The Last of Us' infected origins revealed in dev video

  That's point No. 1 in the developer documentary video above, which shows how Naughty Dog set about making The Last of Us' infected into uniquely terrifying foes. We're totally going to call them zombies--c'mon, they're still contagious, vicious, mindless ex-people--but their idiosyncratic behavior and appearance do a lot to set them apart.

You can try not to breathe in any spores, or let your friends get killed by bandits, when The Last of Us releases for PlayStation 3 on June 14.

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metalgatesolid - 8 hours, 11 minutes ago

Wow... This game will be terrifying... Reply Report

winner2 - 16 hours, 31 minutes ago

Those are some diabolical mushrooms Reply Report

ObliqueZombie - February 28, 2013 7:46 p.m.

The more I see of this, the more impressed I am. The sound design could rival that of Halo 4--even surpass it. Reply Report

Ryan_Taljonick - February 28, 2013 7:06 p.m.

Welp, they make that awful noise that the creepy chick from The Grudge makes. Which means I will scream like a child the entire time. Reply Report

GamesRadarCollanderCooper - February 28, 2013 4:39 p.m.

This is what happens in Obama's America Reply Report

BladedFalcon - February 28, 2013 3:51 p.m.

Those things really are disgustingly creepy, and I do like that they behave a bit more differently in regards of being blind and reacting to sound. Still, I kinda wish they did even more to distinguish themselves, but then, you'd risk having your game feel too weird or outlandish, I suppose, and they do seem to want to keep it more towards the "realistic" side of things. Reply Report

alex-roy-bristol - 15 hours, 53 minutes ago

Yeah', they sure are disgusting eh'?? But, still, I kind of agree with you on the "making them even more horrific" thing... However, if they still retained most of the "human"ness of them, than maybe it'll be more emotional and/or disturbing to gun them down, and maybe even some moral shit thrown in there, just for extra fun at/towards the end! :D Also, this isn't Silent Hill, nor The Thing, so those designs juuuusst miight not fit and work with this game world, even though we may wish so a little bit from time to time... :PStill looks freaking GREAT though!! :D Reply Report

BladedFalcon - 10 hours, 17 minutes ago

Yeah, agreed on the silent hill or the thing point. Which is why I understand why they have kept them this way, even if I would have liked them to go even further with the idea of fungus infected humans. Mainly because it's such a cool idea that hasn't really been explored before. Reply Report

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