![]() ![]() The Windows game also features well-developed supporting characters, ranging from evil villains to struggling survivors. The will and determination of both characters make the gameplay fun and the storyline solid. Throughout the journey, Joel remains the cynical one, while Ellie is optimistic and enthusiastic. They keep traveling from one dangerous location to another in search of safety and solace. What’s the objective?Īs the story proceeds, the relationship between the main characters grows into a mentor-mentee equation. The storyline evolves to bring them together to go on a risky cross-country adventure. Eventually, Joel meets Ellie, a teenage girl heading to the west. ![]() He lives in a military-quarantine facility on the east coast. The former is a middle-aged survivor, who has been battling homicidal monsters affected by a fungal plague. The Last of Us focuses on two main characters, i.e, Joel and Ellie. Sadly, it could not be re-created for the show.A cross-country journey with struggles and horrors This was a lovely, heartwarming sequence that lifted up Ellie’s head space as the center of this universe. The game tries to re-create this experience for the player with button prompts while the camera is zoomed in on Ellie’s face, as she reacts to her electronic dreams. ![]() In the video game, the arcade machines are busted, and instead Riley asks Ellie to imagine the video game in her head. In the show, the machine just works and the two girls actually play the game. The arcade game sequence underscores a huge difference in how effective video game storytelling can be.It’s a style of gameplay sometimes referred to as a “prestige tour,” popularized by developer Naughty Dog in their efforts to tell video game stories beyond violence. This is probably also the episode that most mimics the video game version, as the “Left Behind” gameplay consisted mostly of walking and talking. It’s an important one as it confirms Ellie as gay, and lays out her foundational trauma, much like the show did with the death of Joel’s daughter. This entire episode is a retelling of a chapter that wasn’t in the original release it was released later, as downloadable content. ![]()
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