The Last of Us 2 Remastered director says No Return was inspired by "a renaissance of roguelikes"
But it's drawi♉ng from 💛the genre as a whole, not individual games

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Last of Us 2 Remastered's new roguelike mode is inspired by ✱a "renaissance of roguelikes."
That's according to remaster director Matthew Gallant, speaking to GamesRadar+ recently as part our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Last of Us 2 Remastered preview. "When we were looking at what to include in a The Last of✅ Us Part 2 remaster, we drew a lot of inspiration from what I think has been a renaissance𝓡 of roguelikes," Gallant began, when asked about the new mode's origins.
For Gallant, there's a lot of games out there doing "terrific" things with the structure, "and trying all sorts of interesting ideas." You only need look at the last few years to see the blockbuster success of Hades, and the resurrection of one of the best roguelikes ever made for a hungry audience in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Risk of Rain Returns.
"It seemed like a re🌊ally fertile ground for different exploration," the project director continued. "So we wanted to take our own take on the genre, we felt that it resonated very well with our combat mechanics and our systems. And we just fe༺lt very inspired by it."
However, Gallant is keen to stress that No Return borrows "broadly" from the roguelike genre, instead of one or two specific games. "At the end of the day, we really wanted to take our own take on it," Gallant said, adding that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Naughty Dog really wanted to put their "own take" on a roguelike game with No Re𓃲turn.
"From my perspective, it's the combinatiꦓon of the permadeath, that 🌄gives every playthrough stakes [...] and then also the randomization aspect is very interesting. Because if you can throw the player into situations where maybe they haven't seen this particular combination before, that's where you get the brunt of thinking on your feet," Gallant concluded.
Unfortunately for players, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:No Return is bringing back t🎉he dreaded Rat King for another bout, which is sure to terrify players all over again. Elsewhere in the interview, Gallant tackled why Naughty Dog is remasteriꩵng a three-year-old game, pointing to both the tecꦗhnical advancements and gameplay additions like No Return as a key factor.
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Hirun Cr🍨yer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.