The Last of Us Is Hiding a Hilarious Hidden Scene

Somehow, even though I’ve played through The Last of Us multiple times, someone has managed to trigger an amusing hidden scene that I have never seen before.

I’m honestly not sure how many times I’ve finished the first The Last of Us. I played through the original PlayStation 3 release a couple of times, then I probably beat The Last of Us Remastered another three times, and I also managed to find enough time to squeeze a single playthrough out of The Last of Us Part I.

I think it’s around six, but it could also be seven. Either way, my point is that I’ve played Naughty Dog’s best game (sorry, Uncharted fans) a bunch, and yet even though I’ve invested god knows how many hours into it… someone has found a scene I’ve never laid my eyes on.

Over on the r/thelastofus subreddit, one user posted a video in which they managed to trigger a hidden bit of dialogue featuring Ellie making fun of Joel, which seemingly only occurs when you stand around doing absolutely nothing for an extended period of time in specific areas of the game.

Watch and listen for yourself below:

Weirdly, considering what happens towards the end of the game - and the entirety of The Last of Us Part II - something about hearing Ellie being all goofy again actually feels kind of sad to me.

The funny thing is, I know that there’s a bunch of hidden dialogue like this in both of the games. I vividly remember Ellie getting upset when I turned my torch on while looking directly at her, and questioning my desire to unload several bullets into thin air, yet I just missed this silly little interaction on every single one of my playthroughs.

I guess, from what I can find out, it’s because this specific line of dialogue can only be triggered during the first couple of levels after meeting Ellie.

One of the greatest ever - but you already know that (Naughty Dog / Sony)

After this point, the pair are either trying to stay quiet, hanging out with other characters, or separated entirely, so there’s no opportunity to trigger it. Also, the latter half of the game is far more sombre than the first half, so I guess it would have seemed out of place.

Kind of makes me wonder if there are any other hidden pieces of dialogue out there that I’ve never heard before. I guess I could replay the game again to find out for sure.

Ugh, fine, go on then. I’ll replay one of the best games ever made if I have to.