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The Last of Us: Beautiful Grown Up Ellie Is Complete: It's Fanart but Neil Druckmann "Would Play it"

Remember the fanart from The Last of Us portraying a grown up Ellie by concept artist Marek Okon that made everyone believe in a sequel of the game for a few hours? It’s finally done, and Okon himself posted a long explanation on his Facebook account, echoed by Neil Druckmann, that mentioned that he "would play it."

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Axonometri4073d ago

Grown up? She still looks young to me.

Abriael4073d ago

She looks in her late teens.

nveenio4073d ago

"Young" is probably pretty subjective. As is "grown up".

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Porcelain_Chicken4073d ago

Grown-up, teenager, young adult whatevs. It's beautiful, it makes for a badass wallpaper and I got an insane urge to run through TLOU again. See ya guys in 13 hours.

GribbleGrunger4073d ago

Once the camp found out she was immune and realised she could be dangerous, she would be ostracised or marginalised. Eventually the burden would get too great and she'd have to move on. I see Ellie as a pariah in the next game, a wondering and lonely person with a need to settle down but a reason to keep on moving. That's a story/character worth exploring.

Axonometri4073d ago

Funny I had similar ideas. Good visual tie in.

UltraNova4073d ago (Edited 4073d ago )

Good idea but the 2nd game should focus on Joel and Elie trying to survive after the world finds out about Ellie's immunity to the cordyceps. I can see powerful and influential people doing everything in their power to get Ellie while Joel gives his life to save her.

The 3rd one could then focus on a grown up Ellie in a much darker version of her, after all she lost everything including Joel the father figure she came to love and trust only to see him die for her to live another day on a wretched world who haunts her relentlessly. Maybe she can go offensive on those who killed Joel using her life long acquired survival/killing skills. I cant stress enough the part of her being dark, very dark. Revenge is a bitter sweet fruit we all hate to love.

Thats my vision...

GribbleGrunger4073d ago (Edited 4073d ago )

I feel a revenge story line would externalise the narrative just a bit too much and leave less room for an internal narrative. We need to be taken on a journey into Ellie's thoughts, feelings and motivations and I think that's best served by a sense of forced dislocation. This would give ND plenty of emotional conflict to play with, and so new sociological themes.

What would Ellie do given another chance to save mankind if mankind had just rejected her? That's one hell of a juicy dilemma. How would she view the lie in the face of mounting resentment? Perhaps she'd learn to forgive Joel or even thank him. Perhaps the realisation that her innocence had almost lead to her own 'pointless' demise would make her angry at the world.

Once an outcast, the journey would be one of self discovery through various encounters with different characters. Sure there has to be a plot to hang this all on but the plot should never become the overall narrative ... not if ND want to mirror what made TLOU so ground breaking.

UltraNova4073d ago (Edited 4073d ago )

Yes I get where you're going with this but lets not forget in order to explore all those sociological themes you need some kind of functioning society which the games setting wont/cant allow. The more time passes the worst the world becomes the hardest is to explore those themes.

I would hate to see this turn into another feel good/happy ending story of a viral (fungal in this case)outbreak destroys the world only to be saved by a frightened little girl with immunity. That's the very definition of cliche.

As for the revenge side of things I cant see why those inner feelings/battles Ellie has to face cant coincide or even elevate the story I have in mind!

Think about it..

Btw revenge isn't the primary theme here. Its the realization of the world gone bad and that one has to survive with all means necessary including that of avenging the ones who by killing Joel, her last glimmer of hope, contributing to her miserable state.

I don't know why but the story and especially the ending of the 1st game left me with a sense of uneasiness, a feeling that says there's no hope in this world and that survival is all that is left.

GribbleGrunger4073d ago (Edited 4073d ago )

I always find revenge a shallow motivation though. I'm not saying revenge isn't something that couldn't be part of the overall arc of the story, but it certainly shouldn't be the main backbone or motivation to drive Ellie from one location to the next.

Joel would probably tell her to keep her secret to herself, as he did in the first game; although that would become more problematic as time went on. If it was a small community then it would be feasible to suggest they could come to terms with her 'condition' but the penultimate camera pan was down into a large community.

The more she keeps her secret, the more estranged she'd become until eventually she would feel like a stranger amongst humanity, which would remind her of how she felt when she was forced into boarding school.

It wouldn't be a stretch to see her set off on her own. Meanwhile, the Fireflies would still be present and would probably still be looking for her. If, by chance, someone found out about Ellie before she left (or at least showed suspicion) then Ellie would become an exile AND a fugitive, leaving ND plenty of room to explore what that means to Ellie as a person, how it would change Ellie as a person and how the changing Ellie deals with those who forced her out and those that seek her out.

Revenge could be worked into this scenario too, but instead of it being the main motivation it would become just one small part of it.

