Some Jerk spoiled the game in the Facebook comments :/.
I wish there was some sort of punishment for folks that do that kind of stuff.
I wish there was some sort of punishment for folks that do that kind of stuff.
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It was the grizzled and utterly bleak world view the game holds that really reminded me of those films. Also with a bit of There will be Blood.FargoDog said:
There's also the connection that both No Country for Old Men and The Last of Us create a certain expectation from the audience regarding the main character, which it then completely breaks down and turns on its ear.
To be completely honest, the most shocking part about the comic is that Erin is seen properly working and trying as a valid, proper video-game journalist. Either that or I am just being corrupted by the various shenanigans she pulls in her working hour.
That and the fact that I didn't get the Citizen Kane reference in the first place
That and the fact that I didn't get the Citizen Kane reference in the first place
I absolutely loved Last of Us. The only possible niggle I have is entirely due to doing a PhD in medical science-y stuff:
Apart from that though, we need more games with the sort of story-telling calibre as Last of Us. Though hopefully it doesn't start a trend of strongly written post-apocalyptic games as every publisher tries to get a slice of the pie.
Cutting Ellie's head open is a tad unnecessary. A couple of tubes of blood and perhaps a bone marrow sample would give you enough material to get a good look at how her immune system is responding to the virus. While one could argue that because the infection is brain-related and that would require looking at cells forming the blood-brain barrier, the infection would still be getting targeted by the immune system and that should be your first port of call.
Apart from that though, we need more games with the sort of story-telling calibre as Last of Us. Though hopefully it doesn't start a trend of strongly written post-apocalyptic games as every publisher tries to get a slice of the pie.
I think the real problem with calling The Last of Us the "Citizen Kane of Gaming" is that to say such a thing is to profoundly misunderstand what is important about Citizen Kane. In many ways, gaming has already had the equivalent and it's been around for a long, long time. Half-Life profoundly altered how narrative was handled and many of the techniques have been used elsewhere and expanded upon. Given that Citizen Kane's place in film history is best defined by what it showed was possible with the medium, Half-Life deserves similar credit when it comes to games.
By the way most people refer to the search for such a game, it seems that they are chasing some elusive benchark of quality or immersion that's largely subjective; such a search is foolish. Just as it is foolish to declare a game of the moment will be long remembered as the great object that elevated the medium - that's something you'll lock back after the long years and see what game really made an impact.
By the way most people refer to the search for such a game, it seems that they are chasing some elusive benchark of quality or immersion that's largely subjective; such a search is foolish. Just as it is foolish to declare a game of the moment will be long remembered as the great object that elevated the medium - that's something you'll lock back after the long years and see what game really made an impact.
This is perhaps the most misunderstood comic of all time. The problem here being that there's several references shoved into one frame and too few people know the base joke to begin with. If you want to Finnegan's Wake this business, fair enough. Just don't expect everyone to know what you're talking about.
EDIT: And it's just and empty suit. Come on people. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
EDIT: And it's just and empty suit. Come on people. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.