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[Kerotan Frog]

Yes, most Naught Dog games are. I thought it was fun and ok, but I haven't felt the urge to play it again since I played it 7 years ago. I might give it another go before Part II, but who knows when that's coming.

I feel the same about Uncharted. Uncharted 2 was revolutionary, but 3 and 4 have been just meh to me. I think Sucker Punch, Insomniac, and Sony Santa Monica all make better games than ND, but for some reason ND is held on the highest pedestal.

 

[frogger]

Gameplay is average, especially the first two hours. The overall production is quite good.

 

[Guilty_AI]

I think a lot of the praise came from the trend there was back then of games trying to achieve hollywood movie status. There were plenty of cinematic games, but most were the "cool action/dumb plot" type. TLoU at the time was the one that came closer to that ideal, with a "serious" blockbuster movie plot that wasn't too weird, gameplay that was simple and direct enough to the audience at large, and it didn't waste too much of your time with pointless stuff.
With all that said, indeed looking at it objectively in terms of story and gameplay it really isn't all that impressive.

As for my personal opinion on the game, i don't like it very much. I was excited for it at the time because of the enemy and companion behaviour they'd shown on the E3 trailers but it turned out to be just smoke and mirrors.
I found the story boring for the most part. Even the ending that a lot of people praise felt forced. I get the moral dilemma they were going for but it was just poorly executed, mainly because Joel's attitude is 100% justifiable. I mean, some questionable group decided that the best way to handle the single immune human they know is to immediately kill them, all for the possibility of getting a cure in a procedure that could very well fail. Saving Ellie would be the best option even taking humanity into consideration.

 

[DeeDogg_]

Yes. And I'm actually a fan

I'm expecting TLOU2 to disappoint many while still selling gangbusters. You can quote me on this when the game releases

 

[Deeper Underground]

Lol A thread full of either contrarian people or salty fanboys. TLOU is the 2nd most awarded video game in history after The Witcher 3. If Uncharted 2 is what got ND to the NBA All Star Game, TLOU is what got them MVP and solidified them as a powerhouse developer. Of course, that's not going to stop idiots from saying the game scored high because "cinematic gaming". Protip: Hating popular thing doesn't make your opinion more valid.

 

[Matsuchezz]

I do not think it is overrated at all, I had the chance to play it day one, and the sum of all its parts it is what it makes it great or what in my book is considered great, the visuals, were great at the time, the natural lit environments were beautiful to look at, the level design was good, the assests in the game were really good back then, voice acting was superb, there are tons of games out there that you can tell that the script was read in a sound booth and there is no connection between the characters dialogue, which for me breaks the immersion and I tend too lose intereset on what they are saying due to lifeless acting. Sound and OST are awesome, the gameplay in grounded difficulty it is really rewarding, the radar thing is there for those players that are not that skilled, and they want to continue the story. There are several scenes that are visually good from an action/violence point of view, that i truly enjoy. The part where Joel is hanging upside down on higher difficulties, is pure genius and exciting, Overall a masterpiece in the history of videogames.

That a lot of people don't like The last of US, I can understand that, but this is a game that can be enjoyed by several types of gamer, whether you are a gamer that enjoy good acting vo with a good and emotional story, enjoy challenges with the grounded difficulty settings, you can appreciate the game from different approaches. But what I have seen most on reaction videos to the game, is that the game reaches people on an emotional level, and that was the same for me. I enjoyed the overall package. And i am eager to go back to that when TLOU2 is released with the PS4 Fidelity graphics and the Naughty Dog expertise on the machine, their attention to detail and the actors that help to realize the characters that we care about.


One of those many memorable scenes.

 

[Kolumbo]

Story presentation is off the charts and it's really good, but gameplay is serviceable at best. I could not make it through the second run. It's boring as fuck.

You have to immerse yourself, the story compliments the gameplay. It's a complete package in my opinion. It has a lot of mechanics but none are downright broken they all have a purpose and a function.

 

[M1chl]

You have to immerse yourself, the story compliments the gameplay. It's a complete package in my opinion. It has a lot of mechanics but none are downright broken they all have a purpose and a function.

Sure, it works for first time I think, it goes hand in hand with story, but second time when you know everything, is kind of plain or "not interesting enough", at least for me.

 

[Paltheos]

I had a longer post typed up but it got erased(?). RIP.

