The Last of Us Part 2 - PS5

[Mavrick]

X-posting from the PS4 thread

I think Microsofts internal review of this game is probably the one they should put on the box for the inevitable PS5 version lol

Court docs reveal Xbox’s internal Last of Us 2 review: ‘Sets a new bar for what we hope to achieve’

The Xbox review states that The Last of Us Part II, “sets a new bar for what we should hope to be able to achieve going into a new generation of consoles.”

It says: “Last of Us Part II is the exceedingly rare video game where what it accomplishes in moving forward the art of narrative storytelling in video games as a medium ultimately outweighs whether or not everyone ‘likes’ it or even if everyone has ‘fun’ playing it.

“That said we loved it, had a great time playing it, and find ourselves still thinking about its characters and stories even after finishing the playthrough.”

The internal appraisal reserved its strongest praise for The Last of Us Part II’s visuals and narrative.

“The visual quality and attention to detail in The Last of Us Part II is absolutely best-in-class in basically every area, and the overall presentation is significantly ahead of anything that other teams have been producing on console and PC,” the review reads.

“We were frequently stunned by the quality of the game’s visuals, something that sadly seldom happens these days. It’s even more impressive considering that the game features two separate player characters with different groups of allies, in different locations, along with flashback sequences taking place years before.”

The verdict goes on to highlight the game’s narrative-driven “walking simulator” chapters. “While these may not be what many gamers are expecting, they are exceptionally well done and really show what other games, especially pure narrative adventure games, should be aspiring to accomplish with their character dialogue, presentation and voice acting,” it says.

“That the player doesn’t have the ability to greatly influence or determine the outcome of the narrative might prove anathema to many players… however, we would argue that not every video game must be about the player roleplayer their character’s story.

“The medium of interactive entertainment also needs games that drive stories where you are participating more in the capacity of an active ‘observer’, just like other mediums of entertainment, otherwise we’re going to be locked into a limited number of stories to tell.”

The internal review reserves its only criticism for combat, which it says improves on the original The Last of Us but is still sub-par.

“Naughty Dog still can’t seem to make decent gun combat in any of their games, and this one is no exception,” the review states. “Luckily for them it fits in with the game’s overall theme and pushes the player toward using stealth over head-on.”

[Vincanws]

Microsoft are such Sony Ponies.

[Leonidas King]

The more thread bumps the more I get tricked lol.

[tcripe]

Originally Posted by PenguinInfinity

Personally I've always preferred the gun combat in Uncharted and The Last of Us to Gears of War and Halo

Its been awhile since I've seen this bad of a take

[StarkRomanoff]

Originally Posted by tcripe

Its been awhile since I've seen this bad of a take

Having a gameplay preference isn't a bad take. Judging someone for their gameplay preferences is an extremely bad take.

TLOU gun play feels great and it's my favorite. It's not your place to tell me or anyone else otherwise.

[Steelmaker]

That review is hilarious. Listening to MS criticize Naughty Dog on gameplay mechanics is like listening to a homeless person criticize a millionaire for not being a billionaire. LOL!

[DragonOfTheBlackPool]

The shooting mechanics are the only aspect MS really criticized, and they aren't the first ones to do it. The Sony fanboys having meltdowns over this is absolutely amusing.

I've said it many times before and will no doubt say it many more....console fanboys are the bottom feeders of the gaming industry. Complete trash.

[The Apocalypse]

I've got no problem with the gunplay in TLOU or Uncharted. Besides which, no two games' gunplay is supposed to be exactly the same.

[DragonOfTheBlackPool]

Originally Posted by PenguinInfinity

All I did was comment that I personally liked the gun combat in Naughty Dog's games. How is that having a meltdown?

I was in no way referring to you (or anyone else) at all, otherwise I would have quoted you if that was my intention. My post was referring to the many gaming websites that have articles about the leaked memo and more specifically, the comment sections.

[DragonOfTheBlackPool]

Originally Posted by PenguinInfinity

So you just wanted to complain that console fanboys are bottom feeders

Yes, yes I did. As I said above, it’s not the first time and it won’t be the last.

even though you don't think any of them are posting in this thread?

I never said they weren’t posting in this thread, just that I wasn’t referring to them, or you.

Why bring them up at all?

You apparently already know the answer, it’s to complain remember? Why you felt the need to respond to a post I made that had nothing to do with you is the real question? I must have struck a nerve? Did I upset you? Maybe hit a little to close to home? If you don’t like my “complaint”, then ignore it and move on.

[StarkRomanoff]

Originally Posted by DragonOfTheBlackPool

Yes, yes I did. As I said above, it’s not the first time and it won’t be the last.



I never said they weren’t posting in this thread, just that I wasn’t referring to them, or you.



