'The Last of Us 2' Updates: Sony Defends Brutality in Game's Latest Trailer
While the first "The Last of Us" game was praised by critics and gamers alike, the same thing cannot be said about "The Last of Us 2," as far as its recently released trailer is concerned at least.
There is no denying that "The Last of Us 2" is one of the most highly anticipated games. After all, the first game was both a commercial and critical success.
Although Naughty Dog has yet to officially announced when the game will arrive in the PlayStation 4, a trailer for the game was released recently, but unfortunately, it fell on the bad graces of the fans because of the undeniably brutal scenes included in it.
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Apart from the trailer being devoid of the presence of Joel and Ellie, the first game's protagonists, it is apparent that the brutal scenes it features, including an arrow getting through the head of a man, an arm of another character being hammered, and another character getting hacked in the head, did not sit well with the fans and gaming pundits.
Many opine that the said scenes are simply sickening and may be an indication that the upcoming game will be way darker than the first game.
However, Jim Ryan, President of Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe, President of Global Sales and Marketing for Sony Interactive Entertainment, defended the game from those criticizing its trailer. Apart from saying that the recent trailer does not represent the whole game, he also reasoned that "The Last of Us 2" is intended for players who prefer playing games with such a level of brutality.
"'The Last of Us' obviously is a game made by adults to be played by adults. I should never prejudge this but it will probably be rated '18', I think it's fair to say. And there's that market for those people who like that sort of game. Adults who like that sort of game. And I think we cater for that, and at the other end of the spectrum there was 'Concrete Genie,' which my 8-year-old decided was the game she would like to play very much," Ryan said in an interview.
