In 2013, a fungal infection broke out in the United States. In just a few months, 60% of the world's population was either infected and turned into zombies or became food for zombies.
The city was turned to ashes, the high-rise buildings were turned into ruins, and only a few survivors lived in the post-apocalyptic ruins, leading a hopeless life, until , a young girl who would not be infected by fungus appeared... ...
This is not a Hollywood disaster blockbuster, nor a Netflix science fiction drama, but a PlayStation exclusive game released by Naughty Dog Studio in 2013-"The Last of Us" .
Today , this series of sequel "The Last of Us 2" has just been officially released.
△ "The Last of Us 2" has just been released to the public.
Although there has been a spoiler crisis before, some players have strongly resisted the future of the plot; however, 89 media outlets around the world still give high praise to , and Metacritic has an average score. 96;
IGN is also after the generation of "The Last of Us", for this series a full score of . With such a high reputation as
, can I get into the pit now? Although the production team of
has repeatedly emphasized that the second story is complete and independent, even if you have not played the first one, it will not affect the game's hands-on and understanding of the plot;
, as a standard film-based narrative game , may know The previous story can have a more complete understanding of the whole game.
B station game UP master Hei Tong Google said: " is now the most suitable time to clear this game, except when "The Last of Us" was first released, . When
is officially unlocked in "The Last of Us 2", let's come to a brief summary to review what kind of story the previous work tells, and what impressive highlights are there.
Uncle and Loli’s doomsday journey
single father Joel is a witness to this disaster, the day the infection broke out is a day he will never forget in his life.
He took his daughter Sarah and escaped the infected person, but failed to escape the soldiers' bullets. The soldiers got the order: don't leave alive .
△ Uncle Joel lost his beloved daughter in a frenzy
Joel, who lost his beloved daughter, became closed, and became selfish and suspicious in order to live in the end times, but he, like other survivors, was dead. Think about it, because mankind no longer has a future.
, 20 years later, the United States has become a wasteland. The former army formed a high-pressure regime and established armed isolation zones everywhere;
, the few survivors, either became wanton looting of supplies, hunters who take pleasure in killing people ;
either joined the extreme organization, Firefly , and continued to confront the forces established by the soldiers.
Joel, who made a living by smuggling supplies, accidentally received a "delivery" task for Firefly , but this "goods" is a bit unusual, she is a 14-year-old girl who is full of swear words.
This girl is named Ellie . She is infected with a fungus but has not become a zombie. Firefly, who is developing a vaccine, needs her help-this girl may be able to save the world.
However, Firefly members and partner Tais who were supposed to "receive the goods" failed to escape the army's pursuit, so the "cruel and ruthless" uncle and the precocious little Lori embarked on an escape through most of the United States journey of.
01
On the way to avoid hunters, Joel and Ellie meet a pair of orphaned brothers- Henry and Sam . Ellie meets children of the same age as her. They were born after the infection broke out, and they have never been found. The childlike innocence I've ever lived.
When passing a toy store, Sam picked up the Transformers on the ground, but his brother Henry insisted on leaving the backpack space for other important supplies, so his brother had to give up;
but Ellie secretly took the toy away, The friendship between these two children is especially precious in the end times.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Sam was bitten during his escape. When he turned into a zombie and threw himself at Ellie, his brother Henry had to kill Sam;
suffocated himself in grief.
Allie's last trace of innocence and fantasy also disappeared with the departure of her little friend.
02
Once when he was fighting with robbers, Joel fell from the stairs and the steel bars pierced his abdomen. Allie carried Joel out of the siege, and the two of them spent the winter hiding in a ruined house.
When Ellie was out hunting, he met two seemingly friendly passers-by. They agreed to exchange antibiotics for the deer that Ellie called; after
injected Joel with antibiotics, Ellie found out that the two had had a holiday with Joel. , They brought a large force to find Joel to seek revenge, so Ellie rode away alone, and was eventually arrested.
The imprisoned Ellie discovered that not only did the group grab people for food, but the chief David was a damn pedophile, and his warehouse was full of children's schoolbags and shoes.
In the end, Ellie lied that she had been infected before she escaped. The pedophile also accepted the punishment she deserved.
