Naughty Dog Should Consider These The Last Of Us Prequels

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Following the announcement of the remake of the first The Last of Us, now dubbed "Part 1" following the sequel's own naming, it's clear that Naughty Dog is keen to demonstrate to players that The Last of Us is going to be a saga of characters and stories to follow. Already fans are speculating about what The Last of Us Part 3 might bring and where it would go, but it could be a long wait to see if these ideas pan out.

As the series continues to grow and expand, however, Naughty Dog now has a breadth of characters and lore within The Last of Us world it has created which are begging for further attention. Since Part 3 seems inevitable, Naughty Dog should consider taking a step back and revisiting some of its more iconic characters and giving them the prequel that they deserve. While there are obvious choices with Joel due to his main role in The Last of Us, there are still several others who fans might want to see a return.

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While a decent portion of the original The Last of Us was given to the two brother's backstory, it was more told and less experienced. For instance, while it was confirmed that following the outbreak the brothers remained together for a while as bandits, Tommy left Joel to join the Fireflies and Joel relegated himself to a smuggler's life after meeting Tess.

Arguably, much of Joel's history has been explored through the events of the first and second games, meaning Naughty Dog would have to work harder to justify revisiting his story, even if he was popular among fans. Tommy, therefore, is a better candidate to be the protagonist of a prequel about the two brothers; a story involving the younger brother needing to mature and