You apparently already know the answer, it’s to complain remember? Why you felt the need to respond to a post I made that had nothing to do with you is the real question? I must have struck a nerve? Did I upset you? Maybe hit a little to close to home? If you don’t like my “complaint”, then ignore it and move on.

Some people are trying to enjoy games without people like you picking fights for literally no reason. Get out of TLOU thread with your irrelevant opinions. You're off topic.

I don't know how your posts still get to stay up when Penguininfinity's are removed. Hey mods, respectfully, can you do your job? You're not helping create a welcoming and constructive environment and the TLOU threads have been especially toxic without the help of biased modding. Would love to not have to prepare for the worst of human interactions every time I read these threads.

[Derb]

So how about that Last of Part III trailer?

I thought it was decent.

[DragonOfTheBlackPool]

Originally Posted by StarkRomanoff

Some people are trying to enjoy games without people like you picking fights for literally no reason. Get out of TLOU thread with your irrelevant opinions. You're off topic.

I don't know how your posts still get to stay up when Penguininfinity's are removed. Hey mods, respectfully, can you do your job? You're not helping create a welcoming and constructive environment and the TLOU threads have been especially toxic without the help of biased modding.

Too funny. You talk about picking fights and toxic threads and me being off topic and you post the above. You did all of this, ad nauseam, in the TLOUS 2 PS4 thread…even calling people bigots and other names which was completely unwarranted. You like to chime in with your holier than thou opinions like some Blu-ray.com Mother Teresa, and in doing so you help create these toxic threads. YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.

Would love to not have to prepare for the worst of human interactions every time I read these threads.

This explains a lot and is quite telling that you think these threads represent the worst in human interaction. Maybe message forums aren’t for you, too fragile to handle it. Or maybe you can ignore these posts altogether. Just because you read them doesn’t mean you have to respond. Enjoy your weekend.

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by StarkRomanoff

Some people are trying to enjoy games without people like you picking fights for literally no reason. Get out of TLOU thread with your irrelevant opinions. You're off topic.

I don't know how your posts still get to stay up when Penguininfinity's are removed. Hey mods, respectfully, can you do your job? You're not helping create a welcoming and constructive environment and the TLOU threads have been especially toxic without the help of biased modding. Would love to not have to prepare for the worst of human interactions every time I read these threads.

Penguin deleted their own posts there have been no moderated posts at all.

Also there’s a report button that you can use to report posts that you think might be against the forum rules which will then flag so a mod can review it. Mods aren’t in all threads at all times so just saying mods should be looking at something in your post won’t help get anything reviewed.

[StarkRomanoff]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

Penguin deleted their own posts there have been no moderated posts at all.

Also there’s a report button that you can use to report posts that you think might be against the forum rules which will then flag so a mod can review it. Mods aren’t in all threads at all times so just saying mods should be looking at something in your post won’t help get anything reviewed.

The problem is being an ***hole isn’t against the rules so there’s no rule broken when most of these people antagonize. Mods have to look at posts that aren’t reported too and keep the peace. You literally just have to read the post above yours to see the problem. Threats are against the rules but toxicity isn’t so even though I don’t fear for my life in these threads I’m often made unwelcome and antagonized for trying to talk about the things I love and keep discussions constructive and on topic, which is what mods should be doing.

[Keiji]

Originally Posted by Vincanws

Microsoft are such Sony Ponies.

So it's seems.
They praise the game a lot.

[Derb]

Originally Posted by StarkRomanoff

The problem is being an ***hole isn’t against the rules so there’s no rule broken when most of these people antagonize. Mods have to look at posts that aren’t reported too and keep the peace. You literally just have to read the post above yours to see the problem. Threats are against the rules but toxicity isn’t so even though I don’t fear for my life in these threads I’m often made unwelcome and antagonized for trying to talk about the things I love and keep discussions constructive and on topic, which is what mods should be doing.

It’s actually not there job to “keep the peace”

Moderation is for keeping people engaged in conversation without name calling.

[StarkRomanoff]

Originally Posted by Derb

It’s actually not there job to “keep the peace”

Moderation is for keeping people engaged in conversation without name calling.

It is their job and then some, you contradicted yourself (preventing name-calling falls under keeping the peace), and name-calling is the least egregious offense that happens in these forums. The amount of punching down and name-calling that happens on here is absurd and is not moderated well. TLOU threads are evidence enough to show just that.

[emailking]

If they don't announce something soon I'm going to replay it.

Played it 4 times last year, but it's getting close to a year now.

Would have loved the next time to be 4k60 but I'm getting antsy to replay.

[i007spectre]

I haven't even played it one yet. Been waiting on an upgrade.