HBO's The Last Of Us Is The Only Way I Will Ever Be Able To Relive My Favourite Game
In case you didn't get the memo, video games have been turned into movies and TV shows that are good now. I'm not sure exactly when it happened. Probably at some point between Ryan Reynolds turning into Pikachu and OG movie Sonic having a redesign didn't give us nightmares. Since then various studios have announced adaptations of Mass Effect, God Of War, BioShock, and for some reason It Takes Two. The only part about that game not worth exploring more was the story, so good luck to whoever takes that one on.
I'm excited for pretty much all of the above. Yes, even It Takes Two despite my snide remark. However, none of them come close to how much I'm looking forward to seeing what HBO does with The Last Of Us. Production has been underway for a while, and everything I've seen so far, whether it be a leaked photo or official news, has me feeling incredibly confident the big-budget show will do the games justice. The casting has been spot on, the sets are so detailed you can instantly pick out where exactly in the games they've been lifted from, and even the cordyceps infection you can see crawling up the walls has been intricately replicated. Everything has been so well done that I can't decide if I'm excited or terrified to experience a live-action Clicker for the first time.
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Odds are most of you who played The Last Of Us are as excited about the HBO adaptation as I am. Seeing characters you love come to life, whether it be from a game, a book, a comic, or otherwise, is always exciting. You just have to hope those in charge of retelling their stories via an entirely new medium do them justice. I'd hazard to guess I might actually be
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