2. How is it Symbolic?
• -It touches on the themes of a worldwide
virus with no cure. Uses watered white paint
on a black canvas to symbolise the spread of
the virus (spreading very fast)
• -Themes of death ("hundreds of bodies on the
street...Executions" etc) and survival (rations)
3. The OTS prepares you for the game by:
The OTS prepares you for action as towards the
end "you can still rise with us...Believe in the
fireflies" because since the OTS talks about
death and rioting caused by the fireflies
4. Creates the narrative enigmas?
• Who are the Fireflies?
• Who are the Fireflies attacking?
• What is the Fireflies purpose?
• What is the virus?
• How deadly is the virus?
5. Does it challenge generic conventions
The Last of Us genre is action-adventure,
survival horror. The game does not challenge
the generic conventions as it uses all elements
from each genre.
6. Characters are represented by:
Characters are not seen within the OTS, the only
hint is that you get the option to join the
Fireflies and 'rise with them'
7. Present credits and main title by
-OTS begins with the title of the game in big
bold white letters in the middle of the screen
- cast roles smaller than the names in white.
(text changes to black when places on a white
background)
-names and roles appear as the paint spreads
across the canvas
-names appear in the gaps on the canvas
8. I Enjoyed
How the white symbolises the
virus and how it is spreading
quickly around the world
9. Throughout the OTS they use live news reports
to explain the story to give a sense of realism
10. Looks like they are trying to spell ‘Fireflies’, this
scene appears after the woman says ‘Rise with
the Fireflies
