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Naughty Dog talks 'The Last of Us' ending, alternates to be shared at PAX Prime

XMNR: Those that have played The Last of Us know that Naughty Dog set out to make a game that was impactful emotionally from beginning to end. The ending especially has been the cause of much discussion and some controversy which creative director Neil Druckman and game director Bruce Stanley addressed during a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AmA) on Wednesday.

Before continuing, every effort was made to ensure that no spoilers were included in this article.

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SuperSteve3914d ago

I don't want a sequel unless we get to play as an older Ellie.

And no tacked-on MP, dammit!!

Lovable3914d ago

Just because I don't like it, I'd say its "tacked on"...lol

Anyways, the ending was very powerful.

HammadTheBeast3914d ago

Multi player, IMO is not tacked on. It feels like a part of the story, an endless struggle between survivors, and the mechanics are spot on.

ShwankyShpanky3914d ago

TLoU MP gameplay is awesome, but it definitely needs more (and more varied) maps. And the metagame is a PITA. It makes it a lot more frustrating when you're having a bad run of rounds, and it isn't very rewarding when you do do well. I've also "lost connection with host" while the map is loading and it counted it as a day with zero supplies (has happened twice in my 1.5 "journeys." Total BS. That being said, I'm looking forward to completing my Firefly journey so I can stop giving a crap about the metagame and just play the game, which is fun as hell.

Double-scissor-bat FTW.

VsAssassin3914d ago

Uhm this game's MP is by no means tacked on. The MP portion oozes uniqueness and demands different playstyles from players. If you want to talk about tacked on MP, say Dead Space 2.

Dan_scruggs3914d ago

Wait... The Last of Us had an ending?

Heisenburger3914d ago

Yeah it was past that difficult room that you couldn't run-and-gun your way through.

Sorry you didn't see it.

/s

Dan_scruggs3914d ago

Your right it was more like walking and gunning my way in. Then running out while gunning one person in a cutscene. That would be a bit more accurate.

slivery3914d ago (Edited 3914d ago )

I loved the ending, so much feeling and so much thought behind it. I mean if you were in Joel's position you probably would have done the same. Especially when Ellie was never fully told the truth by the Fireflies in the first place. Neither of them knew it would end that way, they both thought they could just end the journey and they both could live happily ever after but that wasn't the case.

Tried to say that without giving too much away. Cause if you haven't played the Last of Us you are missing out big time.

I have played the single player over 5x now and still could play it again and again. Man survivor mode is intense.

Lovable3914d ago

Played the game three times. One on normal and twice in Survivor. The game is easily the best when played on the highest difficulty.

S2Killinit3914d ago

Do a "SPOILER ALERT" at the very beginning and then pour your heart out, is how I would do it.
PS: I've played it and its probably among the top 3 games I've ever played, if not number one. I don't even remember any games as good as this and thats why I say top 3 because maybe I've forgotten something.

slivery3914d ago

I read pretty fast myself, so even with spoiler alerts I tend to still gather what is below that with just a glance..

Then I am like fuck! I spoiled it.. So I tried to give a little away without actually getting too detailed on what actually happens.

For sure one of my top favorites also a game I will never forget.

Jeff2573914d ago

I just beat the game today and I loved the ending. They are right about it being the only possible ending for the characters. Was a lot of fun going on that journey with them.

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The Sounds of the Fireflies ("The Last of Us") concert kicks-off on April 28th, 2024

"The Game Music Foundation are today very proud and pleased to announce an additional concert, circling back to the roots of Game Muisic Festival in Poland. On April 28th, 2024, the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw will once again become a place to celebrate the art of video game music, featuring scores from The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II." - The Game Music Foundation.

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The Last Of Us Series Has Remarkable Potential For Spin-Offs

Najam from eXputer writes "It's time fore a new installment in the series, not another pointless remaster."

anast76d ago

They are working on something new. Not to be rude but it is impossibility stupid to think ND next major announcement is going to be a remaster or their next Last of Us entry is going to be another remaster.

AlterRecs73d ago

I think this is in response to them releasing a remaster for the sequel, a game that didn't need a remaster.

Basically a "why did you put out a remaster no one asked for when you have all there options available"

anast73d ago

They remaster is to put out something quick while they are deving new stuff. I don't get how people can be so static.

AlterRecs72d ago

There's no news about a third game being in production, you're just assuming that they're working on something that they aren't

anast72d ago

When they release the news to start the hype-train, you can give me my props then.

DrDoomer76d ago

I want an alternate timeline spin-off, where part 2 never happened.

CrimsonWing6976d ago

They’ve already done Remasters of 1 and 2… what else is there to Remaster?

AlterRecs73d ago

Considering they remastered the first game twice, who knows lol

CrimsonWing6973d ago

That was a Remake. I guess they could do that to 2, but man…. They should wait a couple generations so it can look like a major upgrade.

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The Last Of Us Online Devs Celebrate Their Experience With The Canceled Game

The team is sad for losing out on such a great project but celebrates its growth because of spending time on it.

Chocoburger121d ago

All they had to do was make a basic online mode like their previous games. Instead they wanted more money and choose to go live service which makes games worse in my opinion.

What a waste of time and money, what a shame.

seanpitt2376d ago

I can't wait for season 2 so they can kill Joel off in the first 2 episodes!! Then it will be just Abby and Ellies revenge plot!

Something is telling me that this won't happen though because it wouldn't make sense, oh wait

Linzoid121d ago

Not sure why they didn’t just make Factions 2. There was no need to make it a live service.

TLoU Factions was a great addition such a shame they couldn’t be bothered to remaster that for PS5 considering the crazy high price tag of the remaster of a remaster…

anast120d ago

This is something to be celebrated. This studio is smart and they get it, even factions 2 wouldn't've have been worth the time. I am surprised they didn't just remaster the first one though, but actually how popular was Factions?