Undoubtedly, a symbolic section of The Last of Us Part 2 is your music. Joel and Ellie, the protagonists of the Naughty Dog franchise, are united by a acoustic guitar, which plays an important role in history. The study sought to give more protagonism to this musical instrument in this second part of the saga, and finally we know the birth of this idea.

The study was inspired by applications to make music The guitar was always a focus on history… we wanted to make it playable from the beginning, and make the player feel that connection between Joel and Ellie. These were the words of Grant Host and Mark Burroughs, designers from The Last of Us Part 2.

Instead of being inspired by the music and rhythm titles, Naughty Dog sought your response at applications that allow you to create music. Specifically, those with interface for touch screen on mobile devices, were those that immediately generated direct attention on the TouchPad of Dual shock 4.

This way of thinking led to the team to create a prototype of the kinematics where Ellie begins to sing, the designers mentioned. A good way to distinguish a correct note from a failed one was following the progression of the notes, but letting the player touch the ropes.

In the end, the team left the interaction with the guitar in the title, hoping to give it a narrative value additional to the general plot. The community received the work of Naughty Dog playing several songs from his favorite artists, as the guitar mini-game allows a great level of improvisation and creativity.