The Last of Us Part II

The Last of Us Part II
Developer(s) Naughty Dog
Publisher(s) Sony Interactive Entertainment
Director(s) Neil Druckmann
Writer(s)
  • Neil Druckmann
  • Halley Gross
Composer(s) Gustavo Santaolalla
Platform(s) PlayStation 4
Genre(s) Action-adventure, survival horror
Mode(s) Single-player

The Last of Us Part II is an upcoming action-adventure survival horror video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 4. It was announced at the PlayStation Experience event in December 2016, and will serve as the sequel to the 2013's The Last of Us.

Development

Development of The Last of Us Part II began in 2014, and commenced motion capture in 2017. Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson reprise their roles as Joel and Ellie, respectively. The game's story is written by Neil Druckmann and Halley Gross.[1][2] Gustavo Santaolalla returns to compose and perform the score.[3] Bruce Straley, who acted as game director on The Last of Us, will not return to co-direct Part II due to a hiatus.[4]

The game was announced at the PlayStation Experience event in December 2016, and serves as a sequel to the 2013 game, The Last of Us.[5][6] The first trailer revealed the return of Ellie and Joel, whose story takes place five years after the first game; players will assume control of Ellie. In contrast with the first installment, which was centered around love, Druckmann has stated that this game will be centered around hate.[7]

Reception

Pre-release

In January 2017, PlayStation Blog awarded The Last of Us Part II in the category of Most Anticipated Game of the Year.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Makuch, Eddie (December 5, 2016). "The Last of Us 2 Brings on Westworld Writer; Story Described as "Intense"". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ Boatman, Brandon (April 15, 2017). "The Last of Us Part II MoCap Has Begun Shooting". Hardcore Gamer.
  3. ↑ Pereira, Chris (December 3, 2016). "In The Last of Us: Part 2, You Play as Ellie". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ Makuch, Eddie (December 4, 2016). "The Last of Us 2: Bruce Straley Not Returning to Direct". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ Druckmann, Neil (December 3, 2016). "The Last of Us Part II". PlayStation Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ Dornbush, Jonathon (December 3, 2016). "The Last of Us Part 2 Announced". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ Robinson, Martin (December 3, 2016). "Ellie is the lead character in The Last of Us Part 2". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ Massongill, Justin (January 12, 2017). "The Winners: PlayStation.Blog Game of the Year 2016". PlayStation Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 17, 2017.
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