The Last of Us

 PlayStation 3
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Jun 14, 2013
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9.2

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  1. Littlemisspeony
    Aug 10, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My all time favorite game, remaster, remake, original, DLC and all. Seriously Make time to play, by any means..… Expand
  2. AGCR
    Jun 22, 2023
    5
    The best PS3 exclusive by far, a masterpiece of NaughtyDog, impossible don't like this game
  3. Geo3891
    Apr 14, 2023
    7
    Hay que admitirlo, fanboys de Clony o lo que sean, este juego es de los mas sobrevalorados de todos los tiempos, lo sobrevaloran a tal punto de creer que este juego es mejor como obras maestrar como Mario Galaxy, Sonic Adventure 2 o Zelda Breath of the Wild.
    Esta cosa que parece pelicula no es nada mas que un simulador de caminar y ya esta, el 90% del gameplay solo se basa en caminar, el    Hay que admitirlo, fanboys de Clony o lo que sean, este juego es de los mas sobrevalorados de todos los tiempos, lo sobrevaloran a tal punto de creer que este juego es mejor como obras maestrar como Mario Galaxy, Sonic Adventure 2 o Zelda Breath of the Wild.
    Esta cosa que parece pelicula no es nada mas que un simulador de caminar y ya esta, el 90% del gameplay solo se basa en caminar, el soundtrack esta bien pero no es nada del otro mundo, no se compara con los legendarios soundtracks de Sonic, Mario o Kirby, la historia es una basura pretenciosa, solo es la típica historia de apocalipsis rebuscada y predecible y los personajes son un charrasco y el apartado artístico es una cosa genérica a mas no poder.
    Este juego no es para nada la gran cosa y menos es de los mejores videojuegos, solo un juego sin identidad sobrevalorado, no es nada del otro mundo minimo te entretiene unas 1 hora y ya, solo es bueno para curarte el insomnio    … Expand
  4. phil_chapman1
    Apr 3, 2023
    5
    The perfect game. 2 loveable main characters on an adventure with z…zzz….zombies! What’s not to like!
  5. Broyax
    Mar 25, 2023
    7
    A première vue, ce machin ressemble un peu trop aux Uncharted et on y retrouve de temps à autre bien des évènements scriptés (et donc obligatoires) qui énervent un brin... sans compter tous ces QTE... un peu trop nombreux (qui énervent un tantinet). Mais comparé aux Unchartiep, ils ne sont pas si nombreux que ça (les scripts), un heureux changement donc.

    Le combat, les fusillades sont    A première vue, ce machin ressemble un peu trop aux Uncharted et on y retrouve de temps à autre bien des évènements scriptés (et donc obligatoires) qui énervent un brin... sans compter tous ces QTE... un peu trop nombreux (qui énervent un tantinet). Mais comparé aux Unchartiep, ils ne sont pas si nombreux que ça (les scripts), un heureux changement donc.

    Le combat, les fusillades sont nettement améliorées par contre ; il faut dire que l'atmosphère (excellente) n'est pas la même et le côté viscéral (et bien plus violent) rendent l'action cohérente et spectaculaire. L'interface souffre néanmoins d'un manque de maniabilité et reste dans l'ensemble assez perfectible...

    L'autre point d'un grand intérêt concerne l'infiltration étonnament bien rendue ; voilà qui permet de varier les approches ici et là dans ce qui reste cependant un long couloir plus ou moins... large ! mais un gros couloir quand même, bien balisé. L'avantage du couloir, c'est que le jeu est très beau et très détaillé malgré évidemment un taux d'images parfois à la peine ! pour ne pas dire que ça peut ramer plus ou moins sévèrement...!

    Enfin, terminons par le meilleur du jeu, à savoir ses personnages et son scénario, tous deux fort bien écrits. D'excellentes idées ici et un rythme savamment dosé. Sans oublier une noirceur générale étonnante, venant de la part d'un jeu américain. La fin ou plutôt l'épilogue laisse un peu sur sa faim... il manque une vraie conclusion à ce périple par ailleurs très impressionnant.    … Expand
  6. JesseDillinger
    Feb 2, 2023
    6
    Hot take: This is one of the most overrated games ever made. It's not a BAD game, but man, people treating this like it's the second coming of Christ. The gameplay is dull af. Replaying this game just isn't fun. It's all sneaking, annoying shooting, boring slow combat, and gears. The story isn't bad, but it's your basic zombie story. Straight up nothing special. It's a fine game. Not aHot take: This is one of the most overrated games ever made. It's not a BAD game, but man, people treating this like it's the second coming of Christ. The gameplay is dull af. Replaying this game just isn't fun. It's all sneaking, annoying shooting, boring slow combat, and gears. The story isn't bad, but it's your basic zombie story. Straight up nothing special. It's a fine game. Not a masterpiece.… Expand
  7. dancefoxks
    Jan 29, 2023
    5
    Last Of Us is just meh. Story is great, same with the main characters, but when it's time to actually play the game it's all tearing apart by its gameplay
  8. Crimson9
    Dec 13, 2022
    6
    Naughty Dog's game design is outdated by about 10 years.

    This is a story driven game, so it makes sense that its somewhat linear. The fact that each level and ultimately the entire game is essentially a straight line, however, is not necessary, but lazy. This is a combat focused game. The entire gameplay revolves around combat. There is nothing else. There is no exploration, there    Naughty Dog's game design is outdated by about 10 years.

    This is a story driven game, so it makes sense that its somewhat linear. The fact that each level and ultimately the entire game is essentially a straight line, however, is not necessary, but lazy.

    This is a combat focused game. The entire gameplay revolves around combat. There is nothing else. There is no exploration, there are no NPCs to talk to or choices to make, there is no platforming, there is no leveling system or anything like that. There's just combat (and some boring scavenging, how fun). So the combat should better be really good. But... its just mediocre.

    As for the story, I guess gamers who have never read a book in their life consider this some masterpiece of storytelling. In reality, the story is solid, nothing more. It is certainly no planescape torment.    … Expand
  9. ZangBang
    Oct 24, 2022
    7
    73/100
    The Last of Us is an extremely derivative product, narratively speaking, as it reuses horror concepts already seen in thousands of other stories, but the plot still manages to be one of the most compelling ever told in a videogame thanks to its greatly nuanced characters and their deeply believable interactions, enhanced by amazing performances of the voice actors. It is a tender    73/100
    The Last of Us is an extremely derivative product, narratively speaking, as it reuses horror concepts already seen in thousands of other stories, but the plot still manages to be one of the most compelling ever told in a videogame thanks to its greatly nuanced characters and their deeply believable interactions, enhanced by amazing performances of the voice actors. It is a tender but raw depiction of humanity, with a finale that twists the themes on their head with a thought-provoking moral dilemma. Even in gameplay, the game uses concepts and mechanics already seen in other games, but by carefully merging them into a cohesive balance, it creates something extremely engaging and addicting. The game will put you up against hostile humans or various zombie-like creatures, which are groups that require extremely different approaches from each other. Regrettably, the game's greatest failure is precisely the AI of human enemies: they are often painfully dumb and too easy to fool. This makes their encounter much less thrilling than the ones against the zombie-like beings, much more challenging and engaging thanks to their animalistic, unpredictable routines. Nonetheless, by smartly cycling through these two enemy types the game keeps the flow of gameplay excellently variegated, also thanks to an amazing level design with areas often multilayered and always dense of possible routes for both the player and the enemy, granting the player a huge amount of strategic freedom. To fight these enemies we have a pretty small set of weapons, but on top of that we can utilize a series of various tools, traps and explosives. To craft these, the player will need to find the required materials in the environment. The hunt for materials, although pretty tedious after a while, adds a new explorative layer to the game as it makes environments an integral part of the experience. Its also used to enhance immersion, as the story can place dialogue while the player is scavenging for materials. The other thing that the game uses to add flavor between enemy encounters are environmental puzzles, which are extremely simplistic and excruciatingly repetitive, feeling more like padding.    … Expand
  10. Karai
    Aug 3, 2022
    7
    Developers to soon closed online for ps3.Online "died" with Naughty dog for me.
    Great grathic,atmoshere,plot.
    Last of us 2 showed their weakness in many ways.
  11. Ygs
    Jul 14, 2022
    7
    It's a really good game, but the gameplay is completely ordinary, the mechanics are completely out of date, so what do we have here, a good and memorable story.
  12. SaraSassypants
    May 26, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was a good game don't get me wrong but I really don't understand the GOTY hype. I freaking love Naughty Dog. The Uncharted series is one of my most favourite series of all time but this? I found Joel to be very unlikeable, an absolute asshat. And because he was such an asshat it was really hard to enjoy the story. Ellie was the saving grace for me. Controls were clunky and gun play frustrating. I did think the areas you travelled through were quite nice, but not as nice as some other places Naughty Dog has taken me to. Maybe I was expecting something mind-blowing because of the hype or I played this too late after it had been released. Either way, good but not great. I'll still be giving TLOU2 a go which I might actually enjoy more knowing Joel doesn't play such a significant part.… Expand
  13. edoras
    Feb 13, 2022
    6
    To compare with The Last of Us Part 2 is kind of boring, for me is Part 2 the best game I've ever played, but this first part is not that good as is the user rating score, and I don't know why people hate second part, and this part likes, its boooooring :(
  14. Sanduc
    Nov 19, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. - Falta de originalidad y clichés:
    Desaprovechamiento sobre el concepto de los "zombies" para dar una idea propia que lo diferencie de las distintas obras postapocalípticas
    Joel y Ellie juegan un papel en la trama demasiado recurrido en las distintas obras del mismo genero
    Se utilizan clichés del genero postapocalíptico para dar recurso a las relaciones de los personajes
    - Primera mitad redundante:
    Conversaciones reiterativas muy similares que limitan el desarrollo de personajes dado a que la información que se nos plantea se desenlaza siempre de la misma manera
    Situaciones repetitivas las cuales van ligadas a estas mismas conversaciones que siempre acaban en una situación limite o dramática y hace que desvíen a estas personajes, lo cual lo vuelve forzado y en vez de sentirse como algo impactante emocionalmente parece que alarga la trama de forma artificial
    -Situaciones inverosímiles que se agravan dado el tono realista que quiere llegar a conseguir
    Distintas situaciones poco creíbles que contrasta con lo que quiere llegar a transmitir principalmente personajes sobreviviendo de forma irreal a situaciones de gran riesgo que contrasta con lo que quiere transmitir
    Inteligencia artificial en combate con reacciones y acciones incoherentes
    -Disonancia ludo narrativa
    La jugabilidad también contradice a lo que quiere llegar a generar lo cual empeora algunas de las situaciones mas importantes y el hecho de tener sistemas de "videojuegos" que sacan de la experiencia y ejemplos de estos hay muchos.
    -Jugabilidad aburrida
    Puzzles sencillos en donde mueves cajas o escaleras o caminas en linea recta simplemente que rompen completamente con el ritmo del juego ademas de ser bastante repetitivos,
    Un sistema de disparos un tanto generico aunque desafiente
    Algunas habilidades excesivamente mejores que otras lo cual lo vuelve iterativo y facil de explotar las habilidades en combate y la jugabilidad contradice muchas veces a su guion

    Historia: 7/10
    Jugabilidad: 6/10

    Calificación: final 7/10

    Bastante sobrevalorado, el dos es mucho mejor    … Expand
  15. LuisaoGuarnieri
    Oct 6, 2021
    5
    Terrific game with a great story.
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    This game was a mark on the survival horror games, and gave us an unique experience of emotion and action.
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    Even almost ten years after its debut, still the best game of his kind.
  16. Lamecalva
    Sep 14, 2021
    5
    The Best and only One the First the Last of us. Exprimer your ps3 and cell Processor. Good story
    . Good graphics. Better than the second part.
  17. Dnische
    Aug 30, 2021
    7
    This game is the main reason why all current PS exclusives are what they are — story-driven semiaction full of scripts and QTE. It was TLOU who created the trend for such bizarre action-games standards (previous Naughty Dog games hadn't such influence even though had pretty similar game design approach). Can't blame Sony for that — demand breeds supply, after all. But i personally can'tThis game is the main reason why all current PS exclusives are what they are — story-driven semiaction full of scripts and QTE. It was TLOU who created the trend for such bizarre action-games standards (previous Naughty Dog games hadn't such influence even though had pretty similar game design approach). Can't blame Sony for that — demand breeds supply, after all. But i personally can't understand people who give this game the title of the best of the decade. Doubtless, story is awesome, but overall gameplay is average at best. Action component was entirely adopted from Uncharted franchise, so nothing new to see here. Stealth is poor due to AI imperfection and survival side of the game properly reveals only on hard difficulties.

