I'm mostly hating on the walking dead. I just feel it pulls too many of the feels stunts to keep its readers interested. the baby is what put the nail in the coffin for my distaste of the series. Also, theres like, 4 dogs (and a set of dogs) that bite the dust due to zombies in the walking dead universe.
I do agree. the Last of Us really made me feel for everything in the game so much better than the walking dead. it also didnt go the walking dead route of "nice guys always die or are gonna be bad" because lets face it, Tommy was the shit. Tommy is best uncle.
and I will say, I never felt more for a child and dog than the note in that one level of the Last of Us did. not gonna say, because I don't want to spoil it.
and the game does have an animal death, and its handled super well.