Why are almost all the scenes of violence completely toned down/take place off screen or in the dark? Is this censorship or merely a way to hide the budget for this show wasn't actually that high? I can see how a normie mainstream viewer would like this show but as someone who's beat the game twice, with the last time being right before the show premiered, i cannot condone this adaptation. I mean they literally told the cast not to play the game so they didnt understand the source material at all. Sound logic, right? Well it shows... If you are reading reviews on here to decide whether to watch the show or play the game: game all the day baby. Hell, i would recommend just watching a full gameplay video on youtube before i would tell someone to watch this lackluster re-imagining of the last of us.