01-12-2023, 10:47 AM
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#261
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Originally Posted by pseudoreality
Really, don't most video games take like 40-60 hours to complete? What is this show, like 8 x 1hr episodes? If I can finish the game in 8 hours I'd be much more likely to pick it up. I have a short attention span and am not a good gamer.
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I assumed the first season would be about 10 hours; TLOU Part 1 on Story Mode (i.e. the gameplay parts are basically trivial and you're not spending a bunch of time rummaging for supplies or upgrading things or looking around but basically just progressing through the story) is about 15 hours.
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
So playing video games as a grown ass adult is totally acceptable, but chasing a completion trophy crosses the line for you?
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Both things are acceptable (I have no idea what being a "grown ass adult" would have to do with it) and whatever you like is whatever you like; play your games however you want to get the most enjoyment you can from them. I just can't relate to why arbitrary "Hey, you've achieved X" thing that a developer put in would matter. But I don't really treat video games like a competition or finishing them as something to be achieved (any more than I would consider consuming any other media like TV or movies or books to be an achievement) so that's probably where the disconnect is for me. Any time I get a "trophy" in a game I'm basically annoyed that there's a pop-up accompanying it that's damaging immersion.
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Last edited by CorsiHockeyLeague; 01-12-2023 at 10:50 AM.
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01-12-2023, 12:00 PM
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#262
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First Line Centre
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We doing spoiler tags after each episode on Sundays?
I'm not a fan and would typically just not open a dedicated show thread until I'd seen the latest episode. But of course I'll go with the consensus
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01-12-2023, 12:08 PM
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#263
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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I think any show specific thread should be fair game for spoilers as the episode airs. If you manage to get it early through nefarious means, keep it to yourself until it airs in Calgary, which I assume will be 7pm.
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01-12-2023, 12:21 PM
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#264
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ALL ABOARD!
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OP should throw (Spoilers) in the title just to be safe but I agree that after it airs in Calgary it should be fair game.
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01-12-2023, 01:47 PM
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#265
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
I assumed the first season would be about 10 hours; TLOU Part 1 on Story Mode (i.e. the gameplay parts are basically trivial and you're not spending a bunch of time rummaging for supplies or upgrading things or looking around but basically just progressing through the story) is about 15 hours.
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Forgive me I am not a gamer, but is it any fun to play story mode or are you just watching cut scenes? I'm all for not having to look around for stuff and repetitive side quests, but I still want to have some fun playing a game.
What about Part 2?
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01-12-2023, 01:49 PM
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#266
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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Part 2 is significantly longer than Part 1. Probably 25-30 hours for the first playthrough.
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01-12-2023, 01:54 PM
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#267
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Originally Posted by pseudoreality
Forgive me I am not a gamer, but is it any fun to play story mode or are you just watching cut scenes? I'm all for not having to look around for stuff and repetitive side quests, but I still want to have some fun playing a game.
What about Part 2?
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It just makes the game very easy -- so you have lots of health, enemies don't spot you as easily, plentiful ammo, etc. For someone that has lots of experience with games it may decrease the challenge enough to be less fun or interesting, but I would imagine someone who doesn't play games at all would still find it tense and exciting and would likely even still be challenged.
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01-12-2023, 01:54 PM
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#268
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I've never actually played it on story mode. I just know that the purpose is to make the gameplay sections trivial and non-challenging. It doesn't result in just watching cutscenes because there's still a lot of story in between all the cutscenes - probably most of it, actually, as TLOU part 1 was at the time it came out by far the best game to implement important narrative into the gameplay sections. It's just that you probably won't have to re-try sections of the game because they're not going to challenge you.
I'm pretty sure you can switch the difficulty partway through, though, so you could try it and amp it up if you want more of a challenge. I was just suggesting the method that would take the least time. Regardless, my main point was just it's worth playing in video game form; it's probably not going to be the best TV show in history but for my money it's still the best video game.
Oh, and definitely do not start with Part 2, that's just a terrible idea for many reasons. In short, it's longer, slower, grimmer, more of a grind to get through, and overall not as good a game.
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01-12-2023, 03:49 PM
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#269
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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I played TLOU Part 2 on a low difficulty (I don't know if it was Story Mode or one higher) because I knew I'd never find the time to finish it otherwise, and it still has decent game play. It's not super-challenging, but you still have to think about how to play things to avoid getting killed.
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01-12-2023, 05:10 PM
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#270
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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Story mode is just the easiest setting rebranded to avoid stigma because developers found that no one wanted to play on beginner or novice or super easy settings.
But calling it story mode removed that stigma and allowed people to play the game in their own way.
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01-12-2023, 08:52 PM
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#271
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Van City - Main St.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pseudoreality
Really, don't most video games take like 40-60 hours to complete? What is this show, like 8 x 1hr episodes? If I can finish the game in 8 hours I'd be much more likely to pick it up. I have a short attention span and am not a good gamer.
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I'm the same way and recently got a PS5 after not having any gaming for years.
I play everything on the easiest mode and just enjoy the stories and doing something different with my free time.
I play 1 game at at time and look for games that are up to around 20-30 hours max.
It's great! Just started The Last of Us and enjoying it so far.
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01-14-2023, 10:27 PM
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#272
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Resident Videologist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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01-14-2023, 11:05 PM
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#273
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by AC
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Take him back? In a heartbeat! Pedro Pascal can chill out in Calgary whenever he wants!
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01-14-2023, 11:06 PM
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#274
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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huh, thought I'd posted these before but maybe not. Some set pics I took in June
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01-15-2023, 07:58 AM
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#275
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Looks like it should show up at 7pm tonight. Stoked.
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01-15-2023, 01:11 PM
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#276
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by getbak
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I've been to Northland Mall many times over many years, including pre-covid, and never saw that corridor shown in the first 2 pictures. Is there a part of the mall I never knew about?
The third picture almost looks like a scene from Bioshock.
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01-15-2023, 01:21 PM
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#277
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Originally Posted by AC
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They pronounced Calgary properly! They must have been here a while haha
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01-16-2023, 10:09 AM
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#279
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Didn't know it was possible to like Pedro Pascal more than I did, but here we are.
Still haven't seen the show but looking forward to it.
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01-16-2023, 05:06 PM
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#280
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Mathgod
I've been to Northland Mall many times over many years, including pre-covid, and never saw that corridor shown in the first 2 pictures. Is there a part of the mall I never knew about?
The third picture almost looks like a scene from Bioshock.
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That's the area from the Winners/Futureshop end
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