If you or anyone you know owns a Playstation, chances are you’ve heard of this one. The Last of Us was immensely popular when it released at the end of the Playstation 3’s life cycle despite it being exclusive to that console. For a while, the remastered version on PS4 was one of the main selling points of Playstation’s new console.
Gameplay
The Last of Us is a third-person over-the-shoulder style shooter and stealth game. The characters you play as are on a trek across a post-mushroom apocalypse United States to save what’s left of humanity. This is played out through a combination of stealth sections, inevitable shootouts, boring puzzles, and cutscenes. The multiplayer mode, Factions features team-based tactical shootouts similar to certain storyline sections. It is unfortunately underdeveloped, as the developers were likely not expecting Factions MP to blow up so much. The multiplayer gameplay is arguably far more interesting than the gameplay provided in the storyline, but both gamemodes are not without their flaws.
Appeal
The storyline is worth playing at least once, for anyone. The characters are very humanized, and react to things in a way that is very believable. Because of this, the events that happen are a lot more emotional for the player. The multiplayer, on the other hand, is a remarkable test of skill, patience and strategy in a genre defined by sprinting around mindlessly and killing everyone. It rewards proactive players and punishes complacent players, despite being a slow-paced cover shooter. Matches often come down to the wire due to the limited amount of bullets that each player has. This means every shot has to count.
Why bother?
If you haven’t played what is regarded as one of the most emotional video games ever, you owe it to yourself. The multiplayer was decent as well, and with a sequel coming in 2019, it might be time to brush up on strategies.
The All-Nighter 