- Developed by Naughty Dog, creators of the best-selling Uncharted series.
- Genre-defining experience that blends survival and action elements.
- Character driven story about a population decimated by a modern plague.
- Explore a brutal post-pandemic world.
The Last of Us is a third-person Survival-Action game and
PlayStation 3 exclusive featuring a unique character action
driven storyline focused on the unlikely pairing of a young girl
and a hardened scavenger in a post-apocalyptic gameworld. The
game utilizes multiple gameplay mechanics, including "Dynamic
Stealth," allowing differing possible strategies and techniques
in conflicts, resulting in different possible outcomes.
Additional game features include AI that adapts to choices and
situations, a variety of enemies, a live inventory system, and
beautiful graphics. Story 20 years after a pandemic has radically
changed known civilization, infected humans run wild and
survivors are killing each other for food, weapons - whatever
they can get their hands on. Joel, a violent survivor, is hired
to smuggle a 14 year-old girl, Ellie, out of an oppressive
quarantine zone, but what starts as a small job soon
transforms into a brutal journey across the U.S. Gameplay The
Last of Us is a third-person Survival-Action game that utilizes
choices in gameplay action to develop the game storyline, as well
as the relationship between the two main characters, Joel and
Ellie. The game features a combination of combat, exploration,
stealth and platforming game mechanics. Although Joel and Ellie
are both residents of a post-apocalyptic world, they have had
different experiences that affect the way they see the world
around them, and feel about what they see and do. Joel had a life
before the pandemic, while the world of the pandemic is all that
Ellie has ever known. As part of Joel's job to smuggle Ellie out
of the quarantine zone, players have to make choices in how they
deal with enemies, which include, roving gangs of human
scavengers not unlike themselves, elements and infected
civilians. Player also have rtunity to together interact with
elements of the world around them, which helps to build the bond
between Joel and Ellie. Resources in the game are ce, making
overwhelming use of firepower unlikely and unwise in conflicts,
and resource gathering missions. In addition, most other
residents of the ruined world that are encountered are just
trying to survive - blurring the line between good guys and bad
guys. Finally, game AI react differently depending on the
specifics of the player's actions, making choice in gameplay a
major consideration. Key Game Features Third-person oriented
gameplay that blends survival and action elements into a
genre-defining video game experience Character driven story about
a population decimated by a modern plague, and the resulting
ambiguity of good and evil A unique blend of exploration,
platforming, stealth, and combat game mechanics "Dynamic
Stealth," which allows for multiple strategies and techniques to
use in situations, resulting in different possible outcomes AI
(artificial intelligence) that adapts depending on the situation,
player actions, and weapons/tactics used A live inventory system
in which the game actions and dangers continue as players
organize, combine, and select items Developed by Naughty Dog,
creators of the best-selling Uncharted series