DO NOT BUY The Last of Us Part 1

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  • @SyntheticMan
    @SyntheticMan  2 года назад +703

    I do want to make it clear, since I didn't really cover the game in-depth in this video, that I still think The Last of Us is a great game. Overrated? Yes. But at the time it pushed boundaries for what storytelling in video games was capable of. I'll flesh out a few of my points in this comment if you're interested in reading my extended thoughts:
    1) Combat is intense, guns feel powerful, and it's very easy to make a mistake and die. These are all good things. But the enemy variety is severely lacking. Most human enemies are functionally the same, and unlike F.E.A.R., the AI doesn't perfectly mesh with the level design to create the illusion of real intelligence. The AI is more complex than most games but that's not saying much. Zombie encounters feel far too similar to one another, heavily relying on the level design to feel unique, and lack the complexity of human enemies. Why are there only 3 types of zombies? Left 4 Dead 2 came out years before this.
    2) The story itself is basic and full of tropes, but is carried by the superb voice acting, animation, and dialogue. Without a doubt, this is the selling point of the game and why it's considered one of the greatest of all time. The problem is when it cuts into the gameplay. I forgot to cover this in the video, but you are railroaded in gameplay because certain scenes have to happen (like the sniper clip). There's also many immersion-breaking moments like the .50 cal turret on the armored car not being able to penetrate wood or sheet metal. Or, more famously, Ellie and other followers wandering into line-of-sight of enemies and not getting discovered. Also, where are the semi-auto rifles/carbines? The apocalypse happened in 2013, the AR-15 had been publicly sold for decades. The story causes conflicts with gameplay that you're more likely to notice on a 2nd playthrough.
    3) "Realism" seems to be an increasing problem in modern games. Especially if we're talking about graphically. There's not a single doubt in my mind that it's the leading cause of development cycles going from 1-2 years in the PS2 era to now 4+ years for most AAA games. Has it been worth the sacrifice? F*** no. Not to mention the woke angle of making characters uglier and more diverse. Another problem is realism in the literal sense. We're seeing less truly creative sci-fi/fantasy games in the AAA space unless they're a long-established IP. All to appeal to the largest demographic possible.
    tl;dr Gameplay is fine, but not remarkable. Story has extremely good execution but it conflicts with the gameplay. I hate realism in modern games.

    • @anthonydarrigo7291
      @anthonydarrigo7291 2 года назад +28

      Great channel, I like you.

    • @Sgt.ArchDornan
      @Sgt.ArchDornan 2 года назад +20

      good take, tbh your doom eternal review isnt that great but not everyone can like everything and thats fine and tbh i appreciate that you dont shill and if you dont like something your willing to admit to it even if its unpopular

    • @baphfomet
      @baphfomet 2 года назад +11

      I'm okay with realism in survival games but when it comes to adventure/linear games I agree it doesn't make a lot of sense. I think the real issue with 'modern gaming' is that all the independent companies we loved in the past that made experimental games have been swallowed by the EA/Microsoft conglomerate monster. BioWare was one of my favorite companies of all time and now look at them, cursed to have Anthem hanging over their head for the rest of their existence.
      I think for me, gaming started it's downtrend when BioWare was acquired and then died after Microsoft acquired Blizzard. Not to say those events are the sole reason these trends happened, but rather 'markers' that designate the slow and painful downfall of any experimentation or joy of games being made to just have fun and not wring every cent from your wallet possible.

    • @cartergluth5181
      @cartergluth5181 2 года назад

      I wouldn't be surprised if a bunch of graphics idiots buy the game up, that's the reason why we got 3 versions of gta 5 and 0 versions of gta 6

    • @everettenjeze6276
      @everettenjeze6276 2 года назад +1

      your game reccomendation is absolute shit btw. Imma go play last of us part 1, a game made with actual soul and passion instead of a game made in Unity and sold on steam store for 2 dollars.

  • @Larry
    @Larry 2 года назад +184

    It's $70 for LESS game than ten years ago as they removed the multiplayer.
    They STILL haven't gotten around to releasing the multiplayer mode in TLOU2

    • @kaparaomer7751
      @kaparaomer7751 2 года назад +7

      Hello you!!!

    • @tibbayr699
      @tibbayr699 2 года назад +17

      In all honesty, people who're buying this deserve to be fleeced, it's the only way they'll understand they kneecapped over $70 in their bank account (even if it were $40, you can buy the remasterd for (realistically) $10-$15)

    • @ryanmurray2531
      @ryanmurray2531 2 года назад

      There isn't going to be a TLOU2 Multiplayer. If you don't follow the news regarding these things, I wouldn't speak on them. The standalone multiplayer will 100% use Part 1 as the foundation of everything, not TLOU2. They never said TLOU2 will have multiplayer.

    • @ryanmurray2531
      @ryanmurray2531 2 года назад

      @@tibbayr699 You need to understand: finding worth in something is 100% subjective. I'd have paid 80 for the definitive way to play my favourite game of all time, and I'd buy it on PC and so on. Even SkillUp, who doesn't think it's the best game of all time, understands wanting to have every version of their favourite but of media. That doesn't mean you get to shit on everyone that does find worth in it. Stop being a prick.

    • @blackwaltz3135
      @blackwaltz3135 2 года назад

      I was going to say this but figured someone might've mentioned this as well.

  • @MemeAlchemist
    @MemeAlchemist 2 года назад +257

    How does it make any sense to spend MORE than what the original game is worth in current day? Literally paying for a slight graphical upgrade.

    • @edhiiya7284
      @edhiiya7284 2 года назад +15

      honestly this is why I pirate all my games on pc there just not worth what they want for them. I've saved literally thousands of dollars lol and its stupid easy to do.....

    • @ninjafrog6966
      @ninjafrog6966 2 года назад +31

      And you don’t get multiplayer either. You’re literally paying more for less

    • @silverblade357
      @silverblade357 2 года назад +7

      Open the game to modders and you can be damn sure they'll do better work in less time for zero pay! You can't fake passion, Neil.

    • @edhiiya7284
      @edhiiya7284 2 года назад +2

      @@silverblade357 oh for real its dam sad if ya think about it ha..... it makes ya wonder if game programming is even that hard anymore lol.....

    • @Filya-chan
      @Filya-chan 2 года назад +2

      It’s okay to think it’s too much to pay, but slight graphical upgrade? Slight? 🤣

  • @beaners1234life
    @beaners1234life 2 года назад +202

    13:15 the fact is that Amy Hennig (creative director of the Uncharted series), and a woman, no less, was in opposition of the “new” direction naughty dog was heading towards is remarkable

    • @cristiantapia631
      @cristiantapia631 Год назад +8

      It's like something you could watch on interdimentional cable lmao

    • @HrvojeGrahovac
      @HrvojeGrahovac Год назад +4

      That Uncharted 4 teaser is dope

  • @shazmodeus2795
    @shazmodeus2795 2 года назад +378

    nothing controversial about that ending for me. I murdered every single person in that hospital and did so without mercy or guilt for what they tried to do to Ellie.

    • @lonewolfgames7779
      @lonewolfgames7779 2 года назад +63

      I used every single weapon multiple times..... but that brick...... that damn brick won't penetrate the doc's forcefield

    • @matsimurf_5900
      @matsimurf_5900 2 года назад +4

      Yeeeeaaahhhh Booooiiiiii

    • @bjornironsides6474
      @bjornironsides6474 2 года назад

      You guys get it. Everyone that thought it was bad for Joel to do were just, like he said, subhumans. Just stupid, inexperienced, dipsh*ts.

    • @stonerbaby895
      @stonerbaby895 2 года назад +30

      Agreed I had no sympathy killing off the fireflies

    • @TheUnholyLordClownz
      @TheUnholyLordClownz 2 года назад +68

      Right!? I never understood how people thought killing Ellie would save the world. At ever step along the journey, there was examples after examples and journal entries of the Fireflies being incompetent, foolish, and downright idiotic. One dude got bit by an infected monkey because they are so dumb. Like they were going to go straight to brain surgery instead of running blood tests or anything. Maybe her plasma was the cure, who knows, they sure weren't going to figure it out.

  • @JArt872
    @JArt872 2 года назад +223

    $70 bucks (Removes Multiplayer)
    Man what a deal!

    • @keithahepful
      @keithahepful 2 года назад +14

      And it looks horrible

    • @kyotheman69
      @kyotheman69 2 года назад +31

      modern gaming in a nutshell

    • @sergueileonardoafonin7950
      @sergueileonardoafonin7950 2 года назад +2

      You think you want it, but you actually don't and here's a fresh 800% win button if you pay me all your money from now on.
      - Gamedevs today

    • @nerdTimmyswork
      @nerdTimmyswork 2 года назад +3

      Not paying 70 dollars fore s storymode game when I know how trash the story will end

    • @shioq.
      @shioq. 2 года назад

      @@keithahepful ellie lookes like a heroine addict now

  • @Ignisan_66
    @Ignisan_66 2 года назад +26

    I just noticed that in the remake Ellie doesn't look like a 14 year old girl at all. She looks like a 19 year old but in a smaller body. WTF NaughtyDog?

  • @JayM1989
    @JayM1989 2 года назад +209

    One of my favorite games of all time but charging $70 for a game that was 95% already completed is unbelievable.... greed is unreal.

    • @MaddesG1
      @MaddesG1 2 года назад +12

      The video game industry today is greedy and soul-less.

    • @livetorek4723
      @livetorek4723 2 года назад +2

      The original was way overrated anyways fake gamers pushing this shit hard

    • @Dahk
      @Dahk 2 года назад +6

      @@livetorek4723 you’re just being contrarian because it makes you feel cool, last of us part 1 is one of the best narrative games thats ever been made, and most of the world would agree

    • @livetorek4723
      @livetorek4723 2 года назад +3

      @@Dahk not exactly I've been gaming since you were even born most likely I've played many games and I know overrated when I see it. It's a movie game which is for casuals. If I wanted to play a movie I'd just go watch a movie

    • @simdeer1
      @simdeer1 2 года назад +7

      @@livetorek4723 so if someone likes something you don't that makes them casuals? Okay buddy lol how old are you really because you sound like a teenager lol

  • @ralphcole4267
    @ralphcole4267 2 года назад +391

    Your rant about the controversial ending is 100% spot on.

    • @JohnDonovanYT
      @JohnDonovanYT 2 года назад +1

      They retcon Abby and her screw up piece of 💩 daddy into this remake?

    • @fallasleep9472
      @fallasleep9472 2 года назад +22

      Fax, bro. Glad I’m not the only one and number of likes to this comment shows it.

    • @matsimurf_5900
      @matsimurf_5900 2 года назад +6

      Exactly so.

    • @Bufuice
      @Bufuice 2 года назад +63

      @@matsimurf_5900 Lets not forget his rant about "ugly communist bullshit". He just roasted the entire industry right there. If only shills like shill up would stop fueling the fire of ugly realistic cinematic games and would roast the industry like what synth just did

    • @rgonzalez5044
      @rgonzalez5044 2 года назад +3

      @@Bufuice are you 12 years old? Lmao

  • @BladeStrike
    @BladeStrike 2 года назад +113

    I've noticed a few people shilling this game, who are usually against these greedy practices. It's weird and suspicious.

