Current Events > The Last of Us 2 is a tale of revenge

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https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/14/17464690/last-of-us-part-2-neil-druckmann-interview-e3-2018

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Druckmann wont say what exactly inspires the revenge story. But in doing research for the game, Naughty Dog watched documentaries in which revenge played a role, including Paradise Lost, a 1986 film about the murders of three boys in Arkansas. The documentary focuses in part on the rage of the parents of the dead boys, who vow to hunt down and kill the accused killers if they are not convicted of the crime.

We wanted to deal with this primal feeling, Druckmann says. I dont know if youve ever been in a situation where someone pushed you, or you saw a video of someone torturing an animal, and even for a split second, youve thought: I want to make this person pay. And thats part of the research that weve done.

The world of The Last of Us is still recovering from an infection that wiped out most of humanity and left terrifying zombie-like creatures lurking around every dark corner. Society is still fundamentally unstable, he says, and so the games characters are prone to seeking vigilante justice.

With society broken down, how far would you go for justice? Druckmann says. How much would it consume you? How much would it take away from your humanity? How much would it destroy your relationships? Those are all interesting questions for us to explore.
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So either Ellie's new girlfriend or Joel dies?

Probably the girlfriend because I'm guessing Ellie and Joel will be rather distant in 2.
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That's exciting.
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They kill Joel they kill any interest I have in the game; which is already at a shockingly low 10% knowing he isn't playable.
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Revenge and LESBIANS
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ArtVandelay posted...

They kill Joel they kill any interest I have in the game; which is already at a shockingly low 10% knowing he isn't playable.

If he is playable they're not going to spoil it.
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They're killing her lesbian partner, if they kill Joel than that is simply a bad business decision.
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They might hurt Joel badly.

And just because Joel might die doesn't mean he won't be playable.
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They should kill Joel because there aren't enough bow and arrow wilderness girls in the spotlight in games and this would elevate Ellie to that spot.
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LightningAce11 posted...

And just because Joel might die doesn't mean he won't be playable

"Ellie is the only playable character"

- Neil Druckmann
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ArtVandelay posted...

LightningAce11 posted...

And just because Joel might die doesn't mean he won't be playable

"Ellie is the only playable character"

- Neil Druckmann

IIRC they also told us that Ellie wouldn't be playable before the release of part 1
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There's a typo in that article that's bugging me that they never corrected.

That Paradise Lost documentary came out in 1996 not 1986.
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bump
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SpiralDrift posted...

They should kill Joel because there aren't enough bow and arrow wilderness girls in the spotlight in games and this would elevate Ellie to that spot.

ha 10/10
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boxington posted...

bump

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Think I'm gonna replay the first one soon to remember the good ol' days and reflect on what could have been if Druckman hadn't become an SJW cuck.
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*licks lips*
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Zack_Attackv1 posted...

*licks lips*

Stop bro, I'm straight.
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I do not believe it is Joel she would be avenging.
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