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* During Ellie's birthday in a flashback, it starts nice enough, but eventually players come across the fact that someone has turned the museum visited into a relatively low-key RoomFullOfCrazy with an ApocalypticLog written on the walls of a man who has long since had a HeelRealization. It gets steadily worse and creepier as it goes on, eventually going to a

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* During Ellie's birthday in a flashback, it starts nice enough, but eventually players come across the fact that someone has turned the museum visited into a relatively low-key RoomFullOfCrazy with an ApocalypticLog written on the walls of a man who has long since had a HeelRealization. HeelRealization at the end, there is a skeleton with a Suicide note and a bloody smear behind the head, making [[AteHisGun what happened]] obvious. It gets steadily worse and creepier as it goes on, eventually going to on until the very end that luckily has just a corpse instead of a living psychopath.
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* Abby fights against a newly discovered infected: The Rat King. It's an entire [[BodyOfBodies blob of coordinated Clickers]] that will have some of its entities break free and attack. The thing is an absolute ''behemoth'' that came straight out of ''[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Resident Evil]]''.

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* During Ellie's birthday in a flashback, it starts nice enough, but eventually players come across the fact that someone has turned the museum visited into a relatively low-key RoomFullOfCrazy with an ApocalypticLog written on the walls of a man who has long since had a HeelRealization. It gets steadily worse and creepier as it goes on, eventually going to a
—>"I killed for them"\\
"The 4 soldiers at the gate. The last one cried"\\
"The woman we tortured choked on her own blood"\\
"The stragglers who snuck into camp they just wanted food"\\
"The People in the van we locked them in and doused it with gas"\\
"the kid who ran into the blast i couldnt stop him"\\
"there is no light"
* Abby fights against a newly discovered infected: The Rat King. It's an entire [[BodyOfBodies blob of coordinated Clickers]] that will have some of its entities break free and attack. The thing is an absolute ''behemoth'' that came straight out of ''[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Resident Evil]]''.''Franchise/ResidentEvil''.
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* The "game over death" scenes are even more gruesome and graphic than in the first game. When being pummelled into a bloody pulp by Clickers is the ''better'' way to go...
** Perhaps the worst is when a Bloater grabs either Ellie or Abby and spews its toxins right in their face, leaving them looking like a horrific burn victim.
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** Without the pesky necessity of asking the animators what they thought in the process. Leaks already hint that a lot of people were pointlessly and needlessly made very uncomfortable during a time where a game this nihilistic and depressing REALLY doesn't help with the current climate.

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** Without the pesky necessity of asking the animators what they thought in the process. Leaks already hint that a lot of people were pointlessly and needlessly made very uncomfortable during a time where a game this nihilistic and depressing REALLY doesn't help with the current climate.
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** Without the pesky necessity of asking the animators what they thought in the process. Leaks already hint that a lot of people were pointlessly and needlessly made very uncomfortable during a time where a game this nihilistic and depressing REALLY doesn't help with the current climate.
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* The creators wanted to make sure that none of the killing or violence done in the game comes across as clean or easy to deal with, in both the gameplay and cutscenes. The director went as far as to cites actual footage of violence for the animators to make this happen, and it ''shows''.

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* The creators wanted to make sure that none of the killing or violence done in the game comes across as clean or easy to deal with, in both the gameplay and the cutscenes. The director went as far as to cites cite actual footage of violence for the animators to make this happen, and it ''shows''.

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* The creators wanted to make sure that none of the killing or violence done in the game comes across as clean or easy to deal with, in both the gameplay and cutscenes. The director went as far as to cites actual footage of violence for the animators to make this happen, and it ''shows''.
* Abby fights against a newly discovered infected: The Rat King. It's an entire [[BodyOfBodies blob of coordinated Clickers]] that will have some of its entities break free and attack. The thing is an absolute ''behemoth'' that came straight out of ''[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Resident Evil]]''.

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%%* Joel's death at the hands of Abby and her group. First with Abby shooting Joel in the leg with a shotgun, up to her beating his head in with a golf club.

