Творческое виденье Naughty Dog оценили не все игроки.
With the release of The Last of Us Part II Remastered on PC, enthusiasts have the opportunity to delve deep into the files and find various unrealized elements.
A modder under the nickname Speclizer recently showed similar mechanics, for example, at a certain stage it was planned to add a «Peek Mode» — Ellie could lean over so that the player would have a convenient opportunity to look at what was happening around the corner or look under the car and track enemies by their feet.
Speclizer also presented an alternative ending to The Last of Us Part II — with the ability to kill Abby. One of the developers thought about implementing something similar, but the ending of the story had already been written and he understood that his idea would not be accepted:
In the final battle with Abby, it was originally planned that the player would be shown a contextual prompt that she «can be drowned» and for this you need to actively press the corresponding button. But in fact, Abby could not be drowned like that — this was done specifically so that the player would realize that he needed to spare Abby. However, some testers just kept pressing the button, trying to kill her, i.e. it didn't work very well. One programmer [at Naughty Dog] thought it would be cool to give the player a real choice, but he knew that the team would not approve — after all, the ending of the story had already been conceived in this way [Ellie will spare Abby] in order to convey the message of the story more clearly. This video shows what the ending might look like if the player was given a real opportunity to choose: spare or kill Abby...
A user under the nickname @HowNOTtoUNALIVEyourself was so impressed that he stated: «I'm ready to download the game again for this».
