The Last of Us at PAX East

PAX East 2013 is upon us, and the line to play The Last of Us here in Boston is already snaked around the booth and capped by PAX enforcers. But fear not – if you got turned away or even if you’re not in Boston, this is the demo I played last month.

That means: IGN has the full rundown on what’s happening with Naughty Dog’s next project.

Hands-on with The Last of Us: Sights and Sounds

After actually playing The Last of Us, it’s not the beautiful graphics, the brutal violence, or the approachable crafting system that stands out to me. It’s the sound. The Last of Us isn’t Uncharted, with its happy score wafting over every moment of gameplay. It’s a slow, suspenseful crawl through a world that can kill you at any moment. As such, it’s quiet – eerily quiet. You have time to listen to the rain pitter patter on windows and each breath of the infected you’re creeping up on to shiv in the neck. [Read the full article] 

The one new The Last of Us thing at PAX East? Adorable foam bricks commemorating Ellie throwing said brick at the bad guy Joel killed in the E3 demo.

So cute!

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