The newly infected are вЂњRunners,вЂќ individuals that have been infected within the past few days this stage is the easiest to kill and most resembles a non-infected person.

There are five types of infected with each type classified into a stage that is determined by the amount of time the host has been infected. Neil Druckmann, the writer and creative director for вЂњThe Last of UsвЂќ and вЂњThe Last of Us Part II,вЂќ turned the idea of a rugged man protecting a young girl during a zombie apocalypse into a smuggler, who once was a father, tasked with taking a teenage girl to a survivor camp across the country in the midst of a cordyceps pandemic. The specific cordyceps you see in the game is the Ophiocordyceps unilateralis and is best known for its ability to place ants into a zombie-like state. The cordyceps fungus is a real-world parasitic fungus that affects insects it controls the insectвЂ™s host body and, once finished, uses the body to produce and release spores. The gameвЂ™s pandemic is caused by a fungal mutation made transmittable between species. The gameвЂ™s release during a pandemic, with the game itself navigating a pandemic, presents the player with a unique perspective into the hardships the characters face. The game developers draw the player in through incredibly realistic visuals, immersive audio, and engaging soundtrack, an intense storyline, and deep character development making it possible to put yourself into the place of the main character. The game, rated Mature for adult content and gore, offers different difficulty levels ranging from вЂњvery lightвЂќ (easiest) to вЂњgroundedвЂќ (hardest) and takes, on average, 25 hours to play through.

Naughty DogвЂ™s вЂњThe Last of Us Part IIвЂќ continues the story of Joel and Ellie in their harrowing travels through a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by human and infected enemies.

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