Adrian Nelson

Hey chooms! I have spent weeks exploring this rich and highly detailed world, doing side quests, and chipping away at the main story lines. I love inhabiting this world. In spite of a shaky launch, CDPR continue to have my utmost respect as one of the greatest game developers in the world. I do wish I saw more of the character I spent ages making. I also would have liked to change my character's hair, piercings, tattoos etc. during the game. I would have also be preem to have more reasons to kick back at my apartment, and more interactive and intelligent NC inhabitants. The police system also seems either broken or unfinished. I'm giving CP 5 stars, not because it is a perfect game, but because it is nonetheless a masterpiece that is already among my all time favorite video game experiences. PS - I'm also very curious about the subterranean map of NC that was created but omitted from the game at release, but perhaps we will explore it in the DLCs.

This breaks my heart to say. The original Last of Us is my all-time favorite game. -A true masterpiece, and a formative moment in my own history. This game, however, was a massive disappointment to me. A major issue that I had (spoilers ahead) was that Ellie knew what Joel did, and should have been able to understand why any number of people might want him dead. Afterall, he killed about 100 people who were looking for a cure. This revenge story made no sense to me at all. All of the light and hope of the first game is gone here, with an ending that left me feeling empty and betrayed, traumatized even. I get that Joel had to die, I could have accepted that for this story, but why did Ellie, a thoughtful, worldy, and intelligent person respond to Joel's murder in a way that no sane human ever would? Why didn't she go looking for the Fireflies after discovering she could still offer the cure? Wouldn’t that have given her life meaning? -Because the only surgeon who could perform the procedure was dead? The idea that the entire knowledge of how to develop a vaccine has disappeared from the world isn't convincing to me at all. Finally, I want to add that this game looked stunning. Visually this is the most beautiful game I have ever seen. Next gen even. The artists who worked on this game are hands down the best in the industry. I hope they were paid well for their excellent work. The setting was awe inspiring. The game mechanics and level design were also a satisfactory evolution of the first game. Animations seem eerily real. Unfortunately the game as a whole was an enormous disappointment that I wish I could simply forget.

Because of the PS4 remaster, many of the fans who championed this game when it was first released have brought it twice. The fact that this “remake” costs $70 and £70 ($80) in the UK feels like a slap in the face to the original fans. All of the conceptual work is done, all of the mocap is done, music, script, and entire game structure are all already done with only minor alterations. It is a tragic missed opportunity to truly modernize this classic, and ensure its viability for decades. This version should be $40 max in my opinion. There is also no multiplayer in this version, which was a huge source of value for many players of the original. From what I can tell this is simply to generate demand for the standalone TLOU multiplayer that Naughty Dog is working on. There’s a greed and cynicism to the way this project has been marketed which I find distasteful, and has cost Naughty Dog a lot of goodwill from fans who have stuck by them, even though it was no doubt Sony that set the price. This re/remaster looks and plays great, and for new players with deep pockets it may be worth the price, but sadly it leaves a bitter taste for this original fan.