The Last of Us Remastered (PS4)

Anyone who questions the validity and medium of computer games should start here. I hate most computer games. 95% of them are rubbish! This however is a Masterclass of how to get it right. The Author/Director Neil Druckman is more than a computer game engineer. He is an artist, a pioneer and a modern day Orson Wells. To create a visible cast of characters out of nothing and make the world fall in love with them is nothing short of genius. For one Ellie is a beautiful child. A piece of animated fiction with more spirit, character, presence and depth than the entire cast of Kardashians (and that is not an exaggeration). I marvelled at the Youtube footage of grown men and women almost in tears and disbelief at the reveal of Part II (due for release in 2019). Simply because they will get another chance to explore and mentor Ellie on her journey once again. With Part II on the horizon buying this for the 3rd time (as I gave my previous copies to friends who refuse to give it back!) was a must. The relationship between Joel and Ellie trumps any father daughter movie relationship i've seen since Leon. To be fair it is so immersive that that even Leon comes up short. The killing is intense and brutal. You never take anyone or any moment for granted the first time you play. It effortlessly covers themes such as the death and loss of a child, insecurities of being a single parent, pedophilia, suicide x2, poverty, homo-sexuality, murder and attempted rape of a minor. All the while doing everything in your limited power to protect and safely deliver the saviour of the human race. The world that is created though linear feels vast and real. I watched I am legend, and I enjoyed I am legend but this game exceeds both the highlights and limitations of the movie. This is the best zombie movie experience that I have had since an afternoon showing of Dawn of The Dead at my cousins house as a child. I fell in love with the Zombie genre that day and The Last Of Us recaptured the spirit of that moment. GTA V may have grossed £6 Billion in sales and sold over 95 Million units worldwide but some forget that it lost game of the year to this title. Described by one critic as the Citizen Kane of computer games. I cannot disagree. Take my money.

I bought this game after reading many reviews, both good and bad, but most were good. It came, I slapped it in, finished loading and away I went. I was expecting one of those games where you shoot and kill everything that moves before it kills you … and in a big way it is. But there’s a lot more too it than your average slaughter anything that moves genre of games. You’re Joel, (most of the game anyway) and you’re a ‘delivery guy’ who takes ‘packages’ from A to B. A Postman Pat meets Resident Evil sort of thing. In this game your ‘package’ is a 14y/o girl named Ellie, (It’s not a spoiler as she’s on the front cover). Anyway, there’s something special about this ‘package’ and it’s imperative she gets to point ‘B’ in one piece, where she will be handed over to the ‘fireflies’ That’s the game, in a nutshell. But playing this game through something I found rather special indeed. It’s starts gentle, edging you into what does what and how you can do it, then the proverbial poop really does hit the fan. This isn’t just a game where you fight infected people who want to rip out your throat and eat your liver raw, although there are what seems like thousands of those infected psychos, ‘Runners’ ‘Stalkers’ ‘Clickers’ and ‘Bloaters’ each one having different ways in which they want to rip you apart if they get their hands on you. The other enemies are other people, hunters, who run large sections of the cities and treat people like Joel and Ellie going through, (Tourist) as target practice. So to get through large swaths of streets and buildings you have to either fight or avoid these nutters too. And unlike the infected, who are quite ‘readable’ in their movements, the hunters move of their own free will. My first sitting I shot and tried to kill everything in sight, big man, big guns, big whatsits. But soon realised that, in many cases, stealth is much more effective than fire power, and, with limited ammo and other weapons, it’s sometimes best to creep about in the shadows. The weapons themselves are your basic survival weapons, there’s no laser guided nuclear warheads strapped to a motorbike helmet. You’ve simply got shotguns, browning, 6 shooter, hunting rifle etc. and a knife, let’s not forget the knife. The knife is important and will be used lots. You get ammo, along the way, ammo often comes from the people/infected you kill. Other weapons are available, but you have to collect things along the way to make these weapons, (as you would if you found yourself in such a scenario) Items are scattered everywhere, so keep your eyes out. Once you’ve collected certain items you make your weapons, and also your first aid kit to stay alive, (staying alive’s pretty useful). You meet help along the way and lose help along the way. There are moments where the game allows you to have a breather, playing a few seconds of a movie, (which you can skip – but watch them first time round as they really do add to the thrill of the game) There’s one ‘movie’ where a budding friendship for Joel and Ellie suddenly ends in a brutal fashion. Anyway, I think I’ve waffled enough about this game. I could say a lot more as there’s a lot to say, I mean, if this was a movie, which, thanks to some remarkable work from the people at NaughtyDog, it very nearly is, I’d pay good money to watch it. If you watch out for the little things, the movements of Joel and Ellie. Simply expressions, quick, yet slight actions you’d expect to see in a movie, ie, Ellie’s actions actually mimicking a true teenage girl. Even brief moments when you know Joel is seeing his own daughter in Ellie. It’s little things like that that NaughtyDog have thought about, and it works exceptionally well. I apologise for the length of this writing but a game like this is hard to sum up in a nutshell. If you’re after a game that requires a few grey cells as well as the usual all out firepower to get to the end, and a story which will have you wanting to play on to the end, just to see what happens, then this is for you. Without a doubt you will enjoy playing it, more than once.

