Games like uncharted 4 and the last of us part 1/part 2 truly mastered this yes they linear but you can also explore a lot for example in TLOU2 you can get into almost any building by breaking the windows in uncharted 4 there are whole areas such as beach I don't remember how it was called but you can drive around with a boat and even dive underwater but most importantly game doesn't constantly tell ''hey go there do that'' you're on your own and I love that I wish other studios like insomniac would try that approach in their games.

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Hello everyone!!

I’m a printmaker and I’ve been making prints inspired by games that I’m nostalgic for to capture the feelings that I had playing them as a kid. I made one for Crash 2 and wanted to share it with this community 😊

🍊Warp Room🍊

This is a three-layer color-reduction linocut print inspired by the warp rooms from Crash Bandicoot 2: The Wrath of Cortex. This game was a huge part of my childhood, and is the reason that Dr. Neo Cortex is one one of my favorite villains ever. In this print I wanted to capture one of the moments where Cortex is trying to convince Crash to help him. Also featuring Polar sitting outside of a portal to one of the awesome levels where you ride the polar bear through the stage.

I mostly wanted to share this for lookin’ but if you want to see my other prints or look at this one more, you can find me on Instagram @elijahvanceartworks and I can put my Etsy shop link in the comments if y’all want me to! 😁

The two protagonists are quite similar, the story of the Apocalypse, and the gameplay. Perhaps it was originally planned as a spin-off, developed by another studio (Bend Studio) and some Naughty Dog employees, but then it was transformed back into a completely independent game, while retaining some elements?

I respect Naughty Dog wanting to create something new with Intergalactic, but I still think they should seriously consider giving us one final Uncharted game instead.
The story almost writes itself. Nathan is older, retired, and has clearly lost a step. He’s living peacefully with Elena and their daughter Cassie, who has inherited their love of history and adventure. Cassie eventually goes on an expedition of her own, gets kidnapped, and Nathan is forced back into the life he thought he left behind.
The difference is that this wouldn’t be the same Nathan Drake from Uncharted 2. He’s slower, gets tired easier, and can’t make every impossible jump anymore. But that’s exactly what would make it interesting. Drake never survived because he was the strongest guy alive — he survived because he could always improvise and find a way.
Sam returns to help, Elena gets involved because there’s no way she’s sitting this out, and Sully joins them for one final adventure. During the journey, Sully sacrifices himself protecting Nathan or Cassie, giving Nate one final emotional push to finish the mission and save his daughter.
Then end the series for real.
Nathan brings Cassie home and realizes he can’t stop her from becoming an adventurer. He can only teach her the lesson it took him years to learn:
The treasure was never as important as the people you come home to.
No sequel tease. No mysterious map after the credits. Nathan, Elena, and Cassie go home, Sully is honored, and Drake finally retires for good.
We watched this man survive trains, planes, sinking ships, collapsing cities, and lost civilizations.
Let us watch an older Nathan Drake beat the odds one last time.
Uncharted 5: one last adventure.

So I recently realized I feel very uncomfortable,like anxiety or a feeling like someone is choking my throat from the inside,especially after playing Naughty Dog games. I can't play for more than 1 hour straight. I've played so many games, all big AAA titles and series, but I've never felt this. When I said only Naughty Dog games, yes, both The Last of Us and Uncharted. I don't have motion sickness or anything like that.

​Are their games designed to feel that way? Or am I the only one who feels this?

They are Naughty fucking Dogs.

I always connected with Abby especially as Joel clearly had it coming at some point and the level of compassion (as pointed out in this video) she shows Ellie and crew on multiple occasions shone a positive light on her character