I guess you could say everything in the last of us has been accomplished by hollywood for the last 50 years too. 

Had to think about that one.

Its the fourth of July and I am playing in front of my family. They've never seen this done before in a videogame. Because of me playing this game in front of them a massive gap between gaming and movies has been bridged and they've just witnessed it. They've seen the shooters and the platformers, but never this. 

I didn't really know much about the game before playing it... I wouldn't say blackout, but i tried not to find information out.

If you start to over think while playing a game you might figure something out. I probably would have figured out what was going to happen to his kid, but as i didn't over-think it, it was for me shocking and emotional. I guess it can have more of an effect if you have children also.

Fortunately when i did start to over think it, it generally didn't go as i expected - which is good :)

Later on there are a few more heart wrenching moments, it's just a fantastic game, one of this generation i would say. I know some people may not enjoy it, but I personally think that NDog have done a wonderful job, and it's certainly not a game to be missed if you get the chance.

after wathcing all those trailers and we never saw his daughter I knew she would be killed so no surpsises for me. and yes it is a great opening. 10/10

Yep im with yah, I too cried at the start of the game lol

EDIT: For the record, he didn't censor things. I did when quoting him. Don't read if you haven't played.

WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU IMPLYING?

No, seriously, the thread is a five minutes into spoiler. I don't know the credibility of what you've posted, but you've pretty much ruined it for me.

Kid getting infected during attack and needing to be 'put down' then talk down the suicidal father.
Not a straight copy, little brother, infected during attack, actually turns and attacks, followed by immediate suicide of Henry. Far less emotional then in TWD. I liked the bit where they all started to connect and care for eachother better.

Uhh yeah? The cover shows Joel and Ellie, not Joel and Sarah. Everything I've seen of the game as a drive by watcher who wasn't really interested in the game showed Ellie, not Sarah. Game starts with Sarah, not Ellie. What am I supposed to think? That Sarah wanders off to live happily ever after in this fungal induced zombie apocalypse by herself? When it's really obvious that the developers want to pitch some kind of emotional burden that just fits like a glove for future interactions between Joel and Ellie?

You act as if the Walking Dead was the first to do something like that...