The Last of Us Part 3, teased, might be the last chapter

I hope you’re ready for another round of unpleasant grief, because it looks like it The Last of Us Part 3 Finally on its way.

I want to make it clear that I love The Last of Us Part 2 And I totally agree with my colleague Kate’s 10/10 review of the recent remaster, but boy do I find it a difficult game to revisit. Not because it’s bad – far from it – but because it’s so vulgar the dark.

Will The Last of Us Part 3 Be a more optimistic game? Honestly, I don’t see how it could get any darker. Although we don’t know it yet, we do know that Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann now has a three-game plan. He also feels that this may be the final chapter.

“The first game had a very clear concept of the unconditional love that a parent feels for their child,” Druckmann said of the making of the recent documentary. The Last of Us Part 2.

“Second, once we landed on this idea of ​​seeking justice at all costs, justice for the one you love, we said to ourselves, ‘Here’s the clear concept and the first game guide, about love. .’ If we never do it again, that’s a good endpoint. One last bite of the apple, the story is over. ”

He added: “The great thing about working on Naughty Dog is that we don’t have to. It always seems like we’d love another Last of Us, but if you feel like you’re passionate about doing something else, we’ll do it. » Support this other item. A very privileged position, I never take it for granted. I just thought about it: “Is there a concept?” » And for years, I could not find this concept. But lately that’s changed, and I don’t have a story, but I have this idea that 1 is as exciting to me as 2 is, it’s its own thing, and yet it has this throughline to all three. So it looks like there may be another chapter in this story.

So it seems like a third game is a long way off, but it’s exciting to know that there is a plan for one final outing. Personally, I’d like to see Ellie find some peace, but I’d also like to see how Abby and Lev fare after their failed search for fireflies. More than anything, I hope we can find some light in the darkness.