I don't like this game. Shooting is plain, the stealth sections are a nuisance, crafting is... uninteresting. I guess a key component of the game would be caring about the characters in what's going on and I just don't. I guess it was going for a cinematic vibe but I'd just watch a better movie, one which doesn't have a shitton of downtime between major scenes. The actual moment-to-moment gameplay of The Last of Us sucks balls.
One scene in the game I like is the giraffe scene. The game's going for a moment of wonder and it nails it.
I'm not a big shooter guy so this was a stretch for me - the last one I really liked is Resident Evil 4 I think lol (oh no wait - the co-op House of the Dead games on the Wii are the shit). This one? I'd probably rate Last of Us a 3 or 4/10. Functional but boring.

 

[Kolumbo]

Sure, it works for first time I think, it goes hand in hand with story, but second time when you know everything, is kind of plain or "not interesting enough", at least for me.

You meant the second run, I'm very sorry friend I misunderstood you.

 

[M1chl]

You meant the second run, I'm very sorry friend I misunderstood you.

Yes that's what I meant, like in my initial post.

 

[SALMORE]

i enjoyed it but honestly it got more than it deserved

 

[funcojoe]

Game of that generation for me. Single player speaking.

 

[A.Romero]

I don't think it's overrated. Cinematic games are pretty much their own genre now. Judged by those lens ND's games are really well made.

Gameplay is not the main focus (although I personally think it's competent enough), it's telling a story. Gameplay mechanics are just a means to an end.

I know saying something like that could get me crucified here but I really don't get why people insist all games must be the same. There are plenty of options (more than ever) to play whatever you want. Gameplay centric games are always available and cinematic games as well. They serve different tastes and that's it.

It's amazing to have variety and although I like many genres to be honest cinematic games are one of my favourites. I know they don't have replay value, I know it's all about the production value... I don't care. I enjoy those 12 - 20 hours for what they are and rarely play them again... And it's OK.

 

[Ulysses 31]

I didn't get the hype, was an OK game to play through once... >.>

 

[turtlepowa]

I think The Last of Us would have been the perfect game for Quantic Dream. It feels like ND wanted to tell a story and at 80% they recognized they have to add some gameplay. Just imagine the amount of possible endings.

 

[HaveButOneLife]

It's definitley one of the best games ever to me.

Naughty Dog the best developers in the business, delivering every time.

This I can understand too.

The Last of Us is bar none the closest to The Walking Dead we can have in game form, as Telltale is an interactive movie and other zombie games just can't compare to its level of storytelling. It's far from the best but it does it better than most.

Dying Light is the same way but it has annoying elements too, like not being able to repair weapons and the vitals and special zombies.

 

[Hobbygaming]

TLOU is still more advanced than a lot of games today. Part 2 will do the same

 

[Hobbygaming]

I think The Last of Us would have been the perfect game for Quantic Dream. It feels like ND wanted to tell a story and at 80% they recognized they have to add some gameplay. Just imagine the amount of possible endings.

Comparing TLOU to a Quantic Dream game is blasphemy

 

[DeeDogg_]

Lol A thread full of either contrarian people or salty fanboys. TLOU is the 2nd most awarded video game in history after The Witcher 3. If Uncharted 2 is what got ND to the NBA All Star Game, TLOU is what got them MVP and solidified them as a powerhouse developer. Of course, that's not going to stop idiots from saying the game scored high because "cinematic gaming". Protip: Hating popular thing doesn't make your opinion more valid.

Woah that game got awards! It must be great because awards measure the quality of a product as proven by history!
/s

 

[LED Guy?]

I respectfully disagree with your opinion.

The Last of Us is one of the very best video games I have ever played (it still is today), the gameplay in that game is so good, the hand-to-hand combat and the shootouts are so good, how weighty Joel feels, and I live how ammo and weapons are very limited, the story in this game is phenomenal, the music, the characters made me feel like I have met them in real-life.

It is one of those games that I will be remembering for years to come. I give it a 10/10 in my humble opinion.

I just can't wait for The Last of Us Part II and how it plays and how its story will continue.

 

[JimmyJones]

I never played it till the PS4 remaster but thought it was mediocre. It's just your standard stealth game with forced walking sections in between.

 

[PleaseWaitStation4]

LoU2 went woke and is anti white. Fuck off ND. Not one single coin: https://boundingintocomics.com/2020...last-of-us-part-ii-players-to-be-open-minded/

 

[Deeper Underground]

Woah that game got awards! It must be great because awards measure the quality of a product as proven by history!
/s

Sounds like something that talentless hack Druckmann would write. I'll hold my breath but if true...lol

lol Yeah, forgive me if I ignore anything you have say about this game since you have an obvious hateboner. Ignored.

 

[DeeDogg_]

lol Yeah, forgive me if I ignore anything you have say about this game since you have an obvious hateboner. Ignored.

O no

 

[Vitter.]

No.

