WHY THE LAST OF US WORKS AND BREAKS THE VIDEO GAME CURSE | Double Toasted

[@Lordx718]

This is what happens when you respect the source material while adding aspects that don't break the original narrative, it's part of the Game Adaptation trinity with Arcane and CP77: Edgerunners.

[@Evilshtt353]

Keep in mind that Neil is also heavily involved. Love him or hate him, hes a perfectionist and I don't think he'd allow something to slip in if he didn't think something would fit in the universe that he created.

[@matthewh3776]

And don’t forget the masterpiece that is the castlevania adaptation.

[@jaythomas468]

@@matthewh3776 I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY THAT. While I still think Castlevania may be the GOAT, HBO’s TLOU DEFINITELY takes the title (so far) of best live-action video game adaptation.

[@michael2134c]

Also a good production team, hiring the writers from the show, good actor and the right location.

[@chrisbrown8748]

For me it’s just a great script, great production, and fabulous actors. I never played the game so all that type stuff has zip to do with it for me.

[@floydg16]

Also big ups to the opening monologue with the scientists in the 60s that totally frames the world viewers are about to immerse themselves in. Whether fans of the game or newcomers to the franchise.

[@SerialChiller12101]

The reasons why this video game adaptation works so well to name a few is because the creators of putting the show together have done their research and you can see as a viewer their passion to want bring these characters to life in a live action setting. The angles from the truck scenes for example were executed beautifully. It gave you that feeling of when you are experiencing the game for the first time, seeing mayhem starting to happen with the first encounters of the infected. The way the characters nail the characteristics of their video game selves doesn’t feel forced it’s believable. When actors care about the character they are portraying you can see that in their acting as it makes them believable to the viewer.

[@ricomorehouse7704]

This first episode was so good. It could pass as a mini movie. They nailed it and added more to the main story. 🙌🏾⭐️ AND They kept Merle Dandridge to reprise her role as Marlene!!

[@Paranormal718]

Word up! Great description of it being a mini movie.

[@blackrosepanther]

So good to as an average zombie movie! Nothing new or outstanding!

[@jadenmcmillan4306]

@@russoisageniusbro4452 Bot

[@adityavenkatesh7260]

@Russo Is A Genius, Bro! stop waffling bro and go get help😂

[@KingWiz912]

@@russoisageniusbro4452 you a weirdo

[@MovieManReviews]

Chris Stuckmann has made a video of the whole “video game curse” topic so I recommend watching his video out on that issue.

[@BullseyeRey]

I think it was Castlevania that broke the curse,it feels like we have been getting better adaptations since that show came out.

[@KingKhupacabra]

definitely. love castlevania.

[@PACKERMAN2077]

Well that's because adaptations at the time war of arcade games and there's not much of a narrative that can be extrapolated from those simple novelties. Castlevania has a rich and deep lore that has been accumulated throughout its conception and even more blatantly, _The Last of Us_ is a cinematic marvel that just happens to be interactive, so the opening tutorial set-piece in and of itself translates into live action flawlessly.

[@IMOReviews]

Chris Stuckmann: Stop saying there’s a video game curse! Double Toasted: LAST OF US BREAKS VIDEO GAME CURSE! 😂😂😂

[@MrConredsX]

They are boomers with short memory. Castlevania, Arcane and for many also old Mortal Kombat or Tomb Raider were already a thing. Many also liked the first SIlent Hill movie.

[@Danjoker.]

@@MrConredsX Korey pointed that out...

[@Philbert-s2c]

Did you actually watch the video? They listed the movies that have already "broke the curse."

[@Coffeewiththegods]

@@MrConredsX they literally say in the video that the curse has been broken for a while, and listed off movies. Please watch the video first before commenting.

[@devilmikey00]

@@Coffeewiththegods They still used it for clickbait even though they know it's not a thing.

[@luhedi6303]

Arcane, Castlevania, Sonic. Video game adaptations curse has been broken for a while.

[@e3vL1]

Don't forget Witcher and detective Pikachu

[@anthonyleach7608]

@@e3vL1 Witcher does not count because it was a book. long before it became a video game. and also the show is a following the books more so than games

[@baileyrowe15]

Facts

[@findvolume]

Not really, those don't apply imo because they are content that use the existing IP for their own stories. Last of Us is the game brought into live action, same story, same characters.

