Tag: The Last Of Us

The best games of 2022 in no particular order

With the year drawing to a close and a packed 2023 on the horizon, it’s time to look back at the best games of 2022

With The Game Awards at an end, the year is drawing to a close, and while there’s plenty to look forward to in 2023 – including Starfield and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – for now, it’s time to take a look back at the best games of 2022. Despite a seemingly endless stream of delays, 2022 was packed with games, from big-budget spectacles like God of War: Ragnarok and Elden Ring, to surprise indie hits such as the adorable hero’s adventure Tunic and the retro-horror hit Signalis.

Choosing between so many games is no easy task, but we’ve done it anyway and listed our top picks below.

The Last of Us will work on Steam Deck, confirms Naughty Dog

Take Joel and Ellie anywhere, at any time.

It seems the long-awaited PC of The Last of Us port will be Steam Deck-ready, according to series creator Neil Druckmann.

During the 2022 Game Awards on Friday, Naughty Dog announced that The Last of Us: Part 1 will release on Mar. 3, 2023, for PC. There’s no word on any PC-specific features yet, but it’ll work on the Steam Deck.

“Ellie and Joel will grace the Steam Deck,” Druckmann said on Twitter. “Don’t worry!”

Check out the release date announcement trailer for yourself below.

Druckmann didn’t clarify whether or not The Last of Us: Part 1 will be Steam Deck ready at launch, but it can’t be far behind if not. After all, the list of Steam Deck-verified games grows pretty regularly. Other PlayStation ports, like Spider-Man: Remastered and Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, already fully support Valve’s handheld PC.

The Last of Us: Part 1, a complete remake of the original game, initially came out for PS5 in September 2022. Every graphical element has been redone to support 4K resolutions and loads of accessibility features, though the gameplay is identical to prior iterations. It’s already up for pre-ordering on Steam and the Epic Games Store, for about $60 USD.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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Troy Baker’s thoughts on The Last of Us changed after becoming a father

That infamous ending lands differently when you’re a parent.

Most people feel strongly about The Last Of Us‘ ending one way or another. That includes Joel’s voice and motion capture actor Troy Baker, who has a different perspective on the finale after having a child.

Spoiler warning: if you haven’t finished The Last of Us Part 1, maybe do so before reading further. We’re talking about the finale, so this is your last chance to turn back. 

During an on-stage interview at the Milan Games Week in Italy, Baker explained having a son changed his perspective on The Last Of Us‘ climax.

“When we were making Part 1, I was at a disadvantage to Neil, because [he] was [already] a father [while] I just was acting. This was a very real possibility for him — what do I look like in the event that I lose my daughter,” Baker said.

Of course, Baker is alluding to the moment when Joel saves his adopted daughter Ellie by murdering an entire building full of innocent people. Ellie’s blood potentially contains a cure for the fungal infection that’s wiped out most of humanity, and she consensually agrees to an operation that’ll end her life.

“And I have a son, and I don’t know what I would look like if I lost him, but I do know that if I had the opportunity to save him — I would do anything to save him,” Baker continues. “So people have asked me, ‘why would Joel do that when he could have saved the world?’ and my answer to them is always this — he did, he did save the world. It’s just that the world was that girl, and that’s it.”

If you’re still reading this and haven’t played The Last Of Us, a PS5 remake came out earlier this year. GLHF has several guides for it as well, including every safe code combination.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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PlayStation Black Friday deals include some of the best PS5 games

The PlayStation Black Friday deals are here, with some of the best PS5 games and PS4 games along for the ride

Sony’s PlayStation Black Friday deals are live now until Nov. 29, 2022, with steep discounts on plenty of the best PS5 games and PS4 games, including some more recent releases such as Gran Turismo and The Last of Us Part 1. If you’re after physical games, fear not. PlayStation Direct, Sony’s PlayStation store, has boxed copies of most of the publisher’s first-party games for the same prices.

Leading the pack is Spider-Man Miles Morales for $19.99 – though this one is also included in the PS Plus Extra collection, so bear that in mind. The Last of Us Part 1, the PS5 remaster that only recently released in September 2022, is on sale for $49.69, and its sequel – which has a free PS5 upgrade – is going for just $9.99.

Horizon Forbidden West will set you back $39.99 on PS5, but if you’re getting the digital version, you can save $10 and just get the PS4 edition. It has a free upgrade to PS5. Stray is currently discounted to $23.99, and Gran Turismo 7 is on sale for $39.89.

If you’re after some third-party games on PS5, you can get Red Dead Redemption 2 for $19.79 and the Destiny 2 Legacy Collection, which includes Forsaken, Beyond Light, and Shadowkeep, for the same price. Survival horror fans who haven’t checked out some of Capcom’s recent hits can grab the Resident Evil Racoon City collection for $14.99, which includes Resident Evil 2 remake and Resident Evil 3 remake, both of which have PS5 enhancements.

The full list is on the PlayStation store and includes a staggering 625 items. Happy hunting!

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

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Naughty Dog and Themborne are making The Last of Us a tabletop game

The Escape the Dark creators are teaming up with Naughty Dog to turn The Last of Us into a board game, and its Kickstarter is live soon

Themborne and Naughty Dog are making The Last of Us a tabletop game in Themborne’s award-winning Escape the Dark style. Naughty Dog announced the project in a new blog post and said The Last of Us: Escape the Dark’s Kickstarter campaign will go live on Nov. 8, 2022. There’s no word yet on what the project’s funding goal is or when the finished product is expected to launch, but Naughty Dog did say an exclusive collector’s edition of the game is involved in the campaign, presumably as a backer reward.

The Last of Us tabletop game follows the traditional Themborne Escape the Dark format. It unfolds across a series of chapters, depicted on lavishly illustrated cards, and your choices individually and as a team determine the narrative’s course.

