The Last of Us is one of those games that is still rattling around my brain, and it's been more than eight months since I've played it. That just goes to show the emotional impact that game is capable of delivering, and now, just in time for Valentine's Day, Naughty Dog is back to tug on those...

Positives Great dual timeline keeps the story fresh and relevant; excellent integration to existing narrative; amazing graphics and outstanding voice performances

Negatives Relatively light on action or actual gameplay until the very end; Crafting system sadly underutilized

Naughty Dog gave us a lot to love in 2013's best video game , so much to love that I refused to play more of the multiplayer or experience even a chapter of the story all over again.

Ellie and Riley; Tons of narrative dialog; Horsing around in the mall

Broken up by flashbacks; $15 or $20 season pass; Tags

For many, Naughty Dog already defined this generation with their releases in the Uncharted series. The introduction of their iconic Nathan Drake character

Awesome game! Just a little bit too "mainstream horror" for me (it could have been more frightening) but that doesn't change a thing about the quality of this game! In regards to the japanese version, the japanese voice acting is of course amazing as japanese know how to do!

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

Check out our The Last of Us guide if you're struggling to find a collectable item.

It should be clear to all and, indeed, sundry now that The Last of Us is well worth purchasing for the story mode alone. As promised however, we now bring to you our evaluation of the online portion; as it was extremely difficult to find players in the final days leading up to release.

It's slightly reassuring yet rather disheartening to know that our most of our prized and united moments as a species will come towards the end of our lifespans. Short, sharp glimmers of hope are harder to find in an era where 8 hours of your day is spent in front of a television screen, but so are...

The Last of Us, now we all know that it's action-adventure packed with heavy survival horror title which is exclusive to PS3 only, which is sadness for other platforms because this title is something which can be sole reason to buy new PS3 itself, Don't believe me yet Read on.

After the reveal of The Last of Us and hearing that the extremely talented people at Naughty Dog were behind this new IP, I was never going to be concerned if this was going to be a decent game.