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The Last of Us – old vs. new Ellie character model comparison

A visual comparison between the old character model and the newly-revamped one for Ellie in the upcoming Playstation 3 exclusive title, The Last of Us.

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Abash4729d ago

The Ellen Page comparisons were probably another incentive to change her up

BlindGuardian4729d ago

yeah, no kidding, she could probably sue Sony for using her likeness without permission

sjaakiejj4729d ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

"All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental."

The reason this disclaimer exists is because for any character you create, there is going to be someone, somewhere in the world, who looks like him/her.

TekoIie4729d ago

People are reading into it too much. The original design was perfect, not plastered in make up and not in any way masculine. Perfect female character design for a game with this sort of setting.

Although I wouldn't have noticed her appearance had changed had people not pointed it out lol.

ilikestuff4729d ago

for some reason i think ellen page is to cool to do something like that

MaxXAttaxX4729d ago

is that Ellen Page may have been the base reference model(if) and they worked from there.

fastNslowww4729d ago

srsly, she was clearly copied and looked towards for the girl's appearance. Anyone who claims its just a coincidence is in denial.

MAJ0R4729d ago

Who cares if she was copied though? I don't think anyone does, but I think the newest model is the best one.

Silly gameAr4729d ago

@fastNslowww

lol Who cares? Making it bigger then it is like this is a negative against the game or something.

InactiveUser4729d ago

The missing eyebrow is a bit distracting..

Besides that, they should have done a side by side, because I don't see much of a difference.

zeeshan4729d ago

I liked the Ellen Page look-alike :)

attilayavuzer4728d ago

What are y'all talking about? It looks even more like Ellen Page now ffs.

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Crazyglues4729d ago (Edited 4729d ago )

Actually I think the real reason is facial animation - Naughty Dog has really step up their game in this aspect - It looks as if they have a really amazing facial animation system for this engine..

I give you exhibit A: http://i.imgur.com/RsYWE.jp...

You can see how scared she is just from the facial expression -that just amazing.. Looks really good, this could be one amazing game...

-and so I just think it was more about showing the face then anything else, as it clearly is easier to see her facial expression with the hair moved slightly up..

Naughty Dog really looks like they are going to set the bar once again with this one...

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Getowned4729d ago (Edited 4729d ago )

damn, good eye to spot that. thats really cool.

TekoIie4729d ago (Edited 4729d ago )

Im surprised no one has picked up on the characters age difference. The Joel is like Obi-wan: Wise, Intelligent and has seen the world in 2 different forms. Ellie is like Luke: Young, innocent and unsuspecting of the world around her. In the first trailer she says "these streets used to be full of people" as though its a myth.

There's a lot this game can do and im sure ND will take advantage of their characters to tell a brilliant story like Uncharted!

justpassinggas4729d ago

I dunno because she still looks like Ellen Page to me. If the attitude is similar to how Ellen was like in Juno, then I'm more hyped for this game.

Nimblest-Assassin4729d ago

Man everyone keeps focusing on Ellie.... Joel needs some love too you know :(

J86blum4729d ago

They should have a skin you could put on her to make her look like Young Nathan Drake. just for fun.

Dee_914729d ago

when I fist saw it i noticed she looked way younger

Silly Mammo4728d ago (Edited 4728d ago )

"when I fist..." Hey! What you do behind closed doors... j/k

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Fishy Fingers4729d ago

Wordsmith. Couldn't of said it better.

sourav934729d ago

Erm...I think you've got it the wrong way round. In the new character model, she's more chubbier. It gives her a childish look, unlike the previous model which resembled a 15/16 year old teenager.

Pintheshadows4729d ago

I was going to attempt to make an inappropriate joke from your comment. Something about a chubby. The pieces are all there.

NastyLeftHook04729d ago (Edited 4729d ago )

lol go ahead XD

@below...you must be insecure. :(...

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Afterlife4729d ago

I think you got it around the wrong way. The first image is the new model.

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Oldman1004729d ago

She actually looks her age now. Her previous model made her look older. I find that her new model looks a bit unnatural though, kind of like Elena's new model in Uncharted 3.

WeskerChildReborned4729d ago

I think it's cause people thought she looked to similar to Ellen Page which she did.

thebudgetgamer4729d ago (Edited 4729d ago )

No one ever complained about the guy in LA Noir looking like Robert Duvall. I don't understand why now.

