The Last of Us Part I - Before You Buy

The Last of Us (2022) remake for PS5 brings new graphics, characters, and performance. Is it worth another trip? Let’s talk.

[meisshyam]

Like if you're here after the ps plus game catalogue release

[joeymag]

The visuals look brilliant and I’m excited to play through it again, but I can’t justify paying $70 for a “remake” that is mostly a graphical overhaul.

[swarley_games]

Everyone should make sure to turn on the dialogue vibrations in the settings because it’s not automatically on. You can feel the pitch, volume, and frequency of all the voices, and it makes it so much better.

[reed]

It looks cool. I'll definitely check it out when it drops to 30 in a couple of months. Charging 70 for this is kind of insane.

[Dexcelo]

Regardless of how stunning they can make it look, the Last of Us on the very last days of the PS3's life cycle was outstanding and nothing can ever compare to how it hit the first time playing it

[corzinc]

This game blew my mind when I first played it, the story, the graphics, the anxiety it gave me. This has to go down as one of the all time best games.

[EngineFD]

Loved this game and excited to eventually replay it on my PS5. I do think that Sony did a disservice making this game a full $70. Pretty sure it should have been $39.99 or $49.99, maybe even a bundle with Part 1 and Part 2 for $70 (Kind of like what they did with Spider-Man and Miles Morales)

[ZombieKiller]

I’m also a little disappointed that they did not integrate the combat a little more from 2. That was among the best changes they made to part 2, I realize that Joel wouldn’t be able to do some things Ellie could but yeah, a dodge button would’ve been cool. Either way I will check it out when it hits PC

[jameswright]

I love the TLoU and playing through this story on Part 1 feels partly like a new game. The video mentioned that speedrunners will notice a lot more when it comes to the mechanics of the game, and that is 100% true. Im finding myself relearning routes and levels because the AI, targeting, and level design has had enough done to it to force me to relearn. I play solely on grounded and lemme tell ya Pittsburgh was hell, and it was so much more fun. As a die hard TLoU fan the $70 didn't bother me too much, but not snagging a physical firefly edition did lol

[skxtch]

1 of my fav games of all time, didn't feel like it needed a remake after the remaster but still looks amazing

[scottstots]

The one thing I noticed after playing the original and remastered so many times is they changed out all the metal trash cans with the big plastic ones you see today along with some environmental changes with different furniture. Other than that it’s basically the same game with better graphics and some fancy window dressing like new menu interfaces and some more detailed workbench animations. I got to play it for free because my friend let me borrow it the day he got it and I gotta say it’s super awesome jumping back in to a game I’m so fond of and seeing it look like this. Not worth 70 bucks but it is the best way to experience this game for the first time that’s for sure.
Edit: for all the pressed people in the comment section the person I borrowed the game from literally lives with me and works long hours. Can’t believe with all the shit going on in the world the thing you don’t believe is somebody letting a family member play their game while they work😂

[dominicanag]

I wish I didn’t play the remastered version earlier this year for the first time. But I’m glad I was able to get this game with a Black Friday discount sale. I really enjoy my second play through of this game. This version of the game is a must play.

[IVSAKENSOUL]

A remake at the same price as a NEW game with NEW gameplay and NEW stories. I respect that it deserves a remake, but the price is a slap to the face

[ryanmoore]

One complaint I had with the original and even the remastered was that I always felt Joel looked too young for his age in the apocalypse….but here you can see the gray hairs, the wrinkles, you can see the stress in his face. He looks brooding, he looks worried…he looks like he’s waiting for a monster to pop out around the corner

[Lion_Rican]

Played it a million times and blast through it. I can repeat word by word cutscenes before the characters even say their lines. Jumped right on grounded and finished it too. Thank you Naughty Dog for bringing back my favorite game of all time refined and better!

[Antisxy]

I just can’t see them justify $70 for a solid remake/remaster man.

[christianalmli]

Back when this game originally came out I had moved on to PC years ago because of games like WoW, but I remember viewing this game from afar thinking if I ever invest in another console this'll be on top of the list. Fast forward nearly a decade later, I still haven't touched these games once, I JUST bought a ps5 last month and now I'm finally getting to enjoy the game for the first time with this remake version.

[skmed]

Just the UI changes where it matches #TLOU2's will help make the experience more streamlined. It was weird going back to the Remaster after playing Part 2. The multi-colored button cues for the QTE's seemed a bit out of place for the games overall mood and atmosphere. The white minimalism definitely feels better...

[ahmadhadwan]

I really hate this trend of remastering games and selling them for 70$ instead of creating new ones.

[alexmilner]

I’ve played the game twice (the last time just before pt 2 came out) and I’m looking forward to play it again when it drops in price. I feel like if you’ve purchased older versions you should get a discount at least.