The Last of Us Episode 9: TV Show vs Game Comparison

How close does The Last of Us Episode 9 compare to The Last of Us game? We put several scenes from the HBO TLOU show side-by-side with TLOU game to see how they compare. Beware of spoilers ahead for The Last of Us series!
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[@boobootittleman7299]

Your Honor, In Joel’s defense, he was in Goblin Mode

[@poopinmetrousers1898]

Bro a papa gut fan

[@fivws]

My client was just monkeying around 💀

[@ritzaxe]

Mandalorian mode

[@OmarFahad789]

Green goblin mode😂😂

[@CV-lm7pv]

Even the freaking giraffe did an amazing job this episode

[@jimboG100]

Thought it was cgi but no they used a real one.

[@victortheoneandonly]

​@@jimboG100 it was not cgi ?

[@jimboG100]

@@victortheoneandonly Doesn't seem like it.

[@Naijiro]

@@victortheoneandonly Nah they brought a real giraffe into set.

[@MKGamingByMunish]

@@tomjames9926 They built a Blue screen in a zoo and then filmed the real giraffe in front of it. Pretty cool right?

[@SaltyMaltyMo]

Marlene; "Cover her ears" Dude holding the baby; *doesn't cover her ears*

[@line4169]

😡😡😡

[@Mookduke]

As if you didn't compare the walking down the hallway to the operating room, that scene is iconic across both games.

[@nohebanful]

The giraffe scene was awesome, there were less of them but the scene was still awesome.

[@R4Y2k]

Really shows what kind of "gamers" they are, right?^^

[@bochiloch9155]

The hallway gave me chills

[@hafidzalfrz]

I'm pretty upset they didn't make the hallway similar to the game. Those hallway have an important role in Season 2 (Abby's trauma)

[@Canttthinkofayoutubename]

Hopefully they use the same hallway in her nightmares next season 😢

[@kilaudio9984]

The acting in the show is amazing, but the acting in the game is just a masterpiece! Incredible how you can sense all these emotions coming from a CGI face

[@bryann1239]

Mocap

[@snowz92]

Animators; the unsung heroes

[@jiedragonhub]

The acting in the game is kinda cliche and too cheesy for me tbh

[@juleswinnfield1246]

acting in the show is horrible

[@Laikalister]

@@bryann1239 Body movements are all Mocap, Facial Expressions are not, They were all animated by hand and video recordings of their faces were used as a reference

[@nohebanful]

That was incredible. Thats my favorite game of all time. I'm just glad that other ppl get a chance to see why.

[@taner4779]

my friend. "game" is not an intermediate demo. No one can understand a game without the gameplay by watching the intermediate demos. game is experience.

[@fifaleaks-qr4kj]

The show is not even close though

[@Rsmith420]

@@fifaleaks-qr4kj how is the show “not even close”??

[@TheViolentPacifist999]

@@Rsmith420 they ruined the great stealth sequences. Also they completly wrecked the beauty of the game such as the beautiful university sequence.

[@nohebanful]

@@TheViolentPacifist999 "ruined" is pretty strong. Especially when you're comparing different mediums. This, for my opinion, is the best medium adaptation of anything that I've seen in movies or theater.

[@Nobrakes504]

Lmfao they bleep the cursing but show the murderous rampage

[@nohebanful]

They bleeped the cursing?

[@NT-or9wh]

For the algorithm which frowns on curse words. IGN is competing with Heavy Spoilers for Game vs Show views.

[@_Cetarial]

@@NT-or9whKZbin changed that.

[@williamh.gatesiii8183]

Modern society is insane

[@jonfreeman9682]

Well the killing is enough.

[@psat21]

The way he carried Elli at the end of the Season is the same way he carried sarah at the start of the Season and both times confronted with a armed person

[@_octoberchild]

And this time he was prepared. Peeped how he hid the gun 🤘🏽

[@Liljakey19817]

@@yevheniivolotskov9331we only control her at the start of the game

[@ilov3ohio2002]

Knowing what is about to come is both extremely exciting and depressing.

[@hbjshowslopper]

Part 2 could probably be Season 2 and 3

[@itsPandaPoops]

Nothing exciting, just pure despair. 😅

[@bochiloch9155]

The game plays YOU.

[@tommasopasqualini9407]

Personally off-putting

[@jonfreeman9682]

So you're always comparing to the game. Judging to see which is better.

