The Last Of Us Is Overrated...

[@frankkennedy6388]

I never understood the hype. I played the game a few months ago and it wasn't this phenomenal experience people say it is. It's a good story, but it's still just an interactive movie with no replay value. My theory is "The Last of Us" came out when people were tired of traditional zombie games. So they saw it as fresh and better than it really is.

[@thevideocommenter3061]

Correct, it was also the starting point for cinematic third person action games. Uncharted was also cinematic, but it was more like a gimmick than an actual trait.

[@The_Mawman]

@thevideocommenter3061 Definitely not the starting point. Just a game that was over inflated by PR and awards

[@EnterTheSoundscape]

I feel exactly the same. It’s quite an underwhelming gameplay experience. It’s why I’m more excited for the TV series rather than actually playing TLOU2.

[@nimbusxd91]

Game is trash got the hype because of lgbtq nonsense

[@badabing8884]

I’ve replayed it at least 7 times. It’s a masterpiece IMO. I prefer this to open world games where you just roam aimlessly without any structure.

[@bdleo300]

The Last of Us is the most overrated game of all time. Two main characters have a good chemistry, and that's undeniable. Story of Joel's 'redemption' is also nice, cliche but still nice. Everything is mediocre: gameplay, combat, story, most other characters... just ridiculous how media overhyped this game.

[@canontheory]

If I want to play the last of us I watch the cutscenes online

[@Meatwad44]

Truth 💀

[@ghost-j4r]

The game is mostly cutscenes anyway 😂

[@firstlast9846]

I felt like whenever I swung a pipe or did anything - it triggered a mini cutscene with the animation.. good game but felt like a movie - and not in a good way sometimes

[@QwertzQwertz-hs5fn]

the cutscenes are the best you guys have no idea about games

[@maniac4658]

​@@firstlast9846yes, it feels like we are just pressing triangle over and over aging to watch repetitive cutscenes instead of actual gameplay

[@reddemon6668]

I hate this game with a passion. It’s the biggest mediocre game I’ve ever seen and the fact it gets thrown around as game of the year and genre defining really irks me. Why? Well partially because other companies like to follow the money, and if this mediocre copy and paste job is successful, which it was, other companies will follow suite and become “inspired” to concepts from this game… it was The only thing I see it as being praise worthy is the interaction between characters… that’s it. The story sucked, moved nowhere in tlou 1 and the characters by themselves are annoying at times. The emotional set pieces are thrown around like cliche junk food. What I mean is, u get introduced to some emotional concept, only for that concept to be killed or absolutely wiped out within the same arc in which it was introduced. And by cliche… well, think of what would cause one in general the most pain. Top of the list are elimination of children (girls over boys), siblings (younger over older), minorities, love interest, animals (top 3 choices are dogs, bunnies, horses) I’m surprised that in tlou they didn’t manage to kill a dog and was hoping it wouldn’t be introduced in the 2nd game… I was wrong The other reason I’m annoyed by it was that it came after the zombie theme had ran its course, I was tired of the zombie trope already and this game did not make it any better. I had also played uncharted and this game didn’t deviate much from that core formula. Gameplay isn’t any better, it’s a basic/ pure 3rd person shooter with a minimalistic/ basic skill tree and crafting system. The gameplay is fractured across exploration, battle arenas, and stealth arena, with little deviation in the pattern and rarely any moments where these components merge together for different occasions. Everything is divided and sectioned out in neat and rigid compact parts. If you think of any other AAA zombie game, that game would outperform this one. It copies mechanics from other games except none of it is as great as what other games offer. The close combat and skill tree is an iteration of Batman Arkham games, crafting is an iteration of dying light and resident evil, so on and so on… none of is particularly great on its own, it just works when you put it all together but not in a way I’d praise it as the next game messiah of the new generation. TLOU 2 had a chance to be better and instead they doubled down on all aspects of the first. What’s left of cliches? Only the biggest one, Killing off one or all of the main characters. This one wouldn’t be too bad if done right but considering they suck at actually making impactful emotion circumstances, it should have been obvious that the scenes that lead up to the death would have been unreasonable or unfounded. I have always and will always continue fight this game’s high praises, I just can’t understand how a company went from making Jak and Daxter to this mediocre, copy and paste, cliche that depends on cheap tricks to elicit an emotional reaction on a list of top average things that majority of people find disturbing. Absolutely 0 replay ability

[@robertbozic467]

Holy yappering yapperton

[@ShadyPlatinum777]

If you think The Last of Us is the greatest game of all time then you haven’t played many games

[@Jake-nm3tb]

Final Fantasy 9 exists

[@ghost-j4r]

Red dead redemption 2 exist

[@zilverman7820]

Nahh even this game is not the best. ​@@ghost-j4r

[@parsacommandoo4042]

@@ShadyPlatinum777 bioshock and whole a lot of indies and souls games and GTAs and and.... exists

[@factsrus3462]

There are so many good games that are legendary that’s a bold statement to make

[@AuroraBoost]

Man the thing with this type of games is that they are starting to feel more like oscar baiting movies. The gameply although is good starts becoming less and less relevant because there are a bunch of cutscenes. I was a bit baffled when people said GoWR had better gameplay than Elden Ring... BETTER GAMEPLAY?

