The Last of Us Part II - Part III - After the Last of Us Part II

As with the first game, the Last of Us Part II didn't need a sequel, but NaughtyDog has reminded all of us that if they have something in mind, they're not afraid to take risks to tell another story. These are my trilogy of pitches of where the story can possibly go.

Obviously, spoilers follow.

Pitch #1:

Ellie lives at the farmhouse. She has made amends with Dina, but they are no longer together. Her immunity is making her brain deteriorate faster and develops an Alzheimer's type of disease, if not just Alzheimer's. 

JJ is now older. He goes out to visit Niagara Falls, being one of the few stories about his father that stuck with him. He's accompanied my Dina, his mother. 

Tommy drowns in alcohol and self pity. He has benders and sneaks out of Jackson often. He is runover by a horde during one of this episodes.

Abby and Lev have spent some time rebuilding with the fireflies, but Lev has left to go on his own adventure. 

Players will play as old/young Ellie, JJ, and Lev. 

Ellie dies eventually, but fragments from her past are shown throughout the game. JJ and Dina trek to Canada, and Dina tells him stories of Ellie and Jesse. Lev goes out on his own, but eventually returns to Catalina Island. 

Pitch #2:

With Part II delving into themes of revenge and empathy, Part III could continue with three themes. The story could center among three characters and deal with regret, hope, and moving forward. 

Instead of showing two sides of a coin, the three storylines could run concurrently eventually meeting at a point which will lead them forward. 

Each character will have a different set of weapons and skills. Some skills and traits should cater to the areas and combat encounters to the character, like Ellie could keep her exploding arrows and Lev could have a multishot arrow skill.

Players will play as Ellie, Lev, and an unknown character. 

Ellie is out on her own in the farmhouse. She has not yet made amends with Dina (in pitch #1, this would play out as a flashback.) She has been to Jackson, and has since told Tommy she made Abby pay. 

Tommy accepts Ellie's lie, and makes amends with Maria. They get back together and maintain Jackson's community dealings. 

Lev and Abby help rebuild the Fireflies, and are actively looking for a cure. They hear rumblings of a cure in the East, in Florida. They set out. 

The unknown character could be a doctor/scientist type or a FEDRA agent that either can help look for the cure or knows something about it. 

All three meet somehow. They make it to Florida, but there is no cure. 

Pitch #3:

Not a sequel, but a DLC akin to Uncharted: Lost Legacy. Maybe it can be a story about the Seraphites. They can tell the story about how Isaac martyred the matriarch of the faith, and how the Seraphites twisted her teachings to justify the war with the Washington Liberation Front. 

It can span before and after the death of the mother of the faith, up to the peace treaty (and how hollow that was), to the construction of the sky bridge. 

Players can maybe play as Yara from the Seraphites and Owen from the WLF. It can probably tell the story right up to where Yara and Lev run away, and how Owen and Danny have a stand off when Owen refuses to kill the scar. Both run away from their respective groups in Part II, so that's probably a good story to tell within the game. 

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Unfortunately for me, those are the only scenarios I can think of. I'm sure the creative team at NaughtyDog can muster the best story that they're able to, as they have proven themselves over and over again. 

If by some crazy happenstance, any of the team at NaughtyDog get an idea from this post, some form of recognition would be appreciated. 

I mean, shoot your shot right? Can't hurt.