Prediction: The Last of Us 2 will get an 8/10 on Gamespot - too much violence, lol.

You have a lot of talk about game reviews not being important to you, but you sure seem to like some spicy Youtube videos.....

You're the one crying about a game score that hasn't happened. See a shrink.

Uh.... what? Are you having some weird fantasy here? Please share.

"brought in someone to have massive input who knows literally nothing at all about videogames, but if you're interested in The SJW Agenda Of Us 2" is a narrative straight out of the Youtuber sphere.

@virusvaccine21: I’m just responding to your claims that “I was still triggered over a previous post”, that I need to “relax”, that I need to “let it go”, that I quoted you first, etc. You keep saying that it’s done, over, or whatever well then stop passive aggressively @ ing me and be done with it already. 😅

Lol, that's what happens when you lack brain cells. He's literally doing the same thing he's accusing me of. He needs to take his meds.

I'm not being passive aggressive my angel, I told you I was done. It's all good.

Actually it isn't, it's my personal opinion of literally any project that parasite Sarkeesian is involved in. Care to explain WTF that has to do with reviews which is the actual topic here?

Stop leaning on people junior, you're done here.

Your whole post backfired. Take your meds and bow out gracefully.

@virusvaccine21: Well then be done with it already. How can you expect me not to respond when you try to say that I was still triggered by a previous post, or that I quoted you first? I refuted both and all you come back with is to just tell me to relax, let it go, or move on. Like really what? You accuse me of something, I respond, you are then wondering why I don’t let it go. Sorry but that’s just not how it works.

Well, I mean I told you to relax and move on because it wasn't a big deal. You keep for some reason adding fuel to the fire. I forgive you, so let's leave it at that.

Backfired how? You can't just post inane BS and call it a day. Want to elaborate? Can you even? lol.

Worst most pathetic and desperate alt in the history of GS. At least your stupidity is gaining you a bit of notoriety, not something I personally would be proud of but hey knock yourself out.

@virusvaccine21: read an article saying the opposite, saying how it is good to be unsettled.

I'll see if I can find it.

I tend to agree. Maybe it's me getting older, but I find violence a bit more unsettling than I used to. Hacking at someones throat because you're a small woman (and not some big burly dude that can do it in one swing) and need to take multiple swings is not only realistic, but grim and unpleasant (to say the least) at best.

Here is the article

I'm not the only one that noticed your inane post, you were already called out by another user. Low grade brain cells blind you from understanding where you made the error. But it's fine, the game is still getting a 90+ metascore so SJW win again. :) Take that, lemming.

To be honest, I can understand your point, however I think it's fine to see in this type of game, but I def don't think ultimetly the score should be impacted by that.

Personally, I think it'll get a 9. But I've certainly been wrong before. I still plan on buying day one.

I'm not a lemming, review my post history. Massive backfire right there. Stop leaning on other users I shot him down instantly I am talking to you, not him. Where was the backfire? My original point still completely stands.

Do you have anything to say? Anything at all? Come on Baldric, thinking is so important.

@virusvaccine21: You are totally oblivious. As long as you continue to throw comments my way then I’ll continue to respond to them if I so choose to. I don’t need you to tell me to relax, let it go, or move on. I’m just not going to let accusatory comments slide if I feel that they are inaccurate. I’m not just throwing fuel on a fire for some unknown reason, I’m responding to comments that you’re making.

I did review your post history, but it's fine. The game is still selling more than you could ever imagine. I'm not leaning on other users, he did wreck you - simply adding salt to your wound, since he opened it pretty big. :)

I'm not sure what you want me to do, tbh. I already said that I forgive you and moved on. What exactly do you want me to do?

I wrecked him and he sensibly sneaked away, he wasn't even on topic ffs.

I'll keep asking you. What backfire? I give literally no f***s how well or badly the game is selling. I'm going to force you to think and respond. Ask your parents for help maybe? lol.

I don't know, maybe he's not online? You're being delusional, you didn't wreck him. Trust me. He wrecked you. :)

I responded, tore his BS apart and he disappeared. Win? Righto.

You're not going to answer, are you? You have literally absolutely nothing to say for yourself?

We're done here, I gave you every chance, asked repeatedly for just ONE opinion, one tiny semblance of original thought from you. Never going to happen. Night night kiddo.

Toodles, hunny. Have a good sleep. :) Kisses.

No I agree with you as well, the score should not be impacted--positively or negatively-- by the kind or amount of violence any more than the presence of LGBTQ people should effect the score, or how many cars it has in it, or any other arbitrary thing.

