The Last of Us Part 1's Companion A.I Improvements Are a Big Deal
Contrary to its title, The Last of Us Part 1 is not the first part of Naughty Dog's post-pandemic, survival game franchise. That honor goes to the original The Last of Us, which was released back in 2013 with a full campaign and multiplayer mode, By the time The Last of Us Part 1 launches on September 2 of this year for the PlayStation 5, the original game will have been remastered for a total of two times in nine years. While The Last of Us Part 1 won't have the original's excellent Factions multiplayer mode, Naughty Dog has teased an upcoming standalone multiplayer game set in the same universe.
What The Last of Us Part 1 will do instead is provide players with the quintessential way to experience the first game's single-player stories. The game will include Joel and Ellie's first adventure as well as theLeft Behind DLC prequel featuring a younger Ellie and her best friend Riley. Both tales will be built from the ground up and feature improved graphics, more accessibility options, and better frame rates, among other things. But one of the more interesting aspects that The Last of Us Part 1 plans to improve upon is the game's companion A.I.
The Last of Us Part 1 Gameplay Footage Leaks Online
The original The Last of Us had companions that were more «artificial» than «intelligent». While the scripted in-game scenes had characters like Ellie and Tess believably inspecting and interacting with their surroundings, gameplay sequences were less than ideal. In almost every scenario, gameplay begins in stealth. The A.I. hides behind objects, crouches whenever they move from cover to cover, and tells the players when they spot enemies. Stealth is believable for the most part, apart from the instances where friendly characters would
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