Question about TLoU for owners (Gaming)

by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Friday, March 06, 2015, 15:40 (3553 days ago) @ uberfoop

I got it for Christmas, started it recently and wasn't very impressed. Feels like a mix between splinter cell and half-life that doesn't let you actually play half as much as either of those two. I only just got out of the city (soon after the 'secret' about the little girl is revealed) and had to stop because I was so bored.

The presentation is nice - I'll give it that - but is the actual game here worth playing? Does it get better soon? Am I just too used to shooters to appreciate this game? Was it hyped too much?

That... sort of depends on what you're expecting out of the gameplay. It's almost always very slow and methodological.

It's possible that the upcoming gameplay with infected will pick up your interest. If it doesn't, you might wind up hating the next 5-10 hours, because the pacing is awful early on. It's like they had a lot of good ideas for the tail end of the first act, but wanted to do them all, resulting in the narrative having a tremendous worldbuilding flatline.

I strongly disagree regarding the pacing, but different people like different things. If your interest in the characters doesn't propel you along, then I'd say this game might not be for you.