Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part 2 has been delayed again but that hasn’t stopped the rumour mill from churning out some supposedly new details about the game’s unknown plot.
The leak comes via Pink News, who reported on a now-deleted post from 4Chan. The post claimed to be from an “immediate family member” of staff at Naughty Dog, though of course, anyone can pretend to be just about anything online. As always, take the “leak” with a pinch of salt.
The rumour says that the game will focus on the romance between Ellie and new character Dina. The two have already been showcased in a number of the promo materials released by ND, and we know that the pair definitely do have a relationship that the game will explore.
It’s claimed that the love connection is severed by a religious sect known as the “Seraphites,” leading to the death of Dina and sparking the revenge mission that the game has teased so far.
The leak goes on to suggest that the Seraphite cult also kill Joel.
Other supposed details include the “confirmation” of the fan-favourite theory that the mysterious woman shown in one of the game’s trailers is, in face, Ellie’s mum, Anna. The leak also says that Ellie’s dad was a member of the cult who was killed for having a relationship with a non-cult member.
Personally I don’t think there’s much truth to these rumours. There’s been a lot of debate around the Ellie’s mum theory, however time-wise, it just doesn’t seem to make sense for the woman in the trailer to be her. And the cult thing…yeah…I’m not sold on that either.
You can check out a really interesting essay on the supposed leaks below.
At the time of writing, Naughty Dog has yet to comment on the supposed leak.
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