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%%* Joel's death at the hands of Abby and her group. First with Abby shooting Joel in the leg with a shotgun, up to her beating his head in with a golf club.club.
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** The Outbreak 2019 gameplay footage gives us nightmare fuel in the form of Ellie herself. Much like Joel in the first game, she's fairly well adapted as one can be in a post zombie outbreak world, but to her enemies, she is ''very much'' their personal Grim Reaper! Namely, enemies will react with grief and horror as you kill their friends. Sure the people Ellie's mowing down may very well deserve it, but like the first game at certain points, Naughty Dog is here to remind players that the human enemies in The Last of Us aren't just villainous factions out for your blood.

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** The Outbreak 2019 gameplay footage gives us nightmare fuel in the form of Ellie herself. Much like Joel in the first game, she's fairly well adapted as one can be in a post zombie outbreak world, but to her enemies, she is ''very much'' their personal Grim Reaper! Namely, enemies will react with grief and horror as you kill their friends. Sure the people Ellie's mowing down may very well deserve it, but like the first game at certain points, Naughty Dog is here to remind players that the human enemies in The Last of Us aren't just villainous factions out for your blood.blood.
%%* Joel's death at the hands of Abby and her group. First with Abby shooting Joel in the leg with a shotgun, up to her beating his head in with a golf club.
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%%** Averted in the actual game, as it turns out to have been Dina giving it to Ellie to wear for good luck.
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* During gameplay, if you look closely at Ellie's wrist, you can see she's wearing Dina's bracelet. So it's safe to say that the safe space she and Joel had at the E3 trailer definitely isn't going to last.

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* During gameplay, if you look closely at Ellie's wrist, you can see she's wearing Dina's bracelet. So it's safe to say that the safe space she and Joel had at the E3 trailer definitely isn't going to last.last.
** The Outbreak 2019 gameplay footage gives us nightmare fuel in the form of Ellie herself. Much like Joel in the first game, she's fairly well adapted as one can be in a post zombie outbreak world, but to her enemies, she is ''very much'' their personal Grim Reaper! Namely, enemies will react with grief and horror as you kill their friends. Sure the people Ellie's mowing down may very well deserve it, but like the first game at certain points, Naughty Dog is here to remind players that the human enemies in The Last of Us aren't just villainous factions out for your blood.
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* In the trailer, we see Ellie, alone, in a house full of dead bodies playing a guitar and singing. The song is basically a ThenLetMeBeEvil song about choosing evil over good. Then Joel enters and asks her what she's doing and if she really wanted to go through with her RoaringRampageOfRevenge. Her response? "I'm going to find them, and I'm going to kill...every. Last. One. Of them." The look in her eyes shows a cold, remorseless killer. It seems the cheerful, kindhearted Ellie we knew from the last game is long gone...

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* In the trailer, we see Ellie, alone, in a house full of dead bodies playing a guitar and singing. The song is basically a ThenLetMeBeEvil song about choosing evil over good. Then Joel enters and asks her what she's doing and if she really wanted to go through with her RoaringRampageOfRevenge. Her response? "I'm going to find them, and I'm going to kill...every. Last. One. Of One of them." The look in her eyes shows a cold, remorseless killer. It seems the cheerful, kindhearted Ellie we knew from the last game is long gone...
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** Ellie herself shows that witnessing the worse of [[TraumaCongaLine humanity many times, nearly being raped, watching countless of friends die, and nearly being killed herself numerous times]] (all at the age of 14 no less) hasn’t had the [[UnderStatement best]] effect on her mentality as we see her pick off the cultist members in brutal ways. Dina does not know how right she is when she says people should be terrified of Ellie.

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** Ellie herself shows that witnessing the worse of [[TraumaCongaLine humanity many times, nearly being raped, watching countless of friends die, and nearly being killed herself numerous times]] (all at the age of 14 no less) hasn’t had the [[UnderStatement best]] effect on her mentality as we see her pick off the cultist members in brutal ways. Dina does not know how right she is when she says people [[BewareTheNiceOnes should be terrified of Ellie.]]
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* If you look closely at Ellie's wrist, you can see she's wearing Dina's bracelet. So it's safe to say that the safe space she and Joel had at the E3 trailer definitely isn't going to last.

