Rebuilding The Last of Us Part I: A deep dive into combat, animation, audio and visual changes

The studio brings its latest tech, lessons learned, and gameplay philosophy to create the definitive edition of an already groundbreaking game.

[RaidenBlack]

I find it a bit funny that, TLOU II debuted on PS4 and yet this remake although looking exactly like TLOU II (which is a really good thing, mind you, as TLOU II is one of the best looking game), is being marketed as being built from ground up for PS5.
Really? This won't run using the same setting as TLOU II on PS4?
(yea I know, last gen should be left behind but still ... was just wondering)
edit : also appreciate, that they releasing it for PC

[porkChop]

It could certainly run on PS4 without any issues. But yeah it's about time we move away from last gen.

[Eonjay]

Those real-time animation especially in 60 FPS would have destroyed the PS4. Lets be real. Just look at it. It could 'run' but not at a playable framerate.

[porkChop]

You're joking, right?

[generic-user-name]

Being built ground-up for PS5, doesn't mean building a new engine for it, it means their existing engine is making a game that has full access to the PS5 hardware and features, hence the load times, the increased physics interactivity, full 3D audio and all the dualsense features.

It seems clear that somewhere in between going from TLOU 1 on PS3 to Uncharted 4 on PS4, the in-house ND engine (I don't know its name) was either rebuilt or underwent a large upgrade to achieve that leap. So while the naysayers, who love to say they won't buy this game but comment on every article about it, would like to paint a picture of ND simply being lazy, the truth is that they are likely learning a great deal from making this remake for when they overhaul the engine again in the future.

Don't forget the difference between Uncharted 1 and TLOU 1, both released on the same console but TLOU1 was the product of a lot of learning, that doesn't mean U1 wasn't made ground-up for PS3 though.

[ClayRules2012]

Yeah, that difference between Uncharted 1 & The Last of Us really is absolutely incredible basically in every area of game development, really. The team went from U1 to the generational leap (in almost every level) Uncharted 2!🤯 than to Uncharted 3, which while my least favorite story wise, still packed a technical marvel of set piece moments (that pushed the envelope visually and other games still can’t top) and all of that lead to the absolutely stunning results of one of the finest gaming experiences ever made in Last of Us to end the PS3 generation. The results of ND’s work on PS3 is nothing short of phenomenal. I echo that same sentiment with their work for PS4 and their games brought to the fans (new and old)

The base work of what ND was going for and working with on PS3 for U1 with the cell processor for the first time must’ve been so thrilling for them. I mean, they’d never really done anything like Uncharted (unless I’m wrong, please someone correct me) and the end results were at the time amazing looking character models, water that had gamers in disbelief, not just at the look of it, but when you’d go into it with Drake his clothes would get wet, and his shirt would wrinkle etc when you run🤯😂 and the motion capture and voice work done was really captivating, fun, and thrilling to see come to life on screen, it really was a summer blockbuster captured in game for the first time “in my opinion”

The Last of Us Remaster helped a great deal on development for Uncharted 4, and we all know how that turned out in the end. Incredible game and respectful send off for that character and series. Well, until the great Lost Legacy haha!

What the team will do with their current ND engine on PS5 I can’t fathom. A few things are for sure tho.

1. They’ll raise the bar for a 3rd generation. In areas we probably haven’t considered lol.

2. They’ll have one of the very best engines in the industry. Which is saying something with Unreal Engine 5 and others out there. But really, it’s always talent that produces the best results.

3. Last of Us 3 will arrive😅😂

[_SilverHawk_]

Looks a lot better than some of the games releasing this generation so far. I cant wait to play it.

[ClayRules2012]

Yeah, some of that footage has me in disbelief. That lighting really is a good few notches up from Part 2, no doubt about it!

And that barn scene (which was released (shown early in the first 20 mins of the game) as chaos starts to happen as you travel in the car, that really comparing PS4 remastered I believe it was to PS5) the fire and building destruction and modeling was really just fantastic.

Small nitpick, there’s a pool table later in the game and the pool balls looked badly modeled on the PS3, and weren’t really improved in the remaster for PS4 (imagine my disappointment😢㈳ 4;) I wanna photo mode that on PS5, when my son gets the game and let’s me borrow it, to see if they’ve properly modeled those pool balls to FINALLY look perfectly round haha.

[Aloymetal]

Already downloaded, just patiently waiting for midnight Thursday.

[garryxcs]

How dare you! Didn't you listen to all the financial advisors on N4G, lol. Enjoy dude.

[Aloymetal]

Lol, blasphemy! Thanks and Happy gaming;)

[anast]

Nice. I can't wait to get in on this one too.

[Aloymetal]

Download size is 67.96 (PS5) in case you're interested. Have no idea if they will release a day-one patch but for now that's the size.

[anast]

That's not a bad download. Good looking out.

[Elda]

Do enjoy.

[Aloymetal]

Ty Elda

[mastershredder]

"The studio brings its latest tech, lessons learned, and gameplay philosophy to create the definitive edition of an already groundbreaking game."
gameplay philosophy... Pft, oh please; No one asked for this. The re-creation was not some epic journey and it was one already travelled on the efforts of others (and disgustingly patting themselves on the back). New blood Naughty Dog really, REALLY sucks a$$.

If one game deserves heat this year, it's this one. ND either needs a re-org (one without Neil and his click) or to fade away. The pony show is outta tricks.

[garryxcs]

They're best trick is making salt appear out of thin air. Doesn't matter what you or anyone else asked for, Sony doesn't take request neither does Microsoft or Nintendo. The hate train is about to de-rail you should get off while you still can.

[SullysCigar]

You know what's actually out of tricks? Trolls.

"No one asked for this" lamest argument ever. I guess you're implying nobody wanted it. Let's keep an eye on the sales figures and watch them confirm that the mouthy minority had no impact, as usual, because normal people don't melt down over matters like this...

[shinoff2183]

Lol. Your crazy mastershredder actually i bet alot of people are interested. Me personally when i was playing lou 2 i thought to myself itd be dope to get part1 looking like this. Idk why you think nd are one trick ponies. Uncharted is dope. Last of us is dope and isnt there word out there that they are working on a new series also. Hows that one trick. Thats more then alot of studios put out. If you have a ps5 which i doubt you do. Heres a suggestion. Dont buy. Me ill be waiting for the 40 dollar mark or so. Id buy it day one if i had the money but back to school broke me and gotta start getting christmas going(4 kids)