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Video Game Review: The Last of Us | El Dorado Times

El Dorado Times: "Sometimes a game comes along and takes my feelings about it on a rollercoaster ride. The Last of Us did that so much, that I very nearly stopped playing altogether a few times. I didn’t understand the hype and adoration it was getting. I really felt like I was missing something, but I dug in my heels and kept at it. And boy, am I glad I did."

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cunnilumpkin3919d ago (Edited 3919d ago )

lol.....

the sony zealots will be out with pitchforks in no time

I liked the game enough, but the jaggies, the sloppy aiming and the sluggish movements make it a 8/10 for me too

great story, kool and well realized world

but the feel wasn't all there for me, I think uncharted 2 is a better game in every possible way

graphics, control, story, pacing

all better in uc2, I hope ND is able to capture the magic of uncharted 2 again next gen

Thatguy-3103919d ago

The aiming wasn't meant to be precise. It's a learning curve that adds more tension to the gameplay. But your in the minority and I guess everyone has their own opinion. Amazing game from start to finish and I truly hope naughty dog takes it to the next level on the next installment.

MidnytRain3919d ago

Really? Those jaggies were everywhere. The only visual fault with the game, really.

Lovable3919d ago

Yeah I noticed the jaggies. Even an untranined eyes can noticed those. Doesn't affect the experience of the game though. Graphically, its still amazing.

MidnytRain3919d ago

I'm thinking I should have played on a 720 TV, I guess. At 1080p it was really blurry/too crispy-looking many times.

chobit_A5HL3Y3919d ago

lmao XD you noob!!! XD the "sloppy aiming" is you sucking!!! lolz upgrade it all the way and there is absolutely ZERO idol sway. don't assign faults just 'cause you didn't take the time to upgrade and/or you just plain suck x]

and yeah, i'm suuuuuure the jaggies were such an issue. unplayable!!! D: unacceptaburu!!! D: 0/10!!! D:

try harder next time o3o

ifritAlkhemyst3919d ago (Edited 3919d ago )

idol sway? or idle sway? IDONTKNOWWHATYOUMEANIFYOUREUSI NGTHEWRONGWORDS!

ZBlacktt3919d ago

This reply is one dumb kid. Just log off and go away.

Riderz13373919d ago

You can improve the aiming by upgrading it using the Pills you collect throughout the game. I guess you missed that feature of the game.

adorie3919d ago

or didn't play it. I didn't even upgrade sway fully till I go into survivor+. patience and critical thinking make good shots. a balance of being quick is also a factor in not wasting ammo and taking down targets during encounters where multiple infected come at you.

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prodg523919d ago

It's funny how all these late reviews are giving lower scores. It's as if they're intentionally trying to bring the game down. Just got the game yesterday and I'm having a blast.

_QQ_3919d ago (Edited 3919d ago )

Or that is how they truly feel about the game and now that more sites are giving tlou 8s they aren't afraid of the Sony zealots and their pitchforks. Plus an 8 is a good score. I have a blast with plenty of games but that doesn't make them 10s.

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ZBlacktt3919d ago

Not at all. More like not following the bandwagon of bs review scores. Now that the hype train has slowed down, people can just really play the game. I started it tonight and I'm not seeing it either. To each his own but this is SO not a 10 game at all. No hate on the game either, but prefect? No way...

cunnilumpkin3919d ago

totally agreed, had fun playing it, it just wasn't a masterpiece

I've played COUNTLESS better games

tomb raider reboot was better in every imaginable way, same with far cry 3, bioshock infinite, dishonored

all FAR better than the last of us, and yes they are not exactly the same genre but they are certainly way better games

ifritAlkhemyst3919d ago

Tomb Raider was quite amazing. I feel bad because even on this site I publicly hated it initially. I quit after the first 30 minutes, because there was soooooo maannnnyyy QTE's and I freaking hate those things. Then I came back to it half a year later and wow, after that introductory stuff is over and the QTE's are banished to hell the game really blossoms into something amazing.

fsfsxii3919d ago

MIND = BLOWN!!
Quit trolling lol

CrossingEden3919d ago

having an honest opinion isn't trolling

iBlackyi3919d ago (Edited 3919d ago )

Complete disagree.

All those games you mentioned are no way as good as TLOU. Bioshock Infinite was close. All the other games failed in many/some aspects.

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Hicken3919d ago

No, you haven't played "countless" games that were better. And none of the games on your list should be there.

Not that any of them are bad, but none of them are AS GOOD.

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Brucis3919d ago

I don't get why everyone's complaining about an 8. Just because some sites like to give out 7's and 8's like candy doesn't mean that an 8 is bad or mediocre. 8 usually means 'great with a few flaws'. 9 is 'amazing with almost no flaws or flaws that hardly detract from the experience' and 10 being either 'perfect' or 'amazing with any flaws being superfluous or almost non-existant'.

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The Sounds of the Fireflies ("The Last of Us") concert kicks-off on April 28th, 2024

"The Game Music Foundation are today very proud and pleased to announce an additional concert, circling back to the roots of Game Muisic Festival in Poland. On April 28th, 2024, the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw will once again become a place to celebrate the art of video game music, featuring scores from The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II." - The Game Music Foundation.

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The Last Of Us Series Has Remarkable Potential For Spin-Offs

Najam from eXputer writes "It's time fore a new installment in the series, not another pointless remaster."

anast77d ago

They are working on something new. Not to be rude but it is impossibility stupid to think ND next major announcement is going to be a remaster or their next Last of Us entry is going to be another remaster.

AlterRecs74d ago

I think this is in response to them releasing a remaster for the sequel, a game that didn't need a remaster.

Basically a "why did you put out a remaster no one asked for when you have all there options available"

anast74d ago

They remaster is to put out something quick while they are deving new stuff. I don't get how people can be so static.

AlterRecs73d ago

There's no news about a third game being in production, you're just assuming that they're working on something that they aren't

anast73d ago

When they release the news to start the hype-train, you can give me my props then.

DrDoomer77d ago

I want an alternate timeline spin-off, where part 2 never happened.

CrimsonWing6977d ago

They’ve already done Remasters of 1 and 2… what else is there to Remaster?

AlterRecs74d ago

Considering they remastered the first game twice, who knows lol

CrimsonWing6974d ago

That was a Remake. I guess they could do that to 2, but man…. They should wait a couple generations so it can look like a major upgrade.

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The Last Of Us Online Devs Celebrate Their Experience With The Canceled Game

The team is sad for losing out on such a great project but celebrates its growth because of spending time on it.

Chocoburger121d ago

All they had to do was make a basic online mode like their previous games. Instead they wanted more money and choose to go live service which makes games worse in my opinion.

What a waste of time and money, what a shame.

seanpitt2377d ago

I can't wait for season 2 so they can kill Joel off in the first 2 episodes!! Then it will be just Abby and Ellies revenge plot!

Something is telling me that this won't happen though because it wouldn't make sense, oh wait

Linzoid121d ago

Not sure why they didn’t just make Factions 2. There was no need to make it a live service.

TLoU Factions was a great addition such a shame they couldn’t be bothered to remaster that for PS5 considering the crazy high price tag of the remaster of a remaster…

anast121d ago

This is something to be celebrated. This studio is smart and they get it, even factions 2 wouldn't've have been worth the time. I am surprised they didn't just remaster the first one though, but actually how popular was Factions?