The Last Of Us Part I Remake Footage And Screenshots Leaked

While the price tag for the game is on the steep side, it's certainly a must-buy for those that have never experienced The Last of Us Part I.

[Knushwood Butt]

Looking forward to experience this again with 3D audio and Dualsense.

[abstractel]

Here's my biggest issue with this remake. Naughty Dog is behind the remake, meaning they used their own resources. They are a big team now, so they can work on Factions at the same time. However, I would have much rather seen the resources spent on the remake go to a new game. This applies even to whatever amount of outsourcing as that's part of most AAA development these days (including TLOU2). It takes away from the focus that could have been applied to a new game (preferably a single-player game for my preferences).

Edit: I do think leaks suck unless there's some evidence the developer is lying about something which is not the case here.

[Visceral89]

A brand new game would take a lot longer than a remake/remaster

[PapaBop]

I'd rather they treat such a classic with the love and attention it deserves. Look at what is happening with the KOTOR remake as an example of what happens when you fob it off and outsource it.

[Kurt Russell]

When starting a new project you do not need to entire studio immediately on development. There are artists and programmers at the company that can be kept busy and profitable remaking a game like this, whilst simultaneously beginning pre-production of any new venture with a smaller core team. It helps keep people employed and developing skills during project gaps.

[mike32UK]

They're obviously using this as a short development project to get to grips with the PS5. I'll be getting this even if I don't think it should be a £70 release as all of NDs games have earnt my loyalty and money isn't an issue for me luckily. I would have rather they did a smaller title as a new IP though something Uncharted: The Lost Legacy size

[TheEroica]

70 clams for dualsense and 3d audio! Lol!

I'll pick this up when it hits the appropriatly priced 19.99 price point.

[strifeblade]

I'll pick this up when it goes 4.99

[Knushwood Butt]

Who said anything about 70 clams? I can actually pre-order this for the equivalent of 52 USD where I am, which according to CS7 above, is what this game is worth.

[zsquaresoff]

"must-buy for those that have never experienced The Last of Us Part I."
It's a must buy for anyone who wants to feel all the emotions, both high and low, all over again.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

… all over again for a fourth time. :/

[dekke]

@MIDGETonSTILTS17

u prolly mean 3rd time ? :P

[Pyrofire95]

@dekke It would be a fourth time for me. I've played through 3 times. I don't really care to go again.

[Visceral89]

@dekke People who got all the trophies on ps3 and ps4, this could be their 10 plus time.

[kayoss]

If you bought it 4 times, thats on you. "must-buy for those that have never experienced The Last of Us Part I." What part of that didnt you and everyone who criticize this remake/remaster dont understand?

[MinnesotaFatts]

Four times? Really? Only? Feels like a lot more.

[EvertonFC]

at least we have AAA

[mike32UK]

This'll be my like my 20th playthrough of Part 1

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

1) OG on Hard
2) OG on Grounded
3) Remake on Hard
4) Remake on Grounded

4.

[CrimsonWing69]

I am looking forward to getting the platinum

[Aloymetal]

Same here, I got the plat for TLOU2 but never for the first one so this will be a good opportunity.

[Visceral89]

I like looking at the 0.4% completion for the ps4 platinum, knowing I have it.

[outsider1624]

Best thing is you can now get the platinum without the online trophies. Man..getting the platinum on the original was frustrating..especiallly the online trophies.

[repsahj]

to hell with the price tag! I want to play it now! And yes i played the ps4 remake.

[Elda]

As you should because you can.

[_Decadent_Descent]

There was no ps4 remake.

[JackBNimble]

Ps4 remaster which is what this is all over again at the price point of a new game.

[repsahj]

yeah sorry, what I ment is PS4 remaster.

[clouds5]

I really hope they don't change anything. The game was more or less perfect the way it was in terms of story. The characters, the relationships, the world and especially the tone. I will buy it if they keep the story as original as possible. If they add additional scenes, or even change things, trying to make the different tone of the second part a better fit I'm not interested and I'd rather play the PS4 version again.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

Part 2 fit with Part 1 perfectly…

[MrVux000]

If you ignore certain character retcons thru-ought the part 2, and story retcons (like the prologue part with the hospital flashback, where fireflies are portrayed like martyr saints, to the hospital looking a lot different overall (not connected to the HW constraints), to music and close ups portraying Joel as a bloodthirsty psychopath ... etc

Yea, Part 2 fits Part 1 perfectly ... if you never played Part 1 or simply never cared much for minute details in characters from the first game.

[Imalwaysright]

MrVux000

I see that you got disagrees for telling the truth but I want to see if someone will dare to say why they clicked the disagree button and try to refute what you said.

[isarai]

@MrVux000 and Imalwaysright

I disagree, they weren't "retconed" into looking like a martyr. It was simply the other side of the story, and fits the world perfectly. Everyone is kinda garbage, but they are all doing what they can to help the ones they're close to, often through immoral actions, but the world if effed so it's whatever to them. I find most people with this criticism accidentally seen Joel as the altruistic hero, he wasn't, he was a terrible person who just found someone he wanted to protect and was willing to doom the world to do that. Then the fireflies are just bigger versions of that, or did we forget the several missions of going out and killing dozens of people who were trying to scavenge resources on their turf?

