The Malaysians who worked on The Last of Us Part II

One of the most hotly anticipated games is finally here; The Last of Us Part II launches today, and soon, scores of people will be tentatively making their way into Ellie’s world. All we can say is that it’s going to be a Ride, if you haven’t already gotten the idea from our initial impressions, and our review (both spoiler free).

A game is rarely worked on alone, least of all, a title as massive as this one. That’s what the credits are for, showing the names of every single person who’s poured their heart into the project, to ensure yours gets torn out over the course of the game. Among those who have contributed are two Malaysian studios, Lemon Sky Studios and Passion Republic.

Lemon Sky Studios shouldn’t be an unfamiliar name any longer, with credentials in Final Fantasy VII Remake, Resident Evil: Resistance, Warcraft 3: Reforged and Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection. Passion Republic’s got their hands in incredible games like Marvel Spider-Man, Gears 5 and Uncharted: Lost Legacy, so  you’ve definitely seen them around too. The latter’s games development division is also working on GigaBash, a kaiju arena battler game, so keep an eye out for that too!

It’s a testament to their quality work and the talent we have growing in Malaysia to see them get their names into some of the most impactful games the generations to come will see yet. In the case of Passion Republic, we’ll be seeing more locally made games, besides the others like Re:Legend, NO STRAIGHT ROADS, receiving much attention and interest from overseas.

Here’s to Lemon Sky Studios, whose name we’d doubtless see again:

And to Passion Republic, as we see your names more and more on the world stage:

Congratulations and thank you for your hard work! We’ll leave you off with Lemon Sky Studio’s post on the project:

After an incredibly suspenseful wait, The Last of Us Part II is now officially released and we’re proud to say that we were able to play a part in bringing this critically acclaimed title to life!

It has been a pleasure and an honor to work closely with Naughty Dog’s art team over the past several years on projects such as Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and now The Last of Us Part II, and seeing the incredible level of graphical quality and polish in the final game has been a truly emotional experience for us – in the best way!

Congratulations to Naughty Dog on the release of this huge title and thank you so much for having faith in us and giving us the chance to be part of this great series!

Lemon Sky Studios

The Last of Us Part II

Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Developer: Naughty Dog

Release Date: 2020-06-19

PlayStation 4

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