The first game was about the characters and how the world they lived in effected/changed them and so ND would want to do the same again. That's the difference between a good story and a bad story and why 99.9% of all other games feel shallow in comparison.

UltraNova4073d ago

I would like to see ND pick up where the left off definitely.

My whole point revolves around Joel's potential death though. It will allow (force?)Ellie to evolve into a very complex character with the capacity to explore even more mature elements.

Well time will tell... one thing's for sure I cant wait for the sequel!

GribbleGrunger4073d ago

Yeah, same here. All I hope for is that ND approach the game in the same way but don't try to mirror the beats that were so successful in the first game: Character/story/plot/gameplay (in that order). I think that's probably why revenge puts me off a little. ND took two character and drove them though the story. It was the characters that decided the gameplay mechanics, not the other way around.

I want to see them do that again and I fear if revenge was uppermost in their minds they may end up forcing the characters into scenarios to fit the narrative which could end up feeling unnatural ... rather like David Cage has 'emotion' uppermost in his mind and ends up manipulating the plot in order to achieve that end.

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Lightning Mr Bubbles4073d ago (Edited 4073d ago )

I hope they don't try to turn Ellie into Kurt Cobain.

cyclindk4073d ago (Edited 4073d ago )

What matters here is, she's "old enough."

Jeez, some people right?

The maturity level around this place...

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-Foxtrot4073d ago

Good little backstory.

Make sense other people would come looking for the cure , like the idea of a woman leading her people to get her, maybe even the military. Ellie would get captured, Joel would go looking for her, Ellie escapes during the trip, they meet up, they try to escape together. It would give them an excuse to go to another country like the UK, like they take her to a science center in Glasgow but the planes lands in London.

GarrusVakarian4073d ago (Edited 4073d ago )

Wow, that single picture and that quote has my imagination running wild thinking about a sequel. Ellie in her late teens/ early twenties, just wanting to live a normal life but being constantly pursued and hunted by the military and bandits. I can just imagine some of the tense scenarios that Ellie would find herself in.

Please make it happen ND. Playing as a grown up Ellie would be amazing.

Conzul4073d ago

Goodness yes! T'would put Jodie Holmes to shame IMO.

Baccra174073d ago

I always felt that the "government" in TLOU knew far more about the plague than they let on. So I can see them coming after Ellie- but more to get rid of her than to get the cure.

Either way, I never felt that TLOU should be one and done with Ellie to begin with.

Rob4Vendetta4073d ago

Ellie's seen some shit man.Just look at her expression.

Abriael4073d ago

I would have it too with what's behind her lol.

Conzul4073d ago

Could just be a metaphor for what's on her mind / memory. That's why they're so ghostly.

Midgus4073d ago

brilliant piece. would be good if this set the tone for the next one

Austin484073d ago

Either way I want a sequel please naughty dog:)

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PlayStation - The Concert "Changes Everything" for Music Lovers

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The Last of Us Complete Now Available on PS5, Physical Collector’s Edition Coming July

Two award-winning masterpieces, together in one incredible collection.

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Christopher81d ago (Edited 81d ago )

As expected. Unless it's going to Xbox or Switch 2, we can stop hearing about these older games now? We can move on to just news about new games?

darthv7281d ago

....until the PS6 remake followed by the PS7 reboot

Christopher81d ago

Man, first year of PS6 is going to be 90% remasters. I'm going to hate it and likely hold off until new games actually get released that I can't play on my PS5.

Cacabunga81d ago

Yes I’m waiting for complete remaster…. On ps5

OtterX81d ago

...20 years later, "you haven't heard the last of us yet!" *releases The Last of Us Retro Collection*

cloganart81d ago

@Christopher

Oof, yeah. I don't think I'm picking up the PS6 until "Pro" comes out 😂

Cacabunga81d ago

I haven’t played Tlou1 since PS3 and i have the greatest memory of it

Notellin80d ago

I'm already dreading all the cross generation games and remasters we'll see with the next round of consoles.

LonDonE80d ago

lmao this is getting ridiculous but thing is if people keep buying them.. then why would they stop making them?
Peeps STOP BUYING this game.. that actually hurts me to say this as the last of us is high up on my greatest games of all times.. its one of the few games i played through start to finish 3/4 times back to back as i loved it so much. But sony need to stop, give us a Resistance 3 remaster, i would love and buy that.. such an underated series as was killzone.
Or give us infamous.. so many great series and titles i would gladly buy but they just want to keep giving us last of us.

I am done buying that game.. i would only buy part 2 remaster if they remade it and kept joel alive, or i am not interested. Hate last of us 2s story killing off joel.. the actual game is stunning and incredible, they improved so much in the gameplay department but i hate the story with a passion.

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Profchaos81d ago (Edited 81d ago )

We can stop hearing about it when they stop re-releasing them I guess.

