Naughty Dog’s next big thing, The Last of Us, has been revealed, to much anticipation, and now we have some story details
In an Interview with GameInformer, Naughty Dog has revealed quite a bit of information regarding the story, or more specifically the back story, to its upcoming title, The Last of Us.
Taking place 20 years after an apocalyptic event that involves some sort of infection that drives people crazy, the game sees the world in ruin. The majority of the population is either insane or dead, and the survivors are secluded in Military-run quarantine zones.
In the game, protagonist, Joel, is one of the few survivors left from a time before the event occurred, and over time he's changed from a moral, normal citizen into someone who will do anything to survive, be it trading drugs or killing people.
At the start of the game, he accepts a job to smuggle a girl out of the city, one of the last safe zones, for unknown reasons. This girl is Ellie, a 14 year old girl who knows northing but the quarantine zone she was born in, and she's obviously very important in some way, something Naughty Dog aren't disclosing.
Leaving the martial law-enforced city, Joel and Ellie end up being hunted by the military that formerly protected them, and have no choice but to head into the wasteland on a mission or survival.
Coming from a team as talented as Naughty Dog, who have already given us the excellent Uncharted series (not to mention classics like Jak and Daxter), The Last of Us is quickly becoming one of our most anticipated titles, and we can't wait to see what's in store.
Visit the link below to see the full interview video with more details on the creation of the world and the game as a whole.
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