The Last of Us was released in 2013, and it irrevocably changed the face of the post-apocalyptic genre. It would become one of the most awarded games in history, boasting a star-studded cast, a dramatic, superbly-written story, and a deeply realistic, terrifying world that was both exciting and unnerving. In The Last of Us , a violent parasitic infection known as Cordyceps has swept the world, wiping out most of the population and turning many of those that remain into crazed, near-undead creatu...