The Argument for The Last of Us to Not Look Back to Its Past for Future Games

Though there have only been a couple stand-alone releases, The Last of Us has covered decades of time, from the outbreak and the impact that it had twenty years later. Being reintroduced to a far more damaged Joel to the one who was first seen in the 2013 game gave it impressive scope, and showed just how much the Cordyceps virus has humanity on its knees. The second game uses frequent flashbacks to push its story forward, showing again the franchise’s complicated timeline.