The Last of Us - Sarah's Death Performance Capture

The prologue in performance capture.

[snowrider]

I really appreciate Troy admitting his pride as an actor. He really expected everyone to think he was an AMAZING actor because he can cry on the spot. It’s a very humbling experience I’m sure and I show mad respect to him 👏👏

[abcdefgh]

4:07 "This scene actually works, not because of me but inspite of me"
A person cannot get more humble than this.

[DuckMySickLOL]

i just came here crying after watching the remake scene and now im laughing at T pose while still tearing

[AdoreYouInAshXI]

Bro. I have never went from almost crying to bursting out laughing quicker than I did at 1:14 when Troy was giving his emotional performance and then the scene cuts and everyone jumps up and T poses. Lmfao.

[Zecron]

This was the moment in the game that I realised it was going to be amazing, it set the perfect tone and character arc for Joel to take with Ellie and it really hit me emotionally, probably one of the only games that got me crying withing the first few minutes of the game

[tachiebillano]

Revisiting this. The performance that made the cut was indeed the best one because it's more painful when you hear Joel still trying NOT to cry and still bargaining -- "Don't do this to me, baby" -- instead of going straight to an anguished cry. It's several times more heartbreaking to see someone holding on and denying a death of a child for a few moments more, even when they're already holding a corpse. So that when that scene cuts to black (and leaps into the intro credits of the game), you know for sure that after those initial moments of denial and struggle not to go mad with grief, Joel does let out an anguished scream (like how Troy did it in other takes). They just don't show it to you and let your own imagination fill in the rest. That's how they make you cry. So that when the game starts with Joel years later, goddamn, the emotional weight of the darkness inside and around him hits you like a truck. 😅 And shit, you're starting the story. Phew. Wrecks your heart.

[yoshipow]

The whimper makes me tear up every single time

[acnelson]

This… THIS right here is why I have so much respect for actors. They have to go to places that most of us fight hard not to for our own mental health. IMO those first takes where he really loses it looked perfect to me because they drive the fact that he just lost his daughter home perfectly. Troy is a damn boss for bringing Joel to life the way he did.

I don’t envy Pedro as he has some massive shoes to fill. Troy Baker is a damn beast at his craft.

[someasiankid]

this scene broke me, i never cried so much even though I knew what was gonna happen. the pain in sarahs voice when she got shot and the desperation in joels. man nothing like this scene

[caedom]

First time I played this, I was single. 10 years later, when I had a baby girl, this hit me differently. I wept and wept.

[essicaj]

This is WHY. I have cried. Literally everytime I've played. Every time

[artificiallystupidintellig]

the best times of my life as an actor was in my conversionary program where my teacher said that the best work you do is when you are exhausted and burned. Once your there it stops being about u or what you want to be perceived as. You are the character. And that is the best work.

[dooby_scoo]

My brother was playing and me and dad were watching and we all started crying and my dads only words after were…"Holy shit".

[suvamk]

Pedro Pascal is a damn good actor..he also nailed this part.

[Jordinho]

Great example of how common it can be to overact if you're trying to give your all for a performance, but you can see why the 'less is more' approach which Neil was looking for was more impactful as it suited the scene better and was more appropriate for Joel's character.

[kaylarose]

this makes me cry more then the show and the game. its just sm more raw. they acted so well I can feel the grief.

[EllieBergeron]

Neil: We gotta reshoot a scene.
Troy: Cool, what scene are we doing?
Neil: ...
Troy: Don't do this to me...
Neil: Oh that's perfect, we got it!

[Jackzay]

it should be illegal for a man to have hair that nice.

[BrittnyShrub]

Wow! So humble of Troy to admit something like this! Wow. I'm even more of a fan. ❤

[cLeVr]

I've been playing video games for almost 20 years and this was the best launch of a game I've ever experienced. you did a phenomenal job!