Last of Us remastered [Advice]

smogsy · 9 Oct 2017 at 08:59

Hey all,

i recently started playing last of us for the first time. on PS4 Pro
i got to the bit where

you crash your pickup into a building and get jumped

my question is does the game get any better from here?
i'm playing on Easy because i just wanted a good story.The story seems good, but the actual game play seems far below what i expected. everyone says this is a masterpiece,
but if that's the case please tell me what i'm missing?

the main issues i'm having are

Constant quick time events (jumped on by zombies)
Clickers teleportation to eating my neck.
Guns don't do Much damage at all

The Immersion bugs:

Ellie literally running through hoards Clickers when I've successfully crouched around them all.
Ellie is always Miles behind
when you try to go through a gap you can't 10 seconds later you characters teleports out of the way & Ellie walks through, then you can walk through
The Chain link bug, it says Hold Triangle. but it doesn't work you have to press triangle left go & hold it again.

are these bugs Just on the remaster?, does the gameplay get any better?
at the moment i just feel like watching the cinematics. but i feel like i'm missing out on something really good?

Kreeeee · 9 Oct 2017 at 09:15

I've never been one to follow the hype on the story of The Last of Us (it's on par with an average film), but the gameplay itself is really well tuned.

I really enjoyed and highly recommend playing on higher difficulties where ammo, tactics, traps and health becomes a real concern, but the way Ellie behaves is always immersion breaking unfortunately.

SS-89 · 9 Oct 2017 at 09:23

Kreeeee said:
I've never been one to follow the hype on the story of The Last of Us (it's on par with an average film), but the gameplay itself is really well tuned.

I really enjoyed and highly recommend playing on higher difficulties where ammo, tactics, traps and health becomes a real concern, but the way Ellie behaves is always immersion breaking unfortunately.

Basically this, the story is decent but the gameplay is great on higher difficulties. The Ellie thing is a real pet peeve of mine and I really hope they've fixed it for the sequel.

beachBOYken · 9 Oct 2017 at 09:49

Great game, but I also never understood all the hype for it, that's not to say it's one of the best games of last gen and the remaster looks great. Just purchased this on on PSN in the sale.

I would also suggest you at least play it on normal difficulty.

V F · 9 Oct 2017 at 10:17

Ellie seems to be better on Grounded.

Mobius 1 · 9 Oct 2017 at 10:59

Ellie’s actions (running about while you are stealthing) are the Limitations of co operative AI unfortunately.

Great atmosphere and story. One of my favourites.

redrooster303 · 9 Oct 2017 at 12:05

Great game. You won't really feel the suspense and helplessness on easy. The idea is to survive and figure out how to make the best of what you can find etc.

mame · 9 Oct 2017 at 12:15

I'm currently re-playing this on PS4 pro. When I first played this on PS3 I was a bit underwhelmed by it. I think I was waiting for it to turn into Uncharted for some reason. It wasn't until the last couple of hours that I realised just how good it was and it felt like I had wasted it. Second time round I'm really enjoying it.

Mark1989 · 9 Oct 2017 at 17:22

I loved it and feel it was a perfect game in all aspects played PS3 and ps4 remaster, that being said if you don't like it by that point I don't think it's for you.

V F · 9 Oct 2017 at 17:50

Mark1989 said:
I loved it and feel it was a perfect game in all aspects played PS3 and ps4 remaster, that being said if you don't like it by that point I don't think it's for you.

What were your favourite and frustrating parts?

Amatsubu · 9 Oct 2017 at 18:33

The story per se isn't anything original but it's the character creation, dialogues and all the little moments that leave most other stuff in the dust.

As for the gameplay, Hard and up is the proper way to enjoy the game.

McBain · 9 Oct 2017 at 21:34

The characters are what really makes this game stand out, you actually start to care what happens to them, it's a master piece in that respect.

Gameplay is solid, story is good imo, character building is the best i've ever seen. It's one of my favourite games ever.

As above playing on the harder difficulties makes the gameplay shine, having to scavenge for every bullet etc.

mame said:
I'm currently re-playing this on PS4 pro. When I first played this on PS3 I was a bit underwhelmed by it. I think I was waiting for it to turn into Uncharted for some reason. It wasn't until the last couple of hours that I realised just how good it was and it felt like I had wasted it. Second time round I'm really enjoying it.

I tried to play it on PS3 and the combination of the frame rate and the PS3 pad quickly turned me away from it. So glad I picked up the remaster on PS4.

Mark1989 · 9 Oct 2017 at 22:58

V F said:
What were your favourite and frustrating parts?

Character themselves and bond they built up, was one early part going through the building in the dark exiting on a street having to avoid clickers.

Another favourite part was the opening itself, was so dark a grim I felt drew allot of emotion instantly.

I loved elle dlc too, least favourite part was the fight in the school and how in the end was a big gun fight

robmol · 10 Oct 2017 at 11:01

I started it on easy after only recently buying a PS4 (I really suck with aiming on controller) and quickly found myself with way too much ammo and able to take down hordes of enemies with ease but if you crank up the difficulty it becomes a different game. Playing with the bare minimum ammo and supplies really helps with immersion, you have to be sneaky. Loved it once it got going, couldn't put it down.

beachBOYken · 10 Oct 2017 at 11:26

I started on normal over the weekend, just abandoned that play through as I think I should try hard as I have already played the original on PS3 on normal and a lot seem to recommend hard with listen mode off.

VincentHanna · 10 Oct 2017 at 11:58

Playing it on easy mode would make it pretty crap. I'm surprised you can even die on that mode.

I played it on PS3 on Hard and PS4 Remastered on 'Grounded' difficulty.

mid_gen · 10 Oct 2017 at 12:32

smogsy said:
the main issues i'm having are

Constant quick time events (jumped on by zombies)

Clickers teleportation to eating my neck.

Guns don't do Much damage at all

Here's your problems :

You're letting zombies jump on you
You're letting clickers eat your neck
You're using guns

YW :>

VincentHanna · 10 Oct 2017 at 13:18

mid_gen said:
Here's your problems :

You're letting zombies jump on you

You're letting clickers eat your neck

You're using guns

YW :>

Quoted for truth.

Though guns are occasionally needed where fights are unavoidable.

smogsy · 10 Oct 2017 at 17:14

mid_gen said:
Here's your problems :

You're letting zombies jump on you

You're letting clickers eat your neck

You're using guns

YW :>

The issue I'm having clickers teleporting.
For example when you push the car. They didn't even run at me they jumped from standing position to my neck. Clickers are repeatedly doing this in my game.

LzR · 10 Oct 2017 at 21:22

smogsy said:
The issue I'm having clickers teleporting.
For example when you push the car. They didn't even run at me they jumped from standing position to my neck. Clickers are repeatedly doing this in my game.

I've completed the game several times and not once have i had a clicker or anything else do this. Regards the game itself, it relies on tension and the need to sneak around to get the best out of it, playing it on easy removes this aspect and pretty much spoils the enjoyment and atmosphere.