The creator of The Last of Us recently said that if the team at Naughty Dog doesn’t get new answers about where the characters should go when making another entry in a given franchise, it’s better to start working on a different game. The characters in The Last of Us are central to the game, as everything else revolves around their story, actions, and consequences, meaning these comments suggest that if the studio doesn’t figure out what to do with them in The Last of Us Part 3, it might as well focus on another project.
Few games have managed to spark as much conversation within the video game community over the years about their story and characters as The Last of Us. Naughty Dog’s tremendously popular action-adventure game introduced players to the gripping, sad story of Joel and Ellie, immersing them in the complex moral dilemmas they face throughout The Last of Us series. These ethical crossroads grow even more complex in the sequel, where new characters enter the scene, causing Joel and Ellie’s lives to crumble. The story hasn’t been further developed since The Last of Us Part 2, though Naughty Dog has previously addressed the possibility of...
