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Game Details Brand: Sony Category: Action Platform: PlayStation 3ESRB: Mature

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Abandoned cities reclaimed by nature. A population decimated by a modern plague. Survivorsare killing each other for food, weapons; whatever they can get their hands on. Joel, a brutalsurvivor, and Ellie, a young teenage girl who’s braver and wiser beyond her years, must worktogether if they hope to survive their journey across the US.

FeaturesDeveloped by Naughty Dog, creators of the best-selling Uncharted seriesGenre-defining experience that blends survival and action elementsCharacter driven story about a population decimated by a modern plague

Editorial Review

The Last of Us is a third-person Survival-Action game and PlayStation 3 exclusive featuring aunique character action driven storyline focused on the unlikely pairing of a young girl and ahardened scavenger in a post-apocalyptic gameworld. The game utilizes multiple gameplaymechanics, including “Dynamic Stealth,” allowing differing possible strategies and techniquesin conflicts, resulting in different possible outcomes. Additional game features include AI thatadapts to choices and situations, a variety of enemies, a live inventory system, and beautifulgraphics.

Story

20 years after a pandemic has radically changed known civilization, infected humans run wildand survivors are killing each other for food, weapons – whatever they can get their hands on.Joel, a violent survivor, is hired to smuggle a 14 year-old girl, Ellie, out of an oppressive militaryquarantine zone, but what starts as a small job soon transforms into a brutal journey across theU.S.

Diverse Survival-Action gameplay in which story development and the bond between charactersis choice dependent.

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Gameplay

The Last of Us is a third-person Survival-Action game that utilizes choices in gameplay action todevelop the game storyline, as well as the relationship between the two main characters, Joeland Ellie. The game features a combination of combat, exploration, stealth and platforminggame mechanics. Although Joel and Ellie are both residents of a post-apocalyptic world, theyhave had different experiences that affect the way they see the world around them, and feelabout what they see and do. Joel had a life before the pandemic, while the world of thepandemic is all that Ellie has ever known. As part of Joel’s job to smuggle Ellie out of thequarantine zone, players have to make choices in how they deal with enemies, which include,roving gangs of human scavengers not unlike themselves, military elements and infectedcivilians. Player also have opportunity to together interact with elements of the world aroundthem, which helps to build the bond between Joel and Ellie. Resources in the game are scarce,making overwhelming use of firepower unlikely and unwise in conflicts, and resource gatheringmissions. In addition, most other residents of the ruined world that are encountered are justtrying to survive – blurring the line between good guys and bad guys. Finally, game AI reactdifferently depending on the specifics of the player’s actions, making choice in gameplay amajor consideration.

Key Game FeaturesThird-person oriented gameplay that blends survival and action elements into a genre-definingvideo game experienceCharacter driven story about a population decimated by a modern plague, and the resultingambiguity of good and evilA unique blend of exploration, platforming, stealth, and combat game mechanics“Dynamic Stealth,” which allows for multiple strategies and techniques to use in situations,resulting in different possible outcomesAI (artificial intelligence) that adapts depending on the situation, player actions, andweapons/tactics usedA live inventory system in which the game actions and dangers continue as players organize,combine, and select itemsDeveloped by Naughty Dog, creators of the best-selling Uncharted seriesAdditional Screenshots

Choice & consequence of actions.

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A post apocalyptic world.

Survive a variety of dangers.

AI that adapts to situations.

More Details Publisher: Sony Computer Ente.. Category: Action Binding: Video GameLanguage: English

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