Universal praise of the game developed by the same company that created the Uncharted series has another hit on their hands and perhaps another reason to pull the trigger for late PlayStation adopters.
The Last of Us, developed by Naughty Dog, has received very high critical acclaim from all over the internet, receiving perfect scores from a variety of trusted gaming websites like IGN, Destructoid, Joystiq, Games Radar, and a recommendation from Kotaku.
Metacritic currently has a 96 rating for the game; all 57 reviews factored into the score are positive. The lowest scores for the game are a couple of 80s from GameSpot and Toronto Sun, and 75 is the lowest over at Polygon.
Bottom line from all the reviews: the quality is top notch. It's arguably the best survival horror game ever made, and is right there in best game of the year conversation. Those expecting an Uncharted-like adventure will be in for a surprise.
Considering TLOU's genre, it won't reach the same number of sales that the later Uncharted games reached, and it won't even touch the Xbox exclusives, but it's a game that every PlayStation owner should pick up soon unless survival horror just doesn't fit their style.
All of the collector's editions have been scooped up and already being resold for nearly double their value on eBay, but since it's a new IP not many were available to begin with unlike the Uncharted 3 collector's editions (which still can be found for about $50 brand new -- I should just open mine up and enjoy it by now).
I purchased a $48 preorder on Newegg last year and cancelled it a few months ago with all the backlog that's added up on both the PS3 and Vita (and Wii...yeah, right, I'll get around to those...). Now, while slightly disappointed in the decision after reading fews, I expect to find a deal around $40 or less especially around Black Friday.
[Source: Metacritic]
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