PlayStation Nation |OT| Playing Astro Bot on the Horizon Until Dawn

[BraLoD]

Kyuu said:

BraLoD said:

Well we will agree to disagree in many things here.

To me TLoU 2 is indeed the universal masterpiece some fans say it is, and in fact there is not a single thing TLoU 1, another masterpiece, does better than 2 as a game, even as I think 1 personal story development between Joel and Ellie is better than anything in 2 and that alone makes me pick 1 over 2 most of the times, because yes, something so good can tip the balance over many other things 2 does better.

And that is the same for games themselves, I would never trade 1 masterpiece for 4 or 5 good or great games, the 1 masterpiece has more value to me than those combined. That is the one I'll keep thinking back on.

TLoU alone made people start questioning if the entire PS3 library was better than the 360 out there, even as to me personally there are several other games on PS3 than make it undoubtly better, TLoU by itself had this power as well, same way as other masterpieces do.

Of course it's just my opinion and my way to value things, same as everyone's else has their own.

There is nothing wrong to be more excited to Wolverine or any other games over a ND game, that's also personal taste.

By "universal masterpiece" I meant a game that is generally regarded one of the best. TLoU2 is a divisive game per consensus (due to the story, which is a central element of the series). Critical reception doesn't always align with the general opinions. There are countless cases where critical and user receptions are quite different. A game/movie/whatever that is universally loved doesn't exist, but some are closer to achieving that than others. TLoU2 doesn't stand alongside Sony's most beloved games of all time, it's too controversial for that.

I probably wouldn't trade the Metal Gear Solid 1 experience for the entire PS5 library (including MGS Delta), but this is taking into account the sentimental value of MGS1, my GOAT! It does not mean that I think it's better than all PS5 games combined.

All things considered, Insomniac is objectively on a whole other level compared to this era's Naughty Dog which hasn't produced a single game this generation. This isn't the kind of flaw that a generation-defining Intergalactic can address.

It sure is when the studio/franchise in question is generation definying. And that is what Naughty Dog does.

Look at Nintendo, it basically only have 1 major 3D Mario every generation with the exception to the Wii and you'll struggle to find someone complaining about it because those games some the definying experiences for them.

People wait as long as needed for a potential Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 6, a new major Zelda or God of War. These are the level of expectation and weight a Naughty Dog game carries.

Insonmiac is great, and their output is actually crazy fast, but it is indeed different levels of games.