    • @hihihi1q23
      @hihihi1q23 2 года назад +2

      Because it's a totally optional remake, dummy. You don't have to buy it. It's being sold at the same price that AAA games are being sold at.

    • @ehhhehhh5079
      @ehhhehhh5079 2 года назад

      What’s weird and suspicious?

    • @SMELLTHECHEEZ
      @SMELLTHECHEEZ 2 года назад

      They’re hypocrites. They complain on Twitter all day about greedy rich white men and corporatism.. but will turn a blind eye to corporate garbage like TLOU2 and She Hulk all because they share the same opinions.

    • @BoleDaPole
      @BoleDaPole 2 года назад +19

      Guys like skill up get a significant part of thier paychecks shilling for these corporations, he'd lose his insider access otherwise. That means say goodbye to those all inclusive trips to LA to test out a game for 2 hours while getting tons of free perks in the process 😉

    • @phil_matic
      @phil_matic Год назад

      Cause it's not a remake as advertised. It's a remaster and they feel it's right to charge $70 for a game most of us already have

  • @calamaria9221
    @calamaria9221 2 года назад +257

    10:50 Also lets mention how you can find notes on how terrible and dumb the Fireflies are. Like their doctors (or scientists who whoever they were) released infected monkeys that then bit them, turning them into zombies, and escaped. They killed others who were immune and despite that there was no progress on the cure. If Joel left Ellie to be killed by them, the cure wouldn't have been developed as they would have bungled it. And if they did, they would have used it as leverage to control everyone (I remember there's also a note that alludes to that or outright says it). Joel saving Ellie was the right choice.
    Also I'm still surprised no one made a stink about Abby's dad being whitewashed.

    • @abrahamicreligionsbowbefor3585
      @abrahamicreligionsbowbefor3585 2 года назад +10

      abbys dad is in tlou1?

    • @fluttzkrieg4392
      @fluttzkrieg4392 2 года назад +69

      ​@@abrahamicreligionsbowbefor3585 Yeah, he's the random NPC surgeon who's about to kill Ellie and that you're forced to stab.

    • @Pharis111
      @Pharis111 2 года назад

      the stupid part is, as someone who is a med student, you wouldn't even need to kill the immune to get what you want. As an example, a biopsy, immune cell samples, spinal tap could all be used to get what you need, and you wouldn't need to kill any one for it.

    • @Pharis111
      @Pharis111 2 года назад +76

      @Scott Alleman welp, the fan boy is pissed, also where did anyone mention emotions? This is a post shitting (right fully) shitting on the fire flies.

    • @zerot480
      @zerot480 2 года назад +3

      There were not any other inmune people, that's why Ellie was so important

  • @arctic2786
    @arctic2786 2 года назад +575

    Thank you for being the one to say that Joel was right in the ending. Holy shit! The Fireflies knocked Joel out while trying to save Ellie from drowning, they don’t allow him to at least say goodbye, they don’t allow Ellie to consent to the operation, and threatened to kill him so yeah I wouldn’t trust the fireflies either.

    • @grifnizzle7197
      @grifnizzle7197 2 года назад

      For the commies an individual only has utilitarian value to the group/state. So of course all the soyshillshits call Joel the badguy. He's fighting against killing a child incapable of giving consent.

    • @godsplayingfield
      @godsplayingfield 2 года назад +1

      they didnt even pay him. this was a job, and they didnt even do the decent thing of paying the man what he’s due. and people put them as saints? fck that, i would kill my way through to get her back vaccine or not if they didnt uphold their end of the bargain. if they cant be trusted to pay for a job, they sure as shit aint trust worthy enough to hold onto the vaccine to THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THE WORLD IS FACING. so fck em.

    • @capnphuktard5445
      @capnphuktard5445 2 года назад +60

      Just like the real governments of the entire world.

    • @LeeEverett1
      @LeeEverett1 2 года назад +102

      Worst of all: Joel never even got his guns that he was promised from the very beginning which was the whole point 🤦

    • @AHolyPaladin
      @AHolyPaladin 2 года назад +1

      Yeah that's another reason why I thought Last of Us Part 2 was a complete turnaround: Why give a shit about the Fireflies reforming? Fuck 'em, they killed off potentially dozens of people who were immune to the pathogen/spore. Rather than study the actual effects/use what's left of the medical infrastructure to create cloned tissue to one day actually create a cure, they resort to killing off their only hope of human survival by well... hope.
      That's another reason why I find it so pathetic that a portion of the players would say 'sacrificing Ellie is the right thing to do, Joel is evil' while if given the choice in the real world they would immediately refuse. After all there's EVIDENCE (The audio logs) that clearly points out that the Fireflies doing that to Ellie is going to end up as a complete failure/resort to the same thing. No change at all.
      And Synth is spot on about the Woke Socialist (Communist?) bullshit that I haven't noticed about the actual first game in 2013. Really makes sense.
      I seriously hope Part 2 was just some 'what if?' vision or something to that degree because if it's going to be canon for the plot of the third game, Naughty Dogs as a developer are screwed.

  • @dbutler9319
    @dbutler9319 2 года назад +98

    Your explanation for Joel being right in what he did was an angle I didn't even think of.
    Those people are lunatics if they would even think of giving up their children.
    No. Way. In. Fuck.

    • @GangsterFrankensteinComputer
      @GangsterFrankensteinComputer Год назад +10

      It's funny because it's established in the game that the Fireflies have no clue what they're doing. Even at the point where they have Ellie, who might be humanities only hope, they decide on cutting the parasitic cordyceps out of Ellie's brain in the time it takes Joes to regain consciousness.
      I did okay at science in school, and I'm definitely not a qualified parasitologist or mycologist but it seems like a really stupid idea to me to kill the parasite you need to study by removing it from it's host: And that in this situation the hosts immunity to the parasites control is likely the most important aspect of figuring out how to make other hosts immune to the negative effects of the parasite, so killing the host seems really dumb as well.

    • @tekrit3249
      @tekrit3249 Год назад +5

      I didn't play the second game, and i don't care enough to double check but I read in another comment that there is a note in game that confirms the surgeon has already failed multiple times to get anything useful from people with immunity. If true, that is hilarious but take it with a grain of salt.

    • @K1llbornbloodbane
      @K1llbornbloodbane 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@tekrit3249I swear I remember this being a note somewhere in the first game as well in the finale level, but I only remember finding it on one play through.

  • @garlicbread1107
    @garlicbread1107 2 года назад +156

    The fact that they could've just ported the PS4 remaster (which can be played with backwards compatibility) to PC but instead makes an objectively inferior version of the original and you have to pay seventy fucking bucks tells you that the future of gaming is looking bleaker and bleaker.
    Hell there are people defending this scam in video game form.

    • @knox7945
      @knox7945 2 года назад

      Those people will defend dog shit and stay delusional.

    • @Michael019x
      @Michael019x 2 года назад +7

      "objectively inferior version of the original" LOL you need to get your eyes checked

    • @garlicbread1107
      @garlicbread1107 2 года назад

      @@Michael019x I'm not talking graphics you moron. I'm talking about them removing the goddamn multiplayer. The goddamn ps3 version has multiplayer as well. This so called "remake" is a scam

    • @NateT092
      @NateT092 2 года назад +7

      @@Michael019x right....plenty of graphical improvements, added many subtle assets/textures to enhance the immersion compared to the original. isnt just some barebones just upscaled to 4K bs titled as a remaster for 70$ LoL,,,,saying that, probably better off awaiting a eventual sale.

    • @Michael019x
      @Michael019x 2 года назад +5

      @@o.Struggler this is demons souls all over again ROFL
      “The original was better”
      Totally! Running at 25 fps, clunky mechanics, outdated graphics and accessibility features….
      “BuT mUh ArTiStiC ViSiOn!!!!”

  • @zer0us
    @zer0us 2 года назад +360

    "Fiction is supposed to be beautiful"
    Thank you for saying my thoughts out loud.

    • @davidfrancisco3502
      @davidfrancisco3502 2 года назад

      The concept of 'realism' has been corrupted into gaslighting people to accept stuff being made ugly on purpose for subversive ideological reasons.

    • @jomarmandingiado9244
      @jomarmandingiado9244 2 года назад +23

      I think its fine, but I think it depends on the story told, I reckon ugly works for certain things to evoke a certain emotion.

    • @ab-gail
      @ab-gail 2 года назад +34

      @@jomarmandingiado9244 I think even the “uglier” works should have some beauty to it as not to be a hinderance to enjoyment of the game (or movie, or show, etc.). After a while, something made bad on purpose can just get just as annoying as a game that’s just bad. After while you’ll want to stop playing (or watching) it whether it fits the theme or not.

    • @wesleyfravel5149
      @wesleyfravel5149 2 года назад +10

      @@ab-gail it depends. Enemies being ugly can do well to invoke dread, fear, anxiety. Things a good game wants. Here? The ugliness is everywhere, what am I supposed to dread Tess?

    • @miilodude_8529
      @miilodude_8529 2 года назад +7

      @@ab-gail Facts, the work that i have in mind for example is berserk, the whole world is uglier but has a beauty behind it, the characters and their development is amazing, so realistic and wholesome, even the most depressive moments has a meaning of struggling and keep going forwards to live, no matter what.
      A must read to be honest.

  • @Neutral_Tired
    @Neutral_Tired 2 года назад +30

    Honestly, I like the remaster better than the remake because it looked a little stylised and almost hand-painted and I loved it.

  • @fallasleep9472
    @fallasleep9472 2 года назад +262

    “ Joel was the good guy. Hands f*cking down! “ I’m not a TLOU fan, but I definitely agree with this statement and it’s about time somebody said it out loud.

    • @redman9493
      @redman9493 2 года назад +51

      Something I've always hated hearing from people are when they say "you probably thought this character was the good guy, he's not." As if moral ambiguity can't exist at all in writing and that every character is supposed to be clearly good or evil. That probably attributes to why the quality of writing has gone down in recent years.

    • @lonewolfgames7779
      @lonewolfgames7779 2 года назад +36

      He was better than all the people you faced in game, that's why that logic makes no damn since.

    • @NoLifeKing_0
      @NoLifeKing_0 2 года назад +15

      Joel was acting out of selfishness though. He did what he did because he knew he couldn’t live without Ellie, caring about someone because of what they are to you is not love. He’s definitely not “the good guy”. He’s morally grey, completely neutral.

