We're a little over halfway through the first season of HBO's adaptation of the last of us.

And for the most part, fans of the game and new people coming in seem to be really enjoying it.

As a big fan of the game, I was very interested to see how they would adapt us on screen,

and so far it's been done pretty well. Obviously, with any adaptation,

there are minor differences in things that they take straight from the game,

and I think they've been able to blend those aspects very well so far.

Hello and welcome back to another episode of NerdSoup, I am Aaron the NerdSoupMonkey,

and today we're going to go over some of the changes the show has made from the video game,

and some of the similarities they share. Also, stay tuned to the end of the video

for a special NerdSoup last of us giveaway. Right off the bat in episode one,

the cold open that they show in the series is not in the game,

but I do enjoy how it gives us some backstory about how something like this could happen,

how fungus could evolve and essentially cause a pandemic that we see on screen all these years

later. And I think that's one of the benefits of presenting it in a series form as you can delve

into some of these things, have some jumps and times that might not necessarily make sense during

a video game. And I think having this scene right off the bat helps build the world and gets

audiences ready for what they're about to see. And this continues with our opening sequence when

we're introduced to Joel, Sarah and Tommy. Obviously there are some minor differences in the opening,

but the essence is pretty much the same, a lot of the dialogue and interactions are taken

straight from the game. The end of the game will recognize Curtis and the Viper 2, the fictitious

movie watched by Joel and Sarah in episode one. This Easter egg may have some significance down the

road, so stay tuned. Obviously they added some things to help build that relationship of

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