Naughty Dog: Chance of a TLOU 2 is "50/50"; Sony gives us freedom of choice

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The Last of Us? Creative Director Neil Druckmann and Game Directior Bruce Stanley responded quite a few questions from the fan during an Ask Us Anything session on Reddit.

 

If you?re asking about a sequel? right now I?d say it?s 50/50.

 

Sony has complete trust in us. It?s really up to us to come up with something that will keep the team inspired for the next several years ? which is why we don?t take the decision of what we?ll work on next lightly.

 

 

Dunno really ? the DLC is on the PS3, so we haven?t gotten a whole lot of time with the ?next-next gen? hardware. But I?m excited about having more memory, until we use it all up again!

 

 

Do not want, take your talent and pour it into a new IP if you enjoyed deviating from the teen rated-indiana jones style of Uncharted.

 

TLoU ended perfectly, and while the characters and world are pretty great, and the sequel no doubt full of talent, I do not want Joel and Ellie's story continued any further.

[compl3x]

I haven't played TLoU yet (I know, I am a poor excuse of a gamer and a horrible human being) but everything I have read suggested fans are not interested in this becoming a franchise.

[Livin in a box]

I seem to recall them saying somewhere that if they were to develop a sequel to TLoU, then it would be different characters but within the same universe.

I haven't actually played TLoU (please don't hurt me) but surely that would be a much better proposition than forcing a continuation of a story that (apparently) finished so well?

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As someone who has finished the Last of Us, I would hate to see a continuation of the Joel/Ellie universe. 
I would like to see either a Joel/Tess prequel so to speak, or different characters altogether. 
Joel and Ellies story ended perfectly.

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It's disappointing how many people haven't played TLoU (looking at you again as well Andy), get on it! :p

Doing someone else's story would be fine, but I challenge even ND to find better chemistry than Joel and Ellie.

[macoman]

I don't get why people don't want Joel / Ellie sequel to be together. I finished the game few weeks ago

and I felt that at the end he lied to her to make her believe in something was not truth. I would love to see in a TLOUS 2, Ellie found out that Joel lied to her and see what happens.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Steady on ND, I haven't even played the first one :rofl:

 

I have a feeling I know what happens and why it doesn't warrant a sequel but ND haven't been ones to make 1 game and leave. If they do make another TLoU I'm sure they'll justify it and handle it properly.

 

Spoiler tags please, the game isn't that old

[Lingwo]

I reckon they could get away with another game based on the same characters.

Then if they wanted to franchise it. They could write the second in a way that leaves it open for a third.

 

Personally i'd like just the single game. It will make the ending more poignant.

 

I wish ND would just do another Jak and Daxter.

I would like them to do another funny, colourful platformer.

While TLoU and Uncharted are good games. Gameplay/genre wise, they've played it very safe.

[NightScreams]

I didn't care much for the game like everyone else seems to. I did like the idea of the fungus/spores thing considering it's similarity to the Zombie Ants and how it kills the host and produces the spores. Story seemed ok but I didn't get into it at all. Although a sequel with the perspective from the military side would be very interesting as apposed to the oppressed citizens, done properly could make the player perceive the govt.'s actions differently.

[DeltaXray]

If they don't make The Last of Us 2 they would be incredibly stupid. They created a fantastic new IP of which there is an insane demand for a sequel.

Also remember they have '2 teams' there since TLoU was created in tandem by a seperate team there, so they have scope for it.

Or they could release a definitive edition for PS4. Id love to play it again and don't have the chance to play the DLC now as I sold my PS3.