Themborne is holding more details back until the Kickstarter campaign launches, but the initial announcement included one image showing a handful of chapter cards and a few other telling details.

The chapter cards include locations such as the sewer outside Pittsburgh, the university, and the lakeside, where, in the original video game, Ellie finds herself alone facing a horrible new threat. The character cards unsurprisingly show Ellie and Joel, with inventory slots filled with med kits, baseball bats, and other weaponry.

Meanwhile, HBO and Naughty Dog are gearing up for The Last of Us‘ TV adaptation, set to begin airing in January 2023.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

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First trailer for HBO’s The Last of Us is out

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey step into Naughty Dog’s grim world.

After many months of sizzle reel teases and set photos, HBO’s small screen adaptation of The Last of Us got an official teaser.

On Monday, HBO released the first-ever trailer for The Last of Us, starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as Joel and Ellie, respectively. In the footage, we can see several iconic moments from Naughty Dog’s beloved action-adventure title, including Firefly base camps and a carnival from the Left Behind DLC. There’s also a very brief shot of Storm Reid as Riley – blink, and you’ll miss it, though.

Check out The Last of Us‘ teaser trailer for yourself below.

Other notable cast members seen in the trailer include Gabriel Luna (Terminator: Dark Fate), Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation), Anna Torv (Fringe), and Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus). Arguably the most exciting addition is Merle Dandridge, who is actually reprising the role of Marlene – yes, she did the voice and motion capture work in The Last of Us game too.

HBO’s The Last of Us isn’t premiering until 2023. There’s no exact date yet, but it can’t be long until we hear something. 

Last month, The Last of Us Part 1 came out on PS5 – a complete remake of the original game. So it might be worth checking out as a hold-over until the show comes out.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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Last of Us fans think Naughty Dog is teasing a new franchise

Some peculiar artwork in The Last of Us Part 1 is catching the attention of fans for a good reason.

Barely one weekend after The Last of Us Part 1‘s launch, fans believe they’ve found a teaser for developer Naughty Dog’s next game.

On Sunday, Twitter user IliaAkhavan shared several screenshots from The Last Of Us Part 1 containing fantasy artwork (thanks, VG247). Inside one of the game’s many dilapidated buildings, there’s a corkboard with what looks like unicorns, massive eagles, and whimsical landscapes — not what you’d typically expect from Naughty Dog. There are five pieces of art in total, none of which were in the original PS3 release or PS4 remaster.

Check out the images for yourself below.

Aside from that shot where a woman is beside some sort of white wolf-life creature, every other image can also be seen throughout The Last of Us Part 2. So it is entirely possible that these images are simply Naughty Dog reusing assets as decoration. It happens a lot in AAA video games.

Naughty Dog has a history of teasing projects like this, though. When Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception came out in 2011, there was an in-game newspaper clipping teasing The Last Of Us. So there’s precedent for this sort of thing, at least.

Currently, the only still-in-development title from Naughty Dog we know of is The Last of Us Factions — a competitive multiplayer game.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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The Last of Us remake safe combinations: All safe codes for The Last of Us Part 1

The solution to get inside every safe in The Last of Us Part 1, the remake of the original game.

The Last of Us Part 1 – that’s the remake of the PS3’s The Last of Us – is out now, and if you want every bit of help you can get from the new version of the classic game, then you’ll be in need of safe code combinations. In the old games you simply needed to find key items, which usually had safe codes scribbled on them, and then open up the safe to automatically unlock it. Now, you’ll be entering codes manually. Luckily, we have the information you need. 

We have the exact combination for every safe code in The Last of Us Part 1 written down below, so just take a glance and you’ll be able to get inside and loot each of the pesky safes in the game. We even give you the combination locations, just so you can feel as accomplished as we did when playing The Last of Us’ remake.

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The Last Of Us Part 1 Remake release time and pre-load info

The Last Of Us Part 1 is on the horizon, so we’ll tell you exactly when it will become available in your time zone.

As summer fades, the weather turns colder, and the trees start to turn brown, The Last Of Us Part 1 Remake seems like the most thematically appropriate game to kick off September. It’s very nearly here, but you’re going to have to wait just a little bit longer to get your hands on this remastered classic.

Whether you’re experiencing it for the first time or revisiting one of the best games of the last decade, you’ll want to get going with it as soon as possible. We’ll tell you exactly when the game will unlock in your time zone, and all the details for pre-loading, which you can do right now.

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The Last of Us Part 1’s launch trailer is suitably unnerving

With less than a week left until release, Naughty Dog is giving fans one last sneak peek at The Last of Us remake.

Less than a week remains until The Last of Us Part 1 comes out. As such, we’re well overdue for one final teaser ahead of time.

On Wednesday, Naughty Dog released the launch trailer for The Last of Us Part 1. It primarily shows off several iconic moments from the original game, but with that shiny current-generation graphical paint. As a heads up: maybe don’t watch this if you’re looking to avoid any spoilers. There’s nothing too major revealed in the video, but still!

Arguably the most impressive shots are those where Ellie takes control in a dilapidated shopping mall. Ice shimmers with chilly realism that wasn’t possible back in the PS3 days. Even without a direct comparison, it’s easy to see how much better the presentation is on PS5.

Check out The Last of Us Part 1 launch trailer for yourself below.

The Last of Us Part 1 releases on Sept. 2, 2022, for PS5. There’s also a PC version coming, but it’ll arrive at a later yet-to-be-announced date. It’s strange that they’re called this a ‘launch trailer’ over a week from release, right?

Sony is going hard on multiplatform releases lately, putting out fantastic ports of Spider-Man: Remastered and God of War earlier this year.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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