As part of the next broadcast State of play company Sony and studio Naughty dog held the last big presentation of their next major release – a gloomy adventure game The Last of Us: Part II.
In the video The Last of Us: Part II personally presented by the development manager Neil Drackmann. In addition to the already known information, the game designer revealed many completely new details, while demonstrating completely new locations. Below we have collected the most interesting details for you..
- As you know, the story The Last of Us: Part II originates a few years after the tragic events of the original game. Joel and Ellie abandoned the wandering lifestyle and settled in the town Jacksonlocated in the state Wyoming. But unfortunately, peaceful life is quickly coming to an end, and a fateful and incredibly scary episode occurs in Ally’s fate, which forces the girl to embark on a new adventure. She hopes to punish offenders and achieve justice.
- In his wanderings Ellie He will visit completely new regions of the USA that were not in the original game. Events, as in the first part, will cover several seasons and time periods at once. Players are waiting for both the snowy hills near Jackson, and the green expanses of the northwestern United States.
- Each of the locations will offer truly scale levels with a whole maze of interiors and impressive wilderness. The developers approached each section of the playing space with incredible attention – in terms of scope, the game far exceeds any previous work. Naughty dog.
- It was important for developers to make gaming locations not only visually attractive, but also as naturalistic as possible, in order to maximize the authenticity of the cities on which they are based.
- A significant part of the plot will take place in Seattle and its surroundings. Rather, what is left of them. You are waiting for a journey through giant skyscrapers, overgrown with trees, neighborhoods and plots of land surrounded by ponds, buried in raging storms.
- Seattle in general – this is a significant step forward in comparison with locations from the original project. This can be observed in several aspects at once: weather effects, architecture and the general verticality of the space available for study.
- AT The Last of Us: Part II at Ellie there will be much more opportunities for movement and interaction with the world. In addition to the ability to jump mentioned repeatedly, now the girl can use various ropes, thanks to which she, for example, has the opportunity to safely descend from a dangerous height or overcome a wide cleft – in the manner of mechanics from Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End.
- The increased “verticality” contributes not only to new interesting scenarios in the study of levels, but also helps to significantly refresh the clashes with opponents. Suppose, inviting you to take an advantageous strategic position somewhere on a hill, or to completely avoid the battle, cleverly using the features of the environment.
- The Last of Us: Part II will really offer incredibly large-scale by the standards of Naughty Dog studio locations. For a more convenient study of them, Ellie will come to the aid of a faithful horse. In flooded areas of Seattle, where moving becomes even more difficult, the heroine will be rescued by a motor boat.
- One of the central plot conflicts of the game is the confrontation of two militarized groups Wlf (Washington Liberation Front, also known as Wolves – Wolves) and sects of religious fanatics Serafitov. Where Wlf They are a well-organized group of militants armed with military equipment and taking numbers. Seraphites prefer to stay in the shadows, hide and rely on more modest types of weapons, such as bows with arrows.
- Of course, in addition to human opponents, the reason why the world has not gone away The last of us fell into terrible decline – creepy infected. Their types and behavior partially passed into the sequel from the original project. So, Ellie to face fast and ferocious Runnersblind but deadly Nutcrackershiding and attacking from the shadows Stalkersas well as giant crushing everything in its path Tolagami. Besides, “Part 2“will offer completely new monsters – Awkward, representing huge growths of cordyceps, and some new kind of monsters, which, apparently, is so menacing that Neil Drakman did not disclose further details and only warned the players about the upcoming meeting with them.
- Combat system The Last of Us: Part II also undergone very serious changes. Because the Ellie fast and agile, she has to use literally all available tactics. Including constantly moving, hiding in tall grass, squeezing into narrow sections of locations and on the go to craft improvised equipment and weapons. Notable innovation “Part 2“- this is a separate dodge button that allows you to carefully study the actions of your enemies to bypass damage and make fierce counterattacks.
- As in the original of 2013, in some parts of the game Ellie will be accompanied by other heroes. Which, in turn, will provide the girl with the necessary support in battle.
- Another interesting moment of the new game related to the combat part of the gameplay is collisions with several groups of opponents at once. Often Ellie will be in a situation where various forces are fighting, and it will depend on the player how to solve the current situation. For example, you will be able to pit between each other the WLF soldiers and the infected, and then finish off the survivors. Or ignore the battle altogether and take advantage of the clutter to hide from view.
- The system of improving weapons and skills of Ellie has not gone anywhere. Players will have to make strategic decisions regarding the development of the heroine, as well as her equipment. It is curious that all weapon improvements will be visually reflected on it, due to which you will once again have a strong feeling that the events taking place on the screen are part of your personal journey that you share with Ellie seeking revenge.
- Unexpected was the appearance in the virtual world The Last of Us: Part 2 portable console PS Vita – the enemy used it in a fragment from the presentation Ellie. More precisely, the woman played Hotline miami. Immediately after the completion of the event, the indie hit developers have written on Twitter: “Hotline Miami available on PS Vita“
Full release presentation State of playdedicated to The Last of Us: Part II with subtitles in Russian (included in the video settings) is available below.
The Last of Us: Part II go on sale exclusively on Playstation 4 already June 19.
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