A suspended moment in the apocalypse, two teenagers, an abandoned shopping mall, and a rare tenderness.

First thing, the gut pick places it in the lower middle, ahead of a bit more than four games out of ten. No sharp verdict, we're in the middle. But the detail reveals its real heart. Attachment explodes, ahead of nearly nine games out of ten, and both soundtrack and art direction climb high, above three quarters. Where it sags is the controller, gameplay comes out in the lower end, on few votes so take it as early. That's the tension, it's a fragment of pure emotion that hits hard, but not one you keep for its play sensations.

In the genre, it's a short narrative chapter, a companion to the larger The Last of Us, betting everything on bond and atmosphere rather than action.

So who's it for? You, if you love a game that tightens your chest through its characters, its images and its music. Much less if you want controller challenge or a long adventure.