One of the main characteristics of ‘The Last of Us‘ is its great fidelity with respect to the original video game. This particularity, precisely, may be responsible for the fact that many players who are watching HBO’s hitherto successful work want to experience this story firsthand on their consoles.
The figures demonstrate this phenomenon, at least in the UK. According to Games Industry, sales of ‘The Last of Us Part 1’, the PS5 remake of the original version released in 2013, have increased by 238% last week, ranking within the top 20 best-selling titles in the island nation.
The success of ‘The Last of Us’ goes beyond HBO
The sales boost brought about by the series has gone even further. The PS4 version of the game, The Last of Us Remastered, recorded a 322% increase in sales in the same period. Although, that’s the case, it was ranked 32nd in the best-selling games, with highly successful titles such as ‘Fire Emblem Engage’ and ‘FIFA 23’ in the lead.
While the second episode has just arrived, the reactions we’re seeing to ‘The Last of Us’ mostly revolve around the first episode. This is an initial installment of a very introductory nature that has captivated critics and fans by presenting the story of the video game with great fidelity at a visual and plot level.
During the nine episodes that make up the first season of ‘The Last of Us’ we will see the work of the creator of the original game. Neil Druckmann, now in the role of co-producer and co-writer of the seriespromises to be an essential part for HBO’s adaptation to be praiseworthy, a strategy that, for now, seems to be working.
As for the plot, it all starts in 2013 in the United States, when the outbreak of a mutant Cordyceps fungus begins to infect people, turning them into aggressive hosts without self-control. Years later, in a devastated civilization, Joel is hired to smuggle 14-year-old Ellie out of a quarantined military zone.
What starts as a complex challenge, but feasible to overcome, turns into a brutal journey. joel and ellie They will have to cross the United States dodging hordes of infected and all kinds of threats. The protagonists will have the few resources they can find along the way and will have to depend on each other to survive.
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