I've played The Last of Us a few times through, and as my "distraction" weapon I've always preferred bricks over bottles. I think that's mostly because in my first playthrough I saw Joel smash someone's skull in with one, but that's neither here nor there.
Is there any actual advantage to either one? Are there any differences at all? Or am I just deluded by the amazing cinematics/graphics into thinking my brick is superior?
Best Answer
Bricks are more effective as a melee weapon because they don't break on first hit. You can hit an enemy twice which will bring them to a vulnerable state so you can:
There's speculation that the bottle has a larger distract range than the brick. But I haven't been able to prove this conclusively.