Narwhal (narwhal)'s status on Friday, 05-Jun-15 02:08:41 UTC
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@mrmattimation I mean, it's not really a bad game by my metrics, just a poorly constructed one. All the individual components are well grounded, just that they were incredibly messily put together. To analogize, it's as though you have a band and each member is playing different parts from different songs all in different keys and tempos. Individually the playing of any given member would be considered well done, but collectively the group lacks any sense of cohesion and balance. But yeah, if you're not immediately interested in it I wouldn't recommend playing The Last of Us. As for a film recommendation that articulates similar themes and employs a similar narrative structure, check out the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road (also the book in which it's based on is a fantastically punishing read, definitely worth checking out).