    7/10 Not bad, but a tad too overrated    … Expand
  18. HectorDelaRocha
    Aug 28, 2021
    7
    The voice acting is one of the best in any videogame, yet the gameplay is overwhelmingly linear and outdated. Excellent story, bad mechanics. If I wanted to watch a movie I would actually watch a movie, this is a videogame and the very concepts of it fail to be done in this game.
  19. kayrayarar
    May 12, 2021
    6
    It's a very overrated game. It has an ordinary zombie story, I never understand what people find in the story.
  20. PeterMRus
    Feb 19, 2021
    7
    Сюжет рваный, начало непонятное. Джоэл первую половину игры бесчувственный баран с изменением мнения раз в 2 минуты. Карты СЛИШКОМ ЛИНЕЙНЫЕ от слова совсем. Всю игру вытягивает потрясный графон и детализация мира. К сожалению, одного графона не достаточно, поэтому 7 из 10Сюжет рваный, начало непонятное. Джоэл первую половину игры бесчувственный баран с изменением мнения раз в 2 минуты. Карты СЛИШКОМ ЛИНЕЙНЫЕ от слова совсем. Всю игру вытягивает потрясный графон и детализация мира. К сожалению, одного графона не достаточно, поэтому 7 из 10
  21. catspats
    Jan 14, 2021
    5
    Однозначно игра не для всех, для любителей стелса возможно. Эта игра переоценена. Прошел до половину и просто надоело играть дальше .
  22. marcos83
    Dec 5, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A jogatina e boa mas o fato de ter matado meu personagem favorito enterrou o game para mim . The last nunca mais .… Expand
  23. Chubac
    Oct 29, 2020
    7
    Great story but the gameplay is not as groundbreaking as I expected. Kinda overrated.
  24. BradfootGaming
    Sep 24, 2020
    7
    Disclaimer: 1st playthrough in 2020.

    I found myself enjoying the story and characters more and more as the game went on. By the end I was interested in them, The 1st half or 60% I was not interested, it felt bland and kind of boring. I'm glad I stuck it out until the end, it was a positive experience overall. I noticed some bugs early on too. It told me how to craft a healh kit when    Disclaimer: 1st playthrough in 2020.

    I found myself enjoying the story and characters more and more as the game went on. By the end I was interested in them, The 1st half or 60% I was not interested, it felt bland and kind of boring. I'm glad I stuck it out until the end, it was a positive experience overall. I noticed some bugs early on too. It told me how to craft a healh kit when I didn't have the supplies to craft a healthkit so I had to play with huge block letters in the middle of the screen until I had the supplies needed. Another one where the game directed you to just run for the exit, Ellie needed to jump through a window before I could go through. She got hung up on the environment and was glitching for a long time while I had to waste all ammo and supplies on an endless zombie rush. It was clearly not meant to be an ammo using spot and I was severely handicapped for the next few scenes.

    Overall a decent game, my two thoughts through most of the game were "Uncharted is much better than this" and "where are all the zombies."    … Expand
  25. TheSnitchfather
    Sep 9, 2020
    6
    meh 6/10
    I just never saw the hype, got the game back in May 2013 for PS3, got the remaster couple months ago early 2020 and still don't get it. Graphically, it was amazing, but the whole interactive movies style of video game just doesn't appeal to me, had the same issue from Uncharted 3, if not even the 2nd.
    Story was good, but none special.
  26. Aloyy
    Aug 7, 2020
    5
    Best ps3 game hands down. Has been my favorite for years. Great storytelling, advanced graphics, straightforward mechanics, just lovely intense emotional stuff
  27. jordanlearmonth
    Jul 25, 2020
    5
    The thing about videogames is, imo, they should be fun to play. Last of Us offers a very great story, and would probably be a great movie or show, but the gameplay is usually bland/boring with occasional moments of intensity.

    Most of the time you're walking and pressing triangle occasionally to move a log or a board or push a box. The best parts of the game are the stealth sections or    The thing about videogames is, imo, they should be fun to play. Last of Us offers a very great story, and would probably be a great movie or show, but the gameplay is usually bland/boring with occasional moments of intensity.

    Most of the time you're walking and pressing triangle occasionally to move a log or a board or push a box. The best parts of the game are the stealth sections or parts where you actually fight zombies, even then it's nothing special mechanically. It's basically an interactive movie with little freedom to do anything else.    … Expand
  28. Peter19
    Jul 21, 2020
    5
    All that can be said of how good the game is too obvious to be told, I just want to give a bow to naughty dog for being such a great company capable of such evolving from crash bandicoot to the last of us. I don't think I have ever played a game like this. Saying this game was great would be an understatement
  29. God_of_War4198
    Jul 11, 2020
    6
    So let me begin.The last of us is a good game with decent graphics ,good story but i can't the same for the mechanics.The animations are repetitive after u play like 2-3 hours example:stuggling , executions ,the melee combat or the hand to hand combat.Then the online part is unbalanced, broken because u always get bad teammates,the enemies sometimes are immune to gun shots or to meleeSo let me begin.The last of us is a good game with decent graphics ,good story but i can't the same for the mechanics.The animations are repetitive after u play like 2-3 hours example:stuggling , executions ,the melee combat or the hand to hand combat.Then the online part is unbalanced, broken because u always get bad teammates,the enemies sometimes are immune to gun shots or to melee attacks.When i start a mission so the fireflies who attack 100%all my survivors when i start a match it puts me at the end when the enimies are winning.They sometimes spawn me into enemies when i play interrogation and they just shiv me from behind.Molotov ,smoke bombs when i throw them to a **** enemy they do nothing but when the enemy throws it i die instantely.Could have been 8/10 without multiplayer. Ah and i forgot, this is the most overrated game i've ever seen in my life.This game is not that good… Expand
  30. hotrew
    Jul 6, 2020
    5
    Bad story. fun characters. Gameplay is a litle better than uncharted. thats it
  31. kiroarama
    Jul 4, 2020
    7
    A game that really excels on the story, specifically the characters. The plot is nothing special, but is well written and it helps build the character development in a very satisfying way.
    Just for that I do recommend give it a try.
    My favorite parts are the in-game conversations between Joel and Ellie, they felt really natural. My biggest problem with the game is, well... the gameplay.    A game that really excels on the story, specifically the characters. The plot is nothing special, but is well written and it helps build the character development in a very satisfying way.
    Just for that I do recommend give it a try.
    My favorite parts are the in-game conversations between Joel and Ellie, they felt really natural.
    My biggest problem with the game is, well... the gameplay. Mediocre stealth mechanics, poorly optimized gunplay, and very repetitive, the crafting system added a bit of spice but it grows old very quickly.    … Expand
  32. Caiofront20
    Jul 3, 2020
    5
    Game top, está entre os 10 dos melhores que já joguei. História bem trabalhada, gameplay flui legal e os personagens são marcantes
  33. umair_s51
    Mar 27, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good graphics, gameplay is lacking depth. Characters are interesting but story is nothing special. It baffles me that people are giving it 10/10. I mean what is really special about this game? It is practically a corridor shooter, RE4 has done that better this game.… Expand
  34. Manny-Reyes
    Jun 27, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Buena historia, mediocre jugabilidad!
    El guión predecible y una sería un juego más del montón de no se por la publicidad al rededor.    … Expand
  35. 28dayslate
    Jun 19, 2020
    7
    It's good.

    Story, Gameplay, Animations, Dialogue, Characters, Acting. All good.
  36. RevUBrah
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    Fantastic narrative broken up by mediocre gameplay, was severely disappointed with the end result after the decade of hype surrounding this title.
  37. CoreGamer1408
    Jun 12, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the most overrated game I have ever played on the PS4. Full of scripted cheating BS that forces you into stupid insane avoidable situations. Oh and the combat is so unrefined to the point of jank. What is with the slow cumbersome wobbly aim of a geriatric in a care home. So like have the developers really ever picked up a bow/pistol/rifle and shot one ffs? Oh wow melee that glitches out with really shoddy camera angles. This the best you got Naughty Dog?

    Seriously NFW Joel should be dead round about the horse section, but hey no major spoilers. I liked the gruff Joel character enough, but Ellie the swearing edgy mary sue teen character not so much. Another teenage character is in the game and yes I was convinced that they was just a teenager. Not going on forty like Ellie. Hyped game, scripted idiocy, unconvincing character development on the Ellie part. With shoddy gameplay mechanics. Nope not impressed by this game with NFW 200+ awards.

    What was even Ellie and Joels realistic stakes in all this story hey? If Ellie was just the next job or a surrogate daughter neither status played a deciding factor as regards to morals or ethics. Simply put an adult has a duty of care for a child under there supervision. That adult has a moral and ethical position to keep a child alive under their care. Joel or anyone else could not ethically or morally put that type of certain adult choice and burden on child, because they are still a child, ffs...

    So yeah with meh/jank gameplay and no real high stakes story dilemmas. Both the game and story came across as underwhelming. That is the trouble with a over hyped game and story like this it was mostly hype.    … Expand
  38. Chaosgears
    Jun 12, 2020
    7
    this is a good game but it is not a wonder as the press makes you believe...
  39. pokegod11
    May 25, 2020
    7
    I certainly don't understand all of the hype around it but the story is pretty good even if the gameplay is pretty sluggish
  40. DonZeb
    May 19, 2020
    6
    This must be the most overrated game of all time! I don't get why people say it's the best game of all time, when most of the game is what we call non-gameplay. You'll be spending much more time walking forward, watching cutscenes and listening to exposition than actually playing the game.
    The AI sucks ass, the cover shooting is bad, Joel is an unstoppable brute who can punch enemies to    This must be the most overrated game of all time! I don't get why people say it's the best game of all time, when most of the game is what we call non-gameplay. You'll be spending much more time walking forward, watching cutscenes and listening to exposition than actually playing the game.
    The AI sucks ass, the cover shooting is bad, Joel is an unstoppable brute who can punch enemies to death, even under fire, the crafting system is really weak and the """""""""puzzles""""""""" are the most stupid thing ever.
    To be honest, the only good parts of the game are the art direction. I love how they detailed every single environment so well. The story is not a 10/10, but it is really good. The best part of the game are its characters, by far.
    There's no way a game can have such a good art direction, but a really bad gameplay and be a 10/10. if the game is more an interactive movie than a videogame; it should not be considered a good game.    … Expand
  41. Exomorphy
    May 3, 2020
    7
    Please,this is my personal opinion
    The story is good but nothing special in gameplay
  42. Iorcho
    Apr 9, 2020
    5
    It's not a real videogame, it's an imteractive movie. As a movie is pretty good, but, they didn't take a risk to create a real videogame like GoW.
  43. psylife
    Apr 1, 2020
    6
    The first thing to note is that the game is surprinsingly short (Hard playthrough) - The absence of uniquely crafted set pieces points towards the fact that the game might have had a lower budget than previous naughty dog productions. Gameplay wise, you are looking at a competent stealth action game, but that does nothing new to advance the genre.

