The Last of Us Franchise - Because it's apparently a franchise now. This thread has been double-DMCA’d by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

It’s actually perfect everything turned out this way. Usually gaming media is quick to jump onto the gamergate racist transphobic evil men just upset a brave new strong character is introduced excuse for a game sucking, but now they’re gonna have to try and spin a story about why it’s a good thing this raging monster beats a little lesbian girl and her Jewish girlfriend to a bloody pulp
 
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- this horrific symbol emailed to Naughty Dog head offices demonstrated beyond all doubt that the leaking of the The Last of Us 2, the first game to ever feature women, was indeed the work of nazi gamergate terrorists -
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- clubbed by hubris, heil druckmann rounded up the Joels and sent them to the ovens. Fans’ faith and prized possessions were confiscated, without re-funds -
 
That's right, keep shitting on your potential customers. They'll be back. They always come back, r ... right?

This never gets old for me. I'm familiar with the notion of "firing your problem customers" -- businesses do this fairly regularly with individual customers who make constant unreasonable demands or are sluggish with payments or whatever, because it becomes unprofitable to serve such customers -- but this radical idea of actively insulting and attacking entire groups of people you expect to buy your product is just amazing to see in action. They're so proud of themselves for doing it, too. Even as it destroys other companies (including those of their colleagues), they keep doing it, and encourage their peers to do the same.

They never consider this simple fact: I will never buy something from somebody who's calling me a cunt. Lots of other people are the same way.

On a side note, I always take issue with this use of "entitled" as if it's a bad thing. You're describing a paying customer. Yes, that means they're "entitled." Literally, by law, entitled to a product that satisfactorily resembled the product that was promised at the time of purchase. If they haven't bought your product yet, but you want them to, they're still entitled to judge it on its merits, the zits on your face, the phase of the moon, or how full their stomach is at the moment you ask them.

I can think of a use of the word "entitled" to describe a bad thing. A bad developer acts entitled to his potential customers' money whether he makes a good product or not.

That isn't any Naughty Dog staff; it's Jeff/JohnnyUtah, who used to make some great animations for Newgrounds back in the day:


Sadly I have to disagree with him on this point, as I do with anyone who tries to use the stupid "entitled gamers" diatribe. It's hard enough to find a game that doesn't screw you out of your money with microtransactions and the like, but now the sociopolitical shit makes it more difficult.

As for this whole thing, I'm not really that hurt by it. In fact I'm laughing: they delayed this game for how many years and did their best to remind you that it isn't supposed to be "fun", but "engaging" (in the same way that slowly feeding your dick into a buzzsaw is "engaging").
 
That's right, keep shitting on your potential customers. They'll be back. They always come back, r ... right?

This never gets old for me. I'm familiar with the notion of "firing your problem customers" -- businesses do this fairly regularly with individual customers who make constant unreasonable demands or are sluggish with payments or whatever, because it becomes unprofitable to serve such customers -- but this radical idea of actively insulting and attacking entire groups of people you expect to buy your product is just amazing to see in action. They're so proud of themselves for doing it, too. Even as it destroys other companies (including those of their colleagues), they keep doing it, and encourage their peers to do the same.

They never consider this simple fact: I will never buy something from somebody who's calling me a cunt. Lots of other people are the same way.

On a side note, I always take issue with this use of "entitled" as if it's a bad thing. You're describing a paying customer. Yes, that means they're "entitled." Literally, by law, entitled to a product that satisfactorily resembled the product that was promised at the time of purchase. If they haven't bought your product yet, but you want them to, they're still entitled to judge it on its merits, the zits on your face, the phase of the moon, or how full their stomach is at the moment you ask them.

I can think of a use of the word "entitled" to describe a bad thing. A bad developer acts entitled to his potential customers' money whether he makes a good product or not.
TBF this isn't the studio just some shithead on the net.

Not to say that attitude isn't uncommon among creatives these days sadly.
 
Beating women is wrong, unless you are a dude that calls yourself a woman. I get the whole revenge thing, but, in general, beating someone to death should be used only on someone who is perceived as powerful, as a way to bring them down a notch, otherwise, it just feels like pure abuse and an excess. I think the strongest part of last of us was the world and not the story, as much as I liked the game, I cant really remember much about what happened, it just felt like another tv show of this era. As much as people give crap Kojima for his writing, the man is great in creating memorable characters and stories. Last of Us just had a bunch of angry people and some fungus dudes. What I mean by this, is that for the last of us to work, you should concentrate on mood and gameplay.
 
Come to think of it, Noire does give insight into Neil Druckmann’s likely relationship with the angry Naughty Dog employee.

Ah, I see you are also a man of culture...

I hope they release the game this way personally - it would be a great testament to what happens when game developers take their woke shit too far, and a reminder that losing the purpose of your story to push this content is a good way to fast-track the liquidation of your company.
 
Wait... who the fuck could like Death Stranding?
an essential worker
The last ten years have been like a genocide, but for IP's. What I don't get is why they keep handing the reins to people intent on poisoning one multimillion dollar franchise after another. Seriously asking, how does this keep happening? Has the rot set in too deeply?
The Nazis told us not to, so we had to!
 
Oh boy, this sounds all sorts wrongheaded. With that said, I'm not extremely attached to this series. But, I do find these leaks, thematically, as fascinating as a car wreck.

But, instead of dogpiling, let's play a thought experiment:

Let's say this is what Druckmann envisioned from the beginning...

The title of the series may give us a clue as to the narrative goal.

I think this series may be an excercise in nihilism. That is, humanity is not worth saving..

We are selfish, vengeful, and insert whatever for the last game(if it happens)..

That seems to be the only thing that makes sense. We are watching mankind's doom...

Assuming Druckcuck is capable of thought to begin with was your first mistake.
I want to cause someone at ND grievous bodily harm, oh my fucking god.

I'm still gonna get the game- I was so hyped up for the continuation of the story and I thought it looked nice, but dammit I'm angry that this is what I'm gonna be dealing with. FUCK.
What do you get, when after seeing this garbage fire, you are still ready willing and able to throw your money in it and are still mad, but refuse to change course? I'll tell you what you get!

You get what you fucking deserve.
 
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