The prestige adaptation of Naughty Dog’s seminal game The Last of Us remains incredibly faithful to its source material, with some exceptions. One of the biggest changes that co-showrunner Craig Mazin made was to the way the Cordyceps virus spreads and functions in the world, taking inspiration from real-life fungal networks. While so many of the show’s changes make the story more cinematic, this change could easily be translated into an inventive gameplay mechanic that Naughty Dog should use in the inevitable Last of Us Part III.
