The Last of Us Remastered

 PlayStation 4
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Jul 29, 2014
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9.2

Universal acclaim- based on 19472 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 638 out of 19472
  3. Negative: 871 out of 19472
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  1. Salk
    Jan 11, 2015
    7
    The game cannot really be given a vote higher than 7 because it has 1 critical bug and several serious bugs, despite the updates/patches. The saving system is broken, with the autosave system overwriting the manual saves. The game hung once and the ragdoll physics is sometimes cause of ludicrous moments (like the bodies floating against gravity).

    The game's atmospheric and visually    The game cannot really be given a vote higher than 7 because it has 1 critical bug and several serious bugs, despite the updates/patches. The saving system is broken, with the autosave system overwriting the manual saves. The game hung once and the ragdoll physics is sometimes cause of ludicrous moments (like the bodies floating against gravity).

    The game's atmospheric and visually pleasing in the style of Naughty Dog's Uncharted series. There is good voice acting and characterization but in the end the gameplay mechanic doesn't break any new ground.

    I find the real and most satisfying way to play this game is at "Grounded" level where the distracting HUD and visual cues are banned, contributing immensely to the sense of danger and immersion.

    Excellent music score. Poor integration of friendly AI (the allies never really need to follow the same rules of the player and are never detected by enemies).    … Expand
  2. Caiobrz
    Aug 1, 2017
    7
    If I were to describe Last of Us with one world, it would be "hyped". The story is good, but not awesome. The characters are good, but not awesome, the game is good, but not awesome. All that would lead to a solid 9/10 score, but things go down from there: gameplay is poor, the UI is clunky and simple actions like choosing a weapon require more buttons and actions than just using whateverIf I were to describe Last of Us with one world, it would be "hyped". The story is good, but not awesome. The characters are good, but not awesome, the game is good, but not awesome. All that would lead to a solid 9/10 score, but things go down from there: gameplay is poor, the UI is clunky and simple actions like choosing a weapon require more buttons and actions than just using whatever you have, and the linear "you can't ever side step" nature of the story makes it more like an interactive game with moments of FPS than an atual game. People often rate Last of Us thinking only how great the story or characters are, but as a game it can't be considered that great.… Expand
  3. TixyLix
    Apr 10, 2016
    7
    I cannot say I had much fun playing The Last of Us, but the amazing level design and story is what kept me playing through. It's a bad game, but a good experience, overall its managed to still be propped up by that, but I'd never want to play through it again.

    The character movement is very stiff, a lot of the times you're left wondering why you cannot jump up places or squeeze through    I cannot say I had much fun playing The Last of Us, but the amazing level design and story is what kept me playing through. It's a bad game, but a good experience, overall its managed to still be propped up by that, but I'd never want to play through it again.

    The character movement is very stiff, a lot of the times you're left wondering why you cannot jump up places or squeeze through gaps. So most of the gameplay revolves around finding alternative routes, usually by finding a wooden pallet for Ellie, giving a boost up or finding a ladder. It really becomes tiresome, especially since you can see a big gap in the object that has fallen over, that for some reason the game decides would be impossible to get through.

    I just found myself through all the Infected and shooting scenes, just saying to myself "alright we'll just get past this to get to the story". I never wanted to do the shooting or the stealth, the combat isn't good and the controls are too stiff for stealth. Hitman makes stealth fun and Gears of War makes shooting fun, but The Last of Us is neither. I never actually enjoyed the gameplay part of the game, my favourite parts were the down time, the moments I was exploring and finding cool random things in the world. What's good is the DLC is pretty much 80% of this, why I enjoyed playing the DLC more than the actual main game.

    I would love to see The Last of Us 2, maybe telling the story of the downfall as the opening part of the game was the best part of The Last of Us. I just think The Last of Us is good, just nothing amazing.    … Expand
  4. cylentstorm
    Jan 25, 2020
    7
    The Last of Us has great writing and voice work, but suffers from tired gameplay mechanics and linear design. This straightforward port does little more than slap a new coat of paint upon a solid, but overrated PS3 adventure. Still--if you missed the last-gen hype-train, this is your ticket to see what all the babbling was about.
  5. birdman3
    Sep 2, 2021
    7
    The game has great visuals and voice acting, and the game's presentation is interesting. The story is Joel and Ellie and their many adventures as they cross the U.S., so the game touches on different parts of their journey. Plot lines are introduced and closed, and the stories are generally good, although some of them could've been explored more (and maybe in a more interesting fashion).The game has great visuals and voice acting, and the game's presentation is interesting. The story is Joel and Ellie and their many adventures as they cross the U.S., so the game touches on different parts of their journey. Plot lines are introduced and closed, and the stories are generally good, although some of them could've been explored more (and maybe in a more interesting fashion).

    What really gets me about the game is how much it drags. You spend ~60% of your time just looking for loot, and Joel's default 'walk' is so slow that I had to scam the game by walking at a diagonal for the whole game so that he'd actually jog.

    The gameplay itself is nothing to write home about - it reminded me of Dead Space and made me wish, at times, that I was just playing Dead Space. By the end of the game, you become kind of a weapon powerhouse, which distracts a bit from the survival aspect of the game.

    Overall - it's rather overrated, but still a reasonable game, especially in consideration of its cast and production values.    … Expand
  6. CalvinCrack
    Aug 13, 2014
    7
    of all the "best games of all time" that came out last year, I'd actually put Last of Us near the bottom. But the PS4 version is an improvement and the 60fps makes the game more playable. it doesn't improve the pacing or hackneyed story though. yep, i'm a hater. but look, i still gave it a 7.
  7. electriclight41
    Jan 14, 2015
    7
    While it has one of the best intros I've played in a while and is overall pretty entertaining, The Last of Us is horrendously overrated, especially when it comes to the story and dialogue. Seriously, how many F-bombs does a game need? It's distracting and unnecessary. The fact Ellie uses so many immediately takes away her innocence and frankly made me not care whether she died or not. TheWhile it has one of the best intros I've played in a while and is overall pretty entertaining, The Last of Us is horrendously overrated, especially when it comes to the story and dialogue. Seriously, how many F-bombs does a game need? It's distracting and unnecessary. The fact Ellie uses so many immediately takes away her innocence and frankly made me not care whether she died or not. The worst instance was during the giraffe scene, where she drops an F-bomb while petting one. Absolutely ridiculous.

    As for gameplay, it's pretty intense, but nothing I haven't seen before. I do like the upgrade system and the fact you never really feel like you're carrying enough ammo or supplies to be comfortable. The different locales are also refreshing and the voice acting is pretty good.

    Overall, it could have been way better. Still don't understand all the hype. There are plenty of other games I'd rather play.    … Expand
  8. Sunykamey
    Jul 14, 2015
    7
    TLOU is a very good game at its core but stumbles over gameplay mechanics. The AI battles (be it human or infected) get repetitive fast. They almost ever require you to decoy-takedown-sneakpast. I understand the great ratings this game gets and they are well deserved (atmosphere, graphic, voice acting, story telling are among the best) but the game isn't flawless. The best parts of theTLOU is a very good game at its core but stumbles over gameplay mechanics. The AI battles (be it human or infected) get repetitive fast. They almost ever require you to decoy-takedown-sneakpast. I understand the great ratings this game gets and they are well deserved (atmosphere, graphic, voice acting, story telling are among the best) but the game isn't flawless. The best parts of the game are when there are no encounters with anything, in this moments it shines. But beware if you get fast bored of repetitive gameplay (meaning scenarios that play out - at their core - exactly the same and there is no denying that a change of scenery doesn't change that drastically) then you have to decide for yourself if the rest of the game is worth the effort. For me it still is, but I can't play this game more than an hour every session (still want to finish it).… Expand
  9. Sparkticle
    Nov 6, 2015
    7
    Great production values including graphics, sound design, story and characters. However, the game itself just feels boring. Every time it almost feels as if I was trying to grind my way to the next cutscene, and that's not a great feeling to have in a game, especially in a survival horror one. Maybe it's critically acclaimed, sure, but the game for me just didn't do nearly as much.
  10. vonbird
    Aug 12, 2014
    7
    nice gameplay
    awesome story
    I am still enjoying it
    although it could have been better for ps4 in graphics
    and I believe that they copied metro in designing the environment
  11. TheCartoon77
    Sep 28, 2014
    7
    The Last of Us Remastered is perhaps the most frustrating game I've seen this year not because of the combat or characters or story or anything in the game itself for that matter. Just how much attention and praise its gotten for being the same game but prettier and on a different system. TLOU is a good game, no doubt about it. The combat is flawless and executed perfectly in every way.The Last of Us Remastered is perhaps the most frustrating game I've seen this year not because of the combat or characters or story or anything in the game itself for that matter. Just how much attention and praise its gotten for being the same game but prettier and on a different system. TLOU is a good game, no doubt about it. The combat is flawless and executed perfectly in every way. Not to get ahead of myself here, but the combat is actually, in my opinion, is as sleek and satisfying as the Batman games. The characters are relatable and none of them are irritating or arbitrary in any way. The game has its eyes on cinematic side to games, just like Uncharted. It pulls it off nicely and thanks to the graphics makes cut scenes look like a Blu-Ray film, and the gameplay look like a work of interactive art. If there's one thing TLOU slips up on is the story progression. As in the places the characters go to seems a little too convenient or pre-determined a lot of the time. For example, in one section of the game you meet someone who just so happens to be a friend of the main character AND a mechanic to get them out of there as well as a car mechanic too.

    This game is recommended and does deserve the praise it gets despite the fact the people who get this for a second time on PS4 are unmistakably going to be playing the same game again. Not that there's a problem with that.    … Expand
  12. MaximumD
    Jul 28, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is basically how this game was made. Bunch of people went into the boardroom and decided they will make a walking/murder simulator and then attach a story about the beauty and frailty of human life to it. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to get into that when I've just murdered about 500 faceless guys, who apparently are just trying to get by like everyone else. Oh the girl is the innocent one, I get it. Nope, you murder about 50 people with her too at some point. I like the gameplay, it's smooth and the AI is decent, but it gets old after doing the same old crap for the entire game. All you do slowly walk to an area, watch a cutscene, murder about 15 guys either via sneak kills or just flat out beating their skulls in, and then repeat.

