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Hynad on 09 December 2013
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curl-6 said:
Hynad said:
curl-6 said:
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ninetailschris said:

Not going to lie him trying to compare great movies to those game in the story department really hurt his point.

last of us is only considered good because on average all video game stories are sub-par. Last of Us wouldn't get a 70 on metacritic in the movie department.

Of course. Because you say so. As usual. ¬_¬

The story in The Last of Us isn't the most original of all time. Not unlike most stories in the movie industry in recent years. Its storytelling on the other hand, holds its own very well against even the best from the movie industry. 

I'd have to strongly disagree.

For a game, TLOU has stellar storytelling. But next to the likes of Citizen Kane, or Schindler's List? Not even the same ballpark.


Those 2 movies are a borefest to me, but they are indeed praised quite a lot left and right. If anything, you're bringing the exceptions to the discussion, not the rules.

I could name hundreds of movies with better storytelling than TLOU. That's not a knock on LTOU, just a reflection of the vast gulf between gaming and cinema in terms of storytelling.

We'll have to agree to disagree here. The Last of Us is the first game I've ever played that managed to get things right when it comes to mature storytelling.
It uses everything that videogame allows to blend everything in a cohesive manner. Story isn't only told through cut-scenes. It's everywhere, in the action, the in-gamaplay comversation and events, cut-scenes, music, everywhere. And all the way till the end, it makes you think, wonder, and gives one hell of an emotional ride.

Sorry, but again, we'll have to agree to disagree on this. Maybe I'm the one oddball who isn't attached to the overly praised relics from the 40s and other greats from the movie industry as if things hadn't progressed since then... But that's the way I see it.