[@mikedebakker5820]

Yeah you nailed it. As a long time fan of TLOU, I 100% agree with everything you said.

[@Karionyte]

bruh you've got balls, I respect it. Granted it's my 2nd favourite game of all time... and I won't get on you for thinking it's overrated. Once again, I respect your balls of steel, pal.

[@Hehhhhhhhavvvv]

What's your favorite bro?

[@Karionyte]

@@Hehhhhhhhavvvv Don't make fun of me... But Skyrim

[@Hehhhhhhhavvvv]

@@Karionyte why😂 Skyrim is masterpiece My favorite is RDR2 and second is TLOU 1

[@Karionyte]

@@Hehhhhhhhavvvv you’ve got good taste!! Nah usually I don’t worry about saying I love skyrim but this comment sparked from talking about whether or not tlou is overrated. And WE KNOW how much people say skyrim is overrated

[@Hehhhhhhhavvvv]

@@Karionyte I think every one who says Skyrim , TLOU , RDR2 is overrated is stupid 😂 Just a few minutes ago, I was discussing with someone who said that Red Dead 2 is overrated, and he didn't have a convincing reason😂

[@charlienorman-neild504]

You make some very fair points here. I respect that you can voice your opinion and I agree that it is unfair that some people will be jerks about people with other opinions.

[@agneusxd]

I don't know, I prefer Uncharted

[@ggt47]

At least I can laugh at Uncharted.

[@Anxiety_Asylum]

uncharted is 10 times more original and fun than tlou

[@matinsasan]

Indeed. Uncharted is way better. it creates better moments and memories than this. However, not just milking it, I also feel like Sony has some fetish for Last of Us, keeps making so many absurd versions of the game, so bad that I feel like Days Gone, a far better game than TLOU, got ditched, because of this possessive obsessive fetish of Sony that might have seen Days Gone as a threat to its "beloved", being more or less of the same genre.

[@SharkSandwich-115]

At least the Uncharted trilogy prioritizes gameplay above everything else, plus Nathan Drake is a far better character than Joel and Ellie combined.

[@truth4366]

Bro uncharted is goated. The adventure is so good. Not unnecessary long cinematics, game is 10. Uncharted God of war classic(not 2018 and ragnarok) Elden ring Sekiro Gta Resident evil These are the best games ever made

[@dennisgordon7767]

I am about 90 minutes in. There is a reason im here. It dawned on my i feel like i am playing a tunnel maze runner game. This contrasted with the freedom of Days Gone that just felt FUN, i came to a realization i need to see some longplay to understand where its going. And lo and behold - it was more of the same - move ladders, dumpsters, silent take down zombies. This last part especially feels so outdated to me - i dont want to sneak around a room with 5 soldiers or zombies playing hide and seek. It isnt fun. So yeah i dont plan to play it more. Graphics is amazing though.

[@thevanishingsaxon663]

I'm never going to play this game. Not because of the game itself, but because of the people that are obsessed with it. Been over 10 years and people are still beating this game into the ground... Just STFU, I don't care!

[@Drathan311]

I tried it today. Deleted after few hours. It's not worth to play it. Gameplay is non existent. Just watch it on youtube.

[@Vorabentscheidungsersuchen]

Yesterday I finally finished this game… after 9 years of fighting boredom

[@kiillabytez]

I played about 2-hours of this snorefest, and couldn't wait to uninstall it. What a waste of time and money.

[@fusion360music6]

$10 on playsyation store over Xmas. Played it for a week and was underwhelmed by the story , could have done more with the characters and the zombies just were not scary just annoying .

[@koldblack1400]

Years ago I was hearing so much hype about the game. So I gave it a shot. Let me tell you I honestly hated this game. It was one of the most boring and repetitive games I've ever played. I couldn't get why people hyped it so hard. I couldn't even finish the story because I felt like I was torturing myself playing through forcefully.

[@Jautaube]

Never understood why TLoU is so beloved. I would give it a 4/10 ... the Gameplay is UNfun, and the story is boring. Nothing against ppl who like it, but I hate it.

[@Isukiri544]

And the story isn’t even all that great. TLoU isn’t doing anything new or different that I haven’t already seen before in most zombie stories. This game also represents everything that I dislike about a lot of modern western AAA games where everything feels homogenized and “CiNeMatic 😮” and don’t really feel like they have much identity anymore (and gameplay that feels samey most of the time). The AAA Western video game title I really care for right now is Doom and God of War…. That’s it.

