The Last of Us: Remastered - gaming review

The Last of Us is without doubt one of the greater gaming achievements of our generation, surpassing design, storytelling, emotive and playability expectations that most other triple A titles can only hope to achieve. Initially released in 2013 exclusively to the PlayStation 3, the advent of the increased processing power and graphical loveliness brought by the release of the PlayStation 4 provided an opportunity to make something great even better, and Naughty Dog has capitalised on this brilliantly.

Bringing greater graphical fidelity in the form of higher resolutions and a higher framerate, 720p resolution and 30 frames per second on the PS3 original version, to 1080p resolution and 60 frames per second on the PS4’s Remastered version. This is a different experience from the original version, so much so that the option to limit the game to 30fps has been included by Naughty Dog. It’s not just the detail that is clear to see, animations are smoother too, and all of it combined adds to the sense of immersion.

Photo mode brings options for greater social interaction, you can pause and take shots from any angle adding the ability to catalogue your personal journey through the game, and multiplayer continues to be a great addition (and a treat) to what is an already very strong game.

To round out the Remastered release, the Left Behind DLC has been bundled, making this an even more attractive purchase. This is most definitely not a game to miss, and if you haven't yet experienced the emotion that this game can invoke now is your chance.