the last of us

There are a couple of yearly events that I have started to take seriously.

These events include: christmas, the first real day of summer, the annual gaming conference in malmö and the release of a small group of elite blockbuster games.

This last event has come to pass some time last week, as Naughty dog released their masterpiece “the last of us”.

I don’t use that word (masterpiece) lightly  but after playing through this newest title from this developer I understand why I own a playstation and why I will be purchasing the new one when it comes out.

This game is about as good as gaming gets. the story is engaging and the character performances in this game are so captivating  that the animators, voice actors and mo-cap people should collectively be awarded an Oscar for making some of the most layered characters on screen currently.

at the end of the day, I think that this game has a very real chance of becoming the game of the year, and if it doesn’t walk away with some kind of accolade  I will be sourly disappointed