The characters in The Last of Us Part II are designed in such a way to not make trans people feel uncomfortable. Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive EntertainmentĪs Last of Us Part II leaks spread throughout social media that week in late April, a narrow but distinct thread of commentary about Abby’s appearance emerged: Broad shoulders and muscular arms sparked speculation that the character is trans despite a total lack of confirmation in the leaked game footage.Ĭiting an anonymous source with unstated ties to Naughty Dog, Australian outlet Sausage Roll reported that “people who question the progressive narrative that Naughty Dog are injecting into their games are at high risk of losing their jobs.” After lamenting the “diversity” of the game’s new additions to the cast, the article drops an alleged bombshell from its anonymous source: That’s not all. Uniting in mutual disgust.”Įllie during a rare moment of calm in The Last of Us Part II. Abby has a serious grudge against returning heroes Ellie and Joel, and gets her revenge in brutal fashion.Ī post about the leaks from the right-leaning website One Angry Gamer bemoans Naughty Dog’s “woke anti-Christian agenda” while savoring the dismay of fans of Ellie, a character described as “the much-beloved lesbian icon for the SJWs who love to sing this game’s praise on Twitter, but had no intention of buying the game.” The post concludes with the baseless statement that “naturally, everyone is losing their minds. An April hack of the game’s developer, Naughty Dog, revealed a number of major plot points, including the role of Abby, an antagonist for the first half of the game who becomes its protagonist in the second. The latest target of ire among this perennially aggrieved subset of gamers is The Last of Us Part II. Lady gamer? Person of color? Not straight? Nonconforming? They will persistently interpret your opinions about games and your desire to enjoy them as “forcing an agenda.” There’s a small but loud minority of people out there who want to tell you that video games belong to them and not you. It’s pretty amazing how Naughty Dog have achieved this and begs the question how will character models evolve with next gen systems such as the PS5 and Xbox Series X.Who are games for, anyway? What kinds of people deserve to be depicted in them?

The model viewer highlights the incredible life-like characters and attention to detail. The game doesn’t natively output the game in 4K though, so it’s upscaled. We’ve captured the video from the PS4 Pro using an AV.IO 4K capture card which lets us record at 4K resolution for greater detail. Here is a look at a selection of female and male characters as seen in The Last of Us Part II model viewer alongside some of the animals and other creatures.

Last of us 2 character model