    Let's be clear, as far as stealth    The first thing to note is that the game is surprinsingly short (Hard playthrough) - The absence of uniquely crafted set pieces points towards the fact that the game might have had a lower budget than previous naughty dog productions. Gameplay wise, you are looking at a competent stealth action game, but that does nothing new to advance the genre.

    Let's be clear, as far as stealth options are concerned, you get to chose between throwing a brick, or a bottle, that's it. There are no exciting environmental opportunities to leverage, no interesting situational obstacles to deal with, and boredom sets in as, you deal with fairly identical situations, over, and over. Think of Uncharted, with extra boring interruptions, walking sections, and with the fun action bits removed. They also got rid of the puzzles too since you now get to play with bricks and ladders.

    The crafting and looting is competently handled, but there is really nothing in terms of gadgets or skill tree worth praising above and beyond the competition.

    And that's my problem, in the light of all of these observations, it is difficult for me to accept the praise the game has garnered. Maybe an exceptional scenario and plot could have justified the praises, but considering how cliche and predictable the story is, it is that much more difficult to reconcile myself with its critical success.

    Yes, the acting, music, presentation and production value is a cut above the competition, but as far as 2013 release games, I can think of so many games that easily outclass The last of us in terms of game and level design, pacing, mechanics, and player agency. Games such as Tomb raider, Blacklist, GTAV, not only do more, but they do it better - and if we wanted to draw a comparison with a game that more closely resembles the last of us, Spec ops: The line is the more successful of the two in realizing both its game-play and story-telling ambitions.

    The last of us remains a moderately enjoyable game, it does have a few saving graces in terms of scenario and game-play (like the hunting sandbox at the beginning of the winter chapter), but it is far too repetitive and limited in scope to be considered anything above the best the competition has to offer. It is also worth noting that 2 of Resident evil 4's most memorable, fun, and iconic game-play moments were "borrowed" by Naughty dog, though not as well executed as in Capcom's masterwork.

    As a videogame, The last of us only truly excels at mimicking what has previously been done better on film and TV, yet does very little in terms of intelligent design, and interactive story telling.    … Expand
  44. UserReviewsLUL
    Feb 15, 2020
    5
    Good movie, boring game naughty dog only make movie games but gameplay is boring and no replay value all you do is one play and you are done with the game
  45. Kharnivore2099
    Sep 3, 2019
    5
    Though not a bad game, TLOU is a rather overrated game. Though it is well written and well performed by the voice talent, the gameplay itself is rather lucklustre and doesn't really hold up to all the praise it's given. I keep seeing "amazing gameplay" mentioned in the reviews, yet none of them seem to explain what that means to them.

    What i found was a rather shallow and linear 3rd    Though not a bad game, TLOU is a rather overrated game. Though it is well written and well performed by the voice talent, the gameplay itself is rather lucklustre and doesn't really hold up to all the praise it's given. I keep seeing "amazing gameplay" mentioned in the reviews, yet none of them seem to explain what that means to them.

    What i found was a rather shallow and linear 3rd person action game, with some stealth elemnts and light crafting. It has a well written script that is wonderfully performed, but is let down by some fairly mediocre gameplay. It fits perfectly into the 'watch a longplay rather than play yourself' catagory.

    if you reel in the hype. look at the game objectively...it's not really all that great a game.    … Expand
  46. oOMICHAELOo
    Mar 8, 2019
    7
    All and all a decent game. Nothing amazing honestly, but not a terrible game either.
  47. Polygoncrafter
    Feb 14, 2019
    6
    The Last Of Us...A game that I liked the first time I played and finished it. The second time though, I realized that this is a game you spend 80% - 90% of your time crouching and sneaking that it becomes a chore and becomes boring. No replay value. The game is heavily stealth based which is not bad, but this game's stealth mechanics is a poor one. Maybe if they have included setting upThe Last Of Us...A game that I liked the first time I played and finished it. The second time though, I realized that this is a game you spend 80% - 90% of your time crouching and sneaking that it becomes a chore and becomes boring. No replay value. The game is heavily stealth based which is not bad, but this game's stealth mechanics is a poor one. Maybe if they have included setting up traps and commanding your ai partner in the gameplay, it would have been more fun and engaging. Just because the story is dark and it's an emotional game, doesn't mean the gameplay shouldn't be. I think the only reason why a lot of people like this, me included is because of the voice acting and how real the characters are. But as a game, it doesn't offer much in the gameplay department. I would still recommend this game nonetheless as it's a great experience the first time but loses it magic if you replay it.… Expand
  48. BTBAM797
    Sep 26, 2018
    5
    One of the most overrated games I've ever played. It was okay at best. It's Uncharted with zombies in a nutshell. Same action and once again they try to make a movie rather than a video game, which is a common trend these days. Granted, the story is okay, unlike Uncharted games. People who try to label this survivor horror make me laugh and have never actually played a real game of thatOne of the most overrated games I've ever played. It was okay at best. It's Uncharted with zombies in a nutshell. Same action and once again they try to make a movie rather than a video game, which is a common trend these days. Granted, the story is okay, unlike Uncharted games. People who try to label this survivor horror make me laugh and have never actually played a real game of that genre. This game is a very generic action shooter that does nothing new for video games, or even does it well, with cliche movie moments left and right. Where people get the idea that it's god's gift to mankind and an industry defining game, I have no clue. Then again, people say the same thing about COD....… Expand
  49. Hannibaal
    Aug 3, 2018
    6
    Mediocridad muy bien producida.

    Este juego está muy sobrevalorado y creo saber la causa de que lo esté. En una época de decadencia de los videojuegos en la que las grandes producciones son casi siempre juegos de disparo en primera persona o juegos de mundo abierto como GTA, es evidente que sorprendió que una gran producción AAA fuera un juego como TLO mas parecido a una aventura con    Mediocridad muy bien producida.

    Este juego está muy sobrevalorado y creo saber la causa de que lo esté. En una época de decadencia de los videojuegos en la que las grandes producciones son casi siempre juegos de disparo en primera persona o juegos de mundo abierto como GTA, es evidente que sorprendió que una gran producción AAA fuera un juego como TLO mas parecido a una aventura con ciertos toques de survival horror, además de eso TLO fue sobresaliente en el realismo de sus personajes y pionero en la crudeza y madurez de su historia. En todo eso TLO era un juego superior a la media, y es entendible que fuera tan alabado.

    Pero eso no puede hacer que obviemos la verdad, y la verdad es que TLO deja mucho que desear en su apartado jugable, el juego está plagado de escenas de video y a veces cortan demasiado el ritmo, el apartado jugable es sorprendentemente complejo para los estandares de un AAA como las basuras que produce EA, Ubisoft o la propia Naugthty con su basuresca saga Uncharted, si, eso es cierto, pero no deja de ser un juego simple, se consigue dominar en poco tiempo y en cuanto a dificultad tampoco la tiene, yo no soy un buen jugador y lo pasé en la máxima dificultad que permitía en la primera partida sin demasiados problemas, solo los tuve con algún molesto cript que por cierto abundan mucho en este juego. A nivel jugable como digo es un juego muy normalito y sin profundidad, es mas, tiene cosas vergonzosas como por ejemplo que los objetos para distraer a los enemigos se regeneren en el escenario, es vergonzoso. Otro fallo es cuando quieres avanzar con sigilo y la estúpida IA de Ellie aparece delante de enemigos y estos no reaccionan, como si Ellie fuera invisible, eso en en parte se carga la ambientación

    Otra cosa que no se comenta mucho es el apartado artístico, para mi especialmente los enemigos dejan mucho que desear y la historia en general no deja de ser otro clon de peliculas de zombis o post apocalipticas, en este caso es muy evidente que este juego está muy inspirado en peliculas como The Road.

    TLO es una mediocridad muy bien producida sobre todo gracias a un presupuesto enorme con el que no pueden contar la mayoría de estudios. 6/10    … Expand
  50. Cdognkal2
    Apr 20, 2018
    7
    Plot outside of Joel and Ellie's relationship is boring, cliche and predictable. Combat is pretty mediocre, AI isn't nearly as good as advertised. Game really coddles the player, making it a not very difficult to an experienced gamer. With that being said the relationship between Joel and Ellie is pretty amazing, as is the atmosphere and score.

    Overall it's a fairly solid experience and    Plot outside of Joel and Ellie's relationship is boring, cliche and predictable. Combat is pretty mediocre, AI isn't nearly as good as advertised. Game really coddles the player, making it a not very difficult to an experienced gamer. With that being said the relationship between Joel and Ellie is pretty amazing, as is the atmosphere and score.

    Overall it's a fairly solid experience and one you should check out, but don't be surprised if it fall short of the hype

    This game is well worth your time, but don't be surprised if it falls a little short of the hype.    … Expand
  51. LoganMic
    Mar 14, 2018
    5
    After finishing this game, all I felt was " Well this game was average at best and highly overrated." The graphics are great and the voice acting is well done but the story wasn't interesting at all and the characters felt dull and boring.
  52. teamore
    Feb 28, 2018
    7
    Good things first. Story. Characters. Graphics. Beautiful on ps3. Awful on ps4.
    Bad things. Bad feeling about character control. So rubbery. Not really good stealth. At some point game just tells you that now is the action time and you can't stealth from this point. Puzzles and QTE are just boring. Also costume design is not realistic. They looks like a family on a mountain trip. Just    Good things first. Story. Characters. Graphics. Beautiful on ps3. Awful on ps4.
    Bad things. Bad feeling about character control. So rubbery. Not really good stealth. At some point game just tells you that now is the action time and you can't stealth from this point. Puzzles and QTE are just boring. Also costume design is not realistic. They looks like a family on a mountain trip. Just dirty. Joel's friend with traps look more like survivors do.    … Expand
  53. secretsw
    Feb 14, 2018
    7
    Cutscene concentration is too high. I was so bored during the first 4 hours. Graphics are OK, but for PS3. The whole gameplay is just walking through a corridor between cutscenes. The story is good, but nothing special. The dialogues and emotions of the characters are incredibly stupid and not believeable. Only music is flawless in this game. No idea, why it is so overhyped.
  54. Lordxelliah
    Aug 28, 2017
    7
    Un bel gioco ma non il capolavoro per cui viene spacciato . Alla fine ha un gamelay sufficiente e una trama mediocre raccontata in modo eccelso . Sicuramente il gioco più sopravvalutato della storia , per adesso
  55. RandomWhorie
    Jul 6, 2017
    7
    "Niña ven pacá' que tengo un bate de beisbol a punto para estampartelo en tus sesos con un hongo incipiente bloqueado debido a tu inmunidad biologica" -una situación que se repite durante todo el juego, no sin antes recolectar mil objetos de los cuales solo me interesan las vendas y algún cartucho.
    El modus operandi del juego es ejecutar la estrategia denominada "los tres mosqueteros" que    "Niña ven pacá' que tengo un bate de beisbol a punto para estampartelo en tus sesos con un hongo incipiente bloqueado debido a tu inmunidad biologica" -una situación que se repite durante todo el juego, no sin antes recolectar mil objetos de los cuales solo me interesan las vendas y algún cartucho.
    El modus operandi del juego es ejecutar la estrategia denominada "los tres mosqueteros" que consiste en: recolectar-cinemática-cazar durante toda la campaña, aún no estoy seguro de si meter esto en la caja del spoiler ya que TODO el tiempo es necesario hacerlo, si no lo haces viene el coco en forma de zombi y te come.
    Ellen Page está espectacular durante todo el metraje pero mejor hubiese sido que en lugar de zombis hubiese mujeres esbeltas del gusto de la señorita.    … Expand
  56. AerialR
    Jun 1, 2017
    7
    It's a great movie. Not a great game.
    Undeniably, it has a stunning storytelling and it's really emotional.
    The plot is the classic "save and help this person to move from point A to point B". But, holy moly, what a boring game-play. You shoot and you go "stealth". And that's about it. The AI is one of the worst in AAA games. Ellie has the strength of Wonder Woman in the body of a    It's a great movie. Not a great game.
    Undeniably, it has a stunning storytelling and it's really emotional.
    The plot is the classic "save and help this person to move from point A to point B".
    But, holy moly, what a boring game-play. You shoot and you go "stealth". And that's about it.
    The AI is one of the worst in AAA games.
    Ellie has the strength of Wonder Woman in the body of a child (almost). Her personality is kinda stereotyped. But the most annoying thing is that she's invisible to enemies.
    And it's a survival game, kinda silly right?    … Expand
  57. NexusTsunami
    Jan 23, 2017
    7
    Dieses Spiel ist gut. Das Storytelling brilliant und spannend. Das Gameplayin in diesem Spiel ist wie eine Achterbahnfahrt. Zum einen spielt Stealth eine übergeordnete Rolle wobei immer wieder bombastisch inszenierte aktiongeladene Stellen für Abwechslung sorgen. Es herrscht eigentlich permanenter Ressourcenmangel so ist Mirkomangament ein Muss für den Erfolg. Eigentlich ein MusterbeispielDieses Spiel ist gut. Das Storytelling brilliant und spannend. Das Gameplayin in diesem Spiel ist wie eine Achterbahnfahrt. Zum einen spielt Stealth eine übergeordnete Rolle wobei immer wieder bombastisch inszenierte aktiongeladene Stellen für Abwechslung sorgen. Es herrscht eigentlich permanenter Ressourcenmangel so ist Mirkomangament ein Muss für den Erfolg. Eigentlich ein Musterbeispiel für ein Survival-Horror (Third-Person Shooter) Spiel.

