Hey gamers
I mean, what is there to say? It's my favourite video game of all time made even better with this, uh, remaster².
Ellie is probably my favourite character in any piece of media. I love watching her and Joel's relationship grow throughout the game. The dialogue and characters are so well-written. It looks amazing, it's packed with emotional gut punches everywhere, Gustavo's music is one of my all-time favourite scores.
I haven't even gotten tired of the gameplay all these years later. I like walking around and collecting things; I grew up playing LEGO Star Wars, after all. I adore the slow paced, strategic gunplay, and the combat environments have so many pathways and directions that I'm still discovering unique ways to tackle each skirmish over 10 playthroughs later. Some of these encounters get so incredibly tense, and your victories become even more satisfying because of it. I'll never forget those two grounded runs.
This newest version is, in nearly every way, an improvement. I mean, it plays and looks better, obviously. It's basically just putting the first game into the engine of the second one, and this upgrades the game in many ways: smooth transitions from gameplay to cinematics, unique workbench animations, and better collectible inspection. The thing I found the most impressive was the overhaul of the facial animations. I do miss the jump, dodge, and prone mechanics from the second game as a result, and I kept trying to instinctually use them, but I realize that these environments weren't built to accommodate them in the first place - well, maybe not the jump and prone, but they could've included the dodge. As for the DualSense usage, the trigger resistance wasn't anything above the average use of them, but the vibration was. It's probably the most I've gotten out of it since Astro's Playroom.
This version of the game is the best way to experience The Last of Us, but only if you're on either extreme of the spectrum of "I haven't played it yet" or "I already love the game and have played it several times". If you've only played it once or twice and still have the PS3/4 copy laying around, you're better off saving your money and sticking with that one for the time being.
Also, Naughty Dog, please put the smoke bombs back underneath the molotovs in the weapon cross, thanks.
I mean, what is there to say? It's my favourite video game of all time made even better with this, uh, remaster².
Ellie is probably my favourite character in any piece of media. I love watching her and Joel's relationship grow throughout the game. The dialogue and characters are so well-written. It looks amazing, it's packed with emotional gut punches everywhere, Gustavo's music is one of my all-time favourite scores.
I haven't even gotten tired of the gameplay all these years later. I like walking around and collecting things; I grew up playing LEGO Star Wars, after all. I adore the slow paced, strategic gunplay, and the combat environments have so many pathways and directions that I'm still discovering unique ways to tackle each skirmish over 10 playthroughs later. Some of these encounters get so incredibly tense, and your victories become even more satisfying because of it. I'll never forget those two grounded runs.
This newest version is, in nearly every way, an improvement. I mean, it plays and looks better, obviously. It's basically just putting the first game into the engine of the second one, and this upgrades the game in many ways: smooth transitions from gameplay to cinematics, unique workbench animations, and better collectible inspection. The thing I found the most impressive was the overhaul of the facial animations. I do miss the jump, dodge, and prone mechanics from the second game as a result, and I kept trying to instinctually use them, but I realize that these environments weren't built to accommodate them in the first place - well, maybe not the jump and prone, but they could've included the dodge. As for the DualSense usage, the trigger resistance wasn't anything above the average use of them, but the vibration was. It's probably the most I've gotten out of it since Astro's Playroom.
This version of the game is the best way to experience The Last of Us, but only if you're on either extreme of the spectrum of "I haven't played it yet" or "I already love the game and have played it several times". If you've only played it once or twice and still have the PS3/4 copy laying around, you're better off saving your money and sticking with that one for the time being.
Also, Naughty Dog, please put the smoke bombs back underneath the molotovs in the weapon cross, thanks.