Tess is an important character in the original Last of Us game, and she was spotted multiple times in The Last of Us Part 1 trailer. However, the trailer didn’t really give fans a close look at Tess, instead keeping the focus squarely on protagonists Ellie and Joel. Naughty Dog has since released a brief video comparing Tess from the PS5 remake to how the character appeared in the original PlayStation 3 release.
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The new version of Tess from The Last of Us gives the character much more detail than the original PS3 version. The animation has been significantly improved as well, making Tess in the PS5 remake seem much more lifelike. Similar improvements could be spotted with the character models for Ellie and Joel, so it seems safe to say that these big visual upgrades are across the board.
The Last of Us Part 1 should bring the original game more in line with The Last of Us 2 from a visual standpoint, though it remains to be seen if there will be any story changes to bring the two games closer together as well. The Last of Us 1 ending was somewhat tweaked in The Last of Us 2 for story purposes, so it’s possible that will be changed in the remake. However, no changes like that have been announced at the time of this writing, and as far as anyone knows, The Last of Us Part 1 will be a 1:1 remake as far as the story goes.
The same can’t be said for the gameplay though, with The Last of Us Part 1 making changes to enemy AI along with other adjustments that should improve the overall experience. As far as features go, The Last of Us Part 1 will seemingly be missing The Last of Us’ Factions multiplayer. Instead of featuring multiplayer, the game is focused on the single-player story seen in the base game and the Left Behind expansion. This may be disappointing news to some fans of Last of Us multiplayer, but the good news is Naughty Dog is working on a brand-new Last of Us multiplayer project with more news to come next year.
The Last of Us Part 1 launches September 2 for PS5 with a PC version also in development.
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