I am a hardcore gamer with a pretty massive library who has pretty much given up on gaming. I have a backlog of about 20 games. That being said, I have put in about 8 hours into the Last of Us the last 2 days and I am about 50 percent done.
The Graphics are top notch for a console. Naughty Dog hits it out of the park again. The characters look as real ass possible, a ton of attention to detail for the buildings, backdrops, skyline. The only minor cons is that enemies do not get that much attention for graphics, character movement is a little slugish and the sky itself is stale. That is more for system limitations of the PS3 more than anything.
The story for them being together is pretty well put. The character interaction, lines is some of the better voice acting for any game. There are some pretty decent twist and turns and the epilogue to the game really pulls in you in.
Gameplay for an action adventure game may turn off some. The game has a ton of stealth to it and it's not going to be all guns Max Payne 3 blazing. Gameplay in some areas seems to be a little broken when all you have to do is get the enemies together and throw a bomb or molotov cocktail at them. Perfect for Clickers.