Drazz4729d ago

those were real people/actors.

thebudgetgamer4729d ago

I get that but there are plenty of examples of game characters looking like actors that no one makes a big deal out of.

ziggurcat4729d ago

lol, those were the actors' real faces.

somebody obviously missed the memo on the tech that was used for that game...

THC CELL4729d ago

its same with the black guy in starhawk, it was reported they was getting hate for that, CJ is black in gta oh and they was no hate that a guy was called packy yes and he looked like on oh and no hate for the guy been black in prototype.. its just sony haters as always

Bladesfist4729d ago

wait what? Saying she looked like Ellen page is not sony hating. I like Ellen Page

DrRobotnik4729d ago

I understand what you mean. Mary in Silent Hill 2 looked identical to Cameron Diaz.

WeskerChildReborned4729d ago

I don't think people we're making a big deal about it, i think people just thought that she looked like Ellen Page but really wasn't complaining about it but maybe the developers saw the similarities and they didn't like it so they probably changed her.

xVeZx4729d ago

ur avatar thing is moss from IT crowd right? reminds me of him

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The Last of Us Complete Now Available on PS5, Physical Collector’s Edition Coming July

Two award-winning masterpieces, together in one incredible collection.

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Christopher17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

As expected. Unless it's going to Xbox or Switch 2, we can stop hearing about these older games now? We can move on to just news about new games?

darthv7217d ago

....until the PS6 remake followed by the PS7 reboot

Christopher17d ago

Man, first year of PS6 is going to be 90% remasters. I'm going to hate it and likely hold off until new games actually get released that I can't play on my PS5.

Cacabunga17d ago

Yes I’m waiting for complete remaster…. On ps5

OtterX17d ago

...20 years later, "you haven't heard the last of us yet!" *releases The Last of Us Retro Collection*

cloganart17d ago

@Christopher

Oof, yeah. I don't think I'm picking up the PS6 until "Pro" comes out 😂

Cacabunga17d ago

I haven’t played Tlou1 since PS3 and i have the greatest memory of it

Notellin16d ago

I'm already dreading all the cross generation games and remasters we'll see with the next round of consoles.

LonDonE16d ago

lmao this is getting ridiculous but thing is if people keep buying them.. then why would they stop making them?
Peeps STOP BUYING this game.. that actually hurts me to say this as the last of us is high up on my greatest games of all times.. its one of the few games i played through start to finish 3/4 times back to back as i loved it so much. But sony need to stop, give us a Resistance 3 remaster, i would love and buy that.. such an underated series as was killzone.
Or give us infamous.. so many great series and titles i would gladly buy but they just want to keep giving us last of us.

I am done buying that game.. i would only buy part 2 remaster if they remade it and kept joel alive, or i am not interested. Hate last of us 2s story killing off joel.. the actual game is stunning and incredible, they improved so much in the gameplay department but i hate the story with a passion.

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Profchaos17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

We can stop hearing about it when they stop re-releasing them I guess.

I reckon the ps6 version will be 8k 240 and I'll still not care.

I miss new games from nd

Inverno17d ago

And HBO just announced season 3 even tho LoU2 couldn't possibly be so long that it wouldn't be able to fit in 1 season. They're just milking it at this point.

darthv7217d ago

speaking of the HBO series... I felt they should have made part 1 across two seasons, then address part 2 in seasons 3 and 4. so now i have a feeling they rushed through part 1 in season 1 to make season 2 a cliff hanger with Joel's impending demise being the starting point to Season 3.

-Foxtrot17d ago

I love how they decided to rush, chop and change things for Season 1 to get through the game yet for TLOU Part II it’s like “we’re going to do multiple seasons and take our time”

Inverno17d ago

Okay after seeing that there's only 7 episodes I take it back. Though I think it's incredibly stupid not to have just made the season longer. Another season just to finish what could've just been a 13 episode season seems counterintuitive but aiight. I put that on HBO tho.

Neonridr17d ago

This will be the 4th time Sony sells us The Last of Us Part 1.. And the 2nd time on the PS5.

Knushwood Butt17d ago

They don't want Metroid Prime holding that record,

NotoriousWhiz16d ago

Strange, I thought the record went to Street Fighter 2.

