The Last of Us

Column_sl said:

Wait what? did you have a childhood??

If that is the only console game you ever finished, you missed like 20 years of gaming, or you have the worst ADHD I've ever seen in my life..

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Lol. Played plenty of Nintendo, Super Nintendo and sega games. But I don't remember finishing any of them. Was never a goal I guess. Would play, have fun, but didn't finish. But yes, when it comes to games I have extreme ADHD.

I'm just now trying to focus and finish games I've missed over the years. Fallout series. Skyrim. Final fantasy series.

Anyway I just posted it as a testament to how good TLoU really is. If I was intrigued enough to finish it, it's a really damn good game.

Pagan_sl said:

Serious note, do you guys prefer digital downloads now or the actual physical copy? I have always been a physical copy guy however in my older age all of my copies are in a moving box and not out anymore to show my manly status.
Does the PS4 run faster with digital downloads, Plus or Minus?

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all digital on PC but 99% of the games i buy on PC are 75-90% bundle/steam sales
on console I buy physical 90% unless I am absolutely sure its a game I will play forever, or its on sale for 75-90% on PSN. Mario Kart 8, Little Big Planet is digital.

Otherwise I play the game and then trade it in, usually for 75-100% of what I paid. Thats my plan with TLOU, if I actually finished it before this saturday I'd get MORE than what I paid for it (gamestop is running a +$15 bonus if you trade in two ps4/xbone games) but I don't think i'll finish it before then. Still, for the first 3 weeks of a new game the trade in values at gamestop/best buy are close to retail, BB is $30 for TLOU remastered right now.

I'm not a sentimental guy and don't collect physical stuff, so not having the boxes and shit not a big deal for me, and once I am done with a game I almost never go back and play it again unless its on PC. eventually, everything comes to PC! except Naughty Dog games


I played one mp game on TLOU ps4 last night, it was fun but nothing amazing. I played the second mode, last man standing or whatever. It was sorta like assassins creed 4 MP, fun a few times but I'd rather play BF4 or Titanfall or Destiny than a weaker MP addon.

Pagan_sl said:

Serious note, do you guys prefer digital downloads now or the actual physical copy? I have always been a physical copy guy however in my older age all of my copies are in a moving box and not out anymore to show my manly status.
Does the PS4 run faster with digital downloads, Plus or Minus?

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I buy the retail version of console games when I pre-order: I'll get to play the game at the same time when I get home, so there's no advantage to buying the download. I may uninstall games in the future as disk space on consoles is still pretty limited - and reinstalling from a disk is faster than redownloading the game (besides, who knows what kind of data caps are coming down the pipe). On top of all that, I also retain the option to sell the game, though I don't often do that. The boxes are small enough to not take up much space and one disc per game is manageable.

I do buy PC games (pretty much exclusively via Steam) as downloads, as I generally pick up games that have been out a while -- so there's a benefit to immediate gratification. Often those are RPGs that I'll play once and not again, so redownloading isn't a concern either. Last, but not least, PC games have expansions that come with yet another DVD... I don't want to keep track of 4 discs to play Civ 5, making a download way more convenient. That's just not a thing with console games, where I can buy the DLC in addition to the disc.

spronk_sl said:

I played one mp game on TLOU ps4 last night, it was fun but nothing amazing. I played the second mode, last man standing or whatever. It was sorta like assassins creed 4 MP, fun a few times but I'd rather play BF4 or Titanfall or Destiny than a weaker MP addon.

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The MP for TLOU grows on you - it's definitely not a "Play and you're hooked day 1" thing.

Slaythe_sl said:

Going to go pick this up after work today.

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I'm already giddy to play that basement level again. That's got to be one of the best shit your pants moments I've ever experienced in a video game. Well, outside of some EQ poopsock moments but that's a different experience all together.

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If you want intense - Grounded Mode is where it's at.... Holy shit is it a brutal mode.

Finishing up Chapter 10 now on it, but man some sections are insane in it.

Soygen_sl said:

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I didn't realize it on my original playthrough, but I just read on Reddit that you can just run past everything in that basement sequence.

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Soy: Depends on the difficulty, if you're on Grounded that doesn't work the same.

Grounded mode down. So satisfying.

Although annoyingly you can't max collections while doing Grounded it seems, since there's not enough Shiv parts even with zero stabbing.

Vaclav_sl said:

Grounded mode down. So satisfying.

Although annoyingly you can't max collections while doing Grounded it seems, since there's not enough Shiv parts even with zero stabbing.

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Yeah, this is exactly what I'm doing my playthrough on Hard first - get all of the collectibles before moving on to Grounded+.

While I ended up dying, one of my favorite moments when I played through this recently on Ps3, was I had just gotten the shiv upgrade that let me counter a clicker attack, and stab them. I had gotten surrounded, and I just kept pounding X, I believe was the counter button. I probably killed 3 off before I died. Ran out of shivs. lol. As soon as I'd kill one, another would jump on me. Was so awesome.

Soygen_sl said:

So what all can you do and not do in Grounded? I'm only playing through on Hard. I'm not up for getting frustrated over a game I've already played through once.

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No HP/Ammo gauge, no listen ability, very low parts availability for crafting. (like 8 Shiv worth of parts all game)

Feels slightly more aggressive as well. Almost zero ammo drops as well.

It's hardcore.

Crone_sl said:

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wtf!! seriously?!?!? I re-did that moment multiple times because killing the bloated dude was hard!! Although it makes sense, because in the end, I don't think starting the generator did anything.

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Vaclav_sl said:

Soy: Depends on the difficulty, if you're on Grounded that doesn't work the same.

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Doesn't work on hard either apparently.

Edit: actually it does, just have to wait about 5 seconds before you start running. Goddamnit I hate that part