The Last of Us Review

The Last of Us is a game that was developed by NaughtyDog for release exclusive for PlayStation 3 in 2013.

The Last of Us is an incredible game that has such a gripping story that really pulls you in, you can go through many different emotions while playing such as sadness, fear and also humour. The game follows the story of a man named Joel who is experiences an epidemic in which people become “infected” and turned into zombie-like creatures that have taken over the world. Joel has a daughter who upon trying to escape ends up getting shot by the army in fear that she has also been infected and they want to contain the infection. Pan 20 years into the future and we see Joel in a city that is completely run down with broken buildings that reminisce the end of the world. Joel is a rogue who sets out for tasks hidden from the military just to live. Later in the game Joel meets a young girl named Ellie who is immune to the infection, he treats her much like a daughter and protects her.

This game is played very much like other games from this franchise such as the Uncharted series in the perspective of the game. The game is third-person and is heavily action based.  Most of the game you will be playing either full action or incredibly stealthy to move your way through certain areas and you will use objects like bottles and bricks to create distractions to allow you to run past without being spotted.

Graphically The Last of Us is phenomenal, for the age of the PlayStation 3, the fact that this game looks so beautiful is amazing. You can’t fault it. The way the landscapes are created to look like a broken world look amazing, and the characters in the game all look incredibly high detailed in combat and just exploring.

The OST for the Last of Us is another masterpiece, everyone song is fitting to the time and you really feel immersed into the game throughout. The voice acting throughout is also fitting and the characters are believable and likeable.

I really enjoyed my experience my with the Last of Us and I would recommend it to anyone.