The Last of Us: Left Behind is brilliant. 10 out of 10

[mtu9356]

Nem said:

mtu9356 said:

 

Imo a final boss wouldn't have really fit this game.  I'm glad they didn't force one in, like some games do.

Both The Last of Us and Uncharted are very linear games.  TLOU distances itself from other linear games with its memorable set pieces which often have multiple ways of approaching them.

I agree with you about fighting too many humans and not enough infected.  More infected would have been preferred in my case.  However, I suspect this was done intentionally.  A theme throughout the game is that humans are more dangerous than infected.

The story appeals to Walking Dead fans...???  Wow, I'm kind of offended by that lol.  The Walking Dead has some of the worst writing of any show on today, the only reason people watch it is because of the premise.  On the other hand, TLOU has one of the best stories of last generation.  It has more to do with Ellie/Joel and their experiences together than simply being about a zombie outbreak.  If you don't like the story good for you, you're in the minority, and theres nothing wrong with that.

Wouldnt fit? It was right there! They just chose to make it a cheap cut scene instead of having a fight (probably due to time constraints). Bosses are the high points of games. The one on the winter season was a great moment. do you think that would've had the same impact without that fight and instead a cut-scene? Now you're gonna tell me they dont fit the game?

I'm not talking about the writing, i'm talking about the events. And that means events that no one cares about. Stories of nobodies (the filler ones). Even the story of Joel and Elly is quite uneventful until the end and keeps getting dragged along throught the game with minimal advance (it actually reminds me of Tales of Graces that does the same).

I really reject beeing pinned with the minority for thinking the story is not amazing. It completely doesnt compare to something like a Mass Effect or even to something of a smaller scale like Legacy of Kain. Heck, even Uncharted 3 is more eventful. The gameplay is the only thing that is done right in the game. It toally doesnt deserve any of the 10 out of 10 grades. I know its difficult to see now due to social pressure, but with time it will sink in. There is much that can be improved in a sequal. Somehow i doubt it will get 10 of 10's then though. Its just how the system works.

What was right there?  There couldn't have been a boss fight the way you seem to think.  Marlene was unarmed and begging Joel to change his mind and give up Ellie.  That cutscene was the climax of the game and it could only play out the way it did (yet was shocking when it happened).  The winter boss fight works because that guy was trying to kill Ellie.

Filler stories?  You don't have to pick up and read the items in the game if you don't want to.  Henry and Sam's story add great perspective.  So does Joel's brother.

Come on don't compare it to Mass Effect.  Those are two very different franchises.

There's gotta be a name for this phenominom: Everyone likes ______.  ______ is very popular.  Therefore, I cannot like _______.  _______ is to mainstream.

Not trying to be mean, ignore subjective scores given to games and enjoy them for what they are.