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Do We Really Need More of The Last of Us?

Hardcore Gamer: Naughty Dog has already confirmed that they had set a sequel to The Last of Us on ice" to focus on the release of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, but should they bother at all?

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ArchangelMike3330d ago (Edited 3330d ago )

Yes we do. The gaming industry needs more of The Last of Us.

If we get Assassins Creed and Call of Duty every single year, why should we not get The Last of Us once every 3 or so years?

The point being, we need more than just First Person Shooters, Sports games, and RPGs etc. The gaming industry needs these sort of games, but also the game developers that push beyond the boundaries of the tired old gaming tropes. That was what Naughty Dog were able to accomplish with The Last of Us. We might not need a sequel to The Last of Us, but we need devs like Naught Dog to continue bringing the magic.

DarkOcelet3330d ago (Edited 3330d ago )

Naughty Dog should really make a sci-fi open world RPG game. Nuff said.

http://www.gamesoul.it/wp-c...

AudioEppa3330d ago

No.. no they don't.

I hope they continue making third person action adventure games because this industry needs more of them badly, last gen was pathetic.

Rimeskeem3330d ago (Edited 3330d ago )

Naughty Dog makes things they are passionate about. That's what I love about them. They don't make games just for the money, they make them because they love to.

Yes, other studios do this as well but I never see them really state it as much as Naughty Dog.

Aloy-Boyfriend3330d ago

The article is about "More content for the game," not "More games like TLOU."

This industry need variety, not games being alike.

Now finally on topic: More is never a bad thing thing. I think ND has set a good post apocalyptic world where many stories can be told. I'd like a DLC featuring Ish and his partner. And a sequel featuring Ellie all grown up or any new characters

oasdada3330d ago

Im not into that much of open world games but i would really love to see the last of us sequel as a sandbox game

joab7773330d ago

We need more IP'S like The Last of Us. I say let it stand. We don't need a TLoU2.

Take the ideas and make something new. The ND name itself will make us take notice. I'd rather see more of the same quality, as opposed to doing it again.

Dirtnapstor3330d ago

I could go for a sequel most definitely. I wouldn't be opposed to having a different set of characters for the sequel, a few years or so after the first one took place...or a parallel story.
TLOU is rich. We need more from it.

Lord_Sloth3330d ago

Sequel to Ellie and Joel? No.

Sequel set in the same world? Yes.

Jalva3330d ago

The Last of Us isn't exactly the kind of game that needs a sequel, however it definitely deserves one.

Pennywise1383330d ago

No! Not every game needs a sequel and unless the last of us can nail it 110% it could take away from how powerful the original story is on its own. Let the story stand on its own and focus on another great new IP.

SpinalRemains1383330d ago

Nice handle.

I'd love a new adventure within the universe.

Zero-One3330d ago

If you're really that sick of the industry and the fact that people like these "tired old gaming tropes" like your some jaded old fart, why are you even here anymore. You don't control what people do.

UKmilitia3330d ago

the best game i have ever played period.
story,characters,setting was nailed to perfection.

it felt real and no toehr game has given me the emotions TLOS gave me.

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user74029313330d ago

naughty dog needs to do what naughty dog does and not take advice from people, naughty dog fans arent naughty dog, naughty dog are naughty dog, and they have fans because of it.

lovestospoodge3330d ago

"Naughty Dog doesn't do what Naughty Dog does for Naughty Dog. Naughty Dog does what Naughty Dog does because Naughty Dog IS...Naughty Dog."

-Naughty Dog

ginsunuva3330d ago

Yo dawg. I heard you like dogs.

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen3330d ago

I wouldn't mind seeing what happened to Joel and Tommy in the years shortly after the outbreak. A story that follows Joel and Ellie would be interesting too. For now, i'll leave all of that to Druckman, because his work on TLOU was exceptional.

spicelicka3330d ago

Well why not?? We get countless sequels on every other game. If not Last of Us then at least something very similar. I liked Last of Us a lot more than Uncharted actually.

joab7773330d ago

So let it be different and stand as a one time deal. Take the talent and ideas and do something else.

The problem is always this. All the previous work is done. So it's easier to make a sequel and make money. I'm not saying it won't be great, or that there havnt been world's that NEED sequels, bit this isn't one. It's perfect how it is.

spicelicka3329d ago

Well I agree with that, which is why I said they should at least make something very similar. You also have to consider that they have a winning formula with this game. The survival horror mixed with strategic gameplay and brilliant story, people want more so why should they just not make more? They don't have to make a direct sequel but they should definitely reuse the formula.

ginsunuva3330d ago

Just because someone went and murdered some franchise doesn't mean everyone should do the same for theirs.

sashimi3330d ago

Whats the point of asking? the fans have spoken and it is likely in the works already anyway since the demand is there.

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The Last of Us Part 2 reportedly PC ready, and has been for months

The development of the The Last of Us Part II PC port has been complete since November 2023, according to a reliable insider

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gold_drake16d ago

probably waiting for the new season to air

just_looken15d ago (Edited 15d ago )

Your right as soon as the hype wheel is ready for that show there going to drop it on pc.

