{"id":5712,"date":"2020-06-15T09:11:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T09:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/naughty-dog-s-neil-druckmann-calls-out-journalist-jason-schrier-for-anne-frank-joke"},"modified":"2024-07-19T10:11:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T10:11:17","slug":"naughty-dog-s-neil-druckmann-calls-out-journalist-jason-schrier-for-anne-frank-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/naughty-dog-s-neil-druckmann-calls-out-journalist-jason-schrier-for-anne-frank-joke","title":{"rendered":"Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann calls out journalist Jason Schreier for Anne Frank joke"},"content":{"rendered":"

With reviews for the highly anticipated The Last of Us Part II hitting the internet over the past few days, there have been a few commentaries regarding Naughty Dog’s game that the community has perceived as a bit hyperbolic.<\/p>\n

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One of them is a now-deleted tweet by actor Jeff Cannata that compared TLOU II’s storytelling achievements to that of Schindler’s List, the iconic Steven Spielberg film narrating the efforts of a Nazi businessman trying to save Jewish refugees during the Holocaust.<\/p>\n

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\nNeil Druckman (pictured) got into a Twitter spat with game’s journalist Jason Schrier on the of Last of Us II release. (Picture: Naugty Dog)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Videogame journalist Jason Schrier was quick to point out that, for as much as a game manages unprecedented excellence in the writing department, comparing it to a film based on true events about a story set during a mass genocide, might be pushing it.<\/p>\n

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Hyperbole is fun and all but if you’re thinking about comparing the new zombie video game to a movie about the Holocaust mayyyyybe hit the brakes pic.twitter.com\/qy0s1E25DN<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) June 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n