The Last of Us was an epic film masterpiece, a game full of tearful and hilarious pleasures, praised by fans and critics alike. If anything exemplifies that further, it is the mass reaction that leads to the announcement of The Last of Us Part II back on PSX 2016.
Two long years have passed since those emotional scenes and we are still without a release date or any other important detail of the plot. Still, we have not been left empty-handed while we wait for Naughty Dog to complete the development of his long-awaited game: check out the trio of tempting trailers below.
In addition, the Paris Games Week 2018 is in sight; the event will be held from October 26 to 20 and we expect a big announcement on the front of Last of Us 2 . In fact, last year's Paris Games Week launched a frankly amazing trailer, and with the 2013 release date of The Last of Us stepping back more and more in the past, we can only expect an imminent arrival.
Paris Games Week is also where Sony makes its big end of the year show, so if you're desperately waiting for more Last of Us 2 news
However, those who hoped to get some snippets of Information at the Gamescom 2018, which begins imminently on Tuesday, August 21, will likely be disappointed; Sony, the umbrella under which The Last of Us Franchise is no longer presented at the five-day event in Germany.
So, what do we know so far? And when does it come out The Last of Us 2 ? Read on to discover all we know about the sequel to Naughty Dog's successful post-apocalyptic game.
The Last of Us 2: Everything you need to know
Release date of Last of Us 2: When is Part II coming? out?
Two years later and there is still no news of Naughty Dog on a release date, so we are forced to give brief comments from people linked to the project and our own speculation.
In an interview with a radio station in Argentina, Gustavo Santaolalla, the composer of The chilling score of The Last of Us & # 39; hinted that The Last of Us 2 would be launched in 2019. He went on to clarify that his statement was a "joke", but, to be fair, he is probably on the right track. 2019 is our best guess too.
The game's director, Neil Druckmann, confirmed in PlayStation Experience 2017 that the game is between 50 and 60% of the development and that the new images of the game will be revealed in E3 2018. That is probably as close as We are going to arrive at a release date for now.
However, we can still speculate. To go in the release times of The Last of Us and The Last of Us Remastered Naughty Dog has always favored a summer release date. We hope to see The Last of Us 2 arrive in June or July 2019.
The last of us 2 story and trailers: What will Part II be about?
We already know that The Last of Us 2 will take place five years after the events of The Last of Us and that a nineteen-year-old Ellie will take the lead. We also know, thanks to Druckmann, that it will apparently be a story about anger.
"If the first game was really about love between these two characters, this story is the counter of that," said Druckmann at the PSX 2016 game presentation. "This story is about hate, through Ellie This time, in the first game you play as Joel, you play this game as Ellie. "
The initial trailer did not give us much to follow, showing us a bloody Ellie and playing the guitar surrounded by corpses, something that we assume she is responsible for.
You will also notice that there are no signs of Joel. Fans have been speculating that he may be dead, although Naughty Dog has already confirmed that Joel will definitely be in the sequel.
The second teaser preview shown at the Paris Games Week 2017 did not include anything to do with the story of Ellie or Joel. Instead, we were introduced to several new characters in an extremely graphic trailer, and downright scary.
While we have no idea what's going on, it has not stopped fans from speculating. Many suggest that the woman hanged at the start of the trailer is Ellie's mother, Anna.
We never saw Ellie's mother in the first game The last of us but she was possibly unquestionable as Ellie's motivator. Naughty Dog even added fuel to the fire while tweeting images of the new characters, along with their names. While Yara, Lev and Emily are named in the series of tweets, the woman hanged was just indicated with a series of four black blocks.
Curious …
Apart from that, we know that The Last of Us 2 is going to have some vibrations Westworld . Co-written by Westworld writer, Halley Gross, and starring Shannon Woodward of the same show, we can guarantee that, in any case, it will be dark and gritty.
It will also appear to be inspired by the Netflix / Channel 4 show, The End of the F *** ing World : "There is a program on Netflix called The End of the F *** ing World – which is very well written, acted and peculiar – and has been totally inspiring of what we have been doing in [The Last of Us 2]. Again, more on the subject of dialogue, "said Druckmann at DICE Summit 2018.
The Sony conference E3 2018 promised us new details The Last of Us 2 and, boy, he did. In a new game trailer of 11 minutes, we saw how The Last of Us 2 will actually play, unlike some cinematic taunts.
That did not stop Naughty Dog from kicking things off with a bit of sincere history, alluding to Joel's continued existence despite earlier revelations suggesting otherwise. Once things progressed in the real game, we saw what it would be like to play like an older and more brutal Ellie. Keep in mind that this trailer definitely has a rating of 18.
Some details that are worth mentioning here is the inclusion of a prone movement mode, something that was not possible in the original The Last of Us 2 . We could also take a look at the elaboration in combat, which seems to be a much simpler and more fluid process than in past entries.
Interestingly, it seems that there are almost no clicker images in most of the footage shown in The Last of Us 2 so far. In the E3 trailer this year there was not a single infected person, and in past teasing there has only been a couple's indications. Maybe it suggests that the infection is disappearing in The Last of Us 2 who knows. Unfortunately we still have a release date, so do not wait until mid-2019.
The Last of Us 2 game: How will Part II be played?
Currently there are no game details regarding The Last of Us 2 but we do not believe that the game plays differently than its predecessor. Naughty Dog is quite reliable since we can expect beautifully written games with cinematic narratives and game elements that do not change from one game to another.
Take the series Uncharted for example. The gameplay has not changed much as the games have progressed.
With Ellie being older, expect her to go on more solo adventures without Joel, something that could definitely change the way the player plays the game.
Even so, if there are substantial game details announced, we will let you know.