So, I’m beginning to really love the bow and arrow. For stealth and distance. But, damn is it hard to find ammo for it.

After I got it, I think I only came to one place that had a couple lying around. This is upgradable right? Just like the guns I assume.

And, i wish you could craft ammo in this game, but i do love the shiv takedowns and good old fashioned strangle kill.

This definitely feels more survival horror than many games before and after its release.

Be sure to pick up arrows you've fired, after you kill your intended targets. The scarcity of arrows is seldom felt if you make sure to always do that.

Yeah, I think I did that once, by accident, then realized you can retrieve them. I have like 2 arrows right now. Just wish there were more. But, oh well. Still a fantastic game!

if you go in the custom difficult menu, you can tweak the amount of resources. Once I adjusted it to plentiful , I had more than enough arrows.

I did see that option, but seems like a bit of a cheat, no?

Whenever you think or feel like that, just ask yourself, what would GatorDeb do?

Say "fuck it" and go back to Speedstorm racing.

Just curious Oldboy, do you intend to jump right into the second game after you finish it?

maybe. i usually don't play a sequel right after because i sometimes get burnt out, but i may with this. why?

Just curious is all. I liked the second game more than the first and envy anyone experiencing it for the first time.
I'm the same way though, I can't usually do games back to back from the same series.

It would be smart to take a brief break between the games, as there is a time gap between them anyway.

Part 2 is easily one of my favorite games of all time. There’s nothing like it that accomplishes what it sets out to do on that scale.

I’ve done series like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry back-to-back, but that’s different because the stories change. Familiarity of controls is one benefit.

well, i am 53% complete and with working from home and the holidays i hope to finish this this weekend. all this praise for 2 has me jazzed to play immediately after, but i will wait till the remaster for $10 in Jan.

It’s funny when I posted about lack of arrows. I played a bit today and right away came across a few arrows. I need to get the distance perk on that bow.

so, i'm at the part where Ellie just reunited with a hurt Joel. Anyone know how long I have left of this world?

what a great ride! tense, thrilling and emotional. great way to end 2023, by finishing a great game. this was true survival horror and loved it. the stealth component was so good and which is the reason why i like the Arkham series and Hitman. it's so much fun to learn the patterns and wait it out. sure, i like run and gun, but i also like slow and steady to win the game. with limited supplies and those clickers and blubber clickers and the human factor, it had it all.

Next is Left Behind and I hope that will lead right into the remastered part 2 on the 19th. i think i'm going to stay in this world just a bit longer. on to the tv series...

I just started my playthrough to ring in the new year. My GOD does this game look fucking incredible.

Does S1 of the HBO series go into second game at all?

Nope, only covers stuff from the first game.

But it does cover Left Behind so you'll want to play that first.

So I've been wanting to play this and have never seen the show, what to do, games first or show first?

Games first.

Thanks! I have three current games I'm doing so I don't know when I'll get to them but I'll make sure not to watch the series first.

Edit: Oh the second one hasn't been ported to PC yet, that sucks, I'll wait until it is to get the first one also.

The first season of the show only covers the first game. No need to worry about the second game just yet.

Yeah, I’m giving the show a try. Pascal is dead ringer for Joel. It’s so weird seeing similar dialogue and scenes to the game. Like a real life game. And, I must haves missed this as I was nodding off, but wasn’t the girls’ name Veronica? Then became Ellie. How did that work?