The Last of Us Part II dev reveals game’s original brutal ending
'The Last of Us Part II Remastered’s developer revealed the game initially had a much darker ending. The title, which is an upgraded version of the 2020 PlayStation game, was originally going to end with Ellie brutally drowning Abby in the final scene, in an act of vengeance for Joel. In the game’s developer commentary track that is narrated by Neil Druckmann, the president of Naughty Dog, and writer Halley Gross, the director said that the ending was changed because “Joel wouldn’t have wanted Ellie to kill Abby”. This version would have seen Ellie go home to her Jackson farm, before meeting A...