I do not think that many would argue with me when I say The Last of Us is one of 🌃the best narrative experiences to be found in the gaming world. If you have played it, I'm sure I don't need to remind you of how good it is. If you have not played it, I'm sure you have hear🔯d of its greatness at the very least.
If, for some reason, you are one of those people who have not played The Last of Us nor have you heard of it, then you have some excitement in store when you finally do pick up the game. It's a story of a man and a girl who have to survive the hardships of the world after a fungal infection has effectively turned nearly everyone on the planet into raving zombies. It's a situation we've encountered multiple times in games and movies, but trust me when I tell you that The Last of Us stands apart. It tells its story so well, your immersion will be com🅰plete and utter.
As you might have noticed, this list is about things that don't make sense about the game. I just want to say here and now that everything I wrote about does not mean I don't like the game. I adore The Last of Us. What I have written here are the most careful of nitpicks, the minutest of flaws. Read on if y💜ou want to have one of the most perfect narrative gaming experiences pulled apart for your enjoyment.
25 Who Was In The Line Of Fire? ཧ
At the beginning of the game, Joel is t😼rying to take his daughter, Sarah, out of the Infected-ravaged city. Since she sprained 💝her ankle, he has to carry her. They're stopped by a soldier who has been ordered to create a perimeter around the city and to let no survivors through.
The soldier opens fire on the two of them and Sarah is mortally wounded. The soldier shot at both of them with a burst of gunfire. However, only Sarah was injured even though Joel had turned around to shield her.
24 I Thought You Were Friends ꧑
Some people who played The Last of Us might have been upset at Joel's 𓃲decision to take Ellie from the hospital. Even though she would not have survived the surgery, whatever kept her immune from becoming Infected could have been replicated and saved the rest of humanity. I was more ༺upset at Marlene and the Fireflies.
Marlene herself knew Ellie would have made the choice to save the world.
And yet, she refused to give Ellie that choice. She kept Ellie unconscious the whole time and was going to operate on her without perm𒆙ission.
23 Need A🐟 Brick?
Two hallmarks of the game are the perennial bricks and bottles that can be found everywhere. Joel and Ellie can scoop them up and throw them at enemies as a distraction or as a wea💜pon. They're quite useful.
But are there seriously that many readily available bricks and bottles in the world? In The Last of Us, you couldn't go more than ten fee🌞t without finding a bottle to pick up or a brick yo🉐u could use to smash someone with.
22 ✱ Do You Have Perfect Vision?
The zombie infection in The Last of Us is a unique one in that it is caused by cordyceps, a mutated fungus that can infect and grow in humans. When the fungus is fully grown, it can release spore🍨s into the air that can infect anyone who 🧸breathes them in.
Oftentimes, Joel spots the spores and puts on a gas mask for his safety. How does he spot them though?! Some of those things are tiny. It seems like Joel should be at risk of breathing in those minuscule spores before he spots them.
21 A Little Warning Would Have𓄧 Been Ni꧃ce
About halfway through the game, Joel and Ellie meet two brothers trying to escape the cesspool that is Pittsburgh. (Sorry, Pittsburgh.) The younge༺st, Sam, unfortunately gets bitten by an Infected. He doesn't tell anyone though.
Sam knew what was going to happen to him after the bite.
He had lived long enough in this new world to know that. But he still did not tell an🔜yone, not even his older brother Henry. Did he think he was going to fall asleep and wake up better? (Wow, this is actually depressing and I feel bad nitpicking t🃏his.)
20 Mega Backpack ౠ
As a gamer, I am very fond of large inventory spaces. Who doesn't like having everything they need to beat a game readily at their dispos🃏al? It can often seem unrealistic to have your protagonis💖t carrying a bunch of stuff when a normal person could never hold that much.
The Last of Us, while striving to keep the game as realistic as possible, fails in that regard. Joel's backpack is carrying nails, bricks, guns, machetes, and more. How can he ever be stealthy with that much clanking around in his backpack?
19 🎐 𝄹 At Least Try Dog Paddling
One of the obstacles players have to face in The Last of Us is how to help Ellie across large bodies of water. It appears that, even though ample time has passed in which she could have learned, Ellie does not know how to swim. It almost feels like a bit of a cliché.
Every time there's a lake, river, or pool, Joel has to find a piece of wood that floats so that Ellie can leap onto it and he can then push ꦑher to where they need to go. Months pass while they're together, and swimming lessons were never on the agenda.
18 Inventory Frozen In Time ཧ
The passing of seasons is the way that The Last of Us segments their story. Events happen consecutively in the summer, fall, winter, and spring. Between each season, a time jump occurs. However, despite the obvious passage of time, Joel's inventory from one season to the next remains the same.
Are you telling✤ me that he never picked up an extra gun when we were not playing as him? Did he never decide to use some of his ammo in those missing blocks of time?
17 🐠 Fungal Bites
I can understand a fungal infection occurring through breathing in fungal spores, but when did bites become a part of this? One of the most common ways for people in The Last of Us to become infected is to get bitten by someone who is already infected.
Why is that a thing? And if the fungus does somehow get into the blood🥃stream, couldn't an anti-fungal medication be used? If not, I'm about t♈o have some serious nightmares tonight.
16 I'll Be Tak🌳ing That
We get a chance to meet up with Joel's younger brother Tommy and his group of people during a fairly laid-b💟ack moment. Despite being the nicest collection of people Joel and Ellie have met in the entire game, that does not mean they are not cautious and on high alert for dangers in this new world.
If that was the case though, it's a wonder that Ellie was able to steal a horse from them and run away with it. Shouldn't Tommy's group have kept a weather-eye on their tra🌜nsportation?