I really enjoyed this metroidvania.
The routing of the game encourages discovery and backtracking to equal parts. I played the game on normal difficulty and it was really tough but never unfair. The bosses in the game are very challenging and neededmultiple attempts to beat.
The combat system combines combos of a classic fighting game like Street Fighter and movement of an action game. In short: It's easy to learn, but hard to master.
All sections of the world are beautiful designed and represent an aesthetic art style. The character design is a little bit generic. Nothing special, but ok.

Everyone who likes metroidvanias will have fun with F.I.S.T.

one of my favorite games of all time. Simply put this game is a masterpiece. No game or movie has been able to pull off cosmic horror close to how well bloodborne masterfully explores the genre. Gameplay is spectacularly designed to promote aggression which plays perfectly into the themes of the game. The way the world evolves as you gain insight and progress through the game is amazing. I could keep singing this games praises all day, if you haven't played this game yet a.) I'm jealous, wish I could play it for the first time again. and b.) what are you waiting for?

We all know and love the first game so I'll try to keep it short.

So was this remake necessary?

No not at all, I wouldn't even call it a remake and if you compare The Last of Us Part I to other remakes like the Resident Evil 2 Remake then you notice really quick that you could call this game a bad remake and some evil tongues would call it a cash grab because the remaster still holds up really well.

Is the worth the price?

Normally I have no problems to pay full price for games that I enjoy. But for a remake which adds not much new and with the remaster in mind it's really hard to justified the price.

But why did I buy it then you might ask?

First off I bought this Remake for 40€ instead of 79,99€, I also didn't pay for the remaster or the PS3 version. I got the remaster for free via PS+ and it also always bothered me the I never got the platinum trophy because of the shitty factions mode. Another reason why I wanted to play the remake is that Ellie and Joel are among my favorite characters of all time. I was so excited to experience the really great story with these two characters again including top notch facial animation, great voice acting and stunning visuals. I absolutely love the little details and how Ellie interacts with the environment like when she failed to whistle and later masters it so she can annoy the shit out of Joel. These little details make the characters feel so much more alive and make them stand out from others. All these were enough reasons for me to buy the game via sale. Ofc all other pros and cons regarding the gameplay are still valid because the didn't change anything which means the gameplay is still really outdated. But I'm still glad that this "remake" exist and I enjoyed replaying it a lot.

Yea so much for "I'll keep it short"...