Neil Druckmann: 'I find these kinds of ironic “jokes” to be unproductive at best'

First it's "we don't use the word fun." And now you can't even make lighthearted analogies on twitter. About video games.

Okay Neil.

Here's some Golden era JRPG fun to be had. 2 for 1!:

#lastofus2leaks #naughtydog
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[EremitaJ]

Bubsy 3D truly is the Crime and Punishment of videogames.

[TheSouloftheDragon]

Joy and laughter are forbidden in everything; only depression and sadness are allowed (see feminist 'comedy').

[TeoKones]

He's right, those tweets are unproductive.
You should be tweeting "thank you BRAND" instead. Just clap and eat your Bigot sandwich while you think about some dog they force you to kill.
Peak storytelling right there 10/10

[Arassar]

Every time I hear Druckmann say anything, he just sounds more and more miserable and insufferable.

[Aml-droz]

what Niel is trying to say is "shut the F-up!! you'll ruin our sales of our new propaganda"

[gnarkillguch]

It sucks that normies and brand recognition are more than likely going to make LoU2 a sales success. But man, I cannot wait for the GoT Season 8 levels of hate and backlash to start when said normies get duped out of their $60 for this woke trashfire.

[RobzdaBlade]

He strikes you while he cries in pain!

[marloc]

I find shill and fake game-reviewing to be unproductive at best, Neil...

[kbarbier]

Neil have extremely dangerous manipulative behavior, I don't know where he is from but hope not all American creator are that manipulator

[attackhelicopter]

If TLOU2 is the standard for his unfun productivity, i dont want to experience his funny side...

[t.m.]

Crash Team Racing is the Devine Comedy of video games

[kylereynold]

Not only is it unproductive of Neil's opinion on fun, but also uninspiring and dehumanizing. A toxic mindset that has manifested physically into not only games, but a lot of the industry. It also doesn't help that N.D shares the same building with a few other Sony developers.
It's like a infectious parasitic spore that grew. Maybe if Neil didn't want to talk about sensitive matters, then you shouldn't have made the game that created this situation. And the best part is he wanted this to happen. But it might not work out well in the end for Neil.
Not even Rockstar's Manhunt got this level of dislike. In fact, it's more of a cult hit and a surreal experiment in creating a sort of Slasher film with a nice synth track mixed with some rock. With a gruesome, gritty horror and stylistic suck, being one of the modern games that experimented with the worn VHS look.All in 2003.
The Silent Hill games, despite their subject material which I won't spoil at all, always retained fun and even had replay value and unlockables rewarding the customer and player. There is also a lot of bonus material and cool history on these games.
Also it helps went you watch the making of videos which a lot of them are short, you get a certain idea of the company.
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Dreams has tons of these videos of the developers talking, making cool creations, coding the game and showing off their product. All with a awesome level of respect that doesn't push buttons.Hell, you learn some stuff even. Even Last of us 1 has some amusing behind the scenes like the singing video.
I doubt the B-roll/making of Last of us 2 will reflect this fun inspiring feel
They always talk about the holocaust....They always do that...
Troy Baker went radio silent recently.
It wouldn't be so bad if there were a lot of good developers, which there are, but they aren't as aplenty as the ps1, 2 or even 3 era. Not even experimental imo. It wildly depends but I miss the more homebrew vibe of the older stuff because alot of the newer stuff is streamlined. Hard to explain because there are so many examples.
This is the kicker: If someone like Neil doesn't have a sense of humor or can find other's feedback useful, good or bad, then he has personal issues. It hurt more for customers and gamers like me, who view games as badass art and a dynamic FUN art at that, because we pay for stuff like this. And to learn where our funding is going, it leaves a sour mind. Weirdly intended by the product. A psychological tool to not only troll you, but to make you feel lousy. Creators like Kojima trolled the player, but his secrets and cool stuff override that. And you didn't need a patch to do that! It was all coded, tested and finalized to have cool stuff ready to be unlocked. Not a afterthought.
The only thing here is I'm not buying this thing. No one should. Also Neil going off on fun...I don't know, but it pushes my buttons to tear the hell out of his unproductive professionalism.
Revenge would be the stupidest thing in this fungus ghoul world. This isn't even a objective/subjective issue. Lighten up Neil.

[jaypeterman]

The choking meme will eclipse the actual game in terms of relevance

[ardendragoon]

Neil just made a game about an angry lesbian, and shows us what they would do to men if they could.

[ThoverseerModLoser]

Why do I get the sense that he's one of those dudes with absolutely no sense of humor, and he's incredibly butthurt whenever he's reminded that other people do?

[robinthrush]

You can only afford a sense of humor if you have white, cishet, straight, able male privilege. Humor is a sign of the patriarchy!

[AscendantStoic]

"Neil Druckmann thinks even jokes need to be productive, no wonder his employees are overworked" ... all i could say to that is ... ZIIIING!, that was savage.

[Melchiorblade]

If it's not shilling for The Woke of Us 2 it's unproductive

[VideoJamesNZ]

You guys wanna hear a joke?












The Last of Us 2 😜

[quicklyform]

The 19th will be a sweet day for us those who tried to worn those if it’s getting compared to Disney sequels and game or thrones you shouldn’t get it