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Contemplating The Ending Of The Last Of Us

GI - "I suspect that Naughty Dog's The Last of Us is going to be many people's game of the year. It's certainly mine. It's an experience that has stayed with me long after I finished it. In the months that have passed since it released, I've continued to think about the game's ambivalent ending and what it means."

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NukaCola3773d ago

This is a game where your opinion of the characters determines whether or not you agree or disagree with the ending. I as a father, can understand the final outcome and personally feel I would of done the same. Be it selfish or whatever. In that scenario, it's too difficult to truly know. TLOU isn't black and white, but a shade of grey that tears at emotional strings, strumming a tune unlike anything else.

Thatguy-3103773d ago (Edited 3773d ago )

Joel is just human. He did what any other human would've done if put in the same situation. At the core humans do things for their advantage no matter how it affects others. I like when he says that you always find something to fight for which in reality is true. ND tackled the story of The Last of Us in a realistic way. That's the reason I love it so much. At the end of the day there isn't any good or evil.

Callediceman3773d ago

i couldnt agree more. Just imagine the sequel

badz1493773d ago

the ending is stuck with me even now too! I still am thinking of what would have been but the odds are against the Fireflies! nobody likes them aside from themselves and even then the members are already at the verge of breaking down and falling apart because they are cornered by the military and there's no visible light at their endless tunnel of unsuccessful rebel.

on the other hand, Ellie is nothing more but a resemblance of his lost child 20 years later but I also think that the Prologue scene is a flashback dream for Joel that act like a sign (something like the sixth sense) that he will meet and get attached to Ellie down the road but it was clear that he still thought of Ellie as his mission up until he met Tommy.

man...I can go all day dissecting the story of TLoU as I love it so much but back to the topic...I understand why he did what he did but I can't help but feeling guilty about it. the effort of the Fireflies is in no way 100% sure to work but the possibility was there as Ellie is a proven immune! the choice is too tough to make - choose the better world if the cure is found but with the death of Ellie or forever living in denial and lies with Ellie when there's no doubt Ellie pretty much knows you're lying!

HammadTheBeast3773d ago (Edited 3773d ago )

How can we regain our humanity if we begin the process with an act that defies its very essence?

-pretty much the ending as I interpreted it.

Edit: If you also look at the last words of the kid who dies (forgot his name) he basically says the people who are infected move on, so there's no need for a cure.

creatchee3773d ago (Edited 3773d ago )

Joel's decision saved humanity. Not so much in a literal sense, but more along the lines of preserving the notion of what humanity is. It's easy to say that the lives of many are worth sacrificing the life of one, but it is our humanity that says that killing a girl for the mere possibility of a cure is not worth what we'd become to allow that to happen.

I mean, look at the world of TLOU. Stealing and murder is commonplace. Concentration camps are de facto refuges. Survival overcame the urge to be human and to make decisions based on the tenets of compassion and love. If Joel allows Ellie to die, even for the supposed greater good, then humanity is lost and we are just a species clinging to life instead of being alive.

MichaelPachter3773d ago

Your analysis beats every analysis I'm getting paid for.

Have a bubble.

ajax173773d ago

I'm not a parent, but I completely agree with the ending.

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objectivePSfan3773d ago

how many endings in video games are analyzed to this extent? Very few, which demonstrates the brilliance with how it ended.

JackVagina3773d ago

spoilers*

The world was already gone to shit anyway, no justice system, full of rapists, murderers and cannibals. There's no going back from that, sacrificing Ellie would have just been a waste.

ginsunuva3773d ago

Don't contemplate it. It'll mess with your head and cause depression.

Conzul3773d ago

Every time I hear a bar of the soundtrack I get shivers of depression......for real.

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The Sounds of the Fireflies ("The Last of Us") concert kicks-off on April 28th, 2024

"The Game Music Foundation are today very proud and pleased to announce an additional concert, circling back to the roots of Game Muisic Festival in Poland. On April 28th, 2024, the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw will once again become a place to celebrate the art of video game music, featuring scores from The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II." - The Game Music Foundation.

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The Last Of Us Series Has Remarkable Potential For Spin-Offs

Najam from eXputer writes "It's time fore a new installment in the series, not another pointless remaster."

anast83d ago

They are working on something new. Not to be rude but it is impossibility stupid to think ND next major announcement is going to be a remaster or their next Last of Us entry is going to be another remaster.

AlterRecs80d ago

I think this is in response to them releasing a remaster for the sequel, a game that didn't need a remaster.

Basically a "why did you put out a remaster no one asked for when you have all there options available"

anast80d ago

They remaster is to put out something quick while they are deving new stuff. I don't get how people can be so static.

AlterRecs79d ago

There's no news about a third game being in production, you're just assuming that they're working on something that they aren't

anast79d ago

When they release the news to start the hype-train, you can give me my props then.

DrDoomer83d ago

I want an alternate timeline spin-off, where part 2 never happened.

CrimsonWing6983d ago

They’ve already done Remasters of 1 and 2… what else is there to Remaster?

AlterRecs80d ago

Considering they remastered the first game twice, who knows lol

CrimsonWing6980d ago

That was a Remake. I guess they could do that to 2, but man…. They should wait a couple generations so it can look like a major upgrade.

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The Last Of Us Online Devs Celebrate Their Experience With The Canceled Game

The team is sad for losing out on such a great project but celebrates its growth because of spending time on it.

Chocoburger128d ago

All they had to do was make a basic online mode like their previous games. Instead they wanted more money and choose to go live service which makes games worse in my opinion.

What a waste of time and money, what a shame.

seanpitt2383d ago

I can't wait for season 2 so they can kill Joel off in the first 2 episodes!! Then it will be just Abby and Ellies revenge plot!

Something is telling me that this won't happen though because it wouldn't make sense, oh wait

Linzoid127d ago

Not sure why they didn’t just make Factions 2. There was no need to make it a live service.

TLoU Factions was a great addition such a shame they couldn’t be bothered to remaster that for PS5 considering the crazy high price tag of the remaster of a remaster…

anast127d ago

This is something to be celebrated. This studio is smart and they get it, even factions 2 wouldn't've have been worth the time. I am surprised they didn't just remaster the first one though, but actually how popular was Factions?