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Though their relationship starts rocky, Joel and Ellie become like father and daughter. This article lays out their relationship throughout both games.
https://gamerant.com/the-last-of-us-2-joel-ellie-father-daughter-revenge-forgiveness/

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In and around the gore and disgusting aspects of the game lay beauty as the world is reclaimed by nature. Just as in life, there is beauty in ugliness, and vice versa.

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An IGN review of The Last of Us Remastered, showing how impactful the story was. This is, whether we realize it or not, in part because Bruner's theory holds true; reality is found within narratives
https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/28/the-last-of-us-remastered-review
Below here are the list of awards it was nominated for and/or received.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140553/awards

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There was much talk within the community about whether or not Joel made the right decision in the end, playing in to the idea of ambiguity. Some of these opinions lay here, in a Fan Theory thread on Reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/comments/1gmv8z/the_last_of_us_why_joel_made_the_right_choice_at/

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As in life, there is no black and white or good and evil in The Last of Us. This is a link to the ending scene of the game, where Joel kills countless to save Ellie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOdNSgJEra0

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A video compilation of the brutality of The Last of Us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKs7ueNR1vo

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Though this is about the second game, it relates to the violence and emotional manipulation felt in both games. Neil Druckmann, head game director, explains that he wants players to feel "dirty, and that's part of the point."
https://collider.com/last-of-us-2-review-embargo-neil-druckmann-interview/

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A link to an article discussing the real life Cordyceps, and a slightly more scientific look at the fungus and how it functions in and out of the game.
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/but-not-simpler/the-fungus-that-reduced-humanity-to-the-last-of-us/

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This URL links to Jerome Bruner's initial remarks in a paper about his narrative theory and how it relates to his empirical way of seeing the world.
https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~cavitch/pdf-library/Bruner_Narrative.pdf

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The Last of Us is a powerful narrative driven game. Here and in my paper, I will look at it through Jerome Bruner's narrative construction of reality

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This scene is by far my favorite. It shows the power of the narrative within the game.