The positive hubbub surrounding HBO’sThe Last Of Usadaptation was recently replaced with discourse about Part 1’sPCport. ThePS5version of the remake deserves a little bit of attention after all of that, and it has received some via a patch that has already gone live. A patch that adds references to The Wire andMortal Kombat 2via new t-shirts for Ellie.
As well as hat tips to one of the greatest shows of all time and one of the best fighting games of all time, the new t-shirts have been added thanks to the adaptation. They’re even listed as “HBO in-game t-shirt cosmetics for Ellie” inthe 1.03 patch notes. The Wire because it was one of HBO’s biggest hits beforeGame of Thronesand The Last Of Us, and Mortal Kombat 2 because that is sold as Ellie’s favorite game in the show, and one she finally gets to play thanks to Riley.
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A penchant for Mortal Kombat 2 was color added to the adaptation that isn’t present in the games. Well, not until now as you can now have Ellie sport a t-shirt with the game’s name in Part 1. Getting permission to include references to Mortal Kombat 2, or any other real game not made byNaughty Dogfor that matter, would have been more hassle than it was worth, so the arcade moment in the original game has Ellie play a fictional game called The Turning.
Since HBO is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, the same conglomerate that owns Mortal Kombat studioNetherRealm, showrunners Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin had the opportunity to add the game to the show. After the details about the new t-shirts were shared onResetEra, many fans of both The Last Of Us and Mortal Kombat have jumped to the conclusion that a bigger crossover is in the works. Perhaps a hint that characters from The Last Of Us will make appearances on the Mortal Kombat 12 roster.
While that’s certainly possible, even though Mortal Kombat 12 hasn’t been officially revealed yet, creatorEd Boon has already ruled out making Ellie a part of it. Boon was a big fan of the HBO adaptation, responding to a fan while watching that he couldn’t bear to see Ellie suffer brutal fatalities if she were to be added to the next Mortal Kombat game. He didn’t mention Joel, though. I can certainly think of one weapon he could bring to the fighting series with him that would make a lot of sense.
