to bit really sparing with what you do get (I havent even used a shiv yet other than to open locked doors!).
But it actually does make the game more enjoyable I find, as when I did it on normal like you said, I always had plenty of ammo, usually full items and materials to make more if I needed them. I think when I played on normal everytime I came to an encounter, I killed everything in the area. Though thats still possible on Survivor I guess, its a lot more about picking and choosing your fights. Sometimes its just better to avoid it and sneak past the enemies, as getting drawn into combat without resources can be a death sentence and like trying to break through a wall by headbutting it. Though I would recommend giving it a go, though difficult its not outlandish, and does help to create that feeling of 'struggle to survive'
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