Atmospheric sounds come from nature only, but given that just about everything has died in this post-pandemic world, thereвЂ™s little to hear. Even from this first demo, Naughty DogвЂ™s attention to detail in sound design is apparent. I didnвЂ™t have much time to mull over maze crawling, as suspicious noises were growing in the distance. I couldnвЂ™t help but thinking that any buildings this messed up would have collapsed. Exploring is always fun, but an inordinate amount of room changing through twisted, maze-like paths felt like they went a little overboard, like they couldnвЂ™t shake the Uncharted vibe starting out. Of course, the ruins of a post-bombing modern day Boston are a bit different from ancient ruins, but there was still plenty of crawling and ducking and climbing going on - Nathan Drake would feel right at home here. It seemed as if Naughty Dog drew from level design experience gained from the Uncharted series. Damage from the bombs caused the building to lean, and internal structures were blocking our way. A roadblock redirected us through partially collapsed buildings in downtown, but simply walking through them was not possible. Controlling Joel, I worked to move through the ruins of a bombed Boston, crawling up and over debris in the pouring rain as Tess and Ellie followed. Humans couldnвЂ™t have survived this bombing, but somehow viral fungus infected still lurk in the shadows.

ItвЂ™s EllieвЂ™s first time to see this area that was bombed by the military to wipe out all life beyond the quarantined zone. They start their move from BostonвЂ™s quarantined zone to the capital building, located near dangerous territory. As this section of the game begins, Joel makes it clear that he is having second thoughts about this mission. Joel and Tess normally make a living moving weapons, rations and drugs into the area.ДЄ new, bigger-than-normal mission has them smuggling a nine-year-old girl out of the area to a militia group known as the Fireflies. This area is under martial law, under an oppressive military rule, where curfews and rations are set. Joel and his partner, Tess, work as black market smugglers in Boston, which is one of the countryвЂ™s last quarantined zones. In this part of the game, which we were told is about an hour or so into the game, Joel and Ellie arenвЂ™t really acquainted yet. And looking around to see if anyone saw me dying. Our first hands-on session with The Last of Us had me going up against (or running from) all three types of infected. As enemies theyвЂ™re the absolute worse - one touch by a Clicker and youвЂ™re gone.

They emit a clicking noise to send sound waves bouncing around an area and then back to their ears, which means that youвЂ™ll have to crouch and hide immediately when you hear one coming. They are hypersensitive to sound and use echolocation to spot enemies. TheyвЂ™re now fully blind from the fungus overcoming their heads, giving them a horrible look. The worst are the ones at the final stage of infection: Clickers. As enemies, theyвЂ™re not able to see the player, but if they can get a hold of Joel or Ellie itвЂ™s going to be bad. Fungus causes crusty, mushroom-like growths to burst from their eye sockets. When the infection worsens, eyesight is lost. Joel and Ellie call them Runners for this reason. If that wasnвЂ™t bad enough, infected are able to run quickly and work in packs. ItвЂ™s like a very bad cold, except the symptoms include insanity and cravings for human flesh. In the earliest stage, infected humans still have a sense of self. First, they go through a few stages of infection, with each one taking them farther away from humanity. Humans that ingest spores, or are bitten by other infected, will succumb to the virus. Like any fungus, the infection spreads through airborne spores. Our first hands-on with The Last of Us scared the sh*t out of us.ДЄt a preview event last week, we got our first look at the result of the fungal virus that put earth in this post-pandemic state.

In everything weвЂ™ve seen it was like the entire starving, crazy, post-pandemic world was up against lead duo Joel and Ellie, and that was plenty scary on its own.Д«ut with the reveal of a new type of enemy that is not fully human, Naughty Dog has turned up the thrills and tension to a new pit-sweaty level of scary. Really mean, crazed, do-anything-to-survive type humans. Everything weвЂ™ve seen of Naughty DogвЂ™s The Last of Us up until now has featured humans as enemies.

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