For twelve years, the conclusion of the first opus of The Last of Us has aroused many debates with fans. Today, Neil Druckmann puts an end to the mystery by revealing what is really hidden behind the choice of Joel.
With season 2 of The Last of Us Currently being broadcast on HBO, the Naughty Dog franchise has no shortage of being recovered in recent weeks. With each new episode, we are indeed entitled to new interviews on the part of the members working on the project, including Neil Druckmann, the man behind the creation of the Games. It is then an opportunity for him to return to elements of the work he created, like the conclusion of The Last of Us Part 1. Attention, spoilers.
The end of The Last of Us explained by Neil Druckmann
Particularly follower of what could be called “unsaid”, The Last of Us games often like to leave the interpretation of certain elements at the sole discretion of players. What nourish many debates, as has done the conclusion of the first adventures of Ellie and Joel in 2013. Because indeed, in addition to knowing if the girl is indeed aware of the lie of the latter at the end of the game, another big question deeply divided the fans: were the fireflies really able to make a vaccine?
For some players, by choosing to sacrifice the life of the doctor rather than that of Ellie, Joel undeniably (and selfishly) has annihilated all luck for humanity to recover from the cordycepts. For others, on the contrary, Joel made the choice which was necessary to protect the one he loved from a remedy which had no guarantee to work. And if The Last of Us Part 2 ultimately never brought the answer to this question, the time has come for Neil Druckmann today to decide on this subject.
“Could the fireflies have made a vaccine?” Our intention was to say that yes, they could “ reveals the creator at the microphone of Sacred Symbols. “Now is our science a little wobbly to the point that people question it?” Yes, she was wobbly and now people question her. I can’t say anything. All I can say is that our intention was that they would have remedied. This makes it a more interesting philosophical question for what Joel did ”.
A revelation that divides fans
This time it is clear therefore, for Naughty Dog, Joel did condemn the fate of humanity by saving Ellie. And if some are delighted to finally have the answer to this question after twelve years of waiting, others, on the contrary, do not hesitate to share their disappointment as to see Neil Druckmann break all the ambiguity of the game. That said, at present, nor The Last of Us Part 2, nor the television adaptation have really ruled on the issue. We can therefore say that for fans who wish, the free interpretation remains possible … unless The Last of Us Part 3 Don’t come to change the game one day?
Source : Sacred Symbols