[@beastorizeofsion]

I really am on the same boat, no worries. Personally it's a rare instance for me to tear up and get goosebumps by the end of a game, DMC1 and 4 did that for me. ❤️ Games like that gotta come back to the industry, sucks what's happening to it now. Or Chaos Legion, that credit song was everything, a throwback to a very peaceful time in my life. 😊 I am glad for who enjoys TLOU, it's just not my cup of tea.

[@76marex]

for me, its cringe af. the drama and whiny overall annoyed me

[@slowpoke8585]

Yes yes yes, a million times YES. I just DON’T GET THE HYPE. I played it and I thought it was alright. I feel like the combat is okay and the story was….. OKAY. I’ve played other games that had more heart wrenching plots than TLOU so I can’t say I’m very impressed. To be honest, I was engaged “just enough” to want to play the sequel to find out what happens next, but seeing all the garbage TLOU2 had to offer, I’m just not interested. And you know what? I feel like the diehard defenders of TLOU just want it to be this phenomenal piece of work that should be celebrated every year and talked about in generations and I’m like, “Guys, it AIN’T THAT DEEP”.

[@PabloSanLuca]

Be honest, no one is defending Last of Us 2.

[@jak3y3]

You’d be hella surprised.

[@deadredveloz242]

I'm an avid The Last of Us Part 2 defender.

[@PabloSanLuca]

@@deadredveloz242 everyone is entitled to a wrong opinion.

[@deadredveloz242]

@@PabloSanLuca No such thing as a wrong opinion. I still highly disagree with a lot of the criticism Part 2 gets. I am always open to discussing and evaluating criticism.

[@PabloSanLuca]

@@deadredveloz242 See, now you have the wrong answer to the wrong opinion. All opinions are not valid. Here’s your participation trophy 🏆

[@clearlywrong6520]

I honestly would have been fine if TLoU just remained as a one-off title. Maybe a couple of comics to expand upon it and a story DLC, but that's it. The aesthetic was cool, but the story didn't exactly wow me and when I came back to it later after years of playing other games with some mechanical overlap with TLoU, I can say that it just doesn't have the hook I want from a game. Even during the time I had access to my old PS3, I couldn't be bothered to finish it before I left for the next semester. Then again, it was also competing for attention among Raven's Wolfenstein and Little Big Planet 2.

[@ScoutReaper-zn1rz]

All I know is that I decided to give TLOU a try on PS3 in 2020. I was enthralled by the intro but was very pissed off when they skipped ahead a few years after the death of his daughter. I wanted to continue playing from when she died. Instead they turned the whole opening of the game into a flashback that presents the game as something it isn't. When you finally get control it's just go to this location kill this person. It's like if the CW did the Walking Dead.

[@sunderdreamsinc8946]

Played The Last of Us Part 1 for the first time ever this week. The first ten minutes with Sarah was an absolute emotional rollercoaster. The game never really recovered after that. I got to a point where I was ranting at my wife. Feeling like I had being lied too for years. I never once felt emotionally connected to Tess. The story felt good but not phenomenal. I felt I was just playing a knock off Resident Evil 4 with less action and a better NPC. Ellie and Joel had a great emotional dynamic. But as a game I never felt I was playing this Masterpiece of an experience. Very Overrated game in my opinion.

[@danieladomeit9696]

Its just one long escort quest

[@jak3y3]

@@danieladomeit9696 yeah it’s basically Lord of the Rings just in a different setting, and not as good. Joel and Ellie are the best parts of the game and what make me enjoy the story the most, but the story itself is pretty cliche.

[@danieladomeit9696]

@@jak3y3 it's good to hear sense my good man, thx

[@ghost-j4r]

The last of us in a nut shell.

[@TheFortressMaximus]

I tried playing it recently and I am so bored. Maybe the story is "great" for a game - but frankly I hate modern games over emphasis on story. I am old school (pushing 40), so I remember when game stories were "get rings, hit Dr. Robotnik", and I've always been a "skip cutscenes" guy. My God is this game aggravating. It's just soooo slow, and soooo boring. An hour in and you've been shot at, what? Once? The idea of open worlding through zombie infested Boston, Pittsburg, and Seattle sounds awesome, and yet that's not really what this is. The game it reminds me most of is actually Dragon's Lair, this old arcade game that was basically an interactive movie where you had to memorize the right moves to choose your own adventure your way until the end. I want to push back on it being a great story. The show has mixed reviews, and there is a reason for that. What can be said about The Last of Us game is that it tells a very *cohesive* story and does a great job world-building. However you see this come apart in the show because it order to pad the runtime and add enough additional story to warrant a cinematic version, you realize the story doesn't offer enough avenues for true story-telling. We're treated to an inconsistent world where you have areas like the Commune and Bill's small town that exist in a more Hollywood-ized apocalypse, as opposed to the deadly serious one from the game itself. It's funny that people claim the second one sucks. I actually find that one a bit more entertaining from a gameplay standpoint. Either way they are far too slow for me, especially in a world where Left 4 Dead exists.

