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The Last of Us Review | SpawnFirst

"If The Last of Us isn’t worthy of a perfect score, no game ever will be."

SpawnFirst weighs in on the hottest game to hit the market this year.

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nosferatuzodd3958d ago

Damn so much 10/10 for this game damn

GribbleGrunger3958d ago

I'm 97% into the game and this to me is the best game I've ever played. It just keeps surprising you from start to finish.

stage883958d ago

I finished it on Sunday and immediately started a new game over again. This game is amazing.

DigitalRaptor3958d ago (Edited 3958d ago )

Damn. The game really is "all that".

18 hours in and I'm not done yet. They weren't lying. This is not a game that deserves to be rushed, each encounter is satisfying and thrilling. The gameplay is raw, grounded and reflective of the struggle to survive - yet it's polished. Naughty Dog nailed the bleak yet beautiful environmental detail and sound design. The lighting, for example, is in a league of its own. The attention to detail is astounding, and this post-pandemic world is masterfully realised.

I'm also pretty glad that what Neil and Bruce said about the gameplay tying into the story and character development is realised in the final game. What they mentioned in interviews about the contrast between the brutality and serenity is true. There are some horrifyingly dark moments, and even the most beautiful and serene moments are tinged with sadness, as you can tell what humanity and society has lost.

I can tell the story is drawing to a close, but I just don't want it to end. I want to explore this wonderfully depressing world for so much longer than I know I've got left. I'll be playing it through again, once I've had a mess around with multiplayer. Survival + difficulty. There's so much more I can say about it, and I've not even reached the conclusion yet.

seanpitt233958d ago

Yes I finished it yesterday this game is on another level it's easily the best game I have ever played the gameplay and the violence fits perfectly in this game. To be honest I just don't know how naughty dog did it.

nolander643958d ago

When it comes to characterization, Naughty Dog is in a league of its own. Even though Uncharted's storylines are slightly convoluted and can be hard to follow, it doesn't matter; the heart lies within Nathan, Sully, and everyone else they meet along the way.

The Last of Us has a much more thrilling plotline, but the characters are just as emotionally deep. Even some of their early games like Jak & Daxter had great characters. They've done so well, I'm planning on picking up the Jak & Daxter collection just because of Naughty Dog's track record. Same goes for Crash Bandicoot.

They may have won my heart as the most audience-centric developer around. Gotta love it.

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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?