While Naughty Dog's Uncharted franchise was breezy, adventurous and a jet setting romp, The Last of Us could not differ more, oozing with gravitas and suspense, evoking rather than in tone. Indeed, its world, while at first grim and at times bleak, gradually opens up, becoming in its way beautiful.

Excellently drawn characters and voice acting; Engaging story; Many genuinely thrilling and frightening moments; Magnificently detailed

Weapon selection could have been made more accessible; Joel and Ellie's story comes to an end

The Last Of Us is extremely accomplished in almost all departments, but it's the narrative that truly shines, not just in cut-scenes but in the asides...

Cinematic story; Atmospheric; Accessible combat system; Detailed world

A few AI missteps

Post-apocalyptic stories have always been around, though with the popularity of TV shows such as The Walking Dead and films such as I Am Legend, it seems like the genre is going through a resurgence in recent years.

Well crafted story and characters; Satisfying third person gameplay with the right dose of action

Enemies' listening abilities are not consistent throughout the game; Game's story and setting initially relies on too many genre tropes

Cela se constate dès les premiers instants de jeu : The Last of Us est une réussite graphique. Encore plus fin qu'un Uncharted, le nouveau né de Naughty Dog propose une véritable pâte artistique de chaque instant, confirmant le travail minutieux effectué au niveau des décors, proposant une...

Réalisation graphique et sonore impeccable; Duo de héros très charismatiques; Scénario de qualit; Très immersif; Bonne durée de vie; Prise en main confortable

Intelligence artificielle encore légèrement perfectible

The Last of Us is an action/adventure game centered around relationships. Particularly a father-daughter relationship between the game's two main characters, Joel and Ellie. These characters – along with many others, but especially these – are brilliantly crafted.

Fantastic characters and believable story

Generic gameplay; linear level design

The Last of Us is the type of game that could only be crafted by a developer willing to take risks. Were Naughty Dog to have thrown its money at yearly iterations of Uncharted, it would likely still have found its audience, but with The Last of Us it has struck out in a bold new direction that asks...

There was once a time when games were meant for kids. If you went to high school or college and confessed that you were still a gamer, you'd be opening yourself to ridicule. Things have changed today. Drastically .

The environment; story and the character animations; the kick-ass ending

Really; really hard to say

Perhaps the best thing about reaching the end of a console's life-cycle, as we are doing with the PS3, is that some of the best games are released in this period. When you look at the pedigree of the team behind

At its heart, The Last of Us is a tale of man versus nature, only this time nature has struck back at mankind with a parasitic fungus that turns humans into clickers, zombie-like creatures that hunt based on sound.

The Last of Us features zombies, though it's more reminiscent of The Walking Dead than it is Resident Evil. The story merely uses the outbreak as a backdrop and instead focuses on the more interesting things, the effect that it has had on humanity for example, the extreme lengths that they have to...