    Yeah, graphics are good and the base gameplay is solid, but I'm sorry the story is so overrated and the game gets real boring fast. Not to mention the plank sections that are just annoying, preventing you from continuing the walking simulator portion of the game. Which just takes you to the next area to murder about 50 dudes. It deserves a decent score because of the production values and polished gameplay, which eventually just gets old. Oh and a bonus for an awesome online mode. The online mode is actually the true gem of this product. Sorry, but overall, way overrated. Online makes it a 7 instead of a 6.    … Expand
  13. Raviel1827
    Aug 2, 2014
    7
    While the original game deserves more of an 8/10 (To clarify this score, it's a great game but not without flaws, a plot that's very predictable and very much like "Children of Men", pretty dumb A.I. and stupid forced moments took away from my experience with the game, that might not concern you though).
    The remastered version doesn't improve on the core experience enough to grant a    While the original game deserves more of an 8/10 (To clarify this score, it's a great game but not without flaws, a plot that's very predictable and very much like "Children of Men", pretty dumb A.I. and stupid forced moments took away from my experience with the game, that might not concern you though).
    The remastered version doesn't improve on the core experience enough to grant a second purchase. However when it includes all the DLC it proves itself to be more of a Game of The Year edition. Without the DLC I would've easily given it 5/10.
    Conclusion: Definitively worth a buy if you haven't already gotten it.    … Expand
  14. dangerfar
    Sep 11, 2014
    7
    Though it seems fairly inconsequential to offer up another option about a game which has had so much written about it in the last year, my perspective is perhaps a bit different than the status quo and thus will offer it. Many reviewers have called this game a masterpiece, of which the 'remastering' simply further elevates its masterpieceness.

    There are 2 areas which I agree The Last of    Though it seems fairly inconsequential to offer up another option about a game which has had so much written about it in the last year, my perspective is perhaps a bit different than the status quo and thus will offer it. Many reviewers have called this game a masterpiece, of which the 'remastering' simply further elevates its masterpieceness.

    There are 2 areas which I agree The Last of Us is truly extraordinary: characterization and graphical flexibility. Note I didn't say story and graphics, because these paint a large swath over many attributes in which The Last of Us is merely good or perhaps even average.

    There may never have been characters like Joel and Ellie in a video game. If there have been I don't believe I've played it. The facial expressions, motivations, voice acting, and dialogue between them is that of a good movie or TV show. Not a great movie or TV show, but a good one, and that is enough to set it in a league of its own in the video game realm. They are the anchors of the game and without them this game is lost. Everything is built upon their relationship to each other and to the world, and it is executed beautifully.

    Perhaps you were wondering about that second extraordinary characteristic, "graphical flexibility" (I'll admit I perhaps just made that up). What I mean by that are moments of truly great presentation that by all accounts would have appeared to be a pre-rendered scene if it weren't for the fact that you just caused it to happen. For instance, say you're in the midst of a zombie horde and out of bullets and decide it's time to give them a good thrashing with your trusty baseball bat. You start to hit them and the camera reacts and Joel's movements look so natural it truly does look right out of a movie. Or if a "clicker" gets the better of you and bears into your neck another cut-scene arises that purely originated from your actions. I marveled at these over and over at these thinking something would be messed up, something would be out of place or someone's motions would appear out of place. That never happened. Every time it felt completely real. They've tapped something here that if it could be expanded upon and continued will add a tremendous amount to absorption in a game.

    Now for the rest of it. Well the rest of it is good, if not forgettable. The graphics are solid for sure, good lighting and textures, nothing that hasn't been done before but certainly they are pretty. The story aside from the characters isn't terribly original. There's some interesting twists, but overall there's not much here to separate from the other thousand zombie stories floating around. The gameplay is a bit dull. If you've played any of the Uncharted series you'll likely know their shooting mechanics aren't exactly top shelf, and the solitary puzzle element of finding a ladder or something to jump on isn't terribly riveting. The best moments of combat come from when you run out of bullets and are down on your luck, and have to sneak white knuckled around tons of people who want to kill you.

    Speaking of that, I'll go off on a bit of a tangent and say I'm disappointed (and truthfully not for the first time) that a game that really tries to be realistic and suck you in has tons of people just walking around doing nothing but apparently looking for you without any good reason. The zombies make sense I guess, I wouldn't think they would have daily objectives, but truth be told most of your enemies in this game are comprised of humans who just patrol around dumbly with apparently no purpose in life but to kill people who happen to wander around them. They might as well be zombies themselves. I would have loved to catch some people actually doing something, some tense interactions where you had a bit of a stand off or something. Or at least give me a better reason for them wanting to kill me with such zealotry.

    Anyway, the gameplay isn't very exciting. In fact, I found it so dull I simply stopped playing the game for a long period of time. Eventually I came back and was drawn in enough to finish it, but it sure wasn't the thrill of the hunt. It was Joel and Ellie. They're the heart of the game, and they're a glorious heart indeed. Them with what appeared to me to be a technical breakthrough with aspects of graphics was enough to keep me going. But it did feel tedious at times, and truthfully just wasn't much fun.    … Expand
  15. jstanothergamr
    Oct 29, 2014
    7
    By now, everyone has heard why this game is great... and it is a very solid game. However, at a full $60, the remastered version is not worth the price (unless you have not played it of course). If this was $40 I'd give it a 9.
    However-
    -the remastered graphics have actually taken away from the dark and brooding atmosphere of the game. Everything is too crisp and clean now. - there's    By now, everyone has heard why this game is great... and it is a very solid game. However, at a full $60, the remastered version is not worth the price (unless you have not played it of course). If this was $40 I'd give it a 9.
    However-
    -the remastered graphics have actually taken away from the dark and brooding atmosphere of the game. Everything is too crisp and clean now.
    - there's a graphical draw-distance issue that wasn't present in the original
    -the multiplayer seems to have more bugs and issues than the original PS3 version
    -not only are you paying $60s again, but if you want the new special guns you have to pay for them with more money - if you don't pay for them, then someone will have a leg up on you in multiplayer

    As someone who spent $80 dollars on the original + the season pass, this feels like a 'cash grab.'    … Expand
  16. Doutzen
    Dec 7, 2014
    7
    This game is overrated a little bit. I mean the story is really great, but also exaggerated, unnatural, unbelievable (I mean the relations part, not the zombie one, zombie is extremaly believable). This story is like Leo DiCaprio in Wolf of WallStreet - it wants to much to get the Oscar. And it's visible. I don't buy this melodramatic formula. It's cheap for me.

    Also the "replayability"    This game is overrated a little bit. I mean the story is really great, but also exaggerated, unnatural, unbelievable (I mean the relations part, not the zombie one, zombie is extremaly believable). This story is like Leo DiCaprio in Wolf of WallStreet - it wants to much to get the Oscar. And it's visible. I don't buy this melodramatic formula. It's cheap for me.

    Also the "replayability" is low, once you finish it, you never want it back.    … Expand
  17. CaT-LiN_
    Feb 22, 2015
    7
    The Last of Us: Remastered has top-notch presentation and voice-acting. The icreased framerate from 30 to 60 fps in this Remaster really helps the game out and the combat flows more organically compared to the PS3 version.
    The gameplay consists of stealth, combat, crafting and exploring.
    When exploring there is a chance for short conversations between characters to take place which are    The Last of Us: Remastered has top-notch presentation and voice-acting. The icreased framerate from 30 to 60 fps in this Remaster really helps the game out and the combat flows more organically compared to the PS3 version.
    The gameplay consists of stealth, combat, crafting and exploring.
    When exploring there is a chance for short conversations between characters to take place which are interesting and at times humerous. Stealth, combat and crafting unfortunately don't offer depth.
    What follows from that is -I hate to say it- generic and shallow gameplay with no big variation betweeen segments. As good as the presentation, characters and their relationships are, we are talking about a video game that is lacking in the game aspect. On top of that it's hit or miss with the story itself. At times the game suddenly skips to the next season of the year, which can feel totally out of place and random.

    Usually I don't give a lacking game anything above a 6 but the qualities TLOU:R has bump it up to a 7.
    Let's remember: just because it's SCEA top studio Naughty Dog doesn't mean everything is shiny and flawless,    … Expand
  18. tsakiym
    May 12, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. nice story, great game. but nothing special. I do not have to say anything. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters. i think my score can describe it… Expand
  19. bugalugz
    Mar 25, 2015
    7
    To me this game is overated its fun to play and the story is okay i dont see the fuss at all i have played alot better games than this i did like it for my 1st playthrough and that was it average to me.
  20. LawrenceLv
    Aug 30, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If it were someone else at the hospital, they may chose to sacrifice Ellie just like Marlene, who even watched Ellie grow up and promised her mother to take care of her.(Although it wasn't easy for her) However, it happens to be Joel who escorted Ellie there. Because of what he had lost 20 years ago and what he had been through with Ellie, he chose to save her the moment knowing she would die, without hesitation. Joel is not a selfless hero, yet a good story doesn't have to end with the salvation of humankind.

    Anyway, this game told us a good story.

    However, the design of some battles is so annoying. I still remember that wall-seeing-through sniper and that after the restaurant, when I was taking out the last hunter in the area by stealth, the game spawned another hunter(along with a few more elsewhere) just on my right side-I think there are better ways to increase the challenge of a battle, instead of forcibly adding enemies.    … Expand
  21. Cosmozerk
    Jun 15, 2020
    7
    So, The Last of Us Part 2 is almost here. That's what made me want to play this game for the first time. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about and see if I could understand both sides of the argument better. I can confidently say that I do, however, I also have my own 2 cents on the matter of the first game, and please don't be deceived by the score I'm giving it; The Last of Us is aSo, The Last of Us Part 2 is almost here. That's what made me want to play this game for the first time. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about and see if I could understand both sides of the argument better. I can confidently say that I do, however, I also have my own 2 cents on the matter of the first game, and please don't be deceived by the score I'm giving it; The Last of Us is a good, polished, worthwhile experience, don't have any doubt about that... but one lacking in lasting value for me.

    In terms of the story and the characters, The Last of Us does a really good job. The story is generic, one we've seen both before and after this game came out, however, even tho it's full of tropes and cliches, it's very well told. Naughty Dog may not be the masters of originality, but they certainly know how to take already existing concepts and execute them very competently, for the most part.

    What makes it all work are the characters, how they interact with one another, the conversations they have, etc. They feel real, they feel human and you can connect with them. The highlight of the game for me is the ending tho, it's very grey, and left with really bittersweet feelings and I love it for that, it's the reason I ultimately ended up coming out of the narrative with a positive vibe. After finishing it, I didn't feel like there needed to be a sequel.

