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I've Never Played ‘The Last of Us’ Video Game, but These 8 Things From the TV Show Make Me Want To Play
The HBO adaptation of The Last of Us is so well done that it makes non-gamers interested in trying out the video game that started it all.
I used to play video games as a kid. Not so much now, and that's probably not going to change as I get older, but being a fan of The Last of Us on Max makes me think there are two games I'd still be willing to try out: The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II. The post-apocalypse and zombie genres have been so popular in the past two decades that it's hard to feel like many of them stand out from the crowd, but this series qualifies as one of the best in the business. At least the television business, as that's the only experience that I've had with this franchise. The games came first, and it took about a decade for HBO to present its adaptation on the big screen.
