One of the best stories ever told in a video game. The relationship that forms between Ellie and Joel is simply magical and is made great by expert writing and top notch voice acting. People in this world are just fighting to survive, jaded and broken by the brutal unforgiving environment that they now inhabit. This bleak backdrop sets the stage for some genuine human moments that will warm your heart or make you ugly cry. Some people might be turned off by the gameplay that you could argue didn't age that well, but in my opinion it is perfectly fine, and ultimately that gameplay is just a vehicle to drive the plot and develop the characters. To this day the opening sequence still breaks me every time I play it even though I've played it a number of times and just might be the best prologue to a video game ever.