    What I really like about the tone, is that even tho humanity has gone to sh*t, nothing feels overly dark for the sake it. It's never oppressively bleak, its moments of conflict are contrasted with characters and conversations that make you smile even if for just a little bit, which reminds you that not all of humanity is terrible. Showcasing both sides of the coin was smart and kept it feeling real.

    However, that doesn't mean I loved everything about the narrative, as I thought its structure was very repetitive. The events that happen within that structure are fine, and they develop the characters well, but everything in the game revolves around going to places and then something going wrong over and over again. It makes the story feel like it's always stuck in this one place without making any forward progress or gaining momentum, even tho we're always getting closer to the finish line. So by the time I got to the end, it was almost like the ending just snuck up on me and it made it feel like the game had gone on for way longer than it actually had and like the narrative was padded out.

    BUT that's all in terms of the story, in terms of gameplay is where things get tricky.

    These "narrative-driven games" are something that I may enjoy in the moment, but the fact that the story is what ultimately carries the experience means that The Last of Us and games like it, have very little lasting value and replay value for me. Once I know the story, I have no reason to go back to it until I've forgotten enough about it. Because while the gameplay is competent enough for it not to be anything bad, it's far from being great.

    The shooting mechanics, the upgrade system, the stealth, the enemy design, the "puzzles" the melee, these are all things that have been done before and after and done better. None of them are done badly, (Except for the puzzles, which are really mindless and boring; it's always a matter of taking a thing and then putting it somewhere else again and again), and the mix of these elements is certainly fun to play around with for the duration of the game, but once I've seen what they're all about and tested their limits, that's it, there's nothing to keep me playing. It's all perfectly functional, but mechanically basic.

    I do like the situations the game creates with these elements, that it encourages me to manage resources, use as little ammo as possible and that challenges give me the freedom to resolve them in various different ways but in the end, they always end up feeling very similar to one another, especially because the enemy variety is lacking, the AI is exploitable, the exciting set-pieces are few and far between, and many of them can be resolved by using similar strategies.

    Not to mention that the game has tons of 7th Gen tropes that I simply cannot stand; slow walking segments, puzzles so basic that they just become pace-breakers the second time through, cutscenes that I may or may not be able to skip, slow movement, etc. These are all things that kill replayability for me.

    I see the heart and polish put into the game, I can see the love of the developers and the details they put into each and every collectible and gorgeous environment. That's something to be appreciated, however, at the end of the day, while the game can create many moments of great tension and excitement the first time through, I can't really say I like playing The Last of Us as a game in the long run.

    In spite of how well crafted and confident it is, I don't see myself playing it again, because it's a great experience, but an average game.    … Expand
  22. kurt_russell
    Nov 15, 2018
    7
    Probably one of the most over rated games of all time. It's got good voice acting, but the storlyline was fairly mediocre. Visually it's nice, but the controls are clunky sometimes.

    9.1?... Yeah, no.
  23. Barnes1987
    Mar 8, 2017
    7
    This is a good game i have to admit but it is nowhere near as good as it's hyped up to be. Without spoiling anything for those that haven't played. The story line is good and well worth a play through, multiplayer mode can be fun but it's never going to keep you coming back for more than a few days. Overall it's worth a look in.
  24. pmrooter
    Oct 4, 2022
    7
    It's strange to write a discreet review of a universally recognized masterpiece, but somehow it turns out that way. Perhaps the game is just a product of it's time, and if I played it earlier, I would also get incredible pleasure.

    For now, I couldn't really get into this game as much as I wanted to. The plot is good, but not as brilliant as it seemed. For 80% of the game story doesn't    It's strange to write a discreet review of a universally recognized masterpiece, but somehow it turns out that way. Perhaps the game is just a product of it's time, and if I played it earlier, I would also get incredible pleasure.

    For now, I couldn't really get into this game as much as I wanted to. The plot is good, but not as brilliant as it seemed. For 80% of the game story doesn't move practically at all.
    There are only some restrained dialogues of the main characters and attempts to do something, failures on the way, an alternative plan, another failure on the way, another alternative plan, and so on. I found myself getting bored of repeated, similar encounters.
    Yes, closer to the final there was more dynamics, everything began to happen quickly and interestingly, but if the game was made half as small, it would only benefit from saturation and peppy, unobtrusive action.

    Of course, we would lose some of the beautiful, skillfully crafted environments. It feels like the developers has put a lot of effort and heart in the creation of this world. But alas, when the locations are beautiful, but the same thing happens in them for the tenth time, these segments leave a disappointing rather than admiring impression.

    Still, overall a nice and worth a try game.    … Expand
  25. Broyax
    Mar 28, 2023
    7
    Une bonne remastérisation (quel affreux barbarisme franglais) d’un jeu de zombis surprenant, surtout venant de la part du développeur des Uncharted, des jeux légers et un peu idiots… sur les bords. On retrouve donc la noirceur (et l’ultra violence) du jeu original mais en 1080p et 60 im/s ! de même que quelques effets à la hausse et de meilleurs textures, assurément.

    Néanmoins, ce n’est    Une bonne remastérisation (quel affreux barbarisme franglais) d’un jeu de zombis surprenant, surtout venant de la part du développeur des Uncharted, des jeux légers et un peu idiots… sur les bords. On retrouve donc la noirceur (et l’ultra violence) du jeu original mais en 1080p et 60 im/s ! de même que quelques effets à la hausse et de meilleurs textures, assurément.

    Néanmoins, ce n’est pas non plus le jour et la nuit lorsqu’on ressort du placard la mouture PS3 : le jeu était déjà en effet déjà très beau et très soigné ! En outre, on constate dans le remaster des ralentissements ici et là, surtout dans une zone en particulier, vers la fin du jeu. Cela reste du bon travail tout de même, d’autant que le (dispensable) DLC ‘Left Behind’ est inclus et bien entendu remastérisé lui aussi.

    On retrouve également une excellent traitement sonore, une excellente VF mais aussi les infâmes QTE et une interface toujours perfectible… Ce ‘Last of Us’ reste évidemment plus agréable dans cette version et encore plus percutant que jadis, malgré encore trop de séquences scriptées à la Uncharted (dur d’abandonner les mauvaises habitudes chez Naughty Dog…). Mais vu le résultat sur une PS4 de base, on aurait tort de faire la fine bouche !    … Expand
  26. frederik1478
    Aug 12, 2020
    7
    I have a lot of respect for the story being told but I feel like the gameplay is only halfway there , This is a game I would recommend everybody to play once but it's not really that good to replay, and I know it I have played it for the third time
  27. Caerleon
    Dec 16, 2018
    7
    Of course this is a real masterpiece that everyone should play. A great story, the continuation of which we will see soon.

    I've never seen a world so beautifully destroyed. During the game we will be accompanied by incomparable music. It is visible that over characters long worked. They do not seem "cardboard" and empty. I believe Joel, I feel for Ellie. Like would simple the plot    Of course this is a real masterpiece that everyone should play. A great story, the continuation of which we will see soon.

    I've never seen a world so beautifully destroyed. During the game we will be accompanied by incomparable music. It is visible that over characters long worked. They do not seem "cardboard" and empty. I believe Joel, I feel for Ellie. Like would simple the plot about how as two try to find answers and survive in a new world, but this the simplicity is full depth.

    You might wonder, " If you liked it, why only 7?" It's all about the combat component of this game. Any fighting skirmish is like a puzzle. You listen to enemies, study their movement, find a pattern and quietly kill. The main problem is that each battle scene is similar to the previous one, only the locations change. After 3-4 hours it gets boring. You will have to take breaks, otherwise because of the constant boredom you throw the game.

    Many may say that it is possible to arrange a shoot. The gameplay is not meant to be that you took an active plot. Ammunition is sorely lacking.    … Expand
  28. MonkiReviews
    Apr 24, 2021
    7
    A fun game, but the game itself feels slow. The story isn’t amazing, the game play isn’t amazing, but they are all good and fun. I like it. This is a good game, and should be played by PlayStation players.
  29. MADGAMER217
    Jun 12, 2017
    7
    I'm going to be honest this game is good but not a full 10 out of 10 not only did naughty dog mess up with the enemy AI they did what they always do repeat the same thing over and over again, the game is so linear and you are doing the same thing over and over again until you go from point a to b. They do try and change it up by changing the map settings where you stealth but that is it.I'm going to be honest this game is good but not a full 10 out of 10 not only did naughty dog mess up with the enemy AI they did what they always do repeat the same thing over and over again, the game is so linear and you are doing the same thing over and over again until you go from point a to b. They do try and change it up by changing the map settings where you stealth but that is it. but that's mainly the only problem with the game the AI and the fact the levels feel repetitive even when you're travelling the you're doing the same thing. The story is fine it's been done before the characters are interesting and what shine through this game so thats a plus some moments in the game are crazy dissapointed there isn't a variety of zombies or whatever you want to call them the clickers were a good idea but thats it nothing else really shined out of the game but the crafting system the variety of weapons the fact that earlier in the game you were given more freedom on how to approach things the game is fine the stealth aspects are great the gameplay is great even though in every level you do samething there are great memorable moments playing the game and some good levels it's an ok game but really overrated mainly because that happens with exclusives they get overrated… Expand
  30. 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
  31. ERDEM2468
    Sep 11, 2017
    7
    Peoples thinks good characters and good charater relationships means good stroy. TLOU doesn't have a good story. Game has a very simple story. This game is good but game does not deserve most of awards. When peoples sees the father and daughter relationship concepts they gives so highly votes review for this concept. Game's character relationships are very good but this doesnt mean TLOUPeoples thinks good characters and good charater relationships means good stroy. TLOU doesn't have a good story. Game has a very simple story. This game is good but game does not deserve most of awards. When peoples sees the father and daughter relationship concepts they gives so highly votes review for this concept. Game's character relationships are very good but this doesnt mean TLOU has a good story.… Expand
  32. Gittoplo
    Apr 18, 2018
    7
    I have heard so much about this game that I had to have a look. These are my thoughts:

    - The game, despite the remastering, still feels a little dated. - The game reminded me very much of Uncharted series. The same studio and naturally same feel to it. The only difference is the setting. This is Walking Dead compared to Indiana Jones. For me, Indiana always triumphs over Walking Dead    I have heard so much about this game that I had to have a look. These are my thoughts:

    - The game, despite the remastering, still feels a little dated.
    - The game reminded me very much of Uncharted series. The same studio and naturally same feel to it. The only difference is the setting. This is Walking Dead compared to Indiana Jones. For me, Indiana always triumphs over Walking Dead (the actual series is very underwhelming 7/10 for me). For this reason, I am giving this game a solid 7/10. I have marked Uncharted as 8/10.
    - Interesting and well thought out characters.
    - Good level design but somewhat linear which is expected.

