There’s a secret inThe Last of Usthat many of us likely missed and it shows the inspiration behind the post-apocalyptic game from Naughty Dog.
WhenThe Last of Uswas originally released in 2013 on PlayStation 3, it instantly became another classic from the Naughty Dog studio placing it alongside the likes of theCrash Bandicoot, Jak and Dexter, andUnchartedseries.
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“In a ravaged civilisation, where infected and hardened survivors run rampant, Joel, a weary protagonist, is hired to smuggle 14-year-old Ellie out of a military quarantine zone. However, what starts as a small job soon transforms into a brutal cross-country journey,” reads the synopsis ofThe Last of Us Part I, a remake of the original.
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Thankfully for us humanoids, the likelihood of that happening to us (I hope) is practically impossible due to our naturally high body temperature, which would quickly kill the fungus. That being said, it still leaves an intriguing question of “What if?” and that’s a concept thatNaughty Dogexplored.
I will be venturing into mild spoilers for the opening moments ofThe Last of Us, so consider this to be your finalspoiler warning.
During the prologue ofThe Last of Us, we see the opening moments of when the Cordyceps virus truly begins to cause havoc turning humans into savage, uncompromising monsters.
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Sarah, the daughter of the protagonist Joel, wakes up to find that the house is empty and her father’s whereabouts are currently unknown. At this moment, if you walk into Joel’s bedroom, his TV is on but is playing nothing but static.
However, the YouTubechannelGameRiot shows us that if we then leave the room. Exit to the main menu and then restart the checkpoint save, when you re-enter Joel’s room it will show a still image of the aforementionedPlanet Earthepisode. This, however, will only occur in the original game and not the remake.
The Last of Us Part Iremake is out now on PC and PlayStation 5.
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