Just got past the E3 demo section on hard. I could replay that level over and over. SO fucking good. I restarted it once and my second play through was completely different. The way the enemies reacted, to the path I took, to the death animations, etc. So dynamic.
This game is unbelievable. The attention to detail is absolutely mind blowing. From graphics, to animations, to actual details. For instance a nice note once crumpled is forever wrinkled in your inventory. Or trash-bags that you can actually see the trash inside because the plastic is stretched too thin. The way you can see the reflection of your flashlight on walls in the water. The way Joel takes cover in the same position as another character. The shear amount and detail of death animations. The nicely done baked cloth physics. The amount of clutter and decay. The way plant life has retaken much of the landscape. Or the way the pooling blood of an enemy reflects light.
The sound design is out of this world. I am playing with my Turtle Beach XP Seven headset, and holy hell. The atmosphere and immersion is absolutely insane. The sound of footsteps on different materials, the drip of water in a bathroom, the creaking of a ruined city, etc. The portion I am on now, near pitch black, and avoiding using my flashlight, guiding myself by mostly sound. Creepy as hell.
Game is everything I wanted and more. Unless something drastically changes for the worst the latter half of the game, this will be my game of the year by far.
Naughty Gods indeed.