    All in all, I can see why it is regarded as a classic and I did enjoy it but not as much as I expected. I had a repelling feeling about it as I bought the game and only played for the first time many months later. Each time I played it, I did so to just finish it and tick the box, but while at it I did enjoy it.
    - The game was consistent and had quite a few tense and exciting moments.

    Am I looking forward to the second instalment? Not really.    … Expand
  33. legeliclya
    Nov 12, 2017
    7
    Thought I would be getting a great game. I was wrong. With The Last of Us comes a compelling story ruined by repetitive and boring gameplay, and a cringy 14 year old. At least she redeems herself in the later half of the game, as my favourite part of the game was the winter season, and I enjoyed the Left Behind DLC much more than the main game.
  34. Neatqt
    Jun 14, 2020
    7
    Cast: 8/10
    Story: 8/10
    Fun: 6/10
    Gameplay: 6/10

    Recommended
    ---------------------- 20 Hours Played
  35. mboscht
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    The Last of Us 1 .
  36. GrafvMD
    Sep 19, 2018
    7
    Good game, but not completely earned the hype it got. It is quite good, nothing really to bother aout, but i didn't catch me as other games did. there was not a single point, where i thought "oh one more level/area" and i suddenly was 3 am.
  37. bobss
    Nov 16, 2018
    7
    A pleasant game.

    Definitly one of the GOTG of the 7th generation, but it feel a bit outdated these day (just my opinion).
    I still had a great time, the story is pretty solid with gorgeous graphics on the PS4 Pro.

    I recommand anyone to play it with the "Playstation Hit" collection (and its price).
  38. Xplocion
    Mar 13, 2021
    7
    The good:
    Great third person shooter game. Inventory management. Awesome graphics. Here the Let behind DLC is included. It has Multiplayer.
    The bad: I did see The Road (Dimension Films, 2009) in the cinema, this game takes a lot of inspiration from that movie, not to say that it traces certain parts. Lots of motion blur that hides background errors but focuses the player's attention    The good:
    Great third person shooter game. Inventory management. Awesome graphics. Here the Let behind DLC is included. It has Multiplayer.

    The bad:
    I did see The Road (Dimension Films, 2009) in the cinema, this game takes a lot of inspiration from that movie, not to say that it traces certain parts. Lots of motion blur that hides background errors but focuses the player's attention on the foreground and faces. After passing the impact of the graphics, after 30 minutes the game becomes repetitive and you have to constantly search for the bandages. Enemy AI is painful, enemies are bullet sponges. Ellie's AI is painful and in shootings she got stuck in walls or projections, the "smart idea" to justify this was: "she's invisible to enemies" (face-palm) when in Resident Evil 4 we see that Ashlie is just as useless in AI if she can be injured and the game is even over if she dies ...

    What Meh:
    It is a game besides that it traces to the Movie The Road is good but not the masterpiece that everyone says. You ask many about parts that you liked about the game and the unanimous answer is the giraffe, because that is what the press showed them, after that little or nothing they know later and at least here is the Let Behind DLC where you can see it Ellie's preferences long before "it became fashionable to be on the side of political correctness and gender diversity." There are people who talk about this game as a masterpiece ... the game is good, so first buy the game and finish it and you will see that it is not a masterpiece at all, it is a good game nothing more.    … Expand
  39. sebastianali
    Apr 12, 2020
    7
    Mientras que no jugué a la versión original de PS3, bastara con reseñar el remaster de PS4. Ahora bien, The Last Of Us Remastered es un buen videojuego en si? Bueno, voy paso por paso...
    -Gráficos: Como todos los juegos de Naughty Dog, los gráficos son increíbles para la época y envejecieron muy bien, no tienen nada que envidiarle a los PC de aquella época (2013). Sin embargo, al igual    Mientras que no jugué a la versión original de PS3, bastara con reseñar el remaster de PS4. Ahora bien, The Last Of Us Remastered es un buen videojuego en si? Bueno, voy paso por paso...
    -Gráficos: Como todos los juegos de Naughty Dog, los gráficos son increíbles para la época y envejecieron muy bien, no tienen nada que envidiarle a los PC de aquella época (2013). Sin embargo, al igual que el Uncharted, esto corre a costa de tener mapas chicos.
    -Jugabilidad: Hmmm, creo que esta es la razón por la que le doy un 7... Si bien va evolucionando conforme vas avanzando y me gusta, es bastante mediocre... Al principio estas muy indefenso y los zombis te hacen mucho daño, en especial los chasqueadores... El juego requiere mucho ensayo y error, y es muy facil morir... Así se hace frustrante y aburrido... Yo creo que el problema con este juego es el haber combinado la jugabilidad del survival horror con el de sigilo. Ademas de estar muy poco aprovechado el crafteo, ya que de todas formas los objetos se consiguen normalmente y... tampoco hay mucho que conseguir, cosa que es una pena, ya que hay mucho potencial desperdiciado en la jugabilidad... Luego podes mejorar las armas y vas consiguiendo mas, cosa que esta bastante bien, pero nada mas... El combate suele ser bastante frustrante, y los enemigos son esponjas de balas. Se supone que hay que acercarse con sigilo, pero no debería obligarte a hacerlo todo el tiempo. Te pasas mas de la mitad del tiempo agachado. Igualmente, una vez que pasas por alto todos estos detalles y avanzas bastante en el juego, conseguís mejores armas para defenderte mejor y se podría decir que jugablemente zafa. Ademas, mientras vas avanzando en el juego, también conseguís dinero. Este puede servir para desbloquear extras ya sea skins, arte conceptual, etc. Parecido a Uncharted. Me gusta, ya que aumenta la rejugabilidad y te da la oportunidad de revivir los mismos escenarios que te gustan, mientras desbloqueas nuevo contenido. Rabian que uno de los trajes es de Jak And Daxter? Genial! Naughty Dog siempre hizo referencias en sus juegos a otras franquicias suyas...
    -Historia: Junto con los gráficos, este es su punto mas fuerte. No haré spoilers, pero solo puedo decir que ese toque de película, mas la relación entre Ellie y Joel que se va desarrollando a lo largo del trayecto, son simplemente sobresalientes... La historia te atrapa, y si bien no la puedo detallar ya que es muy larga, cualquiera que lea esta reseña seguramente sabrá de que se trata y estará de acuerdo conmigo en que la historia es simplemente excelente. La muerte de Sarah.... ufff, todavía no supero eso ;(
    -Conclusión: Los puntos positivos de este juego son muy fuertes! Lo puedo recomendar? Claro que si! Jugablemente es mediocre, pero las cinemáticas compensan ese esfuerzo y el modo multijugador es bastante divertido... Ademas de que si ustedes no son como yo que prefiero jugabilidad sobre historia, déjame decirte que pasaras un muy buen rato. La manera de contarte la historia es digna de una película, no es broma, y en parte el juego es rejugable, por lo que no es malo. Un 7 es una muy buena nota. Preferiré Uncharted, pero The Last Of Us tiene su nicho de jugadores y eso hay que respetarlo. A pesar de sus fallos me la pase muy bien.    … Expand
  40. Zeratex
    Feb 11, 2019
    7
    The last of us is for me a good game, however it is pretty overrated, and putting it among the best games of all time is weird to me.
    Sure the game does characters well, and the story while not so innovative with its zombie concept is well written and executed.
    The gameplay is intense with tight controls and challenging levels. However game suffers from low gameplay variety options,    The last of us is for me a good game, however it is pretty overrated, and putting it among the best games of all time is weird to me.
    Sure the game does characters well, and the story while not so innovative with its zombie concept is well written and executed.

    The gameplay is intense with tight controls and challenging levels.
    However game suffers from low gameplay variety options, you cant solve situations by different paths, sometimes you stealth sometimes you fight, thats all.
    A.I is pretty bad and this makes the game silly sometimes.
    Graphic wise the voice acting is super good.

    7.5/10    … Expand
  41. specterjd
    Mar 18, 2019
    7
    Great story and soundtrack, but highly overrated in every other aspect. The forced stealth mechanics almost drove me out of this game.
  42. Meek_Teak
    Jul 17, 2019
    7
    The game is boring to madness. You can buy, but I do not advise !!! The plot is average. I don't understand why people love her so much! I think this game deserves 7/10! This is the most common game.
  43. JesterTRT
    Dec 28, 2019
    7
    The Single player is solid. It has a good story, decent game play. However, for trophy hunters, the amount of collectibles is a bit painful. Pendants, comics, optional conversation, joke conversations. Then gears for gun upgrades, plants for skill upgrades. I'm not big on collectibles. However, the story makes it a good game.

    However, the multiplayer is horrible. If it wasn't for    The Single player is solid. It has a good story, decent game play. However, for trophy hunters, the amount of collectibles is a bit painful. Pendants, comics, optional conversation, joke conversations. Then gears for gun upgrades, plants for skill upgrades. I'm not big on collectibles. However, the story makes it a good game.

