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Naughty Dog's Bruce Straley Teases Something "Awesome" and Mysterious Concept Art Appears

Something seems to be happening behind the scenes at Naughty Dog. Two days ago The Last of Us Game Director teased seeing an "awesome" prototype, and today the concept artist that created many of the game's artwork shown something that looks a lot like a grown up Ellie.

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staticdash224056d ago

Cool, I knew TLOU would become a franchise. I'm guessing she eventually travels back into the world, to find her own path. Could this be a surprise tease at E3?

maddskull4056d ago

and she becomes a hot woman

Conzul4056d ago (Edited 4056d ago )

That's a good thing -_-

MidnytRain4056d ago

She was hot in the first game.

KwietStorm_BLM4056d ago

@MidntyRain

She was a damn child in the first game. But I'm gonna give you benefit of the doubt and hope you're young too.

itBourne4056d ago

Was afraid this would happen.. I love TLoU, best game ever in my opinion. But I didn't want a sequal, ND is so talented. UC is a great game, they cld of stuck with that and we never would of experienced TLOU. Idk maybe after this UC they will let it have a break and make something new.

GribbleGrunger4056d ago (Edited 4056d ago )

We've already gleaned great satisfaction from the ending of TLOU so a sequel, regardless of whether they continue the narrative, shouldn't detract from that satisfaction. I'm very keen on strong and original narrative but even I wouldn't get upset retrospectively if we see Joel and Ellie 7 or 8 years later. There is still a sizeable gap there for our own versions of what followed the ending to have existed.

GribbleGrunger4056d ago (Edited 4056d ago )

Perhaps you'll be able to craft guitar strings and send clickers to sleep with a sweet lullaby?

'Go to sleep infected
rest your weary head
If you don't I promise
I'll hit you with a bottle instead ...'

itBourne4056d ago

My problem is not just a Last of Us Sequel, people bitch and moan about no original games, sequel after sequel, when really they are just being hypocritical. ND gave us an amazing original IP in Last of US, but if you guys had it your way, we never would of got that, it would have been just another Uncharted!!! Think about that. I would rather have a new ip that blows my mind in the same way Last of Us did, not have ND be stuck in sequel hell.

badboy7764056d ago

too soon it was just released last year and it's coming to PS4. So I wait until 2016.

minimur124056d ago

something I noticed.

Ellie's eyebrow scar from whatever isn't there in the fan art/concept photo.

although it's entirely possible the hair is convering it, but I think the hair isn't in the right place.

http://cdn2.dualshockers.co...

http://artistryingames.com/...

BlackTar1874056d ago

All i want ND if you do a sequel.... IS A KNIFE THAT DOESN'T BREAK....... You know like the one ellie had? Maybe it was the last one on earth in which case then fine.

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joab7774056d ago

This isnt possible. I thought ND was in complete disarray and incapable of making a game before 2020. Now this. It must be a hoax or a rumor...it must be!!! Lol!

thorstein4056d ago

Well played, joab, well played.

solidjun54056d ago

LOL!! This comment made me tickle. Bubbles.

Dark114056d ago

I'm hoping for more exploration in TLOU 2.

Conzul4056d ago

I just want more of Joel and Ellie.
Don't want either of them **conveniently** dying off early in game or something.

ZodTheRipper4056d ago

Open World? With traversal between big cities and country side? Like a cinematic single player Day-Z? I would be so down for that :O

HammadTheBeast4056d ago

Wow, I'm surprised, I didn't know they used 120+ layers to make these things.

This would look cool for potential announcement at E3.

PsylentKiller4056d ago

I hope so. Having sold my PS3 and 360 to upgrade to the newest models, TLOU is the one game I miss the most. Another game set in this same world with ND creating the story, the relationships. I can't wait for the remastered version to hold me over until this sequels is released.

mike32UK4056d ago

Ditto! I'm so excited to get back into the multiplayer, that had me hooked for months, which is very rare because im not a huge online gamer

Pogmathoin4056d ago

This the next guy to leave ND?

