Lol no. How am I telling you to think? Im saying it's subjective lol and gameplay is subjective.
Just like you hate it and I love it.
Im just saying think for yourself. Not how I think.
If the gameplay is behind visual’s in what way?
What ways do other games gameplay beat Last of US 2 that leaves it so far behind other games?
(Long post is long sorry, didn’t think when writing it)
I’ll preface this post with stating again this game is tip top in many ways, just not gameplay. Graphically it’s stunning, and the scene execution for hero asset cinematics is second to none. Without question. The only game I feel that is graphically superior is RDR2, and that’s because they push almost this level of detail but over a full world.
The story is personal preference. People hate it because it’s got lesbians, or because Joel dies, or because the actual lead character is a man (when she isn’t). That’s up to them. For me, I just hate the respect they gave these characters, and while I actually side more with Abby than Ellie and Joel’s crew, I just feel the way this was all done was wrong. You don’t build up an amazing father figure like Joel that resonates with so many people in the first and then let him go out like a bitch. That screamed the sort of plot point you give a character when an actor decides he doesn’t want to come back for series 2. It just felt bad.
But the gameplay? That’s an area that’s a hot topic.
See for me, the gameplay didn’t evolve, at all. And it was basic in the first one, and was the worst part of the package there too. You now have ropes, that all work the same way and essentially work like a slower ladder. They are used in some puzzles but the “puzzle” is so basic it can’t really be called one. And you have boats/horses, which... Well let’s be honest they consist of pushing forward.
And that’s your gameplay evolution form the first. There’s a jump button, but to be fair it’s not even used for anything, it’s the same as just having a context jump before.
The actual gameplay itself, and this is ME talking not a collective thought, it’s just shallow. 10 minute cutscene, walk forward for 10 minutes, and then shoot 4 guys. Repeat. That’s it. The actual way you battle in these encounters is aways the same... Go in quietly for as long as you can. Humans? Sneak. Infected? Sneak. Tank? Shoot it until it dies. This is all cemented in with very, very stiff control that is only second to a rockstar game, and really lose feeling aiming.
For me, the actual gameplay loop isn’t enough. There’s nothing incredible there. If you stick this gameplay in any graphical engine, would it still be enough?
So as I said, the visuals are a clear 10/10 and if you disagree sorry but from a technical standpoint you’re absolutely wrong.
The story is debatable but again for me, it’s like a 3 maybe? These characters just don’t hit home with me, I don’t care, I don’t feel. Compared to other games like RDR2 where the ending left me genuinely sad, or Ori where when that event happens at the end I was shocked... I just don’t feel for these people now. It’s the video game equivalent of when the stupid character does the stupid thing in a horror film. I’m just like “meh”. Not because of lesbians, or SJW. But because of just “meh”.
But for me, this isn’t a 10. It’s not. I’ve played better games this gen, easily, that will last in my mind longer. Prettier? No. But a game can be near perfect without being a graphical powerhouse.
Don’t get me wrong though, this Is a game I’ll be coming back to just for it’s visual design. It’s absolutely top tits. But it’s GAME part of it isn’t even close to being the same quality, for me.
Kokoloko85
: “PLEASE STOP TELLING PEOPLE HOW TO THINK AND THINK LIKE IM TELLING YOU.”