[@alexandroskarvounis]

I'm really happy that they included the iconic scene with the giraffe

[@jonfreeman9682]

They should have expanded on the scene more. It's a small respite in an ocean of death.

[@macvadda2318]

@@jonfreeman9682 thats what it did

[@b.b.s7545]

​@@jonfreeman9682 cgi budget XD

[@waalex11]

Marlene did awesome reprising her role.

[@thatryanguy]

Would love to hear her perspective on coming back and actually being in the scenes 10 years later, not just doing mo-cap/voice acting.

[@dannylewis1539]

​@@thatryanguy there was are interviews of the cast after most the episodes, including this final one

[@thatryanguy]

@@dannylewis1539 Yeah, but that was mostly talking about the episode and the characters.

[@mehrad1983]

Even her performance was better in the game 🤣

[@eddiecruz9683]

Show was awesome but anyone that played the game knows those performances were masterpieces. Actors in the show did great but in the game all those moments hit harder by miles. The show was definitely shining example of how to adapt source material.

[@TheJadedJames]

This was unique in that we’ve never had a video game adaptation faithful enough to the source material that we can directly compare the performances like this. Even Uncharted is too different.

[@rileymachelle4088]

It's really perfect for those who don't play videogames. Even if you don't have the context from playing, it's still an amazing story. The show and Arcane are great for videogames as a whole. Hopefully it spawns more interest in productions ACTUALLY adapting stuff accurately. Just like what happened with movies, if stuff like this keeps coming then we could see the actual space improve. These stories and their artists might actually get the recognition they deserve, games could be taken more seriously, developers workers rights better protected and actual legislation similar to that of the film industry. Maybe I'm an optimist, but this has been the pattern for so many past art forms

[@darthtyrex]

agreed

[@mackstacks8913]

Maybe it has less to do with it not hitting as hard and more to do with the fact that you’re seeing it a second time so its less likely to have the same effect of you seeing it for the first time as what you did in the game. Im willing to bet it was just as impactful emotionally for those that never played the game before.

[@GeekFurious]

Could not disagree more. The show's actors did a better job MOST of the time.

[@ahbarahad3203]

The delivery of the line: "You'd just come after her" was way off in the episode

[@gallarinas]

completely agree

[@mbank3832]

The giraffe scene in the show is from the game but also partly inspired by Jurassic Park's brachiosaurus sneezing scene where Grant with the kids

[@paulwilliams2024]

Yup

[@jonfreeman9682]

They should have added the sneeze. That would be awesome.

[@shelbydickson8424]

It's pretty amazing how similar the finale of the show is to the finale of the game. It was really well done!

[@MalcolmRandall]

If by some chance that The Last of Us wins the Emmy for Best Drama (aka TV Series of the Year), it will be a win, Not just for HBO, but a win for Naughty Dog, for Sony, for Playstation, but most of all, a win for Games and Gamers everywhere, with newfound Respect. Because video games will no longer be looked down upon as nothing but electronic _Toys,_ meant for little kids, but as a reputable storytelling medium, that can heavily rival Movies and Television.

[@chasingfelix3609]

The anime community feels your pain. Let’s hope so

[@line4169]

Video games sales are 100 times more than Hollywood, demon slayer outsold entire comic book industry in America & Attack On Titan was most in demand show of 2021, inversely Hollywood is the one 'left behind'

[@aktchungrabanio6467]

LMFAO!

[@chasingfelix3609]

@@vineetdesai6396 that’s your opinion. Don’t present it as fact

[@AndrewPob]

It wont though

[@dibbidydoo4318]

The game felt a lot more than 6-9 hours unlike the show so it feels like we went through more with those actors, that's why it feels stronger than the show.

[@Volkrad]

The fact that Laura Bailey played a nurse in the exact same scene in both the game and the show

[@enenrax]

Just like Marlene

[@Rqblt]

Wait VA abby was in the surgery scene?

[@ero-samairianto625]

​@@Rqblt Laura Bailey, voiced the nurses too tho. But yeah, she's mainly known as the VA of Abby in this game

[@Rqblt]

@@ero-samairianto625 🤯

[@ray24051]

And the majority of people didn't know it or knew who she was anyway Lol.

[@thejustinjustin1233]

This is the most faithful adaptation that I’ve ever seen.

