The game will be launched on 2 September 2022 on PC and PlayStation 5. It will also likely serve new fans, introduced to the series by the upcoming HBO TV adaptation. It could certainly be well worth a revisit in future, even if you’ve played and loved the game on PlayStation 3 or PlayStation 4 already. While it’ll be a tough ask to get players to purchase yet another version of The Last of Us, the game’s iconic story appears well-represented in this remake. In addition to renewed character models, the trailer for the upcoming game shows off brilliant environments, with fresh green grass blowing in the wind, and ray traced lighting illuminating a world that looks wilder and more gorgeous than ever. Read: Everything announced during Summer Game Fest 2022 This makes sense, given the context of the game – and it aligns him with his Last of Us Part II look – but it may be a shock to fans used to his original ‘pepper brown’ style.įrameborder='0' allow='accelerometer autoplay clipboard-write encrypted-media gyroscope picture-in-picture' allowfullscreen>

Joel looks a fair bit older in this version of the game, with his new character model adding in greyer hairs and deeper worry lines around his forehead. Ellie’s character model is noticeably more detailed, with plenty of eye glisten, realistic skin texture, and hair that looks lifelike and shiny. While the game has technically already been remastered for PS4, this is a complete remake with graphics built from the ground up. It appears the PlayStation 3 game has been given a complete face lift. A new trailer was subsequently released, which shows off many of the enhanced scenes from the original game, as well as the Left Behind standalone story, which focuses on Ellie’s origins. Officially announced at Summer Game Fest 2022, and leaked on the internet just hours earlier, was a complete remake of 2013’s The Last of Us for PlayStation 5 and PC.

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