I know it's old, a GOTY winner and damn near GOTG candidate from last generation, but I only now just decided to cop it from Gamestop and give it go. I held off for so long because I hated Uncharted, thinking TLOU would be a reskinned version set in an apocalyptic setting. I was definitely wrong about that. Eschewing the pulp action of that series, this game is a somber and surprisingly poignant take on the end of the world trope, framing the choices you avail to survive as necessary evils rather than heroism. I just finished the Sam and Henry story.....
I won't lie, I felt that what happened (without spoiling it) was a cheap beat to push the story forward, almost minimizing the emotional impact of what occurred. But, I can't say I wouldn't do the same if that was me, that I would have the emotional wherewithal to absorb the pain and move on. To its credit,
questions like that speak to the game's emotional currency, its ability to provoke thoughts and feelings that linger well after the cutscene.
I'm only 1/3 through the game, but I will say that this is probably one of the best games I've played on the PS4. The other is Prey, another amazing title that anyone who adores emergent gameplay should immediately grab.
Last thoughts...If this EVER happened in real life, I would probably be a hunter. When the world ends, the line that separates morality and evil becomes far blurrier.