{"id":34113,"date":"2022-07-25T06:52:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T06:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/issue-last-of-us-remake-naughty-dog"},"modified":"2024-07-19T14:05:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T14:05:54","slug":"issue-last-of-us-remake-naughty-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/issue-last-of-us-remake-naughty-dog","title":{"rendered":"The Real Issue With The Last of Us Remake And Naughty Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of PlayStation’s most prestigious modern franchises, The Last of Us, finds itself in hot waters again with the upcoming launch of The Last of Us remake on PS5<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Similar to how it was before the launch of The Last of Us 2, the social media forums are now riling up with angry fans, supportive fans, and a bunch of people who don’t know why it’s always The Last of Us that finds itself in dire situations every time before release.<\/p>\n

This time, the issue isn’t just about leaks or whether the game is good or bad, it’s about something bigger, one that paints an undeniably terrifying image of the future of Naughty Dog and PlayStation. <\/p>\n

Analyzing the controversy surrounding The Last of Us remake<\/h2>\n
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Naughty Dog and PlayStation are responsible for the absurd fans expectations from The Last of Us remake. (Picture: Naughty Dog)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ever since its announcement, two questions have repeatedly popped up. First, do we really need a remake of The Last of Us? And second, why does a remake of a 10-year-old game that’s already available on modern consoles cost $70?<\/p>\n

Both are valid concerns, and while the first has the liability of being subjective, it’s the second that’s been stirring all sorts of discussions within the games industry. <\/p>\n

Naughty Dog soothed a fraction of the community’s concerns regarding The Last of Us remake by stating that it features “modernized gameplay.” At the time of the reveal, nobody knew what that meant since there wasn’t any gameplay footage to go with it. 
Fans started assuming, given its high price tag, that the changes would be significant, with new additions like the prone and dodge mechanics that made the combat in The Last of Us 2 so memorable. <\/p>\n

As it turns out, that isn’t really the case, and the combat in The Last of Us remake pretty much walks in the footsteps of the original rather than its superior sequel. <\/p>\n

On a personal note, we don’t think it would make sense for Joel (a 50 years old man) to start throwing himself on other people’s backs or have the reflexes to swiftly dodge a devasting attack or have a flexible enough body to fit underneath a rusted vehicle, like Ellie (a 19 years old extremely agile woman) is capable of doing so in The Last of Us 2. <\/p>\n

As such, the above expectations were absurd to begin with. But why would such expectations sprout up in the first place? Does it have to do with the recent releases like Resident Evil 2 and Final Fantasy 7, both of which have set an incredibly high bar for modern video game remakes? Or is it simply the $70 price tag?<\/p>\n

The Problem with The Last of Us remake<\/h2>\n
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Naughty Dog has a history of misleading its fans by dubious trailers and promos. (Picture: Naughty Dog)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The real problem with The Last of Us remake isn’t its shamelessly high price tag or its relatively inferior nuances when compared to something like the Final Fantasy 7 remake.<\/p>\n

 If anything, the latter is a reimagining of the original, and fans should be aware of the differences between a remake and a reimagining of a video game.<\/p>\n

The upcoming next-gen iteration of Resident Evil 4 is also a reimagining of its 2005’s counterpart. The only problem with The Last of Us remake is how misleading it has been from the start. <\/p>\n

 It isn’t the first time Naughty Dog has misled or tried to hold back information from the fans.<\/p>\n

One of the reasons why The Last of Us 2 wasn’t received well within the community was because its trailers were misleading. There were story moments and character interactions that weren’t part of the game but were purposely put in the trailers to mislead fans. <\/p>\n

After the release, Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann admitted to “deceiving” its fans with trailers and promos just so they could “surprise” them later during an episode of Kinda Funny Games’ Spoilercast<\/a>. <\/p>\n

There’s more to it meets than it meets the eye, and PlayStation probably had a bigger role in this misleading marketing technique. Maybe it feared that game wouldn’t sell well if Naughty Dog remained more transparent about the game’s story in the trailers? Maybe it wasn’t confident in Naughty Dog’s bold approach to the sequel?<\/p>\n