Writing Honestly with Neil Druckmann of 'The Last of Us' Part 1- Mankind Was Misogynistic

Speaking with the IGDA this year, "Last of Us" Creative Director Neil Druckmann outlines the importance of "Writing Honestly".

In part one of his keynote speech, Druckmann talks about his first characters developed for a zombie story, working with George A. Romero, and the failed version of "The Last of Us" known as "Mankind."
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Writing Honestly with Neil Druckmann of "The Last of Us" Part 1- Mankind Was Misogynistic

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[infamouscrusader]

Mankind actually sounded like a better idea. An old man and a little girl surviving in a zombie apocalypse (if given more time) could have worked out.

[Wowaddict]

Someone explain to me how a zombie plague that only affects women is misogynistic. There's Y the Last Man and it's functionally similar and no one's called it "misandrist." There's an innumerable amount of games where you shoot living, healthy men in the face because you're told to and the only reason I've heard it labeled as misandrist is as a counterpoint to Anita and her garbage.

[MajorWolfCry]

Wow that Jak & Daxter concept art has me hyped for the inevitable :P