    Warum dann so verhältnismäßig wenig Punkte?! Nun... die Story kann so gut sein wie sie will. Für mich war sie stets vorhersehbar... auch die Charaktere und deren, nach typisch amerikanischem Klischee gestalteten Rollen, habe ich schon zigmal gesehen (wenn auch selten einige Ausbrüche aus diesen feststellbar waren).

    Auch hat mir die Steuerung leider immer wieder einen Strich durch die Rechnung gemacht (vorallem in besagten Aktionszenen). Hier war sie definitiv zu indirekt und mit unzureichendem Waffenfeedback.

    Was mir aber am meisten auf den Senkel ging, waren die permanenten CTD bzw. Abstürze... mindestens alle 30 Minuten durfte ich den Spielstand neu laden... für ein systemexklusives Spiel, erwarte ich gerade an dieser Stelle ein gewisses Feintuning der Entwickler.

    Ansonsten ein gutes Spiel.    … Expand
  58. Jaleo
    Jan 13, 2017
    7
    I couldn't find it as addictive as any other Naughty Dog's game. For some reason, yet any of their games are tunnels/corridors too, this one felt even more like it. Advance, move, kill this one, force yourself to move to the next point and repeat. I don't know, can't find the epicness others did. Once you catch the idea and mechanics, no enemy is a challenge. The story is good thou. AndI couldn't find it as addictive as any other Naughty Dog's game. For some reason, yet any of their games are tunnels/corridors too, this one felt even more like it. Advance, move, kill this one, force yourself to move to the next point and repeat. I don't know, can't find the epicness others did. Once you catch the idea and mechanics, no enemy is a challenge. The story is good thou. And the visuals, like any Naughty Dog game, go further than you can imagine in a PS3: but don't fool yourself, the cutscenes aren't real-time graphics, they use the same engine yes but are pre-recorded, thats why you think they look so great. Another bad thing is the AI, the enemie's one is good, but not the companions. And they will be ignored. When they first showed trailers years ago, it really looked like you had to take care of your fragile companion, or that this companion would actually help you when you had a problem. But far from all that. Also, like any ND game, the puzzles are way too simple. And to end, for such a short game, the beginning was way too slow.… Expand
  59. NOT_A_FANTASY
    May 22, 2016
    5
    Boring and mediocre. A game based on the already dying zombie genre, the last of does contain good graphics, good character development, and decent gameplay. I played the last of us on grounded mode which gave off a similar atmosphere to that of the resident evil series. The game took about 16 hours to complete but was a total waste of time. I was unable to connect with the characters.Boring and mediocre. A game based on the already dying zombie genre, the last of does contain good graphics, good character development, and decent gameplay. I played the last of us on grounded mode which gave off a similar atmosphere to that of the resident evil series. The game took about 16 hours to complete but was a total waste of time. I was unable to connect with the characters. The plot of the story was far too plain. Get chased by zombies (infected) or get chased by bandits. The story is really just about you running away. People who believe this game is good is only saying that because they wasted their money and wanted this game to be good so they kept telling themselves that it was. Either that or they don't know what a good game is. If you are looking to play a better game then pick up bio shock infinite. It came out in the same year and is far better than this game. If you could ask yourself in the future "Was this game worth it?" you would say no. I don't recommend buying the remastered edition for more than 20 dollars, its not worth it.… Expand
  60. mixxalot
    Apr 11, 2016
    7
    After playing this game further for more time, I still like it but the gun play mechanics really suck! Uncharted and other games have far better gun play mechanics. It takes 20 shots to down a clicker and aiming guns really is a pain in the ass. IF I had spent $60 for the game, then it would get a much lower score because of the frustrating crappy game controls. Also, shivs break afterAfter playing this game further for more time, I still like it but the gun play mechanics really suck! Uncharted and other games have far better gun play mechanics. It takes 20 shots to down a clicker and aiming guns really is a pain in the ass. IF I had spent $60 for the game, then it would get a much lower score because of the frustrating crappy game controls. Also, shivs break after once use and it is hard to find materials to craft these which you need a lot of to make progress in the game. Graphics and animation are decent for PS3. Also, one thing I wish the game had was a more open atmosphere to backtrack and explore. It is too linear and you cannot backtrack to places you were in earlier to find things you missed. Uncharted has this problem as well. I wish they had better open system like the Assassins Creed and Fallout 3 which let you wander the area to find things you missed. Plus Ellie is annoying a very stupid NPC kid that I wanted to beat the crap out of for being such an idiot. Tess is annoying as well and when she got whacked it was a relief to be rid of her. Another thing that bugged me on the game were how useless the NPC characters are. When dozens of Clickers and Runners bum rush you the NPC stand around useless. Why?… Expand
  61. Hellion
    Mar 29, 2016
    6
    Played Last of Us and completed last year. Had plenty of time to reflect on the game. It's got a very interesting and exciting world where the story of the infected takes place. A great enemy and environments are really well done. The characters however are very cliche and one sided. Human villains are especially idiotic. Naughty Dog cannot write great characters. Gameplay is what youPlayed Last of Us and completed last year. Had plenty of time to reflect on the game. It's got a very interesting and exciting world where the story of the infected takes place. A great enemy and environments are really well done. The characters however are very cliche and one sided. Human villains are especially idiotic. Naughty Dog cannot write great characters. Gameplay is what you would expect for this genre. Third person, hiding behind cover, rinse and repeat. Broken stealth. It's worth a play through at least once but needed more grit, more fleshed out characters, better gameplay and more involvement of the actual virus/enemies. Especially bosses. That reminds me. The only memorable section was the school gym where you fight an armored infected. The world is really interesting which is what kept me playing so hopefully we will get a more fully realized sequel. The DLC is far better and in a way genius playing as a younger person in the world of Last of Us. They should have made that the main game. I am not a feminist but playing as Elle was more interesting than Joel. Need more female leads in major games.… Expand
  62. thepatient613
    Feb 16, 2016
    7
    It's a great game for a single playthrough with interesting level design and enemies just don't expect much replay value. Chances that you reach the end and not get at least slightly irritated are almost none. I won't share spoilers but you will feel like all the hard work you did was for nothing. When you consider that Max Payne 3 almost had a perfect rating upon release (it's aIt's a great game for a single playthrough with interesting level design and enemies just don't expect much replay value. Chances that you reach the end and not get at least slightly irritated are almost none. I won't share spoilers but you will feel like all the hard work you did was for nothing. When you consider that Max Payne 3 almost had a perfect rating upon release (it's a god-awful game), it's no wonder this game has such an overhyped rating. Still I give it a well deserved 7/10.… Expand
  63. Eggnaug
    Jan 8, 2016
    7
    I feel that The Last of Us is overrated. The graphics and sound were both very well done, as was the story, but I found the gameplay quite repetitive and tedious. The Last of Us utilizes stealth, which functions well, but the AI isn't the best, which takes a little bit away from it. The aspect that really makes me frown upon the game is the amount of time dedicated to carrying ladders andI feel that The Last of Us is overrated. The graphics and sound were both very well done, as was the story, but I found the gameplay quite repetitive and tedious. The Last of Us utilizes stealth, which functions well, but the AI isn't the best, which takes a little bit away from it. The aspect that really makes me frown upon the game is the amount of time dedicated to carrying ladders and shoving around crates to climb over obstacles. A third of the damn game was spent lugging around heavy objects so Joel could continue on finding more crates to shove, more repetitive combat, or another boring cutscene. Naughty Dog did, however, hit the atmosphere right on the head, and come up with a fairly good story, although it's nothing revolutionary. They also did a great job with the voice acting and the game's characters in general. I might've reviewed it a little harshly, but I don't feel it quite deserves an eight.… Expand
  64. Lunicorn
    Oct 13, 2015
    6
    The word to describe The Last Of Us is, "Underwhelming." It has nothing truly memorable or of genuine substance about it. The story is uninspired and bland, the characters, (While not dull, per say,) are unlikable, the combat is shallow and derivative and Dear God, the QTES. Is this game horrendous? Absolutely not. Is it a game I would recommend buying? No. If you own the game and it makesThe word to describe The Last Of Us is, "Underwhelming." It has nothing truly memorable or of genuine substance about it. The story is uninspired and bland, the characters, (While not dull, per say,) are unlikable, the combat is shallow and derivative and Dear God, the QTES. Is this game horrendous? Absolutely not. Is it a game I would recommend buying? No. If you own the game and it makes you happy, by all means, I encourage you to continue playing it. However, if you want to take my word for it, there are many other games more worthy of your time, money and effort.… Expand
  65. whiterussian
    May 29, 2015
    5
    The game gets a lot of praise for it's story. Why? I don't know. It's a rather average zombie story (infected are basically zombies). For a game it's story is not terrible, but when the story is your attraction you should offer more. Gameplay is uninventive and bland. Graphics are good.
  66. jjcc97
    May 22, 2015
    7
    I had no problem playing through this game from start to finish. However, the only reason the game was enjoyable was for its story. The relationship of Joel and Ellie and the struggles they faced throughout the game were awesome to watch and it felt like a movie. Sadly, the gameplay did not transition as well. The controls felt clunky, and the game had no survival feeling to it. TheI had no problem playing through this game from start to finish. However, the only reason the game was enjoyable was for its story. The relationship of Joel and Ellie and the struggles they faced throughout the game were awesome to watch and it felt like a movie. Sadly, the gameplay did not transition as well. The controls felt clunky, and the game had no survival feeling to it. The stealth sections were poorly done and were easily the worst part of the game. While the combat had some strategy to it, I felt no need to craft anything other than shivs and med-kits. The gameplay was just average and nothing more. Due to its boring and repetitive gameplay, the multiplayer was a borefest as well. And if you do not have a team to play with, do not play this game. It is nearly impossible to play. After playing the Uncharted series and enjoyed 2 and 3's multiplayer so much, this multiplayer was disappointing.… Expand
  67. CodeEx
    Mar 6, 2015
    5
    the game filled with good stuff and overall looks great but when I look at the game as a whole I just dont like it.

    maybe I just got too hyped and my anticipation were too high? or maybe I just got sick of all the other stealth apocalypse horror survival games? The game is full of beautiful cutsences. well, maybe there's too mcuh of those, which makes it feel like a long movie    the game filled with good stuff and overall looks great but when I look at the game as a whole I just dont like it.

    maybe I just got too hyped and my anticipation were too high?
    or maybe I just got sick of all the other stealth apocalypse horror survival games?