Lightning Mr Bubbles4056d ago

Not sure if this is real or not, but I'm pretty there's gonna be a Last of Us 2, at some point regardless.

showtimefolks4056d ago

should be very interesting, possibly more single player DLC?

to people who are saying they don't want to see TLOU turn into a gaming series, well just wait and see. Let's give ND the benefit of the doubt. They didn't do Jak 4 because it didn't make sense, so let's wait and see

one thing that was discussed before TLOU released was that they had plans/ideas on how a sequel could work, so again let's wait and see before we start bashing something

avengers19784056d ago

I think that the universe that ND created with TLOU has tons of potential for sequels, more on Joel and Ellie's story had more to be told.

Personally I would love to see a game going with the first year or so after the outbreak.
Also a game about the fireflies

They could even introduce new characters and story arcs, like I said the universe they created has tons of potential

mep694056d ago

Why do soooo many people refer to thing as "franchises" when they are not.....

Naughty Dog is the creator/developer. They haven't sold any rights for another 3rd party to create a sequel, nor would they.

Please stop calling things franchises when they are not.

IamHaru4055d ago (Edited 4055d ago )

@ ZodtheRipper

actually, technically not "underage" because the government that defines the arbitrary age restriction for consent is no more.

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-Foxtrot4056d ago (Edited 4056d ago )

I wouldn't mind seeing an older Ellie, I hope Joel is still with her though.

I can imagine if it was a trilogy Joel would finally die in the third game and Ellie would continue onward with everything she's learnt from Joel.

Although I wouldn't want Joel to die, he's a fantastic character but in this universe anything goes. It's not like Nathan Drake where you wouldn't want him to die.

cfc784056d ago

I think Joel and Ellie need to be in the 2nd game i don't think the story for them is over yet but at some point like you say Ellie can take over and be the main character.

-Foxtrot4056d ago (Edited 4056d ago )

I wouldn't mind her taking over but I think the problem is she's not ready yet, I think it would take untill the third game when she's in her late 20s to be finally ready. Hell they might jump ahead in the third game when she's in her 30s who knows, by then Joel will be old and she'll have to protect him.

I know people don't want to see a sequel but the thing is we are getting one like it or not and if thats the case I want to see Joel and Ellie because if they move onto new characters then that character development they started in the first game will be wasted. They have two great characters, may aswell expand on them more.

Not to mention as DLC they still have a ton of stories to tell from Marlene, to Tommy, then there's Tess, Bill and even Joel right after the outbreak

I do hope though when she's older we see some muscle or some sort, like Sarah Connor from The Terminator to Terminator 2 Judgement Day. It makes sense to bulk up in this world...you know so when she's fighting off hunters we're not like "Eh...how the hell did she overpower him"

staticdash224056d ago

I think Joel's character journey is complete though. He grew out of his loneliness and embraced having companions like Ellie, someone you care about when the couldn't care less after Sarah died. The lie at the end was him trying to protect that, and Ellie has a hint that he's hiding something. That could eat away at her, for years until she decides to move on from Tommy's town and find her own path, and Joel stays to let her go be an adult. Makes sense to me. She needs to grow independent of Joel, and that's a good way to introduce lots of new characters like the walking dead

-Foxtrot4056d ago (Edited 4056d ago )

@staticdash22

I highly doubt Joel will let her go off on her own so easy. I mean if he thinks of her as Sarah, his own daughter at this point then I doubt he would let anything happen to Ellie.

He couldn't save his daughter but he has a second chance with Ellie and I highly doubt he would be fine to just let her go off on her own.

I suppose the sequel could tell two stories. One with Joel and the other will Ellie.

Years later Ellie will find out about the lie and what Joel did, she'll run off and Joel will go after her. Then we'll play two stories.

Ellie - As she sets off to find scientists or someone who can continue to find the cure from her

Joel - To find Ellie incase she gets herself killed

KUV19774056d ago

She won't 'find out' about the lie. She knows already. For me this is as obvious as can be in the end and one of the reasons why the ending is so great.

