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Joel Could Be Dead in The Last of Us Part II

The Last of Us Part 2's trailer suggests that Joel is doomed.

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stuna12850d ago

Actually I thing Joel was dead in the trailer. That was probably what Ellie was was referencing when she said she was going to make them pay. Also the song she was singing was a part of the lord's prayer.

Looking at the dead bodies in the house suggest that either he died there or Ellie tracked those involved in his death there!?

OB1Biker2848d ago (Edited 2848d ago )

I respect that theory but I feel Troy Baker will have a prominent role in the game and also that was a bloody powerful voice for a revenant.

I think this could have happend.
They were in the woods while the Fireflies, alerted by a traitor, attacked their community. They kill every one and abduct ellie s child. To conduct their morbid experiments. They mark the posts with fireflies sign as a warning to anyone defying them.
Elli.e and Joel come back and see the few guys left looting around. Ellie tells Joel she's mad and want to go find them all to their base. Then they kill the few left while ellies stays in the house Joel chases a couple that were running away in the woods. He comes back when she s playing the song.

BlakHavoc2850d ago

I would be very surprised if they killed him off

Overload2850d ago

Just because he is dead, doesn't mean he can't be a major part of the game. Playing flashbacks leading up to his death, while also playing as Ellie in the present.

-Foxtrot2848d ago

Nope.

If he was I highly doubt Ellie would have imagined his ghost coming inside the house, looking around with a gun in his hand.

If he was she would have just made him appear at the door as she looks up, in the corner of the room or maybe in a chair facing her.

He's alive and that lie he told her is going to cause some interesting development between the two.

OB1Biker2848d ago

I mostly agree but like I said before I see it like 'oh I didn't tell you I kicked their asses last time: Ellie 'sweet! Let's finish the job'
:)

X-Alchemist2848d ago

didn't we just have this story?

Double_O_Revan2848d ago

I can see that. He's around like Joker in Arkham Knight. You know, just without the crazy.

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The Last of Us 2 Factions 2 Was in Development for 4 Years, Cancellation Resulted in Heads Rolled

The Last of Us 2 Online mode often referred to as Factions 2 was said to be in development for four years, with a team "in the hundreds."

TheNamelessOne43d ago

The original was so good. What was the issue here? All they had to do was basically recreate what they already did.

Lightning7743d ago

Not that simple Sony wanted a LS Factions. Not just a recreated Factions 1.5

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Cacabunga42d ago (Edited 42d ago )

All ND multiplayer were top notch!! Uncharted were so fun and engaging. Online coop was a total blast 💥

Maybe they were trying to release Factions 2 as a gaas using the name of the series as a selling point and didn’t work out?

StormSnooper42d ago

I think they simply were not happy with the end product and decided not to dilute a masterpiece of an IP with something lackluster.

Jin_Sakai43d ago (Edited 43d ago )

“The original was so good. What was the issue here?”

This issue is that Instead of making improvements upon Factions they chose to go big and chase GaaS.

shaenoide42d ago (Edited 42d ago )

@StormSnooper The game is dead. To be successful a Gaas needs regular content. And you need a lot of people for that. Palworld is another exemple not enough content the game is dead too.

StormSnooper42d ago

No, gaas is not the problem. There are good gaas games. Helldivers is an example.

Cacabunga42d ago

Storm

There are also so many trash ones.. what are you trying to say?

Crows9042d ago

Leadership....that's it. After 4 years...it's all on leadership.

isarai42d ago

Well with how much care part 2 had put into it, I think they just decided to put factions to the side to get that over the finish line. Then shortly after they wanted to expand the multiplayer which delayed it even more. And then they wanted to convert it into a games as a service title which I think changing gears that many times just shattered what was there and just wasn't coming back together well enough to ship

jambola41d ago

Even if they wanted a full version, I wish they could have put a smaller version in the game, even as a teaser
at least then we could have the same as the first game

jambola41d ago (Edited 41d ago )

@shaenoide
dead? Palworld literally has 20k people playing at this moment on steam alone
that's huge, in what world is that "dead"

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P_Bomb43d ago

Shoulda kept it simple and released a new Factions with the Remaster.

RaidenBlack42d ago

Incomplete Factions 2.0 is still >>> Concord

babadivad42d ago

What, you don't want to play as a robot with pronouns???

generic-user-name41d ago

This, the only heads that should roll are the ones who greenlit Concord while letting Factions get cancelled.

Chocoburger42d ago

They didn't need to go LIVE SERVICE route. Just release it as a standard multi-player game without the GAAS trash.
An unbelievable waste of time and money all for nothing.

attilayavuzer42d ago

Really an incredible bag fumble by Sony here. A sequel to a beloved multiplayer mode of a beloved franchise. This should've been a lay up that printed money for them. Only potential silver lining is that ND isn't stuck in GaaS development purgatory for the next 10 years supporting it.

Crows9042d ago

But they need competent people heading the studio....otherwise it breaks down...

Cacabunga42d ago (Edited 42d ago )

Herman and Jim decided otherwise..
i am actually glad the gaas obsession seems to have vanished from Sony plans with all these miss ups

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Playing The Last of Us Part II Is Different After Watching The Show

Has HBO’s The Last of Us show changed fans’ thoughts on Naughty Dog’s sequel, The Last of Us Part II? Maybe.

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"Everyone in the world of The Last of Us sequel is miserable in one way or another. I mean, it’s the end of the world, we understand that, but there came a time when the game felt like it was written by Garth Ennis – and that’s not always a good sign."

It is not close to feeling like Garth Ennis's comic book style. Garth is a good writer and his writing isn't all tension either, and the same with Druckman's Last of Us II. In romantic comedies, there are comedic tension and rejection with bouts of misery. In dramas, there are bouts of comedic relief among tension, which are also in the game and this awareness is a good sign.

In the end, everyone dies and everyone is miserable at some point in time, even more so in an apocalypse. However, life is mixed with happy moments while entropy is moving in the background, such as a nice time with family and laugh shared amongst friends and so on, which are in the game.

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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_drake111d ago

probably waiting for the new season to air

just_looken111d ago (Edited 110d 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...

neutralgamer1992110d 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"

RaidenBlack111d ago (Edited 111d 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.

Inverno111d ago

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

truthBombs111d ago

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

just_looken110d 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.

Doge111d ago

It'll probably be announced and released on Friday.

Inverno111d ago

Yeah it could be a game fest announcement and release.

fsfsxii111d ago

Hope the PC crowd enjoy 4 year old leftovers lmao

DustMan111d ago

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

ocelot07111d ago

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

RaidenBlack111d ago

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

truthBombs111d ago (Edited 111d 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.

Aphrodia111d ago

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

Cockney111d ago

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

just_looken110d 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.

Tedakin110d 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_D3TH111d ago (Edited 111d 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 $$$

PrinceOfAnger111d ago

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

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Destiny1080111d ago

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

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