The Last of Us Part II – Seattle Locations Tour

The commercialization and exploitation of this game made it basically unplayable for me. I’m hoping they won’t do the same with Uncharted since I’ve yet to play the last sequel.

Just wait until GTA the movie lol.

You're not missing much. Just when you've slogged through it and you think you're done you realise you're only half way through.

Such a disappointing game. It's basically one long downer, unlike the first (obvs awesome).

In what ways? How does it detract from the gaming experience?

The commercialization of it? It's a AAA video game, it was commercial from the jump! All they did is made a well-received HBO show out of it.

Uncharted is slop for the masses as-is lol. Fun games but nothing to them beyond superficial pleasure.

>The commercialization and exploitation of this game made it basically unplayable for me.

What are you able to enjoy. What hasnt been exploited and commercialised.

Awe shit.

> Fun games but nothing to them beyond superficial pleasure.

I think that describes over 95% of video games!

If you’re playing a game looking for super deep meaning, you won’t find many.

I also disagree with your point, uncharted 4 had a whole storyline about two orphans helping each other survive, it’s actually a beautiful story. There’s messed up parents, betrayal, spousal drama, and an entire storyline dedicated to pirates… being pirates.

If anything it’s one of the games that disagrees with your point entirely!

I want the games I play to be an escapism. By proliferating them in media further it destroys that for me, because it’s now everywhere and no longer an escape. For many of us growing up, and in learning to code and build shit, escape from the “real world” was a cornerstone etched with bad experiences.

If you want to make a movie, make a movie. Don’t make a game and then make a movie about it and splatter posters and billboards all over about it.

The problem is too many normies know about it?

Uncharted 4 was barely a game tho

Most good games have an art to their gameplay and storytelling. Uncharted 4 was a movie on rails.

It was very frustrating to play, I bought my PS4 bundled with it and I didn't enjoy the game at all. Generally all the Uncharted games are on rails but Uncharted 4 was ridiculous. I think I died by running in the wrong direction.

Generally naughty dog's games follow the same basic formula and are on rails. Uncharted 2 was the best game of the bunch. Though last boss was tedious, especially on the harder difficulties. TLOU had better stealth / combat IMO than Uncharted. But the game was pretty tedious in places, especially if you had heard the convos, plot points before.

I think most of these games are meant to be played maybe once by a more casual audience.

It is called "Scarface".

Sounds like it to me. I fail to see how commercialization, particularly by way of making new things based on the old thing, removes the escapism.

I feel the need to defend myself: I also beat Elden Ring and the expansion boss. Lvl 155 for the main game and scadu 18 for the xpack boss, no summons!

I just like a variety of games I guess. Playing the Indiana jones one now. The FPV is a touch obnoxious but I’m working past it.

Push it to the limit! TSCH! TSCH! Walk along the Razor's Edge...