was in the past few weeks The Last of Us on everyone’s lips again. No wonder, after all, the release of the HBO adaptation of the Playstation classic is just around the corner. Thus, interviews and statements from people like Neil Druckmanthe co-president of Naughty Dog, through the media landscape. Druckmann, who conceived the HBO series together with Craig Mazin, among other things, recently spoke about storytelling in an interview with the Washington Post. Among other things, he talked about various details in the Last of Us games or thoughts about the already top ratings provided series. During the conversation, he showed great enthusiasm for the approach of Elden ring.
Storytelling around
Speaking live with the magazine, the co-president explains how the storytelling of the From Software title fascinates him: “[…]Lately I’ve been more into things like ‘Elden Ring (buy now €59.99 / €53.99 )‘ or ‘Inside’, which don’t rely so much on a traditional narrative to tell their story and […] some of the best storytelling in ‘The Last of Us’ relies on cinematography.
But a lot of that is in the gameplay and getting into a vicinity to move and understand the history of an environment through seeing and examining.” Druckmann then emphasizes how much this type of narrative, which trusts the players to find out things on their own, is currently exciting in games. “And again, that doesn’t mean we’ll never go back dialogues or cut scenes will have“, according to Druckmann. “I think such things are […] like tools in a toolbox.“
More Naughty Dog news
About the Costs of the Last of Us series, which aired on the night of January 15th to 16th we have already reported that it will be launched at WOW and Sky. But alongside praise, one of Naughty Dog’s flagship brands has recently received criticism as well. Finally, many found the Special Edition to be The Last of Us Part 1 as outrageous.
Sources: Dualshockers, The Washington Post
