I am only going to discuss the anatomy only. In this essay, I'm going to show through illustrations that not only does the emotion and structure on Joel's face change from panel A to panel B, but also that the remade model significantly shifts the message and atmosphere of the scene depicted. This frame is interesting, because the angle is exactly the same, the expression too (supposedly), and only 'minor' changes were made to enhance the graphical elements and better the textures, or so we're told. Panel A from TLOU1, and Panel B from TLOU2 And what better shot than the one from the prologue (or epilogue, depending on your perspective!), remade 'to a T' for the second game? Prepping the terrain for further investigationĪfter trying to look for the original sculpts of the character for a couple of hours and finding some convincing illustrations for TLOU2, but nothing usable for TLOU1 (no clear front view available, and no rendered hair in the close-ups), I decided to use an in-game shot. 'Uh so you think ND made him softer? This is just a graphical improvement, you bigot!' Well, hold your horses, and we shall see.Ī side note: I am a hobbyist visual artist myself, I have studied human anatomy to further my art, and I know that creators often play with 'dynamic lines' and shapes in order to reinforce an atmosphere. I've been bothered by Joel's model for a long time and thus decided to make a post about it to explain the changes made from TLOU1 to TLOU2. gif I made down below in case it helps anyone with the comparison. You can also find their counter arguments in the same comment thread. It was produced after an exchange with u/majeric down in the comments, here. What a bummer.Įdit 2: Here is another analysis with another shot from TLOU1.

Nothing was the same after that day, and everyone had to fend for themselves.Edit: All this brigading, and not a single constructive counter-argument. A dangerous virus had been transmitted through flour all over the world, and with dangerous walkers roaming the streets, it was only a matter of time before civilization collapsed. As a cynical protagonist, Joel didn't really care about surviving the apocalypse, given how he had already lost his daughter ( Nico Parker) during the first day of the outbreak.

The role of Joel would eventually fall into the hands of Pedro Pascal, who starred in one of the biggest shows that have come to television this year. The bit of trivia was revealed by Craig Mazin, one of the co-creators of the successful video game adaptation, during a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter. The post-apocalyptic video game adaptation would've certainly had a different tone and, if that had been the case, a new Ellie might've been cast as well depending on the screen tests held with McConaughey. The Last of Usalmost looked extremely different, as it has been revealed that Matthew McConaughey was in talks to star as Joel at some point of the development process.

Joel last of us model