[@taitavrit664]

Lmfao you can not be serious😂

[@martaskywalker1684]

@@taitavrit664 it’s the most faithful videogame adaptation ever made

[@TheJadedJames]

@@taitavrit664 This is the only game adaptation where you can compare the performances side-by-side. Even Uncharted was basically more inspired by the games than an actual adaptation

[@taitavrit664]

@@martaskywalker1684 😂😂😂 It’s barely faithful. Did you watch episode 3💀

[@desaturated6049]

@@taitavrit664 he said the MOST faithful. name a movie/show that can top that.

[@kblanc955]

In the series they didn't kill all the doctor/nurses but im pretty sure we all killed everyone in that room in the game😂😂

[@indiankid8601]

😂

[@b.b.s7545]

That's what I'm gonna do

[@aliatack19]

Yeah, nobody can hurt my daughter

[@SlickDiecast]

This was amazing! So glad the producers stuck so closely to the game.

[@eduardocahue6658]

The music in the end is amazing

[@carlito___fml2652]

The game did it better.

[@ZGamingGuy]

The delivery of lines feel way more natural in a game. It feels like they're trying to make sure they get their lines right in the show. Not terrible by any means, but seeing it side by side, really puts it into perspective

[@lifeinsatinX]

the acting in the game has way more emotion that's for sure

[@ankurama42]

TV show actors seem bored performing the lines, idk how this show is popular

[@jonfreeman9682]

Absolutely the game was was harder to do using motion capture.

[@saadesigner07]

You are blind. The show hit me way harder.

[@dibbidydoo4318]

​@@saadesigner07 nope, the game has better tonal inflection.

[@jilliansummers5659]

Remember when ppl used to say video games aren't art? LoL!

[@SalihAhmad597]

Love how accurate the episode was

[@The_LucidKai]

This adaptation was damn near perfect, people forget that VA rely heavily on just their tone which is why both are different but still great in their own way. This show is already a timeless classic imo

[@fifaleaks-qr4kj]

Not it wasn’t. Not even close

[@hivanation-2681]

Actually in the game, the voice actors literally acted out their scenes for motion capture as well. That's why the game scenes look so authentic and real.

[@GeckoClever]

You people praise mediocrity...

[@ChrisDodges123]

@Hivanation - Yeah but its different KNOWING your face doesn't have to look a certain way.

[@The_LucidKai]

@@fifaleaks-qr4kj okay what was your issue with it?

[@felipeharger]

A monstrous acting from all actors years apart coming full circle! Perfect show! All the previous involved are supporting it!

[@jonathandelisle5015]

1:55 the delivery from the TV show is not great compared to the game... and unfortunately it happens often. Seems forced... Still an awesome adaptation

[@runeguy277]

"you'd just come after her" was said delivered much better in the game. The show's version had no weight to it.

[@rajatraghav]

​@@obiwan9662 even in the game he didn't shoot straight away though😂😂

[@varunnayyar3138]

Agreed

[@justjosh9223]

@@obiwan9662 he didn’t even shoot straight away in the game, you just talking just to talk

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

At least he said the exact line and it was perfect

[@mehrad1983]

Troy Baker 🐐

[@lanusax]

Fun fact - The Nurse behind the bed is actually Laura Bailley the Voice actor of Abby ..

[@kuvick5536]

whos abby

[@TheUrbandilema]

Yeah and she gonna be next season...Abby is the doctor daughter of the fire flies

[@EditedAF987]

@@TheUrbandilema spoilers

[@3verestrr]

@Central Based Agency she’s not trans

[@markb4257]

This is how you adopt a game to a tv show.. Not one is to one.. Rather one is remixed one..🙌

[@jakejoyride]

Game has better pacing it's not limited by episode length

[@SB-Boi]

That’s because of all the filler like walking around and stuff. The show tried to do that with some dialogue but it is very hard to do so. Ether way it’s still a great show.

[@fernandozelaya8481]

Buen final, muy fiel al juego, pero pudieron hacerlo mas largo, debio ser de una hora el capitulo no de 40 minutos

[@jonfreeman9682]

They did the same as game which ends just like that.

[@Magst3r1]

It didn't need any longer

[@heavenlyfather447]

dumb take amigo

[@brandonmetro7115]

Wow, absolutely amazing to see source material so close.

[@MazShawkat]

The game that was released 10 years ago just absolutely set the bar too high that you can't really meet with real actors in 2023! HOW INSANE!!!

