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A VIDEO GAME INSPIRES A SERIES
In 2013, Sony had a massive hit game on their hands with
The Last of Us. Created by Neil Druckmann, the game sold
more than 1.3 million units in its first week of release alone
and by 2018, had sold 17 million.
The game is set in a post-apocalyptic world where Joel,
a hardened survivor and smuggler, is tasked with taking
14-year-old Ellie on a treacherous quest across a ravaged
United States to help find a cure for a devastating fungus.
In a gaming chatroom, when someone asked why people
believe the game is the best-ever made, gamer Jayant
Lahoti replied, "Because it is. That's it.
The Last of Us is
the most heart-wrenching, soul-crushing, unapologetic
piece of fine art ever. It's not a game, it's an experience. The
whole game just rips your heart out and stuffs it down your
throat. And I dare you to play this game without crying."
