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@DennisReynolds @Gooseman42 yes both of you are right. I am also looking at Metacritic and some of the reviewers that usually align with my personal taste, such as that of Gamespot, which also stands on the lower end with an 8 right now, with similar negative points as this one, like the forgettable story.
Hey maybe it is still a great game, just not the universal GOTY acclaim that somehow I was expecting. A sale in the future sounds good probably.

@Porco Actually I was also expecting GOTY level contender here. But seems not. FromSoftware kept spoiling me during the last decade. Of course I knew this is not a Soulsborne, but was ready to get blindly into a different genre just for them.

Ohhh noo . This was my only pending Must-Buy this year... A 7? Was hoping for a 9-10 coming from FromSoftware.
Too bad... well maybe Baldur's Gate really does look more tempting now

My only pending game this year. Never played one of these, but the gameplay and footage so far looks great, and of course I have a lot of faith coming from FromSoftware

@dr-gorgo how can the 6th entry of a game from one of the most famous and recognizable developers today be categorized under 'Very Niche'? I also haven't played one of these entries before, but is far from very niche. Trailers and posts have been going around most gaming sites for a while

The only pending must buy release this year for me at this point.
Trailer was not crazy, but have blind faith for FROM SOFTWARE at this point. Hope it is SoulsBorne challenging level

@PixelDragon I agree too.
Great first party exclusive games from both companies. But as you mention, for both companies, among others, most of these games' titles end up with a number in recent times:
Spidey 2, TLOU 2/3, GOW2, BOTW 2 (TOTK), Pikmin4, Xenoblade3, etc, etc... And we could go on forever.
All great sequels apparently, but would love to also see new IPs from all too.

@Shad361 No need to praise. From my side, related to my PS5 console, I probably will only be buying Armored Core this year, which is not even an exclusive, and playing PS Plus Extra Games that I missed when originally launched. Is it for me personally a weak year too? Yes.
But that is not the point, this is a Playstation site and if you only come here to constantly criticize the company in front of people that care for it and enjoy their games, it becomes really tiring.
If you want to be a specific console hater, go to a multiplatform page such as IGN and bash them there. If you are not a hater and just like Nintendo better, go to NintendoLife. But let people be happy with their games here.
With love

Ok forget my last comment, I didn't see the full picture here... I was just bored and got into his last 30ish comments and as @naruball mentioned, he seems to only come here to bash Sony and praise Nintendo in every post he can.
Yes, it is tiring.
And that comes from someone who owns both Switch and PS5 and has a slight preference for the former's first party games.

I agree with @PixelDragon and even if I love first party Nintendo games, I cannot agree with @Shad361 because Sony's exclusive games are amazing, even if we only get one per year sometimes.
With that said, he did not disrespect anyone and just explained himself answering to other replies, not completely off topic. No need to remove his comments just like that

Can't wait for UK based members to complain about how the image and title of this post are apparently huge spoilers, as every week

@Pikki I agree. Haven't complained about the lack of infected in the series until now. But they are being sidelined in excess. Don't think we'll see much of them in the finale either, leaving only 2/9 episodes with a serious infected presence.

Week after week I've been coming here commenting how great the show is. But this chapter felt much better in the game. David trying so hard to convince Ellie to join them made no sense in the series, they should have found other reason to get her captive. Felt the same about Joel's miraculous recovery from being almost dead to a vicious killer in a minute. Personally, this was the weakest episode of a great show.

Best dragon ball games ever. So many memories playing the third one. I bought a couple db games since and regretted immediately, but if this is close to Budokai Tenkaichi 3 then I am all in.
Yes, characters were closer to their true level, but with such a gigantic roster it was cool creating 5 on 5 battles of the same power levels against a friend.

A picture of Ellie and Riley and the title of the Episode, that's the big spoiler so many are complaining about?? If you played the game you knew that Left Behind was coming now, and if you didn't then the picture is even less of a spoiler. Also, they showed it last week in the trailer.
Big spoiler for you now: Next week we have the Lakeside Resort part and Troy Baker is going to appear. Now you can save yourself from complaining about it again next week

I really love that they keep it as grounded as possible (all things considered) and not world war z like full of zombies or fast & furious nonsense action. It was great for the game having a lot of infected in the mall scene, but this felt better for the series.

Not sure yet, if the Audience Score is good too and the story is better than the first one, then probably later on sale. But in any case that would be on my Switch because as @EquiinoxGII mentioned, this kind of JRPGs are better as portables when available.

Yes it was worth every second of it and the next 3 episodes are the best story sections of the game. It's only going to get better

Great article! Nice different reading.

@EliJapan you moved to Japan and use it in your username + that Avatar, while critizing other people who enjoyed their holidays because you know best. There is nothing more cringe than you

@GodofCapcom exactly. Great episode but her casting was a miss. Good actress, just not for that role

Solid episode, again. Happy they kept that heartbreaking ending. The only thing that didn't click with me in these two episodes was Kathleen. The actress is great we know her, but didn't fit the role. She was far from fear inducing. As hard as they tried to make her character look savage, the actress just spreads lovely vibes instead. Anyways, great chapter.