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* If During gameplay, if you look closely at Ellie's wrist, you can see she's wearing Dina's bracelet. So it's safe to say that the safe space she and Joel had at the E3 trailer definitely isn't going to last.
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* The improved ArtificialBrilliance in ''Part 2'' make the stalking scenes look genuinely terrifying now. In the first game, it was fairly easy to just run for cover and wait around for a few seconds before non-infected enemies would lose track of you and give up. In ''Part 2'', enemies are ''far'' more efficient at finding you, and it seems you need to be prepared to fight back or run regardless if you've hid for a while or found a good hiding spot. A new feature has Ellie being able to hide underneath cars, but this doesn't guarantee safety either as your enemies will just do the logical thing and bend down to look for you, and they effectively signal and cooperate with each other a good amount of the time. Suffice to say the E3 trailer gives a feeling of dread and excitement at how challenging these sections can and will be.

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* The improved ArtificialBrilliance in ''Part 2'' make the stalking scenes look genuinely terrifying now. In the first game, it was fairly easy to just run for cover and wait around for a few seconds before non-infected enemies would lose track of you and give up. In ''Part 2'', enemies are ''far'' more efficient at finding you, and it seems you need to be prepared to fight back or run regardless if you've hid for a while or found a good hiding spot. A new feature has Ellie being able to hide underneath cars, but this doesn't guarantee safety either as your enemies will just do the logical thing and bend down to look for you, and they effectively signal and cooperate with each other a good amount of the time. Suffice to say the E3 trailer gives a feeling of dread and excitement at how challenging these sections can and will be.be.
* If you look closely at Ellie's wrist, you can see she's wearing Dina's bracelet. So it's safe to say that the safe space she and Joel had at the E3 trailer definitely isn't going to last.
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** Ellie herself shows that witnessing the worse of [[TraumaCongaLine humanity many times, nearly being raped, watching countless of friends die, and nearly being killed herself numerous times]] (all at the age of 14 no less) hasn’t had the [[UnderStatement best]] effect on her mentality as we see her pick off the cultist members in brutal ways. Deena does not know how right she is when she says people should be terrified of Ellie.

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** Ellie herself shows that witnessing the worse of [[TraumaCongaLine humanity many times, nearly being raped, watching countless of friends die, and nearly being killed herself numerous times]] (all at the age of 14 no less) hasn’t had the [[UnderStatement best]] effect on her mentality as we see her pick off the cultist members in brutal ways. Deena Dina does not know how right she is when she says people should be terrified of Ellie.
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** Ellie herself shows that witnessing the worse of [[TraumaCongaLine humanity many time's, nearly being raped, watching countless of friends die, and nearly being killed herself numerous time]] (all at the age of 14 no less) hasn’t had the [[UnderStatement best]] effect on her mentality as we see her pick off the cultist members in brutal ways. Deena does not know how right she is when she says people should be terrified of Ellie.

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** Ellie herself shows that witnessing the worse of [[TraumaCongaLine humanity many time's, times, nearly being raped, watching countless of friends die, and nearly being killed herself numerous time]] times]] (all at the age of 14 no less) hasn’t had the [[UnderStatement best]] effect on her mentality as we see her pick off the cultist members in brutal ways. Deena does not know how right she is when she says people should be terrified of Ellie.
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* The improved ArtificialBrilliance in ''Part 2'' make the stalking scenes look genuinely terrifying now. In the first game, it was fairly easy to just run for cover and wait around for a few seconds before non-infected enemies would lose track of you and give up. In ''Part 2'', enemies are ''far'' more efficient at finding you, and it seems you need to be prepared to fight back or run regardless if you've hid for a while or found a good hiding spot. A new feature has Ellie being able to hide underneath cars, but this doesn't guarantee safety either as your enemies will just do the logical thing and bend down to look for you, and they effectively signal and cooperate with each other a good amount of the time. Suffice to say the E3 trailer surely gives a feeling of dread and excitement at how challenging these sections can and will be.

