The Last of Us Part 2: How Naughty Dog Created Its Most Terrifying Monster

Posted By yonghow on October 23rd, 2021

Warning : The video and images in this post reveals potential spoilers if you haven’t played/finished the game.

Celebrated game studio Naughty Dog’s sublime The Last Of Us Part II remains one of the best games I’ve played in recent years, and I’ve revisited it 3 times now since my first play-through back in 2020. One of the most riveting and frightening encounters within the game has got to be Abby’s run-in with the grotesque infected boss known as the Rat King. This youtube video Art Of The Level by IGN explores the creation of this monstrosity through in-depth interviews with the artists working at Naughty Dog. Check it out below –

Below : Some concept art pieces of the Rat King as well as final model renders by Naughty Dog artists Sebastian Gromann and Danilo Athayde.

The Last of Us Part 2: How Naughty Dog Created Its Most Terrifying Monster | Art of the Level

If you haven’t already, I also highly recommend checking my review for the art book, which showcases some truly amazing concept art created during the development of the game.

The Art of the Last of Us Part II book details :

– Dimensions – 9.3 x 0.9 x 12.3 inches
– Hard cover, 200 pages
– Full color