The Last of Us: Part II just got a release date and a new trailer, and it's the first time we've had a good look at Joel in the upcoming sequel. Five years have passed between the events of the first game and the start of the next, and this of course means the characters have had to grow a little older too. Ellie is 19 years old in the sequel, while Joel is likely in his early 50s.
As well as looking older and wiser in The Last of Us: Part II, the characters are now looking more realistic. We've obviously had a whole generation pass between the two games, and Naughty Dog's follow-up is pushing the technical bar yet again. When you add everything together, the duo are looking pretty different these days.
One Reddit user has made a comparison image, showing Joel's modern look (left) against his original design (right). Inspired by this, we've gone ahead and made a similar image for Ellie. Here they both are:
What do you think when you see them side by side? Do you like the new Joel and Ellie in The Last of Us: Part II? Let us know in the comments below.
[source reddit.com]
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I'd love to know what miracle face cream Joel's been using, as he looks younger now than he did five years ago!
I can't imagine what Naughty Dog's first PS5 game will look like if they can do this on a PS4.
The models are incredible.
@RogerRoger Lol, yeah, his skin looks good, but those gray hairs are really telling the tale there. They might have good face cream in the apocalypse but obviously the Just for Men hair products are a rare find!
Dare I say, the quality of these character models for Last Of Us 2 seem more or less on par with those in RDR2...
Horse models and animations however, not quite there.
@Th3solution A vital lesson in survival. I'll start stocking up!
@RogerRoger Honestly I think Joel looks a lot older in TLOU2. In the first game, sure, he has deeper wrinkles, but he still looked like not far from his prime as a man. In this trailer, he looked like a grandpa and I think he'll be less agile in action now. He seems like he spent the last few years mostly chilling, not doing so much smuggling anymore, as he and Ellie seem to have been able to live in a stable community where the younger ones can take care of the more dangerous work.
Joel hasn't changed his shirt. - EDIT - He defs dead.
I like them but like all Uncharted games the art style changes slightly along with them aging the characters.
@Dubya75 you're joking right?
@dolgion handsome Joel looks like a grandpa? You're kidding right?Cause he's not walking around with a kane or wheel chair he still is tough plus people in there 50s can still do alot f things
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