The Last Of Us Gameplay Screens: We're All Tingly Inside
The Last Of UsSo far, we've only seen that incredible debut trailer and the only screenshots have been taken from that video.
But as a sneak peek of their upcoming issue, Game Informer has tossed up four in-game pics of Naughty Dog's The Last Of Us.
There are a few notes next to those screenshots; for instance, under the screenshot of a baddie snapping a plank over Joel's back, we learn that weapons will break after repeated use. It's also interesting to note that the backdrop is actually the city of Pittsburgh...well, a post-apocalyptic Pittsburgh, but still. Lastly, if anybody is worried about the Joel/Ellie tandem, Naughty Dog stressed that the game isn't "one long escort mission."
During a brief demo, Game Informer says Ellie was always able to keep up, and never got in the way. That's great news because babysitting sucks. Yeah, I said it. It sucks. However, done correctly, a partner mechanic can be great; I thought a perfect example of how a duo should work was found in Resident Evil 5. You can hate on that game all you want but Sheva was a fantastic partner. Never had to worry about her.
Related Game(s): The Last Of Us
Tags: the last of us, naughty dog, the last of us screenshots
2/2/2012 8:50:15 PM Ben Dutka
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Thursday, February 02, 2012 @ 9:30:37 PM
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NoSmokingBandit
Thursday, February 02, 2012 @ 9:52:01 PM
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NoSmokingBandit
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 8:39:04 AM
I'm not going to pretend its perfect just because its ND. People are funny.
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Underdog15
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 9:50:40 AM
Personally, I don't see the truck in that picture up top that you're talking about, so I just assumed it was a different pick and didn't agree nor disagree.
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maxpontiac
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 10:39:25 AM
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NoSmokingBandit
Saturday, February 04, 2012 @ 8:19:18 AM
It would be like having a 458 Italia with a scratched and mispainted hood. The rest of the car is awesome so we'll just forget/ignore the one terrible part.
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Underdog15
Monday, February 06, 2012 @ 9:40:47 AM
And no, it wouldn't really be the same unless the texture you're referring to was an 8-bit NES version of a truck.
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maxpontiac
Thursday, February 02, 2012 @ 10:30:14 PM
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Beamboom
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 7:13:45 AM
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TheAgingHipster
Thursday, February 02, 2012 @ 10:44:49 PM
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Beamboom
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 8:54:55 AM
Last edited by Beamboom on 2/3/2012 8:55:15 AM
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Temjin001
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 10:59:07 AM
...haven't checked to be sure but it probably exists by now =p
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Fane1024
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 6:59:51 PM
Darksiders.
Plus any "zombie apocalypse" game, like Dead Island, I suppose.
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Beamboom
Saturday, February 04, 2012 @ 7:53:40 AM
And yeah Fane I was thinking of Dead Island too, but ended up concluding that's not really post-apocalyptic. I do understand why you mention it though. It's on the same ballpark at least.
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Temjin001
Thursday, February 02, 2012 @ 11:04:37 PM
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But that's okay, Naughty Dog has a cinematic-action game formula that works real well, so I'll be happy with that and I shouldn't be expecting different =)
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Lemon_Saint
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 12:45:09 AM
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Super stoked.
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bentl78
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 1:30:39 AM
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I wonder if this game can have co op? :P it'd be awesome if there was.kinda like the local co op found in uncharted 3!
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BikerSaint
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 12:26:16 PM
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Beamboom
Saturday, February 04, 2012 @ 7:57:13 AM
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Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 1:30:51 AM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 10:31:11 AM
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Qubex
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 1:51:09 AM
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Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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___________
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 3:07:21 AM
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i had to take all the healing items off her because she would heal me and waste them when i had only 1% of my health removed!
or using a shotgun on a zombie thats almost dead!
back to the game, so cant wait till this releases!
i just hope its allot less linear and restrictive then uncharted.
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raptassassin
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 6:50:47 AM
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This is my most hyped game since super mario 64 (lol ya i know). All i got to say is when can i pre-order this bad boy. *drools on keyboard*
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Beamboom
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 9:13:09 AM
I love your enthusiasm though. :)
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raptassassin
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 12:05:03 PM
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Beamboom
Saturday, February 04, 2012 @ 7:55:22 AM
And thanks! :)
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jimmyhandsome
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 8:45:59 AM
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Those screen shots look amazing. I wonder if this is a cross-country trip they're on, or just an East-coast thing? Either way I hope they're not in one city for too long. It'd be awesome to see what they could do with cities like NYC or Boston (sorry I have an east-coast bias).
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Underdog15
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 9:53:27 AM
Oooh, Quebec City would be awesome. The old east part of Quebec City could have SO much detail!
;p
Personally, I think Halifax would have potential for incredible diversity you could never get bored of (no section of a city looks similarly to another.) I might just be biased though since that's where I was born. ;p
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jimmyhandsome
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 2:15:30 PM
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ZenChichiri
Sunday, February 05, 2012 @ 12:42:57 AM
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Underdog15
Monday, February 06, 2012 @ 9:51:44 AM
lol no worries. Video games always forget about Canada. Especially war games. Something like a MW3 setting would 100% have Canadian military involved. They aren't big like Russia, USA, or Britain, but Canada has one of the mightiest armies in the world. We certainly manufacture a huge portion of the USA's military vehicles, too. Certainly stronger than an African militia. ;p USA forgets how much ass Canada kicked in both world wars. (My great grandfather was in WW1, grandfather and his friends and relatives were in WW2. And Vimmy Ridge was epic!) The Dutch STILL love us for what we did in WW2. They commemorate us every year, still.
Basically, the only hope Canada get's props is if a game is made by a Canadian company or if the company has a studio in Canada. For example: UC2's audio recording was done at Naughty Dog's studio in Vancouver. As a result, there's that bit in chapter 4 about the women in Montreal. lol
Ah well, we're used to it. As Britain's most powerful military commonwealth ally, you'd think we'd get a lil' more love. ;p
@Zen
lol yeah for sure. You'd think Windsor would have a big crime rate per capita, but it's super tiny. It's right across the river from Detroit, too. Only a bridge separates them. Yet Windsor is pretty uneventful. lol
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JackC8
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 8:55:23 AM
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DrRockso87
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 10:01:26 AM
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Now, Yorda from Ico though, SHE is useless! I understand that's the point but ugh. I'm doing a puzzle and she's constantly kidnapped (made the speed run unbearable). Her AI gave me problems too as she'd usually climb half-way up a later and then start climbing back down. Ugh.
As long as Ellie can take care of herself instead of being a leech on my character, I'm open to the idea. Can't wait.
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Underdog15
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 10:36:45 AM
omfg x200
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 10:31:47 AM
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Fane1024
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 7:03:22 PM
I'd also nominate Scree from Primal, though you have some control over him.
edit: I hadn't read DrRock's comment when I first posted. I agree with Underdog, though I can imagine a speed run might prove frustrating.
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Looking Glass
Friday, February 03, 2012 @ 3:19:08 PM
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Have you seen Yahtzee's Zero Punctuation video of Resident Evil 5? Because he pretty much takes the opposite of your position with regard to Sheva.
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