r/thelastofus • • Apr 29 '26

General Discussion The Last of Us Part III – Theories, Wishlists & Speculation MEGATHREAD

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With rumors, leaks, and speculation around The Last of Us Part III picking up, we’re consolidating all discussion into one place.

Use this thread for:

  • Story theories / predictions
  • Character arcs (Ellie, Abby, new characters, etc.)
  • Wishlist features (gameplay, mechanics, setting)
  • “What should Part III be about?” posts
  • General speculation and rumors

To reduce repetitive posts and keep the subreddit readable:
Standalone posts about Part III speculation will be removed and redirected here.


r/thelastofus • • Jan 20 '24

Technical/Bug/Glitch TLOU2 Remastered bug/glitch unofficial report thread

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Unfortunately, the TLOU2 remaster seems to have introduced quite a few bugs that were not present in the original release. This is fine, since some things are always missed, but I thought I'd make a thread for people to post any of the bugs they've run into in game to hopefully increase the chances that Naughty Dog will learn of these issues and patch them. So far, I have experienced or seen people mention the following:

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  • In No Return mode, some characters are unable to change their weapon skins for some reason. If you try to select any of the different weapon skins, the game will make the "locked" noise and you'll be stuck on whatever skin you had equipped at the time of the glitch occurring. I've personally seen this with Jesse, Yara, and Mel so far, but it may happen with other characters too.

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  • Enemy dialogue that would play at the start of and during Abby's brewery encounter on day 3 no longer triggers. The WLF soldiers would call out Abby for betraying them and talk about Owen doing the same briefly, but now none of the enemy dialogue throughout this encounter triggers at all. (I'm also wondering if there's any other missing/broken dialogue).

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  • Ellie's "Boston" skin from promotional material seems to be missing from the game entirely. It's unable to be seen or selected in any of the menus. While it's possible this was cut prior to release, it would be very strange since the skin looked finished and was very recently seen in the marketing prior to release. Additionally, Abby's Santa Barbra skin does not use the correct backpack model despite the menu indicating that it should.

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  • Skins seem to not be applying for multiple users correctly in story mode.

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  • The main menu won't change back to the original boat in the water look after starting a new game.

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  • I've not experienced this myself, but No Return seems to cause major frame drops for many players. Personally, I'm really curious what's causing this as it only seems to affect some people.

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  • Some users report being unable to escape from grapples despite mashing the square button as prompted by the game.

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If you know of any other bugs, please feel free to list them here! I'm not sure if Naughty Dog often responds to support requests, but you could still try filling out one here. Most of these bugs aren't game breaking, but hopefully Naughty Dog still learns of them and takes the time to fix them as some of these are pretty unfortunate.


r/thelastofus • • 16h ago

Cosplay my ellie cosplay!! :)

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r/thelastofus • • 15h ago

Video she still needed him

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129 Upvotes

r/thelastofus • • 28m ago

General Question the last of us part 1 co op 🤔

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player 2 perspective

I am trying to make co op for this game would i get in trouble for this? currently has few bugs but it could definitely be doable

host perspective


r/thelastofus • • 17h ago

Cosplay My Ellie cosplay showcase video

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161 Upvotes

All videography, makeup, costume, wig, props and video editing by me :)


r/thelastofus • • 19h ago

PT 1 QUESTION Why is Joel canonically an exceptional fighter

168 Upvotes

Obviously we play him in gameplay but Tommy just said “Joel, do your thing” which to me implies he is a very tough fighter not just for gameplay sake but just very efficient at fighting. Whats the reason tho like why is Joel so much stronger than everyone else? And at this point hes not a survivor amongst other people hes a survivor amongst other survivors. My point here is you’d think it would be exceptional people who make it so why is Joel who is seemingly average such a beast


r/thelastofus • • 2h ago

Merch Trying to make my setup more the last of us theme.

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looking for a mousepad more specifically a full sized one. also would like keycaps or any other accessories for my desk. Please lmk!


r/thelastofus • • 20h ago

PT 2 IMAGE/VIDEO the thought of seeing the Rat King in season 3 is so terrifying Spoiler

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honestly the most nerve racking chase i’ve experienced in a video game


r/thelastofus • • 16h ago

PT 1 QUESTION Backpack

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Which of these do you guys think looks more like Joel’s backpack?


r/thelastofus • • 1d ago

Merch My new statue of Joel and Ellie 😊

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374 Upvotes

I waited 3 very very very long years (🙄) for this but it was worth it. Forever my favorite game series!!!


