There are only a few games that have managed to make a name for themselves in the past couple of years, and one of them is Neil Druckmann’s The Last of Us franchise. The series, based on a post-apocalyptic world ridden with zombies had its latest installment released back in 2020 and recently received a live-action adaptation, featuring none other than Pedro Pascal playing the role of Joel.
With the popularity of the franchise growing every single day, fans are now eagerly looking forward to a third release in the video game series. However, its ending might not be exactly what the players are looking for, as the co-director of Naughty Dog has revealed how he feels about happy endings in video games.
Why Neil Druckmann Is Bad News For Fans Looking Forward To The Last of Us 3
As mentioned earlier, the growing hype around the series has made many fans anticipate the release of a third installment in the video game franchise. Unfortunately, those who are looking forward to the game finally ending on a positive note will be disappointed as Neil Druckmann has revealed via Hard-Drive what he feels about video games with happy endings.
“If anyone walks away from one of my games feeling a positive emotion, I consider it a deep personal failure.”
He ultimately disclosed he considers it to be a failure on a personal level if a player ends up completing one of his games on a positive note. While it is understandable for the co-director to have his own motivations and plans for the games he produces, it, unfortunately, comes as bad news for those looking forward to ending The Last of Us video game series on a positive note.
What helped the franchise to come back into the spotlight once again is the live-action adaptation it received recently as discussed earlier. Despite video-game adaptations having built up a bad reputation over time, the damage is now being undone with the help of studios properly understanding the source material and delivering to fans what they really want.
Fallout TV Series Helps Fallout 4 Break Another Game’s All-Time Record From 4 Years Ago
In addition to The Last of Us live-action series, the recently released Fallout TV Series, available to watch on Amazon Prime Video, has delivered to fans what they were looking for. Additionally, it has also given a huge boost to the player count across all the video games ever released in the franchise.
The boost helped Fallout 4 gain a 24-hour peak player count of more than 35,000 players at once, breaking Fallout 76’s all-time player peak player count record from 4 years ago. This statistic helps us understand how when an adaptation is done right, it can potentially prove to be beneficial in more ways than one.
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