"This is a story about hatred-intense, painful and emotional adventure," the creative director of "Last of Us 2" said at a symposium in 2016. He may have been talking about the theme of the game, but it is easy to describe what happened in the past few weeks.
If you are unhappy, here is the most important part. Earlier this year, Kotaku released a report on the working conditions of naughty dogs. This article paints a picture of "the best and worst workplace in the world".
A former developer said: "They do take care of you, provide food, and encourage them to take a break." "But in most cases, the meaning is: 'Complete the work at all costs.'"
The heavy workload is mainly manifested in brain drain. After completing work on "Uncharted 4", 70% of lead-free designers left the company. Even shortly after the game was shipped, co-chair Bruce Straley left, apparently exhausted.
The welfare of naughty dog workers has received reasonable attention, but these concerns have been adopted and used as an excuse to make the listener ’s voice partially objectionable.
Just a week ago, there was a huge leak in Part 2 of "Last Us"-all important scenes were leaked, and the entire game premise was exposed. Rumors began to spread that it was a job for dissatisfied employees without pay.
In the past few days, it turns out that this is not the case. Leaks are the work of hackers who used exploits in patches for previous naughty dog games.
This tweet thread provides a complete summary of how it happened:
For those interested in the TLOU2 leak and how it happened, here is your loss
I don't know how many such tweets there will be
-PixelButts (@PixelButts) May 3, 2020
Nonetheless, despite the evidence to the contrary, all the stories about the leaked work of hackers were bombed, and people claimed that Sony and the naughty dog were lying. Obviously, they just wanted to cover up the fact that the accused former employee did not receive the promised bonus.
According to Jason Schreier, a Bloomberg News reporter, naughty dogs actually delay their pay. He said: "The most important thing is that there are rumors that this is the contractor's wage arrears, which is incorrect." "(Because of covid, ND actually extended the contractor's salary and health care benefits)."
However, because of prostitutes on the Internet, conspiracy theory continues. I believe there is a single reason for this: this is because the few voices of this angry Internet baby are angry because this story is not for them (the protagonist of reality).
Over the years, video games have done their best to cater to them. Every point of corporate information transmission convinces them that art is for them and artists are their servants. "We do it for you, gamers," said the overlord of the company who wants to sell you products. "Don't you like something? Don't worry. We will fix it."
It is a resident in the basement who complains about the character's breast size. If they are realistic, it is the "SJW" game and "censorship". If they are huge cartoon tits, it's just artistic integrity, man.
They said that anyone who has played "Last of Us" knows that Ellie is gay, and these little birds use this fact as a shield-"I like the first one, so I'm obviously not crazy about the progress of the game." Except Ellie's sexual behavior was only discussed in the optional DLC. In Part 2 of "The Last of Us", this is obviously part of her character, even interested in love.
I will not enter the field of spoilers, but the second part of "Our Last Part" also uses other forms of representation, and the reaction to this is annoying. I started work this morning and forbid others to comment in the first hour of the day because these comments are annoying and disgusting. This is only part of the playful dog's employees who have been served in the past few weeks.
Director Neil Druckmann (Neil Druckmann) also shared some of the comments he received on Instagram against the secret. This is a pile of bile. Then there are the sad people who create Twitter accounts, they just reply to tweets with disturbing videos and messages. There is no doubt that predictable bastards will do it here. Hell, and even Assassin's Creed Valhalla chat is full of spoilers for the second part of "The Last Us".
However, these people dare to hide in the work environment of naughty dogs. Any criticism against them will be closed, and they claim that you do not care about the workers. If you really believe this, ask yourself: If you have touched your finger on the bone for five years, how do you feel, and the conversation around it has become one of the most harmful events in video games Just the last obstacle? I can only imagine the frustrating blow to the Naughty Dog team in the past few weeks.
The worst part is that no one can say or do anything to change his mind. It does not matter that the leak is external. Never mind, someone on VG247 wrote an article stating that all of this is ridiculous. It's ok. That's because this anger is never true. The anger exists because the naughty dog dared to make a seemingly deviating video game story. No wonder most developers will use it safely. After all, it has nothing to do with working conditions. About hatred.
