Last Of Us Gameplay Will Blow Your Mind

I want to know this too. Also, would like to know if violence is the only option, or if stealth/conversation/bargaining/paying a toll is also an option.

I just assumed if you're traveling through a post apocalyptic world with a teen girl you're going to treat any pack of guys as hostile. I'm guessing there will be some sort of context though, like they belong to a hostile gang they've had dealings with before or something.

From the Youtube description...
"Joel and Ellie are attempting to get to the bridge and out of the city. They are tourists in an area that's controlled by hunters. They are hunted and yet they too are hunters. Everyone is willing to do whatever it takes to survive. What you'll see here is something that we're calling Balance of Power AI. Enemies will react realistically to whatever situation your combat style forces them into. Playing as Joel, Ellie's help and whatever weapons you can scavenge are your best shot at progressing in this brutal, violent world."

When they first hear the guys talking they're talking about how they just took down some "tourists" so it's pretty likely they were gonna end up being hostile. Hopefully stealth is an option but it seems like the gameplay will be designed so you can either fight or stealth your way through.

They're obviously bad guys. When Joel and Ellie first hear their conversation, they mention how they've killed 5 tourists recently. Then when they're alerted to Joel's presence, they refer to him as a tourist.

I don't think it's a father/daughter relationship. From their discussion, they clearly don't know each other very well. Discussion about hotels, etc. Also, although allowing her to tag along, he's pretty unsympathetic and hard: "Keep it together," he barked to her.

I don't think - in something like this - there's a huge difference between little boys and little girls. Certainly from what we just saw, the girl might as well have been androgynous.

Eh, father/son stuff feels like it's in everything these days. A father/daughter relationship that's more then just the typical dad not understanding teen girls could be interesting. Of course if they really wanted to shake things up they could have gone with a Mum/son thing. That's almost never done outside those Desperate Housewives type shows.

I think its been done. If they took that angle, they'd likely be compared unfavorably to the road.

I'd like to see some taboos touched on here. Like the dynamics between a man and an (underage) teen girl in a context where they're basically the only long-term opportunity either has for a sexual partnership. I don't really want to watch them actually get together, but you could do some really interesting, uncomfortable narrative from that angle.

I've been saying that this game is essentially The Road except with a different dynamic, more sunlight and no cannibals.

'like watching a movie' is exactly why i'm not excited for it. same reason uncharted was bland, they put cinematics over actual gameplay. games shouldn't aspire to be movies, they are a step below games.

Id say early teens. I think they have actually made her look younger since the initial reveal trailer to hopefully desexualise the character and make the player more protective of her.

It's not Nolan North though, it's his voice double... Troy Baker

Which one was Nolan North as Joel is voiced by Troy Baker.

that pretty much echoes my thoughts, the whole thing felt extremely linear and scripted which imo just just doesn't cut it any more. I want to feel like the choices i make in the game actually make a difference to how it plays out not like regardless of my choice i will have to find a way past some bad guys or that i even have to enter that building.

I saw that! No regenerating health is a good move for a game like this.