5/5 ★ – JustTru's review of The Last of Us Remastered.

The Last of Us is my favorite narrative of all time. It is my favorite video game. This game has impacted me more than anything else, so how could I possibly begin to write a review for it? Treat it like it was any other game you knock out in a few spare hours? Quantify its impact on me in a star rating from one to five? No matter how much I want to write an insightful and introspective review of this game, I really can't. There is no way that I am that talented of a writer. My personal solution? Do an overlong personal rambling instead. I got this game for about fifteen dollars at my local GameStop. It would have normally been twenty, but I had a coupon. Why am I telling you this? Because I have the receipt for it hanging on my wall, right next to my preorder receipt for the second game. I have strange tastes in terms of interior decoration. It read that I got the game in January of 2020. I started this game like I would any other. I had about an hour to spare and got through the opening one night. I remember telling someone that I didn't think the graphics were that great (I know, I was stupid) and that it seemed like it was going to be your average horror game. This was after I played the opening with Sarah (I know, I was really stupid). Especially considering that now that scene brings me to tears alone. The next day, as I went about my business, I was really excited to play some more of the game. I did, and it just left me wanting more each day. Honestly, I just wanted to get the game over with because it was all I could think about. I couldn't enjoy doing much else these days because I was incredibly invested in the narrative. People tell me this seems like confessions of an addict or something but it's the truth. I don't replay these games anymore unless I have a few days completely free because I know this would happen again. Anyway, after finishing the game, my thoughts didn't clear very much. The ending completely haunted me. I kept rewatching it and trying to figure out what it meant and how I felt about it. I couldn't come up with a concrete answer, and I still can't. It is an incredibly complex finale. After this, I added the game to my Top 5 list and went on my way. A while after this, I went into self-isolation for a month or so as many people did. I joked that if I ever got a sickness, replaying the game would be my last act. At this point, I had already deliberated that this was my new favorite game. Naturally, I decided to replay it anyway. I had a ton of free time, so I decided to take it slower this replay. Though it was sort of an accidental rule, I would play up until a cutscene made me cry and I would end up turning the television off. After a week or so, I finished the game. Keep in mind, I am not the type of person to cry over a film or show. I do sometimes now, but up until this point I never really had. This game has changed me in more important ways than this, though. I just can't really get into that in a GG App review. When June came around, I got the second game and took a few days to play it. Though I don't want to get into that in this review, I can assure you that that game tore me apart a ton more than this one. I know really only replay these games back to back now. I am not sure which one I like more, since both mean so much to me. I do not think I ever will be able to decide. Anyway, this is a great game. I would recommend it to anyone but be prepared it might accidentally change your life.