8 mentions of Last of Us shows how influential some of the mechanics in that game were for future games - this is obviously especially the case for Naughty Dog themselves, but there were so many innovative takes on that genre in Last of Us that I'm sure many other dev studios have been impacted by the ideas and near flawless execution.
Haven't played Uncharted 4, but Last of Us is a masterpiece.
Haven't played Uncharted 4, but Last of Us is a masterpiece.