@tallythwack Well, if the reason you didn't like the episode was because it was too slow for you, or you were really expecting the school scene or a bit of action in the end, I can understand. I liked the episode, but in that sense it is a matter of subjective taste and I understand you.
But if the underlying reason someone didn't like the episode was because of the gay scenes, saying it was too woke and not related to the game, which in fact was just developing Bill's arc and giving him a happier ending, then yes, those are just haters.

@PegasusActual93 can't agree more with your comment. So many people complaining about the lack of action, infected and how vulnerable the 3rd episode made them feel about their manhood. But we will have our dose of action on Friday so everyone will be happy.
The only thing I am worried about is that they will have to rush or cut entire game chapters in the last 4 episodes. Suburbs, University and Bus Depot? All out I think. We will have Left Behind and Firefly lab for sure according to trailers, and I imagine some different shorter version of Tommy's Dam and then Lakeside Resort, which was my favorite chapter.

Great episode, as always, they are doing amazing. The next one is going to be really action packed for the haters that only wanted infected and bullets, and felt vulnerable with last weeks' episode.
@kyleforrester87 not yet, sadly there are only 9 total episodes, so my best guess is...
-Stop reading if you didn't play the game-
5th episode is Kansas City, 6th is Tommy's Dam, 7th and 8th I would guess Lakeside Resort + Left Behind in between. 9th episode is the firefly lab

• @kryptozoologist well in today's day and age, great series don't get to 7 seasons sorry. Not the current and all time most successful series, specially HBO's. Only comedies and doctor's soap operas reach that with the exception of GOT nowadays. Specially considering the limited source material.
• Mazin already said that he is planning on the second game, maybe making 2 seasons out of it next.
• Ellie is 19 in the second game, same age that Bella is today. No need to recast, easy to make her look a little older and accept it.
• Yes Pedro Pascal is too popular, but his fate is critical for the second Part, and HBO is already familiar with doing this to a beloved main character in their series adaptations, if not ask Ned Stark.
  I prefer series to stay focused to their source material and don't overstay their welcome, because they can start drifting.

@bpomber also as Druckmann said, the movie studio just wanted to make it bigger than the game with big budget, make it more action than drama focused, less intimate and all compressed in 2hours.... So glad they didn't go that resident-evilesque way

@kryptozoologist uhhm, yes season 2 will be an adaptation of the second game, sorry for the haters

The episode surprised me. Great acting and good way to make it clear that we don't now what's coming in each chapter

Craig Mazing said that Part II is much bigger and could take 2 seasons instead. The game is also much longer than Part I. But... I feel like it is a much shorter story, even suitable for movie. Part I takes place during a whole year + Left Behind, while Part II without the epilogue and prologue takes only 3 days. Most of what happens in between is just action. I love both games equally, but I am surprised that it could take 2 seasons. Well... The more the better right?

@PegasusActual93 well good for you beating it faster than average, I can't remember how long it took to me but according to howlongtobeat the game takes on average 15hours, not counting Left Behind, which is mostly cinematic. They have done an amazing job so far so I trust them, but have only covered 3 out of 17 chapters that the game has (I know that left behind's are much shorter). So that is why I am worried that they will rush certain sections which are more memorable than Bill's for example

@PegasusActual93 they are already published and the next one is 80 min. The rest are going to be all below the hour mark sadly

@InvaderJim oh I didn't know that the runtimes where published. I just found them and you are right the next one is 80min long. But then the rest are all below 60 min with the last one just lasting ~45min . I would have used the extra time in the Pittsburgh chapter instead of Bill's and just have more episodes during the winter section. Anyways, I have faith in them as they started really great.

Incredible so far! Just worried how they will fit the rest of the game in 7 episodes. I am thinking this:

• Bill's town: 1 ep
• Pittsburgh + Suburbs must be 2 episodes
• Tommy's Dam 1 ep.
• Somehow fit The University, Lakeside Resort and Left Behind in 2 episodes?!
• Bus Depot (Could be omitted) + Firefly Lab + Jackson in Final Episode

It's by From Software? Then I am in.

One of my favorite JRPGs of all time. So many memories in the Gamecube days. Never cared about the 60/30 fps differences in JRPGs altough this is not exactly a turn-based one. Will probably check it out, but Switch may be the best option in this case due to the portability and not so demanding graphics

At first sight looks like the weakest month in a while for extra, but there is What Remains of Edith Finch, which I have been willing to play for a while. Considering that this is a GOW Ragnarok and Scarlet/Violet month, having a nice short game like that is more than enough for me this time

1) RDR2
2) TLOU2
3) Bloodborne
4) The Witcher 3
5) Uncharted 4 / GOW

Elden Ring would be there on top fighting with RDR2, but luckily I played it on PS5, so I don't have to make that decision

Elden Ring should be number 1 by far. Only RDR2 and BOTW can compete if we go into other consoles territory.

It is a reallly bad sign that there are any reviews yet... not only here

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