When it was released back in 2013, The Last of Us was practically touted as the paragon of gaming. Virtually every aspect of its production was endlessly praised, especially its story, characters, and performances. And we love The Last of Us as much as the next person, and we agree that its story is among the best that gaming has to offer.

But it's not perfect. Like a lot of games, holes can be poked into its internal logic and story. You know what they say - nothing is perfect (although this game is pretty darn close).

These are ten plot holes in The Last of Us that were never explained.

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10 How Have The Giraffes Survived For So Long?

We find the giraffe scene just as beautiful as you, but you have to admit that it's a bit problematic. For one thing, it's frankly amazing that they have managed to survive and remain healthy for so long, despite roaming the North American countryside. Giraffes certainly require a distinct diet, and we don't know if the North American wilderness would be able to provide said diet. But more importantly, how have these giraffes not been taken down and eaten by roaming survivors? It's not exactly like they're hard to spot. Yeah, they're pretty, but this is survival we're talking about here.

9 Why Is Cloth Such A Valuable Resource?

One of the major aspects of The Last of Us is customization. And with survival horror customization comes rarity. Throughout the game, you have to scavenge for cloth and make difficult decisions regarding how to utilize it. Do you make a Molotov for offensive destruction, or do you make a med kit in case an emergency occurs? But why should this be a choice when cloth is clearly plentiful in this game? Bodies with clothes, strewn piles of clothes, bed sheets, curtains...all seem plentiful in this world. So why is finding cloth such a pain? Story and gameplay segregation, we suppose.

8 Why Did Ellie Have To Die?

By the end of the game, Joel learns that Ellie has to die so that the Fireflies can study her immunity. They say that they need her brain for studying purposes, and it is the mutated fungus in her brain that makes her immune to the disease. But isn't there an easier option? Can't they take some spinal fluid and work with that? Or, at the absolute worst, attempt a brain biopsy? Yes, it's entirely possible that they didn't have the necessary skill or technologies to perform a successful brain biopsy, but they could have at least tried. Worst case scenario is that Ellie dies, which is what they had planned anyway.

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7 No Hunting Knives?

It's established that Joel and Tess are seasoned smugglers and often resort to violence to accomplish their goals. Usually this involves shoddy makeshift shivs or a dirty pair of scissors they found laying on the ground. If they need to use blades so often, why not just "invest" in a good hunting or Bowie knife? Yeah, they haven't been manufactured in some time, and they're probably a hot commodity, but it's insane to think that Joel and Tess don't even own a single one. They are super common and far easier to find than guns, yet those seem plentiful enough in the game. Surely they could have found one on a raid, or taken one off a body.

6 Why Did Tommy Go Back To Texas?

We think this little aspect of the story needed a bit more explaining. When you show up at Tommy's little hideout in Wyoming, he gives Joel a picture of him and Sarah and mentions that he picked it up while he was back in Texas. But why on Earth was he back in Texas in the first place? Maybe he was feeling nostalgic and wanted to go back home. Maybe he was searching for Joel and thought their Texas home would be a good place to look. But he went through the state after leaving the Fireflies. The possibilities are numerous, and we wish we knew more about Tommy's past.

5 Why Do The Hunters Chase Joel To The Suburbs?

Turns out that the Hunters and bandits are really close to each other. Joel absolutely slaughters his way through the bandits, but for some unknown reason, they decide to pursue him into the suburbs...where he slaughters them some more. So, why did they ever chase him there in the first place? Surely they would have cut their losses and called it a day? We get that Hunters are bloodthirsty and likely want revenge, but it's obvious that Joel is an extremely capable fighter. And it's not like Joel is actively hunting the bandits - he's just making his way through. They should have just swallowed their pride and let him through.

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4 Joel And Ellie's Horrible Luck

The thing with post apocalyptic stories is that they often get extremely dark. Such is the case with The Last of Us. It seems like every single group that Joel and Ellie come across are bloodthirsty psychopaths who want nothing more than to see Joel and Ellie dead. How is that they find so many hostile groups throughout the country? Surely they would have come across some friendly bands of survivors. We know this is a dangerous world, but how is it that every single group they come across wants them dead? We didn't evolve as a society by killing every single stranger we came across.

3 David And Ellie's Teleportation

The restaurant sequence is absolutely brilliant, but it ends in a truly head-scratching manner. You can give David a stab while he's hiding in the kitchen, and both will collapse to the ground - Ellie from being thrown by David, and David from being stabbed. The screen cuts to black, and when we come back, both Ellie and David are lying unconscious in the seating area. How did they get there? Did they chase each other some more and simultaneously collapse off screen? Did David drag Ellie over there and collapse himself? Did they teleport? It's not really a plot hole we suppose, but it was incredibly jarring.

2 Where Are All The Infected?

The Last of Us is essentially a glorified zombie story. And if zombie movies have proved anything, it's that the major cities are an unbelievably dangerous place to be. Yet in The Last of Us, all these major cities are completely barren. Whether it's Boston, Pittsburgh, or Salt Lake City, you barely come across a single infected in the streets. Where the heck is everyone? Sure, sometimes they can be seen standing around the suburbs, but if the SUBURBS are that busy and congested, how is it that the cities are barren wastelands? Maybe they were all priced out of the cities like the rest of us.

1 How Does Ellie's Immunity Work?

The tricky part about introducing complex medical scenarios into your story is that you need to be able to explain it. You can't just say "she's immune" and leave it at that, because that's incredibly cheap. If she believes that she infected David with her bite, that would mean that she's essentially a carrier with a dormant strain. It also proves that her disease can be spread through body fluids, so hopefully she doesn't accidentally sneeze on anyone. The doctors simply think that she has a "mutated version" but refuse to go into detail. So is her infection special in some way? If so, how? And why her? Did she just...get lucky? We would have really liked some more explanation here.

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