A Masterpiece
Before getting the new Last of Us Part 1 for the PS5, I knew a lot of people that played through the previous version of the game and said it was a masterpiece. Now that I have completed the game, I can honestly say that it was one of the best games I have ever played.
Aside from the AMAZING graphics in this game, the story is probably the greatest story I have ever experience in video games. They did such a great job developing the main characters and really getting you attached to them.
The bond that grew between Joel and Ellie on their adventure was really great to see. There were a few times that I even got pretty emotional during the game, which is odd because most of the time I don't give a shit about the characters in games, but you really start to feel sorry for these two and really hope that they make it through everything that is being thrown at them.
The game does a fantastic job at showing the bleak existence that the people in this world went through and doesn't hold anything back in showing you. Like the scene above where a family had locked themselves in a room to get away from infected and you learn in a nearby note that the adult had shot and killed everyone in the room before killing themselves just to keep from turning into one of the monsters.
Speaking of monsters, these massive dudes are so hard to kill. You can throw bombs and molotovs at these guys and they just power through it. The best thing you can do it just kite them around by taking a few shots at them, then turning and running and doing it over and over.
But if you aren't careful, they will catch you and rip your head off.
Joel and Ellie meet a lot of people throughout their journey, but the majority of the time, those relationships do not end well and you are back to just two of them. Further showing the isolation that happens in this type of a world.
Their journey takes them all over the US and it was pretty cool to see when they got to Salt Lake City. If you look closely in the background of this shot, you can see the Mormon Temple that is one of the iconic places in Salt Lake City.
These giraffe must have escape from The Hogle Zoo which is in Salt Lake as well.
Overall, I am very glad that I was finally able to play this game. It is one of the best games I have ever played. I just bought part 2 and I am excited to begin playing that one as well. I think I am going to wait a few days because this first one is a pretty emotionally exhausting experience.
I have heard some mixed reviews on part 2 and that is mainly because Joel gets killed off pretty early, which pissed a lot of people off. Part 2 is more of a story about Ellie and how much of a baddass she is. If you have played the first one, you know what I am talking about.
It is pretty sad that the second game is going to be without Joel because he was such an important part in Ellie's life. It will be interesting to see where this story goes from here. One thing I love about these games is that I am going into them knowing practically nothing, so it is a whole new experience and I have no idea where the story will go. This game was amazing.