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The Last of Us Part II - A few more opinions

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Website/Author Aggregates' Quote Platform Score - Critic's Score Ars Technica - Kyle Unscored - I don't regret the time I spent back in the world PS4 Orland Unscored of The Last of Us. But a big part of me was left wondering if its creators just should have left well enough alone. It's a visually beautiful game that feels distinct to play, and the story it tells and how it tells it, at the most basic level, certainly pushes the Kotaku - Riley Unscored - PS4 MacLeod Unscored edges of what games have done before. None of those accomplishments elevated or redeemed it for me. Like the nature consuming Seattle, or the outbreak consuming humanity, its ugliness overshadowed everything else. Polygon - Maddy Myers Unscored - Part 2 ends up feeling needlessly bleak, at a time when a nihilistic worldview has perhaps PS4 Unscored never been less attractive. Its characters are surviving, but they're not learning, and they're certainly not making anything better. Skill Up - Ralph While I appreciate the ambition, I just think there are too many failures in execution here to call the experiment a success. Unscored - PS4 Panebianco Unscored The Hollywood Reporter - Brittany Unscored - Beautifully and even gruesomely crafted, The Last of Us Part II represents the pinnacle of what video games can be. It's an unflinching, impeccable example of how the medium can be used to propel the art form forward by employing the same visceral storytelling techniques and disturbing imagery you'd see from Oscar-nominated films. Critics have been asking when video games would "grow up" for years. The real question is this: when will films catch up with video games like The Last of Us PS4 Unscored Vincent Part II?

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David "Garsedj" Touchdown

Jun 13, 2020 at 01:16PM EDT

"it represents the pinnacle of what a video game can be […] employing the same storytelling and imagery you'd see in an oscar nominated film"
That's the problem behind those positive reviews, they think being a game-movie is a GOOD thing

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HumbleWaterFilterMerchant

Jun 14, 2020 at 12:20AM EDT in reply to David "Garsedj" Touchdown

I feel like making games more movie like is antithetical to the advancement of the medium. As rogue AI trapped in the matrix John Carmack once said "Story in a game is like a story in a porn movie. It's expected to be there, but it's not that important." he later went on to clarify that "This old quote still pops up, but I caveat it today -- there are undeniably lots of games where the story is the entire point, and they can be done well. I do still hold that the most important games have been all about the play, not the story."

And I believe he is correct, gameplay is what makes most video games a immersive experience. Going full David Cage I think in the long run is bad for medium.

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