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Naughty Dog: The Last of Us is “All About the Story”

RipTen: "While playing The Last of Us recently, I asked Naughty Dog Community Strategist, Arne Meyer, how many hours a player could expect from this game, clarifying that I was specifically talking about the "main story" and not all the side mission hoopla that most games are packed with these days. That is when things got interesting."

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NastyLeftHook04086d ago

And im all about opening dat wallet naughtydog! come on! release it already !

GribbleGrunger4085d ago

Ignore my post after this one, I'm a friggin' IDIOT.

Donnieboi4084d ago (Edited 4084d ago )

I can respect a man who can admit he screwed up. Not many on n4g can swallow their own words, after being proved wrong.

SOD_Delta4085d ago

I know how you feel. I might even go to a midnight launch to get this beautiful game. Only thirteen more weeks... *tear rolls down cheek*

GribbleGrunger4085d ago (Edited 4085d ago )

ND have never said that this is an open world game, so where the writer of this article gets that from, I have no idea. Basically, he's written an article about what EVERYONE already knows (it's all about the story) and added his own speculation to pad it out.

Ezz20134085d ago (Edited 4085d ago )

yes they never said that
all they said it was "wide linear"
http://www.egmnow.com/elect...

which allow you to explore and go different ways through the game

EDIT : NVM..my mistake.

his loving the game
so i can't complain here

Nostradavis4085d ago

I am pretty sure the article doesn't say the game is open world. It says it is more open base on the time spent playing it.

You want to call out the gaming media when readers take liberty summarizing things as they see fit when the words in the piece don't say that at all.

"Wide linear" seems like a fitting comparison to "more open."

Ezz20134085d ago (Edited 4085d ago )

@nostradavis
yeah i admit it ...i read it wrong
my bad here
and since you played the game
tell us every thing about what you played
the gameplay
the gfx
how open the game is, is it hard .etc

EDIT : @nostradavis
Damn, that's awesome ...one last thing
from what you played
what would be your score for that demo ?!

Nostradavis4085d ago (Edited 4085d ago )

I loved it.

Still struggling to finish my preview because there is so much I want to say but it had a good mix of stealth and salvaging ability mixed in. I loved the Metal Gear franchise and this has an element of that mixed in. It also has a bit of a Detective Mode too that allows you to listen in to detect runners and clickers through walls etc.

I got to play against clickers and runners in the demo and it was about 2-3 hours in from what Arne told me.

Joel is very protective of his party (as you would imagine) and he (you) are often clearing out areas before the girls are given the okay to join you.

Exploration is not what you would expect and because of that I was told to forget what I knew about other exploration games. This came in handy when I came to the first obstacle in the game (rubble on a set of stairs). Normally I would go another way but that wasn't a dead end. You simply jump down a level of stairs over the railing and move the filing cabinet blocking your way.

Also, (and this may sound funny) one of the first things I noticed is we can now crouch without having to be behind cover to do so. He confirmed to me that the reason we can do that in this game and couldn't do it in Uncharted is because The Last of Us is much more about stealth. You can creep up behind a clicker (they can't see) and stab them in the neck to kill them.

Overall I enjoyed the demo very much and the mix of everything into one combined with Naughty Dog's skill at crafting stories looks like a win.

We should all be happy they are giving us this game as a new IP so late in the life of this generation.

GribbleGrunger4085d ago

Yeah, having reread it, I think perhaps I was a little harsh. It doesn't actually suggest GTA openness as you say, but rather more open than Uncharted. I got that wrong guys, sorry.

Nostradavis4085d ago

No worries Gribble. The point I was trying to get across is I applaud Naughty Dog for focusing on the story 100% instead of giving us a story and X amount of side missions that may or may not get played out with an on screen "completion" bar that makes us feel like lesser lifeforms when we don't fill it.

rezzah4085d ago

Story is all I care about :O

ps3_pwns4085d ago

the game is not open world but i bet the sequal will be open world and it will be like if you made the walking dead the tv show into an open world game.

wenaldy4085d ago

If its like The Road, im in. You guys should watch The Road and Babel, awesome movie.

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Heisenburger4085d ago

Absolutely! Viggo was so impressive in that movie.

The Road is THE movie to watch if you want to get pumped for TLoU.

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Neil Druckmann: Philosopher gamer behind 'The Last of Us'

who is now the sole leader of Naughty Dog, “I promise you, we will not be ‘The Last of Us’ studio forever.” Numerous games, he said, are in the works, including “multiple single-player projects.

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Lightning772d ago

I know he has a celebrity like status but unless he's announcing his game soon idc what he has to say from this point on.

We need announcement something from him.

Crows9022h ago

The dude is a nobody. He's also wrong. Naughty dog is the uncharted and Jak daxter studio.

They only made one universally praised last of us game. They're not know as "the last of us studio" but they are currently known as the "remake" studio.

Lightning7721h ago

I like his games tbh I'm just more upset at the fact that he's been talking and talking and not showing anything. I'm an actual fan of his work, don't cars if that's that's a popular take or not.

If he has nothing to show or talk about. I don't care about his interviews, his red carpet appearances or what's next for last Of Us 2 TV, leave that to Hollywood. You don't see SP, Bend, or any other studio doing what he's doing. They're remaining quiet and focused as most PS studios do. He should do the same. The next thing I wanna hear him say is "now heres our game" we know that probably won't be for another year or so, so he needs to remain silent and stay out of the limelight for awhile.

