Is The Last of Us Show Better Than The Game? The Last of Us Season 1 Review 

Maybe a little but the show is still showing the effect of having infected has had on the world and the stpry gas always been more about people's reaction to crisis as opposed to the crisis itself. It would be cool to have more infected but not necessary imo. Maybe 1 more big sequence with them but idk

I don't agree at all. In the show the infected are a much much greater threat because we know that person can't simply rambo through any of them. Joel and Tess nearly die to two clickers, two(And Tess does die due to this). Compare that to Joel alone soloing dozens upon dozens by the end of the story.

Absolutely agree

I didnt like the fact that Ellie clearly doesnt see Joel as a father figure in the show while in the game it was sooo obvious, in the show she sees him more as a friend and her equal while they make it out to be like Joel is just replacing Sarah with Ellie

Agreed, the show is good. It’s a pretty good adaptation, but the game is better

I think this show was complete trash🤷‍♂️

​@raymondsims7042 Thought I was the only one, the show is fucking garbage and I'm tired of seeing people praising it when everything they changed was to its detriment. I don't understand how any fans of the game could call the show "good", they destroyed the story and characters so much I actually hate the show more than I hate the sequel

​@@SpikedTeeth can you please tell me what they changed or what you didn't like? Cause I haven't watched the show yet but I've played the games.

@lorcejay2596 Ellie and Joel feel flat as paper(I'm blaming the directors, Pedro Pascal is a good actor and he could've nailed Joel's personality had they let him), Joel is no longer a stone cold badass but a baby with inconvenient PTSD episodes, Ellies a bit of a psychopath, they took out basically all of the action, the infected are in the show for maybe 30 minutes and have been turned into a hivemind that can burrow through the ground and move like acrobats(also removed the spores so the infected aren't a threat at all really), removed/changed/combined important moments in awful ways(like Ellie shooting the bandit drowning Joel, they combined it with the ambush in Kansas City, but Ellie doesn't kill the bandit and they don't fight about it afterwards), they gave whole episodes to side characters but changed the characters completely(Bill was always gay in the game, but the entire episode might as well have a rainbow painted over it, Bill isn't Bill anymore, he dies and we don't ever get to see his and Ellies interactions or the whole section where they go to the school for the battery, they just get the car and Bill's town is completely secure, they ruined Sam and Henry as well, these episodes break the pacing completely), Maria is basically just Michonne from TWD(not bad, but certainly a ripoff), they decided to add mentions of Ellie getting periods for some reason(Maria literally gives her a period cup), Ellie doesn't run away to the farmhouse after finding out Joel's trying to get Tommy to take her(they fight in her room and it's not emotional at all and then they go to sleep and Joel just decides to take Ellie again himself in the morning for no real reason), David is now a Christian cult leader(not religious myself, but my family is and I'm personally tired of every Christian being portrayed as evil psychopaths, do it to another religion for once or just don't do it) they kept the giraffe scene but CGI'd the crap out of the real giraffe they got making it look terrible, and honestly I could go on, but this is already a long paragraph and I feel this is enough to let you decide whether to try to watch it or not.

Yeah they did such a great job with all the changes to Joel in the show. Much more grounded but still shows that darker side

Yeah Joel and Ellie were well acted and the supporting cast were all great. They did a pretty faithful adaptation but yeah the game has more action. The show is more drama.

Yeah I feel like that is one of the few things that worked better in the show, but overall the game is definitely way better than the show

I actually found game Joel a lot better. He’s a hardened man and doesn’t care for anyone or anything. So when Ellie finally breaks his walls down I found it extremely well written. Where as show Joel doesn’t seem as disconnected

spoiler for tlou2: i think while this makes his final decision in the end of season 1 of the show a lot more intense, I think its going to take away from Joels end in the next season. Unless we get to see a lot more of Joels brutality through flashbacks before his death, it is going to upset audiences even more than the game did, as in the show Joel is a lot less brutal. Either way, if the writers can understand how their changes have adapted the audiences perception, I believe they will do just as good as a job as they did with adapting the first game.

This show had some of the worst pacing I’ve ever seen🤷‍♂️how is this show rushed and slow at the same time?😂😂this show was so so awful!

Yeah 2 LGBTQ full episodes in a 9 episodes show seems a bit much. So yeah pacing is off but it's ok still.

