Ralif Redhammer
Legend
Ugh, because of course they are.
So far I've been doing alright at keeping the two separate. I think it helps that I'm watching it with my wife, who has not played either of the games, so I really need to be careful not to spoil the story for her. I need to compartmentalize the part of me that's played them both.
One of the things that struck me last night about the difference between The Last of Us (TV show and videogame) and The Walking Dead is that TLoU lingers longer on moments of beauty, whether it's the reclamation of civilization by nature, Bill and Frank's relationship, even some of the rampant fungal growth. TWD frequently doesn't give those moments anywhere nearly as much time to breathe.
Episode 3 was as powerful a piece of TV as I've seen in some time.
Ep 3 is currently being review bombed by the usual incel gamergate crowd for obvious reasons.
Jesus I hate those guys.
So far I've been doing alright at keeping the two separate. I think it helps that I'm watching it with my wife, who has not played either of the games, so I really need to be careful not to spoil the story for her. I need to compartmentalize the part of me that's played them both.
Shows been really good so far. It's hard for me coming in from having played both games many times and rating the first one especially as my number 1 game of all time, and still the best example of what the gaming medium can offer a story.
I've never been affected by any story medium (book, movie, play etc) to the extent that the 1st game had me deep in introspection for days if not months afterwards.
I find myself watching it from an academic viewpoint, contrasting it to the game, rather than being able to just sit back and watch it like any other show, which is bumming me out a bit.
That's my problem, not any fault of the show though.
One of the things that struck me last night about the difference between The Last of Us (TV show and videogame) and The Walking Dead is that TLoU lingers longer on moments of beauty, whether it's the reclamation of civilization by nature, Bill and Frank's relationship, even some of the rampant fungal growth. TWD frequently doesn't give those moments anywhere nearly as much time to breathe.
Episode 3 was as powerful a piece of TV as I've seen in some time.
That was a good episode! I've been over the zombie thing for a long time, so that Walking Dead aspect of the show is a bit of a hurdle for me, but this episode was such a good solid character piece that it's won me over.