The fact that this game was $70 at release is not great--the PS4 remaster of this game is an excellent game in its own right, and I don't think they changed the game enough to justify that sort of price tag.

That being said--this is easily the best way to play this masterpiece of a game. It's still the best story in gaming to me, period. It looks gorgeous, the movement feels much more fluid, and the enemy AI actually had me sweating a few times. The amount of detail that you can appreciate with these updated graphics is astounding and the use of the DualSense adds another layer of immersion.

It's still The Last of Us you know and love, just with a fresh coat of paint and some minor quality of life improvements. There's an argument to be made that this version should be the way a new player experiences this story but it's hard for me to recommend buying this game at full price when an amazing remaster already exists on the PS4. It's definitely a judgment call as you can't go wrong with either. But to me, this is the definitive way to play The Last of Us.