Warning: Spoilers in advance for HBO’s “The Last of Us,” as well as the computer game “The Last of Us Part I” as well as “The Last of Us Part II.”
For some LGBTQ gamers, their initial direct exposure to a queer personality in a computer game was the curmudgeonly Bill in the 2013 blockbuster hit “The Last of Us.”
On Sunday, a years later on, those gamers viewed amazed as Bill’s tale– a love with his companion, Frank– ended up being the prime focus in episode 3 of HBO’s hugely prominent adaptation of the video game.
“It was gorgeous, and I was so not expecting it,” claimed Darion Lowenstein, 41, a computer game specialist, that is gay. “Obviously, I’ve played the games religiously and I know there’s gay characters in there, but I was not expecting an 80-minute … tearworthy piece of art.”
Queer gamers that listened claimed it seemed like a watershed minute for LGBTQ depiction in computer game.