    However, the multiplayer is horrible. If it wasn't for trophies, and trying to hunt the platinum, this mode in not even worth looking at. It doesn't belong in this type of game, at all. It was broken and horrible.
    This multiplayer mode is the main reason it was dropped down a few points.    … Expand
  44. Jackthegamer
    Sep 13, 2022
    7
    A good game but way too overrated for me. Main problem is the gameplay that isn't that interesting.
  45. Beastside
    Dec 26, 2020
    7
    Probably the single most overrated game of all time. First of all, linear games have got to be a thing of the past. They are simply so much worse than open-world games, for a variety of reasons. The art style is incredibly boring: you only see about two different colours in the entire game. The level design is laughably bad: alot of the time you can see that something is going to happenProbably the single most overrated game of all time. First of all, linear games have got to be a thing of the past. They are simply so much worse than open-world games, for a variety of reasons. The art style is incredibly boring: you only see about two different colours in the entire game. The level design is laughably bad: alot of the time you can see that something is going to happen just by looking at how different dumpsters and barriers and so forth is set up. In that sense it reminded me of Gears of War or Doom, which are some of the most boring, repititive, mind-numbing games out there. The story is what makes this game special, but that's not sufficient to carry the whole game.… Expand
  46. Enamoured
    Oct 10, 2019
    7
    Играл впервые. Получил по PS Plus. Ещё в год выхода GTA V, брал PS3 у товарища, чтобы пройти ее. Он прям советовал пройти ласт оф ас. И сильно удивился, когда я сказал, что даже не запускал ее. Пришло время пройти. Получил сразу, как добавили в раздачу. Сегодня закончил проходить. На уровне сложности - максимальный.
    Мне было скучно в нее играть. Атмосферно, на спорю, но скучно. Половину    Играл впервые. Получил по PS Plus. Ещё в год выхода GTA V, брал PS3 у товарища, чтобы пройти ее. Он прям советовал пройти ласт оф ас. И сильно удивился, когда я сказал, что даже не запускал ее. Пришло время пройти. Получил сразу, как добавили в раздачу. Сегодня закончил проходить. На уровне сложности - максимальный.
    Мне было скучно в нее играть. Атмосферно, на спорю, но скучно. Половину времени я сидел с лицом без эмоций. Бесплатно - вполне можно поиграть, но за деньги, я бы не был рад...
    Спасибо сони, что эксклюзивы можно пройти бесплатно;)    … Expand
  47. Andizzzzy
    Aug 25, 2021
    7
    Pretty good game, the only thing I hated was the linear approach. I thought Skyrim, Witcher, Dragon Age, Mass Effect made it perfectly clear that what gamers want are open-world games.
    We the technology now to make a stunning open world game with fantastic visuals (Ghost of Tsushima, Days Gone, Red Dead Redemption 2). In fact RDR2 on PC with maxed settings is LEAGUES ahead of Last of Us    Pretty good game, the only thing I hated was the linear approach. I thought Skyrim, Witcher, Dragon Age, Mass Effect made it perfectly clear that what gamers want are open-world games.
    We the technology now to make a stunning open world game with fantastic visuals (Ghost of Tsushima, Days Gone, Red Dead Redemption 2). In fact RDR2 on PC with maxed settings is LEAGUES ahead of Last of Us part 2 graphics, and its a huge open world, with a fantastic story. Naughty Dog are a wealthy company, so I would like to see them head in the same direction as Horizon Zero Dawn, yet another open world, stunning and story rich game.    … Expand
  48. HomoLudens
    Nov 10, 2019
    7
    Went through it when it was free on PSN. The motions are great and I have no doubt that with proper operation it would look it a Hollywood movie.

    When I came to it I've heard a lot about its wonderful plot. It did have some good moments, but the overall gameplay was filled with repetitive zombie killing and stealth. It is mostly annoyed when you try to stealth a clicker. The combats are    Went through it when it was free on PSN. The motions are great and I have no doubt that with proper operation it would look it a Hollywood movie.

    When I came to it I've heard a lot about its wonderful plot. It did have some good moments, but the overall gameplay was filled with repetitive zombie killing and stealth. It is mostly annoyed when you try to stealth a clicker. The combats are tiring but without much fun, just the same well polished prototype (even not that well) all along the game. It really upset me that I have to be interrupted by such dull fights when enjoying the story.    … Expand
  49. SKonung
    Nov 11, 2019
    7
    Проходил ремастер на PS4 в 2019 году. Не могу сказать, что это лучшая игра. Может быть, во время выхода на PS3 она смотрелась относительно качественно на фоне других проектов. Сейчас могу констатировать довольно слабый и местами нелепый сюжет, попытку навязать игроку "сложный" моральный вопрос, и всё. Каких-либо сильных сюжетных твистов игра не предлагает. Геймплейно в принципе неплохо,Проходил ремастер на PS4 в 2019 году. Не могу сказать, что это лучшая игра. Может быть, во время выхода на PS3 она смотрелась относительно качественно на фоне других проектов. Сейчас могу констатировать довольно слабый и местами нелепый сюжет, попытку навязать игроку "сложный" моральный вопрос, и всё. Каких-либо сильных сюжетных твистов игра не предлагает. Геймплейно в принципе неплохо, отмечу отличное управление на PS4, игровой процесс достаточно примитивно построен - катсцена, беготня по замкнутой локации, новая катсцена. Сильные стороны - дизайн, пара необычных игровых моментов, управление. Сюжет и мораль не тянут на медаль.… Expand
  50. Skurttish
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    We’ll start with the positives: I loved the gameplay, except that your crosshairs do an Irish jig every time you try to aim. Except for the dancing crosshairs, the gameplay was very entertaining and addictive. I would find myself planning out how to do the next level as I was going through my day after a session.

    The graphics are also great, really pretty game. The music was not the    We’ll start with the positives: I loved the gameplay, except that your crosshairs do an Irish jig every time you try to aim. Except for the dancing crosshairs, the gameplay was very entertaining and addictive. I would find myself planning out how to do the next level as I was going through my day after a session.

    The graphics are also great, really pretty game.

    The music was not the best, in my view, but if I want good music I’ll buy an album. Specifically, I didn’t like their reliance on synthesizers that sounded like they came from the late 80’s. I didn’t think that mood paired well with the mellow electric guitar, which I really liked. But, again, if I want music, I don’t buy a video game—my opinion of the game’s music did not affect the score I’m giving the game.

    Now for the negatives (or, really, negative, because I really see only one). The story was dark, depressing, and without any redeeming value. I had hoped for some sort of lightness somewhere, anywhere, but I was disappointed. Playing this game after a hard day at work was like working a double shift, because I had to put my mind on so many sad things at the end of a long day. (For this reason, I finished the game and watched a movie of the DLC, simply because I didn’t want to put myself through any more of the same discomfort.)

    It was entertaining from a superficial standpoint, but any thought of what the story means or any deep analysis of the story’s characters can only lead to man’s depravity, I think. I prefer to focus on happier things. This game has taught me that this genre is not my genre, and though I bought this game with the expectation of also playing TLOU 2, I will not be buying the sequel.    … Expand
  51. lesiuML
    Jan 3, 2022
    7
    It's a good game but for me it wasn't anything special. The story was quite good and characters were good written but it's not anything new that I've ever seen before.
  52. Strigarum
    Jun 19, 2020
    7
    Fun game with a good story, you can see Amy Hennig wrote this and not Chris Druckmann.
    I would not give it a higher score than 7 because it's a linear experience with some action in between.
  53. KaliusMaximus
    Jun 2, 2021
    7
    Too much walking based simulation for a pretentious game which should have been fun in the first place. Not good at all.
  54. MieslMan
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    This game is so much better than part 2. This is a very good game but has some bad parts
  55. skoki_
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    A good game with an interesting story and a good atmosphere. The problem, however, is that the gameplay is very repetitive. You are in the underground, you fight zombies, the door is locked, you have to find something to open it while avoiding zombies.Over and over again.
  56. srinu634
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    The last of us is okay. It's not too great and I don't feel this can be one of the best games ever made. Most of the missions were repetitive with stealth kills and the range of weapons was quite limited. The graphics were good but not great. The combat system is pretty limited too and there isn't a lot for crafting. The relational development Joel and Ellie was good but I didn't find itThe last of us is okay. It's not too great and I don't feel this can be one of the best games ever made. Most of the missions were repetitive with stealth kills and the range of weapons was quite limited. The graphics were good but not great. The combat system is pretty limited too and there isn't a lot for crafting. The relational development Joel and Ellie was good but I didn't find it so emotional as a lot of other users might have found. Overall, I truly feel it's way over hyped and there are so many games better than this game in terms of graphics, combat system, loot, crafting etc.… Expand
  57. Arturos
    Jul 1, 2020
    7
    oh man even after 7 years this game still deserves to be playing one of the best ps3 games of naugthy dog
  58. Raymond86
    Jul 18, 2020
    7
    The relationship between Joel and Ellie makes this game worth it.

    Enemy AI and the stealth mechanics are clunky and feel dated. However, the gameplay is second to the storytelling and character development of Joel and Ellie.
  59. Shenandoah
    Oct 28, 2020
    7
    For some reason I doesn’t like this game as much as I wish it could do. I don’t know why, because I totally agree with all games from the top 25, excerpt this one. It is hard to believe that this game is so much overrated. The reason for this might be that I did not like zombies as much. On the other hand I much like Days Gone and giving it a 10/10. I really don‘t know why this game andFor some reason I doesn’t like this game as much as I wish it could do. I don’t know why, because I totally agree with all games from the top 25, excerpt this one. It is hard to believe that this game is so much overrated. The reason for this might be that I did not like zombies as much. On the other hand I much like Days Gone and giving it a 10/10. I really don‘t know why this game and its story can’t inspire me against all other players love it :(… Expand
  60. joao_mrodrigues
    Oct 26, 2020
    7
    Jogo com boa narrativa mas a jogabilidade me incomodou demais. Os estaladores serem 1 hit k.o. me fez VARIAS vezes querer desistir do game, além de não ter curtido o arco final da historia do game, tampouco as ultimas batalhas. Não deixa de ser um bom game, mas a jogabilidade travada parece ser um problema recorrente na NaughtyDog pra mim, visto que também foi o que mais me incomodou noJogo com boa narrativa mas a jogabilidade me incomodou demais. Os estaladores serem 1 hit k.o. me fez VARIAS vezes querer desistir do game, além de não ter curtido o arco final da historia do game, tampouco as ultimas batalhas. Não deixa de ser um bom game, mas a jogabilidade travada parece ser um problema recorrente na NaughtyDog pra mim, visto que também foi o que mais me incomodou no Uncharted 4.… Expand
  61. gun7214
    Nov 23, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. goodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgood… Expand
  62. Lec
    Jun 10, 2021
    7
    A pesar de ser un buen juego No es ni siquiera de los mejores. La jugabilidad es perfecta una pena que la historia sea muy mediocre la sensación de cuerpo a cuerpo es muy parecida a Uncharted pero peor y los personajes menos los protagonistas los demás están mal escritos y su secuela me parece igual o peor
  63. felip3fl
    Jun 20, 2021
    7
    I finished this game in 2021. It was an amazing adventure. I highly recommend it.
  64. kswex
    Jul 28, 2021
    7
    One of the most nuanced stories I have seen in a video game. Though the game is brought down by shallow and repetitive game mechanics, the game is redeemed by the development of the relationship of its two main characters. The grindy nature of the game may be an intentional design choice on Naughty Dog's part, as the slow and frustrating pacing of the game mirrors the emotionalOne of the most nuanced stories I have seen in a video game. Though the game is brought down by shallow and repetitive game mechanics, the game is redeemed by the development of the relationship of its two main characters. The grindy nature of the game may be an intentional design choice on Naughty Dog's part, as the slow and frustrating pacing of the game mirrors the emotional constipation of Joel's character. Though this design may be thematically appropriate to the story, this is a video game and the gameplay leaves a lot to be desired. This has resulted in a mixed bag of an experience for me, however this title is very worth playing for the story alone and if you enjoy this hide-and-seek style of combat.… Expand
  65. Digitaljosh
    Dec 11, 2021
    7
    The relationship between Joel and Ellie was great, but besides that the narrative was extremely bland with boring side characters besides one pair near the end. It mainly consists of repetitive puzzles and looking at a building in the distance then proceeding to trudge there through a bunch of run of the mill human and zombie encounters then rince and repeat.
  66. sugarnite
    Apr 2, 2022
    7
    It’s hard to say things about this game that can’t be said about a good movie. Well written characters, compelling story, and a great, iconic ending.