But the real question is will this pc port be able to run 1080p on a 4090 as the last naughty dog pc port they helped make it was a dumpster fire.

Like i said before the current naughty dog team is just a glorified port studio but even then they have a hard time actually doing it right.

Yes ps blind boys naughty dog worked on pc ports
https://www.pcgamer.com/nau...

neutralgamer199215d ago

Looken

Your information is good but you need to stop calling names and start trying to have a real conversation. Fanboys of any product are extreme but that doesn't mean vast majority of gamers are just that "gamers"

RaidenBlack16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

... and the water's wet
But I'd prefer the Uncharted trilogy port over this one, tbh
Just porting Uncharted 4 and 4.5 to PC was not the best idea.

Inverno16d ago

Water isn't wet, but definitely want he Uncharted trilogy on PC.

truthBombs16d ago

Original Uncharted trilogy is my fav of the series. That is a worthy port to PC not 4 imo

just_looken15d ago

No doubt they need more help as the og's left the building so the uncharted 1-3 port would take actual skill/knowledge along with the source code/audio files/voice files.

If only niel D lost didn't loose over 80% of the team that made the company he is "running" and turned into a port studio.

Doge16d ago

It'll probably be announced and released on Friday.

Inverno16d ago

Yeah it could be a game fest announcement and release.

fsfsxii16d ago

Hope the PC crowd enjoy 4 year old leftovers lmao

DustMan16d ago

The PC master race looks down upon you mockingly knowing they are in every way superior gamers to you console simpleton.

ocelot0715d ago

Even the ones that have a £50 dell Optiplex and put in a 1650 that's weaker than a series S?

RaidenBlack15d ago

@ocelot07
Yes,
Atleast they dont make comments like the above.

truthBombs16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

for everytime you say that, the library of PS games on PC grows bigger. This year, Helldivers 2, Horizon Forbidden West, Ghost of Tsushima, GOW Ragnarok has a release date for this year and now TLOU2? Hmm.

Potentially 6 titles in one year. It keeps stacking.

Aphrodia15d ago

DON'T FORGET ABOUT CONCORD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

Cockney15d ago

Pc guys are loving it right now, banger after banger its one hell of a year

just_looken15d ago

If only the new sony leadership was not hell bent on region locking down there pc games to avoid better sales and get more ps accounts even though pc players do not want a jank exposed ps account that has all there personal info ready for another data breach and or just gets sold off.

I still and will never link my old ps account to my steam account the sony tos is to strict i do not want to get my ps account banned because i left my vpn on or sony things rgb is a hacker tool or some other BS.

Tedakin15d ago

When TLOU2 is announced, Spider-Man 2 will be pretty much the only notable PS5 first party game not on PC.

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FPS_D3TH15d ago (Edited 15d ago )

Lmao you probably bought this twice because ps5 have nothing good to play. My backlog of games is too big for me to even care it exists on PC let alone how bad the first one launched on PC. Sony wouldn’t be releasing it on pc if they didn’t need $$$

PrinceOfAnger15d ago

Will you enjoy Gears 5 and Sunset over drive + Ori games on PS5 after 3/5 years?

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Destiny108015d ago

i might have to upgrade my gtx 560 to a gtx 750ti

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Neil Druckmann: Philosopher gamer behind 'The Last of Us'

who is now the sole leader of Naughty Dog, “I promise you, we will not be ‘The Last of Us’ studio forever.” Numerous games, he said, are in the works, including “multiple single-player projects.

Lightning7717d ago

I know he has a celebrity like status but unless he's announcing his game soon idc what he has to say from this point on.

We need announcement something from him.

Crows9016d ago

The dude is a nobody. He's also wrong. Naughty dog is the uncharted and Jak daxter studio.

They only made one universally praised last of us game. They're not know as "the last of us studio" but they are currently known as the "remake" studio.

Lightning7716d ago

I like his games tbh I'm just more upset at the fact that he's been talking and talking and not showing anything. I'm an actual fan of his work, don't cars if that's that's a popular take or not.

If he has nothing to show or talk about. I don't care about his interviews, his red carpet appearances or what's next for last Of Us 2 TV, leave that to Hollywood. You don't see SP, Bend, or any other studio doing what he's doing. They're remaining quiet and focused as most PS studios do. He should do the same. The next thing I wanna hear him say is "now heres our game" we know that probably won't be for another year or so, so he needs to remain silent and stay out of the limelight for awhile.