[Imalwaysright]

isarai

The "other side of the story" whose events Joel himself is describing to his brother? This person went into detail as to how the ending of the original was undeniably retconned so have fun reading it https://www.reddit.com/r/Th...

[-Foxtrot]

@ Imalwaysright

The sad thing is it’s a beautiful well written break down and people won’t be bothered to read it

Is funny because it’s always

“You guys are just mad because they killed Joel”

Yet when there’s a perfect breakdown like that Reddit post going into detail people will dismiss it and say it’s stupid

I say give it a read guys and see the obvious changes and retcons Neil did for Part II to force his story

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

I never understand the references to “retcons” and “changing Joel” in Part 2….

Joel was a killer turned savior in Part 1. If you missed that, that’s understandable, it means the story succeeded at humanizing Joel. But Joel was NOT perfect by any stretch, and he was VERY selfish, like virtually everyone else in that world.

He was a monster based on the ending alone, at the very least, among plenty of other details…

…. So what was retconned?

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

I read the Reddit posts, both of them, and I still wholeheartedly disagree with any accusations of retconning.

I’m not sure the author knows what “retconning” is. A true “retcon” changes EVERYTHING about a premise, or at least turns it sideways. For instance, imagine if Part 2 was all about how Ellie was a figment of Joel’s imagination in Part 1.

That would be a “retcon”.

Instead, Part 1’s brief ending left a bunch of details ambiguous, such as Ellie’s reaction to the lie, the politics of the fireflies’ decision to operate, as well as the repercussions of Joel’s choice(s).

Clarifying those ambiguities is a NOT a retcon, that is just clarifying what was left intentionally unclear at that juncture…. In other words, all of those what-ifs left for fans to chew on (would Ellie be mad at Joel? Will the fireflies die off after Salt Lake?), the authors simply finally made those answers definitive.

Since the ending of Part 1 was so good, with plenty of people having a variety of predictions, it makes sense that about half of the people had their expectations bucked (ie they were wrong.).

But that bucking for 50% of us was inevitable. Most of us did not have the same reaction to Part 1’s ending, so we’re also bound to react differently to Part 2’s resolutions for Part 1.

The devs aren’t retconning anything when their follow-up story doesn’t align with your PREDICTIONS, they are just letting you know that your predictions were wrong.

It’s not your story, it’s none of ours, so we need to all be more open to the story not unfolding how we GUESSED.

Joel was not a saint. Some of us knew that throughout Part 1, especially after the ending, but some people forgot this fact.

If your takeaway was “Joel good, fireflies bad”, then I honestly don’t think you paid enough attention to the whole world, not just Joel’s surface actions.

If anything, we all agree with Joel’s choice, but about half of us can’t see how that inevitable choice is still an evil decision (and shows ALL of us our own potential for evil, too).

[Imalwaysright]

MIDGETonSTILTS17

You don't understand because you don't know what a retcon is.

retcon: "a piece of new information that imposes a different interpretation on previously described events, typically used to facilitate a dramatic plot shift or account for an inconsistency."

Now that you know what a retcon is, there is no excuse for you to say that ending of the original wasn't retconned unless of course if you want to pretend that you are ignorant. The ending was undoubtedly retconned and that is not a matter of opinion, it's a matter of fact.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

@whoever

“imposes a different interpretation”

New information was given to solidify one guess for Part 2 being right over the other, but that info didn’t CHANGE anything; because what was clarified wasn’t known at all before, and instead was ambiguous (ie not married to any single interpretation). They answer unknowns, like making the doc a father, but what was NEW that CHANGED? The doc being a father was ambiguous, not known either way, for example.

So, what CHANGED, and what retcon did the changing?

You seem to dodge those details, please focus on them.

For me, you seem to be mistakening your own interpretations as gospel facts, when they were left ambiguous by Part 1 intentionally (ie Joel was NOT a good guy). Nothing changed from Part 1.

[Imalwaysright]

??? They literally changed the identity of the head surgeon into Abby's father and you're telling me that the ending wasn't retconned? The conditions of the surgery room? The different expression that Ellie had wich means that she perceived what Joel told her in a different way? Are you kidding me?

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

@whomever

They didn’t CHANGE the doctor into a dad, that part was left undefined.

Hence, not a retcon.

And they did not change Ellie’s expression. That moment is my favorite part of every game, I’ve seen it half a dozen times; and it is the same thematic moment in every version. They do update the graphics to better depict the original motion capture (which NEVER changes), but that is a far cry from changing the ending.

People like you who insist that the motion capture is being retconned are the same people who sent Skyler’s actress hate mail because they were swept up my Walt’s charisma; they were both bad men, and this anger of yours is just you rebelling against reality with your own PERSONAL INTERPRETATION.

