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Turning action into drama allowed them to flesh out some deep narrative aspects the game deals with only indirectly. For Mazin, the zombie is about mortality, and the Cordyceps fungus eating its way through mankind is the great leveler, created by our relentless consumption. 7/13 https://t.co/3qvIDEBalV — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 12, 2023

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While writing the scripts they arrived at a few related precepts: action into drama, dramatize the mundane, and, the starkest, dump the gameplay. Replicating game mechanics felt like pandering, so any moment that drew its power from interactivity went on the chopping block 6/13 https://t.co/fGNusjI8j3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Most importantly, the show is an opportunity to build on the game’s strongest narrative asset: the relationship between Joel and Ellie. At one point, Joel describes Ellie as “not family, just cargo.” Her move from the latter to the former is what anchors both game and show. 8/13 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 12, 2023