What impact did TLOU have in the fictional genre of zombies?

Keep those justifications coming.  Whatever you need to feel good about your choices.  If you need to put down what others like just so you can be secure in what you like, that's your little red wagon.  Maybe one day you can get over that, who knows.

As far as that "mature" excuse, that's pretty fun, too.  Doesn't it embarrass you a little, though, that you have to manufacture these fake reasons?  "Oh, no, they'd totally think MY favorite games are better but they only like MATURE stuff, even though they give Nintendo games high scores!  Otherwise everyone's opinions would line up with my own because I'm always right!"  So on and so forth.

It's tiresome, man.  It's a petty and childish mentality.  Stop making up excuses about why other people like the games they like.

Oh, and what is this game that I like that I'm insecure about?  Please, tell me more about that.

So you basically did the following:

- Called people in this thread butthurt

- Called people insecure for having an opinion about a game that's different than the mainstream one.

- We're talking about GOTY selections, not review scores.

- I'm not talking about Nintendo specifically, they're not the only company that makes games for all ages you know.

- You try to attack the person instead of the arguments.

So you're denying that the list of GOTY picks in the OP are all serious edgy mature games? Because the list shows a very obvious bias that I fail to see how anyone can argue against. Not once did a child friendly game win in that list (except Star Wars in 2003). Keep living in denial I suppose.

The game industry is heading into an awful direction if it only follows the direction of a single group. Can you imagine the likes of Disney and Studio Ghibli not getting any praise in the movie industry? Why are (some) gamers so ashamed of anything that isn't edgy?

Like i said, it's your opinion, and it's perfectly fine. But when you downgrading and hating on the game just becuz you personally disliked or the studios behind it is "extremely overrated". That's not cool.

As for your question, you don't have to look at anywhere other than the reviews. From Critics, to Gamers to even YouTubers. The vast-majority of them immersively enjoyed and they will tell ya why it's one of the best game they've ever played. But of course, as someone like you, would say their reviews don't mean jackshit to you becuz it's just their opinions. But remember, if you can't take them seriously, why should they and we take you seriously ?

You have to give respects in order to get respects. If not, you will always end up in endless debates and fights with abosolutely no resolve or what so ever... I'm sure you can tell.

In short, chill out bro.

Am I the only one that finds it ironic that people try to tell me I'm wrong when I say a certain game is overrated by pointing me towards the great reviews it got?

I'm beginning to think you guys don't know what the word overrated means. I'll give you a hint: it's not a synonym for bad game.

o_O ?

You were wondering what is so great or impact about TLOU right ? I just trying to give you the answers here, bud.

"Called people insecure for having an opinion about a game that's different than the mainstream one."  I've done another of the sort.  

"You try to attack the person instead of the arguments."  Your "arguments" are nothing but excuses.  Games you don't like are "overrated", while games you do like are treated unfairly if they don't win the most GOTY awards.  This phantom bias you preach about is nothing more than you trying to address your own insecurity because your favorites didn't win as many awards.  

Do you know why those games didn't win?  Because the people voting liked other games more.  Just. Deal. With. It.  Unstrap your ego from from video-games and realize how amazingly silly you look.

But, no, you're not going to do that, are you?  You're just going to keep babbling about, "oh, Skyrim is edgy and mature, THAT'S why they voted for it, not because they liked it!"  Goddamn.  Read over what you're saying.  No one cares about your inferiority complex.  Everyone else is out there playing the games they want to play.  

As far as the Ghibli/Disney thing goes, you aren't even making sense anymore.  When is the last time they won an Academy Award for Best Picture?  And yet, no one pitches a fit and whines about how that means "omg bias".  If someone does pout about it, they aren't taken seriously, because those works get plenty of respect, just as with well-made "kid friendly" games.  Your persecution complex is meaningless.

My favorite games rarely win the most GOTY awards and I'm completely fine with that.  

And I'm asking what impact it had? What did it do new? What did other games copy from TLOU? SMG is a great game, but it barely had an impact on its genre as no one tried to emulate it (except Lost World).

Are you serious?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Animated_Feature

Yes, when a list over a period of more than 12 years includes only mature games than we can speak of selection bias. You're not even making any sense as I love games with a dark and mature setting. That doesn't mean that I think only those games should be eligable for GOTY nominations. Zelda and Metroid are by far my two favorite Nintendo franchises. Twilight Princess and Majora's Mask, the "dark" Zelda games, are my two favorite ones in the franchise. I love the sight of a falling civilisation and dead rotting bodies on planet Aether in Metroid Prime 2. My favorite Wii game is Xenoblade Chronicles, a game that is too complex for children to get into. Stop trying to pretend to even remotely know what goes on in my head or what games I like.

Tell me how a game with as many bugs, glitches and performance issues as Skyrim won even one GOTY award? Please do tell me. When's the last time you played a platformer with a framerate that dipped to zero and still won GOTY awards?

You still didnt get it do ya ?

I can't answer that question, ya know why ? Becuz how can i convince someone that's clearly doesnt give a shit about what i say ? You're so stubborn about what you think that you would always come up with another excuses or something to disprove my points, and we will always end up debating with each other and even hating each other for a fuckin video game...

And i don't want that. That's why i suggested you to listening to the people that you want to hear or someone you hold in high regard, instead of someone you don't.