[@thephantom73]

"You'd just come after her" in the show sounds robotic It gives the same vibes as Arnold's "I'll be back"

[@purateologiasemhipocrisia]

It is the first time they kept the original scenes and dialogues to stay true to the game! Not like movies that are based in videogames like Resident Evil, that could have been like this. Indeed a masterpiece!

[@uchihabomber1296]

That ending really was literally the video game one and makes it a great adaptation because of it

[@Primeiro_ultimo]

Attention non -gamers there are still a lot to come...!!!! It will blow ur mind

[@Nomis3586]

The acting in the game just outshine the tv show.

[@Natan_Korkot]

Especially this 😂 8:07

[@AlexEgiyan]

Game>>>>

[@sethjerabek4685]

The acting in the game is leagues better than the show.

[@spartanepic-4423]

Whatever

[@blurrble5]

So happy they casted the voice actress to play Marlene!

[@ESGsolja]

Show was decent,love they cast some of the voice actors from the game for the show found out Laura Bailey was one of the nurses in episode 9! 🧐

[@sundancetitan5675]

Ngl the acting in the show kinda just feels stiff

[@dennisschroer3912]

This comparison actually made me cry a little 😯

[@addoniziomafia211]

the ending scene is better in the game imo still very well done tho

[@Sunshine-eo2sp]

1:45 Salt Lake City Temple *exists* HBO: "I'll ignore that"

[@matthewfirth9765]

Only complaint was that the episode was not split into 2 parts. It felt really just rushed and not flushed out. Have the hospital in its own episode in my opinion idk

[@maytalacedo1284]

my goodness has it been 2 weeks since the season finale of the final episode to this? jeez it feels like yesterday.

[@chpc6217]

how "it can't be for nothing" matched up, masterful edit kudos!

[@Getttte]

The most beautiful story telling video game of the decade

[@Okkotsu86275]

The ending felt very rush and kind of anticlimactic.

[@Inferno3745]

yeah most of the show felt that wwy

[@Okkotsu86275]

@@Inferno3745 That's a spicy take

[@ollehkacb]

​@@Okkotsu86275 nah a lot of people would have preferred more episodes .

[@陳潔明-w6y]

​@@Inferno3745 Except that the world building in the show was much better...

[@chrisbrown113096]

@@ollehkacb says who ? Not everyone wants some big giant fluffed season.

[@vookiemonster6997]

He lost her in the time of that "okay".

[@TotalyRandomUsername]

The acting in the game is way better. The girl from the show has such an annoying face that it kills the whole show.

[@beandeh]

For all the people who judged me as gamer, its 'just'a game...please watch this show. Then they might understand...

[@salemvgaming9167]

This episode showed that all the others just needed to follow the damn train CJ!!

[@HUNTENT247]

Her head takes up both sides of the split screen.

[@mobilegamingsaga498]

game felt more real

[@dibbidydoo4318]

Ironically true.

[@tombooze74]

There is no comparison Pedro to me just doesn't cut it. It's an OK series but it's nothing like the game for me.

[@maryhoward2491]

😆

[@gergopiroska5749]

Same

[@rynfrrr]

That "You'd just come after her" is cold

[@virtualyme7659]

For me the game is superior in every way Especially the cast

[@pdut23]

No one, literally no one cares.

[@indiankid8601]

Marlene is same. What do you mean even the caste?

[@kuz789ayi]

​@@indiankid8601 Marlene isn't the only character 🤦🏽

[@shaiuken7150]

game better

[@ssjdre]

Mando....is that you?

[@loui27342]

Ppl are in for a treat for season 2 when it comes out, to those who never played the game.

[@joek4475]

Meh

[@loui27342]

@@joek4475 im being sarcastic abt it. Those who played the game knows wassup

[@imkool51391]

@@joek4475 don't watch it then noone cares

[@joek4475]

@@imkool51391 ooooh hardy

[@SystemError62]

Hopefully they make slight changes to Season 2 where you start of with Abbys point of view for at least the first 4 episodes than carry on with Ellies story line.

[@darrenlucas7362]

Neil don’t care he’s a tool

[@obychaos30]

Marlene in the show also motion captured and voiced her in the game. 😊

[@mannyrobles3065]

Marlene is so OP, that her voice actress plays Marlene in the show

[@21jar]

Great journey, will back again for the 2nd season..

[@Sylvaard]

And then there's the Halo tv show...

