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The Abandoned house is pitch dark except for the dim circle of light her torch squeeze out the juice.

As to the moths sofa's, broken televisions and fallen chest of drawers bitten, Suddenly You realize, You are not alone.

The Sound of pain-filled screech and click pierces The Silence , and seemingly out of nowhere, a stooped figure with his limbs at unnatural angles, begins the mix in the direction of You .

Now, You - or rather Ellie , your Character has to make a decision. Try to Kill It , or run?

the life of Ashley Johnson , Ellie Brought by the actress, is one of The Most famous characters in gaming's recent history.

Ashley first auditioned for The Role in 2012, and says to us: "I Am so incredibly proud to play this Character .

"I love Ellie and I think it is very important for people to see characters as You play in the video. "

"The a young females have lead to gay is, it feels Real . "

Ellie 's love interest Dina, played by Shannon Woodward

The Last of Us-part 2 is the successor of the critically acclaimed The Last of Us is a game, the review-aggregator of 100.

It's The Story of a former Teenage Girl Ellie and her smugglers protector Joel followed.

they traveled tried across the USA, as a scientist, a cure for an infection that turned half The World into zombie-like creatures, and led to the collapse of the company.

your end gamers and critics kept talking for a long time, and the sequel takes Ellie and Joel The Story of a couple of years later.

Ashley describes Ellie as "someone who is a little quiet and a little shy, but also very capable".

"infected" roam The Streets and buildings of Seattle in The Game

The new game focuses on You and a diverse set of characters.

There is a trans person, people from different ethnic backgrounds and different sexualities. It is something that was missing in The Games industry has been accused of in The Past - especially in big releases like this.

Ashley says: "I think it is important, representation in all media, we need him in any shape or form.

"I think things will slowly start to change.

"I would love to get to a point in the conversation, where this is not as a little risky. "

For The Game director Neil Druckman, who was not decision-making as an end in itself: "We are not saying, 'Let's get versatile, to stand up straight'. It was more like an option to give us a richer story. "

Neil is also one of the bosses in the developer studio Naughty Dog , and says, You have to slowly. the characters in their games for years, trying to expand

"Some of the things we had with The First game, as well as putting Ellie on The Front of The Box is a little controversial. I don't think it should be, but it was at The Time .

"I think that the reason why we feel more confident use, all of these different types of characters, with different backgrounds and identities to give us a variety of stories. is

"That doesn't automatically mean that The Story is better. But there is something magical when people see themselves in games, it expands our audience and I think this is important. "

The Game explores discussed in Joel and Ellie 's relationship to the broad, ending in the original.

Neil is, However, also aware that his studio is in a privileged position to be able to take risks: "Naughty Dog has a number of commercial successes, so it allows us opportunities

"If The Last of Us part 2 is successful, and someone wants to marketing a game with a similar occupation, at least then teams can have a look and be like, 'Well that worked' so it will not be The Thing that holds Back the people. "

in the run-up to publication was a bumpy ride for the developers.

delays through the history of leaks and

It's a grim world, the Ellie and Joel that inhabit it, and some.

Neil is not nervous when You said the criticism of his game: "I think if we tell this story in a different medium then the Body Count would be so high.

"It must be so high, because we train You with the mechanics of how The Game plays.

"What are we for, is how it feels, is more important than what the Body Count in Real Life .

"Ellie , could people not many, we know, but we are after a certain kind of adrenaline and excitement.

"I don't know how we could have created, with only a handful of people to come For You not against, that doesn't mean it is possible, and I would love to see it.

"But we think that The Feeling of authenticity is more important than the current one-to-one Realism . "

The Last of Us part 2 has been received very positively by reviewers, with a Metacritic score of 96 prior to market introduction.

The Game is releasing at The Time of the great discussions around The World about races and sexes.

Neil says that The Game reflects: "It is very much on the Basis of Real conflict and tribalism.

"the things we see now, unfortunately, very clear examples of this in the United States.

"But they are not new. You have us in the entire history of our species, and is likely to be for the future.

"I would like to discover more games, this kind of stuff. "

As for Ashley , actor, spends a lot of time working in The Games - She hopes that things will change: "It feels like the industry grew".

"We have learned things and we need to start to tell stories that involve all of them.

"If You see that and You play it, You will see how important this is. "

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