The Last Of Us 2: 10 Most Shocking Moments

10. All That Misleading Marketing

A successful marketing campaign is extremely important for any game. If done correctly, it can generate a lot of hype for an upcoming release, get it trending across multiple social media platforms and even result in many gamers pre-ordering their copies months in advance. This seemed to be the case for the Last Of Us Part 2.

In late 2016, Naughty Dog revealed they were working on a sequel to The Last Of Us. As more trailers were released, fans began speculating what the story would be about, the fate of certain characters and what changes there would be to gameplay.

Unfortunately, many would be shocked to learn that the trailers had been deliberately misleading about Joel’s involvement in the story, and that Ellie was the only playable character in the game. The truth is that Joel was mostly used in flashback sequences and players would take control of Abby, a former firefly, for the back half the game.

We can understand Naughty Dog wanting to hide major spoiler moments from their fans, but the way in which they did so has left many gamers stunned and in disbelief.