I didn't think we needed a The Last of Us remake until I saw it in motion – that's what I said about The Last of Us Part 1 when we first learned it was being remade last summer. Less than a decade on from its launch on PS3 in 2013, just the thought of Joel and Ellie's maiden voyage being reworked felt off to me – and while I fully appreciate age can skew the perception of time, I just couldn't get my head around the fact that a game not even 10 years old was being given a visual and technical makeover.
As the headline above attests, though, that was until I saw it first-hand. It is drop dead gorgeous, to the point where I now think the original game looks totally dishevelled in comparison. Suddenly, a remake made perfect sense – a sentiment that's since been underlined by the arrival of the brilliant HBO TV show, as well as Naughty Dog's recent admission that Part 1 was given the go-ahead because the developer wanted it to be visually "contiguous" with Part 2. And it's with that last part in mind that I now think the 2014 forerunner to Sons of the Forest probably needs a modern day recalibration.
