“The Greatest Video Game Adaptation Of All Time”: The First Reviews Of “The Last Of Us” Are Here!

On January 15 or 16, 2023, the time has finally come: The long-awaited “The last of usseries is about to begin, on Sunday in the US and on Monday evening (probably around 3:00) with us via the Sky streaming service WOW. Fans of the critically acclaimed 2013 video game template are especially looking forward to the expanded implementation, which sees “The Mandalorian” star Pedro Pascal and “Game Of Thrones” bad ass Bella Ramsey as Joel and Ellie survive the post-Apocalypse battle.

There is skepticism, but many are hopeful that the showrunner duo of “Chernobyl” creator Craig Mazin and “Last Of Us” mastermind Neil Druckmann will personally break the curse of video game adaptations and finally deliver a really good game adaptation . And that is exactly what the first reviews of the series seem to confirm, with the euphoria clearly predominating…

No video game adaptation has ever been better

It has been read several times that “The Last Of Us” is by far the best video game adaptation, which has existed until now and against which all future ones must be measured. For example, some magazines even get the highest rating for the series where it says enthusiastically: “One [Videospieladaption], which deepens the game’s dystopian world while staying true to its emotional core. Like the game, so is she a masterpiece.”

Bee one actually goes a bit further and considers that the edit overshadows even the grandiose template: “Druckmann and Mazin took this unforgettable story and made it even richer and more impactful, allowing us to live with these characters and this world in ways the game couldn’t.”

The Better “The Walking Dead”

The well-known trade journals are also full of praise and . Bee one exalts himself above all reveals the essential relationship between Joel and Ellie, full of emotion and life thanks to the great performances of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, the dynamic between the two and the strong dialogues.

At the you wish that the events of the total of nine episodes, which cover the entire first game, had a little more breath, but otherwise there is little to complain about. The endearing guest stars in the individual episodes are especially well received here. Here is the -Article isn’t the only review that specifically focuses on the third installment, giving us an in-depth and very enlightening backstory of game fan favorite Bill (Nick Offerman) that wasn’t in the original.

Also with it is felt that Druckmann and Mazin have made something from the template that also works incredibly well as a series, and one also makes an obvious comparison that is also drawn in several texts: “[‚The Last Of Us‘] is actually a smarter and better executed’the living Dead‘, with bigger show values ​​and a smaller and stronger cast.”

Has everything been there before?

Meanwhile, the more negative voices about “The Last Of Us” have been very limited so far. The biggest complaint is that the series doesn’t reinvent the wheel in the modern era when it comes to post-apocalypse and zombie entertainment. That also represents out, whereby you ultimately make a clear recommendation to watch, because “The Last Of Us” simply does known things better than other genre representatives and is also supported by a particularly strong duo of protagonists.

sees this point a bit more critically, also adding that because of the fidelity to the template, the whole thing often feels like you’re just watching someone else play the game. Nevertheless, you still get a solid B- out of it (transferred to the German school grading system, ie a 2-).

» The “The Last Of Us” template on Amazon*

The whole is punished more by the where the series only scores 2 out of 4 stars on the site’s rating scale for being too predictable and superficialeven though you’ll also find a few positive words here: “The absolutely faithful adaptation, despite some powerful acting, is proof that ‘The Last Of Us’ is ultimately only great as a game, because the parts that are most reminiscent of a prestige drama becomes very thin when you remove the gameplay.

However, so far this opinion is clearly in the minority. On the summary collection page The bottom line is that “The Last Of Us” currently holds a strong 82 points out of 100 (with 18 reviews to date, on January 10, 11:30 am). We too have been able to watch the series and can certainly confirm that there has not been another video game adaptation that comes so close to the original. We’ll reveal whether that’s ultimately good or bad in our detailed review on Sunday.