THE LAST OF US: GAME VS SERIES

Ever since The Last of Us series dropped, it's been at the center of some serious fan backlash —and not for the right reasons. Sure, the production quality is solid and visually it looks great, but for many fans of the game, the show totally missed the mark on what made the original story so powerful. The suspense, the danger, the infected —all of that takes a backseat in favor of constant emotional speeches and slow-burn character drama.





One of the biggest points of controversy has been the casting, starting with Bella Ramsey as Ellie. From day one, fans were skeptical —not just because she doesn't look like the game version, but because she doesn’t quite capture that unique mix of toughness, vulnerability, and raw charm that made Ellie such an iconic character. And it’s not just her. A lot of viewers feel like the rest of the cast doesn’t really fit either. The choices seem more focused on ticking boxes for diversity than on staying true to the characters fans fell in love with.

That leads straight into another major criticism: the woke tone of the show. For a lot of gamers, it feels like the creators forced in a social agenda that waters down the gritty, survival-focused nature of the original story. There’s barely any action, the infected show up once in a blue moon, and the whole thing starts to feel more like a prestige drama trying to make a point than a faithful adaptation of a beloved game.

In the end, HBO’s The Last of Us left a lot of fans disappointed. Not because it made changes —because changes are expected— but because of what it chose to change, and how it seems to use the game’s name as a platform for something entirely different.



In this video, they reimagined game Ellie as her version from the show.

In this one, they compared the actors with the characters from the game.

And here, they suggest alternative actors who actually look more like the original characters.

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7 DIFFERENCES #65

You know how this goes. The image on the left is the original. The one on the right? That’s the one I messed with. 7 changes. 7. Go for it.



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THE HARD BULLET EXPERIENCE

About three months ago, we featured a post on Hard Bullet, a VR game that pushes violence to unimaginable extremes. This video someone just sent me is a perfect example of how incredibly fun it can be when placed in the right creative hands.



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7 DIFFERENCES #64

A new round of 7 Differences, ready to test your eyes and your speed. Your mission: spot, as quickly as possible, the subtle changes I’ve made between the original image —a photo by the great Gene Oryx, on the left— and the modified version on the right.

Everything’s been tweaked with care, precision, and a lot of subtlety, so… Ready? Let’s go!



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7 DIFFERENCES #63

New edition of the "Spot the 7 Differences" game, where your goal is to find the seven changes I've made to the image on the right as quickly as possible. A photo by Ian McLean that's sure to distract you just enough to add a little extra difficulty.



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