So. Few quick notes.
Gameplay-wise, it's Naughty Dog's best title in their history. They took the "heavy" and often slow, one dimensional combat of the original and let it flourish. The flow of combat, the options available to the player in different situations and the accessibility options are all sublime. They improved literally everything. Graphically, it's unmatched by anything else I've ever played. Santaolalla's soundtrack is incredible and he deserves all the awards in the world for his work on this game.
I'll not comment on specifics, but I'd like to highlight how well they showed Ellie's survivors guilt and PTSD throughout the game and in the flashbacks. Really strong and impressive storytelling and the performance from Ashley Johnson deserves all of the applause.
It's not as good as the original. Certain narrative decisions bring it down and I feel like it's a few hours longer than it needs to be, but I'm more than happy with it as an overall package.
I'm incredibly excited for whatever comes next.