@@jonfreeman9682 two episodes with ROMANCE in them . That’s not the whole point of the story bill and franks story told a beautiful love story of a couple who beat the apocalypse and died on there own terms . Riley and Elleys story gave Ellie important character devolopment. If it was a heterosexual relation ship you would of never brought it up. Your just homophobic.

@@gracecairns9747 the two romance episodes were absolutely pointless, made no difference in the story. the pacing was awful, no action, like literally less than 5 zombie scenes. Ellie was an annoying ass character, the first episodes was amazing and got me hype for this show. it was absolutely atrocious I had to turn it off in the middle of it and I've never done that on a show before

@@kyledeacon5620 but that’s the thing they weren’t meant to add to the story main plot. The main plot is already perfect. Instead of drastically changing the plot from The first game they added new side story’s that only complement the main plot by developing the world and it’s characters. I get when you heard that it was a zombie show you expected action and zombies. But the show can’t just be encounters like the game. It’s meant to be an engaging character drama not an action film. It’s ok for you to not like that type of story but that doesn’t make the show anymore worse.

Big disagree with all that.

Big agree with all that. (except for "The first 2 episodes of the show were amazing." I disliked them the most because Ellie seemed so off)

So, did you play the game? I played it on PS3 when it came out and it blew my mind. I played the remastered version on PS4. I haven't watched the series because of casting / story changes / familiarity. I waited a year after part 2 came out to play it and it also blew my mind, but it was also so mean spirited I refused to watch the show. Neil Druckmann is a sadist, leftist, troll. He intentionally built in a traumatic experience for the player with the second game. While I understand what he chose to do I still felt betrayed. I will play the next game but I will buy it on the secondary market. F you Neil.

absolute brainrot take lol

@@GoddoDoggo It was actually an informed opinion about one of my favorite game series of all time and totally accurate.

Yep. There were significant Times Jumps between several episodes that could/should have been filled in for Show watchers... Largely as a "Show first" watcher (RU-vid eventually suggested a "Left Behind" compilation to me just before the Episode dropped so watched it beforehand then "played" a Movie version of Part 1, in episode segments, to get caught up after each new episode aired) I don't think they offered anything new or skipped anything too drastic in the Timeline (except maybe subbing the Dam and Jackson). Would have been nice to have filled in some of those gaps that neither show or game offered as build up for the characters. Seems more likely they'll have chances to do just that during S2+ (maybe using some of the deleted,blooper,or extended S1 scenes as "filler"? And of course "new" content...).

Agreed

I thought the ending was well done and didn't really need more runtime or episodes. It follows the game and ends just like that.

I hear a lot of complaints like that but honestly I feel like they hit the major plot points and beats with each episode, say their was another couple of episodes what would you do with them?? (Out of general curiosity as I know the game off by heart and don’t know what I would do too add a couple episodes)

Definitely way too rushed

That it? They just can't be compared at all? Ever?

@@Neverdieonce I mean, you can compare certain aspects, but we can never really say which one is better overall because they’re both different. Here’s what I mean by that… The game has the dynamic of gameplay which the TV show doesn’t have. In the game not only are you actually playing with the characters and responsible for them (ultimately growing a stronger bond with the main characters) but you only view the game from the perspective of Joel and Ellie, also Sarah for a tiny bit in the beginning. The show is able to take you away from Joel and Ellie and show you the same world from the perspective of other characters, essentially bringing them to life. This is how we’re able to get better backstories on characters like Henry and Sam that weren’t in the game. We’re able to do things like go to Indonesia in episode 2 and see how their government reacted during the initial outbreak. We got a better look Into fedra QZ’s being overtaken by the oppressed people living there etc The game has game design and graphics that add to how we perceive the game. The show doesn’t. They’re 2 different dimensions of the same world. You can definitely have an opinion on which one you like better and you’ll never be wrong, but it’s almost impossible to say that one is objectively better than the other

@@mystic8580 thats dumb

@@Mr.Witness explain

I don't understand why people even ask which is better

question, did you play the game and then stopped, or watched a playthrough? because watching a playthrough of a game THIS long is basically like being the lead editor for the show and saying you can't get into it because of that - you aren't experiencing it the intended way. that being said, if you played it, then the long gameplay might be exactly what turned you off.

Well it's basically a copy and paste of the game cut scenes. Let's not shower too much praise on it. The game did it first.

But are great in its respective medium but basically game is more action oriented and completing a quest. Show is more drama oriented.

