Five minutes into The Last of Us and I've already shed a tear. (spoilers)

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the_dengle on 04 July 2013

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Should I even dare to look at this?

It doesn't say anything negative about the game, it's just a description of his experience with the opening.

So if you can accept that he had a different experience from you, go ahead and read it.

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S.T.A.G.E. on 04 July 2013

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S.T.A.G.E. said:

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Chandler said:
Out of nowhere? Totally unexpected? What?

Come on. Even if you were on a total media black out for the game, basic mathematics would foreshadow what happened in the prolog.

While it may not have been completely unexpected, it was still quite a shocking and emotional moment.

When I started the game I didn't know anything about the fact that Ellie was not Joel's daughter since I didn't really follow the development of the game, so Sarah was a big surprise for me. But I instantly knew that she wouldn't make it and prepared myself not to attach myself emotionally to the character, which wasn't a problem since she died like 5 minutes into the game. I honestly didn't feel a thing despite the fact that it always kinda sucks when a kid dies.

Should I even dare to look at this?

Yes, I shouldn't even have to hide it since the thread is marked for spoilers, but better safe than sorry.

Smart move, especially when the thread says I was five minutes into the game. Heh

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Carl on 04 July 2013

My girlfriend cried. Quite the impact.

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Majora on 04 July 2013

I cried with Ni No Kuni twice. Once for sadness and the other because it was just so beautifully done that by the end I was elated but sad that the adventure was over. What a game.

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xKakashi209x on 04 July 2013

Best opening in video games for me. Made me really feel something.

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SvennoJ on 04 July 2013

I have kids myself and the opening was quite nasty. Very effective though, I instantly felt a connection to Joel. It also explains his actions at the end of the game.

Yet much later in the game It didn't work with Henry and Sam. That was too obvious, copied straight from TWD yet too fast and not as well done. Henry committing suicide straight after didn't help. Too much a case of let's quickly get rid of these characters to move on.

Great game overall. I'm currently balancing a 2nd playthrough with GT academy, this gen still has so much greatness to offer.

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S.T.A.G.E. on 04 July 2013

Majora said:
I cried with Ni No Kuni twice. Once for sadness and the other because it was just so beautifully done that by the end I was elated but sad that the adventure was over. What a game.

I had a tear during Ni No Kuni as well. Such an underrated game.

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Figgycal on 04 July 2013

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Out of nowhere? Totally unexpected? What?

Come on. Even if you were on a total media black out for the game, basic mathematics would foreshadow what happened in the prolog.

I only saw 2 trailers of the last of us before the game came out. If you already knew Ellie wasn't Joel's daughter- then yeah, it ruined the surprise because obviously she wasn't in any of the trailers. But if you were like me and avoided getting the game ruined for you, it was a definite tear jerker. I don't even know what forshadowing you're talking about tbh about Sarah's death.

EDIT: So you didn't know about Ellie either and her death was still expected?

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riderz13371 on 04 July 2013

SvennoJ said:

I have kids myself and the opening was quite nasty. Very effective though, I instantly felt a connection to Joel. It also explains his actions at the end of the game.

Yet much later in the game It didn't work with Henry and Sam. That was too obvious, copied straight from TWD yet too fast and not as well done. Henry committing suicide straight after didn't help. Too much a case of let's quickly get rid of these characters to move on.

Great game overall. I'm currently balancing a 2nd playthrough with GT academy, this gen still has so much greatness to offer.

Copied from TWD? What the hell are you even talking about?