Topic: The Chit Chat Thread

@JohnnyShoulder i’ve been thinking a lot about that ending. The Last of Us is probably the best story driven game i’ve played. Maybe i’ll pick up the PS4 remaster to tied me over, and I still need to play the dlc.

@Wesker Left Behind is quality, well worth it if you enjoyed the main game. I was only so so on the ending, I'm not the greatest fan of ambiguous or sudden endings and the build up to it was probably my least favourite part of the game. Still, one my games of all time and is deserving of going in my top 25 list.

@Wesker @JohnnyShoulder I really didn’t get much out of Left Behind, but I’m not big on DLC story content to be honest, I always struggle to get in to it like I do the main game.

As for TLOU itself, I don’t love it but it’s better than Uncharted. Everything’s a bit too miserable for me, which is the point I guess, and it all certainly leaves an impact but I just can’t say I really enjoyed playing through it (twice). I do enjoy how kinetic the combat was at times though, when you got crafting down on the fly it resulted in some pretty awesome encounters.

@kyleforrester87 I think with Uncharted and TLOU, a lot of the time it’s about pushing the story forward, not so much the gameplay. I found the puzzles boring in TLOU, and I hardly did any stealth, but I do enjoy the 3rd person shooting, likewise in Uncharted. The main thing for me though is moving from one cutscene to another. I saw one NLifer call Sony games ‘Hollywood-wannabe gloomy interactive films with varied but rough gameplay’, which I found quite funny.

@Wesker yeah, for me I had the most fun when I was stealthing around, making explosives on the fly and shotgunning clickers at point blank range. I just found the story to be all a bit of a morbid drag!

It was good at what it did though, the intro in particular was very engaging and I liked the Half Life 2 vibes in the quarantine zone at the start.

Loving the look of this game. Too bad it's on PC only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahyV8Wv1f-M

@Wesker I actually enjoy the gameplay of TLOU. Crafting on the fly, managing your inventory, stealthing, I love it.

@Octane It’s definitely enjoyable, and the multiplayer as well. Inventory management and stealth are not high on my list of fun gameplay though. That’s fine, I was playing on normal, and you could get away with action fighting your way through a lot of it. I noticed you didn’t defend the puzzles though

@Wesker Which puzzles?

Moving obstacles around to access new areas aren't really puzzles IMO.

One of my cats has gone missing.

Not impressed.

That is all.

@RogerRoger Yeah I don't get too bent out of shape with most things but a missing kitty freaks me out. I need to keep a lid on it though since my girlfriend is worried enough. So I'm just like yeeahh he'll be back heh .

@kyleforrester87 Is it an outdoor cat? And how long has it been missing?

One of my cats would disappear for days at a time, and only showed his face when he wanted food.

@Ralizah He went out at 7am on Sunday, so he's not been gone 2 days but it's odd for him as he's never gone for more than a couple of hours at a time and stays in over night (we lock the cat flap at night). Can't find him locally. He did this once before last year, and was found in the neighbours house under the bed so I dunno. I'm really hoping he's just at home when I get in tonight!!

@kyleforrester87 I assume you've talked to your neighbors? I've had at least one cat somehow get caught underneath our house, so, if that's even remotely possible, I'd suggest grabbing a flash light and taking a peek down there (disregard if you live in an apartment or something, obvs).

It's a lot more likely to be safe than a dog would be, though. Cats aren't generally known to wander out into the road and, being fairly athletic animals, they can climb stuff to avoid dangers in their environments.

Have you tried putting a bowl of cat food outside somewhere?

@Ralizah we knocked on a few neighbours doors this morning, there are a lot of oldies around my area and some of them don’t really know what time of day it is let a lot what you’re asking them unfortunately, but yeah we’re going to have to start doing a lot more of that if he doesn’t show up tonight. I’ll print a load of letters off tomorrow and start putting them in everyone’s doors. He could have easily gone in through an open door and got under a bed or something, though.

We didn’t leave food in the garden since there’s a load of Toms about and I figured they will just come and eat it within 15 minutes.

The trouble is, in my experience, when cats get stuck somewhere they tend to just shut up and sit still so he could be right under our noses. But then you start to wonder if someone’s decided to pinch him! Argh!

@kyleforrester87 My mother in law's cat has a habit of going in garages and storage yards. She'll get locked in places which won't then be opened for a day or so. Chances are yours is stuck somewhere and waiting for the opportunity to leg it, he'll be fine

@kyleforrester87 i would like to say everything will be fine but this happened to me a few years ago and it was not a happy outcome

not trying to put a downer on the situation, i'm just saying be prepared for anything and i hope the moggie turns up safe and sound

@Gremio108 @Ralizah haha I know, logic goes out the window when it’s my cats for some reason, otherwise I don’t tend to let stuff get to me too much 😂

BUT the good news is he was home when I got in a moment ago, minus a collar and looking sleepy so thank **** for that. He must have been stuck somewhere. I’m gunna staple him to the floor now.

@FullbringIchigo sorry just saw that, yeah man I’ve lost cats before, it sucks, I’m extra attached to these though since they are the ones me and my girlfriend got together and we don’t have kids so 🤷‍♂️

He’s called Buster, after guess what 😂

@kyleforrester87 minus a collar, that's odd unless someone took it off and tried to keep him