It's no The Last of Us but in terms of video game adaptations it's arguably one of the better ones on the account of it not being completely horrible with the source material.
I agree with all that. I think TLoU being more story driven made for a great adaption. I’m sure there are many factors but videogame movies just seem to be low hanging revenue streams for the industry. It’s easier to make a parkour movie than a menus movie
It was the opposite for me. The first episode was great, 2-3 were fine/good, and then it was just downhill from there. Overall, I didn't like the first season (iirc, my final score for the season was 4/10).
I'd still check out a season 2, but maybe not 3+ unless 2 really improves things.
I can see where the praise comes from though, I'm just adding my opinion as a reminder that it isn't universally praised.