-Foxtrot4056d ago

@KUV1977

She most likely has suspicions but I mean like she'll find out because Joe will admit it to her face.

insomnium24056d ago

I think the story could continue where Ellie is much older (10 years afterwards) where the life beyond the first TLOU would be told through flashbacks or something. How things went to hell at Tommy's, what happened after that and what is Ellie currently after. Perhaps Joel went missing and she is searching for him or something. This is the first thing that came to my mind and it almost blew my mind in the process cause of how effing sweet something like this with a ND twist would be.

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Sci0n4056d ago

joel was already pretty old in tlou so in a sequel he would be a liability. Kid ellie was already phenomenal so a grown up ellie would definitely be able able to hold her own.

joab7774056d ago

Maybe in the 2nd you can choose whou want to play as. That would be great for appeal!!

DoomeDx4056d ago

I'd rather have them focus on one perspective of the story.

HammadTheBeast4056d ago

I think Joel will become infected and she'll have to kill him. Just my thought based on what other games/shows/movies do.

DeadMansHand4056d ago

Don't give them any ideas! I had a hard enough time going through the emotional ringer on the first game.

hellzsupernova4056d ago

Yes killing Joel once ELlie is ready!!!! it would destroy me cause i love the character so much but damn would it make it feel real!

WeAreLegion4056d ago

I see it going a different direction. I think Joel and Ellie will become leaders of two different camps in the second game. Then, they'll battle it out in the third game. :D

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cfc784056d ago

Awesomeness of the highest quality TLOU2 i hope.

GribbleGrunger4056d ago (Edited 4056d ago )

THAT IS AN OLDER ELLIE!

... And she's playing the guitar. Good to see Joel kept his promise ;)

serratos274056d ago

Didn't think I wanted a TLOU 2 but honestly I'm ready for it. I know it'll take a few years to make though. Ellie is such a lovable character, in every aspect, that seeing this concept art makes me eager for a sequel.

GribbleGrunger4056d ago

Read my comment above and you'll see why I'm OK with this.

psman0124056d ago

It looks a lot like Ashley Johnson, the voice actor of Ellie. Interesting!

heliotropic4056d ago

I thought the same thing the second I saw the photo.

psman0124056d ago (Edited 4056d ago )

I also noticed it looks like she's holding an acoustic guitar (or it looks like it)...in one of the final chapters of the game, Joel says he's going to teach her how to play guitar (to which she didn't really reply). Just a sign that she may have stayed with Joel. Oooooh I'm excited!!

*EDIT* Just read the article and the author said the same thing. Damn, I thought I was sly!

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Neil Druckmann Reveals He’s Working on an Unannounced Game at Naughty Dog

Neil Druckmann, the creative director of The Last of Us, is working on a new, unannounced game at Naughty Dog.

RaidenBlack23d ago

I know they've expertise in third person games.
But given the lack there of in PS catalog, I'd want the other project to be a narrative first person ND game.
Look, there are lots of 3rd person Sony games in variety of flavors. And ND is already doing intergalactic. And since they're pretty expert at gameplay and tech wise in whatever they do, they can easily venture a new genre and ship a first person game/shooter.

VenomUK23d ago

Hopefully the lead character is a boss babe who will challenge the patriarchy.

RaidenBlack22d ago

So, judging from the dislikes, hardcore Sony fans here don't like first person games, anymore?

arkard22d ago

Let naughty dog do what they are great at, 3rd person games

crazyCoconuts22d ago

I don't really have a big opinion on first vs third person perspective. That's one of the least important things to me when rating how much I like a game

Flewid63822d ago

Sounds horrible. The downvotes are right on this one.

badz14922d ago

I actually hate 1st person. very hard to associate with a character you only see their hands most of the time.

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OtterX23d ago

funny thing is with failures like Concord and soon to be Marathon, Factions could have been Sony's guaranteed huge success with a shooter! I don't ever play online shooters anymore, but I would have come out of shooter retirement for a new Factions game.

