I feel like this is the thing I agree most with in this thread. I extremely enjoyed TLOU my first go round. I loved the story and, to an extent, the gameplay. But when I went back for a second helping, I quickly realized that the story was my main motivator for enjoying the gameplay as much as I did, and because I knew what was going to happen, it wasn't nearly as enjoyable. 

I still love the game, but it's not something I can play again and again, really.

I thought it was a good game. It's hard to push it to that next level, because I found the AI hilariously bad at times... It completely broke the immersion of the game, which is unfortunate to say the least.

I agree, that's why I'm surprised so many people love this game as much as they do. Haven't played the MP though.

It's a solid game, but I was very underwhelmed when I finished it, because of people saying it was one of the best games ever made. In my opinion, it's not even close, so, you can understand my frustration when I finished the game. It has a good plot, the gameplay is solid (but generic) and the setting is amazing (the standout of the game in my opinion) but it's... nothing special. It'd be a 8,5/10 in my opinion, I enjoyed it a lot, but I wouldn't say it's a masterpiece.

This could be... controversial, but, well, Naughty Dog has been doing TPS since... almost 10 years? I think it's time they try something new. Sure, a TPS mature-themed game is appealing to the mass market (they've proved this with Uncharted and TLOU), but, they have talent, so I'd like to see how they manage to do with another genre. And I wouldn't like to see them stagnant in the same genre.

With you being of similar age to me, can you honestly say that the Last of Us (or almost any game in the past decade) gave you the same sense of awe as when you popped Super Mario Bros. 3 into your NES when it was released. How about the playing through MGS or FFVII on the Playstation back in the 90's? Hell, how about running around Liberty City for the first time in GTA 3 for the PS2? 

Last generation there really are only few games that I felt were truly something special when they released. CoD 4 Modern Warfare, Mass Effect 2, BioShock, and Gears of War. They may all have flaws and the innovations they brought to table may not seem so significant now, but each game altered the gaming landscape in their own way. They were also a ton of fun to play.

Maybe because I am older now it is taking more to impress me or maybe when I was younger and had to work my ass off to save money to buy a game I appreciated them more...I honestly don't know. I just know that when I saw Midgar for the first time in FFVII my jaw dropped. When I had to plug my controller into the second port of the PS1 to confuse Psycho Mantis I was amazed, and the first time I took off into the sky as Racoon Mario I smiled ear to ear. I haven't had that feeling in a long time while playing a game.

And so far, outside of some exclusives on the WiiU, this generation has been a complete disappointment. Bloodborne is honestly the first game that I did not want to put down on any of the three consoles. I haven't played a game that has made me want to throw a controller in frustration all while wanting more in a very long time. There is just something special about it. And for me, that is what The Last of Us is missing. I have bought the game twice now (PS3 & PS4) and I have yet to finish it. It is by no means a bad game, but for me, it just feels a bit to familiar to be a game that wows me. 

And just as a disclaimer, I don't believe a game needs to be absolutely flawless to earn a 10/10 score and everything I wrote is my opinion.

Hitler was never elected: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_presidential_election,_1932  That isn't to say he didn't become POPULAR, of course, but it's more complicated than people simply electing him to office because they thought he was the right man for the job. They never really had a choice in the matter. http://www.historytoday.com/ian-kershaw/hitler-myth

Certainly, the majority can often be wrong, but the issues you are referring to are a lot more complicated than "I think this game is overrated" and are far beyond the scope of the discussion. That's talking about deep seeded beliefs, propaganda, and manipulation of the masses. Not a bunch of consumers and professional critics falling in love with an entertainment product. Generally, when a game is lauded as GOTY, it manages to reach certain baselines in quality when it comes to polish and production values. Not quite the same thing as the majority supporting a man who killed thousands to millions.

I am hardly a Sony fanboy, I've often complained about the PS4's lack of exclusive killer-apps, but I do have to say that The Last of Us was one of the most gripping, polished, beautiful, breathtaking entertainment experiences I've ever taken part in. It was easily in my top ten favorite games of last gen, and there are NOT a lot of PS3 games on that list. Certainly no other Naughty Dog games. Frankly, I felt it was a MASSIVE step up from Uncharted 3, which I found to be fairly disappointing.

What it comes down to is simple taste: no game is every body's cup of tea. And it really is best to just leave it at that rather than talk about how majorities can be right or wrong or how a game being amazing or overrated can be some kind of quantifiable, objective fact (it isn't). I'm not JUST addressing you with this, btw.

I liked the story cause I watched all the cutscenes in YT.

So just like game journalism then. ;)

i agree with this. i think it is a very good game but i felt the a.i was stupid as hell and the ending wasn't as wow worthy as everyone kept telling me...still enjoyed it tho..havent played multiplayer yet currently doing another playthrough also

Your impressions are very much like mine, except i voiced them a few months after the game came out and i got voraciously attacked. But, that doesnt change them in any way.

The last of us is a good game, but the stealth mechanics can be frustrating and the story is disconnected and drags during the second portion where you meet the brothers. Things pick up again after that and go well, but towards the final piece it falls flat again.
Also... no final boss. Don't care what anyone says, a game without a final boss isnt a complete game.