A half-episode as Dave & Chia Jun Shen of <a href="http://thebiggap.com">thebiggap.com</a> gush about The Last of Us and discuss the ending, amongst other spoilery things.
** THIS EPISODE HAS POTENTIAL SPOILERS FOR THE LAST OF US (duh), BIOSHOCK INFINITE, UNCHARTED 2, BRAID, AND STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS (yes.) **

In addition to the controversial ending, they chat about companion AIs from other games, how the logic of the game sometimes defies common sense, whether Joel is an identifiable protagonist, and the brilliant, brilliant writing and relationship between Joel & Ellie. Also, Nolan North as David, Naughty Dog's elegant game design, the brilliant segments that were Fall & Winter, combat mechanics that reward improvisation, why a sequel wouldn't work, and Dave's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Refrigerators">issues with all the women around Joel dying for his story to progress.</a>
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<li style="list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px;">On the <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2013/06/17/coming-to-terms-with-the-difficult-ending-of-the-last-of-us/">needs of the one versus the needs of the many.</a> (Forbes)</li>
<li style="list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px;"><a href="http://area5.tv/blog/2013/6/10/grounded-making-the-last-of-us-trailer">Grounded: The Making of The Last of Us</a> (Trailer)</li>
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34. Games That Want To Marry You

Here on Staring at Screens we look at the bright, pretty lights that make up our video games. Also, we like to talk about them from a critical, mature and often giggly perspective.