

Instead, developers have been changing other elements of games in remakes, including story content, with some remakes resembling their original inspirations more indirectly than others. However, the trend for the recent remakes of games hasn't been to just improve the graphics and smooth out gameplay. Plenty of games are getting renewed attention with remakes, and The Last of Us Part 1 has now joined the list. Related: Uncharted & Last of Us Developer Teases Three New Games Alternatively, players who never had the chance to play it before now have the opportunity to give The Last of Us another try when its remake is released. Summer Game Fest 2022 revealed that The Last of Us Part 1 is being remade, so players will have the chance to relive Joel and Ellie's journey across the United States with improved graphics. He gets hired to smuggle Ellie, who is immune to the infection, to the Fireflies so they can use her to find a cure. The game follows Joel, who has become a smuggler since the collapse of society.

Sadly, it could not be re-created for the show.The Last of Us Part 1 takes place in the United States after it's been ravaged by a the outbreak of an infection that drastically changed life for the survivors. This was a lovely, heartwarming sequence that lifted up Ellie’s head space as the center of this universe. The game tries to re-create this experience for the player with button prompts while the camera is zoomed in on Ellie’s face, as she reacts to her electronic dreams. In the video game, the arcade machines are busted, and instead Riley asks Ellie to imagine the video game in her head. In the show, the machine just works and the two girls actually play the game.

It’s a style of gameplay sometimes referred to as a “prestige tour,” popularized by developer Naughty Dog in their efforts to tell video game stories beyond violence. This is probably also the episode that most mimics the video game version, as the “Left Behind” gameplay consisted mostly of walking and talking.

It’s an important one as it confirms Ellie as gay, and lays out her foundational trauma, much like the show did with the death of Joel’s daughter. This entire episode is a retelling of a chapter that wasn’t in the original release it was released later, as downloadable content.
