Naughty Dog may have left traces of its future game in The Last of Us Part I. Fans are in turmoil.
Visually impressive remake, The Last of Us Part I would it contain some clues about the future major project of Naughty Dog? This is what some fans think after discovering several posters in the game, posters that suggest a fantasy universe for the studio’s sequel (and that we already found in The Last of Us Part II).
In a tweet posted on September 5, the Naughty Dog Central account shared several captures where we can see fantastic creatures (including a winged horse and a dragon) and a warrior. ” I hope it’s true ! I’ve always wanted a very creative Naughty Dog fantasy game. “, welcomes Lugman. Others would prefer to see developers get into SF.
Naughty Dog in fantasy for his future project?
If some think it’s a teaser, it’s simply because Naughty Dog used Uncharted 3: L’Illusion de Drake to prepare for the arrival of The Last of Us. This video published in 2011 proves it: we can see a fictional newspaper evoking a massive epidemic – an event which constitutes the starting point of The Last of Us. In Uncharted 4: A Thief’s Endwe can find a poster The Last of Us: American Daughters. This game never existed, but it may have been the initial name of The Last of Us Part II (credible, since centered on two heroines).
These few clues are corroborated by previous work by Hyoung Nam shared on his account. ArStation. This Naughty Dog artist published, in 2021, concepts with a fantasy orientation, under the name ‘The Woman of the North’. It didn’t take much for some fans to imagine the studio embarking on an adventure reminiscent of The Witcher 3: Wild Huntboth grandiose and well told.
Faced with this torrent of speculation, Hyoung Nam had changed the description of his work – personal? -, noted Eurogamer September 5. Since then, he tries to make people believe that it is a tribute to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla — without the resemblance being obvious.
In any case, it would be very interesting to see Naughty Dog embark on a universe that would not be realistic (which Uncharted and The Last of Us are) – whether it is fantasy or SF. These two genres are particularly popular today, regardless of the medium. But maybe the studio will finally surprise everyone by announcing The Last of Us Part III…