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Otaking09
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Very good review Dave.
Core points I agree 100% 1. There's too spoiler[many enemies and conveniently placed ammo!] Seriously, its the only thing that kept drawing me out of the game's near-perfect atmosphere. 2. Stealth spoiler[is largely unnecessary]. Often it's fun, there it just never feels rewarding enough. 3. The typically "morally ambiguous" nature of the game is spot on as I never could pin down any theme-pointing melodrama or character/story stressing. Eventually, I likened the grizzly nature of the plot/story akin to Terrence Malick's Badlands - punctuated by somewhat empty leads doing randomly cruel deeds. The Last of Us certainly does this better than anything else 4. The "gameplay-accenting-story and vice versa" is there but I veer on the slightly poor combat design side of the fence. I'm capable of enjoying it like how Spec Ops the Line did so last year but I dunno, here, it feels like NaughtyDog intentionally made fighting grueling beyond that purpose. The Line was still fun to play and watch. 5. Elle's character did come off as annoying when I first played because, primarily, we players don't see any other examples - spoiler[except for Sam], leaving her role in the story feel overblown. And her growth felt very matter-of-fact - not helped by the plots spoiler[numerous timeskips], but during my 2nd playthrough - and whilst collecting everything - I enjoyed her role. It's a very subtle game but The Last of Us is something I'd buy later on this year. |
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Symmetrical_Magician
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Because if the characters are useful, they are helpful in gameplay, and if they're interesting, then they are necessary for the plot. The story is about them as much as anyone, so as long as they don't get in the way when playing, they're worth having around. It's neither annoying nor forced. |
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