The Last of Us, first released for the Playstation 3 in 2013, has enjoyed no shortage of popularity, acclaim, and analysis over the last decade; especially after HBO’s live-action adaptation of the Naughty Dog-developed game. The plight of Joel and Ellie’s post-apocalyptic road trip is a simple, albeit emotionally-powerful story, but so much of The Last of Us’s minor touches of brilliance tend to go overlooked in most discussions. A whirlwind of ideas, feelings, and truths that leave an unshakable impact on the player well after they’ve put down the controller. This is what it means to be Lost in The Last of Us: a story about contradiction, depression, escapism, and truth.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
5:55 The World is a Wasteland
12:23 It’s So Far Away
26:59 I See a Darkness
37:45 Becoming What I Hate
45:44 I Am Your Dagger
51:37 Outro & Credits
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Far Away
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22 Comments
This is like the best video essay about The Last of Us I've ever seen.
Great video, but Cordyceps isn't a virus – it's a fungus
Joel is a good man, I don't know why everyone says hes not lol, because he didn't let people kill him or people he cared about?
Heyy, Just wanna say that i found yours vídeos today and i am absolutely astonished by the quality and passion that u put into them!! Please , keep this this quality!!
Greetings from Brazil!!
What a masterfully crafted video in all aspects, and a great honor to a great story.
you are one of the few “analysis” channels that actually goes into considerable depth instead of just summarizing the events of the game. keep up the excellent work, it’s much appreciated!
david isn’t just a cannibal, he’s also a pedo. he wasn’t showing kindness to ellie. of course she would break his finger
You're the only person I've seen besides myself that says that what the title of the game refers to is the remaining humanity in people/the characters. Absolutely fantastic video. Now, the part where you talked about how characters need to show some change at the end of each scene or else nothing has happened is easily my biggest gripe with the HBO show. They waste a lot of time not developing Joel and Ellie, and frankly I still don't buy their relationship because of this.
Man, your videos always make me cry
Virus???????????????????????
Fantastic video!
This documentary is a masterpiece. Well done
Great of Naughty Dog to make a game years in advance to advertise the HBO series.
I see what you’re trying here and I can appreciate it. Just work in your audio mixing and recording quality. At times I feel like the microphone is a bit too close to your mouth. Good analysis though
Great analysis!! I also loved your analysis of Part 2 as well. You deserve so much more subscribers. 🙂
stupid 44:50
BEST LAST OF YS RECIEW EVER
This is like a masterpiece of a book
You delivered well to us
Last of Us 2 is such an amazing game
This has no spoilers from the show. The disclaimer says it does, but the show wasn't talked about at all.
absolute fire work
This game is my favorite thing ever created. As the years go by, it feels increasingly unlikely that anything will ever overtake it.