no one is worshipping them in this thread though. thats why its 5k pages.
Yes, but you're forgetting that they're the same company that once gave us Crash Bandicoot—their trailer for Intergalactic told me so. Sure, the people who actually made those games left the company years ago, but still.
You could say that about Rockstar after 2018. They haven't released anything major after it and are just making money from 13 old multiplayer mode.
The difference is that Rockstar still wield vastly more influence than Naughty Dog within actual gaming communities. Rockstar can drop a reveal trailer and rack up over 140 million views and 6.3 million likes in eight months. Naughty Dog, by contrast, can release a reveal trailer and struggle to reach 4 million views in a year, with a roughly 3:8 like-to-dislike ratio.
Conparison was to rockstar which dis 2013 gta 5, nd did tlou. Gta has waaaaaaay bigger legs ( the biggest ) but at release timeframe tlou was insanely big.
I'd bet he's the kind of person who gets into a management role thinking he has to be everyone's buddy and bring nothing but comfort and good vibes so people will like him, but then blows up when he's challenged and gets confused about when he needs to be tough. That kind of leadership probably leaves the whole studio scattered and unfocused.
You know I'm right my guy
. It's like ND deliberately wanted to piss people off with that Game 
That dude was such a menace in BCS!
Sony usually has a large state of play on in Jan/Feb each year.
Tlou2 came out in 2020....that is the usual release cycle for a new AAA game. Just like Cyberpunk 2077 and RDR2, a new AAA game takes 5-7 years to release. Hell, Expedition 33 took 7 years as well, and thats an Indie game made with AI art.
Sometimes I actually don't get the discourse regarding TLOU2, what I often notice, is when people try to dismiss the obviously fantastic gameplay mechanics(like its EASILY among the top of the genre in Survival Horror/Action TPS)
It's as if those people don't no what Tiers are. It's like saying that if you win a race in 30secs, you'll have a good time, but if the finish line was reached in 32secs, you did bad 
. Even if the mechanics aren't as deep as those Games, doesn't mean that the Mechanics aren't amazing in their own right still.
Not quite; Sony pressed them for an internal demo after they missed deadlines. Druckmann walked away from the TV Show to help get the studio back on track because Naughty Dog appears to be having troubles getting it done. Doesn't mean much for the quality of the final game though; everything could turn out just fine.
I wouldn't go that far. It has top tier production values - no question - and it's motion capture work is still pretty great. But, a lot of Naughty Dog's work is about tricks rather than systems. It's not about doing things no one else can do with the hardware, but about how long it takes to pull off that illusion. Naughty Dog fake an enormous number of effects and fidelity to an astounding degree through sheer brute force of money and man power. Those combat animations are the result of a motion matching system that requires a simply staggering amount of pre-canned animations to blend. Very few studios have the budget or man power to populate that kind of system. TLOU2's budget dwarfed every other SIE game, in some instance more than double. Heck, GOY - a PS5 title - had a budget that was about a third of TLOU2's budget. When you have a hyper-linear game, a blank cheque, and a total disregard for the work/life balance of your employees, yeah - you'll produce great looking stuff. But it's not a technical marvel - it's just the result of smoke and mirrors paid for with a blank cheque from Sony.
So, we're now comparing The Last of Us Part 2 with... humanity landing on the Moon?
Makes sense
I haven't had an issue with Drukman till the tv show casting. I don't hate the girl, but she is just not right for the role - to the point of distraction where I can't concentrate on the show itself. Yes it's my problem, but I'm not the only one to be in this predicament. Drukman signing off on it is a red light.You know I'm right my guy
I highly, HIGHLY doubt Druckman is some Gabe Newel type of friendly dude to his staff. With him onboard, he inhertied all the bad side of the LGBT agenda and instead of running a business like a proper shop where things need to be done on time and on budget, he created this bubble at the studio where....everyone should be heard, if you get triggered please take a day off, if you have anxiety focus on another project, bring your pet to work, sing koombayah and meditate to inspire yourself, on no lets not do crunch because you guys complain, etc bullshit. If you are mentally and psychologically unfit to perform a task for the job, you don't belong there.
That's exactly what happened but people are still trying to lie and damage control. June 20th 2020 Naughty Dog didn't have something new lined up already but instead of telling them to hurry the fuck up Sony was fine with them working on side projects no one wanted.
He won't be out before TLOU Part 3. The series is now more well known than ever so I'm sure Sony wants more.
I thought she did a great job
The leak is about an internal demo. We are not getting a demo.
Err, that's part of the tech side of things. Some of the best tech in the industry is about tricks. Sony's ICE team is housed within ND
This is just sad. We have entered the bargaining phase.Anyway. PLEASE NAUGHTY DOG!!!! You can make this Game Woke, but not Controversial WOKE!!! TO the point that I feel bad in enjoying the Game, while reading all the Discourse on Social Media and Forums etc. Avoid putting in shock value just for the sake of it. Yes I absolutely hated Joel's death and playing as you know who was also not needed. It feels bad seeing one of my favourite Studios since Childhood getting torn to pieces Online just like that
Not true at all. At the time of the Uncharted success, many games where influenced by it, something comparable to the GTA phenomenon after the debut, if I can say.
Most likely because of several factors. Druckmann's straight-up tanking Naughty Dog, he scrapped that huge TLOU multiplayer after years of work, laid off the team, and now they're forcing 8+ extra hours a week (up to 60 total) on Intergalactic's internal demo after missing Sony deadlines, even though he swore crunch was dead post-TLOU2. Mind you this was after the heavy backlash of Intergalactic's reveal. He most likely had a hand in Amy Hennig and Bruce Straley bailing ages ago amid his ego trips and Evan Wells peaced out in '23 leaving him solo in charge.
Small minds cannot understand the benefit of extreme examples for a decent snr to make a Point.
No proof of that, It'll most likely be cross gen not a remaster. They'll be making the PS6 enhancements alongside the PS5/Pro version a bit like Horizon FW. But even if it was a remaster, history suggests that it would be a $10 upgrade cost.... if you wanted as you could just play the PS5 version at no extra cost.
I mean.... Given History (and even discourse to this day) it's not a Controversial thing to say actually, but I know truth facts can be sad for some people
It's quite the upgrade from Citizen Kane.
I understood that reference
Yes I absolutely hated Joel's death and playing as you know who was also not needed. It feels bad seeing one of my favourite Studios since Childhood getting torn to pieces Online just like that
Nah, he'll be promoted again.
Naughty Dog forced staff into mandatory overtime. Nt to ship a game, but to finish an internal demo. The full release isn't expected until 2027. Clearly, Something has gone very wrong.
Naughty Dog forced staff into mandatory overtime. Nt to ship a game, but to finish an internal demo. The full release isn't expected until 2027. Clearly, Something has gone very wrong.
No wonder we can't have 59.99 games. They want to take the extra profit and pay idiots to make their product look better?
You talk like you have been a Naughty employee for 20 years. Please record the Grounded 3 documentary and spill the beans on all Naughty Dog related. This kind of assumptions remind me of gossip magazines where "journalists" report on info that came out of their asses.
Actually, if you want 3x1.50 pizzas they still exist but they won't be the same quality from 30 years ago. I know, I ate those same pizzas.
