

Every path has a price.
Twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed, Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the United States and depend on each other for survival.
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The Last of Us is quietly excellent. The thing that works for me is the patience. The long-form shape gives the emotions room to change temperature instead of just escalating. It earns the conversation it asks you to have afterward.