AsunaYuukiTheFlash16h ago

You are wrong. LOU2 won a lot of GOTY and was highly rated. It's okay to dislike the game but saying that ND just made one critical acclaimed LOU game is just hating at this point.

rippermcrip1d 9h ago

Kind of a weird interview. No substance, hardly any questions. It's almost like they forgot to post the whole thing or something.

neomahi1d 8h ago

Oh brother...... It's like a balloon filling with helium. He's got nothing new to say. Naughty Dog went from being a studio of numerous developers to being about him and what HE does. Bruce Straley was the co-creator of The Last of Us, and he left--I think for the same reason Christophe Balestra left and since then, Naughty Dog haven't been the same. PlayStation is incredibly woke, as all businesses seem to be these days, ignorant to what's really going on sacrificing the greater for peanuts, but I think they left because of the uprising political atmosphere. They knew there was nothing they could do about it and an attempt to try and combat it, in today's society would end them up in legal trouble so, they just left, what else can you do when the opposition behaves like a child, screams and yells louder than you want to in raged fits, and will throw lawsuits at you at whatever chance they can, but you don't play that way, so they left. And Naughty Dog hasn't been the same since.

Naughty Dog was huge at one time! They were the underdog that became the top dog but, the direction it's fine, just watch and wait. It's ego, and Druckmanns ego of thinking they're untouchable and can just coast along, will drop them rock bottom, in due time, they could see the same fate as Xbox's teams met. Fans will turn on Naughty Dog because A) Naughty Dog aren't producing, they're not what they once were.
B) Gamers ARE growing tired of the woke culture overtaking their lifetime hobby. They're just more silent about it, it's the quiet cool

anast1d 8h ago

Non of this makes sense. I would like to think you didn't spend too much time writing it.

Crows9022h ago

I hope you didn't spend much time reading..it...cuz obviously you didnt understand it. But that's okay. There's many other comments to read...

MIDGETonSTILTS171d 8h ago

You project your own views on the world, and that is a mistake.

Crows9022h ago

Um...so you project someone else view on the world? What are you talking about?! We all project our view on the world lol...smh

anast14h ago

It's called perspective. I understand that. But I don't understand the poster.

smashman981d 1h ago

you know it's not his fault that people are interested in what he says, right?

Also, Naughty Dog is bigger than ever.

Crows9022h ago

Smaller....where's their last big game? Yeah...I remember when they were actually releasing heavy hitters.

anast1d 8h ago

He's a solid theatre arts person, but he's not a philosopher. Being good at one thing doesn't mean he's Descartes.

DarXyde1d 2h ago

I believe that philosophers are more principled than Druckmann, to be honest. It's fascinating that The Last of Us Part II was literally inspired by the Israel-Palestine conflict and was a needed commentary on humanity and ending the cycle of violence, only to have some questionable commentary after 7 October.

I don't hate the guy as some others seem to. He's been a big part of some great games, but I'll never understand the obsession with hanging on all of his statements.

Chard1d 1h ago (Edited 1d 1h ago )

That's a good point in relation to 7 Oct - a far more important issue where valid criticisms could have been made of this guy, but most here seem thoroughly distracted by trivial issues

anast14h ago

@DarXyde

Like all artists he has a signature. People that have an agenda will try to look for that signature and use it. This is why a lot of "journalist/game influencers" hang on every word. Most of us just enjoy his work and get hyped when he mentions something about a possible new game.

@Chard
"a far more important issue where valid criticisms could have been made of this guy"

Which is?

MIDGETonSTILTS171d 8h ago

Sony should try and stay radio silence outside of hard reveals.

It’s painful to wait for any info at all, but it’s less painful than skimming an interview that avoids all details whatsoever.

Commit to radio silence, Sony. You can afford to leverage the trust in gaming output that you’ve cultivated.

anast14h ago

That wouldn't be a smart decision. There must be a constant stream of connection in today's world.

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The Sounds of the Fireflies ("The Last of Us") concert kicks-off on April 28th, 2024

"The Game Music Foundation are today very proud and pleased to announce an additional concert, circling back to the roots of Game Muisic Festival in Poland. On April 28th, 2024, the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw will once again become a place to celebrate the art of video game music, featuring scores from The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II." - The Game Music Foundation.

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The Last Of Us Series Has Remarkable Potential For Spin-Offs

Najam from eXputer writes "It's time fore a new installment in the series, not another pointless remaster."

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anast124d ago

They are working on something new. Not to be rude but it is impossibility stupid to think ND next major announcement is going to be a remaster or their next Last of Us entry is going to be another remaster.

AlterRecs121d ago

I think this is in response to them releasing a remaster for the sequel, a game that didn't need a remaster.

Basically a "why did you put out a remaster no one asked for when you have all there options available"

anast121d ago

They remaster is to put out something quick while they are deving new stuff. I don't get how people can be so static.

AlterRecs120d ago

There's no news about a third game being in production, you're just assuming that they're working on something that they aren't

anast120d ago

When they release the news to start the hype-train, you can give me my props then.

DrDoomer124d ago

I want an alternate timeline spin-off, where part 2 never happened.

CrimsonWing69124d ago

They’ve already done Remasters of 1 and 2… what else is there to Remaster?

AlterRecs121d ago

Considering they remastered the first game twice, who knows lol

CrimsonWing69121d ago

That was a Remake. I guess they could do that to 2, but man…. They should wait a couple generations so it can look like a major upgrade.