Take a look at our preview ofThe Last of Us Part II Remastered’s No Return mode.
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Laura Bailey did that flawlessly inThe Last of Us Part II. It’s no surprise that she won Best Performer in a Leading Role at the BAFTA Games Awards and Best Performance at Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards. As Laura’s previously expressed though, launchingThe Last of Us Part IIwas a tale of two halves. On one hand, it was a career high while on the other, Laura was dealing with death threats made against her and her family - all for the actions of a fictional character.
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In a tweet posted around the time of the game’s release, Laura said, “Man. I try to post only positive stuff on here but sometimes it just gets a little overwhelming. I blacked out some of the words cuz, ya know, spoilers. Side note, thank you to all the people sending positive messages to balance it out. It means more than I can say.” Attached were various DMs she’d received featuring at least five different death threats. I’m imagining this was just a small sample of a much larger picture.
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If they chose to, that’s another story but I’m talking about advising it from the expectation that social media is guaranteed to become a grisly place. Instead, we should be using this retelling ofPart II’s story to rewrite history, not let it repeat itself. Instead of normalising and expecting an onslaught of hate, challenge that notion. Challenge those who fail to differentiate reality from fiction. Hating a character is fine. Hating the person bringing them to life for said fictional character’s actions is not. End of story.
Topics:The Last Of Us,The Last Of Us Part 2,Naughty Dog,PlayStation,PlayStation 5,TV And Film
