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Lachdonin t1_j6jqvwc wrote

Mechanically, like all Naughty Dog games, they're just kinda... eh?

Some of the better writing in games, but Naughty Dog hasn't made a good game, gameplay wise, since Crash.

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Tokes_ACK OP t1_j6jt8ny wrote

I can't recall having any of these issues in TLOU, but it's been a long time since the first. I definitely did not have any of these issues in TLOU2.

Some of the animations got a bit janky when I really started pushing the game, like switching directions mid-mantle or taking down enemies in certain situations, but overall, it felt pretty smooth.

Terrain is taken into consideration while firing weapons, with them launching actual projectiles instead of just registering the damage wherever you were aiming. Terrain can also block you from aiming your weapons if there is not enough room.

The platforming is still a bit rough sometimes, but being in control of the camera in most cases makes the controls pretty intuitive. I probably had maybe 10 deaths in my whole playthrough from falling, and at least a few of those were me just being a dumbass and thinking I could go somewhere I couldn't.

I honestly really enjoyed how TLOU2 felt, mechanically.

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RyanGoFett-24 t1_j6jv1o8 wrote

By the time TLOU released, ND had three Uncharted games under their Belt. They had mastered their class. Uncharted Drake's Fortune was their first 3 person cover shooter experience. Before that they did Jak & Daxter which was a cartoon style 3rd person out of cover shooter. Learning the cover shooter genre took some practice for them. Uncharted Drake's Fortune is definitely the weakest while TLOU II is probably the best in history. They've come a long way since Drake's Fortune

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Tokes_ACK OP t1_j6jvlsb wrote

Absolutely. I probably could have worded my above comment better. I was not trying to compare the two series, more just calling attention to the fact that TLOU2 is a pretty mechanically impressive game.

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RyanGoFett-24 t1_j6jwmqs wrote

Oh yes definitely. You also have to keep in mind that Drake's Fortune was a early gen PS3 game. TLOU was a late gen PS3 game and TLOU II was a late gen PS4 game. I'm really curious to see where ND go next. I'm hearing their next game May not even be a cover shooter. They're supposedly working on a Fantasy open world RPG. I'm excited to see how they improve the cover shooter mechanics in TLOU II for their upcoming TLOU Multiplayer game tho

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Tokes_ACK OP t1_j6jxa5c wrote

Right? I never got into the first Factions, but I'm cautiously optimistic about the new one.

Just wish they would give us some news about it, lol.

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RyanGoFett-24 t1_j6jydp2 wrote

Yea my problem with Factions was the fact that it was only PvP. Humans vs Humans. I'm excited for whatever this is because from the concept art we can see that ND has created some kind of large scale PvPvE mode whether it's a Battle Royale or Extraction mode similar to Escape from Tarkov or maybe even a open world survival game set in that universe. Idk what it is yet but lately I've been having The Division vibes from it. The concept art with the Cruise ship gives me serious "Dark Zone" vibes where we can fight over high tiered loot while also avoiding AI infected. I can't wait to learn what they're up to

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Lachdonin t1_j6ju6kz wrote

Admittedly, i think most third person games are clunky as fuck, so there's that.

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Tokes_ACK OP t1_j6juqt3 wrote

I can feel that. Compared to most first-person games, 3rd person controls can feel super imprecise.

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