[@Rafathy]

@@findvolumeThe original curse was that videogames didn't work on a passive medium like films. Its only recently that people that grew up playing those videogames who are also working on passive entertainment projects and making them work, regardless of how accurate to the original source.

[@brianmannell9754]

"You're just gonna slap Simon Belmont like that?" Well, he's Trevor Belmont, but yeah... Put some respect on that Castlevania series, dammit! Incredible show!

[@trinaq]

I'm so impressed by this show, despite never having played the games. But then again, it's a great sign that the show can stand on its own, and Pedro and Bella boost fantastic performances.

[@KingHiki]

Honestly the show works better if you've never played the game

[@stephensmith7327]

The show was designed to translate Prestige TV into the interactive medium, so this is Natura

[@shindean]

What makes the game so great is that this story and narrative doesn't feel like it's just a cutscene apart from the action. The creators did a good job of making sure that you are exploring the horror, now with the TV show you still have some level interaction at the performances give you that emotional inversion.

[@stephensmith7327]

@@shindean i feel Half Life 1 did that too though

[@shindean]

@@stephensmith7327 It was nice, but the father/daughter dynamic had never been explored before. You weren't the focus, it was Ellie that mattered most.

[@whyyoutrippindeebo3514]

They nailed the first episode. Just like the game. I’m looking forward to seeing the rest.

[@Hunterese123]

@Russo Is A Genius, Bro! here is someone that sees Woke everywhere because he's obsessed with it, take a breath buddy. you'll be alright lol. She-Hulk definitely was woke, but this? Far from it

[@adityavenkatesh7260]

@Russo Is A Genius, Bro! manchild😂😂😂

[@hammiranda]

2nd episode is airing right now 😉

[@Spawnwick_Boseman82820]

The only time you will ever see Joel and Eliie with a big smile on their faces is on this thumbnail

[@TheMediaMutants]

so true

[@catastrophic3]

That reminds me of when I first saw the cast of Game of Thrones doing interviews I’m like, you guys smile? 😂😂

[@Nathan-zd8ew]

Would you be happy if you died in the first episode. And then probably first episode of the 2nd season aswell

[@adityavenkatesh7260]

@Russo Is A Genius, Bro! you have some problems buddy🤣

[@jp3813]

I don't doubt that your points definitely made the show good. But just to be clear, not adhering to those points doesn't necessarily mean that an adaptation will be bad: 1. "The source material is already great, and you just have to follow it." Paul Verhoeven apparently said that the Starship Troopers movie, which has become beloved over time, is pretty much a parody of the novel. 2. "Video game storytelling has become more complex, adaptations used to be just chases." Certain movies have very simple plots, such as Mad Max: Fury Road, which is mostly chases. 3. "The source material is too long to fit into a movie." The game is 15 hours only b/c of the gameplay. There are videos that show its story mostly via cutscenes in around 3-and-a-half hours. Order of the Phoenix is the longest Harry Potter book at 257,045 words yet the generally well-received movie is the 2nd shortest at 2 hours & 18 minutes. 4. "The changes they made didn't deviate too far from the source." Die Hard is based on a sequel novel about a retired detective who fights terrorists that are trying to expose the corruption of the company that the protagonist's daughter (who falls to her death) is working for. Frank Sinatra was contractually required to be offered the lead role due to starring in an adaptation of the first novel. 5. "Not having gameplay provides time to enhance the story." One can argue that action gameplay is the equivalent of action scenes. Martial arts movies are popular for providing long fight sequences that entertain no matter if they progress the story or not. The Raid would be much shorter if the choreography was kept to a minimum.

[@ZakaZ1996]

The curse as been broken since Detective Pikachu TBH, the first movie based on a video game to be widely considered Decent. Since then we had Sonic 1 & 2, Angry Birds 2, Cuphead, Werewolves Within, Cyberpunk. Several examples I'm honestly surprised Korey forgot Arcane of all things

[@devilmikey00]

The curse hasn't been a thing since Castlevania in 2017. I feel like we've been getting consistently decent to great video game adaptations since then.

