Naughty Dog might be 'the Uncharted studio', but The Last of Us is a game that marries the same inimitable art style with a completely different gameplay experience.
The world around the protagonist, Joel, and his companions - a former partner named Tess and a 14-year-old girl called Ellie - is grim and lifeless. The player must guide them on a quest for survival, tackling the dark landscape as they go. Devoid of colour. Roads have buckled, segments of cities have sunk into the ground, and the buildings left standing are half-destroyed, masked in overgrown foliage. The landscapes, as depressing as they are, are presented in stunningly gorgeous detail.