10/10

The best game ever created. The last three years have only cemented the fact.

In short no.

The long answer, nooooooooooooooooope!

But in seriousness the game uses the story as a crutch throughout much of the game and if you don't see the story you'll miss out on the experience. And as you don't want the story evidently the experience isn't for you which is fine.

It would seem to me you dislike stories in games because they're not always good. The TLoU story is very good, Naughty Dog is very good at character animations and dialogue, and the opening sequence is amazing but the story is also predictable and derivative and for me, a plothole in the middle took me out when I played it years ago.

TLoU is nothing like any of those games listed so it might not be. Still, give the game a shot. Wouldn't hurt.

I am a little worried about this "the game uses the story as a crutch". That is what I see from video clips: cutscene - short action sequence - next cutscene!

I have probably seen most plot twists and story spoilers: would the story be good even if you "know" what will happen in the end (I want to cry in the end - I heard everyone does! - I am quite easy affected by sentimental movies)

I really was hoping my son would buy the game as it is the only game he asked about since I bought the PS4. Then I could watch when he plays it (I like to watch others play games that I do not enjoy myself)! I may have to convince him to buy it!

EDIT: 400 SEK (~$40) digital (I prefer digital) and  ~300 SEK (~$30) retail. I will make him pay - and play!

It's the Last game I played from beginning to end, so still a 9/10. I would love to rate it lower because of its flaws, but it still captivated me like nothing else. A shame the industry has stalled, hopefully by the end of the decade I can look back and give it 8/10 because the industry has evolved where single player games are concerned.

I think it's acclaimed enough for you to not worry about that and just give it a go ;)

Find it cheap somewhere

The game was hastely put together. The chapter with the black brothers was complete filler, there was no final boss. It seems hastely put together without much of a logical flow to it. Like it was too obvious that different modules were worked on without much interation between them then just put together without much thought.

Anyways i don't like adressing this cause fans love to jump me for having a different opinion.

Well, I just find it rather unbelievable how one man eventually managed to sneak and kill big groups of people and get of it mostly okay. Starts to feel like a super hero in a comic or something, and that's when it started to leave the realm of being... well, believeable. I remmeber that part where they were trying to ride through a street on a horse in the middle of fire and somehow managed to be just fine. And with the end and all the effort it took to get there, it just left a bad taste in my mouth. Made the journey feel kind of pointless. And with how I know how it ends, I can't bring myself to do the journey again.

I had more issues than just that, haha...

The game has actually grown on me over time. In 2013, I actually picked GTA V as the better game, but in the three years since, The Last of Us still sticks with me in ways other games around that time do not. Something about Joel and Ellie's relationship and the tense atmosphere the game creates are just impossible (for me) to forget. The combat, as well, remains some of the most satisfying I've ever played, as every battle felt extremely "weighty" (not a real word, I know, but the combat had a more natural, realistic flow to it that I loved. Joel wasn't a martial artist, he was just a dude clubbing other guys in the face :) ). All in all, definitely one of my favorite games, and probably my favorite PS3 game (though Uncharted 2 is neck and neck). 

To be fair, I'm also a massive horror fan and enjoyed Cormac McCarthy's The Road a great deal, so the game's themes hold a special appeal to me. 

In 2013 was my favorite game of all time,3 years later and still my favorite.