Today’s game is The Last of Us. Nearly 13 years it’s been out and i am astonished it took me this long to pick it up. And jesus christ am i glad I bought a copy instead of borrowing one or other things for my PS3. It makes me glad to see Naughty Dog’s story writing skills are still stellar.
The story so far is great. Especially the opening. With Joel losing his daughter it really hits hard for me because i grew up an Older Brother and in some respects i am responsible for parts of their upbringing even if it’s not in a parent role, and on top of that children are wholly innocent. And because of this a really good way for a story to get to me is to include children in that way. It’s one of the few things that can almost make me cry nowadays, along with pets dying. So that opening was like a gut punch and almost made me cry seeing him lose his daughter,
Graphically it looks amazing too. Naughty Dog always seems to know exactly how to work the graphics and this game is no exception. Everything looks great and i get pretty good framerates. I’m not a fan of having to use FSR, but it may be partly my fault due too running the game at 1440p on High. And besides i can’t really tell a difference after a while.
The environment design knocks it out of the fucking park too. I love city environments and even more so i love seeing them coexist with nature like it does in the later parts of the game. The city environments feel realistic and like actual cities which is more than most games can claim, at least in my opinion.
The lighting is gorgeous too. Not much beyond that lol, but that sunset looks mindblowing. I want to eat it.
My one complaint so far i think may be a Proton issue but i’m not sure, and that’s that my PS5 Controller i game with on PC just doesn’t seem to work with the fancy Bells and Whistles the game has (even with Steam Input off). Adaptive Triggers don’t work unless plugged in and Rumble is just dead. Something about the speaker on the controller needing to be turned on.
Besides that though the game has been fucking great. I’m excited to get back into it tomorrow and maybe finally pick up the Second one during the next Steam Sale.
I’m so excited to see you get to one year of gaming. I was just starting to get into Lemmy when you started and your posts have been a comfort one these dark times
It makes me glad to see it helping people being comforted by these like I have. It’s embarrassing to admit but there’s been some days where my sole motivation for getting out of bed is because there’s a certain game I want to screenshot
Don’t be embarrassed my dude. In a world like this, we all gotta take motivation where we can find it.
I loved this game so much! You’re in for a treat! Last of Us certainly has a way of making the apocalypse look gorgeous. All those reclaimed by nature cityscapes are amazing.
If you like the scenery and gameplay of this one then you’ll enjoy it in the second game too. Maybe lower your story writing expectations a bit though…
They really do have amazing landscapes. Almost makes me wish for a Zombie apocalypse lol.
I’ve heard bits and pieces about Part 2 but I’ve mostly avoided spoilers. Is it a case where it’s decent but not as good as the first one or did they majorly drop the ball?
