One thing that I wish I had known about during my first playthrough was the option to turn off listen mode. After playing the game on survivor, I feel like listen mode takes away some of the potential tension from the gameplay, and I would advise anyone planning to play The Last of Us for the first time to toggle it off. I imagine playing through the game the first time on the hard setting without listen mode on would be a fairly challenging experience for the average gamer.
While I enjoyed the Uncharted series, I personally wasn't a huge fan of the gameplay in it, which is why I was surprised at how well the gameplay was in The Last of Us. While it doesn't really tread new ground, it puts together a solid combination of gunplay, stealth, and survival elements that excels in some regard, when compared to other TPS, stealth-, or survival-based games. If you're worried about it being similar to the Uncharted series, then you really shouldn't, because it really offers a different gameplay experience.