If Doom Eternal had us punching pinatas instead of ripping demons in half, I think the score should have remained the same if the gameplay was the same.

@virusvaccine21: You don’t have to really do much of anything really. Just don’t say things that can be construed as accusatory like “triggered from a previous post”, “you quoted me first”, “throwing fuel on the fire” etc. and not expect someone to respond to those. I really don’t care about being accused of something however when all I get back from responding to those is “relax” or “move on” well that just comes across as someone being kind of dickish. Also if you just want to drop something just say so, telling the other person to let it go really only has the opposite effect.

God bless you, Angel.

@virusvaccine21: Thank you and god bless you as well.

Previewer clearly still wets the bed.

It can get a 5/10 and people would still love this because it's a Sony exclusive.

Scores have and will always be fanboy fodder.

Well this thread went nowhere fast.

As for the topic, I don't mind violence in a video game, cos at the end of the day I know it's a game and not real life.

Too many whiny little bitches populating the earth these days sadly.

Gamespot will give it a 10, you can bank on it.

Whether or not it ends up having an affect on this review, who knows, who cares. Especially the score, just SW fodder at best.

But it's understandable for stuff like this to put a damper on someones experience. The more realistic and grounded violence becomes in gaming, the more it's going to turn some people off. ND is at the forefront of production values in gaming with their animation being a cut above most. Can expect these kinds of reactions when their efforts are geared towards portraying brutality.

Of course we've had flashpoints regarding violence in gaming before, stuff that eventually became normalized. You're not gonna see somebody wince at classic DOOM or MK these days lol. But it has its limits, a point where some people aren't just gonna get over it. Not saying this is the one, but eventually we'll reach that point and this is likely a landmark along the way.

Back to the review/score. Sure, would be weird if this game ended up being some all-timer gameplay wise, but say got a 2/10 for violence lol. But game reviews are already a mine field of "muh feelins" with vague takes and plenty emphasis on nonsense that has nothing to do with how the game actually plays. Don't see this as being any different, and if anything this would at least be understandable if the person legit dreaded the experience. (not excusing the generally poor quality of reviews, just saying that's where we're at)

Which really, just another reason you shouldn't put stock in scores. If the person is doing their job correctly the review will do the talking. Can clearly communicate what's good/bad about the gameplay and why, while also addressing the violence or any other aspect of the game as separate things.

So, non white, non hetero bigots will love it? Can you not be white and non hetero? Why are you racist?

He came from Reset era i believe.

yeah game looks trash. doesnot matter if it get 10 or not. doesnot matter who is protagonist the fact is its interactive movie.

My friend. You like Mafia.

The only difference is that TLOU does a much better job on both the movie part and the gameplay part.

So you enjoy a substantially worse version of an "interactive movie".

Embarrassing.

Lets discuss.

Lol, he won't discuss.

@ConanTheStoner: dat ownage! I feel ghost might be on the edge of a breakdown.

lol nah. Ghosts is like a cockroach, man could def survive a nuke.

Wouldn't dunk on him if he couldn't handle it.

@ConanTheStoner said:

Mafia 1 is Ghost game. not Mafia 2. I always consider it disappointing sequel.

Point still stands all the same.

You rip on TLOU, a game you never played, with the lazy movie game crit.

When the game is better than Mafia 1 in both gameplay and story presentation. By a huge margin.

They gave one of the greatest games of all time an 8/10 (The Last of Us) and yet FFVII:R, Persona 5: Royal and Bayonetta 2 got 10s. Lmao.

The more violent the better. Bring it .

@i_p_daily: cool story.

@ghosts4ever: 25 hours at least gameplay and 3 hours tops cut scenes. Your so clueless sir

When I first played Days Gone and ran into the Newts (Zombie Children)

I was a little taken back when I had to kill, It really made me stop and go "woah this feels wrong" I did end up getting used to it, but I still had that initial feeling.

Would I dock points in a review for that? I probably wouldn't, but I could see why someone would

I remember a few gaming "journalist" got their panties in a twist over the new CoD game. I think they do it for attention. If they complain about TLoU2 being too violent they obviously don't understand what the game is trying to achieve. ND have made it pretty clear they want TLoU2 to be more than just a fun game to play, they want to prove video games are a legitimate storytelling medium.

Is this a real topic ? i thought it was a shtpost

They're called sheep.

I've no problem with violence, even brutal, as long as it isn't gratuitous and serves the narrative properly.