
As noted by Naughty Dog in The Art of The Last of Us, while Tess' depiction as the main antagonist of The Last of Us was dropped very early on in development, Tess' personality and style in the finished game still makes her look like a dangerous villain.This resulted in Naughty Dog scrapping the original plot and the story for The Last of Us being rewritten with Tess as a neutral character and an ally of Joel. However, Naughty Dog ultimately concluded that this version for the game's story felt too unrealistic due Tess pursuing Joel across the entire country for a year. Nevertheless, Ellie ends up saving Joel from Tess' clutches before shooting Tess dead and killing her henchmen, putting an end to Tess' revenge once and for all. Consequently, Tess blames Joel for her brother's death and resolves to pursue Joel and Ellie for the remainder of the game across America with a crew of her own henchmen so she can kill Joel and avenge her brother.Īfter the events of the Salt Lake City chapter, Tess succeeds in capturing Joel (tying him to a chair as seen in concept art) and tortures him before trying to kill him with a knife. However, while Joel and Tess smuggle Ellie out of the Quarantine Zone, Tess' brother gets killed in crossfire with the military during the process.

However, one of the key differences here is that Tess had a brother who supposedly worked with her and Joel in their smuggling business. There are also third-party retailers in the area that will import copies of the game from overseas.In the original plot of The Last of Us, much like in the finished game, Tess was an smuggler living in a post-apocalyptic America working alongside Joel. No reason for the ban has emerged yet, although it's most likely due to either the nudity and sexual content mentioned in the ESRB rating - as can be seen on the official website - or the LGBT themes that often lead to entertainment products being banned in the region.Īs VG247 notes, the ban may not harm the game's sales in the area as pre-paid PlayStation Store game cards can be purchased online from other markets that still work on regional stores. has contacted Sony for more information. Those 'Ellie gets raped' theories are not happening. Edit: There's also no 'Sexual Violence' rating for this game. The Nudity label is referring to scenes like this and this, not Ellie and Dina getting it on. One Reddit user, spotted by VG247, reports that PlayStation Support said any game that does not appear in a regional store has been "banned by the competent authorities of the country and we can not do anything regarding that." Sexual Content is described as 'Non-explicit depictions of sexual behavior, possibly including partial nudity'.


You can still buy dynamic themes and avatars based on the game, and the PlayStation Arabia Twitter account is still promoting tomorrow's State of Play broadcast, which will go into more detail about the title. The game is due to launch globally on June 19, but currently does not appear among the listings for the Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates versions of the PlayStation Store. This will be the first time Naughty Dog uses nudity and.

David Kushner, Property Interests in Nude Sunbathing, Whittier Law Review 18, no. PlayStation adventure The Last of Us Part 2 seems to have been blocked from release in multiple Middle Eastern countries. The Last of Us is a very gritty world and with the developers trying to tell a deep and immersive story, it seems that they up the ante. Glen Theatre, Inc., 501 US at 580,581 (1991).
