A major motif of the game is that "life goes on"; this is presented in a scene in which Joel and Ellie discover a herd of giraffes, which concept artist John Sweeney explained was designed to "reignite lust for life", after her suffering following her encounter with David.
Glavni motiv ove igre jest da "život ide dalje"; to je prikazano u sceni u kojoj Joel i Ellie otkrivaju stado žirafa, koju koncept umjetnik John Sweeney objašnjava da je dizajnirana da "obnovi žudnju za život", nakon što je patila nakon susreta s Davidom.