Like 4.7 million other people , I tuned in to watch HBO’s broadcast of The Last of Us , the television adaption of Naughty Dog’s hit post-apocalyptic zombie game. Lots of people have written of the similarities and differences between the game and the show, and there’s really nothing more to be said about them; instead, I want to talk about how a show so rooted in the fandom of its source mater...
The above image is pulled from one of Ellie’s flashbacks, her birthday. Ominous and haunting, foreshadowing the heartbreaking truth she will inevitably have to learn, this bloody painting of a betrayed Firefly punctuates the happy adventure Joel had just taken her on. “Liar.” A word which repeats itself throughout the entirety of The Last of Us Part II . A concept which, I believe, is the pures...
In case you came for Journey, this blog is not about that game, sorry. The original Xbox, on Christmas day, is where my story starts. More seasoned individuals might have a different beginning -- the NES or SNES, one of Sega’s numerous consoles, or even as old as the Atari and Magnavox Odyssey -- but while my tale doesn’t start with a console quite as legendary, it’s the same as any other. I wa...