The Last Of Us Focuses On Story And Ultimately, Survival
The Last Of UsZombie game? Nope. Similar to Uncharted? Nah. A survival-based action game with a heavy emphasis on story and character development?
Oh yeah.
The more I learn about Naughty Dog's new project, the more I start to drool. Really, I'm going to have to stop clicking on The Last Of Us headlines; this is bad for my keyboard.
Check out a recent PSM UK interview, in which various members of the team explain the setting, style, and gameplay of their hotly anticipated project. First, Neil Druckmann addresses any ideas of a similarity to Uncharted:
"Uncharted is a different genre to this. Uncharted is pulp action. And with this game, everything is constructed around the tone."
The characters are also vital, as both Joel and Ellie will suffer through life-changing events that have a profound impact on their lives. Druckmann added that the "whole focus" of the game is to get through the various perils with both characters; keeping them alive is going to be a challenge. Joel's voice actor, Troy Baker, tossed in his two cents and reminded us all that this character isn't some sort of superhero. Appropriately, he's just a guy who's trying to survive:
"He’s a guy that learned how to use a gun because he had to, and he’s fighting every day because that’s what you do. Does that mean that [he] steals this, that [he] does this? Maybe. But it’s not that he has a plan, or that he’s a strong archetypal character. I really think it’s gonna turn the model of the hero on its ass."
Essentially, we could be looking at the next generation of "survival/horror" or rather, the onset of "survival/action." Hell, Capcom doesn't seem to want it anymore, so...
Related Game(s): The Last Of Us
Tags: the last of us, naughty dog, uncharted, the last of us gameplay
2/27/2012 8:51:32 PM Ben Dutka
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Comments (18 posts)
WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, February 27, 2012 @ 10:57:29 PM
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Anyway, looking forward to this and I'm warming up to the idea of hoping for a great survival experience with I Am Alive too!
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Kevin555
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 @ 1:08:59 AM
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Survival horror? Hell yes!! Good to see a developer digging this once amazing genre back to life.
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Killa Tequilla
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 @ 1:49:00 AM
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Fane1024
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 @ 6:39:35 AM
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012 @ 3:12:02 AM
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SO many games have promised something and have not delivered.
how many games have promised true player customization, you can shape the story, the levels you play by the way you act.
and how many have actually done that?
as the saying talk is cheap!
i just hope for once a developer will actually practise what they preach.
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BikerSaint
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 @ 3:48:50 AM
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BTW, there's also a 1 page article in GI about the other survival game "I Am Alive" too.
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VampDeLeon
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 @ 6:20:01 AM
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Beamboom
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 @ 7:17:19 AM
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And I mean that as a compliment. The Road, as opposed to the Indiana movies, is a very good movie with an exciting and touching story.
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Fane1024
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 @ 6:42:12 AM
p.s. I hope TLOU is a little more exciting and a lot less depressing than The Road, but if it's half as powerful, that would be awesome.
Last edited by Fane1024 on 2/29/2012 6:46:25 AM
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Crabba
Thursday, March 01, 2012 @ 3:59:13 PM
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JackC8
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 @ 8:10:05 AM
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DrRockso87
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 @ 9:00:13 AM
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I expect we'll see gameplay by E3 2012 but I'd rather see it nowish. Please!
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Underdog15
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 @ 9:32:30 AM
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DjStiv3
Thursday, March 01, 2012 @ 11:45:09 AM
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my GOD what a horrible game thanks for all the hype ...whoever created it
last of us better be good if not im leaning back to the safest option, silent hill and resident evil
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smileys_007
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Monday, February 27, 2012 @ 9:42:29 PM