genuinely one of the most overrated games ive played. the gameplay is really fun at times but youre very limited on ammo. on paper it sounds cool your in an apocalypse but it just gets repetitive and boring at times. running around for hours on end doing puzzles to get a fuel going just to go the other way because that wasnt the right way and the characters werent anything crazy either. joel and ellies dynamic was ok at best and joel was a mid tier protagonist.
Tlou1 leaves me with a sense of wow what a great game but also wow do i wish this wasn't made. The direction this sent triple AAA games while also enabling a raging buffoon to act like he's kojima 2.0 just leaves a foul taste in my mouth. I know its not the games fault but like are you kidding me how did we learn the WRONG lessons from this.
it took me like a week and a half to finish this game including the weekend long break i took because i was too chickenshit to do the hotel basement. i really liked the gameplay though some parts of it annoyed me a little and the development of joel and ellie's relationship throughout the game was seriously enjoyable to experience. the ending left me conflicted in a good way
one of the best games I have ever played in terms of how well it plays with both gaming and cinematic languages to create a highly immersive, emotional and affecting experience that manages to take so many well known story beats and tropes and elevate them into an astounding experience. everything blew me away. it also reminded me that i am really bad at shooters.