I reckon the ps6 version will be 8k 240 and I'll still not care.

I miss new games from nd

Inverno81d ago

And HBO just announced season 3 even tho LoU2 couldn't possibly be so long that it wouldn't be able to fit in 1 season. They're just milking it at this point.

darthv7281d ago

speaking of the HBO series... I felt they should have made part 1 across two seasons, then address part 2 in seasons 3 and 4. so now i have a feeling they rushed through part 1 in season 1 to make season 2 a cliff hanger with Joel's impending demise being the starting point to Season 3.

-Foxtrot81d ago

I love how they decided to rush, chop and change things for Season 1 to get through the game yet for TLOU Part II it’s like “we’re going to do multiple seasons and take our time”

Inverno81d ago

Okay after seeing that there's only 7 episodes I take it back. Though I think it's incredibly stupid not to have just made the season longer. Another season just to finish what could've just been a 13 episode season seems counterintuitive but aiight. I put that on HBO tho.

Neonridr81d ago

This will be the 4th time Sony sells us The Last of Us Part 1.. And the 2nd time on the PS5.

Knushwood Butt81d ago

They don't want Metroid Prime holding that record,

NotoriousWhiz80d ago

Strange, I thought the record went to Street Fighter 2.

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FPS_D3TH81d ago

We are approaching Skyrim levels here

Profchaos81d ago

At this point we are at Skyrim in terms of frequency. Skyrim was one per generation. If you exclude VR Skyrim we've now exceeded it

Tlou 1 PS3, 1 PS4 2 ps5
Skyrim 1 ps360 2 PS4/x1/vr 1 ps5/sx

Tlou 4
Skyrim 4

Christopher81d ago

Not quite. Skyrim had:

PS3/360/PC
PS4/X1
VR
Switch
Skyrim Special Edition PC/PS4/X1
Skyrim Special Edition PS5/XSX

VersusDMC81d ago (Edited 81d ago )

Also add skyrim bundles like the one below and all the humble bundles since that's what everyone is doing here

https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/...

darthv7281d ago

@Chris, LoU is getting just as bad by milking the same user base. At least Skyrim was able to sell to a wider audience via different platforms.

Christopher81d ago

@darthv72: I don't know why you're telling me that. I only corrected on number of Skyrim re-releases/ports/etc. I didn't say anything else.

Profchaos81d ago

@christopher guess I forgot just how much was out I think the special editions are technically one release despite being cross platform though would the Alexa version count

Christopher81d ago

@Profchaos: I guess, but I'd consider it a separate release since it rolled them into one at a later date but definitely there is a PS5/XSX version with PS5/XSX supported updates specific to them.

Chevalier80d ago

"LoU is getting just as bad by milking the same user base"

Weird. Like 35% of PS5 owners are NEW to Playstation. Plus this is really for new fans from the TV series for season 2 of TLOU.

I recall the same idiotic comments when the 1st one was remade just before TLOU TV Series came out and it went on the be one of the best selling games that year.

So maybe get your FACTS straight. Unlike Skyrim getting literally releases in 3 generations and 10 releases.

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Neonridr80d ago

I gotta figure RE4 is up there too

FPS_D3TH80d ago

No. Those are remakes. Not remasters

Neonridr80d ago

@FPS - we've had quite a few RE4 remasters, only 1 remake.

CrimsonWing6980d ago (Edited 80d ago )

@FPS_D3TH

It blows my mind how people do some mental gymnastics to try to cope with a game they like doing the same thing (technically more) they’re complaining about for another game.

RE4 - PS2, GC
RE4 w Motion Controls - Wii
Literally RE4 HD Remaster - Xbox 360, PS3
I’m assuming a port of RE HD - PS4, Xbox One
RE4 Remake - PS5, Xsex

1 Remake and the bunch are Remasters… how, I mean how—Y’know what, it doesn’t matter anymore…

P_Bomb81d ago

Store says I already own it. I guess it’s just a straight twin-pack. Looks like they added 4 maps to ‘No Return’.

VersusDMC81d ago

You don't need to buy this to get the maps, marlene and bill. It all got patched in to the game on the 3rd.

P_Bomb81d ago (Edited 81d ago )

Good to know. I’ve watched runs of ‘No Return’ but have yet to try it myself. Soon, soon 😉

Knushwood Butt81d ago

Yeah, No Return got a content update.
Three new trophies too.

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A mysterious physical edition of a Naughty Dog game is in the works

billibil-kun: "As The Last of Us season 2 prepares to air on HBO, we've spotted a mysterious reference to a special edition of a physical PS5 game from the franchise. Here's our take on the game, which remains unclear for now."

