The Last of Us

Players: 1-2 Offline, 2-8 Online
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Genres: Action, Adventure, Horror
Release Date: June 14, 2013
Developer: Naughty Dog
MSRP: $59.99
Platforms:
Survive an apocalypse on Earth in The Last of Us, a PlayStation 3-exclusive title by Naughty Dog. Here, you will find abandoned cities reclaimed by nature. Here is a population decimated by a modern plague. Here, there are only survivors killing each other for food, weapons, or whatever they can get their hands on. Here, you find no hope. Joel, a brutal survivor, and Ellie, a brave young teenage girl who is wise beyond her years, must work together if they hope to survive their journey across the US.

Tickle fight!

Don’t get impatient. I know that the beginning of this video seems the same as the E3 demo for Sony and Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us, but keep watching. This is the PAX gameplay footage, and it’s… different.

Of course, no two gunfights are going to play out exactly the same, but comparing this to the earlier video of the same area is like night and day. The interplay between stealth, shooting, and melee is so organic, and the violence all the more brutal for it. I also especially like the enemy AI and the scarcity of ammunition. The only thing I continue to worry about is the linearity of the main campaign, which seems to be sticking a little to close to the Uncharted formula for my taste. Still, I’m impressed.

The Last of Us will arrive on PS3 sometime in 2013.

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  1. September 06, 2012 at 09:02pm
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    I can forgive linearity. Variety is always nice. After playing a game, though, I can’t say I care too much about either. It’s all about what the game acheived, emotionally or mentally or otherwise, that will stick with me after I put the controller down. Plenty of games lately have offered some form of nonlinearity, but only in service to a pretty shallow experience. This game is one of the few I’m actually looking foward to for providing something worth-while. I can’t wait.

  2. September 05, 2012 at 03:55pm
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    I just know I’m going to end up panicking, wasting all of my ammo, and run around like an idiot/attempt to hide in obvious places until I get shot or beaten to death. That’s always what happens when I play “stealthily.” It looks like a great game as long as there’s an easy mode for me.

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    That’s it, I’m sold! looking forward to this game more than ever, Naughty Dog never disappoints. :)

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    This game looks very interesting. Still not a first day purchase like Amnesia is, but I’ll definitely keep an eye on it.

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    I think linearity is unfortunately necessary to allow these situations to play out so drastically different each time. This game would be a nightmare to plan out and make if it were open world the explorable the whole time.

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