    Nobody is booting up The Last of Us because they can’t get enough of the gameplay, which is okay but definitely not on par with Uncharted 2. People love it for the whole experience, and aside from a meandering ending segment, it’s a great    It’s hard to say things about this game that can’t be said about a good movie. Well written characters, compelling story, and a great, iconic ending.

    Nobody is booting up The Last of Us because they can’t get enough of the gameplay, which is okay but definitely not on par with Uncharted 2. People love it for the whole experience, and aside from a meandering ending segment, it’s a great one.    … Expand
  67. namelessrequiem
    Feb 8, 2022
    7
    The story and graphics are amazing, but everything else is very overrated, servicable at best
  68. Kadaz
    Mar 29, 2022
    7
    Played this game 2021. It's the definition of "didn't age well" for me. Story was cliché. Gameplay was bad. I was trying to be super stealthy and npcs around me were runing/jumping around and it felt stupid and anticlimactic. Also I like more gameplay in my games and less movies. Felt like an interactive movie and less of a game.
  69. BrownieMan
    Jun 3, 2022
    7
    It’s okay, not bad or Amazing. Definitely a little over hyped. It was my first PS exclusive game and it was a little disappointing but still well worth the play.
  70. Rasugo
    Sep 5, 2022
    7
    Спасибо за 1080 рублей и 60 фпс, игру нужно было выпускать именно на этот консоли, был бы систем-селлер, демонстирующий мощь консоли и то, какого качества игры будут на ней.

    При этом, это буквальна игра из разряда "на 1 раз, больше не интересно", но для такой игры она довольно хорошо справляется с кинематографичностью для своих лет.    Спасибо за 1080 рублей и 60 фпс, игру нужно было выпускать именно на этот консоли, был бы систем-селлер, демонстирующий мощь консоли и то, какого качества игры будут на ней.

    При этом, это буквальна игра из разряда "на 1 раз, больше не интересно", но для такой игры она довольно хорошо справляется с кинематографичностью для своих лет.
  71. heavygruff
    Nov 25, 2022
    7
    game looked decent enough and played well enough considering it’s a remastered ps3 game. i just don’t understand how everyone thought this was some incredible story?? joel begins to open up a little but we never get an emotional moment between ellie and him that the game seems to be building up to?? as i finished this game i thought to myself, oh alright maybe they’re saving that for thegame looked decent enough and played well enough considering it’s a remastered ps3 game. i just don’t understand how everyone thought this was some incredible story?? joel begins to open up a little but we never get an emotional moment between ellie and him that the game seems to be building up to?? as i finished this game i thought to myself, oh alright maybe they’re saving that for the second game… but boy was i wrong about that.… Expand
  72. wojtulace1
    Jan 30, 2023
    7
    Solid game but worse than Jak. Poor gameplay variety (all you do is walk and fight). Good story and environments.
  73. NateDalton06
    Apr 26, 2023
    7
    Not much to say really, it is the last of us its amazing. Story is great, characters are great, world building is great but the game play was a bit on the average side and bored me most of the time.
  74. OgnistyKamilek
    Aug 6, 2023
    7
    The story is definitely worth playing, and the title itself on the list of games is a mustplay. However, I don't think the gameplay is anything special. The system of collecting raw materials and obtaining weapons from them does not appeal to me with its simplicity. The stealth nature of the game seems boring to me.
  75. hoohoo
    May 19, 2020
    6
    It is a movie you "play" through. Only choice you can make is to go guns blazing or sneaking past. No choices in the story, no choices in where you go. It is ok-ish, but not nearly a top game at all.
  76. wesker2012
    Jun 25, 2020
    6
    I tried playing the Last of Us at least 3 times and every time I just got bored of it and didn't feel compelled to keep playing. The game mechanics and inventory system felt clunky and not intuitive. The graphics were decent. The AI seemed average. I cant believe this game was rated 10's by so many people. Only reason why is it seems it's living off the reputation of Naughty Dog andI tried playing the Last of Us at least 3 times and every time I just got bored of it and didn't feel compelled to keep playing. The game mechanics and inventory system felt clunky and not intuitive. The graphics were decent. The AI seemed average. I cant believe this game was rated 10's by so many people. Only reason why is it seems it's living off the reputation of Naughty Dog and the cinematic experience of the game. As much as I love cinematic games, if the gameplay isn't there, it feels lackluster as a game. I just couldn't love this game the way others did.… Expand
  77. okc_rocker
    May 24, 2015
    6
    I truthfully couldn't figure out why this game has such high scores. And the only reason I can find is that people must have loved the story. It's a good game. Don't get me wrong. But what makes this game deserve a 7/10? Well for starters, the item base is very limited. Yes I understand it is a survival game, but more options would be nice. Also there aren't many enemy types. It just feltI truthfully couldn't figure out why this game has such high scores. And the only reason I can find is that people must have loved the story. It's a good game. Don't get me wrong. But what makes this game deserve a 7/10? Well for starters, the item base is very limited. Yes I understand it is a survival game, but more options would be nice. Also there aren't many enemy types. It just felt like I was killing the same enemies over and again in the same manner. The story did have a flaw. I predicted basically the entire story from start to finish. The Last of Us is entertaining at best. But is it worthy of a perfect score? Most definitely not.… Expand
  78. XzRecolz
    Aug 13, 2014
    6
    This game is not great, not bad, but just good. All the people that give this game a 10 don't own the game and just wasted the presentation. Because that was pretty awesome. The real game though is a serious letdown from what was promised. In the presentation, the A.I. was 100 times smarter than it is now. They said and showed that the A.I. would act different in different situations. ForThis game is not great, not bad, but just good. All the people that give this game a 10 don't own the game and just wasted the presentation. Because that was pretty awesome. The real game though is a serious letdown from what was promised. In the presentation, the A.I. was 100 times smarter than it is now. They said and showed that the A.I. would act different in different situations. For exemple, if an enemy was the last one in the building, they would run for their lives until they are save behind cover, throw something at you to weaken you and then attack you. In the game, they just run at you like some raging headless chicken. Also, when you're holding a gun, and the enemy has a melee weapon, they would sit behind a cornor waiting for you, so they can ambush you. What really happens is, again, they are just raging headless chickens coming at you with their weapon.

    After 5 hours I got SO tired of the 'Hey, let me boost you up' or 'Help me open this door' or 'Help me push this in front of the door' bs. This really slows the already slow gameplay. What also bothered me were the so called 'puzzels'... Just searching some piece of wood so Ellie can jump on it to get her to the other side. Nothing else, just that.

    Returning to the story, this is a story made for a movie, not a video game. I don't want to watch a total of 3 hours+ cutscenes, or just walking around with Ellie for 10 minutes, solve a 'puzzle' (getting her on a piece of wood), fight some dudes/infected, cutscene, puzzle, dudes/infected, repeat, repeat, repeat. Boring as a video game, good for a movie, with some changes.    … Expand
  79. bulger_paul
    Jun 21, 2019
    6
    I had been interested in checking out this game since it first came out, but I only got my first Playstation ever a few weeks ago, so I had no way to do so until recently, and, well, I'm a little disappointed.

    Don't get me wrong, the things people praise about this game are every bit as good as I'd heard, this game has excellent writing and voice acting, Ellie and Joel's relationship is    I had been interested in checking out this game since it first came out, but I only got my first Playstation ever a few weeks ago, so I had no way to do so until recently, and, well, I'm a little disappointed.

    Don't get me wrong, the things people praise about this game are every bit as good as I'd heard, this game has excellent writing and voice acting, Ellie and Joel's relationship is edifying to watch unfold and to discuss, but there's just something that's "missing" in the link between storytelling and gameplay mechanics that's difficult for me to get over.

    When I say there's something "missing," what I mean to say, is there's no connection between storytelling and gameplay at all. This game is like a Skinner box, but with a bunch of extra steps. You go through an area with some very light, often times tedious puzzle solving that usually boils down to "find the thing and move the thing that lets you jump over the other thing," or "find the thing that lets you open the thing," interspersed with a ton of moments comprised of "kill every dude in the area who isn't you," before you're rewarded with another cutscene, and I can't count how many times I found myself disappointed the minute a cutscene ended and the gameplay began, because it meant another solid 30-60 minutes of trudging through not particularly great gameplay to get rewarded with another cutscene.

    That brings me to my second major issue with this game: the gameplay, on its own, really just isn't that good. As I mentioned earlier, it is almost entirely broken up into two kinds of sequences, 1) wandering around a small area to find the thing that let's you get past the obstacle, or 2) killing every dude on the map who isn't you, and that's it. It's interspersed with some exciting moments, like a moment where you're trying to push start a truck while finding off clickers, or a moment where you're defending Ellie from Clickers while she tries to free you from a trap that has you suspended upside-down, but these moments are few and far between gameplay that is, overall, bog standard, and does absolutely nothing to enhance the narrative through its mechanics, you simply just do a few objectives using mechanics that have little to with the narrative, so you can be rewarded with some new cutscenes, and that's about it. And all of that doesn't even get into the dozens of odd moments where the gameplay and story are completely at odds with each other in quite baffling ways. For example, there's a scene where a dude is on top of you trying to drown you, and then Ellie shoots him to save you, then later in the game, there's a moment where Joel is rationalizing her action to save you, telling her not to worry about the fact that she just killed a man, since it was either "him or me [Joel]," but it makes absolutely no sense that Joel would need to cauterize that one particular action in that one particular moment, considering the fact that Ellie has already helped you kill well over twenty people in the gameplay, which just reinforces the fact that the gameplay and story departments working on this game had little to no crossover with each other. The narrative tells you one story, about Ellie losing her innocence to a harsh, unforgiving world, but in the gameplay, there's no resistance or struggle or pushback at all to Joel killing scores and scores of nameless, faceless, storyless dudes all for the sake of advancing to the next cutscene.

