The Last of Us Part I

September 2, 2022

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The Last of Us

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The Last of Us

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PC (Microsoft Windows) PlayStation 5

Companies

Iron Galaxy Studios Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment

Genres

Adventure Shooter

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At one point during the game's development, Naughty Dog was put under pressure to change Ellie's positioning from the front of the cover art to the background. It is suggested that this was because of the misconception that if you have a female character on the cover, the game will sell less. Naughty Dog refused.

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person Mass Distraction calendar_month October 3, 2013

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Naughty Dog had to specifically request female focus testers for the game because they refused to let the game to be tested only on males.

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person Mass Distraction calendar_month October 3, 2013

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There was an alternate ending that was cut from the game, but developers showed it at PAX Prime 2013. During filming of the scene, an impromptu song was made to fit the scene, which was played out in full by the actors.

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person Funland47 calendar_month October 1, 2013

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An enemy which had been scrapped from the final game was an infected elephant which had tendrils of fungus extending from its legs and blooming mushrooms on its head. An encounter with the creature would have Joel, the game's protagonist, scrambling away from it.

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person KnowledgeBase calendar_month September 1, 2013

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Before deciding on the fungal infected enemies, early designs of the zombie-like creatures looked like bald, fanged beasts with stringy fungus growing off their back.

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person KnowledgeBase calendar_month September 1, 2013

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The cause of the zombie apocalypse is actually based on real life organisms. There is a parasitic fungus called Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, which is known for taking over an ant's mind and controlling its motor skills, basically making it a zombie. In The Last of Us, a fungus takes over most of humanity's minds, and turns them into zombies.

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person JzillaMerida calendar_month June 29, 2013

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