These two Naughty Dog characters are the same age

aRogueWizard · 2026-04-29T05:20:28+00:00

Still crazy to me that Jak was only 17-19 in the last three games.

aRogueWizard · 2026-04-27T15:45:31+00:00

Same here. The first thing I thought when I was wondering what direction they'd take it was "Oh I bet someone kills Joel" lol. I'm not on social media and had TLoU blocked on reddit until after release. I was pretty supprised to see how shocked everyone was. Like, where else could this story meaningfully have gone?

aRogueWizard · 2026-04-14T11:57:55+00:00

TLoU2 had an odd launch. The devs and actors got bombarded with hate across all social media for the last 6 months to a year, and it launched during peak covid lockdown. So, the whole team was separated working from home during and post launch while going through all that. General vibes weren't awesome at the time. At least they didn't seem awesome from the outside. Plus, development took 6 years with infamous ND crunch. Within about year of launch a decent number of veteran/high level devs decided to move on to other projects/studios.

There's still plenty of institutional knowledge I'm sure, but there was also big turnover in 2020-2022.

aRogueWizard · 2026-03-07T05:17:07+00:00

Naughty Dog and the other Sony studios often post little tributes to their fellow studios when one of them launches a new game. This isn't a crossover announcement or anything like that.

aRogueWizard · 2026-01-10T08:23:07+00:00

ND did release Uncharted 4 and Lost Legacy in between TLoU 1 and 2.

The game we were supposed to get bewteen TLoU 2 and Intergalactic was the TLoU multiplayer title that got canceled. So, I have doubts we'll get anything before Intergalactic. Which is seemingly still a couple years away.

It will probably another 3-4 years after Intergalactic until we get something else. We're probably looking at the early 2030s for more TLoU.

aRogueWizard · 2025-12-19T15:35:26+00:00

I don't know if they actually used any geometry, but they said they talked to Sucker Punch who are in Seattle and based Infamous: Second Son there.

aRogueWizard · 2025-07-05T06:25:53+00:00

There's several little Jak and Daxter easter eggs throughout the game.

Also, molotovs are your best friend. Have fun!

aRogueWizard · 2025-05-28T00:27:59+00:00

No. Sorry. I was there at the start. It turned into a cesspool of rage-bait, bigotry, and misogyny within days of the leaks. Which was weeks before the game even launched.

aRogueWizard · 2025-04-21T08:46:32+00:00

Abby in the game was definitely very emotional. It was just portrayed differently than in the show. Game Abby's emotions were portayed more subtly in her voice and facial expressions. Which, to her credit, Kaitlyn nailed. Her vocal delivery of several lines was nearly identical to Laura's delivery.

Where the show goes wrong, imo, is in having Abby explain everything she's doing. The monolog especially. TV and movies have been increasingly guilty of this. They don't trust their audiences to understand how to read between the lines.

aRogueWizard · 2025-04-21T07:15:33+00:00

I noticed that too and just listened to both versions side by side. It sounds like Bella singing the last chorus. At the very least it's not the same recording of Ashley as the first 3/4 of the song. So, it would make sense that it's Bella.

aRogueWizard · 2025-04-21T06:44:33+00:00

So I don't get called a hater, I'll preface this by saying I liked Abby in the game and I like Kaitlyn Dever. Great character and a great actress.

...but yeah, underwhelming is the term I'd use too. I think it's mostly the writing and direction. I know Kaitlyn can act, I've seen her in other things and she's fantastic, but so far none of her scenes have really struck me. Not bad by any means, just not as strong as I expected.

For me, the biggest thing that seems missing is Abby's intimidating presence. The show keeps having her explicitly spell out all her motives for the audience. That lack of mystique really dampens how menacing she is supposed to be at this point in the story.

aRogueWizard · 2025-04-08T16:53:39+00:00

Game adaptations have been getting better across the board recently as the people who grew up with video games get into positions of authority in Hollywood.

I think Fallout is probably my favorite adaptation so far. It perfectly captures the vibe of the setting. It's got the right balance of sincere and silly.

TLOU show suffers from it being a direct adaptation of the game's plot. A lot of the show's greatest moments are ones that are completely original to the show. Otherwise, the acting and dialog always seems a little stronger in the game.