[@92kris]

That Detective Pikachu was weak as hell!! And those Sonic movies stories are straight ass

[@SeelkadoomandJokic00]

Agreed. I do get the clickbait of this promotion to Last of Us Breaking Curses when Castlevania and others beat that to the punch. Hell Pokémon the Anime & Digimon the Anime had been doing that. As well as all the Persona Anime, Fate Anime, etc.

[@picthis870]

@@92kris The overall consensus says otherwise. They were much better than their predecessors.

[@92kris]

@@SeelkadoomandJokic00 we talking live action….Pokémon and Sonic X are adapted games lol its easier to adapt from game to cartoon

[@davidruiz2474]

I think the way that the infection is going to be spread is through the food that either contains rice or wheat. If you notice Joel says he's on an Atkins diet which excludes those types of foods. They also don't get to eat pancakes and his daughter refuses to eat cookies the neighbors make because they have raisins in them otherwise she would have turned 👍 this minor change doesn't upset me at all and adds another possible outcome to the spread

[@batbrick3949]

Very interesting theory

[@ActuallyDoubleGuitars]

Oh you think that, came up with that yourself did ya, never heard it at all from anywhere else eh.

[@davidruiz2474]

@@ActuallyDoubleGuitars yeah, cuz only one person can come up with a similar conclusion? Gtfoh 🤡

[@legacysquid0625]

I’m pretty sure he was joking about the Atkins thing to get out eating the biscuits

[@mikejack257]

@legacysquid0625 exactly but he might be on to something with the rest honestly.

[@miniman2132]

Bella Ramsey is a wonderful actress and it shows in only this first episode.

[@phantom8906]

Yeah like hayley joel osment smh

[@miniman2132]

@@russoisageniusbro4452 just out of curiosity, you’re aware of how much you sound like a complete incel, right?

[@floydg16]

I LOVE the way they have gone about this show with the first episode. Adding so much substance to the already heavy story in just one episode. They had the ability to get us totally invested in Joel's daughter. In a way that by time the event happened to her that all of us that played the game knew that was coming it still hit hard.

[@EchoJ]

Cmon, Martin. The ‘95 _Mortal Kombat_ still has its nostalgic charm 😂🫣😅

[@BugsyFoga]

The video game curse has already been broken multiple times, when will people just accept video game adaptations can be good now .

[@MrConredsX]

Uve Boll traumatised those people and made them forget most video game adaptations post 2015 were good

[@Smokey1419]

@@MrConredsX all to avoid taxes and get more money the worse the films did. Fucc that dude

[@williehampton3855]

And if Pikachu, Sonic, Castlevania, Arcane and this series hadn't already broken the curse than The Super Mario Bros Movie will OBLITERATE it into nothingness!

[@williehampton3855]

@It aint no thing Wait, what did I do?

[@afroman255]

Curse is a myth. The only way for a video game adaptation to work is if it either compliments or becomes faithful to the source material. Whether the source material is unfilmable is up for discussion, but at the end of the day all you need is a good friggin script.

[@Linklex7]

There was a curse but that shit was broken years ago by Castlevania. Hell an argument could be made Detective Pikachu did it. Outside of Resident Evil and Uncharted, video game adaptations have been good

[@daniellewillis2767]

The first Mortal Kombat was great! Especially the theme song...

[@justinianthe1st790]

Just finished the 1st episode. It's pretty good so far!

[@kraftyNiNja]

While this isn't the first to "break the curse" I do feel this is the big benchmark moment where everyone adapting games from here on out will now do it with a bit more tact and respect knowing it'll yield better results in the long term.

[@TheMediaMutants]

Although I think Pedro Pascal didn't feel like Joel (he looked the part at least), overall I really enjoyed this pilot episode. I agree, more adaptations will hopefully be taken more seriously with respect to their source material.

[@catastrophic3]

Which one is the first “break the curse”?… sonic the hedgehog?

[@katsasgeorge]

@@catastrophic3 The first ? Mortal Kombat.

[@Vynzent]

@@katsasgeorge LMAO quit playing. Ok seriously though which was the first?

