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The Last of Us

Developer: Naughty Dog · Published by Sony Computer Entertainment · 2013
A beautifully made, savagely human post-apocalyptic journey.
Action-AdventureSurvival HorrorStoryNaughty Dog
4.5
Excellent
POCG VERDICT
A beautifully made, gripping survival journey, popcorn, not Citizen Kane.
A beautifully made, savagely tense survival journey with superb AI and storytelling. A contrarian take: brilliant popcorn, not the artistic masterpiece some claim.
About This Game

The Last of Us is a 2013 action-adventure survival game by Naughty Dog, published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 3. In a fungal-apocalypse United States of 2033, smuggler Joel must escort 14-year-old Ellie across a ruined country. It was widely hailed as a generational masterpiece, and later remastered on PS4 and remade for PS5 and PC.

POCG ReviewOriginal: June 18, 2013
4.5
Excellent
Review Verdict
The Last of Us
A beautifully made, savagely tense survival journey with superb AI and storytelling. A contrarian take: brilliant popcorn, not the artistic masterpiece some claim.
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Original Hardware
A PlayStation 3 and the disc.
Modern Re-release
Remastered on PS4, and remade as 'The Last of Us Part I' for PS5 and PC.