
More gaming news and updatesĬheck out the latest from Mic, including our list of video games that made fun of their players, a personal essay about dealing with anxiety through Breath of the Wild, a look at the racist and sexist experiences in esports and a plea for better character customization options for black characters. However, for those who want to get more of The Last of Us, a sequel is in development that is slated for release sometime in 2018. That means for most of us this mod is out of reach. She was voiced and mo-capped by Annie Wersching. She had a 'dog-eat-dog philosophy' similar to Joel and Ellie. The pair made their living as smugglers they traded with survivors outside of the city. Presumably, this is all done on a modded PlayStation 3 where you can insert and manipulate code. A hardened survivor, she was the long-term 'partner' of Joel. However, I'd love to see a title take a similar approach from a woman's point of view, and this mod is a great example of how that could feel.Īs far as actually installing the mod, there's not a lot of detail. The Last of Us is an incredible game and did a great job telling the story it wanted to tell. It's not hard to imagine Tess as Ellie's mother, and watching it made me realize we get to play through a lot of father and daughter-centric plots in gaming, but not a lot concerning mothers and daughters.


However, as you can see in the video, having Tess take Joel's place adds a sense of danger and melancholy that don't get in the original plot. By the end of The Last of Us, they have a relationship, not unlike that of father and daughter. When Joel first meets Ellie, he only reluctantly escorts her, though they obviously warm up to each other as the game goes on.