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Relientk7791d ago

It's probably a bundle of both The Last of Us games

Nyxus91d ago

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. The Last of Us Part 1 + II Remastered.

lukasmain91d ago (Edited 91d ago )

That's totally what it is I believe. It would be a great bundle for new players getting into the ecosystem

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Goodguy0191d ago

They're really milking this franchise lol

anast91d ago

You must comment on every Mario, Zelda, and Skyrim article too.

darthv7291d ago

....because there has been the same mario, Zelda and Skyrim games for three console generations?

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isarai91d ago

@darthv72

Literally yes 🤨

Cacabunga90d ago

Every Mario and Zelda is different. This is just the exact same game over and over

anast90d ago

Skyrim, yes. Mario and Zelda since the 80's

Loktai90d ago

@darthv72 Uh yes. Yes it has. They milked BOTW across Wii U and switch and they STILL want 40+ for it new and never discounted it. They made "remasters" of older zelda games as well on switch and in the past onto the other gameboy platforms from the older platforms. They have done the same with Mario. They port the paper mario games and mario RPG to switch. And now I PROMISE you they are going to show "enhancements" for those same games on Switch 2. I PROMISE you thats going to get mentioned, maybe even tomorrow. Last of us Part 1 has been across techncially 3 generations, but 2 has been 2- and JUST BARELY 2 because it released just a few months before the PS5 did - and so if that counts as milking it, what do you call breath of the wild on Wii U then going to switch or Twilight Princess coming uot on gamecube and Wii - OR ZELDA WIND WAKER HD coming out?

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Chevalier91d ago (Edited 91d ago )

"Skyrim games for three console generations?"

Darth showing some idiocy here. Seriously yes Skyrim has been re-released more than any other game period. It's been released on 3 generations - PS3, PS4, PS5, PSVR, PC, PC VR, Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S. That's 10 releases across 3 generations! So Seriously get your DAMN facts straight.

Yui_Suzumiya90d ago

And yet Fallout 3 has never been Remastered. Prison time should be given for that offense, lol

darthv7290d ago

Skyrim sure, but the other two... not so much

thorstein90d ago (Edited 90d ago )

@darth GTAV says hi.

Skyrim has an Alexa edition.

Chevalier90d ago

Clearly a guy with business acumen! Why would Sony want to rebundle games and release them in time for the 2nd season of TLOU to release? I mean the last time a bunch of idiots laughed at Sony then guess what? TLOU part 1 for PS5 only hit top 5 sales and kept popping onto charts throughout the year?! Lol

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Chevalier90d ago

"Skyrim sure, but the other two... not so much"

Multiple Mario and Zelda games have made 2 generations. Maybe you guys forget that over a 3rd of the gamers on Playstation have NEVER owned a Playstation system before and some are coming into it as a result of the TV show.

People said the EXACT same crap when the 1st game got released on PS5, but, it ended up being one of the best selling games the year it came out.

Also for all the idiots complaining. Playstation at least offer $10 upgrades for some of these games. Have you EVER seen a re-release by Nintendo, Xbox, Bethesda offer that?! No I didn't think so.

darthv7290d ago

releasing a newer version because the previous version is not physically compatible is not quite the same as taking a perfectly good existing game that already works on the newer platform and repackaging it under a remaster brand for that newer platform and then repackaging it AGAIN for the same platform.

And that whole line of *insert people here may not have had a PS before* is a line of BS. PS2 is the most selling platform in history... chances are very good a high percentage upgrade to the PS3 and then upgraded to the PS4 and are upgrading again for the PS5. So dont give me that line of bologna. you'd rather swallow every bit of Sony propaganda instead of call them out for milking (and yes this is milking) this game. You know there will be a PS6 version and likely a PS7 remaster.

Of course i am purely speculating on the 6 & 7 but there is a high degree of probability because of what they did already between 3, 4 & 5. And you defending even the $10 upgrade when most of the XB games get free upgrades is just another sign of your blind loyalty. I didnt think it possible and gave you benefit of the doubt but now I can see i was totally wrong.

Chevalier89d ago (Edited 89d ago )

@Darth

Again your examples are absolutely terrible. Repackaged games for new audiences isn't new with the high cost of development. This release is timed for people that are new to Playstation coming from watching season 2 of the TV show. If you're surprised and annoyed by this then stop gaming then. It will happen if there's some new Skyrim, Fallout, Doom or whatever TV show comes out too.

Also you're the guy who defends Xbox for this crap too. Skyrim releases were done while owned by Xbox.

Also you mentioned the PS2, repackaged games happened all the time then too. If you think that repackaged games is going to go away with the skyrocketing cost of development is going away then sorry cover your eyes and plug your ears and pretend like an idiot then. You will be complaining daily soon.

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OhReginald91d ago (Edited 91d ago )

I hope it's both ps5 games bundled with all updates including the new no return add ons for April. I'll triple dip on that.

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