Are the controls meant to be awful in The Last of Us?

[MirenBainesUSMC]

I think the worst level for clickers was that one flooded tunnel close to the end of the game.

Now that part sucked --- sucked worse than the University basement.

I'm not alone! That's the section I mentioned up top, because you're so close and then have to deal with all of that. It's easier if you don't follow your instinct to kill all of them and saved up on arrows, but it's such a long highway. I was so excited to get to the end, but those clickers ruin everything fun. And then Ellie has to taunt you by rubbing up against those clickers like a desperate stripper with no repercussions.
I think the worst level for humans was the Firefly HQ. You have to be far too specific in your movements, and almost everyone has heavy armor and high powered weapons. It didn't help me either that the game forgot to generate some enemies until I was right next to them. Nothing ruins stealth more than a magical teleporting super army.

Indeed my friend. At some point, I did the football rush thing and simply did a mad dash to ending to get out of there ---- this is when Ellies slowness and penchant to linger/get lost got frustrated. Running past clickers and such saying " C'mon Hurry! Get to the Choppah!!"

It was a crude solution but it worked. Same thing with the Firefly hospital. Said screw it and bum rushed.