If nothing else, a sequel means that ending is no longer actually an ending. The Last Of Us had a damn near perfect ending, one of the best (and most ambiguous and unsettling) I’ve ever encountered. I’ve always felt a little uncomfortable with the idea of a sequel. Note also, many of the reviews I’ll be quoting don’t include review scores-in other words, some of the most critical reviews out there don’t impact the final Metacritic score at all, for better or worse. Let’s take a look at some of the more critical reviews, if only to get more information than “Best Game Ever 10/10!” Some critics are calling the story needlessly bleak, its characters completely changed from the first game, and its story riddled with plot holes.
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Since this game is somewhere between 25 and 30 hours long, you can see how that could be a problem.Īnd it’s not just the violence. Second, and arguably more importantly, some reviewers (even those who ultimately liked the game) found the violence extreme to the point of questioning whether they could even finish playing. Others note that the game’s best bits are in this embargoed stretch. So we’re left with a very big, roughly 12-hour question mark, with some reviewers saying that whether or not you like the game may come down to what happens during the section they’re not able to talk about. I would not have been able to talk about the second half of the game anyways, thanks to the embargo (which not only prevents discussion of the game’s ending, but also its beginning).
RAIN ON YOUR PARADE METACRITIC CODE
Here at Forbes, we did not receive a review code for The Last Of Us Part 2 (nor were we told why) so I’m unable to offer up any analysis or impressions. Whether or not this leaves something important out is impossible to say since I haven’t played the game. I understand wanting to keep spoilers out of reviews as much as possible, but this strikes me as more than a little over-the-top. The final 12 hours or so are completely off-limits, so the things that reviewers liked or disliked about that portion of the game can only be discussed vaguely. While most video game embargoes contain some kind of restrictions on what you can talk about or use in video footage, this one forbids any discussion of the second half of the game and limits video footage to just three scenes. The addition of Sun Mode adds to the game’s replayability factor due to the difficulty change as well as new objectives being added.Now I’m not trying to rain on anyone’s parade in this post, but there are a couple of things I think readers should be aware of beyond all the gushing and praise as they decide whether or not to pick this game up next week.įirst off, the review embargo itself is quite strict. The Sun will follow Cloudy around and will knock off some of Cloudy’s life if it touches. Sun Mode adds an extra layer of difficulty, bringing in a nemesis to deal with in the missions.
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Rain On Your Parade can be completed within a few hours and once you do then you unlock New Game+ as well as Sun Mode. There were no noticeable game breaking or hindering bugs that were encountered during Rain On Your Parade. There was also one mission where some humans could not be offed, but it could be overlooked as it did not hinder being able to complete that mission. The tornado power can feel a bit unwieldy when trying to place objects during certain missions, and its throw ability is inconsistent. There are some minor issues within Rain On Your Parade. Even with the homages Rain on Your Parade is able to carve out its own identity.
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In one you could be filling a shopping trolley with goods, while in another you are wielding a black hole in a level inspired by Katamari Damacy. Some are unique, while others pay homages to other games like Breakout and Metal Gear Solid. The main positive to Rain on Your Parade is that it keeps surprising with its missions. Along the way he meets other characters like an older cloud, a grandma who does not mind Cloudy’s destruction as long as it helps her, and a frog. The narrative is quite basic, with Cloudy looking for friends which puts him on the road to the magical city of Seattle. Some missions will not have any replenishment sources, so you have to ration the rain to meet the objectives. Cloudy only has a set amount of stored rain per mission, but this can usually be replenished. Quite a few missions require Cloudy to take people out in order to succeed, like throwing a bunch of screaming snowballs off a cliff. You can use lightning to then strike the humans or a tornado to throw them great distances.
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Raining on someone will get them wet, while snowing on them will trap them in a snowball. Do not let Cloudy’s smiley face fool you. The gameplay is simple and easy to pick up as you move around levels unleashing the weather of choice to cause all sorts of havoc.