AsunaYuukiTheFlash16d ago

You are wrong. LOU2 won a lot of GOTY and was highly rated. It's okay to dislike the game but saying that ND just made one critical acclaimed LOU game is just hating at this point.

rippermcrip16d ago

Kind of a weird interview. No substance, hardly any questions. It's almost like they forgot to post the whole thing or something.

neomahi16d ago

Oh brother...... It's like a balloon filling with helium. He's got nothing new to say. Naughty Dog went from being a studio of numerous developers to being about him and what HE does. Bruce Straley was the co-creator of The Last of Us, and he left--I think for the same reason Christophe Balestra left and since then, Naughty Dog haven't been the same. PlayStation is incredibly woke, as all businesses seem to be these days, ignorant to what's really going on sacrificing the greater for peanuts, but I think they left because of the uprising political atmosphere. They knew there was nothing they could do about it and an attempt to try and combat it, in today's society would end them up in legal trouble so, they just left, what else can you do when the opposition behaves like a child, screams and yells louder than you want to in raged fits, and will throw lawsuits at you at whatever chance they can, but you don't play that way, so they left. And Naughty Dog hasn't been the same since.

Naughty Dog was huge at one time! They were the underdog that became the top dog but, the direction it's fine, just watch and wait. It's ego, and Druckmanns ego of thinking they're untouchable and can just coast along, will drop them rock bottom, in due time, they could see the same fate as Xbox's teams met. Fans will turn on Naughty Dog because A) Naughty Dog aren't producing, they're not what they once were.
B) Gamers ARE growing tired of the woke culture overtaking their lifetime hobby. They're just more silent about it, it's the quiet cool

anast16d ago

Non of this makes sense. I would like to think you didn't spend too much time writing it.

Crows9016d ago

I hope you didn't spend much time reading..it...cuz obviously you didnt understand it. But that's okay. There's many other comments to read...

MIDGETonSTILTS1716d ago

You project your own views on the world, and that is a mistake.

Crows9016d ago

Um...so you project someone else view on the world? What are you talking about?! We all project our view on the world lol...smh

anast16d ago

It's called perspective. I understand that. But I don't understand the poster.

smashman9816d ago

you know it's not his fault that people are interested in what he says, right?

Also, Naughty Dog is bigger than ever.

Crows9016d ago

Smaller....where's their last big game? Yeah...I remember when they were actually releasing heavy hitters.

smashman9815d ago

@Crows90 It was in 2020 and despite what a vocal minority says it was critically acclaimed and the 2020 game of the year. Not only that but The Last of Us is also a critically acclaimed television series and PlayStation's most successful foray into Film and TV yet.

So yes, Naughty Dog is bigger than ever, and just because you don't vibe with them or whatever does not change that fact.

anast16d ago

He's a solid theatre arts person, but he's not a philosopher. Being good at one thing doesn't mean he's Descartes.

DarXyde16d ago

I believe that philosophers are more principled than Druckmann, to be honest. It's fascinating that The Last of Us Part II was literally inspired by the Israel-Palestine conflict and was a needed commentary on humanity and ending the cycle of violence, only to have some questionable commentary after 7 October.

I don't hate the guy as some others seem to. He's been a big part of some great games, but I'll never understand the obsession with hanging on all of his statements.

Chard16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

That's a good point in relation to 7 Oct - a far more important issue where valid criticisms could have been made of this guy, but most here seem thoroughly distracted by trivial issues

anast16d ago

@DarXyde

Like all artists he has a signature. People that have an agenda will try to look for that signature and use it. This is why a lot of "journalist/game influencers" hang on every word. Most of us just enjoy his work and get hyped when he mentions something about a possible new game.

@Chard
"a far more important issue where valid criticisms could have been made of this guy"

Which is?

MIDGETonSTILTS1716d ago

Sony should try and stay radio silence outside of hard reveals.

It’s painful to wait for any info at all, but it’s less painful than skimming an interview that avoids all details whatsoever.

Commit to radio silence, Sony. You can afford to leverage the trust in gaming output that you’ve cultivated.

anast16d ago

That wouldn't be a smart decision. There must be a constant stream of connection in today's world.

MIDGETonSTILTS1714d ago

When a constant stream of connection delays a game 1-2 years, and said games take 5 years to make anyways…. Sony fans are better off trusting Sony to deliver than expecting frequent confirmation.

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Monopoly Go Devs Spent More On Marketing Than It Cost To Develop The Last Of Us 2

The game's huge marketing budget has worked out for it, bringing in $2 billion revenue in its first 10 months of release.

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ChasterMies92d ago

That’s how it is with most movies. Why should it be any different with games?

Eonjay92d ago

It could also be that development cost were just very very low.

Kaii92d ago

I think it's about time for government agencies to step into mobile gaming and look around, this is shit.

just_looken92d ago

Do not worry 82yr old joe biden is on it he will have 88-100 year old friends in the government to fire up there talky box's.

The_Hooligan16d ago

There definitely should be an age limit on politics. I mean the full retirement age is 67 so why do we have people in their 70s and 80s in politics. I think the cut-off age should be 70 if not 75 and that's it. We got politicians who can't even form a sentence, stand up straight, walk down a flight of stairs but somehow are in charge of making decisions for everyone.

just_looken15d ago

@hool

100% correct but looks like another 4 years of either a 80yr old or a felon that wants a purge to happen

franwex15d ago (Edited 15d ago )

You’re not the target audience. They know you won’t download it and pay micro transactions, so why spend money marketing to you?