LOL. Are you me? I got up to level 47 and decided to hell with it, time to finish the story. These damn open world games get me every time... somewhere around 75-85% completion before I throw in the towel and just beat them.
My problem with Last of Us was I felt like the combat ramped up very, very quickly in difficulty before you really knew what you were doing. I got tired of avoiding spoilers, and finally just put it on Easy to get through it. A few hours in, you've mastered the combat and the whole thing gets more cinematic than challenging. You'll blitz through it even on higher difficulties...
Far Cry 5 is probably going to be a Black Friday purchase for me. Need to unwrap a few games in the shoeboxes before I buy more.