For all of you hardcore fans out there - or just those who enjoy torturing yourself - you may have seen you can now play bothGrounded difficulty and a permadeath modein a brand new update toThe Last of Us Part 2. However, you’ll need to be extra careful on permadeath mode because if you aren’t and you’re not paying attention, you’ll end up likethis guy right hereand you don’t want that. What we do want though, is some gorgeous fan art and thankfully, that’s what we have right here today courtesy of Twitter user,@IconicNephilim.
David, who is a designer, artistic wizard and a hugeThe Last of Usfan, has created an incredible piece of fan art illustrating the evolution of Ellie throughoutThe Last of Us Part 2. As we can see from the image, and going from left to right, David starts off with the young Ellie we all know and love from the originalThe Last of Usand moves onto the slightly older Ellie we got a glimpse off inPart 2when she and Joel go on a surprise trip for Ellie’s birthday. Further on is another scene fromPart 2where Ellie and Joel are out looking for guitar strings and stumble on more than they bargained for at a hotel. Right in the middle of the artwork is where we see 19-year-old Ellie and then next to it, hardened and revengeful Ellie, poised with her bow. Without spoiling it too much for those who haven’t played it yet, the next image is of Ellie who is riddled in grief, pain, and obsession which then ends with Ellie walking off the side of the piece and leaving her guitar.
What I love most about this fan art is that it tells a story. You could easily sit down with someone who hasn’t playedThe Last of Us Part 2and almost tell the entire story of Ellie’s journey inPart 2; who she was, how she came to be and how she ended up. David has done an incredible job here and I hope he plans on selling this as a poster of some kind, I’d love to have it. This isn’t David’s first rodeo when it comes to creatingThe Last of Us Part 2art pieces. Previously we reported on David’sThe Last of Us Part 2posterthat is packed full of all the characters you will meet throughout the game and it’s pretty flipping epic!
ensure to check out David over onTwitterand follow him as he adventures into more of his design work and most likely a lot more wonderfulThe Last of Us Part 2fan art pieces.
Halley Gross, the narrative lead forThe Last of Us Part 2,said in an interview with Game Informer that theending to the gamewas initially meant to be much darker and instead of Abby surviving and heading off in the boat with Lev, Ellie was going to kill her. Gross explained that during the game’s production “we changed that and had Ellie let go at the last second,” in order to highlight that “some part of the old Ellie, the Ellie with humanity, the Ellie that is impacted by Joel, still exists within this character who has been so overtaken by her quest for revenge.”
If you are a Dina fan, you’ll be pleased to hear that her voice actor Shannon Woodward has taken to Twitch to stream some games. Shannon has posted a schedule of the times that you’re able to catch her on the gaming platform over on her Twitter page so why not head over to herTwitch channelnow and give her a follow? You can follow Shannon over on herTwitterandInstagramwhere she will talk more about her up and coming games so stay tuned! You can also see what Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus has been up to in his playthrough of the game as hepicks up Ellie’s guitarto bash the chords to his 1997 song ‘Dammit’.
What fan wouldn’t be excited about the upcomingThe Last of UsHBOseries? Recently, we learned that it will include a “Jaw Drop” moment that was originally cut from the game. Chernobyl creator and HBO’sThe Last of Uswriter Craig Mazin said that ”We’re creating new [things] and re-imagining what is already there to present it for a different format,” Mazin told the BBC’sMust Watch.“Our goal is not to keep you in love withThe Last of Us,but to make you fall in love with it again in a different way. It’s a passive way of taking it in, instead of playing it, but you’ll be experiencing more, with more characters in more ways.” Mazin says of his reaction to hearing about a moment that Druckmann had initially left out ofThe Last of Us“Jaw drop – that’s going in. For sure, we have to do that. You couldn’t stop me doing that. You will have to shoot me [to stop me] from doing that."
The Last of Us Part 2is available now exclusively on PS4 (andsoon to be PS5). The game was one of DualShockers’ favorites of 2020; make sure to check out theofficial DualShockers (generally spoiler-free) review. Also, feel free to grab the gamephysically on Amazonto help support the site.