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* The improved ArtificialBrilliance in ''Part 2'' make the stalking scenes look genuinely terrifying now. In the first game, it was fairly easy to just run for cover and wait around for a few seconds before non-infected enemies would lose track of you and give up. In ''Part 2'', enemies are ''far'' more efficient at finding you, and it seems you need to be prepared to fight back or run regardless if you've hid for a while or found a good hiding spot. A new feature has Ellie being able to hide underneath cars, but this doesn't guarantee safety either as your enemies will just do the logical thing and bend down to look for you, and they effectively signal and cooperate with each other a good amount of the time. Suffice to say the E3 trailer surely gives a feeling of dread and excitement at how challenging these sections can and will be.

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** Ellie herself shows that witnessing the worse of [[TraumaCongaLine humanity many time's, nearly being raped, watching countless of friends die, and nearly being killed herself numerous time]] (all at the age of 14 no less) hasn’t had the [[UnderStatement best]] effect on her mentality as we see her pick off the cultist members in brutal ways. Deena does not know how right she is when she says people should be terrified of Ellie.

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** Ellie herself shows that witnessing the worse of [[TraumaCongaLine humanity many time's, nearly being raped, watching countless of friends die, and nearly being killed herself numerous time]] (all at the age of 14 no less) hasn’t had the [[UnderStatement best]] effect on her mentality as we see her pick off the cultist members in brutal ways. Deena does not know how right she is when she says people should be terrified of Ellie.Ellie.
* The improved ArtificialBrilliance in ''Part 2'' make the stalking scenes look genuinely terrifying now. In the first game, it was fairly easy to just run for cover and wait around for a few seconds before non-infected enemies would lose track of you and give up. In ''Part 2'', enemies are ''far'' more efficient at finding you, and it seems you need to be prepared to fight back or run regardless if you've hid for a while or found a good hiding spot. A new feature has Ellie being able to hide underneath cars, but this doesn't guarantee safety either as your enemies will just do the logical thing and bend down to look for you, and they effectively signal and cooperate with each other a good amount of the time. Suffice to say the E3 trailer surely gives a feeling of dread and excitement at how challenging these sections can and will be.
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** Ellie herself shows that witnessing the worse of [[TraumaCongaLine humanity many time's, nearly being raped, watching countless of friends die, and nearly being killed herself numerous time]] (all at the age 0f 14 no less) hasn’t had the [[UnderStatement best]] effect on her mentality as we see her pick off the cultist members in brutal ways. Deena does not know how right she is when she says people should be terrified of Ellie.

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** Ellie herself shows that witnessing the worse of [[TraumaCongaLine humanity many time's, nearly being raped, watching countless of friends die, and nearly being killed herself numerous time]] (all at the age 0f of 14 no less) hasn’t had the [[UnderStatement best]] effect on her mentality as we see her pick off the cultist members in brutal ways. Deena does not know how right she is when she says people should be terrified of Ellie.
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** Ellie herself shows that witnessing the worse of [[TraumaCongaLine humanity many time's, nearly being raped, watching countless of friends die, and nearly being killed herself numerous time]] (all at the age 0f 14 no less) hasn’t had the [[Understatement best]] effect on her mentality as we see her pick off the cultist members in brutal ways. Deena does not know how right she is when she says people should be terrified of Ellie.

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** Ellie herself shows that witnessing the worse of [[TraumaCongaLine humanity many time's, nearly being raped, watching countless of friends die, and nearly being killed herself numerous time]] (all at the age 0f 14 no less) hasn’t had the [[Understatement [[UnderStatement best]] effect on her mentality as we see her pick off the cultist members in brutal ways. Deena does not know how right she is when she says people should be terrified of Ellie.
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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTjZGlp0OQc Paris Games Week]] trailer definitely doesn't paint a very good picture of Joel and Ellie's adventures this time around. While they aren't in the trailer, we get to see what appears to be some sort of post-apocalyptic cult attempting to cut a woman's stomach open because it's "full of sin", and we see them use a hammer to break a woman's arm (hearing every impact and the poor woman's every scream). The fact that the entire trailer is very dark and we see nothing outside of the immediate area doesn't help at all...nor the fact the trailer cuts to black just as a shrieking horde of the infected come charging out of the woods, drawn by the noise and the smell of blood.

