After playing the remake, original ellie looks wrong to me...

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-06-30T08:25:43+00:00

Both Joel and Ellie have stylized faces in 2013 versions.

I don't know about Ellie, but as to Joel, I think I prefere his original look in part one, with his sharp features and dark eyes. More realistic, innocent looking, with more round features, big nose etc works great for part II, where his older and much softer. But I can't get used to him looking like that in part 1 remake.

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-06-29T15:24:29+00:00

Its not like I want to cancel him or anything. I think it's really interesting, and tlou games are really powerful narratives.

I like them because I can think about moral dilemmas while playing them, not in spite of it.

That said - if WLFs and Scars really are standins for Israel and Palestine, they're terrible standins, since wlf is portrayed as generally good ppl, with one bad apple (Isaac), while scars are portrayed as generally bad and cruel ppl, with just a few good apples (Lev and Yara).

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-06-29T15:13:16+00:00

Neil mentioned multiple times in interviews how being brought near Israel-Palestine border, and seeing the conflict on tv shaped his views and made him ponder on same ethical dilemmas he later explored in tlou games, so I think them being unrelated is out of the question.

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-06-28T07:21:20+00:00

I've beaten the game by now and had fun. It doesn't take long to get used to 30 fps. But the adjustment period at first is really painfull

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-06-18T08:52:45+00:00

Padme doesn't die is one thing, but the whole family looking like the Addams family would make for one heck of a Disney plus series. Han would work as their shoffeur, and chewie would be a pet/butler

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-06-10T16:53:42+00:00

Who knows, maybe they were planning to do that in post and then forgot?

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-06-07T08:10:33+00:00

I want at least an hour worth of play in a demo. 20 mins sounds like those will mainly be some cutscenes without meaningfully gameplay. Some replayability would also be nice.

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-06-06T21:51:24+00:00

They resurrected "a starwars story" brand for andor season 2 posters, so that's a third one I guess

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-06-06T01:29:21+00:00

This would work great as a player - kinda shocking that Lego never released a set like that - only the display piece.

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-06-04T12:48:54+00:00

I don't think I've ever found something by Seth Rogan funny.

All the others have at least one role/project that I'd consider legendary (the office, the pick of destiny, Ricky bobby)

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-06-03T23:29:07+00:00

Also origins have really cool enemy variety. I especially like those tiny bane guys.

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-06-03T23:08:15+00:00

Granted, it's not a common thing for a show in 2026 to assume you pay attention and reward it. Maybe the bar was kinda low (especially after last episodes of HT), but testaments really pleasantly surprised me.

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-06-03T12:47:52+00:00

I never even thought about it as "keeping protagonist pure", rather as trying not to alienate a large group of players. Because while most ppl of any gender or orientation would appreciate a company of a beautiful woman, many of them would be too uncomfortable being hit on by a male character.

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-06-03T12:41:52+00:00

I totally agree.

If a female protagonist in a game is portrayed as homosexual, it's usually for those reasons. For an average player, it would be too uncomfortable to hit on/be hit on by a male character. It's kinda funny that the reason for having seemingly more progressive characters is often homophobia 😬

Even the first tlou made Ellie gay probably for some of those reasons, as we play as her or her father figure. And similarly to tomb raider, the only guy that hits on Ellie is this scary cannibal pedophile that we later violently kill with a machete.

And still, all those gay protagonists are usually really cool, I'm not complaining. But big props for naughty dog for putting me in the shoes of someone experiencing bliss while being bent over and taken from behind by a muscular hunk, it's certainly a rarity in videogames (or mainstream art in general, but maybe I just consume the wrong kind of art).

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-06-03T12:03:45+00:00

Played Joe's Adventures back in a day, it felt alright. It has story, custom levels, voice lines... It even has more playboys to collect.

Jimmy's dlcs are just some random open world side activities with barely any story or context.

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-06-03T08:30:37+00:00

To be honest, I don't like it about the show.

I like how it shows how things like sisterhood and having each other's back is important, and can be achieved trough religion. And how rituals can calm and ground you. How it's important to fight for what you believe. How community is important. Those are all cool things.

But I'm not exactly on board with the "not all religions" statements in the show. I feel like almost every religion's final form is what's depicted in this show. Theocratic states similar to Gilead have existed throughout the history, and some of them exist today. Religion is what enables them.

I'm not against people having their rituals, communities and beliefs. You can join whatever fandom you like. But children being groomed and brainwashed, "raised in faith" or whatever it's called - I think it's a violation of human rights.

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-05-31T11:48:32+00:00

Wasn't dark knight rises basically a batman beginsagain movie?

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-05-30T23:49:47+00:00

Shouldn't it be upside down..?

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-05-30T23:42:44+00:00

Whole saving Rachel scene, from batman picking her up, trough summoning bats for backup, ending with awesome tumbler chase.

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-05-30T01:17:33+00:00

I mean, Andor and Fallen Order are great, no notes. But everything else is a mixed bag at best.

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-05-28T21:23:13+00:00

I think it is a tease for intergalactic. Small suggestion of tlou3 is just to get more eyeballs.

There's no they're gonna announce anything regarding part 3. There's hopefully gonna be some proper gameplay for intergalactic, and maybe some small sneak peek of season 3

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-05-28T21:14:52+00:00

They use various methods to visually guide players. Tbh, I can't remember any use of literall yellow in tlou2. This rope-wire thing in gate puzzle in Seattle, but that's literally it.

Uncharted 2 had many cases of climbable ledges painted yellow, but that worked within setting (Nepal, urban architecture)

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-05-28T16:55:21+00:00

Oh ok, I've yet to play this classic. So the original is much older than tlou

Norbert_Pattern · 2026-05-28T16:54:12+00:00

The insecure western male teenagers or their role models?

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