The Last Of Us

Naughty Dog must know they've got a stunning game here and don't want it forgotten about due to E3. I've booked a few days off work to give this game some real attention...

Which is not normally something I do, as with a 18 month old, getting time to myself is not possible, but missus has agreed as i've not played a game solid for ages. she is going away for bank hols and I agreed to look after the kids, so fairs fair, I get to play this for a few days and a few days off work, she gets a bank hols break with her friends.. Sorted. This has better be an amazing game.!! lol
 
Link is currently broken because they broke embargo but here is a summary

The Last of Us Review | PSU

http://www.psu.com/a019641/The-Last...and-emotional-Naughty-Dogs-finest-hour?page=4

The Last Of Us is a game that offers an engaging and emotional journey that shifts in tone and pace, from quiet and poignant moments of reflection between characters and their situation to action-packed sequences that can leave you emotionally drained or grinning from ear-to-ear. Quite simply, Joel and Ellie are the best pairing to have graced this console generation and The Last Of Us is a fitting tribute to PlayStation 3 in the year when we usher in the next-generation of consoles. (PS3, The Last Of Us)

9.5/10
 
DAIR said:
Hmm doesnt fill me with much confidence.

Wonder whether they'll offer an escape type mission. Like making your way through a building packed with clickers and other types of zombies.
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I wasn't sure if this game was going to live up to the hype but it's looking like it might. I'm pretty hype for MP. ND know how to sustain a good community with regular updates. There's also MP DLC incoming.

Are there any plans for OCUK members to clan up for this game?
 
Found an extended version of the ad I posted a week or two ago, looks like an EU/UK version so hopefully we'll see it on our screens soon:


Edit: Actually, judging from the classification logo it's Australian.
 
Hey,

I'm late to the action apparently - where's everyone pre-ordering from? Huge Uncharted fan, so really looking forward to where the ND guys have gone with this game :)

Su
 
Sumanji said:
Hey,

I'm late to the action apparently - where's everyone pre-ordering from? Huge Uncharted fan, so really looking forward to where the ND guys have gone with this game :)

Su
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Tesco had a deal where you got GOW:A for 14.99 for look in this thread there was a code that got you £10 of the two meaning GOW:A was only £4. But I think the Joel special edition is the only one left for pre order, the Ellie edition is now now all sold out. Or so someone in this thread had mentioned..

I've got a pre order with Tesco, going on leaked reviews so far, its looking like this might be one of the best games for PS3 yet..
 
Reviews!

Kotaku - YES:
The Last of Us, from its overfamiliar beginning to its shocking ending, reflects the courage of its makers' convictions. It is a terrific feat of storytelling, design, art direction and performance. As it turns out, good things still reside within the house of cliché.
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Eurogamer - 10/10:
At a time when blockbuster action games are sinking into a mire of desperate overproduction, shallow gameplay and broken narrative logic, The Last of Us is a deeply impressive demonstration of how it can and should be done. It starts out safe but ends brave; it has heart and grit, and it hangs together beautifully. And it's a real video game, too. An elegy for a dying world, The Last of Us is also a beacon of hope for its genre.
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CVG - 10:
The Last of Us is a remarkable achievement, and one of those rare games that you never want to end as you approach the finale. It tells a moving story that will linger in your mind long after the credits have rolled, but never loses sight of the fact that it's a video game, not a film. It's a masterful marriage of storytelling and game design, and easily Naughty Dog's finest moment.
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Polygon - 7.5:
There are hints of a nuanced message in The Last of Us, but convention wins out too often to easily find them. Naughty Dog commits to a somber tone that affects every piece of the game for better and worse. It achieves incredible emotional high points about as often as it bumps up against tired scenario design that doesn't fit its world. Survival in the post-apocalypse requires compromise, but The Last of Us has given up something vital.
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IGN - 10:
Its unrivaled presentation in particular sets the bar even higher than the Uncharted trilogy already did, and its writing, voice acting and layered gameplay combine to create what is very easily the game to beat for Game of the Year 2013.
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Gamesbeat - 90/100:
It’s difficult to talk about what makes The Last of Us so good without cruelly spoiling it for anyone who hasn’t played it yet. So much of that involves the sharp writing and evocative performances during pivotal moments in the narrative — even as I grew unsure of its direction, I never once doubted the developer’s storytelling chops. The pacing becomes somewhat sluggish right before you hit the final act, but from there it moves at a 100 miles an hour. I didn’t leave my couch until well after the credits rolled.
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Penny Arcade:
The core of the game is the relationship between Joel and Ellie, and that relationship is built up in a way that makes sense, and both characters grow as their journey wears on.
This would have made a wonderful book, or a fine movie. I’m happy it’s a game.
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Edge - 10:
Naughty Dog has delivered the most riveting, emotionally resonant story-driven epic of this console generation. At times it’s easy to feel like big-budget development has too much on the line to allow stubbornly artful ideas to flourish, but then a game like The Last Of Us emerges through the crumbled blacktop like a climbing vine, green as a burnished emerald.
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GameTrailers:
http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/n11h7t/the-last-of-us-review


NowGamer - 8.5:
It seems we’re back to the story, but then that is a large focus of the game. It is what makes The Last Of Us so special.
Its pacing won't appeal to everyone - this is a comtemplative experience - but The Last Of Us is brave and deserves to be rewarded for such.
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TheSixthAxis - 10/10:
A single arbitrary number means little, but The Last Of Us lingers, well past the credits, and weaves its way into your thoughts – tomorrow and the next day.

And that’s surely the highest praise a game can achieve.
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PSU - 9.5:
The Last Of Us is a game that offers an engaging and emotional journey that shifts in tone and pace, from quiet and poignant moments of reflection between characters and their situation to action-packed sequences that can leave you emotionally drained or grinning from ear-to-ear. Quite simply, Joel and Ellie are the best pairing to have graced this console generation and The Last Of Us is a fitting tribute to PlayStation 3 in the year when we usher in the next generation of consoles.
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Giant Bomb - 5 stars:
The Last of Us is not simply Uncharted with zombies, but it couldn't exist without Naughty Dog having made Uncharted first, either. It's a dark adventure, one rarely filled with laughs or joy. There are bitter pills to swallow along the way, and nothing is taken for granted, not even characters. People live, people die. Sometimes it's fair, sometimes it's not. It's still a zombie game, but a sobering one. Take a deep breath.
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Sumanji said:
Hey,

I'm late to the action apparently - where's everyone pre-ordering from? Huge Uncharted fan, so really looking forward to where the ND guys have gone with this game :)

Su
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I've got my Joel Edition on pre-order from Tesco Direct/Entertainment.
 
Lodjik said:
Amazing scores all round :eek:

Looking like GOTY already
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Yes it is getting some very good scores, a lot of perfect scores. Well the 7.5 score just means the reviewer knows where their money comes from and dare not mark it higher (ooh backlash) lol

No in all joking, I'm quite surprised with eurogamer but maybe not, it could be a good game afterall. It did from early indications appear it would get favourable reviews. getting a perfect score from quite a few is nothing to scoff at.
 
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