Is The Last of Us Hard? Difficulty Rating 3.7/10

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The Last of Us

Full Release (2013)

DIFFICULTY

3.7/10

Moderately Easy

(3 ratings)

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Difficulty Summary

The Last of Us offers an accessible experience with pockets of challenge that keep things interesting.

Why Players Find It Difficult

Players describe the challenge in this game as coming mainly from a few specific areas:

Punishing enemy and boss encounters that require pattern recognition
High penalty for mistakes, often resetting significant progress
Combat demands precision timing rather than raw stat power
Tight movement and timing requirements throughout

Who Will Find It Difficult

The Last of Us is suitable for a wide range of players. Newcomers may hit a few friction points, but should be able to progress with some persistence. Players who rated games like Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies, Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2, and Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan at a similar challenge level may find The Last of Us broadly comparable in difficulty.

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Based on 3 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 3.7/10. Most players rated this game around 5.

Developer(s)

Naughty Dog

Publisher(s)

Sony Computer Entertainment

Genre(s)

Shooter, Adventure

Platform(s)

PlayStation 3

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About The Last of Us

A third person shooter/stealth/survival hybrid, in which twenty years after the outbreak of a parasitic fungus which takes over the neural functions of humans, Joel, a Texan with a tragic familial past, finds himself responsible with smuggling a fourteen year old girl named Ellie to a militia group called the Fireflies, while avoiding strict and deadly authorities, infected fungal hosts and other violent survivors.

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Players who rated The Last of Us also rated the games shown below, with Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (3.5), Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 (4.0), and Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan (4.0) being most similar in difficulty!