[@MunkeySpunk92]

@Vynzent sonic, arcane, cyberpunk edgerunners were all dope

[@ashtonturner2862]

So far so good after one episode, but I will wait till the season is over before I pass any judgement.

[@bretsheeley4034]

Mortal Kombat '95 still holds up for what it is. After the horror show of the 2021 adaptation, I rewatched the '95 version right after. God damn, did that wash the shit out of my mouth and put a smile on my face.

[@Paranormal718]

Although I've never personally played it, only seen is by the sidelines with my cousins, and watched profound cutscenes, I was totally engrossed with Episode 1.

[@jowblob7175]

"the curse is broken" > y'all literally watched Arcane last year and loved it.

[@letitbeenow]

At least watch the entire video before blowing your load, jowblob.

[@jowblob7175]

@@letitbeenow or maybe they shouldn't just say that phrase

[@tatitorodriguez376]

You guys always hit it right on the head.

[@tatitorodriguez376]

@Russo Is A Genius, Bro! if they are all this then why do you watch and write comments on their channel,…..I don’t go to KZbin channels that I don’t agree with,may god bless you and yours.

[@condorgaming4000]

Hugh Jackman would've made a good Joel, he already kinda reminded me of him in Logan

[@luf4rall]

@aitch4730 yea Prisoners Hugh is basically Joel

[@MrCantfindanynames]

Joel's daughter dying gets me everytime man. I have a feeling we FINALLY got a good game adaptation guys! It only took how many years???🤔

[@phanatic215]

I stopped playing the game when that happened. I was a new father at the time, and it hit me so hard in the heart, I couldn't continue the game until years later.

[@MichaelChapmanArt]

I would like to take a moment to applaud you guys. You guys have delivered some of the most consistent content I have ever seen. Always quality, always engaging, always entertaining and informative. Thank you. Wishing you many more years of success.👌

[@jaythomas468]

Even though I had some concerns about some of the casting initially, I KNEW that HBO was probably the BEST NETWORK to take this kind of production on and when the first actual trailers came out, I was like 95% positive this was gonna be a BANGER cuz I could just FEEL (even from just a trailer) how well they captured the ESSENCE and ATMOSPHERE of the game series.

[@whoknowswhocares885]

Admittedly I had no faith when they announced the show and premiered the teasers and trailer. But this is a show exceeded my expectations. I played the video game, I know what’s gonna happen. But I’m on the edge on my seat for the next episode.

[@Kallah_DaughterOfYAHUAH]

Me too. I honestly thought it was going to be a disappointment. But I guess it was pleasing.

[@TheSuperNats]

The pilot was fantastic, as a fan of the game I loved that it was identical and the extra scenes like more time with Sarah and the opening interview only enhanced the experience. And yes I still cried when she died.

[@Paranormal718]

Great point from Korey! I feel with the MGS adaption to the big screen, one of the main underlying issues is trying to fit all of MGS PS1 game into one film. You can make 2, possibly a trilogy with that source material.

[@Blackout20211]

I honestly think MGS would be better as a TV series than a movie. In any given Metal Gear game there's just too much to reliably fit into a single movie.

[@Paranormal718]

@@Blackout20211 Not opposed to that notion. If that were the case, it would have to have an insane budget. The right network/streaming service and top tier director/cinematography aesthetics the likes of Nolan or Villeneuve. But, that's just wishful thinking.

[@fluidthought42]

@@Paranormal718 I don't think you need Nolan levels of cinematography, but there are directors and writers who'd fit right in to that role.

[@Paranormal718]

@@fluidthought42 I concur. I would say you need Kojima overlooking though and possibly executive producing.

[@fluidthought42]

@@Paranormal718 Ah, I don't know about that? Maybe consulting and such, sure. But remember that a completely unchecked Kojima wrote and directed MGS4, you know, the one where the bosses all had mental illnesses but because they were women you could also have sexy photoshoots with them. I like MGS, but with Kojima directly involved you're gonna get real camp real fast.

[@Wingtrl]

I think they went the extra mile with Sarah in the show is because you don't get to control her like you do in the game.

[@psychoapplesauceeater8562]

It’s because they want you to care

[@JurassicLion2049]

The video game curse has been broken for decades already. The Pokemon franchise is the largest money maker PERIOD in addition to having damn good movies in animation & live action.

