Not so long ago, screenwriter and game designer Neil Drackmannresponsible for the development of the gloomy action movie The Last of Us: Part II, commented on the information background formed around his latest project. The game was at the epicenter of many scandals, and certain decisions of the scriptwriters entailed heated debate and a real war in the fan community.
Drackmann noted the factthat he and the team continue to receive various curses from dissatisfied users. Game AuthorOne of us: Part 2“Mentioned a certain actress who is under a barrage of aggressive posts, some of which are actually direct threats.
As it turned out, it receives threats Laura Bailey – the girl who performed the role Abby (she also played the role of Rhine in BloodrayneKate in Gears 5Katerina’s Catherine: full body and Nadine Ross in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
In her personal blog, the actress decided to share some of the messages that continue to be sent to her. Angry gamers write a variety of things, mainly wanting to harm her and her family.
“I will kill you for what you did with **** in The Last of Us: Part II.”
“I promise to find where you live and gut you for your act with ****, remember my word.”
“I want to tell you – die, s ** a. Go to ** p, you ruined everything.”
“I hope that your parents will die of terrible cancer for killing *********. For this I will find you and kill your child, be sure to wait.”
Man. I try to only post positive stuff on here … but sometimes this just gets a little overwhelming. I blacked out some of the words cuz, ya know, spoilers.
Side note. Thank you to all the people sending me positive messages to balance it out. It means more than I can say.❤️ pic.twitter.com/kGyULWPpNu
– Laura Bailey (@LauraBaileyVO) July 3, 2023
At the same time Bailey tries to maintain a positive attitude and thanks the users who express her support.
“I try to post here only positive things, but sometimes because of all this I feel depressed. I have missed some words, because, you know, spoilers.
Thanks to all the people who continue to write words of support in order to somehow balance what is happening. For me, that means a lot more than I can put into words. “
To experience Laura Bailey soon reacted himself Neil Drackmannwho hastened to intercede for the actress.
As the people that propagate this kind of hate would say, how stunning and brave! I hope these gamers get the mental help they so clearly need. Unfortunately this is now the cost of making popular entertainment that challenges conventions. Laura doesn’t deserve any of this. ❤️ https://t.co/kHzXddZzIB
– Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) July 3, 2023
“How wonderful and brave!”, People who spread such hatred on the net would say. I hope these gamers will be able to get psychological help, which, obviously, they need so much. Unfortunately, here it is – the price of creating a mass entertainment product that allows itself to depart from the usual norms. Laura does not deserve such an attitude. “
Release date The Last of Us: Part II held last month, July 19, just on Playstation 4. You can read more about the game in our big review.
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