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7. The Final Stab - The Last of Us: Part 2

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The Last of Us: Part 2 is almost relentlessly tense, you can feel the pain of its protagonists so acutely and the world has an endless number of threats and horrors to throw at you.

At the end of the tale you, Ellie, and Abby are pretty damn exhausted and their final showdown is a clash of survival and desperation.

Ellie gets some positively brutal slashes in with her knife but it's the final almost-killing blow that’s pushed this entry onto our list. After wrestling Abby to the ground you’re prompted to mash square in an attempt to drive Ellie’s knife into Abby’s chest while she howls in pain. It’s absolutely brutal but given the supposed fight to the death it makes sense in the circumstances. While the attack doesn’t lead to Abby’s death it’s certainly a visceral and wildly violent scene that’s not leaving your head any time soon.

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