[@92kris]

We talking live action adaptation..that detective pikachu movie was not hittin at all!

[@Croutonking65]

You’re capping if you say the anime movies are “damn good”. The anime movies range from meh to dumpster fires, with most leaning towards the latter.

[@KingHiki]

One thing I like about the show is that it took the time to step away from Joel and Ellie and flesh out other character stories (Sara's day before the outbreak, Tess and Frank's interaction, the war between FEDRA and the Fireflies)

[@SitraSan]

Wait Frank was in the episode? Do you mean Robert or did he get a scene I didn't catch?

[@KingHiki]

@@SitraSan i meant Robert

[@SitraSan]

@@KingHiki Ah ok my bad

[@AL-tf9rq]

“Spec Ops: The Line” is another video game that’ll make a great movie (even through it borrows heavy from another movie) if they follow the game beat by beat and esp the twist.

[@fluidthought42]

They already made it a movie, it's called Apocalypse Now

[@koolaidlover2382]

26:10 lmao, it’s true tho 😂 FUN FACT Pedro Pascal and Gabriel Luna actually grew up in Texas

[@futtbuckerson6750]

Its the first time I feel like I could show this to someone who doesn't play video games and have them understand why we love it so much.

[@OMAOILRIAN]

I absolutely love TLOU games, and the series is on point. I have the game, and I'm currently playing through the game and stopping at the point the episode left off at. Now I'm rushing to play through everything prior to meeting Bill this Sunday. Great review guys.

[@williambeckett6336]

Well once again: If some dude in the background is walking around in medieval armor carrying a sword you're just gonna think "Hmm, some post apocalypse dude found a suit of armor and sword." I mean I'd DAMN SURE be wearing it if I found it.

[@EB-lr9ei]

pedro pascal should do death stranding next, cargo delivery role.

[@Revealingstorm.]

Just get Norman Reedus again lol

[@Onlybadtakes2589]

How is it a curse when Mortal Kombat in the 90s broke it

[@tyizzle80]

This episode was done so good it could have easily been a hour and 20-minute movie. It actually felt like a movie. And the shot when they were riding in the truck and you were looking out the windshield at what was going on it made you feel like you was in that truck. usually on scenes like those they would alternate between the point of view from inside the vehicle and a point of view outside the vehicle. But on this show they showed 1 perspective from the inside of the truck. I can't even tell you what the truck look like because we really didn't see it from the outside. Having at more limited perspective from inside of the truck it just made it feel more real and more suspenseful because we couldn't really see what was going on around the vehicle we could only see from his daughters perspective and I found that really cool.

[@Littlestar201285]

Arcane (from league of legends) did really good too

[@CRIMINAL827]

The Video Game Curse was broken years ago over and over again. I don't understand why critics pretend that all those successful video game adaptations never happened!

[@danieltobin4498]

I’m glad the show is doing a good job! The Last of Us (the game) did feel like a TV Show a lot of the time

[@draggoon9121]

Dont start cheering yet. .... We ain't done yet

[@pewp325]

Pedro Pascal is either escorting Grogu or Girlgu

[@MrCharizmatiik]

Man I love yall guys!! Yall keep me crackin up!

[@ssgsorrels]

Im tired of people saying every new game adaptation "breaks the curse." Arcane, Castlevania, Sonic, Mortal Kombat, all "broke the curse."

[@vampirasilents2021]

The show is well written.A good video game movie, in my opinion, was Tomb Raider. one from 2001. In my perspective, Destroy All Humans would make a good TV show too.I have seen folks play the game. The filming of this show has some sort of filter applied, making the people appear nearly animated at times, which resembles a realistic video game.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

…For now. Call me cynical, a Debbie downer or just plain negative, but I’m holding my judgement until the season ends. I dunno man. For all we know the series could go downhill in like Episode 5 or something. Halo started strong but when Master Chief took off his helmet, the show was never same after that.

[@nilesstark]

And to think, they already have a part 3 planned.

