The Last of Us and Yakuza fans wage war over the "most technically impressive thing" ever seen in a game using the most mundane objects you can think of

The Last of Us Part 2 Abby and Yara talking in the aquarium
(Image credit: Naughty Dog)

The Last of Us and Yakuza fans are waging war over what is the "most technically impressive thing" ever seen in a game using the most mundane objects you could possibly imagine.

Twitter user Dan Hindes sparked the debate when he wrote, "There's a scene in The Last of Us 2 where a character just...takes a shirt off, over their head, without any clipping, and it's probably the most technically impressive thing I've ever seen in a game?? Like, have you ever seen a character do this in a game before?"

Although it doesn't necessarily add anything to the game, how realistic it looks is nothing short of incredible. Still, players would argue that it is, in fact, Yakuza: Like a Dragon that has achieved the most technically remarkable feat we've witnessed in a game thus far. "Have you seen that Yakuza bread," replies Twitter user Cryptic with a clip of Like a Dragon's protagonist Ichiban Kasuga eating some bread while in prison. The scene itself is pretty heavy, but it's easy to get distracted from the character's current dilemma with the incredible level of detail on display when he takes a bite.

And Cryptic's not alone, as plenty of others were keen to share their appreciation for the super realistic-looking bread from the 2020 game. One player comments, "Yakuza 7 Like a Dragon had some crazy bread tech that's way cooler than removing a shirt." Another writes, "Ok, sure. But counterpoint. Yakuza bread".

If you are in the market for impressive foodstuffs, you might want to check out this Skyrim mod, which transforms the game's lacklustre leafy greens into really convincing cabbages.

Keep up to date with the biggest and best games set to launch this year with our guide to new games 2023.

Anne-Marie Ostler
Freelance Writer

Originally from Ireland, I moved to the UK in 2014 to pursue a Games Journalism and PR degree at Staffordshire University. Following that, I've freelanced for GamesMaster, Games TM, Official PlayStation Magazine and, more recently, Play and GamesRadar+. My love of gaming sprang from successfully defeating that first Goomba in Super Mario Bros on the NES. These days, PlayStation is my jam. When not gaming or writing, I can usually be found scouring the internet for anything Tomb Raider related to add to my out of control memorabilia collection.

Read more
The countryside with churches and small houses in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 isn’t historically accurate – it’s something better
First-person combat with a masked fighter in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 showing a visceral sword parry
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 just got even better to me after watching this video showing NPCs scavenging and a dev explaining "nobles might ignore cheap items, but beggars will pick them up"
Assassin's Creed Shadows cinematic screenshot
Assassin's Creed Shadows' open world rivals Red Dead Redemption 2's attention to detail thanks to snow that melts in real time in sunny weather
Arknights: Endfield
Following Black Myth: Wukong's success and hype for games like Phantom Blade, Japanese devs say Chinese games are winning thanks to "crazy" ideas that "would never get approved in Japan"
Assassin's Creed Shadows protagonist Yasuke
Assassin's Creed Shadows is great, but I need feudal Japanese stories to stop cribbing from Kurosawa quite so hard
a person with a pistol is possesed by a sword-weilding samurai
This PS1-style action horror game went straight on my Steam wishlist when I saw a ghostly samurai come out to parry the boss instead of just a dodge roll
Latest in Action
God of War
20 years later, God of War's original monster art has been revealed: behold this army of stick figures slapped on a whiteboard, no clue Kratos is coming for them
Assassin's Creed Shadows Naoe facing off against samurai warrior on red bridge
An Assassin's Creed Shadows fan is showing off some of the RPG's most impressive little details, and it's done more to get me interested than Ubisoft ever did
Assassin's Creed Shadows Yaya shouting at Tetsuo
How to recruit Yaya in Assassin's Creed Shadows
Assassin's Creed Shadows screenshot showing Yasuke kneeling and praying while wearing a traditional purple robe
Assassin's Creed Shadows is shown running on a Nintendo 3DS in an impressive bit of fan homebrew
Assassin's Creed Shadows cinematic screenshot
Assassin's Creed Shadows hits out at Elon Musk after he criticized the new RPG: "Is that what the guy playing your Path of Exile 2 account told you?"
Yasuke and Naoe ready to fight on the Assassin's Creed Shadows On The Radar thumbnail
On The Radar: Assassin's Creed Shadows coverage hub
Latest in News
Ezra Bridger in Ahsoka
A Star Wars actor just quietly confirmed that filming has begun on Ahsoka season 2
Mario
A surprise bonus Nintendo Direct is coming a week early: "There will be no updates about Nintendo Switch 2 during this presentation"
God of War
20 years later, God of War's original monster art has been revealed: behold this army of stick figures slapped on a whiteboard, no clue Kratos is coming for them
Assassin's Creed Shadows Naoe facing off against samurai warrior on red bridge
An Assassin's Creed Shadows fan is showing off some of the RPG's most impressive little details, and it's done more to get me interested than Ubisoft ever did
A woman chasing a shining butterfly with a leaping cat on her shoulder in InZOI
InZoi has a long way to go before it can actually rival The Sims as its director says EA's "spent decades perfecting" the formula
The T6 Power Armor
I'm about to spend over $400 on this iconic T60 Power Armor figurine because "Communism is the very definition of failure"