    The game is full of beautiful cutsences. well, maybe there's too mcuh of those, which makes it feel like a long movie rather then a game.

    It seems like they worn off uncharted to make it more stealth like but at the half way through decided to eventually drop this idea too.
    There are a lots of elements to the game like crafting and exploring, but neither of them feels satisfying or extraordinary.

    5 is exactly in the middle of 0-10, and I could not describe it any better - its just an average game.
    I would even give it less, because of the problem with the too many cutsences, or the generacity of the story, but the fact thats its pretty polished and made with high quality im giving it extra points.    … Expand
  68. Nitu99
    Feb 6, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game and great storyline. Unfortunately, one of the programmers probably either quit or catched a flu so his 4 year old son had to take over.

    Because i cant think of any other reason why they made a great game and screwed up badly at the restaurantfight with Ellie. Apparently they ran out of inspiration on how to create a decent and balanced "bossfight" and just decided "hey, since i cant be arsed to write a decent AI for this fight, so lets just give the boss unlimited ammo, a wallhack so he can see through walls and let him just run and move without being visible when Ellie is listening.
    I played this part of the game several times to test and no matter where you hide, that guy just "by coincidence" knows exactly where you are and no matter where in the restaurant he is, he walks straight towards your hiding place.

    It makes playing this part of the game as joyfull as playing COD with several wallhackers/aimbots.

    Too bad because the rest of the game is very good and addictive (except from a few rediculous glitches that is)    … Expand
  69. Nch90
    Dec 23, 2014
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For starters, this game is OK, but not good enough to justify a 60 usd buy.

    Ellie is greatly made and lively, but the rest, specially Joel, are pretty bland and predictable. The plot has it's ups and downs, more downs to me than ups. The script forces the player to make only one decision (like when you have to pass the hunter's barracade on chapter six, I tried to pass stealthly, and there was NO WAY to pass it, if I didn't kill every hunter, just because a cutscene needed to be triggered, or the ending itself), making the game pretty narrow. Also, the story tries so hard to slap you in the face that has realistic characters and plotline, and falls short with some Deux ex machina, like when Joel JUST HAPPENED to wake up to rescue Ellie, being kidnapped by the hunters.
    Also, i felt the story and storywriter was laughing at me when the last part of the game starts. The investigations tend to "support" the desitions of the fireflys to, litteraly, disect Ellie's brain to produce a "cure", killing her on the process saying that no samples could last (that's a first insult to the intelect of the player), yet also investigations allegate that scientists couldn't recreate a monkey specimen to produce that inmunology, so they didn't know what where they doing, so basicly they are killing the ONLY SHOT they have to save humanity to make something they don't know if it is going to work (because, SCIENCE!), just to trigger Joel to kill everyone, despite he wanted to dump Ellie 3 times and just bounded on the last part, letting you understand that He sees Ellie like a new daughter (was SO notorious to me that was a plot resource, that not only felt insulted again, but too bland and obvious, letting me see that this game was completly artificial, crushing one of the selling points of the game). That last part, literally, ruined most of the game for me, letting a sour taste, and a "avant garde" ending that felt more like a final insult.
    Despite that, there are moments that are really great, on the notes and the sidestories you could only read (the notes of Ish are not only really eerie, but really lively)
    The gameplay is, really, pretty standard, but overall well made. The shooting mechanics feels ok, and most of the time the game feels that you are in control. Yet, I have my complains, like stealth mechanics, as I said before, feel broken. Sometimes almost made it too easy, feeling like a gost to some clickers, and then other times, like on the graveyard, felt that those clickers triggered over nothing.
    The crafting and upgrade system is well made. Nothing too revolutionary, but well implemented.
    There are a lot of one-hit deaths, specially with clickers. I never stop feeling that they where just cheap deaths to make the game longer, and not a difficulty issue. Also other enemies are just braindead (despite of some literally being braindead), making this game being easy, with some peaks in certain parts of the game, which most of those parts, you don't have alternative to kill it, what a surprise.
    Also, this game really likes you to move stuff to transport Ellie to point A to B, making a this an escort game, but is not as annoying as other games are, but not defintly on the level of Alex from HL2.
    The graphics are great... for a PS3. Being a PC gamer, this game wasn't exactly eye candy, but the design, and some details and enviorments, are goregous, and in fact too gourgous that is easy to get lost.
    The level desing was hit and miss. The game tries too hard to make you feel that you are in a wide world, that is full of life, but is plaged with unreasonable walls, and felt really narrow. Also, sometimes it wasn't clear what you are capable to go or where you have to go, and in the end, the game only wants you to kill everyone on place.

    Despite of some details, this game is not really bad, despite I almost spent writing on the negative side, but not really a "BEST GAME OF ALL TIME" for me. May be I was too hyped and overshoot my spectations, and made me really dissappointed that some details are so well made, and the most part are just average, and even bad sometimes.

    I really think this game will be dated in a couple of years, like happened wit Perfect dark, Chrono Cross and some more.    … Expand
  70. jasonxxx
    Nov 25, 2014
    6
    Action is predictable, same enemies on different maps, same ways to kill them. Bad crafting system.
    Story, good but boring after played a while.
    Great graphics for ps3.
  71. Joeshadowman
    Nov 24, 2014
    6
    The last of us is okay. It isn't by any means bad, but neither is it any good. Everything about this game is just middle of the road. The combat could have used some tweaking, as the guns are completely useless and I would have liked an option to not use melee weapons and save them on other specific enemies as apposed to whoever comes close enough for me to use it. As for the multi-player,The last of us is okay. It isn't by any means bad, but neither is it any good. Everything about this game is just middle of the road. The combat could have used some tweaking, as the guns are completely useless and I would have liked an option to not use melee weapons and save them on other specific enemies as apposed to whoever comes close enough for me to use it. As for the multi-player, avoid it at all costs. It's just tacked on and was added as a selling point rather then being something fun to play. The story was predictable and I didn't really care for any of the characters except for Joel. Yes, I know that the developers didn't want anyone to like him, but he's the only person who made sense to me in the game.

    All in all, I don't think the game is deserving of any of the awards it got and it hasn't earned it's place on my shelf. 6/10.    … Expand
  72. TotalSound
    Nov 18, 2014
    6
    I hated this game. Horrible plot, truly bad ending. The game was a constant thrust from one depressing scene to another with never a break from bleak and dismal content. Yes, I know that this is survival horror but unlike others of the genre, there is simply never any hope in this game. Not to mention the very tedious method of switching weapons and the constant scavenging for items toI hated this game. Horrible plot, truly bad ending. The game was a constant thrust from one depressing scene to another with never a break from bleak and dismal content. Yes, I know that this is survival horror but unlike others of the genre, there is simply never any hope in this game. Not to mention the very tedious method of switching weapons and the constant scavenging for items to keep the character alive and the illogic of enemies running through the same hail of bullets without harm while you get slaughtered. I greatly dislike illogical games where the character can't jump over a two foot fence to escape and instead has to climb over trucks, boulders and other obstacles. And the repetition, good grief. Always the same nonsense from area to area and the same solution as well.… Expand
  73. Sympleasya
    Oct 27, 2014
    7
    It's okay. The AI is pretty terrible, upon a second play through the scripted events remove the enjoyment from the first play through. The character interaction is decent, the music is good, the plot is okay. It's nothing special, but for a Triple-A game it's definitely better than most.
  74. IBeDonkeyKong
    Sep 13, 2014
    6
    The Last of Us is a game that many people claim to be one of the greatest games in history based almost solely on a singular aspect of it -- its story. When you get down to it though, even the story is nothing that we haven't seen before, and does nothing to drastically change the landscape of future games. In other words, despite being a good and enjoyable game, it is not a "masterpiece."The Last of Us is a game that many people claim to be one of the greatest games in history based almost solely on a singular aspect of it -- its story. When you get down to it though, even the story is nothing that we haven't seen before, and does nothing to drastically change the landscape of future games. In other words, despite being a good and enjoyable game, it is not a "masterpiece." 10 years down the road, when people really take the time to think about what this game did for the video game industry, they will realize that it is not as glorious or revolutionary as the often-times polarized user reviews would say. Sure, it had a good story with some brilliant voice acting. Sure it had decent combat mechanics and great visuals. But did it do anything that we haven't seen before? Sadly, it did not. We've seen great voice performances in video games before. We've seen post apocalyptic survival (dare I say, "zombie") games with good stories before. We've seen great graphics before. Despite its good characteristics, this game did not provide any experience that made it dominate the other great games of the generation.

    With all that being said, I am not trying to "bash" or "hate" on this game. Rather, I am trying to give a realistic representation of the experience that any casual, hardcore, or average gamer who has not played this game before can expect. Do not go into this game thinking that it will change your life - it won't. You will, however enjoy it for what it's worth.    … Expand
  75. stako
    Aug 23, 2014
    7
    This is THE most overrated I have ever played. But read on - I'm not a mindless hater. The game is good, It's just not as good as everyone is leading you to believe.
    So The Last of Us is a game from Naughty Dog, and as such - it comes with some privileges, like better understanding of PlayStation Tech and a pretty huge budget. This guarantees it won't be a bad game, and it's not. But let    This is THE most overrated I have ever played. But read on - I'm not a mindless hater. The game is good, It's just not as good as everyone is leading you to believe.
    So The Last of Us is a game from Naughty Dog, and as such - it comes with some privileges, like better understanding of PlayStation Tech and a pretty huge budget. This guarantees it won't be a bad game, and it's not. But let me tell you why it isn't the masterpiece everyone has been leading all of us to believe it is.
    Graphically, it's a pretty game. A lot of people go out of their way to tell us how beautiful it is. And sure, some scenes do look awesome, some views are indeed, as Ellie points out at least 50 times during the game, pretty good, but it isn't the best looking PS3 game, nor the best that Naughty Dog have delivered. If you disagree, go back and play Uncharted 3 again - better design, better texture quality. It is pretty obvious that this game has been toned down from the PS4 version to be released on PS3.
    The sound and voicework are pretty awesome, as most games from this dev delivered thus far. Some soundtrack choices are peculiar, but haunting and moving none the less.
    However, the writing of the game is noticeably worse than what we've come to expect from Naughty Dog. Particularly, Ellie's part is written terribly, giving the actress no actual words to work with. And the overall plot has huge issues, mainly the fact that the game is not about anything. It isn't about Joel and Ellie and their relationship, it's not about a journey, it's not even about saving human kind - it's just a game with nothing to say. It's a empty, fun vessel and nothing more. The Director missed too many of opportunities to make this experience special or noteworthy. The most interesting part of The Last of Us are the Infected, though the game isn't much about them either. / SPOILERS / And the ending is too disappointing to even be considered a proper ending. Without giving too much away, it practically makes the whole game entirely pointless. Most games end with the player saving the world, or someone special. The world - obvious choice, it makes everyone feel at least a bit happy with their experience. However, this game forces you to make the other choice and save someone special. However, the game didn't give me not one reason to really care and like neither Joel or Ellie, and even if you like them - the thing is that the game does not make you feel for Ellie as Joel feels for her, and that is where the problems lie, in my opinion. / END SPOILERS /
    Gameplay is probably the strongest point of The Last of Us, however there are a few issues with pacing here and there, along with a few really awkward decisions that lead nowhere. Even at that, both stealth sections and gunfights are intense, well-thought out and balanced - probably the best we've seen from Naughty Dog.
    And that is pretty much it. It's a weak "The Walking Dead" spinoff, that is not that great. It's not a "masterpiece" - a 100%, a 10/10 or a 5/5. A game considered a masterpiece must have meaning, better writing, and not only good looks, but good design too. To me, everyone who gives this game above an 8 is either dumb or has been paid to do so. If you don't agree on my points - go play The Walking Dead Season 1, there you can see how much better executed is a very similar plot.
    Most people have heard probably of BioShock Infinite - a game that was not so overhyped. I'm bringing it up, because it's a good example to compare The Last of Us with - about writing, about how the game is directed to make you care and about the fact that it contains meaning, it contains something that will haunt you until you die. This is something The Last of Us strives to achieve, but I believe that ultimately it's bad directing and a weak plot that bring it down from greatness.
    The Last of Us is indeed the most overrated game I have ever seen and played. However, that does not mean it's not a good game - it is. It's fun, very fun in fact, and I do recommend it, because there is something to it. It's just not the masterpiece everyone is now almost taught to say it is.    … Expand
  76. grenadehh
    Aug 15, 2014
    7
    Unfortunately someone on here has to write a real review so here you go, you're welcome.

