The Last of Us fan suddenly triggers a brutal table trick on his 8th playthrough

You probably didn’t know this attack animation either.

The fact that many a game with a large open world can still surprise us with cool and interesting details years after its release is nothing new. In more linear single player games this is more difficult.

The Naughty Dog developers are definitely masters at this discipline, and they are known for putting working time into a falling sack of rice to make a scene that little bit more realistic. That obsession with exceeding expectations translates into gameplay, as evidenced once again by a unique attack animation by Joel from The Last of Us.

In The Last of Us you can sweep enemies off the table

Seen in this attack animation in a clip by Reddit user Ziske_22, it took seven, if not eight, playthroughs to trigger it. It works on enemies that are at Joel’s head height, such as standing on a table or solid block (as in the video). Instead of punching when pressing Square, he grabs opponents’ legs and pulls them away, causing them to land hard. “Oh man!” exclaims Ellie in the video, apparently equally impressed:

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Not an isolated case: The Last of Us series is full of such details that probably only a small part of the community will ever actively notice. An example: Apparently, melee attacks can be countered with triangle, similar to Uncharted – this is also not explained at any point in the game.

A whole dozen secrets from Part 2 can be found here:

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What awaits us in The Last of Us remake?

The remake of The Last of Us has not yet been officially announced, but various leaks, including one from a studio employee, give a clear picture. It will be exciting to see how much Naughty Dog will freshen up the remake with new approaches. In any case, we can look forward to many loving details again. Recently there have also been rumors that the long-awaited sequel to Factions multiplayer could be part of the remake.

Did you already know the animation in The Last of Us? And what cool details did you discover in part 1 and 2?