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Is TLOU2 worth a spin after I finish Elden Ring? I really enjoyed the first one.

I really enjoyed 2 but the 2nd half was a bit of a slog with a great finale section. Loved the story and where they went with it. Saying that, I cleared it once and for the plat half way through the 2nd playthrough and haven't played it since. I completed tlou about 9 times I'd say

I think you're vastly underestimating how much work goes into a game like this, to suggest it might have been the work of a fortnight or a month.

Yes, the level design and story etc was done, but rebuilding the entire game is a huge undertaking. It's more than just recreating all of the assets, it's a new engine, new rendering tech, new animations, rewriting all of the AI and gameplay code and testing to make sure it all works as before but with support for the added compatibility with haptic feedback and new accessibility features where Naughty Dog once again are at the forefront of the industry.

There will be a huge number of players who've never played the game before, particularly as it's coming to PC for the first time and will be tying in with a TV show. The PC version probably necessitated a rewrite to a large extent as releasing something that was built for PS3 wouldn't really stand up on modern PC hardware.

If you've already played it and don't want to pay then don't. Or if you want to get the old version more cheaply you can, it still exists. I've never understood the level of entitlement in the gaming community. They're putting a product out there and it's your choice to buy it or not. I'm sure there's plenty of people out there who will be glad of the option to play the game for the first time with cutting edge modern technology powering it.

As an aside, €80 is still a hell of a lot cheaper than a typical N64 game cost when you account for inflation. And it'll undoubtedly be on sale for half of that within a year, if not free on a subscription service. Gaming has generally got cheaper over the years when you account for inflation and you get more for your money these days than you ever did.

Yeah, that's fair enough, my mistake there!

Although some states do have a 0% tax, I guess it's just fair play to them! The highest tax is 9.55% and without getting a calc out, brings a game up to $77.

I won't get into the price of a digital good vs a boxed good though, cos there's loads of costs involved that I couldn't guess at how much they are, like file hosting on the digital side or costs of logistics on the physical side.

Its not really entitlement, charging €80 is a shameless cash grab considering TLOU remastered still looks and plays well today. ND should be called out for it otherwise other companies might do the same.

This remake and the Vampire masquerade game are two that I'm happy got delayed (don't want them cancelled). Even with more limited changes to a remake than a sequel there was still nothing they said game me hope for it.

I think the Mass effect andromeda writers might be cursed, as they were former writers from that on both of these.

Now to see online comments.

Seriously though, one day I'll actually play a GTA to completion. One that isn't top down and lets me go on a Killllll Frenzy in a tank.