    • @davipenha
      @davipenha 2 года назад +14

      TLOU is all about "there's no good guys"

    • @Klausinator451
      @Klausinator451 2 года назад +10

      Yeah, he was as good as he could be in the world. A freakin Saint.
      He used to be on both sides, he definitely feels guilty about things he's done, even after losing his girlfriend (or best bud, whatever) but he avoids confrontation when he can (who wouldn't) you don't have any options to just, murder complete strangers for no reason, a lot of the fights in the game stem from him not being able to just leave people to die.
      Anyway, I'd consider Joel good,leaning on neutral. He's selfish, but he's also the only person he has left so I can't blame him, any time he opens himself up emotionally he loses that person, so he closes himself off to emotion as much as he can. It doesn't work.
      Yeah, he's a good guy, he's just a dick.

  • @YungBeezer
    @YungBeezer 2 года назад +98

    Your comment about the ending is also what makes TLOU2 so unbearable for me. Ellie is so childish to resent Joel for saving her and is like “I wanted my life to fucking matter” as if she didn’t matter to Joel.

    • @matsimurf_5900
      @matsimurf_5900 2 года назад

      Ellie is a commie darling.

    • @caleblawrence7105
      @caleblawrence7105 2 года назад +8

      I think she wanted her life to matter to much than just Joel. She wanted her death to at least be something that could potentially just change the entire work n not just die because some random shot her in the face or got eaten alive by a clicker.

    • @luckymark571
      @luckymark571 2 года назад +5

      I think what she mean't, is that she didn't want to die by something "dumb" like clickers or looters but her death meaning something

  • @FlareFoot57
    @FlareFoot57 2 года назад +64

    I absolutely agree that style is much more valuable than achieving pure photorealism. Games like Persona 5 and Elden Ring have very low fidelity models, but have art styles that stand out and will be remembered for a long time. Games like The Last of Us Part 1 Remake will be outdated and will warrant yet another remake when the bar gets raised and the tech improves.

    • @isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421
      @isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421 2 года назад +12

      Undertale looks like it was made in the 80s, and it looks better than this remaster that was made a month ago.

    • @paulsantibanez525
      @paulsantibanez525 2 года назад +2

      Lmao style gtfo they went for realism in the ps3 version as well , it just wasn’t possible with the hardware , you bums are wild i swear 🤣🤌🏽🤣

    • @isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421
      @isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421 2 года назад +8

      @@paulsantibanez525 Yes, understanding art totally makes you a bum. Totally makes sense

    • @FlareFoot57
      @FlareFoot57 2 года назад +8

      @@paulsantibanez525 Well, yeah. Last of Us on ps3 was aiming for photorealism. Point still stands. It became dated once the tech improved, which is why we're getting a photorealistic remake, and eventually when tech improves, that one will get remade.
      What I'm getting at is that the pursuit for photorealism never ends because it will just get dated by the next game aiming for the same thing. Games like Persona 5 aren't aiming for photorealism and they don't need constant remakes in order to stand out from the crowd.

    • @paulsantibanez525
      @paulsantibanez525 2 года назад

      @@FlareFoot57 no but games like persona are adding much more stylistic effects and rendering much bigger levels and visual fluidity that older consoles can not do , especially if you add ray tracing or higher frame rates . Better graphics is an option no one should get mad at the fact , don’t want it or it’s too pricey Don’t get it . But this game to me is one of the best and the option to play it with the power of the 5 is a no brained . On my tv and new home theater system this game shines well worth the 70 bucks it’s why I work hard , I get the things I want and if it’s not in the budget I’ll get it later period . Man babies destroying the culture

  • @highwayvigilante
    @highwayvigilante 2 года назад +61

    Here in Australia it’s 125 bucks. Yeah one hundred and twenty five dollary fuckin doos. You can get the ps3 version and in some cases the ps4 remaster for a TENTH of the price sometimes even less. Totally worth it thank you Jim. Arrogant Sony is back.

    • @mrshmuga9
      @mrshmuga9 2 года назад +4

      They seem to not have permanent price drops anymore. The Sackboy game is like 2 years old and still full price, but will often go on sale for half. Same with some other Sony 1st party games that have PS5 entries (they apply that rule to both PS4/PS5 versions).

  • @epicfightstonyjax2.026
    @epicfightstonyjax2.026 2 года назад +177

    If the goal was to make the characters as ugly and miserable looking as possible then great job. Great video man.

    • @fabiobaldan556
      @fabiobaldan556 2 года назад +34

      I also prefer how they looked on the original

    • @souldry
      @souldry 2 года назад +3

      Same.

    • @jairesemccoy9779
      @jairesemccoy9779 2 года назад +3

      @@fabiobaldan556 Except Ellie , and maybe Tess. But everyone else is worse.

    • @ressljs
      @ressljs 2 года назад +28

      I usually agree with wanting games to be good looking, but in apocalypse games (or movies), when the characters are supposed to be living hard lives they shouldn't be smoking hot with boob jobs and perfect skin. I think given the setting, the characters (original or remake) fit the game pretty well. But Horizon Forbidden West is the opposite. Why would there be so many fat people? They're ugly and don't fit the world.

    • @Erivyn
      @Erivyn 2 года назад +9

      they are literally in a zombie apocalypse fighting for their lives every single day bruh do u expect them to look absolutely gorgeous?? LOL

  • @sharjeelahmed7913
    @sharjeelahmed7913 2 года назад +151

    Your rant on characters just getting uglier is so spot on and hilariously true. They just trying to please Twitter users and certain audiences. It's clearly visible in Netflix's shows as well. Also, some comparison video I saw had a comment that actually justified Tess looking uglier.

    • @LifeofBrad1
      @LifeofBrad1 2 года назад

      Yeah. Everything has been made uglier and I think literally nobody likes it at this point, even the leftists who asked for it in the first place. I think they're realising more and more that the world they have created is boring, ugly and sh!tty.

    • @angla3383
      @angla3383 2 года назад

      Why do video game characters need to be attractive to you lmao imagine crying about something that doesn’t even matter. These characters aren’t here so they can be attractive or fuckable in your eyes weirdo

    • @jeffreyali1456
      @jeffreyali1456 2 года назад +8

      It’s not true, he’s just nitpicking at that point

    • @hihihi1q23
      @hihihi1q23 2 года назад +15

      No one's trying to 'please twitter users.' They used Tess's real life actress as the model in the new game (they've used real people as models for every game they've made since the PS4 era). The dude who made this video has little exposure to women outside of anime, so he thinks she's ugly...even though he's a pudgy manlet.

    • @tipsey673
      @tipsey673 2 года назад +1

      @@hihihi1q23 Guys THESE WOMEN MEANTU TO BE DEXY AND BEAUTIFUL WTTFFFF NOT CUTE I COOM!1!1!!11!!1!11!

  • @Nevirate
    @Nevirate 2 года назад +126

    Funny how Joel looks more intimidating in the original compared to Part 1 & 2’s submissive old man. He actually looked more Mediterranean too.

    • @TheMasterpiecePD
      @TheMasterpiecePD 2 года назад

      Southern Europeans aren't white or whatever

    • @MemeAlchemist
      @MemeAlchemist 2 года назад +11

      Agreed. I think it has a lot to do with his eyes and how they moved them in relation to his brow. Weird as hell.

    • @phalanx8437
      @phalanx8437 2 года назад +45

      Well yeah we can’t have formidable male characters with you know, sexually dimorphic male traits like muscles, or prominent eye brow ridges or strong jaws. That’s reserved for Abby and her golf club.

    • @bsl4762
      @bsl4762 2 года назад

      @@phalanx8437 y’all niggas gay or something ?

    • @bsl4762
      @bsl4762 2 года назад

      @@phalanx8437 nigga worried cause another Nigga in a video game have less muscles ? Nahh y’all hiding sum 😂😂

  • @Ozborne82
    @Ozborne82 2 года назад +140

    I always felt the same about the ending because I'm a father but even if I wasn't I still would've understood it. Never understood the controversy or anyone thinking otherwise.

    • @mateoreyes6921
      @mateoreyes6921 2 года назад +47

      I guess that people are dumb enough that believe that even if a cure was posible, that the humanity deserve it
      Hell no, if i was a father i don't care if the world burns as long my precious girl is safe

    • @OmegaTav
      @OmegaTav 2 года назад +35

      @@mateoreyes6921 not to forget that a cure wouldn’t magically fix the broken country and get rid of looters and all the cannibals.

    • @LordNexusTheFir
      @LordNexusTheFir 2 года назад

      @@mateoreyes6921 u do realize if the world burns sooner or later that fire will come to your doorstep & Ellie is definitely rape/pet material. Plot is the only thing that saved Ellie vs David & his gang realistically she would've been given a fate worse than death & Joel would've died trying to save her & I doubt u got plot armor to beat the 100s of guys with ARs in a hospital that u have no idea how to escape from let alone the fact that the guys wouldn't stop chasing u cause u reached the elevator & hit the garage u would be dead & they would have her again.

    • @TNTITAN
      @TNTITAN 2 года назад

      I believe the ending was going for “would you sacrifice to get a cure” problem is in real life medical cures don’t work like that.

    • @ketamineheadyoda2248
      @ketamineheadyoda2248 2 года назад +1

      @@OmegaTav or fixing a fungus infection that mutates. Imagine thinking a single doctor with no ressources would produce a vaccine. Not only this. This doctor was also incompetent. Killing ypur subject the least thing, especially with option like sambles or biopsies. Other than tgat fungus are not viruses. A vaccine works against a virus not fungus.

  • @connorsmith1005
    @connorsmith1005 Год назад +5

    The ps3 version looks so much better. The human characters actually look like they're actually alive. The HD versions look like actual living corpses.

  • @ranamores4919
    @ranamores4919 2 года назад +129

    This is the problem with TLOU2. Personally, Gameplay and gunfights did not made me engaged in the first game. It was the story. Simple and heartfelt. It kept me going on and love the game.
    Strip it off of the good story and we have a mediocre third person shooting game. And Jesus. The story and dialogue in the second game was atrocious. As if it was written by a teenage activist.

    • @MajesticJoey
      @MajesticJoey 2 года назад +3

      Lol and the story for the first game wasn’t mediocre? 🤣

    • @raskolnikov6443
      @raskolnikov6443 2 года назад +21

      @@MajesticJoey it was much more grounded in real life dynamics. That might be generic but it’s at least much more enjoyable than the outlandish bs in the sequel.

    • @dr_birb
      @dr_birb 2 года назад

      @@MajesticJoey yeah, it was good.

    • @deadshot0908
      @deadshot0908 2 года назад +4

      @@MajesticJoey the Story was generic but the character dynamic was so great that it was alright, they did the Story very very well

    • @rgonzalez5044
      @rgonzalez5044 2 года назад

      Can you actually point out a line of dialogue that was bad? And explain in itself why the line of dialogue makes no sense to the story being told?

  • @ameliamohsin8430
    @ameliamohsin8430 2 года назад +90

    As a former fan of TLOU, I just lost interest in this remaster after what they did to Joel in part 2, lost all the hype and hope for this franchise, and there's no turning back.

    • @connarkent282
      @connarkent282 2 года назад +2

      Have you played 2?

