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rezoacken
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/edit: Playing offline is supposed to circumvent the issue for now. | ||
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MiQ
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Locke-
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He's about 1 hour into the game. | ||
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LimitSEA
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The story was pretty incredible. Amazing depth to the characters, and they really grow on you. At some point I stopped playing the game and wanted nothing more than to push the story forward to give them a happy ending. The game play itself was very enjoyable, if a bit frustrating at times I struggled to deal with the sheer number of enemies. It really hit everything a game needs to hit for me. Great story, great characters, great gameplay, great graphics and a memorable soundtrack. Really well done. Definitely worth all the received hype. | ||
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rezoacken
Canada2719 Posts
On June 15 2013 03:32 LimitSEA wrote: Just completed the game. Pretty incredible. Was fortunate enough not to get the savegame bug. The story was pretty incredible. Amazing depth to the characters, and they really grow on you. At some point I stopped playing the game and wanted nothing more than to push the story forward to give them a happy ending. The game play itself was very enjoyable, if a bit frustrating at times I struggled to deal with the sheer number of enemies. It really hit everything a game needs to hit for me. Great story, great characters, great gameplay, great graphics and a memorable soundtrack. Really well done. Definitely worth all the received hype. How long did it take you on what difficulty ? | ||
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LimitSEA
Australia9580 Posts
On June 15 2013 05:17 rezoacken wrote: How long did it take you on what difficulty ? About 12-ish hours on normal difficulty. I did a lot of needless exploring, though, so maybe shave off a half hour from that. | ||
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Ubiquitousdichotomy
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FlawlessFeeL
Canada88 Posts
EDIT: With spoiler tags obviously, or just inbox. | ||
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Aegeis
United States1619 Posts
On June 15 2013 15:50 FlawlessFeeL wrote: Could someone explain to me the game story in general and the ending ?I saw someone streaming it today(ItmeJP) and I only saw the ending. I was looking for explanations about why the ending is apparently so sad,what are the fireflies,etc. Basically a resumé would be MUCH appreciated. Thanks in advance. I don't have a PS3 so I'll never have the chance to play this (apparently) top 5 games of this decade. EDIT: With spoiler tags obviously, or just inbox. kk I'll send you a PM message. I watched the majority of JP's entire stream. | ||
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HolyArrow
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LimitSEA
Australia9580 Posts
On June 15 2013 15:50 FlawlessFeeL wrote: Could someone explain to me the game story in general and the ending ?I saw someone streaming it today(ItmeJP) and I only saw the ending. I was looking for explanations about why the ending is apparently so sad,what are the fireflies,etc. Basically a resumé would be MUCH appreciated. Thanks in advance. I don't have a PS3 so I'll never have the chance to play this (apparently) top 5 games of this decade. EDIT: With spoiler tags obviously, or just inbox. Hokay, I post my understanding. Obviously don't click the spoiler tag if you don't want the ending/game spoiled for you. + Show Spoiler + So the ending is basically that the Fireflies, a militant group who want to use Ellie, who is immune to the viral infection that's taking over the world, to create a vaccine and thus giving mankind hope. The twist is they do it by removing part of her brain, or something like that, which would obviously kill her. Now you need to understand Joel's history. When the outbreak first happened and shit first hit the fan, Joel lost his daughter, who was roughly the same age as Ellie. He agrees to smuggle her across the country to find the Fireflies, initially only for the pay he'd receive at the end. But as they travel, their relationship grows. They suffer a lot. I feel like Joel sees a lot of his daughter in Ellie, and that she's sort of taken over where her daughter left off. This is why it hits so hard at the end. When Joel decides to steal Ellie, you're seeing the selfish side of a man who's had everything taken from him. All he wants is a happy ending; for the suffering to finally be over, but to do so would be at the cost of a vaccine that could save the human race. He can't bear to lose Ellie, because it would like losing his daughter all over again. At the end of the day, though, the best way for you understand why it was sad, and why the story is so hyped, is to play through it yourself. I actually only bought the PS3 the other day for this game specifically, lol. | ||
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Brett
Australia3820 Posts
On June 15 2013 16:07 LimitSEA wrote: Hokay, I post my understanding. Obviously don't click the spoiler tag if you don't want the ending/game spoiled for you. + Show Spoiler + So the ending is basically that the Fireflies, a militant group who want to use Ellie, who is immune to the viral infection that's taking over the world, to create a vaccine and thus giving mankind hope. The twist is they do it by removing part of her brain, or something like that, which would obviously kill her. Now you need to understand Joel's history. When the outbreak first happened and shit first hit the fan, Joel lost his daughter, who was roughly the same age as Ellie. He agrees to smuggle her across the country to find the Fireflies, initially only for the pay he'd receive at the end. But as they travel, their relationship grows. They suffer a lot. I feel like Joel sees a lot of his daughter in Ellie, and that she's sort of taken over where her daughter left off. This is why it hits so hard at the end. When Joel decides to steal Ellie, you're seeing the selfish side of a man who's had everything taken from him. All he wants is a happy ending; for the suffering to finally be over, but to do so would be at the cost of a vaccine that could save the human race. He can't bear to lose Ellie, because it would like losing his daughter all over again. At the end of the day, though, the best way for you understand why it was sad, and why the story is so hyped, is to play through it yourself. I actually only bought the PS3 the other day for this game specifically, lol. Haha, now do yourself a favour and get a copy of Uncharted 2 | ||
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FlawlessFeeL
Canada88 Posts
On June 15 2013 16:07 LimitSEA wrote: I see. Thanks a lot for the résumé , well explained. I wish I could afford a PS3 for only one game though.Hokay, I post my understanding. Obviously don't click the spoiler tag if you don't want the ending/game spoiled for you. + Show Spoiler + So the ending is basically that the Fireflies, a militant group who want to use Ellie, who is immune to the viral infection that's taking over the world, to create a vaccine and thus giving mankind hope. The twist is they do it by removing part of her brain, or something like that, which would obviously kill her. Now you need to understand Joel's history. When the outbreak first happened and shit first hit the fan, Joel lost his daughter, who was roughly the same age as Ellie. He agrees to smuggle her across the country to find the Fireflies, initially only for the pay he'd receive at the end. But as they travel, their relationship grows. They suffer a lot. I feel like Joel sees a lot of his daughter in Ellie, and that she's sort of taken over where her daughter left off. This is why it hits so hard at the end. When Joel decides to steal Ellie, you're seeing the selfish side of a man who's had everything taken from him. All he wants is a happy ending; for the suffering to finally be over, but to do so would be at the cost of a vaccine that could save the human race. He can't bear to lose Ellie, because it would like losing his daughter all over again. At the end of the day, though, the best way for you understand why it was sad, and why the story is so hyped, is to play through it yourself. I actually only bought the PS3 the other day for this game specifically, lol. | ||
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