In its day this game was a star of the PS3 line up. In its remastered from it still a tight, story lead "end of the world" adventure that manages to tug on a heart string or two. OK control but occasionally struggles with camera angles and trigger points . Gun upgrades was not my bag. Would like to see experience points for better aim. Still, good.

So I avoided this game for years based on the fact 'it's not my thing'. I'm a first-person shooter/RPG guy. Though due to the rave reviews it had and in part to needing a game to fill a temporary void, I gave it a pop. Impressed. No like the 'silent hill' type games that are just one dull story after another.. this story is strangely engaging and you want to keep playing. Ganeplay itself and graphics are good, but the beauty is in the storyline and the relationship between the characters, it's really like playing a main protagonist in a thriller of your own. To be honest, still not overly sure on what the storyline 'is' other than I want to 'read' on. Will be getting the new one too. Different, yet good.

This game excels in every aspect of gameplay. I wish I had never played this game so I could experience it all again! This game is amazing and I can't wait for the second game.

Awesome game for awesome price. If you didn't play the original on PS3 buy this version right away. If you player original one then it is not must have but still worth it.

This is the best video game ever to be produced in Earth's history. I'm not exaggerating. I consider myself a pretty avid gamer and I've played some fantastic games. This game is every bit the masterpiece that countless professional reviews will claim. No other game has felt so... visceral and real as this one. There are hundreds of reviews that you can read about this game that will go over all the details, nuances and feelings that this game evokes, but I want to keep my opinion broad. Naughty Dog has a track record of producing some of the best video games the world has ever played. Uncharted 2 and 3 are clear examples of this. They have taken everything they have learned from decades of game-making and piled it into this emotionally-wrenching game. The story is half of this game, the other half being the gameplay. Both are absolutely spot-on. The story and characters are completely original and feel very real and grounded in reality. Some have said that it feels predictable, and while I won't deny that some things felt obvious I was absolutely surprised and horrified at some parts. The story has incredible pacing, allowing the action to die down while you are scavenging for supplies only to be ambushed minutes later forcing you to scavenge and fight for your life at the same time. You are introduced to new characters regularly to keep things moving and the feeling of progression feeling fresh. Supporting characters feel as real as the main characters and their actions show flaws and mistakes that everybody makes. Gameplay is among the best I've experienced. The Remastered version for the PS4 takes this even further by offering higher-resolution and double the framerate of the PS3 version. The weapons all feel powerful in their own right. The real-time weapon-crafting system is great. I've played other games (such as Resident Evil 5) that have done a terrible job at real-time inventory management but The Last of Us nails it. It's easily accessible, easy to use and absolutely manages to give a real sense of urgency when you have to make a molotov cocktail while clickers are searching for you. Enemy AI is good, especially at higher difficulties. If you are an experienced gamer, I'd recommend "Hard" to start with. "Normal" tends to throw supplies at you too abundantly and I found myself creating weapons I didn't need just so I could pick up more supplies. My only complaint with gameplay is that I feel as though Joel's character should really have a knife on him rather than creating breakable shivs. I realize it's largely there to create additional gameplay elements, but it tends to break the immersion at times. The visuals in this game are beyond stunning. The PS3 version was absolutely breathtaking (especially for 8-year-old hardware) and the Remastered edition cranks the visuals up to 11. The environment is really its own character in this game and the enhanced visuals really help bring that character to life. The game plays in full 1080p @ 60FPS. There's an option to lock the framerate at 30 FPS to get the feeling of the original game. And for those who claim they can't tell the difference between 30 and 60, they're lying. Lock this game at 30 and the difference is quite jarring. It's by no means unplayable at 30 but the increased framerate is a very welcome addition. This version includes the same Photo Mode that was introduced with inFamous: Second Son. It's an incredible photographic tool for creating screenshots. It can be activated at any time that isn't a scripted cutscene and gives you full cinematic control over the frame, then allows you to create screenshots with the controller's SHARE button. This game is the absolute pinnacle of storytelling in video games. Every other narrative I will now judge against this game. If anybody ever questioned whether video games are art, this game can answer that question definitively. It's better than any book I've read or movie I've watched, it is an art form and the most beautiful one I've ever experienced, regardless of medium.

it is not USA version as shown, it is Europe HITS version version

The best game I ever played in my life. The reason he made me buy Ps3, and now I bought it for my wife, who also loved the game. Looking forward to the next!

Édition playstation hits ??? Serieux Je collectionne merci !!!

The Last of Us es uno de los mejores juegos de PS3 y ahora con su remasterización en PS4, no hay mejor momento para jugarlo. El producto llegó a tiempo record en buen estado. No me gusta que tengo que tomar medidas preventivas antes de ordenar algún producto de Amazon México porque al pagar con tarjeta de débito siempre me hacen dos cargos pero solo un cobro, y me regresan los cargos a los nueve días. Igual tengo que llamar a mi banco a confirmar y eso simplemente se me hace un paso innecesario que tengo que dar siempre que ordeno de Amazon MX. Porque hacer 2 cargos en primer lugar? Siempre sucede.