    • @jesuspiece9008
      @jesuspiece9008 2 года назад +4

      He got a realistic ending

    • @petermulder7480
      @petermulder7480 2 года назад +8

      Part 2
      I hated it, loved it, hated it loved it,
      My emotions where all over the place.
      No game ever did that to me.
      That makes it special for me

    • @connarkent282
      @connarkent282 2 года назад +6

      @@petermulder7480 and thats what makes it great

    • @theobell2002
      @theobell2002 2 года назад

      @@petermulder7480 Noooooo! I don't want emaushans! Emaushans are for femoids 🤮. I want a power fantasy for my hero Joel!! 😎

  • @legendaryronin9593
    @legendaryronin9593 2 года назад +103

    “Ugly Communist Bullshit” 😂🤣
    Great BASED video once again Synthetic Chad 💪🏾😎

    • @phil_5430
      @phil_5430 2 года назад +3

      LOL I mean he is right but he is in no position to say something like that considering how he looks

    • @Augusto_Pinochet
      @Augusto_Pinochet Год назад +25

      @@phil_5430 I’m not saying he’s Brad Pitt, but compared to the Leftist femboys, dudes a gigachad. That’s not even much of a compliment, though, honestly.
      The fact that you’re making this comment without having the balls to put a face to your name, speaks volumes.

    • @snsnshhhs663
      @snsnshhhs663 Год назад +4

      @@Augusto_Pinochet I agree with all your points but that face part is just hypocritical. Where’s YOUR face?

    • @snsnshhhs663
      @snsnshhhs663 Год назад

      @@0NoOne1nParticular I have no idea what you just said.

    • @adaptivegamer9905
      @adaptivegamer9905 Год назад +4

      @@snsnshhhs663he’s not the one mocking synthetic and calling him ugly though is he? The original comment is if anything g say that to him.

  • @icepicjoey
    @icepicjoey 2 года назад +92

    The lack of restructuring the MP is ridiculous, especially for the price.
    It feels like they did this just to make money to recover from the reputation damage of tlou2

    • @julius344
      @julius344 2 года назад +1

      cuz all the resources are put towards the standalone mp game

    • @lorevaga822
      @lorevaga822 2 года назад +6

      @@julius344 Then they should have lowered the price. 30-40$

    • @julius344
      @julius344 2 года назад +1

      @@lorevaga822 why would they price a remake at the same price as the remaster lol

    • @lorevaga822
      @lorevaga822 2 года назад +7

      @@julius344 You can't tell me you think the price for the glorified Remastered is justified. The multiplayer is completely missing. That's 50% of the game. They should reduce the price of the first Remastered to 15 bucks and the new one to 35 or something.

    • @julius344
      @julius344 2 года назад

      @@lorevaga822 i never said it was justified i just said that a remake that's clearly more advanced than the original and remaster shouldnt be priced the same as them, thats finance 101 for you lol

  • @theautomator8372
    @theautomator8372 2 года назад +119

    Something I really want to say on the ending is this.
    Can you really blame Joel for giving up on the world and saving the little girl that he grew to care about?
    At every turn he is attacked and nearly killed. The military safe zones are in ruins, Bandits are taking over cities killing anyone that comes near their territory. Damn near everyone he's come into contact with has tried to kill him. David... enough said. The only group of people that didn't automatically fire first and ask questions later was led by his Brothers and his (brothers) wife. And after going through months of hardship he is met with a gun to the back of the head and not even receiving the payment he was promised.
    Does anyone actually believe that if by some one in a billion chance that a cure was made from Ellie that all the infected died or everyone became immune to them the same way Ellie was. Do you think everything would go back to normal? that everyone would go and sing Kumbaya by a fire? Hell no. If anything it would probably be worse because now the fear of the infected is gone.

    • @Nebularban
      @Nebularban 2 года назад +31

      Yeah, if word that the Fireflies or any group actually had a cure, all that would happen is that everyone else would just fight over it.

    • @lonewolfgames7779
      @lonewolfgames7779 2 года назад

      Joel made the right decision and Fuq Neilcuckman for undermining it and trying to shoehorn his take while mocking us for criticizing his poor decision.TLOU is about Joel and Ellie now I hope naughty dog burns to the ground.

    • @theautomator8372
      @theautomator8372 2 года назад +23

      @@Nebularban exactly 💯
      But we're supposed to like them because other people say we're supposed to.

    • @OmegaTav
      @OmegaTav 2 года назад +7

      @@theautomator8372 preach brother!

    • @OmegaTav
      @OmegaTav 2 года назад

      @@Goobergurl oh no Joel killed member of a terrorist organization. The firefly’s where not the good guys, or did you forget about the part where they still Joel’s stuff and don’t pay for the jobb they hired him for? They got exactly what they deserved, they would never have managed to make a vaccine for their zombie problem. Because the clickers/zombies aren’t infected with a disease but a parasitic fungus. You can’t vaccinate yourself against foot fungus, so a parasitic one that takes control over the body wouldn’t have been able to vaccinate against either.

  • @PSBlue7
    @PSBlue7 2 года назад +22

    We just had a MAJOR argument on my channel about this. I'm on your side, but Vinny swears it's worth the money. Idk...I say $40 would've been perfect from a value and especially a PR perspective. $70 msrp just looks super greedy by Sony.

    • @Icannothandleany
      @Icannothandleany 2 года назад +2

      15$ top

    • @miller-joel
      @miller-joel 2 года назад +2

      Exactly the same story, exactly the same characters, exactly the same dialog, exactly the same voice acting, exactly the same music, exactly the same sound design, etc. Just reworked graphics (not always better) and accessibility options. Retcons, no multiplayer. $40 would still be excessive.

  • @JohnDonovanYT
    @JohnDonovanYT 2 года назад +216

    "Good looking women = bad and unrealistic" - Woke Dog

    • @lonewolfgames7779
      @lonewolfgames7779 2 года назад

      Unless it's twitch, only fans or movie stars then it's okay..... these people are retarded.

    • @snaek2594
      @snaek2594 2 года назад +3

      You mean you have issues with the devs making people ugly in remakes or just in general?

    • @davipenha
      @davipenha 2 года назад +8

      Tbf is easy to make characters uglier when you try to make them realistic.

    • @JohnDonovanYT
      @JohnDonovanYT 2 года назад +9

      @@davipenha Idk. Mafia 1 remake came out in 2020 and it is one of the best looking game ever. And Sarah/Tommy's wife is a very good looking gal.

    • @JohnDonovanYT
      @JohnDonovanYT 2 года назад +24

      @Davi A lot of the women in RDR2 are very realistic and good looking. Like Sadie, Tilly, Abigail, Mary-Beth or Penelope Braithwaite for example. Or even unnamed female NPCs walking around the world.
      Same thing with Laura, Emma, Abi & Brenda Song from The Quarry.

  • @allforhim2009
    @allforhim2009 2 года назад +99

    Can’t imagine having played the original/remaster, and being compelled to spend $70 on this “remake”. I have the disposable income, and still can’t understand it.

    • @eddierivers3250
      @eddierivers3250 2 года назад +13

      I also think they did it because of how people were pissed about LOU2 so they did this out of desperation it’s pathetic honestly

    • @MR.__G
      @MR.__G 2 года назад +15

      Crazy to say this 9 year franchise has 4 releases & 3 of them are the same game.

    • @kyle857
      @kyle857 2 года назад +1

      @@eddierivers3250 Probably because the show is coming out.

    • @ccloak
      @ccloak 2 года назад

      @@MR.__G Yeah, if they already plan to remake TLOU1 with TLOU2 graphics, they really shouldn't have done a remastered version of TLOU1. It shows the remake is indeed a reaction to the poor reception of TLOU2. We see that game shops and even Sony themselves had to bundle this game to other purchases to fill the 10 million sales copies, while Ghost of Tsushima did 9.8 without the need of bundling. Even more so when TLOU1 is just improved PS4 era TLOU2 graphics fidelity instead of true next gen PS5 level like the Matrix awaken demo on UE5 engine.

    • @5to122
      @5to122 2 года назад +1

      Well say that to the people who bought out all the physical editions basically instantly lol

  • @marywinchester1322
    @marywinchester1322 Год назад +7

    They make the women ugly in games on purpose. I blame Anita for that.

  • @Ghostmite98
    @Ghostmite98 2 года назад +259

    Holy shit, this guy said basically everything I've thought about since I first heard/watched the first trailers for this "Remake".

    • @punishedmatteson7108
      @punishedmatteson7108 2 года назад +15

      He said everything I said after I quit playing half-way through after it came out. I think this is one of the most overrated games ever made. When it came out all of my friends were like "Dude, you gotta play the Last of Us! It's so good!!!!"
      Fucking snoozefest with every single thing I hate about these cinematic games rolled into one. I couldn't even get into the story because the gameplay was such shit. Turned it off halfway through and never went back.

    • @Ghostmite98
      @Ghostmite98 2 года назад +4

      @@punishedmatteson7108 See I played the game when it originally came out on my ps3 and enjoyed the story but it never hit me quite the same way that Lee and Clementine's story from TWD did and stuff you said does have legit criticism of the game.

    • @inodesnet
      @inodesnet 2 года назад

      @@punishedmatteson7108 I agree. Game play in remaster was painful. It's finally fixed in this new version. Took me 9 months of clawing my eyes out to play remastered. But I can't put new version down.

    • @TheRealDarrylStrawberry
      @TheRealDarrylStrawberry 2 года назад +7

      He even dunked on ShillUp. I couldnt believe it when he simp'd for this $70 bs.

    • @tyler1356
      @tyler1356 2 года назад +1

      @@punishedmatteson7108 idk dawg the gameplay is peak

  • @nonenobody5272
    @nonenobody5272 2 года назад +209

    “Ugly communist bullshit” - Synthetic Man
    Well said. Couldn’t agree more.

    • @JCBOiii
      @JCBOiii 2 года назад +18

      I hope this is satire...

    • @michaelbush1374
      @michaelbush1374 2 года назад +13

      ​@@JCBOiii sadly it's reality

    • @shadowstrangler1
      @shadowstrangler1 2 года назад +3

      @@michaelbush1374 what did he mean by that ? i heard him say it but ii was on the phone

    • @matsimurf_5900
      @matsimurf_5900 2 года назад +10

      @@JCBOiii Calm down comrade

    • @samfisherxboxog8925
      @samfisherxboxog8925 2 года назад +18

      Post modern art in a nutshell.
      It looks ugly and invokes complete emptiness by the person who created it.

  • @samtorrance5590
    @samtorrance5590 Год назад +7

    The characters look better in Last of Us Remaster in my opinion.

  • @InfamousAeon
    @InfamousAeon 2 года назад +27

    They even removed the multiplayer which kept the game from being a total movie 😒

  • @shioq.
    @shioq. 2 года назад +46

    original Last of Us had an art style that was just off from realism, and the remake just looks generic "realism".

