And no, I do not give games any respect. Games have to earn respect. That is the problem with so many reviewers. They do not look at a game on its merits. There is too much BS and money changing hands for the big review sites to be objective anymore.

The Last of Us did have some glitches, and the AI was lacking in some respects, Sometimes the combat could be frustrating too, the clicker kills you cite are a good example. And Ellie was useless through most of the game. However The story was a cut above other Survival horror games, I can see similarities between Tell Tale’s WD and The last of Us. But you can choose what kind of person you want to be in WD. Not so with The Last of Us. The story was not ground breaking as far as originality, but it was the evolution of the characters that was something special. But with Bio Shock there was nothing gameplay wise I have not seen a dozen times before in any FPS. The tears were not terribly useful, and the sky hooks felt like a cheap gimmick. The story was interesting, but it did not make up for the mediocre gameplay. And with as much hype as there was around Infinite, and the glowing reviews, it was hard not to be let down. After playing through GTA 5 I do wish there was more to the story. It does not feel as complete of a story as say, Red Dead Redemption. GTA always comes down with features that are useless, like the ones you cited though. I wish they could have put as much time into the story as they did on the size of the city. But in the end, its all subjective. And another persons opinion, is just another persons opinion.

You’re not giving bioshock infinite enough respect, great story and great and new gameplay, the last of us was great but had terrible AI, gameplay glitches, the story was kinda generic since it followed what most zombies game do (the walking dead telltale game is a good example of similarities), and some of the gameplay was just dumb like not being able to push a clicker or not being able to kill a clicker that is closer than 10 feet, and the AI teammates (ellie, tess, etc) arent very helpful. And gta 5 is very overrated with generic gameplay, crappy story that made me not stay interested in the game after a day or two, most story missions were terrible, and most features dont really matter like haircuts and clothing, online had issues and still gets old fast

If it were a movie it would be up for best picture. Got a PS3 just for The Last of Us, and it was worth every penny.