the worst part about this game? finishing it and realize that you'll never play it for the first time ever again.

Is it just me who kinda wants to be hypnotised into forgetting the story so I can replay it over again for the first time

The saddest part about the last of us isn't the cutscenes. It's finishing the game and knowing you'll never play it the same again.

Playing this game makes all other games a disappointment.

Almost 9 years later and this is still my favorite game off all time

For whatever reason, I hadn't played this on my PS3. Out of boredom and curiosity, I bought the remastered version for the PS4 two days ago. Today I called out sick from work to finish it off. I've been playing nonstop for two days, and rolled the credits two hours ago. I am still trying to mentally digest what I've just experienced. You know you've just played an incredible game when the credits roll and you feel like you've lost a good friend. I applaud you, Naughty Dog. That experience was a true adventure. Thank you.

Colin on an IGN video... 7 years have gone by quick.

It still amazes me how they managed to squeeze every bit of the ps3 processing resources to make this game, it is truly an engineering masterpiece.

Switched from 360 to PS4 because of this game

i dont get how a game can get over 200 game of the year awards and people can call it overrated

I'm purchasing this game today and playing it for the first time. My brother keeps telling me the story alone is amazing.

Watching from 2016, you made a great choice by giving this game a full 10. This game never gets old.

played it six times and i can play it again .. best game of generations

naughty dog makes the best games ever

6yrs after playing this masterpiece. No game has left an everlasting impact on me, deeply grateful I’ve played it.

Playing this game first time ever during Covid-19. Enjoyed every bit of it.

I still can't get over the game

you know a game is amazing when you have a bunch of people trying to find every single detail to hate on it.

When I first finished this game I walked around in a daze for like a whole week. This game impacted my life. I feel like I was a part of it for real. One of the best games I've ever played, PERIOD.

"The sequel is gayer than the prequel" IGN 10/10

the only ign review where it got a high score without the developers paying them.

This game never ceases to amaze me.No doubt,best game I've ever played.

This game is the best game of all time.

I give this game 9/10 Pros: great characters Wonderful soundtrack Amazing story Fun gameplay Cons: i will never play this game for the first time again :(

I'm getting sick of some Xbox fans who desperately try to pull this game down and call it overrated and overhyped, as if because it's become popular it magically becomes worse than it was. Don't take me as the sort of person who only sides with one console, I've been enjoying the best from both worlds (being Xbox and PlayStation) since they both premiered. Xbox fans have had the honor of triple A exclusive titles at their leisure for a long time, and statistically it's easy to say that their exclusive games were at the top of the charts for that time period. What I don't understand is that while not all, but most loyal PlayStation fans were perfectly okay with them having the "best" console games, as soon as Naughty Dog release a game for PlayStation that rivals even Xbox's best selling games, be it Halo, Gears of War (etc.), the select few Xbox fans just can't stop moaning about it. I understand that it's a wide community on both platforms, and immature fanboyism doesn't account for the entire communities, but for Christs sake, let PlayStation enjoy its moment in the spotlight for having the best exclusive title. I think the vast number of 10/10's received from professional critiques are completely justified. tl;dr, stop moaning about PlayStation having a platinum selling triple A title when you've had that honor for a far longer time. Rant over.

I just finished this game on ps4 and I must say honestly if you think this game is overrated you must have a terrible taste in video games. This game is so great that it gets to the point where any opinion saying otherwise is irrelevant.

Hands down the greatest game of all time, without a doubt...

it took him only 18 hours? my first playtrough took me around 30 hours because i played slow on purpose and enjoyed every single second of this game

It bugs me how many people hate on this game because it's so well received. I mean, this game is absolutely amazing. I've played it at a friends house and loved every minute of it. I haven't bought it though, and you know why? Because I own an Xbox 360; not a PS3. Yes, an Xbox 360 just praised The Last of Us. That's how good it is.

not going to lie, I kind of choked up and cried at the end.

The last of us review -10 Everyone:Wow! The last of us part 2 review-10 Everyone:WTF!

*this game should have won a oscar.*

This game has the best soundtrack in the video game ever

Anytime u try to tell a non gamer about this game they don't take it seriously because they still think that video games are simple tasks used to pass the time like Tetris and pong was... I feel sorry for those people that think games are for kids and they are unimaginative and not innovative :(

8 years later and still the best game I’ve ever played

every time i hear those first few notes of the music i get shivers

I hate it when people hate on a game just because it's highly praised...

One of the best games ever made.

Who’s here after the last of us 2 release date announcement 🙋🏼‍♂️

Colin was by far the best reviewer on IGN.

This game is 800000000000000000 times better than gta v

This game deserves 10/10. Anything less would be disrespectful.

My favorite game of all time.

You know a game was something special when you still watch videos about it 3 years later. No game has ever gotten such an emotional response from me. By far my favorite experience in any medium. Uncharted 4 was great Naughty Dog but get me back into this world again as soon as possible!