    • @DahSilliest
      @DahSilliest 2 года назад +3

      Mundane skybox models nobody would really notice without squinting during gameplay, Imagine how Drakes Fortune could've been revamped, a graphically dated game that would benefit more from a touch up

    • @AvaaSlays_Swiftie
      @AvaaSlays_Swiftie 2 года назад +4

      I’ve said this about the ps3/Xbox 360 era being the last generation of the golden age of gaming. The games all had some sort of art style and tons of love put into these games. When you saw a game you knew instantly who made it from the art style. Now majority of the games look all similar except for indie titles but even those games seem to have gone in a direction that’s not surprising. The weirder it is and shorter it is, it’s considered great and artistic lol.

    • @lonewolfgames7779
      @lonewolfgames7779 2 года назад +1

      @@DahSilliest that would require work, they already had all the assets for THIS remaster and that's what it is another remaster..... it's just a cash grab

    • @morkgin2459
      @morkgin2459 2 года назад +2

      @@AvaaSlays_Swiftie bro don't forget, it was also the grey era man.

    • @shawklan27
      @shawklan27 2 года назад

      ​@@morkgin2459 nostalgia glasses is affecting him bad

  • @umbraeternal1213
    @umbraeternal1213 Год назад +3

    I’m still confused on how Naughty Dog went from Crash Bandicoot to this.

  • @noname_noname_
    @noname_noname_ 2 года назад +153

    I swear. this is the first ever real review for this "remake"
    just found out about this channel and I automatically subscribed after this review. thank god there's still honest people on this platform and not sucking their way for the next early access ND title

    • @strangefruitlovex
      @strangefruitlovex 2 года назад +1

      looks good for PC

    • @INFILTR8US
      @INFILTR8US 2 года назад +1

      @@strangefruitlovex you mean that PC thing that can upgrade without having to buy a whole new system

    • @CuT7yFlaM
      @CuT7yFlaM 2 года назад +3

      @@INFILTR8US At a cost though, a good CPU or GPU is the price of a console, so all in all, if you just game, it's not that bad.
      That said, I use my computer for 3D production and I have proper internet, all devices supported, software, etc. Consoles are for regular people that use their smartphone as internet/communication device. Power users like us that know and do use our computers to the best of their abilities won't be persuaded by exclusives.

    • @INFILTR8US
      @INFILTR8US 2 года назад +2

      @@CuT7yFlaM damn straight bro

  • @cyberpunkdarren
    @cyberpunkdarren 2 года назад +181

    You are so so right dude. Don't stop these videos. Everyone else just slurps this BS. We need dissention.

    • @CrimsonBladezz
      @CrimsonBladezz 2 года назад +1

      he can complain all he wants sony still gonna be making bank

    • @Walamonga1313
      @Walamonga1313 2 года назад +8

      @@CrimsonBladezz Defending big corpo 🤡

    • @CrimsonBladezz
      @CrimsonBladezz 2 года назад +2

      @@Walamonga1313 cry about it

    • @athejbaka7084
      @athejbaka7084 2 года назад

      @@carpathianhermit7228 where are they? Because gaming is only growing whilst decreasing in quality

    • @henkhenkste6076
      @henkhenkste6076 2 года назад

      @@Walamonga1313 what else would you expect from someone with that name?

  • @VioletAeonSnowfield
    @VioletAeonSnowfield 2 года назад +17

    Love you pointing out that Joel's in the right at the end of the game.

  • @Greez1337
    @Greez1337 2 года назад +94

    Honestly, I played the Spyro remasters last year and I am still blown away by the visuals, sheer NPC variety, and animations more so than any other game I played in the past 2 years.

    • @Scarface42069
      @Scarface42069 2 года назад +7

      Yeah and that deserved a remake other than this

    • @INSERTNAMExHERE
      @INSERTNAMExHERE 2 года назад +20

      I bought the Jak and Daxter trilogy recently, and even though it's not remastered in any way, i prefer paying 20-30 bucks for 3 games that bring back nostalgia, than 70 for a game that's just had a face lift

    • @robertnomok9750
      @robertnomok9750 2 года назад +1

      Im replaying it right now and I want more games like that. Im tired of SOny and co turning everything into interactive movies. Even ACTION games like God of war has awful sterile gameplay for disabled people. All action is sucked dry from it. But sure as a movies its great. Really liked Kratos character arc.

    • @IAmTheEagleHTM
      @IAmTheEagleHTM 2 года назад

      That and Crash N Sane Trilogy were great examples of good remakes

  • @JimmyFoxhound
    @JimmyFoxhound 2 года назад +41

    My gosh your rant about how every game is now making characters ugly on purpose is SO TRUE!!! I've been noticing this lately too. Even in TV shows. Like that Rings of Power show. I was shocked when they showed pictures of the elves.. they look so UGLY!! Peter Jackson tried to make them look beautiful and ethereal but this new show makes them look so ugly. They look like they were created in the Skyrim character creator. And the not-Hobbits aren't pudgy & cute anymore, they're covered in filth and repulsive to look at. What a strange world we live in now.

    • @hammerofscience534
      @hammerofscience534 2 года назад +1

      Talk about rangz of power elves being ugly, remember Wheel of Time, my god those women where trolls.

    • @afcansf5996
      @afcansf5996 2 года назад

      @ Jimmy
      In gaming its been going since 2010 and in comics since 2000, but the sad truth is that many who are today "anti woke" back in those days suported it. With Lara Croft the first character and fandom to be attacked and changed (the reboots), shortly followd by the ladies of Mortal Kombat & Jill Valentine. At that time they also tried to get to Tifa, but since FF isnt western they couldnt get to ot, although they did manage to tweaker more and more.
      Those changes all were blue prints for what would come down the line later. In the early days it was all about their "cup sizes", and since gaming & comics werent mainstream back than; they were easy targets. The devs (who made all these franchises great) who tried to fight this have been pushed out/bullied out between 2010 & 2015. I know quite a lot of people who regret it now they went along with it, but many back than were like "as long as it doesnt happen to my beloved franchise its ok" or "its just a one time small change". And of course when their franchise got hit, they were to late.

    • @mihailcirlig8187
      @mihailcirlig8187 2 года назад

      I don't like perfect looking persons/elfs/anything but not even ugly beings, a good balance is the best. Only if there's a specific reason for being beautiful/ugly I can accept it. Imagine making Griffith ugly lmao, I can see that coming if a woke berserk adaptation comes out

    • @gandalfhan
      @gandalfhan 2 года назад +1

      Omg a person in their 40s/50s and in post-apocalyptic world looks their age now! How is that allowed?! This is atrocity!

    • @KratostheThird
      @KratostheThird 2 года назад

      @@afcansf5996 I saw it coming with comic books a long time ago.
      What I’ve also noticed is what were primarily computer nerd male spaces have been infiltrated. I know some older guys in their 40s and 50s who have been fans of the Star Wars since the 1980’s, and they’re all disgusted with the franchise now. Their reasons are the same reasons you stated. Feminist ideology made its way into these spaces.
      My nearest comic book store (bookstore but you get the idea) doesn’t even carry Marvel or DC anymore. It’s all anime and manga, because at least they’re not as woke to the degree that western comics are.

  • @Gr1fffin
    @Gr1fffin Год назад +5

    Did anyone else notice how they ruined the gun play and made it less satisfying

  • @The95th
    @The95th 2 года назад +26

    As a wise, cheap, penny pinching, crustacean once said;
    "You planted grass?"

  • @sb17899
    @sb17899 2 года назад +63

    your rant about why Joel isn't the villain was perfect, and absolutely brutal.

    • @godzillazfriction
      @godzillazfriction 2 года назад +5

      he isnt but in the past he was with hunters killing innocents and the same thing for tommy except he was in the fireflies when he did it or before joining the fireflies or after leaving them

    • @IlNamelessKinglI
      @IlNamelessKinglI 2 года назад +2

      @@godzillazfriction Lmao stop being cringe. Being an hunter doesnt make you a villain, it makes you a SURVIVOR. In the apocalypse people are gonna kill each other for resources and territory. Hunting other people to survive doesnt make you a villain. Killing, raping and enslaving for fun does. Like the group of people at the end of Part 2 (Forgot their name). Hell even the cannibal group arent villains if you remove the raping kids part. Its no shock that people who didnt have food resorted to cannibalism irl and in media. Abby was a garbage tier character and Part 2 in general is a garbage tier game. No flow, full of plot holes and deus ex machinas, no depth and woke and cringe as fuck. Those hardened survivors literally rely on luck and on their enemies making mistakes to survive and get the plot going, thats when you scrap the end of the barrel because instead of having smart characters out smarting each other you give the solution to dumbasses to get the plot going. Whoever thinks Part 2 is a masterpiece has never played GOOD games or Watched GOOD movies that actually challenge your attention and feed your brain.

    • @alantezoni9813
      @alantezoni9813 2 года назад

      @@IlNamelessKinglI True

  • @Sckarton
    @Sckarton 2 года назад +4

    I would sacrifice Ellie just so TLOU2 wouldn't happen.

  • @zerot480
    @zerot480 2 года назад +58

    My man, one mistake about Joel. He's not an antihero, he is a hero. Everyone who eliminates a cult of p3d0s and human 3aters is a hero in my eyes, and should be that way in everyone's eyes

    • @christopherkinsella3912
      @christopherkinsella3912 2 года назад +6

      He’s post apocalyptic Rittenhouse. No grey area, he’s a hero doing a heroes work. Anyone who thinks otherwise is just projecting because they identify with those he dealt with.

    • @zerot480
      @zerot480 2 года назад +3

      @@christopherkinsella3912 Exactly. In that world, k lling is a normal thing. The only difference between you and the others, is if you do it to survive or if you do it just because you enjoy it

    • @INFILTR8US
      @INFILTR8US 2 года назад

      @@christopherkinsella3912 Rittenhouse didn't know the people he was killing had records. He just put himself in harm's way to get his gun off. He's no hero, it's a little punk who will be looking over his shoulder for the rest of his life.
      Also: this isn't the apocalypse. We have a whole justice system for dealing with bad people. He went about it the wrong way. Glad to hear he's been doxxed and his life is in shambles.

    • @k.duelist4913
      @k.duelist4913 2 года назад +4

      Lol what's wrong with Joel being an anti-hero? His actions isn't really heroic. If he really is a so-called hero, he would allow the fire flies to develop the cure

    • @dynamight9492
      @dynamight9492 2 года назад +5

      @@christopherkinsella3912 yeah don’t call him rittenhouse Joel actually matters

  • @Sydebern
    @Sydebern 2 года назад +45

    As a 30+ childless man who will most likely stay childless because of own choice, i can very well understand why Joel chose Ellie over the "saving of mankind".
    You don't have to be a parent for that. It's called empathy, being able to emotionally understand another human being.

    • @siegfriedo
      @siegfriedo 2 года назад +9

      Exactly, I am single childless male too, but I still have strong protective feelings towards children. It is in our blood, hardwired in our DNA. One of the things proper males are designed to do.

    • @thomas-son9281
      @thomas-son9281 2 года назад +3

      Own choice huh?

    • @Sydebern
      @Sydebern 2 года назад +6

      @@thomas-son9281 Yeah you know, when you choose to not have kids.

