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Episode 116: The Last of Us Revisited – and our Verdict on the HBO Show

On this week's episode, we go deep on The Last of Us. We recall our original thoughts on the game from back in 2013 and give our verdict on the HBO show so far. Plus, Matthew talks us through his thoughts on the PS5 remake of the game. Apologies for the half-remembered bits. We'll explain the spoiler rules in the episode.


This week's music is from The Last of Us soundtrack by Gustavo Santaolalla.

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