Skyrim is overrated as well. The dragon battles were a complete disappointment, they were so hyped up, but they were turned into a generic boss monster. The whole game was made into a casual version of what the Elder Scrolls used to be. I'm an old school Morrowind fan, it may have been difficult and finicky as hell, but there was a sense of adventure that just isn't present in it's sequels anymore.

I used to scour the giant map that came with the game trying to find caves and dungeons, now I have a radar that points me to them.... I used to rely on vague clues like "follow the path until you hit an old tree then head east." now I have an arrow pointing towards the destination...

I used to have dungeons and areas of the map which I considered too high level for me, now I have a game that levels the monsters with me...

*I'm playing devil's advocate so don't hate me*

The human race that had proven itself to be a shitshow of hunters and fireflies was worth saving over Ellie? Ellie being the girl that you had (hopefully) connected so much with from your time spent as Joel? I saw myself as Joel and I chose Ellie over the humans. I saw that there was a chance for the human race by the Dam; and outside the Dam all I saw were monsters. That was the power of TLOU: It connected you to the characters so much that their immoral choices were justified. It never was about player choice; you were meant to experience Ellie and Joel's journey; and not just watch it either. Just look at the design choices: they could have had a cutscene for Joel carrying Ellie in the hospital but they chose player agency.

Excatly Its a great game, and my experience with the game doesnt change that.

There's a lot of questions that I think should go on in your mind at those kind of moments. It's a little fascinating to me that certain people just don't get those moments or can't see them on a gray scale rather than black and white. 

I didn't say I expected to given the choice, but I would've had a higher opinion of the game if it hadn't funnelled me down a path I didn't want to take in the final act. Much like I didn't expect Mario 3D World to have more open stages, but I would've had a higher opinion of it than I did.

And for the record, I still rank TLOU as my #3 game of 2013, so it's not like I hate it.

That's the thing though, it didn't for me. Not enough to get me on board with screwing over the rest of my species.

Well the game is about Joel and Ellie. Joel would have shot the doctors to save Ellie. So thats what happens. Put yourself in Joels shoes.

I didn't like being in Joel's shoes.

That's a shame, really. You missed out on a lot.

Ellie was humanity. There was a species of safe and sound humans inside the dam. All the humans living across the USA were brutal survivors that I did not consider worth saving; even if I had a choice. Cannibals, rapists, hunters etc. Sam and Henry were the only ones worth saving; and their kind was rapidly fading.

The Last of Us will remain one of the games which impacted me the most for a number of reasons; some not actually relating to the game itself which at least one person here knows. And it's a game which I enjoyed immensely (and might indeed start playing again now thanks to this thread).

Does it mean it was the best thing ever made? No; and perhaps it is slightly overrated. That doesn't take away from how great the game is and such expectations shouldn't be held against it either. If you are looking for a great, thougtful game then you can't go too far wrong with TLoU, but it isn't perfect.