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Find the dungeon cast anywhere you get podcasts or on YouTube. Hello and welcome to a very special episode of Podcast Beyond. I'm your host

Max Scovol and today we are taking a trip down memory lane and looking at some of

our past coverage of The Last of Us Part 2. We'll start with a deep dive into

how Naudy Dog created the game's most terrifying monster,

the Rat King, and then we'll look back at a past interview with Neil Druckman and narrative lead

Holly Gross. Now sit back, relax, and enjoy these classics. Let's get started. While Naudi-dog's ambitious dual-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-a- Generally defined as action adventure, its minute to minute gameplay is commonly rooted in horror.

And like any good horror, the Last of Us and particularly the Last of Us, and particularly The Last of Us Part 2, uses its twisted monsters as a reflection of our own very human struggles.

The fight between one of the Last of Us Part Two's protagonists, Abby, and the monstrous

Rat King is particularly rooted in the whole genre.

The biggest infected players have encountered in the franchise, the Rat King is introduced at a time when Abbey is at one of her lowest points in the story,

having become disillusioned with her found family and growing more concerned for individuals

rather than the factions currently at war.

She's now desperate to help save the life of someone she once may have

considered an enemy. This creature puts her and the player by proxy through

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