[@ghost-j4r]

Tbh the last of us is just a interactive movie it's only because of the story that Joel and Ellie had is the only reason it's good.

[@TheFortressMaximus]

@@ghost-j4r That's why I liken it to Dragon's Lair. That game was and is very popular and has a cult following, it's just not for me.

[@callmepsycho3132]

Dude don’t be afraid to just speak your mind, fuck it if they get triggered Edit:I think a lot of Sony games are overrated. TLOU, GOW, Horizon games, etc.

[@jak3y3]

I’m not. The next video I have planned to release will definitely trigger them

[@zafranakram3098]

What s your favourite game ? Top 3 ?

[@callmepsycho3132]

@@zafranakram3098 What does that have to do with anything?

[@Hehhhhhhhavvvv]

Why bro? I'm RDR 2 fan but TLOU is 10/10 game and it's not overrated

[@lonestar6709]

@@Hehhhhhhhavvvv They're both overrated. Last of Us sucks, quite frankly. And Red Dead is another R* walk-a-thon, with crappy gameplay.

[@Shadowman9386apple]

I just searched the last of us is overrated to find out people who hate my favourite game of all time

[@jak3y3]

There are always gonna be those people. I don’t HATE TLOU, I just think people hype it up a little too much

[@lukedavies3654]

Same, I do this with all media I like at least once to keep an open mind and hear other opinions

[@SharkSandwich-115]

Ellie is supposedly known as the one video game child character that wasn’t annoying, which only shows that the die hard fans of this game have never expanded their horizons. There is a game called Tales of Berseria and it has one child character named Laphicet, he is a far better character than Ellie ever could be. Laphicet acts as a support character in the party both in terms of combat and emotional reassurance to raise the party’s morale in the story. Of course it isn’t as realistic as The Last of Us, however I would argue that games suffer from being too realistic at times. And not to mention Laphicet’s character is still believable because the writing for him is done so well. I won’t spoil anything major or minor because I want people to experience Tales of Berseria for themselves. But one thing I will say is this, the game tells a far better revenge story than The Last of Us sequel ever could.

[@simondoe2772]

Clementine from Telltale's Walking Dead was also a great child character

[@doomjuan]

The only good thing about the Last of Us 1 is its a good benchmarking tool for your PS3 to see if it will get the Yellow Light of Death or not lol

[@noahdarnell6976]

First time playing it right now and I tell you what I'm kinda disappointed

[@rubainjason8875]

I always wondered what the hype was all about, because I could not play it due it being exclusive to playstation. So I recently played it on the ps3 emulator and the game is mid at best.

[@realkingofantarctica]

The Last of Us is one of my favourite games. Its story is simple and linear, but extremely engrossing because of that. In terms of gameplay and environment, it's completely detached from the kind of game I typically like, but I think it's a "sum of its parts" situation. I feel very mechanic and system works in favour of its progression, and it's best played as an experience that you dwell on over time. Also helps that it isn't as long as it seems. I'm glad you voiced your opinion, even though some fans (of anything really) can be needlessly defensive. The show was a lot better than I anticipated at least, I'd recommend watch it if you have time.

[@user-uo8ny1kj4c]

only predditors like the last of us. Left 4 dead and telltales twd will always be better. Better characters, better story, a better way to kill off a amazing character.

[@kiillabytez]

Games are supposed to be about GAME-play. If I want to watch a movie, I'll watch a movie. Interactive "movies" like this really have no business calling themselves games, when half the time is filled with cut scenes. At least they were skippable, but still didn't lessen the burden of walking and walking and walking, with occasional combat to lessen the fatigue of walking for most of the game.

[@user-fy6kr7yr9c]

@@kiillabytez Personally I think The Last of Us works better as a video game. I watched the tv show, and I found the video game to be far more effective.

[@parsacommandoo4042]

@@kiillabytez damn man if you really want "GAME-play" I suggest taking a look at battle royals and multiplayers because that's what they are just meaningless "GAME-play"

[@kiillabytez]

@@parsacommandoo4042 You don't want gameplay? Go watch a movie, oh right, that's all modern games are anyway, especially Last Of Us, one big interactive cutscene, with infantile gameplay, even on the hardest difficulty. Hey, if that's your thing, then by all means, go for it.

[@Doggo_is_sus]

It's just a zombie shooter with an actual story and i dont know the hype for it to be honest. There are many games with much better gameplay and story to the same level.

[@Knight32Bit]

I think the aspects which made the last of us good is story telling. But the aspects of "GAME" personality is nothing. You enjoy it as a good movie but not for gameplay. Its have mediocre gameplay for though, but don't tell me its best game of all time.

