- The team is going for as much tension as possible in place of a non-stop action thrill ride
- One bullet can kill in this world. This lethality affects enemy decisions
- When Joel pulls out a gun and kills an enemy, the others will hide or try to flank his position
- Enemies will come right at Joel is they notice he only has a melee weapon
- Naughty Dog calls the AI system "Balance of Power". This system always adapts and dynamically changes as enemies and Joel trade off the upper hand
- The team is adding emotion and personality to the enemies alongside the advanced AI
- Enemies get angry when a friend dies, they warn each other of danger, and they're scared when they've lost the upper hand
- Ellie will be very capable and won't get in your way
- Game Informer says Ellie does a great job of tagging along in the demo, staying out of sight, warning Joel of danger, and getting him out of jams
- Players won't have to worry on blaming a game over on Ellie as long as they don't purposely lure enemies to her position or completely ignore when she's obviously in trouble
- Platforming and puzzle solving were minimally present in the demo
- It will be important to figure out how to navigate spatial problems with unique Ellie and Joel abilities
- Each can do things the other can't, and they must work together to move forward
- Game Informer also didn't see the spore-infected humans like those in the debut trailer
- Focusing on the human antagonists currently since they're the focus of the game
- There will be more encounters with humans than the infected
- Different human factions all have different goals
- Some factions will help you along the way if it benefits them somehow
- The bleak locale is littered with checkpoints and constant body scans for traces of the infection
- You're executed immediately if you come up positive
- Spores can be transmitted through the air, though it needs to be a concentrated and confined space to truly spread
tonitorsi
If all of these things are true and the gameplay looks solid I might get the game.
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