    The Last of Us won over 200 GOTY awards. Don't forget that fact, no Sony fan will ever let you. Does that make it a good game? Absolutely not. As has come to be expected from Naughty Dog, The Last of Us excels in presentation. Truly, the art, overall graphics, animation, even the voice acting are    Unfortunately someone on here has to write a real review so here you go, you're welcome.

    The Last of Us won over 200 GOTY awards. Don't forget that fact, no Sony fan will ever let you. Does that make it a good game? Absolutely not.

    As has come to be expected from Naughty Dog, The Last of Us excels in presentation. Truly, the art, overall graphics, animation, even the voice acting are phenomenal. You won't find better than them in any other title. Beyond Two Souls is on par, but not better, when it comes to presentation. The dialogue seems legit and it is often times entertaining.

    Unfortunately after you get over that, The Last of Us is nothing more than a meme-stuffed stroll through the drudgery of not only video game cliches, but also the rest of popular media. Comparisons have been made to Cormac McCarthy and the similarity is only cosmetic if you examine the Road and TLOU side by side. Comparisons can be made to The Book of Eli, I Am Legend, and literally every other zombie movie that has ever been made - because that's what this is, an emulation of the zombie genre, but not a parody.

    The gameplay in The Last of Us is absolutely mind numbing. Whether it's the lack of variety or the overall redundancy of every single segment save the very first 20 minutes of the game, there is absolutely nothing entertaining about it. As the game progresses you are simply playing a movie and the only way to progress it is to get from cutscene to cutscene. Once you realize this, you'll also come to the realization that just like Uncharted, the Last of Us is an overrated blockbuster whose merits come from technical accomplishment - and not from actual gameplay, which should be the defining characteristic of a video game.

    Ignoring the plot holes involving Ellie and Joel, the gameplay changes once you switch characters, but only for about 20 minutes, and not in any way that should be remotely unfamiliar to survival horror enthusiasts. After that, the gameplay changes again from a somewhat stealth driven survival game into a flat out murder simulator, just like Uncharted, and it sheds all former pretense of being interesting, ending in one ridiculous shootout sequence that would give Uncharted 3 a run for its money.

    The only saving grace to the gameplay is the multitude of multiplayer modes. Essentially it is just team deathmatch, but the survivalist aspects of the game and the moderate realism have been worked in to make it truly interesting while at the same time hilarious. I've never played another game where someone beating me to death with a plank of wood was so hilarious - whether because it's stupidly overpowered or a riot to watch.    … Expand
  77. BADMANBIFF
    Aug 13, 2014
    7
    Ah finally a game that simulates/plays a survival horror/adventuresque post-apocaly.....wait....this has been done before....but not quite as good looking, The Last of Us is essentially a lovechild of Resi 4/ Uncharted/Metal Gear/The Road and I AM LEGEND....Sounds great on paper but just doesn't give you the big hype reaction you were hoping especially on it's PS4 Revival, Humanity hasAh finally a game that simulates/plays a survival horror/adventuresque post-apocaly.....wait....this has been done before....but not quite as good looking, The Last of Us is essentially a lovechild of Resi 4/ Uncharted/Metal Gear/The Road and I AM LEGEND....Sounds great on paper but just doesn't give you the big hype reaction you were hoping especially on it's PS4 Revival, Humanity has been hit hard by the Cordyceps Fungus infecting Human hosts and turning them into the usual BS of some sort of infected man eating fungus zombie hybrid, in comes Joel... A tragedy and years of survival against the infected have made Joel into Battle Hardened Bear Grylls minus the camera crew, fortunately Joel is very likeable an despite his cold Solid Snake killing skills he is a pretty good guy... he almost takes as much damage as wolverine in this story which is crazy....until you meet certain enemies... see the games enemies are Humans who are armed like gears of war characters, Infected Humans who haven't turned fully but still have a serious killer instinct and Metal Gear Extreme difficulty vision which is really irritating especially when the Stealth sections start, also we have Clickers and Bloaters... Clickers are humans that have been overtaken by the Fungus and do not have any sight but instead rely on hearing you creep around seriously any movement and your screwed and especially in tight spots the enemies can come in all varieties and quickly over power you causing a brutal and cheap death, the infected humans barrage you like flies on poo and then sometimes the clickers do instant kills seriously it gets old very quickly and even if your not moving sometimes the clickers just kill you anyway it's like hey screw it I cant see you but I'm gonna eat you anyway! Then we have the Bloaters.... Best way to describe them is like the Tank Zombies in left for dead except these guys take tons of damage before they die and can see you any way and throw these like fungus bombs at you alerting all other enemies in the vicinity! However you only see a couple throughout the whole campaign so that can be forgiven, in comes Ellie, she is basically a rip off of Ellen Page.. but she's ok an only a couple of times does she become a liability, she has a ridiculous boss battle where the boss does one hit kills which really drove me nuts! Apart from the skanky cheap deaths the game is stunning on PS3 and really has pushed the machine to the limits, the Graphics are slick and virtually flawless however some of the cut scenes are in game engine or sometimes CGI... and trigger some obscene loading times and even saving can take upto a minute....the music is awesome and the voice acting great some really nice pieces have been written in and the story is okish... sometimes the controls just don't do what you want them to do and sometimes drops you into....you guessed it an instant death! which sucks I nearly smashed my pad playing this but apart from overpowered enemies, ok chase scenes and some stupid encounters the game is pretty enjoyable the story kept me going and I really wanted to stick with Joel and Ellie and watch them succeed and their relationship grow, now throw in the PS4.... Yesus... the PS4 version has been given 60 FPS and 1080p resolution... Whoopy doo I don't care every game developer says the same crap these days 1080 bla bla our game is crap but it's in 1080p while the game does have a bit more detail than it's PS3 it's not worth shelling out for a PS4 and the updated "Remastered" game... did a game that's barely a year old really need to be Remastered? Answer.... no not really, ok so you get loads of multiplayer crap and the Left Behind DLC but if you have already bought for PS3 don't rebuy, I personally enjoyed Uncharted 2 + 3 more but if you want a great story it's worth maybe getting hold of the PS3 version but if PS4 is your only choice then go for that.… Expand
  78. mrnice
    Aug 9, 2014
    6
    I felt restricted by the banality of the puzzles and the sections where the 'run button' is deactivated. The excellence of the art and level design is moderately entertaining, even when Joel is restricted to slowly walk through 10 minute sections. So it takes a non-gamer mindset to appreciate the game, imagining what the world has been like leading up to the state presented, rather than aI felt restricted by the banality of the puzzles and the sections where the 'run button' is deactivated. The excellence of the art and level design is moderately entertaining, even when Joel is restricted to slowly walk through 10 minute sections. So it takes a non-gamer mindset to appreciate the game, imagining what the world has been like leading up to the state presented, rather than a classic problem-solving approach where you are fully attended to progressing through the game. When Call of Duty shows technical excellence and standard gameplay, I call it an entertaining game. TLoU is similar in its ratio of technical excellence vs gameplay innovation. It's entertaining and a feast for the eyes. But the exciting zombie franchise is still called The Walking Dead, and the exciting Naughty Dog franchise is called Uncharted.

    I leaned towards a 7/10 or even 8/10, but I stopped playing after completing the campaign. No alternative game modes (except online) to play around with. No exciting trophies to attempt. Just a few dozen inconsequential collectibles scattered throughout the campaign, and trophies for completing it several times. In a campaign where so many sections play on the strength of surprise and 'first-sight-marvel' I'd just rather play something else after seeing it once.

    The ending is satisfying, but you could just read a plot summary and then watch the final hour on Youtube and get what the game wanted to tell. I liked the message (hint: love) but it wasn't necessary to trod through so many hours of slow progression to feel the impact of the story.    … Expand
  79. Sucknut420
    Aug 8, 2014
    7
    Solid writing, well paced story, and impressive visuals make for an entertaining adventure. However repetitive level design, and clunky AI will none the less detract from your experience in The Last of US.
  80. Cilver
    Jul 28, 2014
    6
    As a walking simulator, 10/10. As a video game, 6/10. Most of the game is a mixture of perambulatory locomotive dislocation with a few moments of hide-run-shoot. I liked the style of the snowy villa area and boss, but the bulk of the decrepit architecture and overall world design made me realize that maybe, just maybe, meandering around the end of the world isn't the entertainment festAs a walking simulator, 10/10. As a video game, 6/10. Most of the game is a mixture of perambulatory locomotive dislocation with a few moments of hide-run-shoot. I liked the style of the snowy villa area and boss, but the bulk of the decrepit architecture and overall world design made me realize that maybe, just maybe, meandering around the end of the world isn't the entertainment fest everyone knows it will be.… Expand
  81. sen0pl
    Jul 22, 2014
    5
    Don’t get fooled by the over the moon positive reviews. I think this game is overrated. It is a stealth zombie game full of post-apocalyptic clichés. And the stealth mechanic does not work all that well. It is hard remain undetected and if spotted you get exposed to a frustrating head-on fight with enemies attacking from any direction. The levels are big and most of the time there is noDon’t get fooled by the over the moon positive reviews. I think this game is overrated. It is a stealth zombie game full of post-apocalyptic clichés. And the stealth mechanic does not work all that well. It is hard remain undetected and if spotted you get exposed to a frustrating head-on fight with enemies attacking from any direction. The levels are big and most of the time there is no clear indication where to go. So you will want to kill all enemies in a cluster and then search for an exit, which makes true stealth game play difficult or even impossible. The game bored me too much. Mid-game I changed the difficulty to easy and forced myself to finish it. I wish I'd skipped this game. Count me out for The Last of Us 2… Expand
  82. Venavera
    Jul 18, 2014
    5
    Little late in the game for anyone to read this I suppose, but here it goes. Had some extra cash, asked people for a game that could help me kill some time over the weekend, and this came highly recommended. So I picked it up for my collection. Maybe I just don't get it. The game looked nice, but I didn't want to keep playing. Felt like just going from point A to B over and over again. DoLittle late in the game for anyone to read this I suppose, but here it goes. Had some extra cash, asked people for a game that could help me kill some time over the weekend, and this came highly recommended. So I picked it up for my collection. Maybe I just don't get it. The game looked nice, but I didn't want to keep playing. Felt like just going from point A to B over and over again. Do a puzzle, navigate a room, get a cutscene, do a puzzle, navigate a room, get a cutscene. Periodically I would find myself dreading to do the next puzzle and not want to play anymore.

