RE: The Last of Us series is some of the best games I have ever played

The gameplay and graphics were amazing. So many instances in the game where it's just you, one person, against whole swarms or teams of people who have dogs and other tools to use against you. Can't imagine what fighting Ellie and Abby must've looked like for the other side -- like they were battling some unstoppable wraith with a magic backpack of tricks to endlessly terrorize them with. Another impressive aspect of the game is the music and enemy dialogue. I remember sometimes when Ellie killed some random enemy in the game and hid, I could watch from a safe spot as another enemy came over and voiced their distress and anger over the enemy I'd taken down -- made me feel guilty a lot. I don't know if it's possible but it would've been interesting to have a non-lethal option in the game. So often, you were forced to be so brutal but I guess the world of TLOU is itself exactly that -- very brutal. Hopefully the HBO live-adaptation TV series is nearly as good as the games.