[@PresUlyssesSGrant]

Same. I never got the hype. I played the first game not knowing about the hype, and after finishing it I said “that’s it?” I came to find out that this game was hyped up by a lot of people and is considered a masterpiece. Why? It was very underwhelming, the gameplay was pretty underwhelming as well and the characters were bland. I guess Ellie was somewhat interesting But I never got the hype with Joel. Overall “underwhelming” is pretty much what sums up the game. The first 10 minutes during the outbreak was the best part. That’s about it. A real masterpiece would be a game like Red Dead Redemption 2 or God Of War 2018. Far more interesting than TLOU. The concept of TLOU is pretty cool, with it not being traditional zombies but Cordycep..but that’s it

[@msnlp898]

The ending is the best part, the whole game is a build up to the ending. I also liked joels character a lot but thats your opinion.

[@Derethevil]

I myself am very strict on the series. I don't like it. I am not saying it is a bad game. Or at least the first one isn't. But the problem is the gameplay to me. It seems extremely dull and boring. The core loop is.. extremely basic. Go there. Do this. Watch cutscene. Rince and repeat. Is the story great (first one again)? Absolutely. But that is the problem as well. The game purely relies on a good story. Not a really deep gameplay loop or at least a gameplay loop that adds replay ability. THAT is what i don't like about the game. It's boring as hell. Now if people are happy with that. Playing a game once and know the story then? Fine. But that does NOT make it a masterpiece either. No. Good gameplay loop. Replay ability. THOSE are the things that make a game a masterpiece for me. If you need an example that is seen as a worse game but to me is miles and miles ahead in terms of gameplay and fun? State of Decay 1/2. Addicting gameplay loop. Great mechanics. Shit ton of depth. Sure the story "lacks" (Never tried to be super with the first basic game, the DLC kinda fixed that though), but if that game would rely solely on the story again, i would be bored quickly. Since i know the story in and out then and got nothing new to discover. I NEVER measure a good game on the most basic bitches opinions like "graphics" or other super basic shit people bitch and moan about all the time. If the gameplay is addicting and provides tons of hours of fun? All i need. 10/10 game for me. GOTY.

[@Isukiri544]

Your first point is one of the reasons why don’t like the current state of modern western games. To many games nowadays sacrifice actually being a game for the sake of immersion and realism. There are some of the exceptions to this like the current Spider-Man games and God of War, but even then those games tend to slow themselves down and it really bugs me. I love Red Dead Redemption 2 but the beginning of the game was an absolute chore to get through and could have been handled in a less meandering way. This leads to my next issue that a lot of these modern western games feel like their trying way too hard to be wannabe AMC/HBO shows than actually video games (ironic since TloU ended becoming an acclaimed TV show). It’s gotten to the point for me where most games I play nowadays are either Japanese games or indie games on Steam. You can call me crazy all you want but I would rather replay Pizza Tower 60 times over than The Last of Us (or “The Snooze of Us” as I like to call it).

[@badabing8884]

Ultimately it’s what yoy prefer. I loved TLOU. I’ve Replayed it at least 7 times since 2013 including recently. But then I prefer these linear type movie experiences to an Open world game where you roam aimlessly. I end up losing interest and don’t finish the game.

[@Joe_Kerr_9797]

I agree, storywise it's great, gameplay wise it's alright, when I first played it back in 2015 I loved it, now I'm starting to find it overrated like you said, I don't think it's a masterpiece like most people say.

[@Chameleon569]

2 hours in, refunded the game. I've got little time on my hand with business and a kid. I can't spend 30 hrs playing a boring game for the cutscenes. Might just buy another total war. Thank you!

[@duncandonuts5268]

the last of us is one of my favorite games and undoubtedly has one of the best stories in gaming history, but you are right. the gameplay stops it from being outright one of the best games out there.

[@KissMyArs-n9t]

THANK you...this game is Boring as hell. My wife liked it yet she couldn't get pass the first level while I doze off. This shyt is Boring.

[@ghost-j4r]

I thought the game was good but it's very overrated. only Joel and Ellie's father and daughter bond that they built is really the only reason this game is praised.

[@stevenclubb7718]

This is said of absolutely everything that gets super praised. I try to avoid saying anything is over-rated unless we're talking about the consensus opinion noticeably falling over time, such as Forest Gump was over-rated when it was released as we don't praise that film nearly as much as we once did. I've never been a huge fan of The Last Of Us as it's just the standard zombie tropes with an admittedly cool and novel premise... but I seem to be in the minority about zombies, as so many people can't get enough of them while I usually drop out after enjoying the first installment of new franchises. 28 Days Later was genuinely exciting and new... 28 Weeks Later, not so much, although the opening scene is a masterpiece. Anywho, I've not seen a significant downward critical reappraisal of The Last Of Us since its release. Usually just the assorted Over-Rated video essays by people who still like it... which I tend to expect after the first sequel dulls the shine.

