There's a The Last of Us rip-off on Nintendo eShop, so of course I played it
Last year, we saw a God of War rip-off turn up on Xbox. Now, we have another PlayStation rip-off turning up on another console. In this case, it is Naughty Dog's The Last of Us on Nintendo Switch.
Yes, that's right. If you head over to the eShop right now, you can get your hands on The Last Hope — Dead Zone Survival, an «intense storyline game set in an apocalyptic world overrun by hordes of ravenous zombies». Launched on 30th June, it normally costs £8.99 but is currently on sale for just 99p.
Having played The Last Hope myself, I would advise saving your pennies for something more worthwhile. Toothpicks, perhaps. You can see a trailer for The Last Hope below (and if you were still interested in playing the game afterwards, please note there are spoilers for The Last Hope below).
The Last Hope begins with a strummed melodic beat clearly inspired by Gustavo Santaolalla's main theme from The Last of Us (you can have a listen in the next video, below).
Once you actually start playing, the The Last of Us similarities keep on coming.
While The Last Hope does take a wild step away from Naughty Dog's story by introducing a time machine, its main core remains pretty much the same. There is a zombie outbreak, the world has been «plunged into an abyss of unprecedented calamity» and a father/daughter escort mission seems to be the main crux of the narrative.
You play as Brian Lee, a man sent to the future to continue a «governmental investigation» into the zombie outbreak. After making your way out of a hospital ward you wake up in (by wielding a baseball bat at any zombies that block your path, or just running past them, which seemed more effective), you then find yourself on the streets and in need of supplies.
Here's where
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