    I'd say if you want to play it go rent it somewhere. The story and characters were "ok" in my opinion. It wasn't enough to make me want to finish the story (but I did).    … Expand
  83. Kilgukalts
    Jul 18, 2014
    5
    Played it as my first ever PS3 game and had to note that if you aren't mastering the controller to the level that your basal ganglia takes partly over the conscious cortex functions, the game is near impossible in certain situations. The story is not typical hollywood and has some deeper moments, which is good. However, there are several logical fallacies -most importantly it sounds thatPlayed it as my first ever PS3 game and had to note that if you aren't mastering the controller to the level that your basal ganglia takes partly over the conscious cortex functions, the game is near impossible in certain situations. The story is not typical hollywood and has some deeper moments, which is good. However, there are several logical fallacies -most importantly it sounds that the writer had no input from someone with medical/molecular biology background making for instance the vaccine subtheme unreasonable. Sure, many player might not notice these problems. Regarding the story and gameplay would have wanted less linearity and more choices. Ah yes, and the followers (e.g. Ellie if playing as Joel) often gave too many hints IMHO. The best moments were when for one or another reason you had no followers and multiple choices to solve a situation. These moments were actually enjoyable.… Expand
  84. WinkOrDie
    Jul 1, 2014
    5
    The Last of Us is a game with watered down physics, predictable story lines, and characters that don't really have any depth.

    This game has been beaten into the ground to the point where I don't think it could have ever lived up to the hype, however, that does not justify the problems stated earlier. Does the game look good? Yes, looks amazing! However, everything else is just...    The Last of Us is a game with watered down physics, predictable story lines, and characters that don't really have any depth.

    This game has been beaten into the ground to the point where I don't think it could have ever lived up to the hype, however, that does not justify the problems stated earlier.

    Does the game look good? Yes, looks amazing! However, everything else is just... meh... I was very let down when I played this game and do not recommend purchasing it unless you enjoy mediocre titles.    … Expand
  85. BGSRockstar
    Jun 20, 2014
    7
    Call it an opinion if you want but my feeling is that video games differentiate themselves from other forms of media such as movies, and books by providing gameplay. The Last Of Us may easily be one of the greatest stories ever told through the medium of video games, that however does not warrent an instant 10 from me, and I feel it should apply the same to all of you. It costs less thanCall it an opinion if you want but my feeling is that video games differentiate themselves from other forms of media such as movies, and books by providing gameplay. The Last Of Us may easily be one of the greatest stories ever told through the medium of video games, that however does not warrent an instant 10 from me, and I feel it should apply the same to all of you. It costs less than 10 buck to go to the movies, most books cost less than 30 bucks , a good story should not cost 60. If I can beat a game under 12 hrs , in my opinion its not a good value for 60, (and it STILL costs near 60 new).
    Just for a minute lets talk about Naughty Dog, who made a serious name for themselves with the uncharted franchise. Ive played all the uncharted games, and I have to say, im suprised Naughty Dog hasent been sued for copying either the Tomb Raider games and movies, or the Indiana Jones movies, or BOTH! Then with the theme decided, they basically stuck it to a copy the God Of War game play style, and somehow the comination of thoes thing fooled everyone into thinking this game company makes original games.
    Then The Last Of Us come out in the dead middle of a huge pop culture zombie fad, and BOOM peope eat it up, and people begin to refer to Naughty Dog as Naughty God. Naughy Dog may hav fooled 9.1 out of every 10 of you into beleving that story overshadows gameplay, but im not so quick to bite the carrot at the end of the stick.    … Expand
  86. fluxmulder
    Jun 15, 2014
    6
    Hands down, the most overrated game of 2013. To all the high scorers, did you have any FUN with this game? Really. Because I didn't. This game was an absolute chore to play through. The only thing that kept me going was the fairly interesting story, and the high production values. This is a Naughty Dog game, so you can expect superb graphics, animations, voice acting, and cutscenes.Hands down, the most overrated game of 2013. To all the high scorers, did you have any FUN with this game? Really. Because I didn't. This game was an absolute chore to play through. The only thing that kept me going was the fairly interesting story, and the high production values. This is a Naughty Dog game, so you can expect superb graphics, animations, voice acting, and cutscenes. However the gameplay is a mess. This is a 3rd person shooter with some tacked on stealth. However ammo is scarce, so most of the time it is better to go the stealth route. The controls however feel loose (read: realism), and require you to have better aim than your standard third person shooter. NPC enemies also have very spastic animations, so even when you think you have a shot on them, they will jerk their body or head to the side and you will miss the shot. You go into an annoying stagger animation when you get shot (again, realism), which requires you to re-aim your shot, by which time the enemy has already closed the distance and is pounding you to shreds. Close quarters combat is stacked towards the enemy, especially the zombies, many of whom can one-shot kill you at this range. Ellie, your NPC companion, aids very little in combat. Enemies are also oblivious to her presence, even though it is clear they can see her. I guess the idea here was not to punish the player for enemies spotting your NPC companion, but this simply breaks immersion. You also can't switch weapons while on the move, which is especially aggravating when you need to switch from an empty to a loaded weapon while an enemy is chasing you. The game itself plays like your typical cinematic linear shooter, with some outdoor areas that open up a bit and allowing you to explore. All your standard shooter gameplay tropes are here: "defend an area from hordes of enemies", "find an alternate route", "clear area of enemies to proceed", "run away from an armored vehicle"... you get the idea. There are some tiresome ladder and plank "puzzles" that require you to move a ladder from A to B to get somewhere. They add nothing to the gameplay and feel like padding. There is also a skill system (what game doesn't have this nowadays?) that allows you to upgrade your character. It's good to have, and allows you to tailor your gameplay experience somewhat, although I found many of the skills to be useless (faster crafting? what's the point? You shouldn't be crafting during combat). The story is serviceable. You play as Joel, a grieving father tasked with delivering Ellie, a girl immune to the zombie virus, to the human resistance movement. It's like the Walking Dead; the last vestiges of humanity fighting against zombies, lots of interpersonal relationship stuff, harrowing situations, etc. Which is fine, not a lot of games go this route. But TLOU didn't invent this genre, so let's not give it more credit than it deserves. Joel is your typical gruff white guy we've seen dozens of times by now. As for Ellie, they seemed to have cast someone too old to play her, as she comes off as being a little too precocious. The section where you play as Ellie. She says "piece of sh*t" or "motherf*cker" EVERY TIME she kills someone. Why was this necessary? It's not behavior you'd expect from a pre-teen. The much talked about ending, though clever emotionally, left an empty feeling with me, similar to Prince of Persia 2008's ending. As a player, I want to feel like I accomplished something. Don't throw away everything I've done in the past 10+ hours.

    To sum up, this is not a fun game. If you want to play a Walking Dead episode, with all of Naughty Dog's trademark high production values, then this is for you. However if like me, you like your games to be fun, then give this a pass.    … Expand
  87. Ramiro1992
    Jun 4, 2014
    6
    I found this game very far to be excellent, the iA is very bad, the enemies ALWAYS know where you are, they are psychics, another thing i found bad is the combat mechanics, it's very tedious to shoot enemies, the character is very weak and does not look like a hero at all. The graphics are ok, but that does not compensate the lack of liberty in the controls, some of the weapons areI found this game very far to be excellent, the iA is very bad, the enemies ALWAYS know where you are, they are psychics, another thing i found bad is the combat mechanics, it's very tedious to shoot enemies, the character is very weak and does not look like a hero at all. The graphics are ok, but that does not compensate the lack of liberty in the controls, some of the weapons are useless, like the molotov bombs, and it is very hard to find a good weapon, and that's a shame in a game that needs to have action and combat. This is NOT a survival horror game, maybe an average survival game, like I am alive. The plot is okay i think, but not excellent at all, finally i have to give this game a 6, and i am being a good person, because the game deserves less. Hope this is the only Last of us game, because is far to be a complete title.… Expand
  88. Fancypenguin
    May 27, 2014
    7
    First off I have to start this review by saying that I am in no way a fanboy. I owned all 3 consoles last gen and I plan on doing it again in the next generation as well. Second off, I have to say that this is going to be more of a rant than a real review. The Last of Us shines in its narrative, characters, and atmosphere. The story and characters are some of the best in any game I'veFirst off I have to start this review by saying that I am in no way a fanboy. I owned all 3 consoles last gen and I plan on doing it again in the next generation as well. Second off, I have to say that this is going to be more of a rant than a real review. The Last of Us shines in its narrative, characters, and atmosphere. The story and characters are some of the best in any game I've ever played, and the way it is presented is second to none. The characters all have distinct personalities and are well developed. The dialogue is great and so are the voice actors that deliver it. The atmosphere really does feel like a post apocalyptic future. The graphics are some of the best ever (on consoles) even though the color pallet looks like the game ate Fallout 3 then spit it out and added vines everywhere. With all this having been said, I have zero idea how anybody can think this game is a masterpiece or anywhere close. The gameplay (you know the point of playing a video game) is so lackluster, and the game is not well designed. The game tries to be a stealth-action survival horror game except it meets none of those genre's criteria well. It would have been great had the areas flowed together coherently but anywhere that there are enemies is basically an arena of conveniently placed boxes (much like another stealth-action game it tries so hard but fails to be, Metal Gear Solid) And really Naughty Dog? With the oil tankers full of money that Sony gave you to make this game, you couldn't spring for more than one stealth choking animation or 5 skins of enemy characters? It fails on the survival horror front because you are always being presented with bullets and medpacks and whatever you need because the game was made for casuals. The crafting makes no sense as Rag+Alcohol apparently = bandage. The "puzzles" consist of moving a latter from one place to another. Thrilling. By far the worst part of the game is the AI. All the AI in the game is broken. Enemy AI is completely inept on even the highest difficulty and your partner AI? God help me. Having bad enemy AI is enough to break any stealth game, but bad partner AI too? Might as well kill yourself. If you want to play a third person survival horror zombie game with bad partner AI and stiff controls then play Resident evil 4, a far superior game. The game is very shallow and repetitive, the infected lack variety with only 4 types to fight against. The gameplay itself is slightly above average, yet the game has garnered 9's and 10's on almost every major site, presumably based on story alone. Well I'm sorry but the fact is that I will never give a video game a 9 or a 10 based on story alone. What even qualifies as a game anymore? If I rendered Terminator 2 in video game cutscenes and let you press a button every 10 minutes to choose what one liner Arnold says would that be a 10/10 flawless masterpiece of a game? I'm not saying that this is what the last of us is like, but its not far off. Everything is so linear and all the exciting things happen in cutscenes that happen every 5 minutes. If I wanted to play a mediocre stealth game in between watching a decent zombie movie, I would watch Shaun of the Dead and pause every ten minutes to play Alpha Protocol. Since when has it been ok for a VIDEO GAME to be called a masterpiece when the gameplay is average at best? You'd would think that with the way video game technology has progressed that developers would give us bigger worlds to explore with better AI and more depth, but nope, they're using it to make games like movies. This brings me to my next point which is, in a video game this story is amazing, but as a movie, this story is average and cliche at best. There are other games that have good stories that aren't a boring chore to play through and that actually add something to the respective genre that they're in. The last of us is by no means a bad game, but it is only a slightly above average game that brings nothing new or interesting to the Stealth action or Survival horror genres, and is made very good by its story and characters (even if they all swear like they just got off the USS Saratoga)… Expand
  89. IceeInChrg
    May 21, 2014
    7
    Yeah, the story is "good" by today's standards, when it doesn't creep along at a snails pace, which is often, but the gameplay is pretty average and there are a lot of bugs and mediocre stealth gameplay.
  90. Iluvatar21
    Apr 29, 2014
    6
    HOW I RATE: 10-9 score: perfect or near-perfect don't exist; 8 score: one of the best games ever. Top score; 7-6 score: great but not one of the best; 5-below score: serious flaws.
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    As in Uncharted, Naughty Dog proves once again with The Last of Us that a game with repetitive gameplay but emotional story and pretty visuals to hide the nature of the gameplay can fool many and    HOW I RATE: 10-9 score: perfect or near-perfect don't exist; 8 score: one of the best games ever. Top score; 7-6 score: great but not one of the best; 5-below score: serious flaws.
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    As in Uncharted, Naughty Dog proves once again with The Last of Us that a game with repetitive gameplay but emotional story and pretty visuals to hide the nature of the gameplay can fool many and get 10/10s for no reason.    … Expand
  91. TheHonestOne
    Apr 20, 2014
    6
    Call your self a monkeys uncle and declare the world deceased because I'm not that keen on the Last of Us (back ground screams). Just let me explain.