[@RGF91]

i've never played the game but after watching the 1st episode, i'm automatically hooked on this series. this show already lived up to the hype

[@SuperSpasticNinja]

Cool thing is you don't have to have played the game to enjoy it. I say that because some adaptions punish people for not being read into source material. I've played the game multiple times and this is a perfect translation in and of itself imo

[@trissc6855]

Hideo Kojima is talking about making a Death Stranding movie maybe Pedro should deliver some packages for Bridges.

[@theconsciousobserver6829]

Korey can make anything funny. I love this brother

[@hayward5337]

The first Silent Hill is severely underrated

[@visions91]

Thanks. I was waiting for this review!

[@Coffeewiththegods]

Korey: “the video game curse has been broken for a while.” Comments: “korey! You idiot! The video game curse has been broken for a while!”

[@reignisuncle]

😂😂😂

[@rmarkley79]

I didn't play the game, either did my wife... we loved this episode. My kids all played it, and they loved it too. I told them not to tell me anything from the game, that would spoil the show I'd assume from how they confirmed everything in this episode.

[@leonel87658]

The shyamalan twist of the videogame curse is that it has been broken years ir by curse you meant that there hasn't been a truly freat tv show or movie that also coukd be argueable with Arcane and Castlevania, unless they don't count animation

[@darman210]

@13:45, that scene reminded me of the first Resident Evil game when they introduce the first zombie.

[@jessemetzger8336]

"Queue the clip of uncharted". That so good.

[@darkwriter_xx94]

One thing that wasn’t in the game that I’m looking forward to is the use of music as codes. They kinda do it a bit in pt 2 but really curious to see what music “survived” the outbreak.

[@shindean]

I'll say it: Credit to Anita Sarkeesian. Neil druckmann credit her as being one of the major influences to help him write such interesting and compelling women into the story and game. Her legacy is part of this franchise success.

[@justjaxie]

Wow that's actually amazing! I remember how much the internet despised that woman back in 2016.

[@junjiito6298]

@@justjaxie not the internet, a small pocket corner of mouth breathing morons. I’m pretty 99% of people, well normal people, would agree with her.

[@Peer165]

Yeah, and then she condemned both him and the game.

[@alexclue8551]

I don’t say this lightly, there would be no last of us without her, she is the creative genius behind the whole project and doesn’t get enough credit. Neil wasn’t just inspired by her, she wrote the original drafts of the storyline herself and pitched the project to naughty dog in 2009, which set in motion their next project after the uncharted trilogy. This is the game that made her career for sure.

[@shindean]

@@Peer165 You mean a hardened critique who doesn't lessen her standards critiqued it? Gee...I was not expecting that at all! It's still an amazing game, the final product is meant to be judged....that's kinda the point.

[@sabrinabattle1229]

5:39 Did anyone else's eye twitch when he said Simon? XD

[@mrblackbond]

To Corey's point @15:18, look at Resident Evil. Those movies are SUCHHHH trash when the game was incredible. They turned an epic horror game into a silly action movie franchise.

[@shafarrsavoy7332]

I honestly believe Sonic the Hedgehog broke the video game curse, especially the second one. It was not corny, cheesy, silly, or anything. It was well done, especially with the source material. Mr.Carrey took playing Dr.Robotnik and took this role seriously. I loved it. I felt for the first time that a video game movie was done right. Not perfect, however, done right.

[@williehampton3855]

I agree. Though I have to say both Sonic movies were silly. Just done in a smart, clever way that doesn't make itself feel dated like other video game adaptations or live action/ CG animated hydrid films before them. You can say the curse for the latter has been broken as well thanks to Sonic.

[@JohnnyZenith]

Why the hell is nobody mentioning Arcane?!

[@speedycoffey]

Remember Blade 2, when the super vampire had things coming out of its mouth?

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

Dude my fingers almost broke off from crossing them so hard while watching this. This did not disappoint. This is giant slap in the face to the naysayers and to the goddamn studios and directors showing them that if you just remain faithful to the source material, you will succeed.

[@scorpfpv8647]

It’s sticking to the source material and the source material is epic that’s what separates it from the other ones in my opinion

[@blackmagician7645]

Thandiwe Newton's daughter played that role she had in there. They all did so far.

[@FredBloggs919]

It’s Mando Meets Mushrooms!