03
After recovering their bodies, Joel and Allie set off again and came to Salt Lake City.
is only one step away from the end of the journey, everything is so peaceful and peaceful, Joel also made an appointment with Ellie, and when everything is over, he will teach her to play the guitar and swim.
Without humans and cars, the vegetation has re-emerged, and even wild animals have resumed activities.
followed by one of the best scenes in the history of video games :
leisurely watched wild giraffes walking through the ruins of the city from upstairs. This healing scene is incompatible with the theme of apocalypse. How many people were left behind in those days. Touched by tears?
△ At this point, few people can hold back tears.
04
Each story has an end. After a year, the two finally reached the base camp of Firefly .
here Joel has seen the "true face" of Firefly , and he also knows that it is not only Ellie who is immune to infection. They want to take out the mutant fungus from Ellie, which means Ai Li must die.
Before placing the scales of human destiny and Ellie life at both ends, Joel made his own decision.
Angry Joel rushed to the operating room, killed the doctor, and ruthlessly solved Firefly's leader Marlene. Uncle
took a little loli and embarked on another journey.
△ Allie: You swear that those are true? Joel: I swear.
How long will "The Last of Us" be filmed? In 2013, "The Last of Us" almost wrapped up the global game awards. Even the Animation Annie Award and the movie authoritative magazine "Empire" affirmed it Success.
△ The production team of the game "The Last of Us" on the red carpet of the 41st Anne Awards
I personally feel that part of the success of "The Last of Us" is due to the full portrayal of the "post-apocalyptic era" of the United States by , another important one The factor is to create a moving image of Ellie as a child. The
little girl grew up gradually during the journey, and gradually matured in her mind. She also slowly learned the skills to survive in this cruel world.
other similarly touching child roles include "This Killer Is Not So Cold" Natalie Portman played Matilda.
△ "This killer is not too cold", the classic Matilda
is also a story of a little girl and an uncle in an extreme environment. It also questions this hopeless world. "This killer is not too cold." "Prove the infinite possibilities of this type of combination.
△ Uncle Loli with
provided many inspirations for "The Last of Us" and "Fallout 3". The movie "Doomsday" and are also the same routine: the United States was destroyed in a catastrophe, and the father took his son. Embarked on a desperate journey to survive.
△ The father and son
in "Doomsday Dangerous Way" As for Alan Page's "Fruit Candies" , the innocent 14-year-old girl behind her back is a firm, brave, and ruthless "pedophile" "Hitman", is it like Ellie?
△ Alan Page in "Fruit Candies"
It's no wonder that Alan Page would publicly satirize "The Last of Us" and plagiarize her portrait at Reddit's Ask Me Anything event.
△ Portrait of Alan Page (left) and Ellie's image (right)
I still remember the final chapter of the movie "Wolverine" series "Wolverine 3: Desperate Battle" , "Wolverine" has entered its twilight years The scene of Logan running away with little Lolita Laura is like a big screen restoration of "The Last of Us".
△ The plot of Uncle Doomsday's escape with little Lolita, a comparison between "The Last of Us" (Part 1) and "Wolverine 3" (Part 2)
"The Last of Us" producer Eric Monacelli and screenwriter Neil Druckman In the interview, it was stated that the inspiration for the game development came largely from movies and books:
Coen brothers’ "Old Nowhere" set the tone for the "road zombie movie" of "The Last of Us";
△ "Old Nowhere"
Alfang So Caron’s "Son of Man" provides them with a reference for plot design.
△ "Son of Humanity"
American drama "The Walking Dead" , novel "The Thief City" and National Geographic's documentary "After Mankind Disappears" are all important references for "The Last Survivor".
△ "The Walking Dead"
"The Last of Us" standing on the shoulders of these "giants" can become the best movie game on PS3 and PS4 is indeed not a strange thing.
"The Last of Us 2" will be officially launched tonight at Beijing time , HBO adaptation is also under development. The
drama version will be produced by the HBO hot drama "Chernobyl" screenwriter Craig Messing , with a Douban score of 9.6, and the producer of the "The Last of Us" series Naughty Dog game director Neil Draco Man teamed up.
In view of the situation this year, the show may not be released until 2022...
hope that lovely Ellie can continue to accompany us and tell her story to more people.