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FPS_D3TH17d ago

We are approaching Skyrim levels here

Profchaos17d ago

At this point we are at Skyrim in terms of frequency. Skyrim was one per generation. If you exclude VR Skyrim we've now exceeded it

Tlou 1 PS3, 1 PS4 2 ps5
Skyrim 1 ps360 2 PS4/x1/vr 1 ps5/sx

Tlou 4
Skyrim 4

Christopher17d ago

Not quite. Skyrim had:

PS3/360/PC
PS4/X1
VR
Switch
Skyrim Special Edition PC/PS4/X1
Skyrim Special Edition PS5/XSX

VersusDMC17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

Also add skyrim bundles like the one below and all the humble bundles since that's what everyone is doing here

https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/...

darthv7217d ago

@Chris, LoU is getting just as bad by milking the same user base. At least Skyrim was able to sell to a wider audience via different platforms.

Christopher17d ago

@darthv72: I don't know why you're telling me that. I only corrected on number of Skyrim re-releases/ports/etc. I didn't say anything else.

Profchaos17d ago

@christopher guess I forgot just how much was out I think the special editions are technically one release despite being cross platform though would the Alexa version count

Christopher17d ago

@Profchaos: I guess, but I'd consider it a separate release since it rolled them into one at a later date but definitely there is a PS5/XSX version with PS5/XSX supported updates specific to them.

Chevalier16d ago

"LoU is getting just as bad by milking the same user base"

Weird. Like 35% of PS5 owners are NEW to Playstation. Plus this is really for new fans from the TV series for season 2 of TLOU.

I recall the same idiotic comments when the 1st one was remade just before TLOU TV Series came out and it went on the be one of the best selling games that year.

So maybe get your FACTS straight. Unlike Skyrim getting literally releases in 3 generations and 10 releases.

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Neonridr16d ago

I gotta figure RE4 is up there too

FPS_D3TH16d ago

No. Those are remakes. Not remasters

Neonridr16d ago

@FPS - we've had quite a few RE4 remasters, only 1 remake.

CrimsonWing6916d ago (Edited 16d ago )

@FPS_D3TH

It blows my mind how people do some mental gymnastics to try to cope with a game they like doing the same thing (technically more) they’re complaining about for another game.

RE4 - PS2, GC
RE4 w Motion Controls - Wii
Literally RE4 HD Remaster - Xbox 360, PS3
I’m assuming a port of RE HD - PS4, Xbox One
RE4 Remake - PS5, Xsex

1 Remake and the bunch are Remasters… how, I mean how—Y’know what, it doesn’t matter anymore…

P_Bomb17d ago

Store says I already own it. I guess it’s just a straight twin-pack. Looks like they added 4 maps to ‘No Return’.

VersusDMC17d ago

You don't need to buy this to get the maps, marlene and bill. It all got patched in to the game on the 3rd.

P_Bomb17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

Good to know. I’ve watched runs of ‘No Return’ but have yet to try it myself. Soon, soon 😉

Knushwood Butt17d ago

Yeah, No Return got a content update.
Three new trophies too.

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A mysterious physical edition of a Naughty Dog game is in the works

billibil-kun: "As The Last of Us season 2 prepares to air on HBO, we've spotted a mysterious reference to a special edition of a physical PS5 game from the franchise. Here's our take on the game, which remains unclear for now."

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Relientk7727d ago

It's probably a bundle of both The Last of Us games

Nyxus27d ago

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. The Last of Us Part 1 + II Remastered.

lukasmain27d ago (Edited 27d ago )

That's totally what it is I believe. It would be a great bundle for new players getting into the ecosystem

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Goodguy0127d ago

They're really milking this franchise lol

anast27d ago

You must comment on every Mario, Zelda, and Skyrim article too.

darthv7227d ago

....because there has been the same mario, Zelda and Skyrim games for three console generations?

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isarai26d ago

@darthv72

Literally yes 🤨

Cacabunga26d ago

Every Mario and Zelda is different. This is just the exact same game over and over

anast26d ago

Skyrim, yes. Mario and Zelda since the 80's

Loktai26d ago

@darthv72 Uh yes. Yes it has. They milked BOTW across Wii U and switch and they STILL want 40+ for it new and never discounted it. They made "remasters" of older zelda games as well on switch and in the past onto the other gameboy platforms from the older platforms. They have done the same with Mario. They port the paper mario games and mario RPG to switch. And now I PROMISE you they are going to show "enhancements" for those same games on Switch 2. I PROMISE you thats going to get mentioned, maybe even tomorrow. Last of us Part 1 has been across techncially 3 generations, but 2 has been 2- and JUST BARELY 2 because it released just a few months before the PS5 did - and so if that counts as milking it, what do you call breath of the wild on Wii U then going to switch or Twilight Princess coming uot on gamecube and Wii - OR ZELDA WIND WAKER HD coming out?

