Making live-action adaptations of video game properties can be a tricky experience. Sometimes translating what comes from an interactive medium and bringing it either to the big or small screens will require some necessary tweaking and changes in order to make things fit that specific medium or format, and often times it can lead to output that is either half-baked or far detached from the source material itself.
I'm happy to say that HBO's The Last Of Us is neither of that, and it is a new flawless translation of the source material that is FAR BETTER than anyone could have expected from a TV show based on one of the most riveting and emotional video games to ever come out in the past decade,
Thanks to HBO Asia I was able to catch the very first episode of this live-action series adaptation of Naughty Dog and PlayStation's hit survival adventure franchise, and by far I can honestly say from the get go that it's a MUST WATCH - anyone who has played the games or is just starting out with this story needs to get on the bandwagon and enjoy what will undeniably be one of 2023's best shows to come to television. As someone who has been a fan and has played both the 2013 game and its 2020 sequel, everything was very faithful to the games and a whole lot more. Find out why after the jump with my review, and naturally here's your SPOILER WARNING if you want to catch this story with a fresh outlook.
