Santa Barbara "Wilds"
After climbing up from the beach, Ellie finds herself in an upscale neighborhood where infected roam free. Ellie makes her way through in the direction she believes Abby and Lev went. This was imagined to take place roughly in this area, with the overlook being on Loma Alta Dr:
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Wide shot of opening area.
Gate from Mesa Bluff beach access trail
Garage for scavenging
Transition to wooded area
Wide shot of wooded area
Entrance to mansion
Mansion Stair. 1st pass layout of the mansion was created by Topher Sassman
Mansion Living area. 1st pass mansion layout was by Topher Sassman
Overlook view after crawling under the broken wall.
Convoy wreck.
Overlook slope
Overlook wide shot
Final Release
Final Release
Final Release
Final Release
Final Release
Final Release
Final Release
Concept art inspiration
Concept art inspiration for the mansion
Concept art inspiration
Concept art inspiration for the overlook. Early in development, we imagined Ellie heading towards an ominous smoke at the resort.
Google Map reference from Loma Alta Dr, where the overlook was imagined to take place.