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Protect humanity's last hope in The Last of Us Remastered for PlayStation 4. This updated version of the critically acclaimed game features improved graphics, a single-player prequel chapter and eight new multiplayer maps for a truly expansive experience. Experience heart-pounding action and a well-written story in The Last of Us Remastered.
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A Game for the Ages
on January 28, 2015
Posted by: Templar93118
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The Last of Us ranks among the best games ever made. There I said it.
One of the enduring challenges of videogames is creating strong emotional bonds with the characters in our televisions and monitors. Throughout gaming’s early days, our motivation to care about these characters was to provide a very simple “rescue the princess” or “save the world” archetype. Rare is the game that takes what we know and manages to recontextualize and spin these tropes into something fresh. The Last of Us is one of these games.
It is 2033, twenty years after the outbreak of a virulent strain of Cordyceps which can turn humans into shambling husks known as the Infected. Humanity is barely surviving thanks to the iron grip of the military’s quarantine zones. Enter Joel, a weary veteran of this dark world. He is asked by a resistance group called the Fireflies to take a girl named Ellie across the country as a favor, and throughout the game’s fifteen hour campaign, they bond together in slow subtle ways as the journey takes the better part of a year from start to finish. Smart writing and exceptional voice acting from Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson really sells the two characters.
Naughty Dog’s presence is also felt in the gameplay, which takes many cues from the Uncharted series with third person shooting. However, Joel is quite unlike Nathan Drake, in that he cannot fire from the hip, and is quite slow and lumbering. An excellent stealth mechanic and simple yet effective crafting system round out the gameplay mechanics. Joel and Ellie will contend with both Infected and other humans in their adventure across America. Stealth here is paramount as ammunition is scarce, but Joel has an edge with a listen mode that allows him to hear the enemies at a distance. In the unlockable Survivor difficulty, this mode is turned off. An unfortunate concession to gameplay flow is that Ellie or other allied NPCs will not be detected by enemies, which can break immersion at times.
The Last of Us shines in the visual department with amazing lighting and particle effects. Character models are highly detailed, and water flows realistically. Bucking the trend of brown zombie games, Naughty Dog opted to show plants and foliage slowly reclaiming the world with shades of green saturating the screen. It’s an absolute marvel that such graphics were able to happen on seven-year old hardware.
What is most impressive is that the story combined with the very refined gameplay result in an absolutely unforgettable game. There are almost no weak parts in the story and the pacing is spot on. The Last of Us is a transcendent experience that masterfully mixes a strong story with tense gameplay. It is, without a doubt, the very best game I have ever played.
My Best Buy number: 3317672984
My Best Buy number: 3317672984
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Experience accurate control during gameplay with this Logitech G502 Proteus Core 910-004074 gaming mouse that features optical technology for reliable performance. The tunable design allows easy adjustments of weight and balance for a customized feel.
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My first impression of this mouse was how amazingly comfortable it felt. I tend to grip the mouse more in my fingers, rather than in a palm grip, so be warned, as this mouse is not for palm grippers or lefties. There are a bunch of customizable buttons on the mouse and I really dig the metal scroll wheel that can freely scroll. The mouse also comes with some additional weights that you can customize such that it is the perfect weight for you. (I prefer it heavy, so I have all of them in.) The only problem is the price point. $80 is still not cheap for a mouse, so be sure that you intend to use it for a while and considered all other options before you commit.
My Best Buy number: 3317672984
My Best Buy number: 3317672984
I would recommend this to a friend!
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