Naughty Dog could be working on these after The Last Of Us Part 2 releases

Naughty Dog-The Sony-owned Studio is mainly known for the high action adventure Uncharted series as well as their dark mature survival story driven adventure-The Last Of Us.

Since The Last Of Us Part 2, The highly anticipated sequel of its 2013 predecessor is set to release sometime in this year. The fans have been speculating a lot on what's next for Naughty Dog. I myself is very curious to find out where the studio is headed next and have been researching thoroughly to find any hint or any kind of leaks that can give me an idea of what to expect from this high profile studio.

One thing's for sure is that Naughty Dog will continue to make good quality story driven linear adventure games like they have been making since the last two generations. Games that have high production values, incredible storytelling and characters that you'll love to grow and hate, that will be the future of Naughty Dog Studios as we know it and trust me that's all I want from them.

That being said, What exactly could be next for them after The Last Of Us Part 2? Well, after scrutinizing the internet I can think of three things, which is all speculation of course but I really hope one of them is true.

#1 A crime Drama set in the '60s or '70s

Max Payne 3

Ain't this is the perfect setting for a Naughty Dog game?

I mean just imagine, A high action story driven linear adventure like James Bond/ Max Payne where you play a detective of some kind? Doesn't that sound interesting?

Wonder why I came onto such a conclusion?

Well, recently Naughty Dog started casting for their next project in which one of the characters, possibly the lead was supposed to be a black African/American male of the age 40's to '60s with short to medium length hair, with a strong but not chiselled body type.

This information was given out by Twitter user Daniel Richtman who has been known to give out insider information.

Naughty Dog has been tight-lipped about it of course, but doesn't the character they were looking for a perfect fit for the type of game I described above?

#2 A first-person Sci-fi Adventure.

Savage Starlight

Last Year at DICE Summit, Naughty Dog's Creative Director- Neil Druckmann said in an interview from IGN that they are open to making games other than a third person.

"We're totally open. The future, the next game that we do might not be third-person,"

In addition to this Druckmann also stated about how they have previously played around with the idea of making The Last Of Us a First Person Shooter but decided otherwise.

He further went on to speculate about how they would want to make Half-Life 3.

So yes, A Sci-fi FPS is totally acceptable from them. Some fans on Reddit also discussed them making something called Savage Starlight. If you don't know, Savage Starlight is one of the 14 Comic books you can find in the original The Last Of Us for Ellie.

Since the next project, they are working on is probably in pre-production by now. Who knows that comic was there for a reason?

Anyways, an FPS space adventure game. Imagine the stunning visuals Naughty Dog could pull off with this? I'm totally in for it.

#3 The Last Of Us Part 3

The Last Of Us Part 2

Okay okay, hear me out first. This might be true.

Why you may ask. Well, Naughty Dog loves making a trilogy.

Look at Jax And Daxter, Crash Bandicoot, even Uncharted. Well technically Uncharted have 6 games (including the Uncharted: Golden Abyss) but you get the point right?

Naughty Dog doesn't like letting go of their franchises, in other words, they are always very septical about making a new IP which they themselves confirmed.

Naughty Dog didn't expect The Last Of Us to receive widespread critical acclaim, in fact, they expected this game to fail miserably. But it didn't and here we were eagerly waiting for the next one.

I can't say The Last Of Us part 3 have to feature Joel and Ellie but isn't there the slightest possibility that Naughty Dog would just abandon such a gem of IP just like that?

The Last Of Us Part 2 is yet to get a release date or a release window. The latest "Coming Attractions" video from PlayStation Europe might have hinted a 2019 release but we can't say anything yet. Naughty Dog is definitely going to take their time with this one because this game is undoubtedly the most anticipated title for the PS4.

Whatever is coming after The Last Of Us Part 2 is obviously being made for the next generation of the console so don't expect any announcement anytime soon.

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What are your thoughts about all of this? What are you expecting from Naughty Dog's next adventure? Tell me in the comments down below.