[@MrRob1317]

You all forgot, Resident Evil. It was so great it had 3 movies

[@randall-thehorrorwriter]

Korey doesn''t realize that. PlayStation Studios also had their hand in this pie. Maybe just a thumb but it was still there. Maybe that's what they need to do just partner with people and not try to run the show.

[@Sora-Tempest]

16:35 mans in the middle got that seth rogen laugh! *black edition* 😂

[@a.f.watcher8888]

Curse was already broken with Assassin’s Fist, Castlevania, Sonic, Arcane, etc. But this is still a big win 🤞crossed it’s good all the way through. I liked it.

[@Evilshtt353]

I don't count Arcane because RIOT were heavily involved with its creation. How can it go wrong when the original developers are behind it?

[@MrConredsX]

Assassins Creed wasn't that popular but Sonic, Arcane and Castlevania definetly count as breaking the curse. We can only debate which one was first. For zoomers it might be Detective Pikachu or Sonic, for boomers it might had already been Mortal Kombat 1. Last of Us for 100% doesn't break any new ground.

[@alejandrogonzalez00]

35:00 and man it looks like perfection on PS5

[@BlackWolf-jf2cg]

I forgot the origin was in Austin

[@cdogg46]

The actor playing Tommy sounds like his counterpart + Ellie

[@ramblin70]

You're missing another Pedro title on that list, that's closer to Last of Us than Mandalorian. Ever see the movie Prospect? If you like Pedro and sci-fi, you should see Prospect.

[@i94yeh2p]

I thought the Assassin's Creed movie was good, they did a good job making the Animus and explaining the whole bloodline thing, Assassin's vs Templar's etc.

[@dougdeveloper8850]

I think Borderlands and Bioshock would be great adaptations as well.

[@eldonbadie7765]

Honestly Bioshock can work.

[@beantownbrandon302]

Phenomenon of a show. Craig Mazin is the best showrunner and writer in the streaming game. Incredible work between him and Neil Druckmann. HBO is on another level

[@Coffeewiththegods]

This comment section just showed me one of the reason this society is fucked. Jesus man! Watch or read to get full context before just blurting out a answer to be right.

[@ronbanks5467]

Imagine giant gorilla hands opening and reaching in your window to steal your barrels to throw at a little Italian man.

[@mmm6325]

Did you just mix donkey kong with super mario? It doesnt work like that lol

[@skittles7306]

Don't sleep on the 1st Mortal Kombat or the 1st Silent Hill. They were great and this looks awesome!

[@jamieodoherty8199]

Very good breakdown

[@dbzking02]

A "Shadow of the Colossus" movie, live action or (preferably) animated, could be fun.

[@Revealingstorm.]

I really liked the first episode. I'm not sold on the actor who plays Ellie though. Need a couple more episodes to fully decide if I like her or not

[@tajneafoster2836]

Yeah she’s a good actress but she’s not from the US, so her faking an American accent stunts her performance a tad. She learned the accent just for this show and she’s a young actress, so I give her some extra credit and having seen her in Game of Thrones, I have faith that she can carry future emotive scenes.

[@Revealingstorm.]

@@tajneafoster2836 I think she does the tough side of Ellie well, it's just whenever she's trying to be more playful and be more of a kid I have a hard time buying her acting. We have most of the season ahead of us though, so that means more chances to show if she can successfully pull off that part.

[@Kaefer1973]

Gameplay doesn't have to interrupt storytelling, gameplay can be a type of story telling. But that's mostly interactive story telling movies can never reproduce.

[@antfrancis9941]

Maybe I'm jumping the gun, but I can't wait for season 3 of this.😏

[@em.415]

I loved how the opening action was identical to the game. Like the cop cars driving past. Also am I the only one that thinks Pedro looks like his video game character? Not really a race swap. You can be Latino and white. Maybe an ethnicity swap.

[@dashellmims1735]

Korey, I recommend Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge. It's an animated movie based on Mortal Kombat's iconic character.

[@lebrent312]

YES! Finally someone said it!, The first Silent Hill is super underrated.

[@AlSween]

I think writers and directors are artists at heart and it feels like an insult to an artist to just paint by the numbers.