sara-ragnarsdottir t1_jcxl9nq wrote on March 20, 2023 at 10:12 AM

Reply to comment by jteg9 in Something about The Last of Us hits different than other popular zombie shows like The Walking Dead by sankalp89

This is simply the plot, the relationship between Ellie and Joel is the focus. But fans downplay the zombies part a lot. The gameplay is all about shooting the infected (and sometimes human) or trying to escape from them. They are a big part of TLOU and survival is not a minor issue in the game.

jteg9 t1_jcxoglf wrote on March 20, 2023 at 10:54 AM

Its really frustrating how the show and its fans try to distance themselves from the zombie aspect almost like they are embarrassed of it. This isnt some literary masterpiece it is a video game adaption about the zombie apocalypse just fucking own it

sara-ragnarsdottir t1_jcxq3ys wrote on March 20, 2023 at 11:14 AM

It's a ridiculous attitude and it comes from the (unfortunately) evergreen idea that genre fiction is just cheap entertainment and can't have anything, even remotely, interesting to say about the world etc.

The Last thing of Us IS an action/adventure game in third person where you have to hide from enemies or face them using firearms, and most of these enemies are zombies/infected. This is not an opinion, it's literally a fact. It's also the story of Ellie and Joel traveling together, through a world that is actively trying to kill them, and becoming each other's family. People who are saying otherwise need to get off their pedestal and admit that GASP they've been loving an action videogame where zombies play a pivotal part

jteg9 t1_jcxsdgm wrote on March 20, 2023 at 11:40 AM

100% agreed mate

onex7805 t1_jd6lf7b wrote on March 22, 2023 at 5:10 AM

They did not capture the horror thriller or apocalyptic elements of the story that made their journey feel so dangerous. In the game they are pushed to the limits and that experience makes their bond so much stronger.

The danger, outside of the first clicker and the one swarm with the bloater, comes almost entirely from the other very few humans in the show. That is not in balance with the game. As a result Joel saving Ellie at the hospital didn’t have the same emotional effect the game had.