[@mikeysaint4368]

Half the levels in The Last of Us were joyless to play, frustrating and boring. I found that out when I played it through for the second time. I remembered only the best things about it for years, and so it was very disappointing to find how overrated it was the second time around. It's cinematic, and those parts remain excellent, but as a game it's ordinary.

[@zeus28frenzy]

Tlou, gow, and many cinematic games are a bane to the way games are meant to be, PLAYED! Look at Halo 1-3 one of if not the best stories in gaming, and yet you have a few cutscenes. The majority of things are explained through in game comm chatter and environmental details. Walking into a room with dead covenant, but NO Elites woth green sludge on the ground tells you all you need. But no, these games want to explain everything. I dont want a movie game. I want a FIGHT

[@xya770]

GoW tbh, has actually decent gameplay if we are being honest, yup, the cutscenes mess things up for gamers, but other than that, it actually has some pretty decent gameplay if u look closely, obviously not elden ring or Ghost of tsushima level of gameplay, but still. Now tlou is a different story, it was literally the biggest piece of shit i ever played, the story was mid, don't know how people say it was a masterpiece, predictable af.

[@zilverman7820]

Man sony should lessen their cinematic approach cause it destroys the immersion.

[@DariusVladimirAuditore]

Honestly, my biggest issue with the TV series is that it doesn't capture the emotional punch of the game, performances are less expressive and the emotional scenes are more flat. Pedro Pascal can work as Joel, but he fails to capture his raw energy and thus TV show Joel is way softer.

[@Jupa]

The Last of Us show was terrible, honestly. I don't mind the white washing, "woke" stuff. If it's executed well, it can work. But the show was terrible man. Maybe it's good among the average of other TV shows, but I wouldn't know because I don't watch bad TV shows. TLOU2 is weird because in my opinion the gameplay is among the best third person action shooters around. The story... it couldve been something amazing. But it wasn't, just very hollow, superficial, nonsensical virtue signalling. They whitewashed Abby's dad literally. He was black in TLOU1 and they made him white. The hypocrisy for a 'brave' story to not just bravely make Abby's character also black is very telling. It is what it is, I guess.

[@jak3y3]

I don’t think that’s true. Abby’s dad looked a little darker in the first game, sure, but that could also be due to the lighting. He looks completely different in Part 2 for sure, but I wouldn’t say he’s whitewashed.

[@zilverman7820]

For me i think the series is better than the game.

[@zacariascisneros6399]

I mostly agree with the opinion in this video, however, there are some things here I actually don't necessarily agree: 1 "PS4 remaster was unnecessary": I don't 100% agree. While I agree that the game looked amazing on PlayStation 3, there was no way to play native PS3 games on PS4, so even if it was just for money, a Remaster was the better option. However, I would have liked that Sony would have done the same to other 1st party games of PS3 from 2013, especially God of War Ascension and Gran Turismo 6. 'Part 1' however, it was completely unnecessary. 2_ "The Last of Us 2 is a bad game": eh, not that much. In terms of Gameplay and ways to tackle the encounters the game was somewhat better. Not to mention it is a masterpiece from a technical level on PlayStation 4. But I repeat, masterpiece at the TECHNICAL stuff. The narrative is pretentious garbage. And that's the thing. The Last of Us it's actually a great game. But it's just a watered down Uncharted game. That it's ok by itself, but it's no better in terms of GAME than literally anything we had before.

[@kokoso72626]

I agree with you. This game is overrated. I have a question, what's your opinion about Watch Dogs 2?

[@jak3y3]

I haven’t played it, so I can’t comment on that

[@zilverman7820]

I think its good the story is just not good as 1.

[@carlosmelendez8317]

I agree. It's very overrated.great story, very good characters but not best game ever made.

[@MoopersYT]

I played it. Gaming is the worst medium to have a good story in. Was TLOU good? Definitely. But it's story gets squashed by a lot of media from the TV and movie industry. Also, the gameplay is inferior to many games as well. It's still decently fun and has good graphics though. Couldn't see myself paying for and playing TLOU2 considering it's 20 hours long.

[@ramandosanjh8558]

I just recently picked up The Last Of Us Part 1 along with The Last Of Us Part 2 As a person who has never touched this franchise. I am wondering the same thing what is so good about this? From what I have played it feels like a very slow paced stealth game

[@duncandonuts5268]

i think a lot of people who get all upset at those who don't like part 2 never seem to understand why. i think generally those of us that don't like it do appreciate a lot about it and the balls it had. a lot of the ideas are very good and the general message it was trying to send wasn't bad, but the execution just wasn't good and was such a downgrade from the first game. that's the issue. you can love the game as much as you want and i would understand why, but the fact that half the people who played the game didn't like it is an undeniable sign that there was a very clear disconnect and problem with the way they went about making it, no matter how much you appreciate it.

