What better way to escape the real-world horrors of a global pandemic, then to play a video game based on a more terrifying and stressful outbreak?
June 15,2020
What better way to escape the real-world horrors of a global pandemic, then to play a video game based on a more terrifying and stressful outbreak?
« The Last of Us Part II, » launching June 19 for the PlayStation 4, drops video game players into a post-apocalyptic U. S. suffering through a cataclysmic fungal outbreak. Once thriving cities have faded, replaced with small clusters of survivors, rotting buildings, and a variety of zombie-like « infected » monsters.
The game is best described as an action survival experience. Resources are scarce, so every bullet and health pack you use carries greater value. Scouring buildings for supplies is as important as figuring out how to get past armed enemies or fast-moving zombies.
The original game,2013’s « The Last of Us, » was widely praised, with many critics claiming the action adventure was the year’s best video game. So, the anticipation for a sequel has been immeasurably high.
We’ve played « The Last of Us Part II. » Here’s what you need to know about the series’ second chapter:
Refresh my memory: what happened during the first game? (SPOILERS)
Without giving everything away, the 2013 game takes place 20 years into the pandemic. Joel meets Ellie, a 14-year-old girl born during the outbreak, and they establish a father-daughter relationship. Joel learns Ellie has developed an immunity to this fungal infection, leading the duo across the country in hopes of creating a potential cure.
Where are we now in Part II?
The game takes place five years after the conclusion of the first game. Ellie is now a young adult, living in a settlement in Jackson, Wyoming, with many others including Joel.
