Last year at E3, Naughty Dog's "The Last of Us" was my undisputed most memorable game from the show. Despite not even getting my hands on the game while on the show floor, and only watching the demo from the cheap seats at the Sony E3 Press Conference where "The Last of Us" had the arena buzzing, I...
If zombies could, they would rise up in revolt against the video game industry. And you can't blame them. Almost every game has had the undead, infected or walking dead in one form or [...]
We'll cut to the chase. With The Last of Us, Naughty Dog has created a late PlayStation 3 classic to equal Uncharted 2 and 3; a story-led action adventure that delivers on all technical, narrative and gameplay fronts, though sometimes less upfront about pushing the console hardware to its limits.
Immersive story; Impressive graphics and lifelike animation; Rich characters and tense; gritty atmosphere; Effective mix of stealth; action and survival horror
Can feel overly linear and scripted; AI isn't consistently brilliant
It's difficult to talk about what makes The Last of Us so good without cruelly spoiling it for anyone who hasn't played it yet. So much of that involves the sharp writing and evocative performances during pivotal moments in the narrative - even as I grew unsure of its direction, I never once doubted...
At first, the diametric pairing of Joel and Ellie plays like a weird buddy cop film; Joel still remembers what life was like before the Cordycep fungus began to spread, but in the 20 years since the outbreak hit, he has become an efficient killer - he accepts the brutality that is now a part of...
As well-acted and animated as your allies are - including Ellie and the other folks you'll meet - they can sometimes seem a little odd; The most common problem is due to a conscious design decision: Both the humans and the infected are extremely sensitive to any sounds you make, so instead of...
Success is something of a double-edged sword and one would suspect that beneath all the marketing and PR exuberance that the staff at Naughty Dog have had this on their mind throughout development and more so with the release date approaching.
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