Nintendo Silently Removed the Infamous ‘The Last Of Us’ Clone From Switch

The Last of Us received much attention last year when a bizarre knock-off of the game, The Last Hope: Dead Zone Survival, hit the market. Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us ruled fans’ hearts for years, making the franchise quite successful. However, Nintendo Switch’s replica of the same didn’t do very well. 

Considering how the original game is a fan-favorite, it’s no surprise that the clone was not able to meet the high standards. Fans heavily criticized the developers of the knock-off, forcing Nintendo to take a hard decision about this Switch-exclusive title.

Why did Nintendo silently remove The Last of Us clone?

The Last Hope: Dead Zone Survival’s bad performance almost made fans question Nintendo’s intention to make it a Switch exclusive. Initially, developers tried to add a backstory of time travel to differentiate it from The Last of Us. However, the comparisons were still made, which brought some serious aspects of the game’s drawbacks. Fans complained about poor gameplay and graphics, which was a big blow to the developers. 

Developed by Virtual Global Games, The Last Hope: Dead Zone Survival appeared as a third-person shooter game following similar thematic aesthetics to The Last of Us. 

The protagonist, Brian Lee, and his partner Joel embark on an adventure of killing zombies. In this game, a girl character Eve appeared with almost identical features to The Last of Us’ Ellie. Overall, the players couldn’t ignore the similarities between the two games. 

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Fans react to Nintendo’s decision

Nintendo’s decision to silently remove The Last Hope: Dead Zone Survival was shared by a user on their Reddit profile.

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The comment thread was full of funny comments from fans

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Some fans blended in a bit of sarcasm by starting their comment with sympathy for the developers, only to end it with a dig at them for ruining their favorite game.

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Some people also enquired about the Switch exclusive title’s gameplay.

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The Last of Us fans commented jokingly that they wish to play The Last Hope: Dead Zone Survival because it is so bad.

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People preferred other games over The Last Hope: Dead Zone Survival.

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What do you think of The Last Hope: Dead Zone Survival? Do you agree with these fans? Let us know in the comments.

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