    • @thomas-son9281
      @thomas-son9281 2 года назад +3

      @@Sydebern Yeahhh okay pal.
      You have my condolences.

    • @Sydebern
      @Sydebern 2 года назад +2

      @@thomas-son9281 You sound like somebody who got hurt, what's up?

  • @_Devil
    @_Devil 2 года назад +4

    Yes, the graphics do look amazing, but are they $70 amazing??? Fuck no. This is NAUGHTY DOG we're talking about, not Rockstar Games.
    Besides, no game out there is worth $70 as the *BASE PRICE* in the modern day industry. You want us to pay $70? Then develop $70 worth of game and have it be playable at launch and I'll consider it. Until then, YO HO YO HO IT'S A PIRATES LIFE FOR ME!

  • @mikestich9173
    @mikestich9173 2 года назад +73

    I totally agree. The gaming industry used to care about putting their best foot forward and taking a chance. There is very little art and inspiration in AAA games today. I also think it is crazy that an entire generation that grew up with Silent Hill, metal gear solid, syphon filter, twisted metal, etc… wont get more content with those games. Why not keep the games people love alive and also take a chance on something new? There has to be enough talent and money in the industry to keep things interesting, but it all seems to go to dumb remakes and cash grabs.

    • @akkibajaj705
      @akkibajaj705 2 года назад +1

      Lol says a person who doesn’t know shit about game development it’s easier to say when you haven’t experienced it.

    • @mikestich9173
      @mikestich9173 2 года назад +6

      @@akkibajaj705 lol you are so cool! Wow!

    • @CannibaLouiST
      @CannibaLouiST 2 года назад +2

      @@akkibajaj705 and you know everything of it?

  • @acehood9953
    @acehood9953 2 года назад +36

    I genuinely believe that the sales figures from Part 2 have been doctored making them panic and do a rough 'remake' of the first game to make up for lost sales.

    • @1810jeff
      @1810jeff 2 года назад +20

      Last of us part 2 didn't even make it into the top 20 best selling ps4 store games while "the forest" a decade old indie game did. I'm very suspicious about their actual sales.

    • @acehood9953
      @acehood9953 2 года назад +3

      @@1810jeff yh same, there's no way it's topped 4 million sales.

    • @1810jeff
      @1810jeff 2 года назад +13

      @@acehood9953 Up until this June the official number was 6 million but in June they updated it to 10 million, for reference the PS4 spiderman game sold 13 million copies. I just can't see that being true because there's tons of images of lou2 being discounted while spiderman was full price until very recently. To this day spiderman sells for 28$ on Amazon while lou2 sells for 21$. Something isn't adding up.

    • @acehood9953
      @acehood9953 2 года назад +6

      @@1810jeff It defo doesn't add up. This remaster, is low cost, easy, and isn't even on the same level in terms of animations as lou2. The 70£ price tag is ridiculous enough to arouse the suspicions of low sales for lou2 even without the questionable figures.

    • @colinpantin718
      @colinpantin718 2 года назад

      @@acehood9953 it did 4mil in 3 days

  • @sasan7606
    @sasan7606 2 года назад +1

    11:50
    Not to mention that they cut an sudio collectible that indicates Fireflies are not 100% sure they can make a cure.
    I hope I didn't remember it wrongly.

  • @ShellShockerSporanox
    @ShellShockerSporanox 2 года назад +30

    Dude the level of honesty and just attention to detail in this channel is such a great time. I have no problem watching these videos to the end because I can't predict where you're going to go and there's always something new to learn. Even when you have to retread old territory I can relate to how tired you are of having to go over the same problems again and again. So much better than all the overproduced Here's My Sponsor Happy Slick Energetic content on RUclips. I actually feel like I'm getting something I haven't seen hundreds of times before.

    • @TheLoneDrow916
      @TheLoneDrow916 2 года назад

      Hard to hear you if you don't take his sausage out of your mouth

    • @meepliss7560
      @meepliss7560 2 года назад +1

      agreed

  • @xd666xd
    @xd666xd 2 года назад +25

    "MARLENE: The doctors tell me the growth inside has somehow mutated. It's why she's immune. Once they remove it, they'll be able to reverse engineer a vaccine." That's literally the only thing that is explained to the player about ELLlE's immunity. It's just a bare-bones explanation, which doesn't even explain what medical procedure they performed to reach that conclusion. I mean, how the hell do they know it was the FUNGUS inside ELLlE that mutated if they haven't even taken a single sample of it? Well, they simply can't know, since they haven't yet extracted a sample from it, since SHE hasn't yet received any type of surgical intervention! MARLEN also tells you that the FUNGUS "is all over ELLlE's brain" which is hilarious, since that would mean the FUNGUS is basically a TUM0R that has spread all over ELLlE's brain. So, how the hell is SHE even alive then? Well, just because of more plot-armor & bad writing, l guess. XD

    • @georgehamilton7968
      @georgehamilton7968 2 года назад +3

      It's as if the Naughty Dog writers believed that viruses and bacteria are the same as fungi, which is not the case in the slightest, like the fact that fungi don't mutate.

    • @georgehamilton7968
      @georgehamilton7968 2 года назад +2

      Which obviously means that different strains of the same fungi do not exist or could ever exist.

    • @ricardowesker9416
      @ricardowesker9416 2 года назад +9

      The storytelling in these titles was pointless garbage. Everything happens... like just because, and they just expect you to roll with it like an idiot, dude.

    • @thomaskelly597
      @thomaskelly597 2 года назад +5

      @@ricardowesker9416 Like people like Joel or Tess looking 15 or 20 years older in this remaster of the remaster for no actual reason.

    • @normanfetuz6104
      @normanfetuz6104 2 года назад +3

      The idea of ​​​​Marlene and her Fireflies was to infect all the people with the mutated mushrooms that Ellie had.

  • @a_man_of_clay4080
    @a_man_of_clay4080 2 года назад +12

    About sacrifice, I completely agree.
    I remember watching the end, and nodding my head in agreement.
    I felt that's exactly what Joel should have done. Only later did I find out what he did made him a "bad guy".

  • @danmem2863
    @danmem2863 2 года назад +24

    This isn’t even a remake it’s legit just a remaster because it’s graphical. A remake is supposed to remake or reimagine the gameplay mechanics or story elements.

    • @logiclunacy606
      @logiclunacy606 2 года назад +4

      Not true, there are things that are labelled as 1 to 1 remakes which remake the game from the ground up to be exactly how it was but made for current gen since its impossible to do that with a remaster. People get confused because companies like Activision kept using Remasters as buzz words because the word remake came with negative connotations. So Crash, Spyro, Tony Hawk, Demons Souls, shadow of the collosus, nier replicant are all remakes. Remasters are just touched up ports of older games, which is why a lot of them get flak from people expecting remakes.

    • @togil1151
      @togil1151 2 года назад +10

      Nothing against you, but so many people don't understand what a remake/remaster is.
      Remaster: touched up, increased framerate/resolution, basically a polished up version
      Remake: completely redone from the ground up at least graphically. Doesn't necessarily need gameplay changes
      So TLOU is in fact a Remake since they remade it from the ground up. Demons Souls Remake is also a Remake even tho they didn't change the gameplay at all.
      It's still a very uneccesary one.

    • @danmem2863
      @danmem2863 2 года назад +1

      @@togil1151 ok thank you for teaching me something new

    • @danmem2863
      @danmem2863 2 года назад +1

      @@logiclunacy606 thank you for teaching me something new

    • @freshprinz9829
      @freshprinz9829 2 года назад

      @@togil1151 these dudes be letting the wrong youtube videos influence decisions on what to buy smh thank god for digital foundry

  • @charliem5604
    @charliem5604 2 года назад +20

    Can't wait for the $100 remake of this remake in 5 years

  • @scottshepherd1296
    @scottshepherd1296 9 месяцев назад +3

    Absolutely insane that they charged the amount for a game that doesn't even need it.Great video and thanks for doing it because it let's people know what is going on with some games, and its not always good, peace ✌️

  • @darthnihilus7951
    @darthnihilus7951 2 года назад +35

    Gotta love how this is a re-remaster, like they remastered this one year after it came out; this tells you everything you need to know about naughty dog, and so many others

    • @quentinhirschfeld9382
      @quentinhirschfeld9382 2 года назад +1

      The original The Last Of Us was the final blow of a great studio in a way!
      The saddest thing about this game though is that instead of being a positive turning point, its release basically coincided with the downfall of the industry!

    • @lorddj9910
      @lorddj9910 2 года назад

      @@quentinhirschfeld9382 Anita played a huge part in that as well

  • @JonnyHorseman
    @JonnyHorseman 2 года назад +119

    Wasn't planning to, but thanks, I guess.

  • @kevinbaumhoer7359
    @kevinbaumhoer7359 2 года назад +2

    i still dont get people who pay 70 Dollars or 70 Euros here in Germany for a game that you can get for 20 Euros .Naughty Dog simply scammed players

  • @lowerclassbrats77
    @lowerclassbrats77 2 года назад +64

    They obliterated my interest in the franchise with the events and characters of 2, so I have no interest in playing any version of the 1st game ever again. Not only that I'm going to be highly suspect of the next game Naughty Dog releases regardless of IP.

    • @lonewolfgames7779
      @lonewolfgames7779 2 года назад

      Don't support them they despise you and okay to hate them back.

    • @fatcatscanroar
      @fatcatscanroar 2 года назад +7

      Gorilla arms Abby genuinely was such a fucking miserable character that I question why they even made her in the first place and why would they try to sympathize with the fireflies even though they had a huge underlying narrative of being evil bastards

    • @ryanmurray2531
      @ryanmurray2531 2 года назад

      @@fatcatscanroar Joel used to be a hunter, which is arguably worse. I don't think Joel's a bad guy, but using "they used to be evil bastards" as an excuse when pretty much nobody in the game is innocent whatsoever is a bit of an L.

    • @dr_birb
      @dr_birb 2 года назад

      @@ryanmurray2531 what about "she destroyed beloved character in a golf game"?

    • @ryanmurray2531
      @ryanmurray2531 2 года назад

      @@dr_birb No idea what that's supposed to have proved 💀

  • @Juanmanriot
    @Juanmanriot 2 года назад +26

    I thought I was the only one who noticed the box art change. Neil strikes again.

    • @hihihi1q23
      @hihihi1q23 2 года назад

      Pretty sure Neil wasn't involved in the remake.

    • @user-xg6sx5ev9u
      @user-xg6sx5ev9u 2 года назад +2

      @@hihihi1q23 he sure was

  • @David-lu4th
    @David-lu4th Год назад +5

    I gotta agree with a lot of those points, and what's crazy is it's still a good game despite all its flaws. Too bad cuckman is running the show

  • @sumfgg0tt678
    @sumfgg0tt678 2 года назад +17

    There’s literally zero justification for rebuying this game. Especially if the basis of which is because of graphics

    • @chainuser1774
      @chainuser1774 2 года назад +1

      The original game was released in 2013 and they made a remake.....a remake. It never needed a remake!

