It's aged well graphically, even for nearing a decade old. The PS4 port has some bugs still, including sound and some weird ones that cause objects to freak out. The worst was when an enemy fell into the earth right in front of me.

The two big points are story and gameplay, only one has held up. Spoiler, it's story. The story to this game is still a really fantastic one, well maybe more the characters. It's rare to see a video game character like Joel, something of a sympathetic monster. The story overall is so-so. It's a pretty basic premise, just one made so powerful due to characterization and theming.

The gameplay has not held up. It's actually really bad and drags the game down significantly. There are three types of infected and, at best, three types of human enemies. The weapon roster is insanely small along with it. Though the gameplay loop is fine, mostly due to extended parts of nothing but conversation and salvaging, it's mostly ruined the moment combat comes into play. Mostly because it's the same thing, in mostly the same environments for the duration. It's lucky for me this game is short.

Reviewed on Jul 04, 2020


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