RaidenBlack22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

{ coming from the above thread }
So PS Fellas hate first person games now? (Understandable)
But praise Killzone and Resistance series, as well?
And hope for a return of first party first person games? ~ but from where? insomniac is deep in marvel territory, guerilla is deep in aloy territory ... suckerP are not as big to undertake that change + dedicated to Ghost series
The only options are ND and Santa Monica, who are rumoured to be involved in parallel projects. ~ so take your pick.
And the other 'new' studios at Sony are not that hot right now with knee deep in live service fiasco

darthv7223d ago

...Way of the Warrior 2: Electric Boogaloo

Amplitude22d ago

It’d be cool if they bought the Parappa licence and made Parappa 3 that’d be the real good timeline

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Lightning7723d ago

Wait I thought they cancelled a game? Or did they announce another project?

https://wccftech.com/naught...

pwnmaster300023d ago (Edited 23d ago )

I’m assuming it’s the unannounced game in the title you posted.

“Naughty Dog Reportedly Canceled a Single Player Game This Year, But Another Unannounced Game Is Still in the Works“

Lightning7722d ago

OK I gotcha. That makes sense.

jznrpg22d ago

Devs cancel games all the time early stages if it doesn’t turn out the way they envisioned it. We just don’t hear about every one of them.

Notellin22d ago

Yeah only a narcissist like Druckmann would announce a game this early that has a 99% chance of being cancelled.

badz14922d ago

so a 2028 release at the soonest

Lightning7722d ago (Edited 22d ago )

Some speculate it could be Uncharted spin off. It's already 3 years in production so yeah 2028 maybe 2027 at the absolute earliest but most likely 28 release.

Also to add. kojimas next game that's not OD is said to be 5 to 6 years out for PS. That metal gear inspired game. These games are just too far off it seems.

pwnmaster300023d ago

This dude is busy.
So who is running intergalactic?

Knushwood Butt23d ago

'We have several directors on Intergalactic. I work with two game directors: Matthew Gallant and Kurt Margenau, [and] I have a co-writer in Clair Carré.'

pwnmaster300022d ago (Edited 22d ago )

Okay you got me, I skimmed the article and video .
Thanks lol

vTuro2422d ago

Cuckmann is going to be Naughty Dog's downfall.

itBourne22d ago

Going to be? The damage is already done lol.

Flewid63822d ago

Sunlight is good for you, I promise. lol

vTuro2422d ago

Damage has been done but it's not too late yet if they dump him now. Probably won't happen though. It's sad, honestly. We'll see what happens after Intergalactic. That game is going to have a huge impact one way or another.

StormSnooper22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

Yes because they didn’t make some of the greatest games. Right, we all just agree to live in your fantasy from now on.

Flewid63822d ago

yall say that about ever developer and then they end up becoming more successful lol

mkis00722d ago

Downfall? If anything he is a huge reason they are on the map! A few apes don't like the material hasn't stopped his games from being massive hits.

DarXyde22d ago

I have grievances with Druckmann, but he does deserve some benefit of the doubt. He's been in crucial roles at the company through all of their successes.

Maybe wait and see?

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StormSnooper22d ago

Interesting. So they are working on more than we knew.

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Ex-Naughty Dog Dev Says Resident Evil 4 Inspired Uncharted and Many More Action Games

Former Naughty Dog dev says Resident Evil 4 inspired Unchartted and even Gears of War, particularly the over-the-shoulder camera view.

CrimsonWing6924d ago

It revolutionized third-person shooters, in a genius way that gives you full control of aiming.

CrimsonWing6923d ago

No, I mean RE4. Like the whole snap to over-shoulder and precision aiming was what I meant.

I won’t deny Winback does pave the way in some respect. But it’s not the same at all.

InUrFoxHole24d ago

Both are great series. That's awesome

Samonuske24d ago

I thought this was common knowledge. Resident Evil Revolutionised over the shoulder aiming in 3rd person shooters/action games

italiangamer24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Influenced basically every third person action game made after it, GTA uses the over the shoulder perspective when shooting since the 4th installment, Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2 too and the Batman Arkham series has the over the shoulder perspective as the main camera throughout the whole game series.
Obviously there are a ton more examples but you get the point 🗿.

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PlayStation - The Concert "Changes Everything" for Music Lovers

PlayStation - The Concert is a magical musical experience for fans of the brand.

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