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Great game. I will replay for plat.

I've owned this on PS4 for a few years now but haven't played it. I guess when I do finally play it, it'd make more sense to just do the $10 upgrade. I'd like to get the PS5 remake of the first game before I start this one though.

$10 to upgrade is great. $50 for the full game isn't too bad either. I am a physical collector, so will probably wait until it is around $20 to snag it.

I'll be the first in this thread to say games that were released in 2020 don't need remasters.

I'll get these when it's a double pack with significant % off.

justin_credible wrote:

Agreed! Definitely doesn’t need a remaster and I don’t see myself replaying the main game anytime soon. But an extra $10 for the new roguelike mode they’ve added? I think I can swing that. Watched some footage this morning and it looks really good!

This is my favorite game, and I love roguelikes. For $10 to upgrade and get a roguelike mode is a no-brainer for me.

justin_credible wrote:

Does that mean you wont be buying Spider-Man 2 Remastered almost Game of the Year edition in February?

Archer wrote:

This is 100% going to be a launch PS6 game lol.

I got TLOU2 last year around this time for $10 and enjoyed it. I don't think it's as replayable as TLOU because of how hefty the narrative is though. If you've never played it, grabbing a used PS4 copy and just paying $10 to upgrade is well worth it.

But I don't want or need to play through this one again for a few years. It's great but it already looked and played nicely and having played Part 1 a few months ago and also watching the HBO show...I'm a little fatigued by how much milking they are doing to this franchise.

This was a good move by Naughty Dog. Focus on single player. I personally have zero interest in LoU online but I'd assume many others would.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/12/15/...

MrBean wrote:

I was under the impression that the $10 upgrade nets you the PS5 version with all changes and bonuses.

I literally repurchased a physical version so I could buy the upgrade and finally finish the game with the PS5 upgrades next year.

On the one hand, I'm glad that Naughty Dog is not going to go all-in on live service stuff, as I love their games. On the other hand, the TLOU multiplayer mode was one of the most fun I've played, and I would have loved to have seen a smaller version of Factions as a DLC to TLOUII.

MrBean wrote:

Frank wrote:

It does. If you pop in the PS4 disc you can upgrade to the PS5 version for $10 (like Uncharted 4, Wreckfest, etc.).


I would not expect an in-progress PS4 save to work in the new version. But who knows.

Anxiouz wrote:

Oh I'm planning on restarting it anyway. I don't like jumping back into the middle of a game.

Aw hell. Forgot about Part 2 Remastered. Comes out Friday! Guess Ys IX is gonna wait.

Did the first Last of Us have a $10 upgrade path? I have the PS5 version, and kind of want to get the PS5 version of Part II even though I have it on PS4, mainly want it for looks... I suppose though I can wait on that until I can find a cheap copy.

Finn wrote:

It did not.

Huh, they must have listened to the backlash then. Nice to see a cheaper upgrade path if you want it.

I don't think it's so much from backlash, it's from remastering a game that is only 3 years old.

TLOU backlash was more about remaking a game that had been remastered already. And had been released on 3 diff generations. That's way too much milking.

Anxiouz wrote:

Well, there are also side by side comparisons for this one (second game) going around, and they look exactly the same for the most part. So there should be backlash/outrage at this money grab. They didn't really do anything to the game. You can't tell them apart except for maybe a background bush looks brighter now, or there is slightly more lighting in a few scenes. Big whoop. Its terrible. No one should be giving them money for this lazy ass "remaster".

Agree with you and I fully expect them to bundle Part 1 and 2 together at some point as "the complete collection" or whatever.

Man, part 2 just keeps getting better. I keep thinking I'm almost done...
And nope, keeps going.

I regret not seeing this through at release but couldn't be a better time to play.

I can't decide if I should just play Part II, or try to find a cheap copy of the PS5 remake of Part 1 and play through that first. The first game is a classic, so I certainly wouldn't mind playing it again with the visual upgrades and there's also parts of the story I've probably forgotten by now.

You should play part 1 again yea

I enjoyed replaying the first as the remake but now I'm just amazed at how much better 2 is overall.

Two is my all-time favorite game. Enjoy!

MrBean wrote:

Finally finished TLoU2, wow ... so much better than expected! I'm a bit nervous now about how they casted Abby, but hopefully she'll bulk up and own the role!

The No Encounter add-on is surprisingly good, but also a bit of a pain. One small screw up, really sets ya back. Still, pretty fantastic.

This motivated me to also finally go back and play Left Behind (TLoU 1 DLC) --- a bit short, but absolutely worth playing.

I'm crazy stoked for Season 2 now. I really hope they do 20 episodes, there's no way they can do it just with only 8, the first season got screwed in that regard.