Number one rule for The Last of Us: You won't understand until you play it.

This game is the best game I have ever played. If you don't agree fair enough, it is MY favourite game. If you love a cinematic and game which fully immerses you into its world. Makes you care and love characters and keeps you on edge, while also being fun and challenging at different times. Check it out. Seriously.

Best game on the PS4 as well.

Naughty dog !!! The reason to buy a PlayStation Waiting for uncharted 4

...bit of a bias statement here, "Naughty Dog is the best developer in gaming"

NaughtyDog is best developer in gaming after Rockstar ..

“Look how they massacred my boy”

One of the most perfect games I have ever played, a true masterpiece

The reason why some people don't like the game is because they don't find it fun. The thing about survival games like DayZ or The Last Of Us is that they are not meant to be fun. They are meant to be challenging and immersive. And games don't have to be FUN they are a form of media and as a form of media developers should be able to choose what that media is and design it the way they like.

I'm buying a PS3 just for this... and Ni No Kuni... and Uncharted.... and Puppeteer... Yeah I'm getting a PS3

Definitely still holds up, just played it for the first time on ps4, It is a timeless masterpiece.

Watched this just to remember for a moment how great the experience of playing this game was. Hasn't lost an decimal off that 10.

All of the people saying it's overrated are the ones that are still scathing the comments section of reviews for this game because they don't own a PS3 and weren't able to experience it, so they hover around this review page like vultures downplaying it. Everybody who truly has completed it and loved it won't be found around this page this late in the game's life cycle, it's just common sense. It's obviously the ones who have never played it and remain curious as to what its like to this very day. So here's my advice. Borrow a PS3, pretend that the console war doesn't exist for 20 hours, and get your mind blown by the best game of Generation 7 since MGS4.

Hmm. .. I see many of the complaints in the comments section to be without ground. The accusation that the game is repetitive is quite dimwitted considering you are constantly moving towards a different objective with different tasks to perform. Not to mention that while moving towards these objectives you can approach enemy's in a numerous amount of ways. The only way I could see this game being called "repetitive" is if you consider a games combat mechanics being the same throughout the game as "repetitive". If that were true then literally every video game could be classified as repetitive. What truly keeps a game from being repetitive is the players investment in the story, and if it did not invest or interest you - - fine. But looking at the game analytically, it has disturbingly well fleshed out characters and attention to dialogue and character development. Not to mention it has so many layers and themes that cover human ethics, and survival. I would be lying if I said there were not moments in the game that made me teary eyed because of how depressing and we'll executed they were. And even though the combat is nothing crazy new, the ferocity of the characters animations in combat, and the different ways to approach things kept it fresh for me. People with older ps3's seemed to have gotten some bad A.I glitch in, which never occurred with me, the A'S were very intelligent and hunted me down and flanked me constantly. To say this game is not your cup of tea is fine, but to say it deserves anything lower then a 9/10 is preposterous.

3 years later and it's still one of my favorites😄

“If lord somehow gave me a second chance at that moment, I would do it all over again.”

Hands down my favorite game of all time, beats GTA V like nothing. I love GTA V don't get me wrong, but this game is so much better.

I am one of the those 360 to PS4 gamers, I've never played this game. Can't wait to give it a try come July, when the Last of Us remastered comes out.

I'm going to assume that this game had a satisfactory amount of water, then?

Who also has come back to watch this review for another time? Man such a great game!

Last of Us 2???? DO IT.

Possibly the best game ever made done by the best developer in the industry.

Who's here after the review of the second part??

They didn't just hit a home run. They hit a grand slam. Seriously best game ever. Better than Gta V. Uncharted 4. Etc...

I know everybody has been saying 'this game feels like a movie'. Now that i think about it, do we all know the reason? Well I'll tell you just in case, the game has aspects of survival in which it is 'on the spot' realism. The stealth, the animations of Joel's movements as he leans against the wall to amplify sound on the other end, when he makes his equipment in his bag. Its all according to what we might really do in real life as you can see. The gameplay itself is not the winner but it is Ellie and Joel that won the VGA 2013 for best female and male characters/ voice actors. In fact if you realize no other game manages to deliver such an emotional bond to the 2 personalities. Everytime you go through certain areas, conversations between Joel and Ellie is so consistent and its almost non-stop. Even when you're in a shoot out or getting attacked by the infected will you hear them communicating with one another. Thats the whole reason why we feel its kinda like a movie and that is a good thing. Because rarely, have we seen games that tell a spectacular story through its characters, personalities and the incredibly realistic dialogue. The thought of how Naughty Dogs even came up with such brilliant ideas is just an enigma in the gaming industry. Not to mention this was their first ever M18 game and it was already next to GTA V. Think about it, first they went from Doritos Crash, to Uncharted then to The Last Of Us. How do they go from a child's game to a teens game and then to an adult game? I don't know...All I know is that, from this moment on its work and franchise will have a legacy marked in the sand where no other gaming company can touch.

