OkayAtBowling t1_j9k3jmc wrote on February 22, 2023 at 3:51 PM

Reply to comment by EVMad in How violent is The Last of Us? by yeahigotnothing

I agree that it's a lot tamer than the game, but I'd also put in the caveat of "so far". There's definitely some stuff from the second game that could be pretty bad.

I would say however that the violence is not gratuitous the way that a lot of other zombie-based media is. There are plenty of times when the show could have easily been more graphic or taken things up a notch and they've decided not to. I think it's a good choice though, it keeps the focus on the characters rather than making a spectacle out of the violence. But I also think they may be doing it so that some other particularly violent moments later will hit harder.

EVMad t1_j9kp9m4 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 6:08 PM

Yep, the game has some seriously scary bits and as you say, Part 2 has some awful parts they’ll need to cover. The large set pieces with huge numbers of infected don’t necessarily move a story forward but they’re great fun in a game so I’m not surprised we’re not seeing those very often. The first appearance of the bloater was excellent and shows they can do it, they’re just moving through the story more quickly than the game does. I was a little disappointed at the loss of the section working through the toppled buildings in Boston but it really wasn’t necessary. The bit I’m somewhat dreading is how they handle David…..