The Last of Us Part I is finally getting to a level that’s actually good, and the latest update is out now including bumping it up to Steam Deck Verified status.
How well does it play on PC now?
I’ve wanted to play it but didn’t bite the bullet because of the shit-show of a release.
Has anybody played it on the Deck? How is it?
Worth playing if we saw the show?
There are a lot of people who enjoyed the game for the storytelling, and it was fine, but it’s also a damn good stealth game.
It’s right in the mix with MGSV and the Sniper Elite games as the best stealth mechanics I’ve personally ever played. Because it’s linear, you get less of the sandboxy stuff you can do in the other two, but you get really carefully crafted encounters that test you hard. The other unique element is that it takes a bit more resource management. Even melee uses consumable weapons, so you really have to pick your spots. (All 3 on harder than default; I can’t speak to out of the box.)
If you don’t enjoy the genre, maybe?
I’ve seen the show about mint or two ago and now I’m playing the game for the first time. You know some major plot points but they don’t play out like in the show. There are some added characters and backstories for characters existing in game(for example the whole bill and frank episode) based on just snippets of lore provided in game.
I would say it’s worth it. But full disclosure, I got the game for free with my GPU
