A beautiful piece of The Last of Us fan art looks at the series' overgrown post-apocalyptic world from a whole new angle. Naughty Dog's action series sees mankind overcome by a horrific fungal plague, with nature slowly growing to reclaim human architecture. With a Last of Us remake rumored for 2022, and an HBO television adaptation currently in the works, creators and fans alike are keen to reimagine the beloved title.
Played from a third-person perspective, The Last of Us combines stealth, shooter and survival mechanics to create a tense and original experience. Faced with both hostile human survivors and the grotesque Cordyceps viral infected, players must use skill and cunning to overcome their foes. The series also puts a strong emphasis on story, with the series tackling emotional themes such as loss, revenge and acceptance. With many popular games like The Last of Us, artists often reimagine their iconic worlds from an isometric perspective. This new angle can illustrate a game world's beauty, with a tilt-shift isometric view of The Witcher 3 recently rendering Geralt in a style more reminiscent of Disco Elysium.
The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog (via Twitter) recently shared an amazingly detailed work of series fan art. The piece, created by a fan named Angelo, turns a typical location in the series into a tilt-shifted level straight out of a real-time strategy game. Despite the cartoonish art style, the fan art contains an impressive level of detail that makes its Last of Us inspiration unmistakable. Drawers and shelves are ransacked, just like the franchise's protagonists tend to do, and the logo of the Fireflies survivor group is painted on a wall. A nearby body appears to be surrounded by spores, suggesting that they succumbed to the infection before their demise.
The Last of Us is a powerful and popular post-apocalyptic series, which has led to many different forms of fan tribute. Angelo's isometric artwork is a fresh adaptation at the series' dilapidated world, while other projects like a Last of Us Clicker makeup cosplay bring Naughty Dog's franchise to life. The impressive makeup makes use of facial prosthetics and a white contact lens, reflecting the inhuman nature of the powerful Clicker. This advanced stage of the Cordyceps infection causes mushrooms to sprout from the victim's head, rendering the creature blind and increasing their resistance to damage.
Offering an original take on a post-apocalyptic world, The Last of Us' overgrown infrastructure has left an impression of many players and inspired countless tributes. Angelo's tilt-shift reimagining of a typical level is extremely detailed, while also reflecting the retro style of a typical real-time strategy game. With just a few key details, the Last of Us tilt-shift artwork manages to tell a story without using words.
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