I watched 2 eps before getting a PS5 and starting the game, but I coukd say that knowing what game content was cut once I got there in the show made me just a tiny bit disappointed in what was cut. (like not repetitive gameplay moments, I'm talking story beats and action sequences that were whole cloth removed in adaptation) still loved the show overall though

I've finished playing the game for the first time today after watching the show a few months back. The game is way better. I was personally very underwhelmed by the show even when I had no context of the game. It felt to me like an overrated game which was only acclaimed because how charged of ambiguity is the ending. I found the relationship between Joel and Ellie not believable enough and in general aside from Bill and Franks episode nothing really hit me emotionally. I did think that the whole sequence in the hospital was done very well and I loved the way the shootout was directed and how it emphathized that while Joel is doing this for someone he loves and becajse of his trauma because if what hapoened with Sarah what he's doing is objectively an unforgivable crime. That's pretty much it. Now, the game. Ellie and Joel's relationship is way more organic and Joel's character is handled way better. My problem with Joel in the show is that he's too openly vulnerable and while there is vulnerability in Game Joel is a closed vulnerability. The open vulnerability on itself is fine but I found it odd and inconsistent when put against the parts of the show that are closer to how he is in the game. And with the open vulnerability comes the "It wasn't time that did it" moment which would've been beautiful in the game with the context and buildup of the game but in the show feels unearned, rushed and in terms of script manipulative since they're telling you what they should've shown you and you as a viewer should've taken from watching their journey throught the whole nine episodes. It's a poor manipulative attempt at doing the job the show should've done since it's beggining in just one scene. As for the hospital, I'm torn but I slightly prefer the game too. I think for the TV Show the more outside perspective during that sequence works better because of what I've mentioned. In the game it's more personal not just because you control Joel but tone-wise with the music. Plus you get the audios from Marlene and the part of Joel carrying Ellie throughout the place while the guards follow them and the elevator with Joel saying "Oh God" at the realization of what he's done. Another thing I prefer in the game is David. You can sill predict that the guy is not trustworthy but the game makes you feel like Ellie. You have the same information she has. You spend a good time with him, fighting with him before the reveal and he even helps you and you help him so by the time the reveal comes if you suspected you might have even stopped doing it. The show just shows you from the beggining his cult leader personality and how much of a piece of shit (doesn't she slap a woman in the face if I remeber correctly?) he actually is so by the time Ellie meets him you have more info than she does and while that can be effective in a dramatic irony type of way I think it works better if you are in the same mindset she is in. All in all, If I had to say something is that what the show needed the most is more of the small talk (and not so small) that Ellie and Joel have during the gameplay sections, more of the closeness of Game Joel at first to make the progression more visible and natural and certainly we didn't need so much time spent on Sam and his brother and the woman that was after them before they meet Joel and Ellie. And while Bill and Frank were the highlight (and I like this stuff in the show more) I would've reduced the flashback a little bit and spent more time on the present focusing in the main characters since you know they're the main characters and their relationship and the connecton the audience has with their relationship is essential in order to make the ending truly hit. Also, the part of the bus close to the hospital when Ellie drowns and Joel tries to desperately revive her and doesn't care he's havibg guns pointed at him while doing it because she's more important than his life should've been in the show instead of that lame attack with the smoke grenades.

Totally agree. There needs to be more zombie bad assery. It's a good adaptation of the game but let's be honest here. It's a pale imitation of TWD which did it better in so many ways. Just look at TWD Hannibal the cannibal scene compared to TLOU cannibal scene and there's no comparison. Case closed. There's a reason TWD hit 16 million viewers at its peak.

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The show is definitely bad

Same

His discord is a mess I have no idea how to discuss anything there

There is nothing between games 1&2.

Lmao what? How was the story different?

Agreed.

@Mystic You change the characters, you change the story. It's not the same.

@@trikyy7238 That’s a reach

you didn't blindly clap like a seal whilst watching that episode???????????????????????????????

This was a 9 out of 100 maybe 😂😂this show sucked

@@raymondsims7042 beter then most vidio games movie and shows🤣🤣

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@@kyleisbart9042 you are against the second season? you are definitely a child

@@writerlairchannel2636 you sound like a petulant toddler. Grow up

Come on mate the show absolutely sucks

CAP

@@raymondsims7042 that’s what you think, sir. I’m different

@@MistahJay7 nope. Not CAP at all.

@@silashurd3597 yeah you’ve got to be