Set 20 years after the initial epidemic, Ellie is unaware of life before the old world screeched to a halt. From start to finish, The Last of Us will log about 20 hours of gameplay, the bulk of which will have gamers controlling Joel.Īmid the search for safety, Joel and Ellie will be forced to do a lot of soul-searching of their own. The outbreak scenario is clearly outlined and even has scientific precedent – the Cordyceps fungus – which can literally take control of an insect’s brain.

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They must sneak – and of course, occasionally fight – their way across a nearly deserted city that nature has attempted to reclaim, with buildings crumbling and plants breaking through cracks in the pavement.Įnjoying this article? Click here to subscribe for full access. A short retelling of Leon and Claires first meeting. Joel is a middle aged smuggler who has been hired to protect the 14-year-old Ellie and ensure her safe passage out of the infection zone. The game’s plot will revolve around two central characters: Joel and Ellie. “ The Last of Us isn't full of choices that are merely black or white – like real life itself, its world is very, very gray,” writes the International Business Times. Buy for 66 off This sale ended May 7th 2021. In a sea of zombie and turns-people-into-monsters outbreak-themed games like the latest Resident Evil, Dead Rising, and Dead Island, The Last of Us hopes to set itself apart by focusing on moral decision-making more than simply running and gunning. “At least they’re predictable,” says one character, during the game’s E3 trailer yesterday. Taking a page from the Walking Dead comic series (and the smash hit television adaptation – and especially the Telltale Games adaptation), E3’s latest survival horror offering, The Last of Us, will focus more on the threat posed by ordinary human beings than of the infected monstrosities roaming the game’s post-apocalyptic surroundings.

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