r/thelastofus • • 1d ago

Image Names check out perfectly

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Remove if not allowed


r/thelastofus • • 1d ago

PT 1 FANART my 18th birthday present

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402 Upvotes

this week i turned 18 and this is the handmade gift that i got from my 2 best friends, best gift ever, i just wanted to share it here


r/thelastofus • • 13h ago

Merch Journal from PSX 2017. I wish they used this art more widely

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This journal was sold at Playstation Experience 2017. I always loved this art by Greg Coulton. I wish they used it more on merch/promos.


r/thelastofus • • 1d ago

Merch Haters Can Now Actually S**T on The Game with the Officially Licensed TLOU Underwear

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193 Upvotes

Apparently Playstation is making Officially Licensed Underwear now and The Last of Us is among the line up. I guess it is good news for haters whose life purpose is, excuse my language, to s**t on this game nonstop.


r/thelastofus • • 1d ago

General Question Who do you guys think had it harder?

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380 Upvotes

r/thelastofus • • 1d ago

Technical/Bug/Glitch Glitch to enter the cabin as Abby right after her first cutscene.

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I reinstalled the game today to play again and realized I still had Abby's badlands skin on, and I wanted to revert back to her default. I haven't tried to replicate it, but when you first see her in her cutscene, it seems that if you switch her skin but don't restart the cutscene to switch the skin now, and wait until Owen says he wants to show you something, it will cut to a shader compilation screen. When it cuts back to the game you get placed immediately in control of Abby while the garage door closes behind her, but you can get inside before it closes. It seems that the garage door closing is intended to just be a cutscene and you can't move

The cabin has full collision everywhere but in 80% of it, nothing renders but the garage door, some interactive blinds, and some other assets depending on where you stand. It only fully loads everything in photo mode. There is a massive spot light in the living area that has no actual source.

I have never seen this before, and I found it really cool. (If it has been posted before I can remove it, please let me know. Thanks)

Edit: I was able to replicate it immediately after I posted this, and tried a few more times and just cannot.


r/thelastofus • • 1d ago

Video those days....

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r/thelastofus • • 1d ago

PT 2 NO RETURN weird supply cache item Spoiler

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i would’ve preferred just some rags and alc but ok


r/thelastofus • • 1d ago

PT 1 QUESTION Why do some people say fungal vaccines are scientifically impossible to make, when there already are fungal vaccines that have been made for animals?

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People have made fungal vaccines before, and it is scientifically possible, it’s just that one has never been approved for human use yet. But even that is something that is currently in scientific development, and “encouraging” human trials have been conducted.

https://news.uga.edu/vaccine-protects-against-another-fungal-infection/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-021-00294-8


r/thelastofus • • 1d ago

Cosplay Last of Us cosplay photoshoot

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I posted a while ago with some photos my wife, our friend, and I had taken at a local comic con. Off the back of that, we worked with a couple of other friends and an insane photographer on a dedicated TLOU shoot. These are some of the photos produced - I'm really happy with them!


r/thelastofus • • 1d ago

PT 2 DISCUSSION The Last of Us Part II Spoiler

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I just completed The Last of Us Part II, and what an incredible experience! The story was awesome and completely different from Part I.

Unpopular opinion, but I liked Abby’s journey more than Ellie’s. I never expected to appreciate Abby this much, but the more I learned about her, the more I connected with her character. Beneath her tough exterior, she was caring, protective, and soft-hearted, especially in the way she looked after Lev and Yara. Her journey showed me that there’s so much more to her than revenge.

Ellie’s story was heartbreaking too, but Abby’s character development resonated with me more. I loved seeing her slowly move beyond her past and become someone who genuinely cared about others. If their roles were reversed, Ellie would have killed Abby in the last fight. That's why Abby's character is so strong in the story.

Honestly, the hate this game gets is undeserved. You don’t have to agree with every story decision to appreciate the incredible storytelling and character development.

This is my personal opinion.


r/thelastofus • • 8h ago

HBO Show the only good thing to have come out of TLOU's show was war vet Tommy

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that's the only good thing to come out of this show imo


r/thelastofus • • 1d ago

Image TLOU1 VS TLOU2 Ellie [full res imgs in description]

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https://imgur.com/a/D9QfdwD

replaying them. the graphics fidelity difference is staggering. tlou2 is a marvel. still, I like the first one's atmosphere more. but in the end both are amazing works of art


r/thelastofus • • 1d ago

PT 1 QUESTION Has anyone got this poster but in a higher quality?

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Essentially I need to be able to zoom in on Joel and his expression with high quality.