The Last of Us – Exclusive project for the Sony PlayStation 3 gaming platform, one of the most noticeable this year. It would seem that on the topic of post -apocalypse, generously seasoned by the revived dead people, a lot has already been said. But developers from an ambitious studio Naughty Dog, Giving players
Uncharted, The sensational game series in the genre of adventure action, are ready to surprise again.
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In the center of the story is a forty-year-old man, a weapon and drug trafficking, transporting the goods through the quarantine zone, who promised his dying friend to help the orphans to get to the safe zone. Two unfortunate wanderers, desperately fighting for their lives among the stone jungle, into which such a native and familiar world has turned. On the interaction of these two characters, the lion’s share of the gameplay will be built. We already had the misfortune to see fiasco Vectorcell Studios and her Amy project, in which a similar attempt was made to realize a complex relationship between an adult and a child in an aggressive external environment. It is hoped that the developers have The Last of Us It will turn out better.
Two different worldviews collide in the game. On the one hand, our protagonist Joel, a silent harsh man who was born and matured even before the start of the epidemic, on the other, is a baby Ellie, a child who studies the periating world with interest and remembers nothing of the events that preceded the disaster. The whole heritage of mankind now fits on the pages of dusty books and on scraps of photographs that the girl collects with trepidation. Everything that unites these two is the desire to survive. Can Joel maintain grains of humanity among feral people? Will he not only protect his little companion, but also show her an example of decent behavior? What will he teach her? And what can she teach him? These and many other psychologically subtle questions will be faced with our heroes during their journey.
In addition to aggressive infected and much more dangerous survivors and striving to shoot our heroes, quite peaceful personalities will appear in the game. An example of this is the mysterious character Bill. The developers only slightly opened the veil of secrets, and it is not clear to the end whether Bill will really be a friend. It is possible that as the game is his attitude to Joel and Ellie will change. In a good or bad side – most likely depends on the actions.
The old people have no place here
Acts as a whole will play an important role. The further development of events depends on how you prefer to pass this or that episode of the game. When making a mistake, we continue the game, bearing responsibility for the perfect act. If we behave incorrectly with the bandits, for example, they can burn the papers we need. And in this situation, we will have to come up with a new action plan. Such small details give the world The Last of Us livelings, and also teach players to think before acting.
Cartridges in the conditions of post -apocalypse are a rare thing, however, you can build effective weapons from improvised materials.
Enemy AI promises not to be the most trivial. You do not have to expect particularly intellectual deeds from infected people, but with living and healthy opponents, everything is completely different. They are able to evaluate the situation and choose a strategy for behavior depending on many factors. Noticing firearms in your hands, the thugs will try to get around you from the rear. If you are poorly managed with a gun and constantly miss, the enemy can make a desperate attempt to break through to you, regardless of shots;If you amazingly aptly break through one head after another, opponents wisely capitulate. All this is undoubtedly pleasing, but also means that the game will make you calculate every movement. The gameplay turns into a truly realistic survival simulator, where it is necessary to take into account many factors that affect both you and your opponents. Even the simplest action like watching the inventory will be performed in real time, and the bandits will not miss the chance to put a bullet into your head while you are distracted.
Developers pay a lot of attention to the acting game and emotions of the characters. A story in which the relationship and the manifestation of feelings are so important will tell us recognizable actors in their faces – Troy Baker (Troy Baker) and Ashley Johnson (Ashley Johnson). To remove all scenes with their participation, the popular Motion Capture technology was used, thanks to which the heroes look and behave realistically. The actors themselves sometimes spend time in the game, helping developers bring to mind some ideas and smooth out roughnesses. At the recently held Gamescom 2012 exhibition, representatives Naughty Dog Once again they indicated that cinematography is one of the main trump cards of the project. The task of the developers is not only to create an exciting gameplay, but also to force the players to plunge into the world of the game, let them feel the atmosphere and relax with the characters.
Emotions are one of the main features of the game. The relationship of two different heroes can be extremely interesting from the point of view of psychology.
Ellie metamorphosesIn the course of developing the game, the appearance of a girl-satellite of the protagonist managed to change quite significantly. Initially, the orphan was very much like actors Ellen Page (Ellen page), and Naughty Dog admitted that it was this actress who inspired the authors to create the image of Ellie. It is easy to notice that even the names of girls sound similar. However, later it was decided to “rejuvenate” the heroine, as well as give it more external similarity with Ashley Johnson, actress who gave Ellie a voice.
The developers argue that the change of appearance occurred during a creative search, but there is an opinion that everything is much more likely. The fact is that Ellen Page She has already given her appearance to the heroine of another exclusive game, Beyond: Two Souls, so a new actress had to look for the role of Ellie.
Despite the fact that there are two main characters, the presence of a cooperative in the game does not provide. But there is a place for the multiplayer (details have not yet been disclosed, but there is reason to believe that special locations and missions that have no direct influence on the plot will be provided for it). Although Ellie is controlled by AI, the girl is not smart for years and will help not only to collect a variety of “lut”, but will also warn about the danger in time, imperceptibly hit the enemy with a knife or distract attention.
Among other things, Joel and Ellie will solve problems and puzzles, climb the walls, actively helping each other in such acrobatic sketches. Locations promise to be more open and voluminous in comparison with those that were in Uncharted. Players will be allowed to enjoy the beauty of the post -apocalyptic world.
Ellie is a smart girl and is always ready to help us defeat the enemy, distracting attention.
New project Naughty Dog It looks impressive. Detailed plot, diverse gameplay, amazing actors. The game attracts attention and contrasts sharply with everything that we saw earlier. The depth of the world elaboration, attention to the characters, entertainment – all this distinguishes favorably The Last OF US from most games about zombies. If the developers manage to realize all the ideas, the corphytraff of the genre of Survival will have to be squeezed.