[@lonelystranger7114]

Is it only me or “she was the first one to die” from the show was probably the only scene where Bella’s British accent broke through.

[@kynghyper7230]

“Deciding which shirt goes with which skirt”

[@maytalacedo20]

it may have been rushed but it's still an incredible finale and incredible adaptation.

[@mikaylaclemons9860]

The acting in the game is phenomenal Troy & Ashleys chemistry is undenieble, you can feel the emotions more in the game they take actual breaths between lines doesn't sound so robotic and straight read off the paper

[@laum5371]

The show sounds robotic to you?

[@laum5371]

@Isty what is the performance that you like the most ? Like in any media, or actor

[@Natan_Korkot]

@Isty bella ? Decent? Listen to this 8:07

[@scoutthespirit1133]

This a great example to show how video games are the superior medium

[@realidadficcion9378]

Lol this is so dumb. No medium is superior. Are you telling me that video games are better than a painting or dance performance or a theater performance? Gamers.

[@Ryder056]

Not unless you compare game adaptations of films, then movies are superior than games...

[@creativewarsbysarfaraz1577]

the game adaptation is just mind blowing

[@idogarala4217]

Pedro Pascal’s line delivery just feels so muted and emotionless.. quite disappointing.. some lines he hit perfectly but some are a miss

[@theatricalityanddeception]

Yeah some of his line delivery just felt completely flat and emotionless and similarly with Bella Ramsey. That whole final conversation felt like they were just rushing through the lines and reading directly from the script.

[@brentandrei_21]

The game is just better

[@adzriel21001]

These last two episodes (8-9) should've been combined to keep the pacing

[@lex_rodriguez]

Definitely not, it would have killed the pacing and structure.

[@morganbrown392]

Episode 8 should have been two episodes.

[@Holloaway]

They should have just made Episode 9 longer.

[@victor_734]

Do you realise how long that episode would have been

[@BaldVulture87]

Gotta love when they stick to cannon. 10/10 series.

[@trevoranderson1604]

Wish they'd added the salt lake temple in the background! Adds a touch of beauty to the scene in the game

[@baizawai]

They did but it's doing a renovation right now so it's in scafolding. They seem to have used that instead of as it usually is 😅 its a shame. Wished they'd gotten more mountains too.

[@milhouse777]

Awesome! the TV series nailed!

[@xnucl3arch1ck3n9]

Ok, my body is ready for season 2 please

[@JayTraversJT]

Now for season 2...

[@popcorn5968]

😭

[@Zach_TheGamer]

Time to practice my golf.

[@indiankid8601]

​@@Zach_TheGamer karma 🤷

[@maxim5119]

Some fans always cry that the game was better But when you look at halo or resident evil show, you should be happy

[@GearsJosh56]

Damn how does the video game acting make the show acting look corny that’s crazy lol

[@K-25games]

just saw the show and loved it!

[@SaintsFan09-z3s]

He didn't even grab his watch in the show when he said he struggled with surviving. The lack of small details like this really proves how the game is far superior

[@grantwilliams2650]

The show has details the game doesn’t, that doesn’t prove a thing

[@erfanashjari807]

wow... the game was so much better :/

[@ryanbrets7695]

The giraffe scene was spot on.

[@robertmartinez7225]

The show is great but they cut out all the action and it’s like the game is just based off emotions

[@Karmanara]

HBO pls take over the Halo show. That could have been one of the greatest video game adaptations if only the writers actually played the series

[@mcdawol]

Comparing how happy fans was with the fact they just recreated cutscenes pretty much to how unhappy halo fans are with the halo tv series for being nothing like the game says a lot about “don’t fix what ain’t broken”

[@didiermarin2905]

People are funny that complain about that the game did it better. It's a show, an adaptation. Don't like the show? Play the damn game then. The show is also a masterpiece. It was very faithful to the game. People are ridiculous

[@dav]

Can you guys do an episode 3 side by side? /s

[@emilyf3893]

Didn’t think you could improve on perfection but Merle Dandridge proved me wrong damn

[@henryunabiajr4054]

Last scene: she knows she knows

[@alexanderk6575]

How can they fit part 2 in one season with just 9 episodes? So much happens in part 2 it will feel rushed

[@brukujinbrokujin7802]

Now lets talk witcher. They massacred the franchise into generic fantasy show

[@DadOfWar86]

where did his panic attacks go?