The Last of Us (HBO Max)

[GrahamWills]

In game mechanics terms, runners can pick you out easier by sight, and clickers are more sensitive to the sounds the person makes. Essentially, the fungus ate the eyes and clickers now resort to echolocation to get around. Not sure if we will see bloaters...

I started a replay through of the game, mostly to refresh my memory after 8 years. Here is a rough guide to adversaries in the game

Runners: Can see you. But they can be strangled which uses no resources. Only really a problem in packs.
Clickers: Cannot see you and navigate by sound. They cannot be killed without spending resources. I die more to clickers than to any other type of infected.
Bloaters: Slow and not very preceptive. If you have a coupel of fire sources, not a problem. If not then problem as fire damages their armor and without that it's a long game of dodge; headshot; dodge, run, headshot.
Humans: More dangerous than infected by a lot. Especially army types with helmets. After a few scenes with a dozen mixed enemies attacking you (especially when sniping or in tanks), I'm happy to see infected again.

 

[Mannahnin]

Yeah we saw a Bloater in the trailer for sure. I've seen several articles at this point though refer to all of the infected in the series as Clickers, I guess maybe it wasn't clear that a Clicker was a particular variety

Seemed obvious to me, but likely some viewers/article writers don't get that there are different types. Despite Ellie foreshadowing it with her questions to Joel & Tess.

 

[Vael]

Episode 3 ... Just give it all the awards. That was beautiful

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Well, that was astonishing.

I would like to see a list of the best hours of television of all time, because right now, I cannot think of anything -- ever -- to top what we just saw.

 

[billd91]

Yeah, episode 3 was incredible.

 

[Tonguez]

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the crazy thing is that looks like an image straight out of a game! Its so life like

while I'll play survival games I don't tend to watch zombie porn and didnt watch Walking Dead because of that, but this has proven actually interesting. I did appreciate the first episode recreating the game scenes too

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

OK, I'm seeing comparisons to Black Mirror's "San Junipero" episode and, while that is almost certainly Black Mirror's finest hour (although the next tier down has a lot of great episodes, too), I think "Long, Long Time" handily beats it. Any thoughts on the comparison?

 

[payn]

OK, I'm seeing comparisons to Black Mirror's "San Junipero" episode and, while that is almost certainly Black Mirror's finest hour (although the next tier down has a lot of great episodes, too), I think "Long, Long Time" handily beats it. Any thoughts on the comparison?

Im gonna have to check out San Junipero before I can comment!

 

[Gradine]

If it's not at the top, it's definitely up there.

Generally speaking, we do not deserve Nick Offerman

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Im gonna have to check out San Junipero before I can comment!

Do not read any spoilers. Like a lot of Black Mirror episodes, it has a great twist.