    • @ASTR690
      @ASTR690 2 года назад

      Still buying it

  • @bludtinge
    @bludtinge 2 года назад +44

    Calling Part 1 a remake is an insult to other high effort remakes like Resident Evil, or Final Fantasy VII

    • @hundido9287
      @hundido9287 2 года назад +5

      Agree but final fantasy VII is not a remake it is a sequel and resident evil 3 was ass.

    • @bludtinge
      @bludtinge 2 года назад +3

      @@hundido9287 clueless

    • @hundido9287
      @hundido9287 2 года назад

      @@bludtinge if you say so.

    • @chickenpasta7359
      @chickenpasta7359 2 года назад +1

      I generally dislike remakes unless its games that are fundamentally outdated in game design. Those games deserved it unlike this one.

    • @bludtinge
      @bludtinge 2 года назад +1

      @Judenvernichter hahahahahaha, they are the opposite of what you described actually

  • @mountain.spider
    @mountain.spider Год назад +1

    Man, they altered the character so badly and then try to claim that it's an NexGen realism that makes them stand out when it looks like they put effort in them to either emphasize the oldness with Joel and Ellie doesn't even look like herself. She just looks older. it's like they went out of their way to deliberately alter the character modeled so that it stands out as something brand new but the environment and everything looks way similar as old games. That graphic lighting doesn't really stand out that much either. Tess lost her good looks. It's like they're deliberately doing that to females to make them either very normal, looking or not attractive for the male gaze because Tess was always known of the gaming community is being a hottie. The new one she lost a lot of her facial definition.

  • @SKvldlf
    @SKvldlf 2 года назад +28

    I love the last of us but I wish more people would pass on this game because naughty dog needs to be taught a lesson.

    • @munchnerkindl7480
      @munchnerkindl7480 2 года назад +7

      Agree.
      It's a cash grab and supports only a bad development in gaming industry.

  • @Evergrimrecordings
    @Evergrimrecordings 2 года назад +63

    Honestly haven't even considered playing through this game again after finding out what happens in the sequel. TLOU 2 completely invalidates everything in the first game, spits on the fanbase and the fact that they charge this kind of price for a triple dip is flat out laughable.

    • @lonewolfgames7779
      @lonewolfgames7779 2 года назад +5

      You are a hero Sir have a great weekend

    • @dan4992
      @dan4992 2 года назад +3

      Are you actually crying this hard cause Joel died?

    • @morgannyan2738
      @morgannyan2738 2 года назад +4

      @@dan4992 where did he say he was upset Joel died? Please point to where he did cuz i cant find it

    • @dan4992
      @dan4992 2 года назад

      @@morgannyan2738 just taking a wild guess at what he meant by "finding out what happens in the sequel"
      Do you have a different idea of what he was talking about?

    • @morgannyan2738
      @morgannyan2738 2 года назад +3

      @@dan4992 i dunno maybe the whole woke stuff? is it valid if someone were take a wild guess you browse reddit just by your name or the way you write too?

  • @raulquiroz7492
    @raulquiroz7492 2 года назад +10

    You're right that most developers these days, don't incorporate alot of variety when it comes to enemies. Unlike today's games, Diablo 2 had a virtual library of distinct creatures/enemies that all had their own strengths and weaknesses.

  • @Gr00t
    @Gr00t 2 года назад +7

    I agree with almost everything. But don't come after Kratos' beard, I wish I could grow something so majestic.

  • @kevgames56
    @kevgames56 2 года назад +121

    I love your fearlessness and how you're not afraid to voice your opinion no matter how many people you'll piss off, keep this up! We need more like you bring this industry back from the pit it has fallen in

    • @connarkent282
      @connarkent282 2 года назад +7

      And he is a moran

    • @SebastianE18
      @SebastianE18 2 года назад +1

      @@connarkent282 You can't even spell Moron so...

    • @G-flo
      @G-flo 2 года назад

      @@connarkent282 says the moron who can't spell it right.

    • @ThDragoomba
      @ThDragoomba 2 года назад +3

      Fearlessness to be dumb, is a great thing indeed

    • @Icannothandleany
      @Icannothandleany 2 года назад

      @@connarkent282 what the fuck is a moran? Is that your mother's maiden name?

  • @camf33
    @camf33 Год назад +4

    Second video I stumbled from you, I like that you don’t give a shit on who you piss off..Good to stand your ground, no one does anymore, guess it’s a lot easier for ppl not to piss anybody off. Got a sub here.

  • @baphfomet
    @baphfomet 2 года назад +22

    Love the 'ShillUp' moniker, haven't heard that before. All the reviewers in his relative circle of influence are immensely insufferable. He has absolutely zero personality and only seems to 'follow the herd' in forming his opinion. If a reviewer/journalist never has a controversial take, what is the point in following/listening to them?
    I find reviewers important when a piece of media that's released is controversial or has a mixed reception, yet ShillUp never deviates from his terrible vanilla takes that never go against the grain or challenge status quo. As pointed out in this video his analogies make no sense, he's unbelievably shallow in any opinion shared, and he serves to do nothing but praise whatever is the 'hot topic' of the month.
    I've found your channel very refreshing as it's apparent you don't hold your legitimate feelings/opinions back and often challenge the shitty zeitgeist that has become modern gaming. Imagine thinking 70$ for this game is reasonable in any universe, it's appalling, revealing and disturbing that anyone would defend these business practices as an independent journalism source. It's reassuring to know that not every video game reviewer on YT is a mindless zombie who prioritizes views/likes over the integrity of their content.
    Great video and opinions, thanks for sharing 😁

  • @victernal7734
    @victernal7734 2 года назад +53

    Love hearing your take on this! One of the few I turn to for reviews and info in the entertainment space.

  • @jankmedia1985
    @jankmedia1985 6 месяцев назад +1

    I never finished TLOU on PS3, but one of the things I noticed is that it's the same realtime inventory management that is in ZombiU, better too in ZombiU because you have to take your eyes off the TV and look down at the gamepad, awesome survival horror mechanic. ZombiU released 7 months prior to TLOU.

  • @connorbutters8479
    @connorbutters8479 2 года назад +37

    part of what made the ending so good in this game is it's moral ambiguity. Joel was never depicted as the angel saint father of the world, he was a depressed middle aged man who found a surrogate daughter in ellie, as such and you could interpret joel's actions in a few ways, you could say he was doing for himself or really was doing it to just give ellie a chance at living a full life? were the fireflies truly altruistic in their motivations but perhaps too enthusiastic to see who they were hurting along the way or was it a desperate attempt to reach for what little power they could gain from having a cure from a faction just as corrupt as the government they oppose? if joel didn't kill mallorie would she come after Joel and Ellie, or let them go?
    it's a lot to think about.
    well it was until the sequel decided we needed to be told exactly how to think about that event

    • @ironfistovwudang3485
      @ironfistovwudang3485 2 года назад +5

      The ending to the first one wasn't morally ambiguous whatsoever. The only argument for moral ambiguity can be attributed to the scene where he lies to her and Joel as an actual character. The Fireflies unapologetically slighted Joel from the minute they got out of the sewer to the minute they tried to kick him out, they chose to take a girls life without her informed consent after robbing them of their goodbye and alleviating any potential discourse that may have ended up with him walking away amicably anyway. They mocked, assaulted and spat in his face as they proceeded to take a little girls life so I repeat.. there's nothing morally ambiguous about the steps Joel took to ensure her safety. He was one hundred percent in the right despite being a morally ambiguous character. Not that what I'm saying is gospel or anything, that's just how I see it. God Bless Bro & F Naughty Dog!

    • @hihihi1q23
      @hihihi1q23 2 года назад

      I can tell you never played the sequel. Because the sequel pretty explicitly doesn't take sides when it comes to Joel's actions.

    • @ironfistovwudang3485
      @ironfistovwudang3485 2 года назад

      @@hihihi1q23 You may have played the sequel but you're too dumb to understand that it retcons the entire first game to implicitly state that Joel was in the wrong. The game literally hammers you over the head with it, and everyone but you picked that up apparently. That's why Joel never once tries to defend his position when he's being accosted by Ellie or anyone else. Even in the opening monologue the writers refuse to let him articulate the actual facts of the the first games narrative and that's persistent throughout the entire thing.

  • @miyukihikawa18
    @miyukihikawa18 2 года назад +16

    As someone who thinks graphics in a game are important, I'm sick and tired of the realism in games, like yeah I'm not going to lie, it does look nice at times, but doing it over and over again it's just so boring to me now, I just mostly prefer games with stylized graphics like anime now.

    • @mrshmuga9
      @mrshmuga9 2 года назад +1

      Realistic graphics are uninspired. It’s different if you mix a bunch of other genres (sci-fi, fantasy, etc) so there’s _something else_ to it but carte blanche just remaking Earth is boring. There’s some zombies but it’s not enough to make it interesting. It’s still 99% the real world, and I can already look/go outside if I want that.
      That’s not even to say you can’t mix some realism into it. Luigi’s Mansion 3 is a cartoony game but has realistic details that blends nicely together. But there’s still some art style/art direction rather than just “make it look like real-life”. If you’re looking for gritty, there’s multiple ways of doing that then just photo-realistic visuals.

    • @fluttzkrieg4392
      @fluttzkrieg4392 2 года назад

      For me gameplay reigns supreme above all else. For instance, Rimworld is one of my favorite games ever, and it has incredibly simplistic 2D cartoon graphics. And yet they're easy on the eyes and I can play for 12 hours straight, as I have done many times already.
      And yes, it has A LOT of anime mods in case you're wondering.

    • @Coockiez-007
      @Coockiez-007 2 года назад

      thats why we need to give our love to indie developers they are the ones that still have a soul and passion

  • @DankManPlays
    @DankManPlays 2 года назад +4

    I liked god of war, sure Kratos might've lost a lot of the "chad energy" he had but he's trying his hardest to not turn his son into the monster he was

  • @blairalexander3009
    @blairalexander3009 2 года назад +54

    Completely agree with the ending. Always loved the ending. Don't know why it's even controversial.

    • @nigeltheoutlaw
      @nigeltheoutlaw 2 года назад +10

      It wasn't controversial until the second came out and tried to retcon it to make Joel the evil huwite man.

    • @blairalexander3009
      @blairalexander3009 2 года назад

      @@nigeltheoutlaw Noooooo the ending has been very divisive since it came out 9 years ago

    • @nigeltheoutlaw
      @nigeltheoutlaw 2 года назад +6

      @@blairalexander3009 I never heard a peep about it until 2 came out and everyone pretended Joel was a bad guy because of the retcons.

    • @blairalexander3009
      @blairalexander3009 2 года назад +3

      @@nigeltheoutlaw Huh. Well i guess it depends who you're tuned into but I followed the discourse of that game since it's inception and the opinions about the ending were all over the place. Like hell if you watch EFAP, Rags has a video years before the 2nd game vame out,, not about about the Last of Us, but the person he's responding to for a second brings it up and Rags quickly says he thinks Joel is a selfish asshole for what he did at the end of the 1st game. And as a fan of Rags I thought that was a really crazy take for him to have but...ehh oh well. Lot of people I know have felt negitavely abou the ending for the last decade.