 

[Batiman]

Yes I easily. I quit playing it on ps3 a long time ago but just beat it like 3 days ago on ps+. I feel like the game ended before it even started. It felt so short with nothing really happening besides a couple major moments. The AI is dumb and I feel the gameplay is very limited. I still enjoyed it though.

 

[DeeDogg_]

Yes I easily. I quit playing it on ps3 a long time ago but just beat it like 3 days ago on ps+. I feel like the game ended before it even started. It felt so short with nothing really happening besides a couple major moments. The AI is dumb and I feel the gameplay is very limited. I still enjoyed it though.

Off topic a bit but...why that username? I saw the notification that you replied and just lost it

 

[Danjin44]

Let ask you guys this, is it "overrated" based on what exactly? Is it based on some of you personally didn't like the game? Then this applies to every game that ever got good reviews, even Bloodborne. So is every game ever that got good reviews are "overrated"?

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Yes it's overrated but a good game none the less.

 

[DntMesArnd]

Everything about the game was awesome, except the game play.

 

[Batiman]

Off topic a bit but...why that username? I saw the notification that you replied and just lost it

It's an old inside joke. Popped up in my head at that second.

 

[DeeDogg_]

It's an old inside joke. Popped up in my head at that second.

Lmao are you familiar with Buju Banton?

 

[Neolombax]

Loved TLOU because of the story and gameplay.

Also, I find it amusing that you felt Killzone: Shadow Fall to be great. That game to me was average at best. The gameplay was generic fps, the story was not original at all. But hey, opinions I guess.

 

[Batiman]

Lmao are you familiar with Buju Banton?

Ya

 

[Pansy]

TLOU is possibly one of these games where its replay value is absolutely nil. I can replay Arizona Sunshine, Silent Hill, Left 4 Dead, Siren, and several other horror games and franchises repeatedly...but after I finished this one I realized how bored I was most of the time I was playing it.

 

[chitzy]

Pretty much all narrative driven games in the modern age are overrated crap. Modern game design is so restrictive and linear and absent of anything that's challenging or thought provoking. Everything is geared toward the lowest common denominator - the blue-haired sweathogs making a fuss about this shit on Twitter. Fight me.

 

[DeeDogg_]

TLOU is possibly one of these games where its replay value is absolutely nil. I can replay Arizona Sunshine, Silent Hill, Left 4 Dead, Siren, and several other horror games and franchises repeatedly...but after I finished this one I realized how bored I was most of the time I was playing it.

Because most of the time you're walking or watching a cutscene. But the actual game-y parts of the game are really great. That's why I liked Factions so much. Pure raw uninterrupted competitive fun.

 

[johncaveman12]

I think the fact that you had NOTHING postitive about the game to say says enough.. It was a great experience when I played it on the PS4.

 

[Gamerasi]

No, it's a masterpiece.

 

[turtlepowa]

Comparing TLOU to a Quantic Dream game is blasphemy

I like most QD games.

 

[Amaranty]

I played it on PS4 for the first time and I think it's an excellent game. The story, pacing and gameplay is really well done. I played it on harder difficulty without the echo-location or x-ray feature. It gave every encounter a sense of suspense.

 

[Jigsaah]

I'm not biased against PlayStation. In fact, even though I own an Xbox One X and a powerful self-built PC (i.e. i7-5820k, Asus X99, 16GB DDR4, GTX 1080 Titanium ), I have a sweet spot for my PlayStation 4 Pro because most of PlayStation's exclusive titles are great (e.g. Infamous: Second Son, Killzone: Shadow Fall, Uncharted 4, The Order: 1866, Horizon Zero Dawn, etc).

However, back in 2014 I bought The Last of Us: Remastered when I had my regular PS4, because I had never played the original release of the game. Despite the online community saying that it was a great game, I was very underwhelmed by it, so much so that I traded it in for store credit at my local GameStop after I reached the part that takes place in a decrepit subway system.

I found the gameplay to be boring, unoriginal, and repetitive, as it consisted of typical shootouts with bandits and exploration of different environments for resources while trying to be quiet in order to avoid attracting zombie-like creatures. In regard to the latter gameplay, I find Resident Evil 5 (the only Resident Evil game that I've played) to be much more engaging; there's tension due to the environmental designs and due to the zombies and other creatures being genuinely creepy and grotesque (e.g. human-sized insects, mutant dogs, skinless quadrupeds that lick you, etc).

Anyway, I've never understood the appeal of this game; I don't get why it's so popular. The gameplay is boring and unoriginal. If the reason is that the story is considered great, I don't see why, because it's boring and depressing, neither of which I want to experience when playing a game.

How do you guys feel about The Last of Us, and are you excited for the sequel? Are you as excited for the sequel as you are for Ghosts of Tsushima?

