Critics – Stevivor included – might have loved The Last of Us, but those at Naughty Dog weren’t too confident of the game ahead of its release.
In conversation with Wil Wheaton as part of “Conversations with Creators”, Gameplay Director Bruce Straley thought he was going to ruin the developer’s name with the game.
“We thought it was going to tank,” Straley said.
“We thought we were going to ruin the name and image [of Naughty Dog] that’s been so heartily built for years with blood, sweat, and tears. We thought we were ruining Naughty Dog’s image”
Neil Druckmann, the game’s writer, agreed. “The joke we would say throughout production was that ‘This game is the downfall of Naughty Dog,’” he asserted.
You can watch the full interview above.
The Last of Us 2 has been rumoured by voice actor Nolan North.
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