Opinions aside, that picture proves Empire website has idiotic know nothing writers.  Not because of my views on The Last of Us, but because Citizen Kane was a movie loved for it's GROUND BREAKING ideas.  As in it did things that had never been done before in a movie. One of the biggest criticisms of the Last of Us is it's lack of innovation, so a comparison to that movie is ridiculous.  It's a game that perfected the wheel rather than inventing the flying car. 

Citizen Kane was loved for it's use of camera angles and other effects.  A very imposing villain would have the camera looking up at him from below making him seem like a terrifying dictator for example. 

I don't buy that there were no decent people left in the whole world. We didn't meet the global population during our journey; Ellie's not the only kid out there, just the only one we're presented with.

I think it'd be fair to ask the people who weren't impressed by the game to share with the rest of us their own suggestions of games that should deserve the amount of praise The Last of Us has received, and explain their choice, or choices, briefly.

Also, if you took longer than 10 seconds to think of a game or if you can't think of one on the spot, then you failed the test.

Personally, I thought it was a fantastic game and deserved all the praise it got. I think most of the people who played the game within a month of the release shared the same mutual feeling, but the people who got to play it after reading all the opinions and praise after the initial hype set their own expectations of the game and limited their own experience by doing so. Sort of like watching a movie that everyone kept talking about. I experienced that phenomenon too, but I do try to keep an open mind when I come across those examples.

...Or perhaps the game isn't just your cup of tea, which is entirely fine as well.

Also, I cannot remember who mentioned it but there was someone who said that the soundtrack wasn't good or something along those lines? Could you share an example of an OST that you yourself resonated with? Because I haven't heard something so beautiful from a video game in a while such as this :

In a nutshell, Citizen Kane perfected cinema of its time. 

This game is so influential, still getting popular threads after 2 years out there which can only prove how good it is.

Probably were pockets of worthy survivors; all most likely making themselves scarce. That opens up the whole possibility that getting them a vaccine would be near impossible, but I digress.

It really is a shame that you were unable to connect with the characters very well.  The game revolved around the characters and their journey.

Ellie also wasn't the only person that was immune. The fireflies had 13(?) other people that were immune that resulted in nothing. They can find more people that are immune instead of Ellie to experiment with. It was no guarantee that the operation would result in a cure for humanity. And after everything Joel has been through in his life, he doesn't find it worth it.

Ellie will die from the operation and there is a good chance of getting no cure.

Hey, I still enjoyed the game. :) 

We're getting this thread every couple months aren't we?

It seemed pretty clear that without a cure, humanity was fucked. The needs of the many and all that, no pain no gain.

It was in Joel's character to pick Ellie over the world, of course, but it wasn't in my character.