[@ElPatron42069]

Days Gone is phenomenal and much better than the last of us could ever be. And much better than that crappy bullshit horizon. Zero interest.! But they get sequels, DLC spin offs, VR games, remakes and remasters yet Days Gone can’t get a dlc or sequel? It’s fucking bullshit! All because ign trashed Days Gone because and I quote they do not like the fact that you play as a scruffy straight white male with a gun! Spider-Man two is mid AF btw

[@zilverman7820]

Yeah days gone is great. My only problem with that game is its too long and when I reach the military camp I'm getting bored and feel like the missions are becoming tedious to do. But the cliffhanger at the end is so good. The last of us is good but the platforming and exploration gameplay becomes too much to do and boring. The combat is not that good either. Last of us is more like a chill and play slowly type of game. I wish sony lessens their cinematic approach to games because it takes away the immersion.

[@aaronatkinson177]

Im very much in the majority of terms where I also think the last of us series is overrated i just never really thought the games were that good and never really cared enough to play them

[@m1lan417]

and the fans believe ellie can sneak up on kratos and kill him

[@Riley095]

I am a fan of the game but it is pretty boring tbh

[@MakoTheFrog]

Never had a console so never played it, until recently when it came to PC, the game is bad, but the story is great. Here's why, i'm a masochist who only plays things on the hardest difficulty so i started TLoU on the hardest. The gameplay is simply not fun or rewarding, the combat is janky and does not reward skill, enemies don't drop ammo even though you kill them before they get to use any of it, but at least there are arrows! those are a re-usable, silent, skill based weapon right? wrong, the arrows break 99% of the time when you get a kill with them. I get what the game is trying to do, "ammo is hard to find so use it sparingly etc etc", but when you do use it sparingly and skillfully and plan for the future you get nothing in return. Outside of combat its just "move this ladder, move this plank, mash this button to open this door". It's kind of...terrible.

[@rufukyduky]

I will keep saying this again and again - videos with point like this are why I'm endlessly happy that creators do not cater to lowest common denominator, the average media consumer. I genuinely cannot believe people wanted ANOTHER game of the same Joel plus Ellie. Disney era has really made people completely unable to take anything other than the most basic and surface-level story-telling with nothing but happy endings and the most predictable turns of events, as soon as something daring comes out, it's all tears. Also saying Far Cry 3 had good stealth completely invalidates your whole video tbh, my god was it one of the worst stealth systems in the entire history of game design, objectively. Literature, music, art as a whole has always bashed your head with idea that divisive opinions on it is literally the best possible outcome for any form of Art, it means it was done right, Art that asks many questions and leaves you no answers, with no definitive ending will always be the absolute best, because no matter how hard you, as a creator, try to answer them all - the answers will always be unsatisfactory, this was confirmed by the best writers of all time, they have always written ambiguous literature, Gravity's Rainbow is a perfect example. I honestly don't even have a slightest idea on the point of this video, you even say it yourself. Saying "please don't crucify me for having a different opinion" and "this will be defended"? This has been overdone to death, what's the point anymore? Everybody knows that already, not a single adequate human being will bat an eye on these opinions, unless they are completely wrong of course. Why don't people just like what they like and hate what they hate, this is literally posing for no apparent reason. Last thing I wanna say is how absolutely wild your perception is - when somebody defends a piece of Art it's scary and stupid and horrible, but when people trash talk Part 2 or even Part 1 and they do it the same way, it's warranted and "please don't crucify me", like what

[@jak3y3]

I never said Far Cry 3 had good stealth, my point was that you could prone in grass and use silencers way before Part 2 came out and people want to pretend like it’s revolutionary design. And I never said people defending something was horrible, it’s the lenghts they will go to to defend something they love, hence why I said they’re the Swifties of the gaming community.

[@rufukyduky]

@@jak3y3 but it's the exact same but the other way around. There are around 40k negative "reviews" before the game even came out or minutes/hours after the game came out, these are 2 extremes and piling up on just one of them, the one defending the game is disingenuous, why didn't you talk about the other side for half of your video? The absolute vile shit people spew to ride on a hate train. If anything, people hating on this game's guts is a lot more prevalent and a lot more contrasting: people sending death threats to actors/creators, using bots to review bomb, and even the simplest shit like saying how this game only has one message of "vengeance is bad" when in reality it wasn't brought up a single time throughout the entire game, there wasn't a single episode of "vengeance bad" and yet this is people's main gripe, how they are being spoon-fed this "message". You know what is genuinely scary? Not how people defend this game, it's how ready people are to convince THEMSELVES of something that isn't even there, just to hate on something, THIS is scary. I just think there's a lot more to it than you make it out to be in your video. There are 2 extremes and you only focus on one.

