Neil Druckmann and Halley Gross Open Up About the Biggest Twists of ‘The Last of Us Part II’

After years of total secrecy, Neil Druckmann and Halley Gross sit down for the first extensive spoiler-filled interview about the most ambitious story in modern video game history.

[darthv72]

I think they have quite a bit more story to tell with Ellie and Abby and even Dina for a part 3.

[Dude Dutch]

Thanks for the spoiler...

[Looper]

Why would you come to a discussion about a twist in a game if you don't want spoilers?

[Solid_Malone]

Anyone who's played TLOU Pt II, check out reddit and voice your opinion on the game:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Th...

[outsider1624]

I posted an article about the sales record..lol they deleted. Talk about denial. This reddit is all about hate, lgbt agenda, trans etc.

Screw the subreddit. Atleast in the original sub, you can have a mature debate. Both sides agreeing disagreeing with mentioning all those crappy agenda that they want hang on to.

[MrBitch]

@outsider1624 Star wars episode 8 made bank, good thing everyone universally like that right?

[rainslacker]

Yeah, because everyone is listening to everyone else's opinions, so it makes sense to just go to another site where people will have the same arguments, and many will still get it wrong.

[-Foxtrot]

They need to move on now

What they have and left with is nothing that screams “do a sequel”

Abby is hated by a large minority, why waste your time trying to force her down people’s throats

If it’s a new game, set it in the UK and focus on new characters. Far away from the previous two.

[darthv72]

like resistance did with burning skies? Different main character but still set in the same universe.

[-Foxtrot]

Pretty much

Setting it in another part of the world offers unique post apocalyptic looks at UK land marks during a cross country trip (maybe Plymouth to Edinburgh), show off how they dealt with it and also showing new strains of the infected.

If they didn't butcher the story in this game I'd say do a trilogy to wrap up Ellie's and Joel's story but...well...you know.

[Ricegum]

Foxtrot

Let it go man. Let people enjoy things.

[TFJWM]

Why doesn't it scream sequel? Just cause you don't like Abby and ... doesn't mean ND doesn't have a story to tell there.

[JustInTlME]

Abby is hated by the people that never actually played the game, lol. The majority of people enjoy the game. They are just too busy playing the game to get online and tell everyone how much they like it.

[F0XH0UND922]

Did you get to take a break him your endless crusade of disgust for TLOU2 to actually play the game? The majority of eople that have played the game in it's entirety so not have Abby. Just stop, man.

[cell989]

Nah!! What, another revenge story??? With more ABby in it? Nah hard pass. Either set it in another location with a whole new set of characters or do something new entirely

[TFJWM]

Or let ND do what they want to do...

[JustInTlME]

The third game would ultimately be about Abby and Lev getting back to finding Ellie and letting her know that they have people capable of creating the vaccine. Since we know that Lev and Abby found the fireflies on Catalina Island (the final main menu screen). Ellie would be on her own journey trying to track down Dina.

[Veneno]

I really hope when they re-release this game on PS5 that they put in the extras section, after you beat the game, all of the playable parts and also the cutscenes that they decided to remove from the full game. Not gonna spoil it. Read the article yourt to know what was cut. It's major stuff.

[darthv72]

There was a lot of stuff they had to cut so maybe they will make a directors cut of the game, or definitive edition.

[Tacoboto]

It's 2020 not 2014 - hope for a PS5 Enhanced Patch, not a re-release for us to buy again.

[Veneno]

Whatever man you know what I mean. Chillax.

[bunt-custardly]

It was obvious the moment the scene cut away during the standoff that both characters would survive this game. I did actually think at one point they would be forced to work together. Cue TLOU Part III.

[Npugz7]

Actually Abby is not trans she’s a buff chick that’s it.

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

The character is unconvincing. She seems super humanly strong compared to the other characters. Abby literally punches the infected to death.

[ThereGoThatManQ]

She is the most muscular in the seriesand has trained for 4 years.

You must have never seen women punch through watermelons with ease.

Even crush them with their barehands.

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

@ThereGoThatManQ

Watermelons are not that strong. A skull is way stronger.

[Veneno]

She's a soldier.

[Fishy Fingers]

Trans or not, after 14 weeks of no gym those arms had me feeling insecure :(

[Tacoboto]

Even after release, some morons are still trying to push the trans narrative? Jeeze. What kind of people do we think are going to survive in the apocalypse? Brittle damsels?

[DrDeath]

I love the game but she isnt realistically jacked. Im 200lb guy in good shape. And some scened she is bigger than me lol her physique isnt possible in most scenes without steroids. She is bigger than 95% of the men. Ya know the soldiers and clickers.

[DFresh]

This game would have been a masterpiece if the following happened.
Spoilers:
•Kill off Dina instead of Joel.
•Cut out the Abby gameplay.
•Cut out the cringeworthy SJW Propaganda.
•Minimize the game play cutscene flashbacks.
But no they just had to ruin the franchise all in the name of political correctness.
SMH.
I don’t hate the game but it definitely doesn’t compare to the first game.

[xenz]

Bet you didnt play the game?

[DFresh]

I have over 18 hours played.

[ArchangelMike]

You are wrong on every single point.

"ruined the franchise" ? You're a joker. Do you know how many copies this game has sold? You can even imagine how many it will go on to sell. The franchise is alive and well, and there's nothing you hatrers can do about.

[DFresh]

I’ve been a Naughty Dog fan since the PS1 days and played every game they’ve ever made on every Playstation console.
Earned max level rank on Uncharted 2 & 3 MP.
(Over 400 hours of multiplayer per game and even more in Co Op.)
When I’m talking about ruined I’m talking about the story.
Metacritic agrees.
Just because ND is a great developer doesn’t mean they aren’t free from criticism.
I’m strict on every developer.
I own all of the consoles with Playstation consoles being my main platform of choice.
But if you want to have a debate I’m free to it.

[Tacoboto]

The fact that you're reducing it all to Political Correctness proves that you cannot have a serious conversation on this game. Gay people have existed since straight people first gave birth to them, sorry a little kissy kissy boo boo offends poor little you.

[Stanjara]

Absolute garbage.

[chiefJohn117]

I get the feeling they'll sell a standalone dlc for Ps5 that finishes up the story. Like the trailer for the game "I'm going to kill....every.....last....one *then you play the end.....*cringe* turns game off lol they gotta be saving it for an expansion.

[DFresh]

Seeing how a lot of fans are mad about the story.
That’s a good possibility.
I hope so.

[Dragonbrother00]

Just finished the story up today. Went into it really conflicted seeing as there has been so much controversy over the game, its reviews, It’s story, etc. Personally, I absolutely loved it, but I could see where others may have had issues. Just a matter of varying opinions I suppose.