    Firstly with the title, who do you think us refers to? It isn't humans, there's tons of those. It could be psychopaths because by the end you are the only one least in the entire world BECAUSE YOU KILLED THEM ALL. Yes you would think with    Call your self a monkeys uncle and declare the world deceased because I'm not that keen on the Last of Us (back ground screams). Just let me explain.

    Firstly with the title, who do you think us refers to? It isn't humans, there's tons of those. It could be psychopaths because by the end you are the only one least in the entire world BECAUSE YOU KILLED THEM ALL. Yes you would think with a vastly reduced population life would be valued a tad more but no it's cheaper than action figures at Kmart.

    Secondary is the story. Many praise this to be the best written story in video games. And it certainly would be if you wiped out games like spec ops the line, bio shock, half life, dark souls and a whole load of other games from very existence. Yes while it does have a nice intro and is well presented it can be very predictable at times and does have a lot of coincidences like a really important item we though was gone forever just HAPPENED to be in a building we ran into in a chase scene. The characterisation between Ellie and Joel when their TOGETHER is fairly weak, Joel is just really a prick to her at times and Ellie at times really does say stupid things. But the absolute weakest part about it is the side characters. Naughty dog has this terrible habit of dehumanising every character except for the protagonist, at some point someone who has known Ellie all her life just decides to kill her because of reasons. Also the ending might lose you cause it did me.

    The gameplay itself is quite well done, I liked the semi-linear environments with survival elements and highly limited resources for self-defence. However there are two gripping problems with it. One is Ellie herself, she's just there, she doesn't fight often unless scripted and enemies don't attack her, so why is she even here? For story yes but story should inform gameplay not patronise it into doing its bidding. The other problem is the super zombies. There so annoying, I try one attack that would normally clear out an entire army of infected bit it just doesn't effect them for some reason like a school boy bringing out his everything proof shield. I get we're supposed to be careful around them but I didn't expect getting my jugular vein eaten was appropriate punishment. Also the AI can be weird at times but now I'm just not picking.

    All in all the Last of Us is pretty god and you can spend on worse games that came out around that time ride to help cough. But it is pretty over rated. Even the developers think so, the conference after the meeting the co of naughty dog thought that the game was mediocre. Well I hope this will lead them to make a better game in future. But for now go play the much under rated silent hill series. ( but not homecoming we don't talk about that one).    … Expand
  92. kingawesome99
    Apr 18, 2014
    6
    Ok, but really overrated and me personally, could care less for this game. I found the plot to be extremely unique and well developed getting better and better as the game progress. The game play i found ok, but nothing really new and interesting. I personally found the game play to be more like a survival game. Now to conclude, If you like survival games, then this is a game for you. IOk, but really overrated and me personally, could care less for this game. I found the plot to be extremely unique and well developed getting better and better as the game progress. The game play i found ok, but nothing really new and interesting. I personally found the game play to be more like a survival game. Now to conclude, If you like survival games, then this is a game for you. I understand people But for me i just don't care about this game so much.… Expand
  93. MentalVortex
    Apr 16, 2014
    6
    The most overrated "game" of all time. The atmosphere and story are decent, but there is very little actual gameplay. You probably won't realize this on your first playthrough because you will be playing overly cautiously and exploring for materials, wondering what is around the next corner. But once you've beaten it, you will understand that there are very few fights with enemies and aThe most overrated "game" of all time. The atmosphere and story are decent, but there is very little actual gameplay. You probably won't realize this on your first playthrough because you will be playing overly cautiously and exploring for materials, wondering what is around the next corner. But once you've beaten it, you will understand that there are very few fights with enemies and a whole lot of slow boring sections spent walking around listening to Ellie, separated by lots of cutscenes. The multiplayer can be enjoyable, but the poor hit detection coupled with the slow pace isn't likely to hold many peoples' attention for very long.… Expand
  94. Canem
    Mar 3, 2014
    7
    A great game to enjoy once or twice. The story is average when you think about it, not much different than what you've seen before. It's a very linear game and very scripted. For some this is ok, but for me it seemed like you were watching a movie, and at times, it may have been more enjoyable for a cutscene to take the place of a playable gunfight. Further into the game, time and timeA great game to enjoy once or twice. The story is average when you think about it, not much different than what you've seen before. It's a very linear game and very scripted. For some this is ok, but for me it seemed like you were watching a movie, and at times, it may have been more enjoyable for a cutscene to take the place of a playable gunfight. Further into the game, time and time again a group of scavengers will show looking for you whilst walking back and forth from one end of the room to another before you take them out. It gets a bit frustrating when you finally take out the group only to hear the clicking sound from a group of infected coming your way.

    Good game but a little bit overrated. Definitely should be a sequel with a few tweaks and a continuation of the story, as the characters are interesting.    … Expand
  95. Slone
    Feb 27, 2014
    6
    There are 3 things that really impressed me with this game :
    - the music and how it's used
    - the acting - the visual artistic approach I could add characters development, although I do feel the success on this part has more to do with the acting than the actual writing. The actors really make this work even when the dialog seems to a bit short on credibility or psychology. The    There are 3 things that really impressed me with this game :
    - the music and how it's used
    - the acting
    - the visual artistic approach

    I could add characters development, although I do feel the success on this part has more to do with the acting than the actual writing. The actors really make this work even when the dialog seems to a bit short on credibility or psychology.

    The story is good, much better than in any game, and is interesting to watch because of the characters. I also found the ending very strong, because of the ambiguous feelings you get from it.

    I'm a big fan of Half Life 2 and the Fallout series. In many ways, TLOU felt like an homage to these while being a sort of graphical upgrade. If Fallout 3 had the same graphics and the same level of voice acting, it would have been the game of the decade.

    Where TLOU is very much lacking is on the gaming part. It's quite dumb and repetitive. No actual puzzle, the challenge is to find the exit of each map and that either involves sneaking past and optionally taking out humans or zombies (or infected, as they call them, like in 28 days later or world war z) and / or getting to the cut-scene that will give you access to the next area. Quite limited.

    Also, there are quite a lot "dragon's lair" moments, as I call them. Dragon's lair was an experimental video game which was about watching an interactive cartoon and pressing the joystick button at the right moment. Well, in TLOU, there are many of those inept moments when you're asked to repeatedly press a key so that the cut-scene can go on. Most of the time, there's no challenge, no consequence and it mostly feels like a way to make sure you haven't fallen unsleep while the story goes on. Probably aimed at people with ADHD.

    You can upgrade your characters and your weapons so that the game gets easier, but it doesn't affect the strategy you may use. There are a lot of things that are off like the companions walking on the feet of your enemies while you're sneaking, or the cut-scene showing your characters running away from something when you actually left a pile of body behind you and didn't feel any kind of hurry. Elements like gathering artifacts, pendants, and comics are... well... tedious and no fun at all. But I guess ND wanted to make sure you would explore every part of their gorgeous environments. In the end it doesn't help immersion. It's kind of weird being able to (somehow having to) waste a lot of time searching every corners when you're supposed to be on a mission of some kind. The scavenging part is very badly integrated and feels gratuitous.

    That said, there are very strong moments in that story, even though the narration can feel quite sketchy. The winter part is probably my favorite, despite a rather clumsy narration, it succeeds in bringing intense emotions in its conclusion.

    It's really a casual gamer's game, although a classy one. It also looks like a technical demo, although performed on rather dated hardware. But mostly, it's a piece of art that has video game elements in it.    … Expand
  96. Crudu98
    Feb 12, 2014
    7
    Fairly good game, nothing that hasn't already been done. It's set in your default zombie apocalypse world, and has two fairly default characters. Worth playing if you have extra time, but definitely not the holy grail of games as most people make it seem. This is of course the game in which brought us the amazing line " I just shot the hell out of that guy" Coming out of the mouth of aFairly good game, nothing that hasn't already been done. It's set in your default zombie apocalypse world, and has two fairly default characters. Worth playing if you have extra time, but definitely not the holy grail of games as most people make it seem. This is of course the game in which brought us the amazing line " I just shot the hell out of that guy" Coming out of the mouth of a normal person.… Expand
  97. abraham_b
    Feb 9, 2014
    7
    The game is good. It’s not the most amazing thing on the planet, it’s not revolutionary; it’s just good. The story is great and the gameplay is well thought out, however, I do not see what the big deal is and how it deserves to be deemed a masterpiece.
  98. BatFat09
    Feb 3, 2014
    6
    Basically Uncharted with zombies!
    This game is very linear and brings nothing new to any gameplay mechanic that has been used in any third person action game. The story is spectacular yes, but I don't buy video games to watch a movie! What matters to me is gameplay, and this is the same gripe I have with uncharted: the gameplay is simply lacking
  99. aeweibl91ae
    Jan 21, 2014
    7
    An absolutely amazing game from what little I've been able to play. Only reason it didn't get a 10 was the fact that after getting around 25% of the way thru the game started glitchung and then would crash and have literally spent more time trying to fox that then playing the game on its own.
  100. Reaperville
    Dec 31, 2013
    7
    i guess i have a different review from most of the others on here.... ill start out saying i prefer sandbox type games like gta...... in my opinion this game is very linear. you basically follow a set path with no choices. the game starts to become very repetitive, however it does have a strong finish and the graphics are unbelievable.
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  1. GamingXP
    Sep 16, 2013
    97
    Flawless in its ambition and almost perfect in its execution. A brave and remarkable game quite unlike any other.
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  2. Level7.nu
    Sep 10, 2013
    80
    The Last of Us is a great action-adventure game that manages to capture the feeling of post-apocalypse and survival. The story is alright but way too manipulative and borrows heavily from other, better, material. Still the segmented survival gameplay and the amazing audiovisual production makes the game an experience everybody should check out.
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  3. Official PlayStation Magazine Benelux
    Sep 4, 2013
    90
    Despite the breakneck pace of the prologue, it takes quite a while for The Last of Us to pick up some speed again. However, once the cold harsh winter arrives, the action (and story) ramps up. So much so, it puts most Hollywood productions to shame. [July 2013, p.76]
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