The Last of Us

[tattuchu]

Zombie game from Naughty Dog.

Holy shit

http://thelastofus.com/

[Seabass]

Damn PS3 exclusives! :shakesfist:

[JacksSmirkingRevenge]

Nice looking game but I'm guesing it's just another linear story. Also, I saw no mention of multiplayer?

I'll be waiting for DayZ to come out as a standalone multiplayer game. (It's currently in alpha form but still available as a mod for Arma 2. It will be available this year, hopefully.) The map is massive (around 225 square kilometres) and you can travel around it in vehicles that you have repaired (or stolen from other players ) like jeeps, cars, helicopters, boats, quads, bicycles, trucks and motorcycles.
There are over 300 different types of weapon in the game.
Players must also eat and drink to stay alive (there is talk of introducing cannibalism to the game as well as having faeces as a vector for infection - players can become infected and ill).

Check out some of the vids on YT to get a feel of what it's like.

I'll be looking for others to team up with to play this eventually, so if anyone here is interested....

[JimC]

Nice looking game but I'm guesing it's just another linear story. Also, I saw no mention of multiplayer?

I'll be waiting for DayZ to come out as a standalone multiplayer game. (It's currently in alpha form but still available as a mod for Arma 2. It will be available this year, hopefully.) The map is massive (around 225 square kilometres) and you can travel around it in vehicles that you have repaired (or stolen from other players ) like jeeps, cars, helicopters, boats, quads, bicycles, trucks and motorcycles.
There are over 300 different types of weapon in the game.
Players must also eat and drink to stay alive (there is talk of introducing cannibalism to the game as well as having faeces as a vector for infection - players can become infected and ill).

Check out some of the vids on YT to get a feel of what it's like.

I'll be looking for others to team up with to play this eventually, so if anyone here is interested....

Shit!

[tattuchu]

That's hardcore

But way to harsh my boner, Jack

[JacksSmirkingRevenge]

Shit!

It's little short of epoch-marking as far as gaming is concerned, imo. A whole new multiplayer experience that sets a new standard which will be copied by others and hopefully improved upon in the future.
Bear in mind that this game is still technically in it's alpha stage and a lot of improvements and bug fixes will be in the retail version. Free patches and updates will become available in the fullness of time, too, and the servers will be more secure from hackers/scripters.

That's hardcore

But way to harsh my boner, Jack

You wouldn't play it? A game where you can be as cruel or kind as you want (but not always without repercussions)?

I watched a video earlier made by some people who were kidnapping people (yes, that's possible), driving them to a 'camp' in a remote place on the map and making them fight to the death with hatchets.

[JimC]

It was the faeces element that drew my comment. Not sure I want that amount of realism in a game...

[JacksSmirkingRevenge]

It was the faeces element that drew my comment. Not sure I want that amount of realism in a game...

Well, it's actually more of a simulator than a game. And if you're going to eat and drink in it...

I saw on the Dayz forums that they are/were thinking about giving players the ability to throw it at others.

[tattuchu]

No I'd definitely play it, Jack! It looks amazing. It's just I was all excited about my zombie game but your zombie game blows it out of the water

[JacksSmirkingRevenge]

Sorry, didn't mean to hijack your thread.

To be fair, I like the look of The Last of Us (at least from the vids I've watched)...the graphics look awesome. But without any co-op or multiplayer mode I can see the game getting old and formulaic pretty quickly.
I have to say that the platform puts me off the idea, too...I prefer the versatility PCs offer when it comes to gaming - customising controls and such. I've tried, but just can't get the hang of console controls. Most of the time I've played COD Nazi Zombies on my mate's Xbox I've spent shooting at the floor and head-butting walls.