The overall structure of the gloomy action movie The Last of Us: Part II studios Naughty dog represents the natural development of many ideas and approaches that the creative team implemented in its latest developments – the original The last of us, Uncharted 4 and branch Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. This is most noticeable in how open and widespread many of the locations have become. However, as it turned out, according to the original ideas “Part II“had to offer even more free spaces.
Recently, a game designer and screenwriter Neil Drackmann talked to the portal IGN and told how much the primary concept The Last of Us: Part II differed about the release version both in terms of structure and content, and narrative moments.
Note: the critical plot spoilers are listed below, if you have not yet familiarized yourself with The Last of Us: Part II and plan to do this in the future, it is better to refrain from reading this news article.
According to initial decisions Naughty dogtown Jackson in The Last of Us: Part II had to play a much larger role – it was in him and its environs that a decent mass of plot episodes would take place. This also influenced how the second protagonist is introduced into history – Abby.
“At first, the game was a kind of open world. You would spend a lot of time in Jackson. At some point, Abby would join the residents, and you would play for her as a complete new hero until she betrayed Joel. But this option was not viable, because the death of Joel is a plot, an event that should have happened as soon as possible, “explains Neil Drackmann.
Wherein Abbywhich became the reason for heated discussions in fan circles, in the early iterations The Last of Us: Part II occupied even a larger role than what came out in the final version.
“Abby is what made us create a game about empathy, involvement. Understanding that Joel’s relationship with Ellie and so on allow us to achieve the right feelings from the very beginning of the story, the role [Эбби] gradually began to decrease more and more, until we came to the point that outlines the border of what emotions this heroine should arouse in the audience, “Neil Drakman concluded.
Release date The Last of Us: Part II held last month, July 19, only on the console Playstation 4. Our detailed impressions of this game can be found here..
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