Jul 27, 2020

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PTSD While Gaming: Processing Black Death In The Last of Us Franchise

A reckoning with Naughty Dog.

A still image from The Last of Us Part II (2020).

CW/TW: Explorations of mental+physical trauma, Death

WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD!

I CAN’T SHAKE THE VIOLENCE.

In the weeks since The Last of Us Part II (2020) debuted I haven’t been able to shake the violence. The copy/paste…

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PTSD While Gaming: Processing Black Death In The Last of Us Franchise

I CAN’T SHAKE THE VIOLENCE.

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