The Last of Us’ first season on HBO recently concluded with its ninth episode, but it took strides in establishing firm roots for a second season throughout multiple episodes prior. Many fans were quick to notice a girl who may turn out to beThe Last of Us Part 2’s Dina, for example, and fans even suspect that they had seen Abby fleeing from the fray during the hospital’s climactic shootout in episode nine. Fans will have to wait to see if any of these early nods have connective threads leading into the second season, but for now there will always beThe Last of Us’ games to refer back to.
Indeed, there is no better time for fans to check out the game if they truly enjoyed HBO’sThe Last of Us. The thrill in playing the game after watching the show will be seeing how much is different, and deciding what they like or do not like about both after comparing them.The Last of Us Part 3now seems like an inevitability from Naughty Dogdue to the success of the show, especially when knowing that the franchise has series potential on HBO for as many seasons as there are games. to blend them further, Naughty Dog could debut skins inThe Last of Us Part 1that are inspired by the show.
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The Last of Us Part 1 Has Renewed Attention from the Show
Renewed or completely new interest inThe Last of Us’ games is only natural now that the adaptation’s first season has come to a close. If any fan of the show has not yet played the original game but is now inclined to, they are in luck since the conveniently timed release ofThe Last of Us Part 1offers a remodeled yet structurally identical remake of the original game.
The Last of Us Part 1has been bolstered by the HBO show, resulting in a sizable increase of sales while the show first aired. It would only make sense now for eager fans to want to revisit it to intimately compare the adaptation and its source material.
Likewise, the success of the show will undoubtedly create the same anticipation and renewed success forThe Last of Us Part 2when HBO begins filming and marketingThe Last of Us’ second season. The discrepancies between adaptation and game will likely be even more severe in the second season due to its storytelling approach being reconsidered, but either way the franchise is ripe for fruitful collaboration in the meantime.
The Last of Us Part 1 Can Follow The Witcher 3’s Lead
HBO’sThe Last of Usactually does a great job of representing the game’s clothing choices. The clothing inThe Last of Usis not relatively remarkable on its own, but has blossomed to a point of iconography due to how popular its characters are. Therefore, Joel’s plaid button-down and beige jacket have become iconic, as well as Ellie’s multicolored hooded sweatshirt and the tropical sunset t-shirt she layers on top of a long-sleeve.
Still, the HBO show has a number of standout articles of clothing itself that would make simplecosmetic additions toThe Last of Us Part 1. The remake already has its own slew of PlayStation-related skins as t-shirts for Ellie, with first party games includingGod of War Ragnarok,Days Gone, andGhost of Tsushimato name a few.
It would not be out of the realm of possibility for a few skins to make their way over from the show, then, and insert a level of meta immersion comparable toThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s Netflix skins. This adorns Geralt in the black, studded armor fans see Henry Cavill wearing as the titular mercenary, for example, and behaves as a simple way to promote both iterations of the IP. IfThe Last of Ustook influence from this approach, it could also have skins lined up forThe Last of Us Part 2and any other future game in the franchise that ends up being adapted.
The Last of Us Part 1is available now on PS5, and a PC port will be released on March 28.
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