What can I say about this game that hasn't already been said thousands of times? It's a fantastic game and one of my absolute favorites of all time. Every single thing about this game is great from the gameplay to the story and it's characters. Even though I don't think this game really warranted another remaster so close to the last remaster they did; especially not at such a high price. This is still undeniably the quintessential version of this game out there. It makes all of the older versions completely obsolete.
There has been a lot of talk about how games like 'The Last of Us' are more like interactive movies and how that probably isn't the very best that games as an art medium have to offer; and I do agree with that. However, this form of prestige storytelling is still a genre of games that exists and Naughty Dog are, in my opinion, the best in the industry when it comes to this genre of games. Mostly because they actually utilize the strengths of the medium and combine them with elements of traditional storytelling to really make the best out of both worlds. Like for instance during the tutorial when you learn about gun controls through the decision to mercifully put an infected person out of his misery or not. That is an insane way to teach the player about how to use the gun! And at the same time it shows us the unforgiving nature of this world and how quickly a life can be snuffed out.
This I feel is what makes Naughty Dog masters within their craft. Their ability to tell emotional and heart gripping stories that combine and utilize the best of two art mediums to make something truly extraordinary. I now own three different copies/versions of this game and I couldn't be happier. I love this game and Neil Druckmann and his team really performed a miracle when they managed to top this masterpiece, with an even better masterpiece called 'The Last of Us: Part II'.
There has been a lot of talk about how games like 'The Last of Us' are more like interactive movies and how that probably isn't the very best that games as an art medium have to offer; and I do agree with that. However, this form of prestige storytelling is still a genre of games that exists and Naughty Dog are, in my opinion, the best in the industry when it comes to this genre of games. Mostly because they actually utilize the strengths of the medium and combine them with elements of traditional storytelling to really make the best out of both worlds. Like for instance during the tutorial when you learn about gun controls through the decision to mercifully put an infected person out of his misery or not. That is an insane way to teach the player about how to use the gun! And at the same time it shows us the unforgiving nature of this world and how quickly a life can be snuffed out.
This I feel is what makes Naughty Dog masters within their craft. Their ability to tell emotional and heart gripping stories that combine and utilize the best of two art mediums to make something truly extraordinary. I now own three different copies/versions of this game and I couldn't be happier. I love this game and Neil Druckmann and his team really performed a miracle when they managed to top this masterpiece, with an even better masterpiece called 'The Last of Us: Part II'.