    All and all, The Last of Us is a real shame, because the acting and writing are truly very good, but the narrative just gets put on hold during gameplay sequences that have barely have anything to do with the narrative, and do nothing at all to enhance the narrative, and I find it disappointing that what has been almost universally lauded as one of the greatest video games ever made has a story that does nothing to take advantage of the fact that it is an interactive medium and capable of telling you a story through mechanical interactions.

    I'm not going to call this game "overrated" because I do truly understand why this game emotionally resonated with so many people, but I'm still disappointed all the same and I really wish I had loved this game more than I did.    … Expand
  80. SaraSassypants
    Nov 15, 2021
    6
    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 playIt 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
  81. 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
  82. Deusex
    Sep 1, 2014
    6
    Finally got the chance to play this game. And it is what of thought it be. Is it a bad game? No. But is it great? Not close. It's a good game that's for sure.
    Pros:
    Atmosphere- it feels all too real. The survival feeling is true. Scavenging ammo during shoot outs whilst taking cover is intense. Side characters- The situation is tense, you don't know who to trust, or what exactly they    Finally got the chance to play this game. And it is what of thought it be. Is it a bad game? No. But is it great? Not close. It's a good game that's for sure.
    Pros:
    Atmosphere- it feels all too real. The survival feeling is true. Scavenging ammo during shoot outs whilst taking cover is intense.
    Side characters- The situation is tense, you don't know who to trust, or what exactly they might do. But some.. Are just flat out insane.
    Ellie- she's a great character, certainly better then Joel. You can relate to her, and always hope the best for her.

    Cons:
    Joel- he's a boring character, never had a connection with him, although usually his arsenal is better then Ellie's .
    Story- is too far predictable, me and my cousin laughed at times, because we knew what was going to happen. And the ending is sequel heavy. Not satisfying.
    Enemies- some will magically see you or notice you even if you were in cover or moving quietly. Some wear helmets, many times I clearly shot the face, and the helmet just falls off. And there is far too many QTE, which makes it a button mashing fest.
    Too linear- not enough room to scavenge or plan, it makes the game far too hard. Okay I understand Ellie can't swim, and this adds puzzles for Joel to help Ellie across the water. But why is the a 'convenient' plank for Ellie to step on, every where? It gets old really fast. And the DLC pack that comes with it, makes Ellie do certain actions for no apparent reason. Only to raise more controversy on the game.

    Special mention- this game was fun, but has bad pacing, and a list of other problems from keeping it great for me, but you do get your money's worth, for the length of about 20hrs doing everything. I don't exactly recommend this game, it isn't something special. And on the PS4 the graphics aren't as good as Infamous, it's still PS3 ish. Although this is the most mature Zombie game on the market.    … Expand
  83. Misfits95
    Aug 31, 2014
    6
    This game came off as pretty average to me. People may have certain taste when it comes to what they love of this particular art form. Gameplay for me is crucial to what makes a video game. It's the foundation for many and it's what we would define a video game.

    The Last Of Us excels greatly in its presentation. Graphically it's the best of the best and second to none on console. I    This game came off as pretty average to me. People may have certain taste when it comes to what they love of this particular art form. Gameplay for me is crucial to what makes a video game. It's the foundation for many and it's what we would define a video game.

    The Last Of Us excels greatly in its presentation. Graphically it's the best of the best and second to none on console. I actually felt that what I saw in the game was actual real such as the buildings, infected, and people. The environments swell to the brim with technical and graphical brilliance. The characters come off as very interesting with Joel beaten by his 20 year experience in the new world order or his partner, Tess, hopelessly clinging to a hope that is far beyond her reach.

    The plot though unoriginal is performed very well by the games many interesting characters and has the highest of presentation value. The main issue I encountered while playing is that over the course of the main plot the protagonist comes across an epiphany. This is why the game is set in this period because it's the most important part of the protagonist life in this set time period. However, it fell flat when Joel doesn't come across any realization at all and stays the same as he was at the start of the game. Now some would say that Joel realized love, but that's only part of his character. Selfishness is the primary trait that governed Joel from the start of the game to its very end and it was very unsatisfying.

    The gameplay in this game could best be described as repetitive and bare bones. The games constant use of sneak through this environment and kill the same enemies over and over got very boring and it's mechanic of placing boards across gaps was rather laughable. The crafting system is very limiting of what you can make and felt like more of a minor mechanic rather than an essential part of the game. This game also suffers from replayability issues as it's story is rather limiting in interesting and original gameplay. I felt that I was watching a movie rather than playing an interactive piece of media most of the time.

    The multiplayer is this game's saving grace when it comes to gamplay offering very interesting modes that could carry the game on for several years.    … Expand
  84. tadasbub
    Sep 17, 2014
    6
    Very good, but quickly gets old and boring.
    There is a wonderful line connecting this game start to finish - an aging man years ago lost everything, including his teenage daughter who was killed, gets to relive fatherhood feelings while having to take care of and protect the girl he has to take across the country. The storyline if modified is probably worth a movie at some point down the    Very good, but quickly gets old and boring.
    There is a wonderful line connecting this game start to finish - an aging man years ago lost everything, including his teenage daughter who was killed, gets to relive fatherhood feelings while having to take care of and protect the girl he has to take across the country. The storyline if modified is probably worth a movie at some point down the road, but as far as gameplay it gets repetitive and old very fast - you run around, collect items, shoot and kill zombies, infected, military, etc.. while going from point A to point B in a predefined path. There is no open world concept really, it is almost like you are playing a on-rails-shooter with some degree of flexibility how to kill your enemies. It gets boring, the level of complexity in "puzzle solving" is sad, and is better left to 1st graders (Don't, because it is not a game for kids...), lack of different paths in gameplay, or decision-consequence in the game is an eye-sore. Some tasks could be time-limited, outcomes of your "faith" or difficulty of the path chosen may depend on which door you open, which path you take around city/your surroundings, items found, information you collect could depend on "friends" (and there are not many...) you make, there is so much more that could have been done to make game interesting.

    It is visually beautiful, story is good, but that is where it ends. I am torn, to give it better or worse rating, because there are worse games that get better ratings, but to be fair, 6 is just about right given high expectations and hype that is created. I want to be surprised by the game in a positive way to give it a 9 or 10.

    Gameplay: 4/10
    Visuals: 9/10
    Story: 10/10
    Quality: 9/10
    Overall: 6/10

    I would rate Assassin's Creed, Uncharted, GTA ahead of The Last of Us, I do not want to be bored by the game, and if you are into a good story, well, I suggest you read a good book before you go to bed instead...    … Expand
  85. TSapper
    Nov 14, 2014
    6
    PS3 version was one of the best games of 2013 (Bioshock Infinite, Tomb Raider beat it for me). I had hopes for the PS4 version to shine ... but was disappointed. The 'remaster' didn't change much including graphics.
    If you played it on PS3, don't bother with this one. If you did not, then definitely get this game. Would score a solid 8 if a new game.
  86. Vzhik
    Jun 2, 2019
    6
    Проходил игру три года. Вроде все хорошо - и персонажи отлично переданы, и общение у них интересное, но... Они идут и идут.. идут и идут.. уже и 20 раз показали где будут а они всё идут и идут. Очень однообразный и затянутый процесс. Всё время откладывал со словами "ну потом как-нибудь". А "потом" почему-то не вспоминалось.
    Некоторые стычки с врагами через чур быстросмертельные. По 10 раз    Проходил игру три года. Вроде все хорошо - и персонажи отлично переданы, и общение у них интересное, но... Они идут и идут.. идут и идут.. уже и 20 раз показали где будут а они всё идут и идут. Очень однообразный и затянутый процесс. Всё время откладывал со словами "ну потом как-нибудь". А "потом" почему-то не вспоминалось.
    Некоторые стычки с врагами через чур быстросмертельные. По 10 раз переигрывал.
    В общем шедевр который меня абсолютно не зацепил.    … Expand
  87. AsaZimbabwe
    Jun 10, 2019
    6
    Good looking game with a fairly intimate, character driven story set in a redundant post-apocalypse that gets off to an interesting start.

    The gameplay becomes repetitive fast, and ranges from boring to tedious; ultimately boiling down to extreme resource management, guess-work, and stealth, with occasional quicktime events and cut-scenes. Although it gives the appearance of a    Good looking game with a fairly intimate, character driven story set in a redundant post-apocalypse that gets off to an interesting start.

    The gameplay becomes repetitive fast, and ranges from boring to tedious; ultimately boiling down to extreme resource management, guess-work, and stealth, with occasional quicktime events and cut-scenes.

    Although it gives the appearance of a realistic open environment, it is actually extremely linear. You are almost always forced through strict, unintuitive corridors with only one way to progress.

    There are dozens of obvious openings, walk-arounds, things to climb, and paths in the environment that should be easy to traverse, which are blocked by invisible walls.

    The girl can't swim, so go get the inevitable wooden plank hidden around the corner and bring it back for her to cross. Ad nauseam.

    The AI is completely ridiculous and often immersion-breaking. The two generic enemy types --humans and clickers-- both just walk aimlessly around the environment in patterns akin to the 8-bit era, apparently doing nothing at all in totally random locations -- that happen to perfectly block your only path.

    What is intended to build tension ends up feeling forced and frustrating.

    What little action there is is hampered by archaic mechanics, and brazenly unimaginative enemy difficulty scaling. For example, if the same enemy you've encountered dozens of times suddenly happens to be wearing a generic construction hardhat, they will take two or three extra shots, no matter where you hit them. Even if you clearly shoot them in the face. There is no acknowledgement of accuracy, each enemy is just one giant hit-box, so there is essentially no point in aiming, very unsatisfying.

    The gameplay is so stale that comparisons to The Walking Dead tv show are inescapable and likely to leave players wondering why they're even bothering with the under-utilized Dual Shock controller instead of just watching another so-so zombie tale.

    For a AAA title, it is easy to appreciate some of the risks this game takes, focusing on character arcs, mood, storytelling, and an attempted sense of immersion in a bleak, realistic world; unfortunately it is hard to ignore the weak gameplay which undermines its loftier intentions.

