We can now relive the story of Joel and Ellie in a zombified post-apocalyptic world with The Last of Us Part 1, another remake of the 2013 masterpiece The Last of Us. Originally released on the PS3, developer Naughty Dog had already released a remake for the game on the PS4 called The Last of Us Remastered. They had somehow released a third remake for the same game with The Last of Us Part 1, and people are a little bit divided about it on social media.
The Last of Us is such a classic that is still remembered and celebrated today, so it makes sense for Naughty Dog to give the game much better visuals with the power of the PS5. Some people on Twitter love it; others kind of hate it, so let’s take a look at what they have to say.
Unsurprisingly, many people on Twitter plainly adore the new visuals of The Last of Us Part 1 and are posting many comparison photos and videos to prove its graphical improvements.
User @MajorDcps shares a comparison photo of Sarah and Joel in the PS4 and PS5 remakes of The Last of Us, which got around 14k likes.
Sarah and Joel – The Last of us (PS4) vs The Last of us part 1 (PS5). pic.twitter.com/VzFgro0wu0
— Julien 🎮 (@MajorDcps) August 26, 2022
User @TheAgentOfDoom calls the remake “impressive.”
The Last of Us: Part 1 is just straight up impressive. Naughty Dog continues to prove they're master of their craft, just absolute technological wizards. #TheLastofUsPartI pic.twitter.com/7GZIccvUY4
— Aaron Jason Espinoza waits for Sonic Frontiers 🦔 (@TheAgentOfDoom) September 1, 2022
Here’s another comparison photo tweeted by @NaughtyNDC.
The Last Of Us Part 1 Comparison!
Bill had a glow up! 🐾 pic.twitter.com/ZdStBGnedb
— Naughty Dog Central (@NaughtyNDC) August 30, 2022
User @andrearene praises the remake saying that it is “the definitive way to play.”
The Last of Us Part 1 is absolutely gorgeous on PS5. Revamped controls, updated HUD, and accessibility options make it the definitive way to play, but if you’ve already experienced it, going back may be emotionally harder than you think. (early copy provided by @PlayStation) pic.twitter.com/noqe8vtOLv
— Andrea Rene (@andrearene) August 31, 2022
While many people are praising the game, others are finding things they don’t like about it.
Unless you’re reimagining a game, changing story events, dialogue, flow of said story, how you progress through it, as well updating potentially dated game design, I don’t think it’s worth it. Graphical and minor Ai updates are cool, as mods. Not overpriced re-releases.
— Suzi Hunter (@TheSphereHunter) August 31, 2022
User @TheSphereHunter finds that the remake was not worth it, since there were only a few changes with a high price tag.
The Last of Us Part 1 is out? Alrighty, anyway pic.twitter.com/danx4CLlGU
— Buns (@SuperButterBuns) August 31, 2022
User @SuperButterBuns just does not care for remakes, which is understandable.
Look, the last of us part 1 is great however it is absolutely not a Remake. A remake is to literally dismantle and completely rebuild from the ground up, this is not what happened with the last of us part 1. RE2 is the perfect example of an Actual remake. pic.twitter.com/m2V3Sdqz1e
— DrowsyKeroX 🏴 (@MrRiceGuy2) September 3, 2022
The Last of Us Part 1 isn’t even a remake apparently, as said by @MrRiceGuy2.
Whether you like the remake or not, The Last of Us Part 1 is here to stay for the PS5. Time will tell if PC users will get to experience it, too!
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