At the demo's end, Joel and Ellie locate a lift shaft (press R2 to 'see' clues). They clamber onto the lift's roof, and its coils heave ominously, before Joel boosts Ellie (with Triangle) to the floor above. Suddenly, the lift collapses, and Ellie looks on helplessly as Joel crashes many floors below into water, nursing an injured arm.
"Joel! Joel!" she cries. "I'm all right," he barks, panting for breath. Joel wades through deep water in a dark corridor wielding a spot-lit pistol - it looks incredible - and music fades into life as the demo ends. Amazing. Joel remembers the world before the fungus outbreak, but Ellie has only ever known the marshall law of the quarantine zones. Their journey explores the worst - and best - of humanity, so you won't just battle survivors, but meet farming communities, striving to create a better life.