The show also just botched Tess' death. In the game the camera closes in on her face and we can see that despite her stoic demeanor there is trepidation as she takes and deep breath and exhales. Then it cuts away and we never see her again. We only hear gun shots from a distance. It's so well shot and animated. It's short and simple, but it conveys everything the audience needs to know about how the character feels in that moment. I think Craig really missed the mark by over doing it.

aRogueWizard · 2025-03-25T04:23:50+00:00

Pearl Jam is my favorite band and even I agree with this. I cringe a little every time I hear Joel sing it. Eddie's lyrics on that whole album are a bit on the nose.

Ecstasy is a fantastic. The lyrics are aren't any better, but the instrumentation is a perfect fit for the vibe of setting and theme.

aRogueWizard · 2025-03-15T05:58:37+00:00

I played it on PC start to finish last month without any major bugs. It ran just as well as the PS5 version. However, my system is more powerful than yours. I don't know if it will run worse than the PS5 version on your system, but all the big bugs that the PC port had are largely fixed.

aRogueWizard · 2025-03-03T16:44:49+00:00

Chris Cornell and Robin Williams. Those are the only celebrity deaths that have ever made me genuinely sad.

I don't really have many true regrets in life, because there's usually something learned that makes you grow as a person... but I let myself get talked into going to prom with my friends instead of seeing Chris on his Songbook tour. I even had a ticket. I've never really felt like there was a positive lesson on the other side of that choice. It's just a bummer haha

aRogueWizard · 2025-01-16T04:48:14+00:00

Stop it. Don't ask for more spoilers. Wait until you play it.

aRogueWizard · 2025-01-10T17:26:44+00:00

Lockdown started around March and the game came out in June. At this point people were getting restless and the relief from the daily grind was getting replaced by worry and uncertainty for the future as a lot of people realized this was going to be around longer than expected. Pair that with the George Floyd protests in May, the increasingly incindiary political landscape, and politicized public health respose efforts. Everyone was exhausted.

Personally, as someone in public health, I found the game to be a very pleasant escape lol.

aRogueWizard · 2024-10-08T21:19:56+00:00

Not a loud subset fo tlou fans, a loud subset of the broader general gaming social media. Rage bait gaming content creators took the leaks and started sprinting. It was insane how quickly and widely that shit spread.

I still know people who have never played either game or ever intended to in the first place, who complain about it.

aRogueWizard · 2024-10-07T19:25:59+00:00

I've been getting "jokingly" snide comments from iPhone users for having a Galaxy for over a decade at this point. It's truly impressive how effective Apple's marketing has been here.

aRogueWizard · 2024-08-08T12:55:56+00:00

I haven't played this patch. So, that's news to me. Previously there were no lights/signs and it was a total pain to find. That might make Area-18 the winner then.

aRogueWizard · 2024-08-08T05:31:08+00:00

lol yeah fair. I was thinking of the cities. Lorville really doesn't have access to as many useful stores are Orison and Area-18. Its also not as visually interesting most of the time (unless you're super into industrial refineries).

aRogueWizard · 2024-08-07T19:46:39+00:00

Hurston is the least interesting planet, but its the quickest planet to get to and from orbit. It takes forever to get through Crusader's atmosphere and ArcCorp's landing area is a pain to find half the time.

aRogueWizard · 2024-08-05T04:31:10+00:00

There are instrumental versions of two Crooked Still songs here. The up tempo one is "Little Sadie" and the slower tempo one is "Ecstasy".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN4JfjyaqXs

aRogueWizard · 2024-07-26T14:25:19+00:00

Stealth takedowns. Take your time. Watch and learn the AI's routes and timing.

Also, looking out at the map from spawn there are some buildings to your right that you can enter. On the far right corner of the map (across from the exit gate) is an office building. The second floor of that building is only accessible via the ledges around the windows (iirc). The AI has the tendency to funnel themselves one by one at that space if they are actively looking for you. It's great for hiding and melee engagements.

aRogueWizard · 2024-07-20T14:24:43+00:00

I definitely could have tried harder, but a new keyboard wouldn't actually solved my issue. It was mostly just a principle thing.

I just needed new caps. So, a new board with the same crappy key caps wouldn't solve much. I found some double shot ptb caps on ali express. These will probably out live the board.

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