The Last of Us Part 1 on PC has broken records... for being Naughty Dog's worst launch ever. That's at least going by the game's critical reception, as the port currently has the worst Metacritic score of any Naughty Dog game.

This comes after numerous players report unavoidable, immersion-breaking bugs, as the game seems to fall apart on most setups. The most common issue, or at least the most eye-catching, is a bug that destroys everyone's hair models, making it look like they either have the bushiest eyebrows known to man, or a plate of spaghetti on their head. That, as well as countless other visual bugs, seems to be the driving force behind the game's poor reviews.

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Currently sitting at a 56 on Metacritic, this is low enough to give The Last of Us Part 1 on PC the "honour" of being the worst-reviewed Naughty Dog game of the bunch. It's also the only one to fall low enough to fall into the "mixed or average" reviews category, with the rest getting "generally favourable" scores.

Unsurprisingly, it also has the lowest user score by an even wider margin. Right now, it sits at 1.9/10, below Uncharted's PC port at 4.7/10.

Joel in The Last of Us Part 1 looking at Tess who is T-posing inside a mailbox

Given that the critic's reviews are already out, this score is unlikely to pick up, leaving a stain on Naughty Dog's otherwise perfect Metacritic streak. The user score could improve, however, especially as the devs are now aware of the issues and are sending out hotfixes to address the bugs.

We still have no idea how or why Naughty Dog shipped a game that has so many obvious issues. It's possible that the devs wanted more time, but were pressured to get it out to better capitalise on renewed interest in the games thanks to the HBO series. Originally, it was actually meant to launch while the show was still airing, so it's possible the release date was stretched as far as the publisher was willing to go.

In the meantime, Naughty Dog has apologised for the game not reaching the "quality [fans] expected." The statement continues: "Our team is working hard to resolve issues currently preventing some of you from experiencing the game to ensure it reaches the quality level you expect and deserve."

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