    The Last of Us actually makes much more sense in its TellTale Games spinoff interactive comic format. On the PS4, remastered, it is barely a step above interactive movie, and not significantly improved from its original PS3 release.

    Not bad, but not much fun to play. Extremely overrated.    … Expand
  88. TBA315
    Jul 17, 2016
    6
    Es una buen juego de PS3, pero es vergonzoso que Sony y Naughty Dog tenga que hacer volver a pagar por un juego que salio hasta con un pack de PS3 (juego mas consola). Podrian haber incorporado Retrocompatibilidad, aunque solo sea con unos títulos seleccionados como ocurre en Xbox. La historia de The Last Of Us, Bien, pero este juego, junto a otros como Uncharted collection, demuestran laEs una buen juego de PS3, pero es vergonzoso que Sony y Naughty Dog tenga que hacer volver a pagar por un juego que salio hasta con un pack de PS3 (juego mas consola). Podrian haber incorporado Retrocompatibilidad, aunque solo sea con unos títulos seleccionados como ocurre en Xbox. La historia de The Last Of Us, Bien, pero este juego, junto a otros como Uncharted collection, demuestran la falta de ideas en Sony y en esta generación de consolas en general.… Expand
  89. CoreGamer1408
    Oct 29, 2018
    6
    The is the most overrated game I have ever played. I'd rather watch "The Last of Us" animated movie than relive the hours of mediocre gameplay. I'd get more out of this if I watched a well scripted condensed edited lets play on the Internet for sure.

    Full of scripted cheating BS that forces you into stupid insane avoidable situations. Oh and the combat is so unrefined to the point of    The is the most overrated game I have ever played. I'd rather watch "The Last of Us" animated movie than relive the hours of mediocre gameplay. I'd get more out of this if I watched a well scripted condensed edited lets play on the Internet for sure.

    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? Melee that glitches out with really shoddy camera angles.

    Seriously NFW Joel should be dead round about the horse section, but no spoilers, so... I liked the Joel character enough, but Ellie the swearing edgy mary sue teen character not so much. Another teen character is in the game and I was convinced that they was just a teen not going on forty like Ellie. Hyped game, scripted idiocy, unconvincing character development on the Ellie part, shoddy gameplay mechanics.

    It is meh gameplay to ok story, but nothing really at all special. If this got two hundred noted gaming awards? Then the era of the dedicated gamer is over and now it is the rein of the casual media consumer.    … Expand
  90. eded9999
    Jul 12, 2019
    6
    First, the good: Technically outstanding for being a PS3-era game, both the graphics and the animations are possibly the best that could be seen in last-gen. The soundtrack accompanies the general tone of the game very well.
    The story at first did not interest me that much, but at the end it really hook me up. Both the plot, and the characters of Ellie and Joel are well written, possibly    First, the good: Technically outstanding for being a PS3-era game, both the graphics and the animations are possibly the best that could be seen in last-gen. The soundtrack accompanies the general tone of the game very well.
    The story at first did not interest me that much, but at the end it really hook me up. Both the plot, and the characters of Ellie and Joel are well written, possibly at the level of a good TV show.

    The weak point of the game is the gameplay, it is completely forgettable. And it's not that the mechanics are broken, the problem is that it is structured in a way that it feels like a small part of the game, the story always has the focus of the devs, it feels like you're "playing" episodes of a TV show. By the end of the game, when the story has already hooked you up, playing feels like a sort of "work" just to see the story moving forward.

    I STRONGLY recommend not buying it; just borrow it, or use PSNow. It's the kind of game that after playing it one single time, you'll never touch it again. The game lives from its story and after knowing it, it loses absolutely all appeal.    … Expand
  91. Nagoyablue73
    Mar 26, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Brought this because of the hype, but I am disappointed. Game play is incredibly linear. It mainly consists of go here, kill everybody/all the monsters in the area, repeat. The story/character
    development so far has been the biggest disappointment, the story basically being the young girl may be the key to a cure, take her to someone who can help develop a cure. That's not a plot we've seen in a thousand movies/games before, is it now? That's it. Characters? He's grumpy, she's mouthy. That's about all you can say about them.

    It basically plays like a telltale walking dead game, but with less choice/character development/story, much better graphics and annoying combat sections.

    Also, why kill all the humans you meet, even the ones who never act aggressively towards you until they catch you sneaking around, trying to kill them? One group are in a hotel, clearing out monsters. Are they good or bad? Who knows, just wipe them out. Often, just sneaking through to the exit isn't an option.

    I'll probably put it on easy and play to the end, but I'm not impressed so far.    … Expand
  92. vodkaffee
    Jan 24, 2023
    6
    the game is full of technical issues, broken AI; immersion-breaking logic and mechanics, the story is literally every zombie movie ever, nothing really very original.
    The sets designs are amazingly detailed and the models look real good, the acting is great, but im playing a game not watching a movie.
    The sequel is much much better.
  93. Xemnuz
    Jan 2, 2020
    6
    I cannot understand how this game became GOTY. It's a good game, or at least decent. Graphics, sounds, narrative, customization etc is quite good, but it has so much potential wasted. And why make a grumpy main character? Finding a pallet for Ellie about 5 times is pretty repetetive. To see Metro Last Light and Black Flag not winning over this is pretty sad, even Bioshock Infinite, but II cannot understand how this game became GOTY. It's a good game, or at least decent. Graphics, sounds, narrative, customization etc is quite good, but it has so much potential wasted. And why make a grumpy main character? Finding a pallet for Ellie about 5 times is pretty repetetive. To see Metro Last Light and Black Flag not winning over this is pretty sad, even Bioshock Infinite, but I think this game appeals to the casual gamer and most women for some weird reason..… Expand
  94. Bbplayer
    May 25, 2021
    6
    For some reason, I couldn't really get into this game as much as I wanted to. The story was good but I found myself getting bored of repeated, similar encounters and getting lost on occasion. I personally didn't really get into the story until the final third. The hint system was a nice touch for someone like me who does get lost easily and I think more games should have this option.
  95. JayLando22
    Jul 2, 2020
    6
    I have not played it since it first came out and with some distance, I got to see how my feelings about the game have changed.

    At the time I thought the ending painted Joel as the anti-hero but playing it again in 2020 and watching the first ten minutes of that game I changed my feelings. The game tells a very simple "Dad video game" plot though very ahead of its time but might    I have not played it since it first came out and with some distance, I got to see how my feelings about the game have changed.

    At the time I thought the ending painted Joel as the anti-hero but playing it again in 2020 and watching the first ten minutes of that game I changed my feelings. The game tells a very simple "Dad video game" plot though very ahead of its time but might accidentally be saying something profound about the failure of systemic leadership.

    Anyway, the beginning really set up the ending but I am not sure if it is intentional because the writing in this game is so bad. I think at the time before Uncharted 4 I appreciated that they were trying to fix the ludo narrative dissonance by making everyone a murder sociopath in a murder world. Compared to Uncharted it seemed clever but ultimately it is pretty shallow.

    The audio and visuals still hold up. The guns sound good and the narrow corridor level design does look really nice, even if you can see its Crash Bandicoot roots.

    I liked it enough then, I still like it now, but other than all the time and money spent on the audio and visuals and animations and VO, it really never really rises as something special, just expensive.    … Expand
  96. StarsWitch
    Feb 3, 2020
    6
    I think the story and gameplay are very avarage,I'm sad cause I was actually looking forward to this but I was really disappointed with how generic it was.. human enemies were especially boring
  97. SergioPLR
    Aug 21, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hype just was too high for its own good. Game was really slow at first and for its first 4 hours was practically a stealth game. If a zombie catches you, you use your shiv or you die...just wasn’t what I was expecting from an awesome developer as Naughty Dog. Didn’t make it past 5 hours (probably gets good from there, don’t know) after 3 different attempts.… Expand
  98. WarkKnight
    Sep 10, 2019
    6
    The graphics were amazing, they held up decently. The gameplay is janky, fine-tuned, but I think the result was honestly below average gunplay and melee combat that uses its flaws to create the illusion of difficulty. The animations are really good, but the realism just makes things more clunky than fun. I think the story is up there with a lot of better direct-to-video movies, butThe graphics were amazing, they held up decently. The gameplay is janky, fine-tuned, but I think the result was honestly below average gunplay and melee combat that uses its flaws to create the illusion of difficulty. The animations are really good, but the realism just makes things more clunky than fun. I think the story is up there with a lot of better direct-to-video movies, but video game oscar equivalent? No. Overall I think it's a fine game, but not a magnum opus.… Expand
  99. Bucioli28
    Sep 30, 2019
    6
    Bom jogo! Bom enredo com uma boa gameplay e bons gráficos, faltou algumas "novidades" nesse remaster.
  100. Cafe_8bits
    Apr 16, 2020
    6
    TLOU remembers me what i like the most in a video game, but not because it is good on doing it, but because it refuses to do so. If you check my top rated games, all of them have something in common with each other: They do things in a way only video games can lead to, they narratives and mechanics can only work if on a video game.
    TLOU sadly is not one of them, its narrative is shallow    TLOU remembers me what i like the most in a video game, but not because it is good on doing it, but because it refuses to do so. If you check my top rated games, all of them have something in common with each other: They do things in a way only video games can lead to, they narratives and mechanics can only work if on a video game.
    TLOU sadly is not one of them, its narrative is shallow and can work in a multitude of other medias. Not to say its a bad game, because it certainly its not a bad game, but it absolutely is not a masterpiece, even tho its a good and polished game, with great characters.    … Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 70 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 70
  3. Negative: 0 out of 70
  1. Cubed3
    Jul 28, 2020
    90
    A post-apocalyptic road trip that offers a fantastic, riveting experience, where destruction and beauty, and hope and despair, get entwined in a way that’s nothing short of genius, The Last of Us is so good that its somewhat repetitive, and occasionally dull gameplay isn’t enough to rob it of its rightful place amongst the video game greats. Therefore, if looking for an unforgettable action-adventure, with strong cinematic sensibilities, and a heavy emphasis in adult, character-driven storytelling, look no further than Naughty Dog’s classic, especially now that the remastered version has made the original even more stunning.
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  2. CD-Action
    Oct 22, 2014
    80
    Visual improvements and three included DLCs don’t justify buying this game again, but if you haven’t played it on PS3 yet, you’re in for long hours of valuable entertainment. [Sept 2014, p.59]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 13, 2014
    100
    One of the best titles of the previous generation is now available in all the next-gen glory and also with all the DLCs. Take it or leave it. [Issue#245]
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