18 votesThe Last of Us
PlayStation 4Survey scores · avg 4.7/5
The Last of Us is a linear third-person survival-horror action game. The game is a series of combat encounters with varying enemy types and numbers on varying map layouts. In these encounters, players can choose to take sneaky or aggressive approaches, or a mix of both, while scavenging and managing scarce resources. But at its heart, The Last of Us is a character-focused, narrative game about love and how far we, as people, are willing to go and how much we are willing to sacrifice for it.
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"The Last of Us" is a work with, above all, an extremely high level of story completion. Set in a world where an unknown fungus has spread and civilization has collapsed, it focuses on the relationship of two people traveling to survive. Early in the story, they had the distance of strangers acting together for a purpose. But as they continued their harsh journey, trust gradually formed, and by the end they became bound by a bond like a true parent and child. Precisely because that change is portrayed carefully, the choice at the story's climax carried enormous weight. It's a work that makes you think about which you would choose when weighing a collapsed world against a single child as precious as your own daughter. Not merely a zombie survival game, but a story depicting human love and ego, loss and rebirth, it remains strongly impressed on me even now. Also, the PvP that's a bonus element of the main game is quite polished too, and its rare gameplay of a third-person shooter incorporating crafting elements was appealing. Tense maneuvering, resource management, and team coordination are important, and it has such deep-rooted popularity that there are still fans playing it today.
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『The Last of Us』は、とにかくストーリーの完成度が高い作品です。未知の真菌が蔓延し、文明が崩壊した世界を舞台に、生き抜くために旅をする2人の関係性に焦点を当てて描かれています。 物語の序盤では、あくまで「目的のために行動を共にする他人」のような距離感でした。しかし、過酷な旅を続ける中で少しずつ信頼関係が生まれ、最後には本物の親子のような絆で結ばれていきます。その変化が丁寧に描かれているからこそ、物語終盤の選択には非常に重みがありました。 崩壊した世界と、娘のように大切な1人の子供を天秤にかけた時、自分ならどちらを選ぶのかを考えさせられる作品です。単なるゾンビサバイバルではなく、人間の愛情やエゴ、喪失と再生を描いた物語として、今でも強く印象に残っています。 また、本編のおまけ要素であるPvPもかなり完成度が高く、クラフト要素を取り入れたサードパーソンシューティングという珍しいゲーム性が魅力でした。緊張感のある立ち回りや物資管理、チーム連携が重要で、今でもプレイしているファンがいるほど根強い人気を持っています。
One of the best games I have ever played in the PS3. The story was so captivating from the start until the end. I didn't really expect how heart shattering the beginning was when Sarah died right in front of Joel. How it really affected him later in his life and how Ellie later filled up that void. Their bond throughout the whole playthrough was really fulfilling. The gameplay was also very immersive, and I really enjoyed the combat. You could feel the tension whenever Joel was backed into a corner against multiple enemies, whether humans or infected. As Ellie, it was also engaging how you could use your surroundings to take down enemies or escape danger.
While it is not technically exclusive due to the number of re-releases it has had and the fact that it initially launched on the PS3, this game had me gripped from start to finish. The writing was excellent, and the raw emotion experienced in the introduction perfectly set expectations for what was to come.
This game really opened my eyes to the performances of the actors in-game and got me invested on story and the gameplay that served the narrative.
A bleak look into humanity. It shows the good, the bad, the best, and the horrific tendencies of humans in video game form.
Never has a story told in video game form affected me so much, until The Last of Us Part 2 that is.
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