Current Events > The Last of Us is incredibly overrated.

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Is it a bad game? No. Is it a great game? No. It's a solid and well made game but that's all I would personally give it. For people to still say to this very day that The Last of Us is one of the best video games ever made is laughable.

The Last of Us is more of a "cinematic experience" than a video game. The developers even have admitted to this line of thinking. It does not help that director Neil Druckmann has go on quote to say that the word "fun" is not used in Naughty Dog studios when developing a video game. The Last of Us is a game made to appeal to the people who want to feel as if they're playing an actual movie hence the linear progression, limiting animations that restrict responsiveness of the playable characters to invoke the sense of realism, the simplistic mechanics, and the cutscene/walking while talking segments. All of these elements tighten the control of the narrative of the story. It is only natural that The Last of Us feels like it has a strong narrative. While that's fine in itself, it came at the cost of gameplay.

What did The Last of Us do in the gameplay department that set it out from other video games? What did The Last of Us achieve as a video game that a television show or movie could not have done? Absolutely nothing and that, my friends, is part of the problem.

I will give credit where credit is due. The characters of this game are solid and the portrayal of these characters by the actors is fantastic. What about the gameplay? How does it stack up? Not well. Not well at all. The A.I. of the enemy and allies is rudimentary and sorely lacking. I understand what ND was going for but when the enemy A.I. do not react to Ellie or whomever standing right in front of them I take issue with that especially when this game prides itself on realism. Enemy placement and their predetermined routes in a combat scenario tend to be questionable. Some madman and a little girl are killing your squad one by one. Why wouldn't you look behind that waist high desk you just walk by? Of course, this game does become more challenging on the "Grounded" difficulty but it's more frustrating at some points than anything especially towards the end of the game.

I cannot, in good faith, give praise to the story of this game. First and foremost, it's generic and it has been done better. Second, the story is filled with shock value. Many deaths in this game were done to get a cheap reaction. Not to mention how predictable they were. Every plot point in this game was predictable from beginning to end. Third, this game was eye-rolling level of pretentious. "It's not the infected I'm scared of... it's the people!". Excuse me? Being trapped in pitch black darkness with nothing but clickers and bloaters around you is infinitely scarier than a few guys with guns. Don't even try to debate that. I will take my chances with the people. It's even proved in this game itself that they can be reasoned with if you remember the Winter chapter when a character was almost hacked to death. Try reasoning with the infected. You're dead. Finally, there's the ending but that deserves an entire topic to itself.

"The Last of Us is one of the best games ever made!"

Cannot wait to deal with this all over again when Part II comes out.
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i tried the demo that came with Uncharted 3. I hated it. it was so slow and clunky, and i was totally over the zombie fad by then
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You not liking something as much as everyone else doesn't it make it overrated.
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it would be fine without the sneaking segments

story is definitely overrated though. it's every zombie story ever. i'm so sick of zombies

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Is this a copypasta
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Is this a copypasta
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it has good gameplay, a great story/character interactions, and an amazing presentation.

but due to how linear it is, and how heavy some of the stuff are, it was difficult to play it more than once.

but not all games need to be replayed, and I feel that it's one of the GOATs, for me.
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codey posted...

You not liking something as much as everyone else doesn't it make it overrated.

You're actually wrong. This guy is the core of the rating system. Show some fuckin respect.
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codey posted...

You not liking something as much as everyone else doesn't it make it overrated.

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I played it on PS3
It is very good.
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TC never played the multiplayer; some of the most fun Ive ever head in competitive online gaming.
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I'm not reading all that but the MP makes it one of the greatest games I've played.
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Pukelid posted...

i tried the demo that came with Uncharted 3. I hated it. it was so slow and clunky, and i was totally over the zombie fad by then

Same. Tried the demo... didn't buy
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DuranOfForcena posted...

i never played the MP either but i still count the game among the greatest of all time

The gameplay just shines more in MP because its more streamlined and fast-paced, but yeah even without the MP Id still consider TLOU one of the GOATs.
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Gameplay is mediocre at best but the story telling is some of the best in gaming.
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This feels like a copypasta.

But yeah, the ones who say TLOU had terrible gameplay should have played the multiplayer.
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I did try out the multiplayer. My stance on the gameplay still stands. Accomplishes and innovates nothing. Any game with multiplayer can be fun as long as the presence of lag is kept to a minimum.

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codey posted...

You not liking something as much as everyone else doesn't it make it overrated.

That is not a rebuttal, lads.
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Ive never seen a man be so wrong in his own topic.
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I feel like as far as "zombie apocalypse" games are concerned, Days Gone did a better job at incorporating more personalized gameplay without sacrificing a solid narrative. The story was good with very solid characters and acting, while also giving you the freedom to explore the world and tackle challenges as you wanted (more or less).

TLoU is definitely a very linear game, but I don't think it was a bad choice for the kind of story it was telling. But having more freedom to do whatever you want, like Days Gone, does make for a more attractive game, imo. After I beat TLoU, I never really wanted to go back, but after beating Days Gone, I went back for the platinum AND I still wish there was more to do.
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Just finished it yesterday.

I agree.

Its a very professional game with compelling characterization, camera work, and voice acting set in a detailed world.

But the gameplay is, although well executed, somewhat shallow and quickly grows stale. Just needs a little extra something.
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I am not going to lie you are dead on in terms of gameplay but it is still a masterpiece to me. It brought me back to modern gaming in 2013.
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If it's so overrated then why'd it make a shit load of money?
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naughty dog are so concerned with being taken seriously by art critics that they've foregone making mechanically compelling games
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Is this pastycopo

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So is your favorite stuff
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