The Art of The Last of Us

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It was nominated for 13 awards at the 17th British Academy Games Awards, the most in the show's history, [138] winning for Animation, the publicly-voted EE Game of the Year, and Performer in a Leading Role (for Bailey). Collected items can be used to upgrade weapons at workbenches [11] or craft equipment such as health kits, Molotov cocktails, and makeshift silencers. The performances of (L to R) Ashley Johnson, Troy Baker, and Laura Bailey were widely praised by critics. Parts can be spent mid-match on weapon upgrades and armor, and are converted to supplies at the end of the match; additional supplies can be scavenged from enemies' bodies.

In the United Kingdom, the game remained atop the charts for six consecutive weeks, matching records set by multi-platform games. Believing in Ellie's importance, she sacrifices herself against pursuing soldiers so Joel and Ellie can escape. Kelly of Computer and Video Games found that the environmental audio positively impacted gameplay, and that Gustavo Santaolalla's score was "sparse and delicate". He said the emotional weight of the relationship needed to be balanced with the tension of the world's issues, stating that they "wanted to take the character building and interaction" of Ico and "blend it with the tension and action of Resident Evil 4. Before Tess kills him, Robert reveals he traded the cache with the Fireflies, a rebel militia opposing the quarantine zone authorities.Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson were cast as Joel and Ellie, respectively, and provided voice and motion capture performances. PlayStation Official Magazine 's Meikleham named Joel and Ellie the best characters of any PlayStation 3 game, [100] while IGN 's Moriarty identified it as a highlight of the game. Story collectibles, such as notes, maps and comics, can be scavenged and viewed in the backpack menu. Ultimately, the team settled on a balance between simplicity and detail; while Straley and Druckmann preferred the former, the art team preferred the latter. The Sights and Sounds Pack included the soundtrack, a dynamic theme for the PlayStation 3 home screen, and two avatars.

The group attack Joel and Tommy; Abby seeks revenge against Joel for murdering her father, the Firefly surgeon ( Derek Phillips) who was to perform the operation on Ellie. Ellie overpowers and nearly drowns Abby, but has a change of heart after having a flashback of Joel, and ultimately spares her.

The art department were forced to negotiate for things that they wished to include, due to the strong differing opinions of the team during development.

It depicts a world in which people are doing what they can to survive, with varying degrees of horror; at times, encountering the quick-moving, fungus-dangling infected doesn’t even seem like the worst thing that could happen. A year after the game's release, Collider 's Trumbore identified a subset of players continued to criticize the game and its legacy, comparing it to some audience complaints about Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), though recognized it was "quieter" than at launch. By August 2020, it had become the third-highest-grossing PlayStation game in the United States, behind Marvel's Spider-Man and God of War.a] A remake, The Last of Us Part I, was released in September 2022 for PlayStation 5 and in March 2023 for Windows. Schreier suggested that development was slowed due to the enormous turnover of employees following the development of Uncharted 4, with few veterans left on the team. According to Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad, the game had sold over 20 million units by October 2019. Gallant collaborated with a specialized team at Descriptive Video Works to create audio descriptions for cutscenes.