As we at Kotaku planed out the final couple weeks of our Last-Gen Heroes series, we considered the possibility of a list of the best endings of the generation. âBut game endings all suck,â Luke said. âWell, except for The Last of Us,â I replied.
And so, rather than put together some list of the best endings in gaming, I thought Iâd bump up an article I wrote earlier this year about my favorite ending of the generation.
There are other game endings that Iâve really liked over the last eight years. Journey, for example. The Walking Dead. BioShock 2. Portal 2. And more recently, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. But The Last of Us was so surprising, particularly for a high-gloss, big-budget action game, that it merits special recognition.
Since writing this, Iâve softened a bit on my stance that the game doesnât need a sequel. I mean, it still doesnât need one, but given how well its creators have carried themselves so far, Iâll still gladly play a sequel if they make one. In the meantime, Iâm very much looking forward to learning more about the coming downloadable add-on for the first game, which Naughty Dog will apparently be revealing this Thursday. (Can we hope for an in-game version of that excellent alternate ending? Probably too much to ask.)
âOkay.â
Last-Gen Heroes is Kotakuâs look back at the seventh generation of console gaming. In the weeks leading up to the launch of the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One, weâll be celebrating the Heroesâand the Zeroesâof the last eight years of console video gaming. More details can be found here; follow along with the series here
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