The Last of Us is known for its story and character development...not so much the gameplay. Gameplay is average. It's got some stealth, some 3rd person shooting, some humans to kill, some clickers to kill. None of that is special by any means. The story is really heartwarming, heartbreaking and very well presented I think.

I guess you gotta go in expecting to get a good story rather than some action packed game. Sorry you were disappointed but I feel like the previews kinda hint to what the real selling points are.

 

[D3SCHA1N]

You have exquisite taste.

Does he? You'd probably think I have shit taste then because I've only played like 2 of the games on his list...

Yes, most Naught Dog games are. I thought it was fun and ok, but I haven't felt the urge to play it again since I played it 7 years ago. I might give it another go before Part II, but who knows when that's coming.

I feel the same about Uncharted. Uncharted 2 was revolutionary, but 3 and 4 have been just meh to me. I think Sucker Punch, Insomniac, and Sony Santa Monica all make better games than ND, but for some reason ND is held on the highest pedestal.

The only sucker punch games I played were the first 2 infamous games and they were ok, but not as good as UC2. Only insomniac game I've really played is spider-man, which was great, but the God of War games were all awesome (well, I didn't play ascension or the psp ones) & I'd agree that SSM's output has been more consistent than ND's has for releasing great games.

LoU2 went woke and is anti white. Fuck off ND. Not one single coin: https://boundingintocomics.com/2020...last-of-us-part-ii-players-to-be-open-minded/

anti white, pfft hahaha

 

[Shodan09]

Yeah it is but that doesn't mean it's bad at all. It's a good game and a well told story. It's still in the realm of 'good for a game' narrative wise, as a film release it would have been a January monster film. The gameplay is solid but doesn't bring anything particularly new or interesting.

I'm cautiously optimistic that the sequel will have an improved narrative rather than just trying to fit in all the current issues.

 

[cookiemuffin]

Good story and graphics but shitty gameplay. Inconsistent stealth AI for example.

 

[Handel]

Let ask you guys this, is it "overrated" based on what exactly? Is it based on some of you personally didn't like the game? Then this applies to every game that ever got good reviews, even Bloodborne. So is every game ever that got good reviews are "overrated"?

It is based upon how it's treated as some pinnacle of game storytelling despite not using the medium in a unique way to tell it's story, and having a plot aped from movies/books rather heavily. It's bonding mechanics that are trying to copy Ico like the raft sections are tedious and aren't nearly as effective.

The story is overall good and enhanced by the high production values with the voice acting and character animation being tops, but that just makes it touch the level of good TV shows.

 

[Danjin44]

It is based upon how it's treated as some pinnacle of game storytelling despite not using the medium in a unique way to tell it's story, and having a plot aped from movies/books rather heavily. It's bonding mechanics that are trying to copy Ico like the raft sections are tedious and aren't nearly as effective.

The story is overall good and enhanced by the high production values with the voice acting and character animation being tops, but that just makes it touch the level of good TV shows.

That can be said about RDR2 as well and yet people also treating that game as "pinnacle of game storytelling" and I would argue that game is waaay more tedious to play than TLOUS.

This whole "overrated" arguments so pointless because there is always someone who doesn't like the high rated game and to his/her eyes it's "overrated"......so basically every game who has high score is "overrated" to someone.

 

[AV]

Short answer: Yes.

Longer answer: It's one of those cases where it gets the praise it deserves with a massive *for a video game slapped on it. The plot is good for a video game, the performances are great for a video game, the characters are good for a video game. It has nothing remotely unique or interesting compared to similar works in other mediums, and as a game, it's an okay survival TPS with stealth. But with the above included in the package, it's a good game. Just not the second coming of Christ.

That can be said about RDR2 as well and yet people also treating that game as "pinnacle of game storytelling" and I would argue that game is waaay more tedious to play than TLOUS.

This whole "overrated" arguments so pointless because there is always someone who doesn't like the high rated game and to his/her eyes it's "overrated"......so basically every game who has high score is "overrated" to someone.

Then all subjective video game discussion is pointless. Why bother asking people what they feel about a game if some other people feel differently? OP is asking for opinions, not facts.

I would argue RDR2 also doesn't fit the bill because as a cowboy story, its quality holds up against plenty of other cowboy films and novels. It's a better western than most western movies made in the 21st century, frankly. The Last of Us is just another super predictable post-apocalyptic survival story, even if it is better to play than RDR2. If The Last of Us was a movie it'd be forgotten in the blink of an eye, and I don't think you could say the same for RDR2.

 

[Farawayfromhell]

The plot is fantastic, the character well defined.
Gameplay is nothing revolutionary but i really liked it.