The Last of Us has sold over 17 million copies as of April 2018

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Acevil said:

quickrick said:
so i'm playing Last of us after 100% GOW, and i think it was mistake, it's my third play through, and just doesn't feel as great after experiencing a game like GOW. keep in my that the last of us was my GOTG last gen.

I think it is perception of playing a game the first time versus replaying it years later. A lot of the wow moments are lost 2nd or 3rd time. Namely when the game play was not the strongest subset criteria of Last of Us, it was the amazing narrative that blows you away. 

I imagine some people will have the same experiences with other strong titles this generation. 

After falling through the elevator i'm in love the game again, gameplay is fun as well. Although the sequel will blow this away easily.