Its really funny everyone hating on this game & people saying its too like a movie etc etc people cinematic gaming is the way gaming is going & its for the better! So quit complaining or play something elseno omes forcing you to play it.. I bet half the people on the comments havent played it anyway

I’ve just finished playing this game in 2021…wow, what a masterpiece.

Hands down my favorite game of all time. I've beaten it so many times and I never get tired of playing it. I've beaten it on normal 4 times, Hard 4 times, Survivor 3 times, and Grounded 5 times. I hope Naughty Dog makes a The Last of Us 2 because I just can't get enough of this game and I feel like they have so much potential for a sequel

this was the final nail in the coffin of the xbox 3shitty

I hate all of the annoying Xbox fanboys that are trying to bring this game down by saying that it's "overrated."

never played it on ps3 ...got it on ps4 ...wow

Just finished TLOU Remastered tonight on the PS4 which was my first time. This game is epic in every sense. Story is better than most movies and the scenery is just beautiful. Can't believe this was a PS3 game originally. Simply stunning and deserves the perfect 10!

I was an xbox 360 gamer who sold that console to get this console and this game...i now play on PC but in my 15 years of gaming there is NOTHING,and i mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING comes close to this game...the game is perfect in every way...its so perfect that there has never been a patch to the story (as far as i know) ABSOLUTELY STUNNING GAME and if the last of us 2 comes out on ps4 i will sell my gaming pc for it...no hesitation AT ALL

I don't get the real love for this game. I find the Last of Us to be INSANELY overrated. "The story is amazing" I can only see that from you. The story pretty much takes the story and character elements in Uncharted and just puts them in the Last of Us. Plus, if you liked the story so much, why aren't you a movie critic now instead of a game critic? "It has great graphics" I see that, but not when the frame rate starts to go to crap. And also, stop making a screen blur around each turn. "The gameplay is top notch" This is why I hate this game. People appraise this game for its gameplay and what's the problem with it? It's unoriginal and boring. I saw many people say that games like Silent Hill and Resident Evil have unoriginal gameplay, but somehow avoid it when the Last of Us has it? To add on for the boring side of the gameplay, what is the use of walking around for a lot of the game? It's supposed to be a goddamn video game. And if I wanted to play multiplayer in the "style" of the Last of Us, I would just play Uncharted 2 & 3. And don't get me started on the AI. I sold my copy of the Last of Us not because of how hard it is, it's because of how boring it is. If this is where Naughty Dog is going, then I don't want to trust them anymore.

It’s 2023, and HBO has also delivered a masterpiece!

This is my favorite game of all time, and even I'll say that there shouldn't be a sequel. The story of Joel and Ellie is over, and it would ruin it if there was a continuation. Even if there was a spinoff game with different characters, I fear it would never amount to the original. Just let a legend be.

You don't realize the greatness of this games story if you haven't played it. The games story is so emotional and well written. The way it all comes together and all the symbolism and watching the journey unfold with not only the story but with the characters is an amazing thing. The game gets a 10/10 just from how amazing the experience was and still is when I replay it.

"I swear." liek if u cri evirytiem

I’m losing my mind over this on pc for the first time.

Who’s here in 2020 waiting for The Last of Us Part ll? Can’t wait for it!

This game is amazing. There were some issues with the AI, characters, and other things, but the story is what makes a game a good game. Even if you loot, stealth, and kill every time, what other survival games are there tht doesn't do that? I mean if you want to survive in a survival game, you have to do things that are important for survival right?

Why does nobody talk about the multiplayer, it's really intense and fun. It makes me appreciate the gameplay.

My favorite game of all time , if you are on the fence don’t hesitate to buy this game … I’m talking to the person with only a few bucks to spend on a game… this is the game that will be worth every hard earned cent

If on E3 2016 will be announced The Last of Us 2 i will cry like teenage girl :)

i played it for the 3rd time again , amazing game.

Look everyone! IGN gave a fair review instead of being paid off by the Call of Duty games lol. Nice!

Who's watching in 2022 lmao

7 years later and I'm still here

This was in my opinion, hands down, the best game of the PS3 generation. No where else will you find such emotional story telling, and great game mechanics.

I would have PAYED just to watch collin play this game for his first time.

"I spent $60 to watch The Last of Us" - James Willems

Some idiots saying they should have made a movie instead of a game. Are you kidding me, the impact of the story woudnt even near the hours of gameplay where you immerse yourself in it.

I played this game once through, and that was about all I could take it affected me so much emotionally (I did however enjoy many hours of the multiplayer). Yesterday i told my mom about this game, described the story to her and showed her the ending of the game. She cried and told me she finally understands why I love video games. She always hated my playing, this game is what made her understand. Thank you for that Naughty Dog.

am i the only one who thinks this game is too repetitive, felt like i was sneaking around the whole time

Ahh, The last of us, the game that never got a sequel.

When last of us was last of us and not 'laugh at us'