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 Well, it’s almost time. Sony’s Playstation’s Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us is here, brought to us by the fine folks at HBO. HBO just couldn’t get enough of those weird gross fungus zombies, apparently. Which, fair, they’re pretty gnarly. But they loved that poo poo so much they got Craig Mazin on this thing, and he only made one of the most acclaimed HBO series of all time in Chernobyl. Also involved is Neil Druckmann, one of the two original co-writers/directors of the game, and he made Uncharted 4! That game’s pretty good! They even got the original composer of the game to return, Gustavo Santaolalla! You probably know him from winning back-to-back Academy Awards for film scoring in 2006 and 2007. What’s that? You don’t know him? Well, you should. This is going to be the non-spoiler thread for people who just want to discuss the show as it airs without bringing in the context of the game. You’re free to post in here if you’ve played the game, but try to avoid talking about future stuff, all right? Worth warning though that any spoiler thread is probably going to be open season regarding the second game, which this season will not be covering, so watch out. The Last of Us airs Sundays at 9PM Eastern, starting January 15th. The (first?) season will run for nine episodes. Arist fucked around with this message at 02:19 on Jan 11, 2023 |
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lol pass
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Jan 11, 2023 02:28
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HBO has announced a companion podcast hosted by Troy Baker, who played Joel in the games.
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Jan 11, 2023 02:59
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Dongicus posted:lol pass Why? Reviews so far have been overwhelmingly positive.
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Jan 11, 2023 03:17
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Ballz posted:Why? Reviews so far have been overwhelmingly positive. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Jan 11, 2023 03:29
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Neil Cuckman.
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Jan 11, 2023 04:43
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the games own especially the 2nd and this show will own too and i am excited to watch it
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Jan 11, 2023 06:49
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hughesta posted:the games own especially the 2nd and this show will own too and i am excited to watch it this is how i'm feeling edit: oops
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Jan 11, 2023 09:06
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roomtone this is the NON-spoiler thread
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Jan 11, 2023 09:07
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god damnit
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Jan 11, 2023 09:07
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hahah Anyway yeah I was always confident in this show because of Mazin’s involvement and then because of the cast too but I still breathed a sigh of relief when I saw how good the reviews are. I’m so excited! Also I really hope they release this one in 4K I don’t understand why House of the Dragon is the only HBO-related property that has had day of broadcast digital 4K versions available
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Jan 11, 2023 09:11
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I was a little nervous about Bella Ramsey's performance (based on the like two lines of dialogue we got in trailers); good to hear it was over nothing.
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Jan 11, 2023 09:27
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After Chernobyl, I'm more than happy to give anything Craig Mazin does a chance, so I'm gonna watch it, and I really hope it's good!
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Jan 11, 2023 09:29
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Jerusalem posted:After Chernobyl, I'm more than happy to give anything Craig Mazin does a chance, so I'm gonna watch it, and I really hope it's good! It's kinda insane how he went from writing Superhero Movie to writing Chernobyl.
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Jan 11, 2023 14:15
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Alhazred posted:It's kinda insane how he went from writing Superhero Movie to writing Chernobyl. If Leslie Nielsen had lived, somehow Mazin would have pulled the rare Reverse-Zuckers and turned him back into a lauded serious actor for his role as Angry Naked Miner.
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Jan 11, 2023 15:01
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I’m hyped beyond levels I’ve ever felt for a new tv show
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Jan 11, 2023 15:32
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I'm looking forward to seeing just how useless they make the Fireflies look.
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Jan 11, 2023 15:43
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Random thought: would it be a good idea to change the thread title to “The Last of Us: Tourists Welcome (NO SPOILERS)” or something, just so the different thread titles are more distinctive? I doubt this really matters at all so feel free to ignore me tbh
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Jan 11, 2023 16:36
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I'm trying not to have unrealistic expectations based on Chernobyl. That show was the best tv I have ever seen but I'm not going to lie and say I'm not incredibly looking forward to this.
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Jan 12, 2023 14:34
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Very much looking forward to this! I have heard nothing but good things about the game's story but bounced off it all three times I tried to play it. Now I can enjoy it without that pesky gameplay.
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Jan 12, 2023 20:44
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I've been looking forward to this ever since Craig Mazin announced that he was going to write the TV adaption of his favourite game. Excited that the series is getting lots of praise and positive reviews.
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Jan 13, 2023 13:44
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Eeeeeeeeee! its_happening.gif
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Jan 16, 2023 03:00
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Lol “Madagascar.” Plague inc. call back
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Jan 16, 2023 03:02
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John Hannah?! Surprised to be sure but very welcomed
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Jan 16, 2023 03:02
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Interesting that they decided to expand so much on the prologue. YOU WILL NOT USE SENTENCE DIAGRAMMING LATER IN LIFE KIDS YOUR TEACHER IS LYING TO YOU
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Jan 16, 2023 03:10
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That old woman ain't right
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Jan 16, 2023 03:17
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I heard these games were good but I never played them. Excited there’s a show version now. Intro seemed to telegraph things pretty directly. As a mushroom hater I hope being a picky eater keeps you safe in this scenario.
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Jan 16, 2023 03:20
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bobjr posted:That old woman ain't right drat, so far this is nailing the tone of the first game.
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Jan 16, 2023 03:26
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For non-game players, a lot of the truck sequence is drat near shot for shot from the game.
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Jan 16, 2023 03:29
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1stGear posted:For non-game players, a lot of the truck sequence is drat near shot for shot from the game.
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Jan 16, 2023 03:30
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1stGear posted:For non-game players, a lot of the truck sequence is drat near shot for shot from the game. Yeah it's crazy, it's just as goddam stressful as it was playing it
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Jan 16, 2023 03:33
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I like that the focus has been on suspense instead of gore. I hope that sticks. Edit: I’m feeling very repeatedly faked out about who the protagonist is Althair fucked around with this message at 03:49 on Jan 16, 2023 |
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Jan 16, 2023 03:43
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Althair posted:I heard these games were good but I never played them. Excited there’s a show version now. Intro seemed to telegraph things pretty directly. As a mushroom hater I hope being a picky eater keeps you safe in this scenario. i tried playing the first one and bounced off it hard. i thought the controls were terrible enough that i just couldn't continue on and get to the story everyone raved about. glad there's a show now! so far, so good.
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Jan 16, 2023 03:52
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Medullah posted:Yeah it's crazy, it's just as goddam stressful as it was playing it Watching with my mom. Very upset about ‘that death’. “Me too, mom and I’ll never get over it.”
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Jan 16, 2023 03:53
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well, that was a start. not outstanding or anything, but solid.
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navyjack posted:Watching with my mom. Very upset about ‘that death’. “Me too, mom and I’ll never get over it.” That whimpering 
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Jan 16, 2023 04:29
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abelwingnut posted:well, that was a start. not outstanding or anything, but solid.
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Jan 16, 2023 04:29
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This is already the best live action video game adaptation.
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Jan 16, 2023 04:32
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transporting a kid, held at gunpoint by a suited soldier, ooh, just like before don't do a flashback don't do a flashback don'tdoaflashback have some faith in your audience to infer wh-- -flashback- GODDAMMIT Churlish I know - otherwise, good-to-great entertainment. WITHOUT SPOILING, do we have any solid information from the showrunners about how the series tracks with the games? For example, I want to play Game Part II before the show reaches those events. Is that gonna be "Season 2"?
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Only Kindness posted:transporting a kid, held at gunpoint by a suited soldier, ooh, just like before
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