    • @nigeltheoutlaw
      @nigeltheoutlaw 2 года назад

      @@blairalexander3009 Well I guess I must have not heard about it. Rags is a buffoon like the rest of EFAP so that's not actually that surprising. Still, I never heard about it until 2 so I maintain that it was in response to Cukman retconning the first to pretend Joel was the bad guy rather than the obvious hero.

  • @elcidS15
    @elcidS15 2 года назад +27

    You’re non-ironically my favorite game reviewer.

  • @kingcyclops4079
    @kingcyclops4079 2 года назад +2

    The remake just looks ugly. All the colors are washed out, everyone is almost uncomfortably more detailed. Everything is darker for no reason. Whats even the point of the remake? Millions pf dollars and time in development wasted on superficial changes to a game that’s already good and playable.

  • @unclephillymya
    @unclephillymya 2 года назад +52

    Imagine paying 70dollars to run in a straight line e kill zombies/humans the same way you did in 2013 😂 😂 😂
    This costs 260$ in my country by the way

    • @animegamergeek1427
      @animegamergeek1427 2 года назад +8

      U pay that much to throw a football, or run & gun the same way each year, too, lol.

    • @shawklan27
      @shawklan27 2 года назад +1

      ​@@animegamergeek1427 it pretty much applies to every game including from soft games

    • @ironbran12
      @ironbran12 2 года назад +1

      Imagine, imagining buying a game....and not buying it........

    • @ketamineheadyoda2248
      @ketamineheadyoda2248 2 года назад +1

      @@ironbran12 imagine to imagine, where you imagine your imagination .

    • @unclephillymya
      @unclephillymya 2 года назад +1

      @@ironbran12 why would buy the same game twice ?

  • @deckard3755
    @deckard3755 2 года назад +10

    Fans: This isn't a remake, it's just another remaster that you're charging full price for.
    Naughty Dog: I like money.

  • @Kalergi_Plan_Accelerationist
    @Kalergi_Plan_Accelerationist 2 года назад +13

    Your take about the end of the game is so on point, I can't believe ppl ACTUALLY think Joel was the bad one with his decision...

    • @crazyinsane500
      @crazyinsane500 2 года назад +1

      To be fair it's pretty subtle about how the Fireflies can't be trusted throughout the entirety of the now only good game in the series.
      I mean, about as subtle as the "Racism is bad" subtlety of To Kill a Mockingbird.

  • @saucemaster2
    @saucemaster2 2 года назад +10

    The most memorable combat encounter has always been Bill's town full of traps. It was awesome and introduced a badass character.

  • @robbyrockets1
    @robbyrockets1 2 года назад +54

    Never stop sharing your thoughts in your reviews, everything you said is 100% truth.
    Parents came here to escape the very shit the woke here are shoving down everyone's throats, sad part is half the country is buying into it.
    Great, blunt, honest review.

    • @MaddesG1
      @MaddesG1 2 года назад

      Its the gulliblest of people who will always buy into the bs because their brain thrives off of the negative feedback loop they recieve from the bs. They may not percieve this but to those on the outside that see whats going on it looks a lot like brainwashing.

    • @daddydiesel7177
      @daddydiesel7177 2 года назад +1

      What is woke about the last of us?

    • @hihihi1q23
      @hihihi1q23 2 года назад

      You weirdos have a serious case of woke derangement syndrome. Everything is woke to you nutjobs. Apparently, a middle aged woman looking like a middle aged woman is woke. Apparently, a woman killing zombies is woke lmao.

    • @kali-kidz4308
      @kali-kidz4308 2 года назад

      @@daddydiesel7177 it's cause they killed Papi Joel that's all it is

    • @streptococo4735
      @streptococo4735 2 года назад

      @@kali-kidz4308 Everything in TLOU2 is Woke
      Pregnant women onto the battlefield.
      a Hypersteroid "Woman"
      Lesbians in a fücking Apocalypse because preserving humanity is a second thought, and Ellie who is known to be the only inmune to the virus didn't think that her offsprings could ALSO be inmune.
      And making Joel a baddie because he loves his child more than a world full of degenerates.

  • @sentinelslayer8328
    @sentinelslayer8328 2 года назад +4

    Never seen tess as a “woke” character I thought she was just cool and that’s why she dies in like the first 10 minutes of the game

  • @carlosred69
    @carlosred69 2 года назад +33

    "Naughty dog is desperate" That's what I've been saying. Pt2 flopped horribly and they NEEDED a way to regain the massive amounts of money lost with their woke, pandering, sharkisha "inspired" game. Niel cuccman thought "why not milk the first game? People actually like that and pt1 shills will fork over their money like the good paypig conSUUUUUUUUUUUUUmers that they are. But to regain even a quarter of the money lost we NEED to sell the game more than full price"

    • @matsimurf_5900
      @matsimurf_5900 2 года назад

      8 replies and none visible? Hooo...what happened here...

    • @miguelvaranda7377
      @miguelvaranda7377 2 года назад +5

      Didn't Part 2 recently reach an impressive 10 million copies sold 2 years after release? I'm not seeing how it flopped financially? So this comment must be a joke right?
      Bahhahahahhaaha 🤣 good one man, almost took you for being serious!
      Wait.. you're actually serious and didn't make this comment in jest? Bahahhahahahahaaa 🤣🤣
      Can't believe you unironically wrote this, like what prescription of copium are you on man?!

    • @lonestar6709
      @lonestar6709 2 года назад +5

      @@miguelvaranda7377 Er, no it didn't.
      It got nowhere near 10 million. And even if it did, it's an absolute belly flop against it's 200 million budget.
      ND are panicking . Badly.

    • @miguelvaranda7377
      @miguelvaranda7377 2 года назад +2

      ​@@lonestar6709 Er, but yes it did! Unless you think there's a conspiracy at Sony and ND? You're not that spiteful to think that are you, the copium in your veins surely can't be that high?
      Also, how are ND panicking? The release of Part 1 remake is obviously meant to coincide with the upcoming HBO show... Again, a literal TV show of the Last of Us which is said to be the largest television production in Canadian history, article name: "Filming of HBO series The Last of Us, the largest-ever production in Canada, underway in Calgary" is going to establish an audience on HBO and boost Part 1 and Part 2's sales.
      Seems to me that ND and Sony are doing just fine and ranking in that sweet cash and furthering The Last of Us IP! I'm sorry that your tears from 2 years ago have clouded your ability to think objectively regarding ND...
      I don't think a le heckin random RUclips commentator has a knowledgable take on this subject, more fees fees than facts it seems like, but. I am curious to see a source (if you have any lol) that proves Part 2 didn't sell 10 million copies, and that it flopped!
      Thanks!

    • @calwu8252
      @calwu8252 2 года назад

      Part 2 sold 10 million so far, which is half of the original game in a fraction of the time. It didn’t flop at all lmao

  • @willfanofmanyii3751
    @willfanofmanyii3751 2 года назад +8

    You can tell the Remake team didn't even bother checking the sound of the game considering they still didn't rid of the sounds of Ellie throwing the Machete away despite stabbing David with it.

  • @lizabipros
    @lizabipros 2 года назад +2

    wow, i didnt even realise how much i dont care about your opinion until you posted this video. great job

  • @t-wrecks9866
    @t-wrecks9866 2 года назад +41

    Most important aspect to VideoGAMES should always be GAMEplay. Graphics are nice, good story is appreciated but if your GAME is boring or repetitive than what's the point?

    • @wood1066
      @wood1066 2 года назад +1

      Not for every genre, jrpgs live and die by how good their stories and characters are.

    • @stillvillian
      @stillvillian 2 года назад +1

      Cool but this is the same game from 2013 with better everything but not different. It’s going to play like a 2013 game because it’s designed to be one.

    • @ForgottenShinobi11
      @ForgottenShinobi11 2 года назад +1

      Can you give me an example of a game that you found the gameplay Briliant but didnt get repetitive?

    • @ab-gail
      @ab-gail 2 года назад +3

      @@wood1066 Eh, jrpgs even started out just with the gameplay. Plus you don’t want unfun gameplay even with the good story. And i love jrpgs.

    • @WolfXBlade
      @WolfXBlade 2 года назад +4

      @@ForgottenShinobi11 Sekiro, Bloodborne, the Arkham Games, Yakuza 0/Kiwanis, Spiderman 2/Web of Shadows etc. 👍

  • @nightowl3582
    @nightowl3582 2 года назад +20

    They should have packed in Part 2 or something. You're actually getting less since it doesn't come with the multiplayer.

    • @samgoff5289
      @samgoff5289 2 года назад +9

      Fuck no, that would have made it worse. They should have made part 2 a dream sequence at the ending of 1 to erase that garbage

    • @SolidRaiden2655
      @SolidRaiden2655 2 года назад +3

      Should've made Part 2 non canon side content

  • @GarrulousHerald
    @GarrulousHerald 2 года назад +3

    17:53 More people need to talk about stuff like this. Butchering deliberate art-styles that tell a story and serve a purpose to repaint it as the most milquetoast demographic-pleasing set-piece... In addition to COMPLETELY changing the music of the game. They literally just copied the format for Bloodborne and the later Dark Souls games, with booming orchestras and epic action... When Demon Souls music consisted of somber tones, loneliness, and exhibited feelings other than "omg big boss so epic fight!!" Dark Souls is more popular, so they made it Dark Demon Souls, because they wanted to capitalize off the Dark Souls fans, not Demon Souls fans, they wanted to sell something new, yet painfully familiar. Something novel, yet the same. Similar remastering story happened with Shadow of Colossus.
    Thanks for having a playlist of your recorded streams by the way. I am interested in the other critiques you have of it, I'm glad those are saved. I would recommend pointing to it either in your video descriptions or somewhere though, it's a bit out of the way and those not entirely familiar with how RUclips works might not know the practice of keeping unlisted videos within your playlists.

  • @blues4509
    @blues4509 2 года назад +5

    Glad to hear God of War 2018 slander. That game was such a letdown as a fan of the games all throughout their ps2, psp and ps3 lifespan. Kratos isn't even the same character anymore, the game doesn't even play the same anymore, the tone and storytelling isn't the same anymore. It's a completely different ip riding the coattails of that sweet brand recognition and people eat it up because fake deep story. They should have let Kratos die up on Olympus with the respect he earned and had the balls to start a new series completely.

  • @ligh5
    @ligh5 2 года назад +15

    You are a voice of reason and sanity in this unreasonable and insane state of society we are in.

    • @hihihi1q23
      @hihihi1q23 2 года назад

      Dude's a moron ranting about wokeness. He thinks Amy Hennig worked on TLOU lmao

  • @blackskyirregular9876
    @blackskyirregular9876 2 года назад +2

    Make no mistake; Neil Druckmann is fully on-board with the 'woke' cult. I haven't given his company a dime since the initial release of The Last of Us.