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Chevalier27d ago (Edited 27d ago )

"Skyrim games for three console generations?"

Darth showing some idiocy here. Seriously yes Skyrim has been re-released more than any other game period. It's been released on 3 generations - PS3, PS4, PS5, PSVR, PC, PC VR, Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S. That's 10 releases across 3 generations! So Seriously get your DAMN facts straight.

Yui_Suzumiya26d ago

And yet Fallout 3 has never been Remastered. Prison time should be given for that offense, lol

darthv7226d ago

Skyrim sure, but the other two... not so much

thorstein26d ago (Edited 26d ago )

@darth GTAV says hi.

Skyrim has an Alexa edition.

Chevalier26d ago

Clearly a guy with business acumen! Why would Sony want to rebundle games and release them in time for the 2nd season of TLOU to release? I mean the last time a bunch of idiots laughed at Sony then guess what? TLOU part 1 for PS5 only hit top 5 sales and kept popping onto charts throughout the year?! Lol

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Chevalier26d ago

"Skyrim sure, but the other two... not so much"

Multiple Mario and Zelda games have made 2 generations. Maybe you guys forget that over a 3rd of the gamers on Playstation have NEVER owned a Playstation system before and some are coming into it as a result of the TV show.

People said the EXACT same crap when the 1st game got released on PS5, but, it ended up being one of the best selling games the year it came out.

Also for all the idiots complaining. Playstation at least offer $10 upgrades for some of these games. Have you EVER seen a re-release by Nintendo, Xbox, Bethesda offer that?! No I didn't think so.

darthv7226d ago

releasing a newer version because the previous version is not physically compatible is not quite the same as taking a perfectly good existing game that already works on the newer platform and repackaging it under a remaster brand for that newer platform and then repackaging it AGAIN for the same platform.

And that whole line of *insert people here may not have had a PS before* is a line of BS. PS2 is the most selling platform in history... chances are very good a high percentage upgrade to the PS3 and then upgraded to the PS4 and are upgrading again for the PS5. So dont give me that line of bologna. you'd rather swallow every bit of Sony propaganda instead of call them out for milking (and yes this is milking) this game. You know there will be a PS6 version and likely a PS7 remaster.

Of course i am purely speculating on the 6 & 7 but there is a high degree of probability because of what they did already between 3, 4 & 5. And you defending even the $10 upgrade when most of the XB games get free upgrades is just another sign of your blind loyalty. I didnt think it possible and gave you benefit of the doubt but now I can see i was totally wrong.

Chevalier25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

@Darth

Again your examples are absolutely terrible. Repackaged games for new audiences isn't new with the high cost of development. This release is timed for people that are new to Playstation coming from watching season 2 of the TV show. If you're surprised and annoyed by this then stop gaming then. It will happen if there's some new Skyrim, Fallout, Doom or whatever TV show comes out too.

Also you're the guy who defends Xbox for this crap too. Skyrim releases were done while owned by Xbox.

Also you mentioned the PS2, repackaged games happened all the time then too. If you think that repackaged games is going to go away with the skyrocketing cost of development is going away then sorry cover your eyes and plug your ears and pretend like an idiot then. You will be complaining daily soon.

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OhReginald27d ago (Edited 27d ago )

I hope it's both ps5 games bundled with all updates including the new no return add ons for April. I'll triple dip on that.

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First look at the DualSense wireless controller – The Last of Us Limited Edition

Pre-orders begin March 14 for the iconic new controller inspired by The Last of Us series.

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Profchaos50d ago

I've liked the recent designs lately but this seems like a bit of a miss I would of expected a more tattered design it's to clean to really sell it as a tlou theme.

lucasnooker50d ago

Nice controller but where are the games?

BABI-PANGPANG50d ago

Not a big fan of the three white symbols. They fit too neatly on the controller, making the design feel too clean for the game's vibe. I think it would work better with either one large symbol or all three in different sizes, with parts cut off at the edges, like a quick, rough paint job meant to stand out rather than look polished.

darthv7250d ago

This controller will get a remaster on PS6 and then a remake for PS7.

MatrixxGT50d ago

Missed opportunity….they could have used the cordysceps virus strands wrapping out it. Spores, vines, anything pertaining to the actual series other than faction symbols.

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