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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTjZGlp0OQc Paris Games Week]] trailer definitely doesn't paint a very good picture of Joel and Ellie's adventures this time around. While they aren't in the trailer, we get to see what appears to be some sort of post-apocalyptic cult attempting to cut a woman's stomach open because it's "full of sin", and we see them use a hammer to break a woman's arm (hearing every impact and the poor woman's every scream). The fact that the entire trailer is very dark and we see nothing outside of the immediate area doesn't help at all...nor the fact the trailer cuts to black just as a shrieking horde of the infected come charging out of the woods, drawn by the noise and the smell of blood.blood.
* The [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=btmN-bWwv0A E3 2018 Gameplay Trailer]] shows us that the world has not improved since Ellie and Joel’s last adventure with Ellie facing off against a cult of some sort who she witnesses gut a man to death as he pleads for his life.
** Ellie herself shows that witnessing the worse of [[TraumaCongaLine humanity many time's, nearly being raped, watching countless of friends die, and nearly being killed herself numerous time]] (all at the age 0f 14 no less) hasn’t had the [[Understatement best]] effect on her mentality as we see her pick off the cultist members in brutal ways. Deena does not know how right she is when she says people should be terrified of Ellie.
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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTjZGlp0OQc Paris Games Week]] trailer definitely doesn't paint a very good picture of Joel and Ellie's adventures this time around. While they aren't in the trailer, we get to see what appears to be some sort of post-apocalyptic cult attempting to cut a woman's stomach open because it's "full of sin", and we see them use a hammer to break a woman's arm (hearing every impact and the poor woman's every scream). The fact that the entire trailer is very dark and we see nothing outside of the immediate area doesn't help at all.

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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTjZGlp0OQc Paris Games Week]] trailer definitely doesn't paint a very good picture of Joel and Ellie's adventures this time around. While they aren't in the trailer, we get to see what appears to be some sort of post-apocalyptic cult attempting to cut a woman's stomach open because it's "full of sin", and we see them use a hammer to break a woman's arm (hearing every impact and the poor woman's every scream). The fact that the entire trailer is very dark and we see nothing outside of the immediate area doesn't help at all.all...nor the fact the trailer cuts to black just as a shrieking horde of the infected come charging out of the woods, drawn by the noise and the smell of blood.
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* In the trailer, we see Ellie, alone, in a house full of dead bodies playing a guitar and singing. The song is basically a ThenLetMeBeEvil song about choosing evil over good. Then Joel enters and asks her what she's doing and if she really wanted to go through with her RoaringRampageOfRevenge. Her response? "I'm going to find them, and I'm going to kill...every. Last. One. Of them." The look in her eyes shows a cold, remorseless killer. It seems the cheerful, kindhearted Ellie we knew from the last game is long gone...

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* In the trailer, we see Ellie, alone, in a house full of dead bodies playing a guitar and singing. The song is basically a ThenLetMeBeEvil song about choosing evil over good. Then Joel enters and asks her what she's doing and if she really wanted to go through with her RoaringRampageOfRevenge. Her response? "I'm going to find them, and I'm going to kill...every. Last. One. Of them." The look in her eyes shows a cold, remorseless killer. It seems the cheerful, kindhearted Ellie we knew from the last game is long gone...gone...
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTjZGlp0OQc Paris Games Week]] trailer definitely doesn't paint a very good picture of Joel and Ellie's adventures this time around. While they aren't in the trailer, we get to see what appears to be some sort of post-apocalyptic cult attempting to cut a woman's stomach open because it's "full of sin", and we see them use a hammer to break a woman's arm (hearing every impact and the poor woman's every scream). The fact that the entire trailer is very dark and we see nothing outside of the immediate area doesn't help at all.
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