I personally don't like the direction Naughty Dog have taken for the past decade or so because their games have become less "game-y" (for lack of a better term). Yes the shooting/traversal is mechanically competent and the story is well directed, but I think that they are hewing much more closely to a long-form television show format. The fact that Last of Us was able to be adapted into a tv show so seamlessly also suggests this is the case.
The colourful worlds of Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter were Rare-esque and much more to my personal taste. This isn't because they are aimed at younger audiences per se; games can aim at adult demographics without aping another medium. Some personal favourites would be series like Souls, Resident Evil and God of War.
Yeah, but wasn't without drama. Druckmann left a bad taste in a lot of peoples mouthes when Amy Henig got pushed out and tossed out her Uncharted 4 after TLoU success. Hes always given me Jared Leto God vibes ngl
Except Naughty dog when asked specially said they weren't doing to make "childrens" games anymore like it's something beneath them. I quite liked/like those games.