INTERVIEW: Troy Baker on Last of Us Part 3: ‘Possibly There’s a Complete Different Story There’

I lately had absolutely the pleasure of sitting down with Troy Baker on an episode of Insider Gaming’s Access Granted sequence, and through our 40-minute chat, we coated an unlimited wealth of matters. Given his historical past, it was solely pure that the dialog ultimately turned to The Last of Us, which snuck into the interview simply as we have been wrapping up.

Eager to be taught his ideas on my ‘pitch’ for a 3rd recreation, I put my opinions on the desk and sat again to listen to what Troy needed to say. He was his ordinary eloquent self, giving nothing away, however suggesting that, no matter comes subsequent, he’s right here for each second of it.

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The ‘Mystery’ of Tommy and Joel

My thought for the subsequent Last of Us title wouldn’t be a continuation of the place all of us left issues in 2020’s The Last of Us Part 2, however as a substitute, it will be a prequel title, taking us again to earlier than Ellie was even born. I’m speaking a few blast from the previous; a visit again to see Joel and Tommy surviving the sooner years of the apocalypse, aspect by aspect.

I requested Troy if he’d be on board for one thing like that, and he gave a really clear reply:

I might be on board with something.

If Neil decides that he has a spot for me, then I’ve discovered at this level to take heed to him, as a result of he’s actually good.

There’s this stunning factor in regards to the thriller of what occurred between Tommy and Joel, there may be on a regular basis, the 20 years, you’ve obtained such stunning lore to select from. I believe that makes an excellent basis for a narrative.

But he then advised it may go one other method, probably heading in a course no one has considered but.

I’ve additionally discovered to belief Naughty Dog, and possibly there’s a complete different story there that we’re not eager about.

I’m going to let Neil and Naughty Dog determine, as we glance ahead, are we trying again? Are we going to revisit one thing? Or are we going to proceed to reinvent. That’s their name.

But whether or not it’s one thing that you’re taking part in, or with me with a controller in hand, I’m there day one.

For now, The Last of Us stands silent. Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann has made a few quips on social media, however as Troy Baker stated in our interview, they’re all heads down and dealing on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophecy, the studio’s subsequent massive title.

Naughty Dog is unlikely to have The Last of Us Part II be the remaining recreation within the sequence. The universe that the staff has assembled over the past 15 or so years is simply too wealthy and bursting with alternatives to let it stagnate. That stated, it’s not possible to really know the place it would go subsequent.

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