Bring On The Heartache!
With Oscar-worthy performances, chilling cinematic cutscenes and a narrative about the worst of humanity in all of its forms, The Last of Us brought many of us to tears and further cemented the fact that video games could be considered an art form. As you can imagine, we were thrilled to hear that a sequel was on the way. Thrilled and slightly terrified that we’re going to be have to go through the emotional ringer again.
All we know about the game so far is that its going to be depressing as all hell, courtesy of the two released teaser trailers that reflected the kind of dog-eat-dog that our characters now inhabit.
However, according to an article on Gamespot, we won’t have to wait long before we finally get a much needed update!
More details on The Last of Us Part II are coming soon. Sony has announced the panel lineup for PlayStation Experience next week, and one of the featured events is a discussion about Naughty Dog’s hugely anticipated PlayStation 4 game. Specifically, writer/director Neil Druckmann, writer Halley Gross, and “key members” of the cast will talk about the making of the thrilling and gory trailer that debuted at Paris Games Week.
A year ago this month, Sony announced that it hired Gross–who wrote for HBO’s Westworld–to write the story for The Last of Us Part II alongside Druckmann. There is no word on which actors will attend the panel. Some of the lead actors include big-name video game voice actors Ashley Johnson (Ellie), Troy Baker (Joel), Laura Bailey (Anna), along with Westworld actress Shannon Woodward who plays an unspecified character.
Are we going to get another trailer? Perhaps an idea of what’s in store for Joel and Ellie? Are we going to see a brand new variation of Clicker? You’re killing us over here Sony!
Be sure to check out the teaser trailer for The Last of Us Part II below, as well as see where the original ranked in our list for the Top 10 Greatest Video Game Endings.
