The Last of Us has played host to some of the most interesting protagonists in gaming, and its third entry should repeat that trend. Both of The Last of Us titles have followed the journey of Ellie throughout an infected world, but the story has been told from multiple different perspectives. Each game has given players control of different characters, and while some character choices proved controversial, the different protagonists have served as an interesting way to tell this story.
The end of The Last of Us 2 saw Ellie stand alone after her quest for revenge, and that may be where the third one picks up. A third game has not been officially unveiled, but Naughty Dog will likely want to continue the story at some point. While the next game could put players back in the shoes of Ellie, it may prove more interesting if players were given control of another new set of characters. Allowing players to experience this world from new perspectives really helps make each game feel unique, and it can do wonders for the narrative.
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The Last of Us 1 put players in control of a smuggler named Joel who was surviving in a post-apocalyptic United States for some time. Players got to witness the heartbreaking death of his daughter at the start of the infection to understand how it changed him. He spends much of his time afterward traversing the quarantine zone of Boston, smuggling goods and doing his best to survive. Everything changes when he is tasked with smuggling a teenage girl named Ellie to a band of survivors known as the Fireflies.
The Last of Us 2 deals with the aftermath of Joel's decision to save Ellie at the end of the first. This time, the player
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