[@jak3y3]

@@rufukyduky I didn’t feel like it was necessary to bring up because the heat for the game died down and it has died down for a while, meaning if anyone is still hating on it when they’ve made content on it in the past, they’d be beating a dead horse. That being said, I would be surprised if voice actors and anyone over at Naughty Dog was atill getting death threats or anything over the game. I’m talking about the cutrent state of The Last of Us fanbase, not the fanbase from 3 years ago. If I was, I definitely would have brought it up.

[@benjaminstiles]

Oh yes I agree 100% with the sentiment that not acknowledging flaws is a problem. *I.M.O.* Part 2 is nowhere near as good as it should be considering all it’s magnificent components(it’s an amazing sandwich with roten lettuce and spoiled mayonnaise). Part 1 IS a good *game* because of it’s interactive nature lends to more intense emotions than a show or movie. I actually really like the gameplay of both games.

[@user-uo8ny1kj4c]

Imo, Part 2 would of been good if joel had a adopted son in the first game that he raised alongside ellie. He could of been the one to finish what ellie started in the 2nd game and been there to keep ellie in check instead of just letting her roam free since she has a kid anyway

[@alexmaganda5827]

played 3 hours and had to stop its so boring the characters are lame the story like nothing hooked me defo overrated

[@F.J.A.D.M.]

I could be considered one of the biggest tlou fans, but idc if someone does or doesnt like the game, thats everyone's oppinions and i respect that, as i respect your oppinion, but maybe you should put in the tittle "Tlou is overrated in my oppinion" cuz the game isnt generally overrated like objectively overrated, but if you think its overrated thats your oppinion, just like i think RDR2 is overrated, everyone has their oppinions and i respect you for sharing the with the public

[@jak3y3]

That’s the whole point of having the disclaimer at the beginning

[@callmepsycho3132]

You shouldn’t need to put “in my opinion” it’s completely subjective. Nobody puts “___ is a masterpiece (in my opinion”. It’s completely stupid that people believe you can’t say something, it’s obviously implied it’s your opinion.

[@noahdarnell6976]

It's okay to have an opinion even if it's wrong

[@jak3y3]

@@noahdarnell6976 there’s no such thing as a wrong opinion

[@noahdarnell6976]

@Jakey just a joke

[@Meryl14015]

If you're still talk about this game - its' not. :)

[@residentnotevil8888]

i played it when it came out and dont care gta online was out

[@brianlaudrupchannel]

Thought it was a great 8/10 game

[@fusion360music6]

I'd give it a 7

[@Power56798]

i'd give it a 4/10 play Elden Ring

[@brianlaudrupchannel]

@@Power56798 elden ring was terrible

[@elisabethhutchinson2987]

I'd rather play Tomb Raider.

[@usenamer3635]

No clue if you haven’t watched yet, but I doubt you will like the show. The acting is really bad, Bella and Pedro didn’t do the best in this show and I’ve seen their other performances. Let me know what you though about it if you did watch it

[@tmm4195]

If he doesn't love the game then he won't like the show, but I disagree with the acting being bad. Both lead actors portrayed the characters great

[@Danny-Zebbular-Gim]

It was a chore watching this show….uuuuh

[@Artursamvelyan-ny9zk]

Not that bad. Its a 8 out of 10 for me at best. Just not a masterpiece as some say

[@onurpro9514]

In my opinion Last of us 2 is a great game mostly gameplay I enjoyed but the story sucks and its a bad sequel because I’m always prefer the first game and pretend that part 2 never happened and i didn’t wait for 7 years for a game to play god damn abby

[@omiddana8007]

i love this franchise i love the first and the second game they are masterpieces in my opinion but tbh the fans of this games are just stupid i respect the people who dont like these games it just the opinion not everybody has to like the things i like and i totally respect that anyways good vid ❤

[@FirstLast-yc9lq]

Please stop with the disclaimer - it's an attempt to shield yourself from criticism. Anyone with a brain knows it's an opinion, you don't need to make this clear for the lowest common denominator.

[@1415gatewayable]

So far I'm not liking it this is the first time me playing this game on PC at least

[@jak3y3]

Yeah poor choice. The PC port is god awful and has yet to be fixed

[@sir_mystic4127]

The story is its strongest thing, its what brings out said gameplay

[@ilynpayne7491]

, I had to delete this game after playing for 2 hours Russ clickers a fucking Menace😂 I decided I'm not going to die anymore why wasting my time

[@parsacommandoo4042]

my opinion : last of us 2 was actually pretty good and a respectable game of the year but the first game is literally one of the most fucking overrated game I've ever played in my life

[@Jake-nm3tb]

Last of us 1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> last of garbage 2

[@parsacommandoo4042]

@@Jake-nm3tb not really but the term "garbage" suits the first game better