It goes without saying that the bigger the franchise, the bigger the expectations. And they don’t come any bigger than The Last of Us, a video game that’s widely counted among the greatest of all time. The game was lauded for its compelling take on a then-tired zombie genre, marrying action with a solid, emotionally-driven story.
Arguably, the characters are fleshed out a little better here and they seem grittier than their videogame counterparts. The action is more terrifying than the game could ever dream to be –thanks in part to the excellent camera work–and that opening sequence had no business hitting as hard as it did. It’s the perfect setup for the post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a mutated Cordyceps fungus, which is where The Last of Us takes place.