The kiss in “The Last of Us Part 2” was effective because it felt directed - that is, it was carefully written and staged by artists who want players to discover a rather specific story. “It’s scary because those are my favorite kinds of games, and if there’s fewer people making those games? That’s one of the reasons I joined the industry.” “That conversation is scary,” said Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann, currently overseeing production of “The Last of Us Part 2. Which leads to this question: What’s the future for the introverted player, the one who doesn’t want to game with strangers and whose friends don’t have the latest consoles? Are those of us who want to dig in with a game in the solitary way we devour a book or binge watch a series slowly being phased out? Ubisoft’s own upcoming pirate title, “Skull and Bones,” is also going the multiplayer route, and last year, Electronic Arts shuttered a “Star Wars” title from celebrated game storyteller Amy Hennig of “Uncharted” fame to “pivot” away from “a story-based, linear adventure game.” Other games, such as Rare’s pirate adventure “Sea of Thieves” for Xbox One, is geared toward social play, to the point that its single-player experience is barely playable. BioWare, known best for single-player narratives such as “Dragon Age” and “Mass Affect,” is embracing social with its upcoming shooter “Anthem.” Treyarch stated that its newest “Call of Duty” title would go without a single-player campaign.
And with Epic Games recently unveiling that more than 125 million people have played “Fortnite,” who can blame them?Ī longstanding single-player franchise such as “Fallout” announced its upcoming “Fallout 76” would be a multiplayer experience. Big-budget games today are going communal. “The Last of Us Part 2" stands out as a single-player game in an increasingly multiplayer world. Yet the most striking moment during the weeklong celebration of gaming was something far more simple: a kiss.Īn unexpectedly intimate and warmly optimistic scene - one complete with honest and awkward dialogue - launched Sony’s presentation of “The Last of Us Part 2.” The scene of a kiss between two women made the argument that good ol’ fashioned storytelling still tops slick gameplay and larger-than-life digital effectsĪt E3, “The Last of Us Part 2" was an outlier, and not just because it emphasized teen romance - and, to be sure, lots of intense violence. When the Electronic Entertainment Expo took over downtown Los Angeles last week, there was talk of new technologies as well as hints of a “next generation” of consoles.
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