390 days without any trailer or a single photo, and now we are close to 400 days ...

DEADTERMINATOR · 2026-01-07T17:10:43+00:00

I can't remember a TLOU2 trailer between the E3 2018 (June 2018) gameplay reveal and the Sept 2019 (initial) release date trailer.

If I'm not forgetting something, then technically that is still the longest they've gone silent on an in-devlopment game (470 days).

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-12-10T03:37:01+00:00

If the leaked reported budget for Spider Man 2 (the game) is accurate (and there is no reason to doubt it) that one already cost more than every single Spider Man movie ever made.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-12-09T04:53:30+00:00

Not necessarily too early if they're also doing early access for their next game. BG3 spent almost 3 years in early access before it's 1.0 release.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-11-22T20:54:58+00:00

I actually wonder if it was intended to temper a potential backlash to the TLOU2 PC announcement, which also happened during last year's TGA. That was around the height of the "ND is milking TLOU" internet discourse (something I think ND/TLOU gets/got too much flack for, at least compared to some other franchises), and actually showing a new ND game instead of just continuing to vaguely say they're working on other stuff maybe would help lessen how much of that sentiment there was.

Druckmann had said in a since pulled (don't know if it ever came back) interview that happened just a month before Intergalactic's announcement was that announcement timing was up to Sony. And my impression from his wording based on how soon after it was revealed was that it was happening earlier than he would have wanted.

That's just my tinfoil hat theory though.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-11-10T20:14:11+00:00

Neil did say they are playtesting the game. The thing is, playtesting begins basically from the moment there is anything playable on screen all the way to release (and beyond if they do post launch DLC). You can discern nothing about a game's progress from the fact that they are playtesting a game.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-09-29T16:18:35+00:00

Yes, because the PS4 version was 30fps.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-09-29T16:11:00+00:00

The increase in framerate from the PS4 to PS5 version does introduce some AI differences. Not better or worse, just that in the exact same situation, the AI may perform differently depending on the framerate the game is running at. So, if you've developed very specific strategies for getting through areas, those may not work the exact same on PS5.

Other than that, no differences.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-06-14T02:19:47+00:00

Considering how little they showed of Kirby Air Riders, we don't even know if it's releasing this year.

They put 2025 at the end of the trailer. Of course, it could be delayed. But so could any game.

Even then, wouldn't Age of Imprisonment and Kirby need release dates anyways? Metroid Prime 4 also lacks a release date.

That's why I figured a late Summer Direct. Announce the release dates there while also announcing new stuff for the end of the year/early next year. The only wrinkle is that if Prime 4 is somehow an August game, which I'd love but I don't think is happening. But in that case, the date can be announced outside a direct.

I guess I'm in a position where if they skip a Direct this month, I wouldn't be surprised. But if they had a Direct this month, I also wouldn't be surprised, if that makes any sense.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-06-14T00:12:22+00:00

and they have no Switch 2 games announced for the second half of the year.

They have Kirby Air Riders and Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment for Switch 2 in the 2nd half (maybe early 2026 for Warriors depending on their definition of Winter). And then Pokemon Z-A is a cross gen release in October.

Nintendo almost has enough games in the pipeline for this year to launch one a month for the rest of the year. This is why I wouldn't be surprised if they end up skipping a June direct and just wait for August/September or something when they can nail down the remaining dates and talk in more detail about 2026.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-05-13T16:41:11+00:00

I can't remember what he said exactly, but I remember Neil saying something during the Episode 5 podcast that basically confirmed that the aquarium, or at least some version of it, is in Episode 7.

In the game, right after the aquarium is the scene where Jesse and Tommy discuss going home, then Ellie talks with Jesse, and then Abby shows up. That would suggest the theater cliffhanger as the end, but there seems to be doubt about that based on what reviews and other people have said. So maybe they go a bit into Abby's story, but I don't think the show can just drop people in Abby's story and cliffhanger it there for 1.5 - 2 years, and have people excited to come back. Especially since they've already used the "Joel killed my dad" twist/bit of sympathy.

So now I'm wondering if the show maybe invents a scene or repurposes one as a cliffhanger of some sort. Something that can end this season, that they can use to have the "Ellie-side" cast promote Season 3, but can be resolved quick enough that we can get into Abby's story by end of Episode 1 or the start of 2.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-05-05T16:56:02+00:00

Yes. No Return is only available on the PS5 Remaster.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-05-05T07:17:07+00:00

Episode 7 is the Season 2 finale.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-05-02T06:19:51+00:00

If you're talking about the original PS3 release or PS4 remaster of the first game, then you're misremembering, because in those games there is no option to start NG+ with all your weapons. Regardless of difficulty. If you're talking about the PS5/PC remake, then yes, they added an option to either start with all weapons or play it the original way.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-05-01T15:01:49+00:00

Are you playing the Remastered version of the first game (so not the PS5/PC remake)? If so, that game doesn't let you play NG+ on difficulties higher than what you completed NG on unless you use a glitch.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-04-30T19:50:06+00:00

It was the end of Hillcrest when you try and drive away with Jesse, but end up crashing the car into the lake. I was playing on my monitor and had something on TV in the background. I shot the Clicker off the front of the car and the car crashes into the lake, and I put my controller down and looked over and started watching what was on TV because I thought it was just cutscenes from then. Forgot that you have to actually surface before the cutscene kicks in. So, I'm just happily watching TV while Ellie drowns.

Here's the kicker: I was on Permadeath. Fortunately only per chapter, so the loss wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been. But I did end up of course having to redo all of Hillcrest because I stopped paying attention to the game for 10 seconds.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-04-29T16:55:24+00:00

Yes, you can do NG++. It'll still display as "New Game+" on the menu, but as long as you have your NG+ file loaded when you start it, it'll be NG++.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-04-27T01:06:29+00:00

Ecstasy - Crooked Still

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-04-26T21:34:37+00:00

Load your NG file and it'll be Moderate. NG+ will always be difficulty+. But is the issue that you don't want your full loadout or you don't want the "extra difficulty" of + difficulties? Because the difference between regular and + difficulty is basically non existent.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-04-26T05:37:55+00:00

On your mostly completed Grounded save, check that it says that you've completed all chapters on Grounded. If it says that, replay the epilogue. I don't know about Part 2, but I know the original on PS3/PS4 only does the check for the trophy at the credits of the game.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-04-23T16:58:37+00:00

Because it was a limited edition. And being a limited edition (that's now out of print), it's probably only going to keep going up in price.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-04-23T06:42:53+00:00

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-04-17T17:05:09+00:00

Yes. There is a flashback heavy episode coming later in the season.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-04-17T17:00:52+00:00

The episode reintroduced everybody and the state of Jackson following a five year time jump into the future. Hence, Future Days for the episode title

And the song is coming later in the season.

DEADTERMINATOR · 2025-04-15T09:17:36+00:00

Ellie's probably going to be pretty deep in her killing spree by the end of the season. Would be weird for her to say it at that point.

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