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Rumor: The Last of Us 2 in production, launching in 2015
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"Psych, There's Actually More of Us!"
prag16
Banned
After the success of TLoU you really think they'd leave it as just a standalone game?
And the ending of the first lends itself perfectly to leading into another game.
Nightengale
Member
I wouldn't mind another game, but imo, one more is probably the stretch.
A sequel with
would be interesting, if handled properly.
No, that was only referring to Easter Eggs. The comment did not pertain to TLoU : GOTY edition and UC4 for 2014.
A sequel with
older Ellie
No, that was only referring to Easter Eggs. The comment did not pertain to TLoU : GOTY edition and UC4 for 2014.
creepy..
Just as a reminder I found the link to the news I was referring to about Sony registering Last of us 2 and 3 domains.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/406553/the-last-of-us-2-and-3-domains-registered-by-sony/
Sure you could say it was just future proofing... but I have no doubt they will eventually come out. A second Uncharted Equivalent IP is not about to end after 1 game.
Of course you could claim Lastofus4.com right now if you want... but Sony could just take it from you with no effort since they own the rights to lastofus.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/406553/the-last-of-us-2-and-3-domains-registered-by-sony/
Sure you could say it was just future proofing... but I have no doubt they will eventually come out. A second Uncharted Equivalent IP is not about to end after 1 game.
Of course you could claim Lastofus4.com right now if you want... but Sony could just take it from you with no effort since they own the rights to lastofus.
Brad Grenz
Member
Set it like 100 years in the future. Cities are gone, crumbled nearly to dust. Any humans that remain exist only in tiny isolated communities. For lack of human hosts, Cordecepts have jumped to more vertibrate species creating vile monsters from the resurgent wildlife and exotic species freed from zoos during the original outbreak. Guns are useless. All the ammunition is used up and there's no industry to make more. Our hero is armed only with crude melee weapons, fire and a bow. It is a dark, forbidding world of ruin and danger: The Last of Our Souls.
Future PhaZe
Member
Because it had a well executed story?
The game barely ran at an acceptable image quality and framerate on the ps3 and there was almost no enemy variance whatsoever. I struggle to realize why people think that mechanically the series has come even close to hitting its peak.
enanogrande
Member
Aaron-Lagann
Banned
More like The Second to Last of Us.
EDIT: The Last of Them. Revealed at the end of the intro that you play as one of the infected.
EDIT: The Last of Them. Revealed at the end of the intro that you play as one of the infected.
manzoman96
Member
They would call it "We Thought It Was The Last of Us."
Uno Venova
Banned
Am I too late to make a really, really bad joke about the potential title name.
Discotheque
Banned
I hope this doesn't happen unless they go with different characters
Otherwise they're really cheapening the story.
Otherwise they're really cheapening the story.
Damn its easy to spread rumors nowadays. Has Omelete leaked anything in the past? Im from brazil and have no idea if they actually know anything. Probably not. 99.99999% not. Now they just post a 100 word topic about "last of Us 2" and an "inside source" and we have a topic filled with replies and even IGN reporting on that. Seriously...
kerotan_eater
Banned
As much as I'm sure this new game would be awesome, I'd rather see Straley and Druckmann do something different with this medium.
Even if it were a new country, new characters ... it'd be much too hard to live up to the original if you are in anyway trying to be like the original, seeing as it's the same franchise. It just sort of deflates the experience.
Refined mechanics, and a cool story and familiar are great, but brand new mechanics and a cool story that is new in every way from environment to enemies is even better.
Even if it were a new country, new characters ... it'd be much too hard to live up to the original if you are in anyway trying to be like the original, seeing as it's the same franchise. It just sort of deflates the experience.
Refined mechanics, and a cool story and familiar are great, but brand new mechanics and a cool story that is new in every way from environment to enemies is even better.
DracoBlade
Member
No please no. Somethings dont need a sequel!
With that ending, how exactly is this great as a "one off"? I'm pretty sure the good ol' fellas at Naughty Dog could come up with something great for a sequel and it's not like the series is already stagnant (I'm looking at you Ass Creed) to the point were nothing else could be improved about it, plus on new hardware you can count on it being amazing.
Count me in for The Best of Us.
Count me in for The Best of Us.
pharmboy044
Member
One of the fastest selling new IP's getting a sequel, wow. Shouldn't this be more of a "Shocking News" statement.
nintendoman58
Member
The Last of Us 2: Joelectric Boogaloo.
UnforgivenTwin
Member
The second to last of us
Mushroomer25
Member
Interesting. I wouldn't be shocked if Naughty Dog told more stories from that universe, but I do hope they leave Joel & Ellie out of it. Their story is closed, and I don't want them opening it again.