Plenty of evidence supports the direction of the story throughout, some people just insist on only seeing what fits their immediate perspective and hopes.

[jBlakeeper]

Nothing is different except the graphics and character models. As well as some improved controls. The story will not be changed at all.

[Elda]

I haven't played TLOU since it was first released on the PS3 in 2013. I have no problem supporting & purchasing this new PS5 version but I have a lot of coupons & trade-in credit from Gamestop so I won't be paying the actual full retail price out of pocket. Can't wait to dive back into the game again with all the PS5 bells & whistles.

[VersusDMC]

Nice. I also do gamestop trades in canada. My hustle is buying 3 used games for 20 or less each (usually from facebook marketplace or kijiji)that apply for the trade 3 get one free promo.

Paid 64 dollars to pay off God of war 2 PS5 that would have been 100 dollars CAN.

[frostypants]

The hell did they do to her eyes?

[-Foxtrot]

They made her look old when she's 14

Which kid has forehead wrinkles at that age

https://i.redd.it/afq97unec...

[frostypants]

Not even just that, though that is super weird too. Her eyes look glassy or something. More into the uncanny valley than before. And doesn't really look like the same character.

[Hikoran]

People who leak content clearly don't care about the game or team behind it.

It's like you spending over a year making a peice of art, and having someone else show it off first and often, before its ready.

[ApocalypseShadow]

How many times can you mention the cost in an article? Why does Sony need to add things for people who already bought it before? If we look at the sales against the amount of console sales, there's a potential to sell to millions of new customers beyond owners of the game. Not everyone bought it twice. Some, not even once. I didn't buy it on PS3. And got the remaster for free as a bonus for buying PS4. If I were to buy it, it would be my first purchase. Not second or third.

Sony can price it at $70. Doesn't mean you have to buy it at $70. I've seen sales of Forbidden West and Tsushima Director's Cut already on sale. It's not like this game won't go on sale either. Let the game release. If it doesn't sell, Sony will know the improved quality doesn't justify the price. But until then, what's the agenda to keep mentioning the price all over the article?

[moriarty1889]

This is an incredible remake for the PS5.

[MadLad]

It's definitely a new version.

[fastNslowww]

The feels............gotta love the cutscenes in TLOU, cannot wait.

[mastershredder]

Even for those new to it, “a must buy” at full price? is slimy and encouraging that slime’s existence is really lame. Get an old version. What made it what is today is still all there.

[S2Killinit]

Disagree wholeheartedly. Im recommending that my friend who recently bought a PS4 to upgrade to a PS5 so he can play this masterpiece for the first time on a graphical level that does justice to how ahead of its time it was when it first released.

[Silly gameAr]

Or wait until there's a sale? That's what normal people would do.

[MadLad]

Normal people don't typically champion greedy practices that do a disservice to them.
They typically want what's best for them; not just protect international corporations as they test just how much they can fleece their audience.

[S2Killinit]

I have a friend who hasnt played the first one… lucky bastard gets to play this for the first time.

[Elda]

There are many that haven't played the TLOU that are now interested to play TLOU on their PS5 just like your friend.

[S2Killinit]

True. I had him play all 4 Uncharted games and he loved the whole thing! Then I said well I got a treat for you, and told him about TLOU

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

A lot of new people will be playing this because of the TV series (just like The Witcher).

[MadLad]

The Witcher has been sold for peanuts for years now.

Not $70.

[LoveSpuds]

I am not a MP player so it always bugged me that I never had the Plat in TLoU, I am excited to remedy that at long last 😁

I can see why the 70 quid is getting some heat and I personally do think it's a bit steep, but I also know that even if it was to release at 40 quid those some people would still complain because they need to bash Sony at every turn.

[Bathory666]

It’ll be on sale in a few months.

[GoodGuy09]

Oof. ND can't catch a break with these leaks lol.

Edit: Going through the comments, gotta love the entertainment from the controversies ND keeps making lol.

[MadLad]

It only started after Druckman was given control over virtually everything.

[Dirtnapstor]

Let's all face a reality here... most of those bitching about "why ND should not have done this" will be purchasing TLOU Pt1 remake before the year's end. It's going to look fantastic, and run buttery smooth. You know, we all know it.

[jBlakeeper]

This game looks just as good if not better than TLOU2, but based on the improvements I feel it should be priced for 50 dollars.

[MADGameR]

I'll play it when it's free on PS Premium.

[Kakashi Hatake]

Please don't adopt the same mindset the bots did with Gamepass. Support your developers.

[MadLad]

The game sold over 20 million copies between the PS3 and PS4 versions.

They more than made their money. This should be an upgrade for anyone who owns the remaster, if anything.

[MinnesotaFatts]

I'd like to see how combat looks with the new graphics. The brutality in Part 2 made up for the meh storyline.

[BrockEmSockEm]

Omg that first video. I felt the same emotion as the first time I played. Those facial reconstructions and animations are very impressive. Can't wait to max it on PC and later mod it for some bonus fun.