For more along these lines (specifically about The Last of Us), I cannot recommend James Howell's in-progress critical analysis The Rootwork Bulding[0] highly e

For more along these lines (specifically about The Last of Us), I cannot recommend James Howell's in-progress critical analysis The Rootwork Bulding[0] highly enough. It discusses the affordances of the level design, and how the game advances the the Joel-Ellie relationship via gameplay. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7vAeDYh8SvShredLiTbOX7optQMNN39m https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7vAeDYh8SvShredLiTbO...