RedAssedApe
Banned
The Last of Us 2 would be a dumb title. They should just call it something else.
ProfessorMoran
Member
It's not a real rumor until confirmed by buttocks.
I don't think they'd go with "The Last of Us 2" as the title, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a sequel in some shape or form for TLOU.
The world they created in the first game opened up a lot of possibilities to expand upon, and I personally would love to see what they could come up with for a sequel.
As to whether we see a continuation of
or a completely new story set in the same universe, I think they'd create a great game either way.
As for this rumor in specific though... I don't know, 2015 somehow seems a bit soon when the possibility of future (additional) DLC still exists. I'm sort of leaning towards this rumor being false, because if there IS a TLOU sequel, I don't think it'd be far enough into development to have an estimated release schedule yet.
The world they created in the first game opened up a lot of possibilities to expand upon, and I personally would love to see what they could come up with for a sequel.
As to whether we see a continuation of
Ellie's journey, such as her finding proof that Joel lied to her,
As for this rumor in specific though... I don't know, 2015 somehow seems a bit soon when the possibility of future (additional) DLC still exists. I'm sort of leaning towards this rumor being false, because if there IS a TLOU sequel, I don't think it'd be far enough into development to have an estimated release schedule yet.
dragonbane
Member
Very unlikely considering the DLC coming out now and Uncharted 4 for late 2014 probably. Even if they have a third team, let's look at this realistically. For all intends and purposes TLoU could have bombed spectacularly. Why should Sony take such a huge risk and greenlight a sequel to an IP they don't even know the worth of yet? So there is no way production started before July 2013. With all the work they have to do on the PS4 engine it is pretty much impossible to get a sequel done in less than 2.5 years without rushing it. And ND said they want to make sure they get the quality right. So this 2015 rumour reads like total fanfiction.
Maybe we get something else by then, but I doubt it will be TLoU 2...
Maybe we get something else by then, but I doubt it will be TLoU 2...
If there's going to be a sequel, it would most likely have new characters.
Though I wonder if Joel & Ellie would be part of the sequel as guest characters to help out the new characters through DLC scenes for a little while, similar to how it usually is in Super Sentai Crossover movies (such as Goseiger Vs. Shinkenger or Go-Busters Vs. Gokaiger).
Though I wonder if Joel & Ellie would be part of the sequel as guest characters to help out the new characters through DLC scenes for a little while, similar to how it usually is in Super Sentai Crossover movies (such as Goseiger Vs. Shinkenger or Go-Busters Vs. Gokaiger).
NoMoreTrolls
Banned
God I hope it's true. I need another TLoU. In my veins!
dragonbane
Member
If we ever get a sequel, I hope it is about Joel and Ellie. The ending was good, but not good enough that it overshadows my desire for a sequel where the first thing you have to do is murder a certain character.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
But The Last of Us is a new IP.
Beerman462
Member
If it hasn't been said yet. One of the biggest bullet points Sony has been pushing with PS4 is time to polygon. I think we may need to readjust our expectations when it comes to development time.
ToyMachine228
Member
Exactly how I feel. I think it stands tall as one of the best games available on PlayStation 3 and by nature, shouldn't get a sequel. Even if its completely new characters in the same universe...I don't want it.
Beerman462
Member
Why? I would love another game from the same world, same mechanics with some innovations. It seems like some people don't want a sequel, because they think a sequel will some how diminish the importance of the original.
Wouldn't mind a prequal. Taking place right after the shit hit the fan, Joel and Tommy (Please no co-op), game spans the 20 years between the prologue and the start of TLOU. Would be interesting playing through the government falling, then the rise of Marshal Law, founding of the fireflies.
Call it "The First of Them".
Call it "The First of Them".
If Bruce and Neil have more to say about the characters, let them. It's not like when something solid gets a sequel, it all of a sudden can't be amazing by itself anymore. Whatever ND makes, I can be assured it's something they wanted to make, and not some forced corporate push.
ryūkotsusei
Member
If this is true then we need another.
"The Rest of Us" (in 2015) and "Fuck It, There's Not Many of Us Left! " (in 2018)
"The Rest of Us" (in 2015) and "Fuck It, There's Not Many of Us Left! " (in 2018)
Uno Venova
Banned
If this thread is any indication, the announcement thread is going to be a carnival, where people act surprised that a successful new IP, loved by 98% of the people who play it is getting a sequel.
LiquidSolid
Member
Why are people saying this? You realise that just because it's a sequel, doesn't mean they have to be the same characters, right? They can create new characters and an entirely new story.
The Last of Us 2 is very, very obviously going to happen. The people that think it won't are probably the same people that thought there wouldn't be an Uncharted 4.
All that said, bullshit on the 2015 part.