Date played: August 5th and 6th
Platform: PS3
Session fun rating: 10/10
I finished The Last Of Us.
I think this is my favorite game this year so far... The hero finally reached the destination but gets ambushed by the cannibal dude from before. I ran away outside the building but was blinded by a large snowstorm. This was one of the coolest sequences graphically. The snow is completely blinding and also reduces the effectiveness of hearing mode. It was cool to stealth my way through the area and kill dudes from behind in the blizzard. There was then a stealth fight against the cannibal which I won by using bricks to distract him and stalking the guy from behind. He had to be knifed three times before going down for good.
Cut to Spring.
Ellie and Joel made their way to Salt Lake City, the city where we expect to find the Fireflies and their research facility. This chapter takes place around a bus depot. After a few ladder puzzles, Ellie spotted a herd of giraffes (!) roaming the city. The scene was very calm and seemed to revitalize Ellie, who was a bit depressed after the encounter with the cannibal. The game wasn't shy about using music to enhance the experience and this was one of the best examples in the game.
The beautiful view didn't last. We headed towards the hospital where the Fireflies should be located. This took us through another underground tunnel, completely infested with infected, including a spot with three bloaters and a couple of clickers. I climbed on top of a bus, threw a brick in the middle of the pack and threw some molotovs and scissor bombs in the pack of creatures, resulting in a screaming, fiery pack of mushroom people. Then we reached the hospital.
It didn't take long for the Fireflies to spot us. Marlene, the woman who gave Joel and Tess the mission back in Boston, was there. It quickly became clear that Joel and Marlene disagreed on how to handle the whole vaccine situation. To create a vaccine, the Fireflies must remove parts of Ellie's brain, killing her in the process. Joel has become attached to her so much that he opposes Marlene.
Ellie being stuck in the operating room, Joel makes his way through the hospital to go rescue her. I found an assault rifle along the way and loved using it. It's very powerful and has good range. I fought dozens of armored enemies in the hospital until finally reaching Ellie and running away with her. Unfortunately, Marlene intercepted us and confronted Joel on his decision to kill all hope for a cure. In the end, he killed Marlene to prevent her from going after the duo in the future. Joel finally escaped, with Ellie still knocked out from the drugs.
The epilogue has Joel flat out lying to Ellie about the whole thing and convincing her that they didn't need to operate on her because they already had all the info needed for a vaccine... In the end, Joel saved the life of one over saving humanity. Pretty fucking selfish man. This was easily one of the best games I've ever played and look forward to playing it again one day.
Platform: PS3
Session fun rating: 10/10
I finished The Last Of Us.
I think this is my favorite game this year so far... The hero finally reached the destination but gets ambushed by the cannibal dude from before. I ran away outside the building but was blinded by a large snowstorm. This was one of the coolest sequences graphically. The snow is completely blinding and also reduces the effectiveness of hearing mode. It was cool to stealth my way through the area and kill dudes from behind in the blizzard. There was then a stealth fight against the cannibal which I won by using bricks to distract him and stalking the guy from behind. He had to be knifed three times before going down for good.
Cut to Spring.
Ellie and Joel made their way to Salt Lake City, the city where we expect to find the Fireflies and their research facility. This chapter takes place around a bus depot. After a few ladder puzzles, Ellie spotted a herd of giraffes (!) roaming the city. The scene was very calm and seemed to revitalize Ellie, who was a bit depressed after the encounter with the cannibal. The game wasn't shy about using music to enhance the experience and this was one of the best examples in the game.
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| The last pleasant sequence in the game |
The beautiful view didn't last. We headed towards the hospital where the Fireflies should be located. This took us through another underground tunnel, completely infested with infected, including a spot with three bloaters and a couple of clickers. I climbed on top of a bus, threw a brick in the middle of the pack and threw some molotovs and scissor bombs in the pack of creatures, resulting in a screaming, fiery pack of mushroom people. Then we reached the hospital.
It didn't take long for the Fireflies to spot us. Marlene, the woman who gave Joel and Tess the mission back in Boston, was there. It quickly became clear that Joel and Marlene disagreed on how to handle the whole vaccine situation. To create a vaccine, the Fireflies must remove parts of Ellie's brain, killing her in the process. Joel has become attached to her so much that he opposes Marlene.
Ellie being stuck in the operating room, Joel makes his way through the hospital to go rescue her. I found an assault rifle along the way and loved using it. It's very powerful and has good range. I fought dozens of armored enemies in the hospital until finally reaching Ellie and running away with her. Unfortunately, Marlene intercepted us and confronted Joel on his decision to kill all hope for a cure. In the end, he killed Marlene to prevent her from going after the duo in the future. Joel finally escaped, with Ellie still knocked out from the drugs.
The epilogue has Joel flat out lying to Ellie about the whole thing and convincing her that they didn't need to operate on her because they already had all the info needed for a vaccine... In the end, Joel saved the life of one over saving humanity. Pretty fucking selfish man. This was easily one of the best games I've ever played and look forward to playing it again one day.
