Re: The Last of Us
The word "Fun"... oh man...
Well-made and satisfying though it may be, The Last of Us is emphatically not a "fun" game. It is, in fact, a fine example of just how useless that descriptor has become. The Last of Us is a brutally violent, often horrifying, emotionally exhausting piece of work. It may not have the over-the-top gore of other more cartoonish video games, but its violence has a core of savagery that can be deeply chilling.
Boring...
One particularly memorable bit sees Ellie, Joel and two other companions wandering through houses outside of Pittsburgh, slowly getting to know one another while scrounging for supplies. The game goes on for about fifteen minutes with nary a zombie or bandit in sight. What's remarkable isn't just that this segment exists, but that it's far from unique?in fact, that sort of thing happens regularly over the course of the game. That these sections almost feel like a waste?all those art assets and lovely levels, with no one to shoot!?says as much about Naughty Dog's restraint as it does about video gaming's general lack thereof.
http://kotaku.com/the-last-of-us-the-kotaku-review-511292998
I like Uncharted, but I always found the game to be a little light-hearted, and that's ok, it's a different experience. The gameplay mechanics were a little loose for my taste. I like the mechanics in TLoU better.
In regards to Infinite, I guess I'd say the gameplay mechanics in TLoU convey the feel of the game better than it was the case with Infinite.
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