I really want to do a proper review, but I can't get myself to sit down and actually put all my thoughts together and figure out how to organize them etc, so here's a jumble of thoughts instead.

The Last of Us is super cliche. For the first half of the game, basically every twist is expected. For the first couple hours the gameplay sucks as well, but once you finish the prologue, the gameplay actually gets pretty good and is one place where the game shines. Similar to Bioshock Infinite, this game is really fucking polished and you can play for a while and just enjoy the gameplay (it is of course actually better than Bioshock Infinite).

About halfway through the game, the story gets significantly better, but this game is still too padded and has too many sections that just don't need to be in the game or can have the story of multiple sections combined for better pacing.

I question the decision to have Joel be the main character, especially considering the ending, but of course also the leadup to it, I don't understand why you play Joel. This isn't Spec Ops the fucking Line.

Anyway, this game is rather entertaining, enjoyable to play, decent game. Better than Bioshock Infinite, does not compare to games such as Tomb Raider (2013) and Grand Theft Auto V. Recommended with reservation that it's not the masterpiece that people make it out to be. Be sure to play the dlc if you play this game because the dlc is a masterpiece 9/10 experience almost akin to Life is Strange