Re: 'The Last of Us' - new IP from Naughty Dog
Got that right buddy. I badly want a franchise but it might ruin the epic first game. I just loved Ellie and Joel so much. It's like once you play this game every other game you play doesn't compare or feel right. This game raised a bar.
The more I think about it, the more I think there's a lot of untapped potential in this series. Granted, I love this game, as it is, and I'd be perfectly fine with it being a stand alone title, but, if Naughty Dog ever wanted to make sequels, this universe is ripe with material. For Joel and Tommy, you have a 20 year gap, and, somethings I'm surprised haven't been mentioned, as far as possibilities go, are the gaps in the actual story of Joel and Ellie. You've, potentially, got a whole other story to tell, in the form of what happened between Henry and his brother and Jacksonville, then between Colorado and Utah, etc. Hell, there's probably even a bit of time in Colorado between Ellie and Joel.
Then, of course, there's the possibility of sequels following different characters. I've heard people say they're against a prequel with Joel because they're so used to Ellie, but, what if you played as Tommy? That's another person's story, entirely, and you could have it pick up right after Sam, with Joel in a role not unlike Ellie's.
