The HBO series takes all the essence of the game in what aims to be a great adaptation.
In the first official images that were published about the series of The Last of Us that HBO prepares, it was already possible to see that Craig Mazin and Neil Drukmann, responsible for this production, seek to get as close as possible to the tone of Naughty Dog video games. Something that is evident after the publication of the first trailer for the seriespublished yesterday, which has scenes completely traced to those of the game.
Of course, the first comparisons have not been long in coming and everything indicates that it will be a most faithful and respectful adaptation of Naughty Dog games, although it has already been confirmed that there will be room for changes. Still, having Neil Druckmann in the production, who is the creator of the game, it was clear that they were not going to miss the most dramatic and shocking moments of the story and its approach in the game.
The Last of Us will be a very faithful adaptation
To check how faithful the HBO series is to The Last of Us video game, the Bits Analyst has published a comparison of the first trailer of the series with images taken from the recent remake, The Last of Us Part 1, and the truth is that the result is surprising. From what has been seen to date, the production team hit the nail on the head when it comes to to tone, aesthetics and key scenes of the game.
The analyst points out dozens of similarities between what is seen in the trailer and the Naughty Dog game, but for example we can comment on some of the most outstanding, such as Joel’s watch. Straight out of the game, Pedro Pascal’s watch features the shattered glass identical to the one in the game. In locker room we see that they have also been respected Ellie’s famous red sneakers and some of the clothes he wears during the game, like the famous green anorak. In a very brief way they have been able to see the snappersbut its design is also directly taken from the game.
As for important dramatic scenes, it has been possible to see part of the Austin’s escape opening sequence with Joel, Sarah and Tommy, or a scene corresponding to the end of winter, a very dramatic scene in the game and perhaps one of the most shared in this trailer because Ellie is found covered in blood. and of course in shock. Besides we can see other characters of great importance to the story such as Marlene, Bill or Riley, whom we can see in the great merry-go-round scene from The Lst of Us: Left Behind.
At the moment there is no specific release date for this series of The Last of Us, but HBO has confirmed that will arrive in 2023. We will see later other trailers of the series and how they resemble the Naughty Dog game. Check out our The Last of Us Part 1 review to find out the best way to revisit Ellie and Joel’s story.