She's a stunt double, so she'll take the place of other actresses during more physically demanding scenes.
She's a stunt double, so she'll take the place of other actresses during more physically demanding scenes.
This makes me think, how close to release did they finished mo-cap for the first one ?
I remember Neil tweeting about them doing their last day but I can't seem to find the tweet.
Here's a question. Did they use dog actors for the first game? There were a few dogs in the quarantine zone. Also, I recall horses and giraffes in that game too.
I doubt they would get dogs in to mocap just for one short scene.
If Joel is a part of the story, he's going to play a minor role. This is Ellie's show, no doubt about that.
Has it been confirmed that the narrative is going to be constructed like The Godfather II (I.e. parallel narrative timeline hopping)?
There's a Black Mirror episode that has something fairly similar to this in it, yes.
I mean the first game had a relatively predictable plot. It's the characters and the acting that makes it so freaking special. So I think even if we've predicted some story beats, the story will still dazzle. Although, Neil lies about Ellie being playable in the first game so I do agree we could see some curveballs.Joel is 100% dead, right? He has to be.
Two timelines: Current timeline will have Ellie ripping throats and taking revenge (second part of the gameplay trailer), and we will see what that revenge is in the past timeline (first half of the gameplay trailer). We will see Joel in the past timeline but his death could be what sets Ellie on the path for revenge.
Also, this theory is so simple and predictable, I would expect NG to drop a hot twist or two in the mix.
Dina won't be fridged for character motivation, and it's unlikely she'll be written as a damsel in distress, so she's probably a key villain.
My wild guess would be Ellie's mom does a lot of damage to that cult, and Dina's father is a prominent member of it. Dina ends up tracking down Ellie to Tommy and Maria's sanctuary, and gains her confidence. Maybe Ellie is distracted from guard duty and the cult kills a ton of people. Ellie vows revenge, thinks Dina is dead, but learns late (~70%) of the way into the game that it was a betrayal. Things progress, Ellie decides not to kill Dina, 'Oh, the cycle of hatred, it turns out you are the Last of Us too', roll credits.
I've been thinking similarly. It's completely plausible.Dina won't be fridged for character motivation, and it's unlikely she'll be written as a damsel in distress, so she's probably a key villain.
My wild guess would be Ellie's mom does a lot of damage to that cult, and Dina's father is a prominent member of it. Dina ends up tracking down Ellie to Tommy and Maria's sanctuary, and gains her confidence. Maybe Ellie is distracted from guard duty and the cult kills a ton of people. Ellie vows revenge, thinks Dina is dead, but learns late (~70%) of the way into the game that it was a betrayal. Things progress, Ellie decides not to kill Dina, 'Oh, the cycle of hatred, it turns out you are the Last of Us too', roll credits.
Yeah this could be Marlene or could be anybody. Naughty Dog sticks with their actors. She played two different characters in Uncharted 4 IIRC (and, of course, the way every nerd first tried to program phonemes in facial animation, Alyx Vance).This is potentially a big one. Merle Dandridge made a New Years post a few days ago with a bunch of photos and one is her in a motion capture suit in what appears to be Naughty Dog's studio
Of course with all the speculation of the mystery woman being Ellie's mom that would obviously lead you to believe that she was doing work for Part II and reprising her role as Marlene. Then again, ND likes working with her so it's also possible that she's portraying another character.
Gus "and a little bit of TLOU 2 which is coming very soon"Gustavo: ...so I know you now that one, it was 'The Path'. And little bit of The Last of Us in a different version. And a little bit of The Last of Us 2...which is coming very soon.
https://www.reddit.com/r/thelastofus/comments/ajt5z3/gustavo_santaolalla_the_last_of_us_soundtrack/
People have different interpretations of what "soon" means, and this is no indication the The Last of Us Part II is anywhere near ready to release. "Very soon" could be within 8 months or within 12 months, from the perspective of a musician like Gustavo. It adds confidence in my mind though, that a 2019 release is planned.Gustavo: ...so I know you now that one, it was 'The Path'. And little bit of The Last of Us in a different version. And a little bit of The Last of Us 2...which is coming very soon.
https://www.reddit.com/r/thelastofus/comments/ajt5z3/gustavo_santaolalla_the_last_of_us_soundtrack/