StraightVege Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 It'd sure be nice to have one thread relating to Naughty Dog without GamersTM shitting everywhere and the mods shutting it down. Please? I'm definitely intrigued by the concept art, and the possibility of an ND-developed fantasy/RPG title, but the reports of the unhealthy crunch going on there (if accurate) have made me hesitant about buying their games now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 I’m sure whatever it is, it will be good. No one can beat Naughty Dog.? I would like to have some new information about Factions 2, though. No news yet, which is kinda disappointing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadborne Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 They kind of change things up with every new IP - at least in terms of tone. I wouldn't worry too much about the controversial elements of TLOUII carrying over, and worst case scenario, maybe just read a few reviews post-release and choose whether to buy/play from there. No need to escalate disagreements and make personal attacks over this kind of thing, I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stevieboy Posted January 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2021 I've had to clean this thread up and many posts have been removed. I won't be doing it again, as next time it'll be locked and warning points will be issued. I'm sick and tired of seeing people argue about TLOUII. This thread isn't even about that game 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Naughty Dog has usually switched genres between IPs and sometime even within them. A fantasy RPG would be interesting from them, though of course I can only speculate as to what this could be. Just so long as they don't crunch their developers this time I'll be first in line. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiyan-13 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Stan Lee said: Naughty Dog has usually switched genres between IPs and sometime even within them. A fantasy RPG would be interesting from them, though of course I can only speculate as to what this could be. Just so long as they don't crunch their developers this time I'll be first in line. Does really developers' crunching time impacts people's decision about buying a game or not? ? About the game, anything developed by ND is gonna be interesting. Would be nice to see them test their skills by creating an RPG. Edited January 19, 2021 by Kiyan-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanexpress08 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) It would be interesting to see Naughty Dog make a new IP. Hopefully, they can recover! Edited January 19, 2021 by nolanexpress08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Conor Posted January 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Kiyan-13 said: Does really developers' crunching time impacts people's decision about buying game or not? People's, plural? Probably not, but as I grow more conscientious about workplace conditions in the industry I personally am loathe to be quick about supporting companies that treat their workforce poorly 56 minutes ago, nolanexpress08 said: It would be interesting to see Naughty Dog make a new IP. Hopefully, they can recover! Recover from what, exactly? The top-selling PS exclusive of the year, one of the top 20 bestselling games of the year and 200+ GOTY awards from critic and user polls alike? A vocal minority review-bombing within seconds of the game releasing, crying about a plot they didn't understand and sending death threats because they didn't like a story and characters? The controversy is almost entirely forgotten, except by the few who are just letting a game live rent-free in their little heads. Anyway, I'll say no more because I don't want to incur the mods' wrath with off-topic discussion. Edited January 19, 2021 by Stan Lee 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exsentry Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Abby_TheLastofUs said: The Last of Us Part II had the best debut for a PS4 exclusive. That doesn't really mean much. It's total sales and longevity that matter, at least to Sony and investors. I haven't seen many updates since it's first 4M sales from this past summer, which makes it pretty underwhelming compared to other PS exclusive titles. Considering the marketing and development budget, it's more than likely it lost money. 1 hour ago, Sendai-Horatio said: I dunno, ND kinda shot their reputation with TLOU2. Sony had to have Tsushima be launched earlier than expected so the game could cover for TLOU2 losses. I think ND may wind up being like Raven Software at this point and just exist to help finish other studios games. Yes and no. ND still has enough loyal fans to buy their games blindly and faithfully...at the very least, they make quality games. I do think the TLOU series is probably on hiatus More of an an issue to me, is their stale game design. Look what Santa Monica did with GoW and Sucker Punch's GoT; ND needs to do more to get me interested. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightVege Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, Kiyan-13 said: Does really developers' crunching time impacts people's decision about buying a game or not? In my case, yes—I will absolutely boycott a company I view as unethical (although it's quite questionable how much good that does), or at least buy their games used. I also resolved not to touch Ubisoft's stuff, after the sexual harassment claims came out. Of course, that's not much of a sacrifice, since their games bore me to tears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune2303 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 If this is a hint at what Naughty Dog's future game is supposed to be I guess good on them for taking the risk with a new IP ... Having said that this absolutely does not look like something that would/has ever interested me in the slightest (Elder scrolls/Witcher medival fantasy style games) so unless Naughty Dog goes all out and creates a game that somehow both plays and looks better than anything we've ever seen before I doubt I'll be picking this game up at some point .. well unless it eventually ends up on plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gommes_ Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Let's see if TLOU II affected the loyal fanbase somehow or not. Anyway, excited what they will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally-Vincent--- Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 2 hours ago, DaivRules said: Am I the only one think it would be cool if it ends up being a turn based strategy game with characters like those conceptual images? Yeah... probably I love turn based combat in strategy games. It'd be awesome to combine that with a strong story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storfl_92 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Sendai-Horatio said: I dunno, ND kinda shot their reputation with TLOU2. Sony had to have Tsushima be launched earlier than expected so the game could cover for TLOU2 losses. I think ND may wind up being like Raven Software at this point and just exist to help finish other studios games. Haha TLOU2 catapulted ND's reputation. ist regarded one of the best gamestudion in the world! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da-Noob123 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Apollo said: They seem to be rather Dragon Age-esque, IMO. I got the same vibes too. I would love ND to tackle a fantasy setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggypossum Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Dark Souls 4 confirmed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoesusHCrust Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 That looks interesting. I've always enjoyed ND's games and I like fantasy genre games best so I'll be thrilled if their next title is a fantasy title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherrywood Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 You can like it or not, I thought it was pretty great while not being as phenomenal as the first one, but the game absolutely did very well commercially. That being said, their next game I'd like to see some new IP. A fantasy setting with their attention to detail, that could be really cool. Would really like to see them swing back around to the idea of having 2 teams though; seemed like it was pretty traumatic for the studio but if they could make it work and we get Naughty Dog games quicker, maybe one team works on the new IP and they other one makes a part 3, that would be very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodytears1666 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Everyone seems to abandon Survival Horror, bastards. Konami, then Tango, now ND... Could this be medieval survival? I hope so. There are already enough RPGs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trojbrown40 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 We all know the next game is Factions 2 which will be a stand-alone game since TLOU2 lost so much money. (leaked story, misleading/character swaps in marketing, buying 2 million bots for positive reviews (some are even on here pretending to be players), deleting negative scores, suing YouTubers, rigging the video game awards, etc...) I was hoping it would be added on for free but since the disaster of the story and poor sales, that's not going to happen anymore like they did with Uncharted 4 & Lost Legacy which is unfortunate. Don't get me wrong, Naughty Dog has always put out quality games in the past and I'll still support them but their reputation has been tarnished. On The Last of Us Day, I was hoping we'd hear more about Factions 2, or if we bought the PS4 version we'd get a free port to the PS5 but instead it was nothing but a money grab of buy this T-shirt, poster, statue, etc....which again pissed off the die hard fans. I'm hoping on the next PS showcase we finally see a sneak peek/release date for Factions 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA_Darren Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 I will be surprised if their next release is not Uncharted Collection on PS5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ_Solo Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 minute ago, GTA_Darren said: I will be surprised if their next release is not Uncharted Collection on PS5. It would be surprising since ND didn't even do the UC collection on PS4. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Conor Posted January 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2021 21 minutes ago, trojbrown40 said: We all know the next game is Factions 2 which will be a stand-alone game since TLOU2 lost so much money. (leaked story, misleading/character swaps in marketing, buying 2 million bots for positive reviews (some are even on here pretending to be players), deleting negative scores, suing YouTubers, rigging the video game awards, etc...) I was hoping it would be added on for free but since the disaster of the story and poor sales, that's not going to happen anymore like they did with Uncharted 4 & Lost Legacy which is unfortunate. Not one word of any of that is true ? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squarevii87 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Sendai-Horatio said: I dunno, ND kinda shot their reputation with TLOU2. Sony had to have Tsushima be launched earlier than expected so the game could cover for TLOU2 losses. I think ND may wind up being like Raven Software at this point and just exist to help finish other studios games. Cry more We can't hear you 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stevieboy Posted January 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) Time to lock this one up as people can't keep from going off topic. This thread wasn't for discussions about TLOUII. This thread wasn't for discussions about your opinion of Neil Druckmann. This thread wasn't for discussions about agendas in games. This thread was for discussions about the pics hinting at Naughty Dog's possible next game, of which there was not a lot of actual discussion posted. I thank those that actually did keep it on topic, but as always it's the usual suspects that can't keep from posting their tired opinions over and over again. Edited January 19, 2021 by Stevieboy 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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