derridadaist

Hi Guys! Glad you can do this!

Neil, previously you’ve said that Ellie loves Joel for everything he’s done for her, but hates him for robbing her of her choice.

Seeing how much Ellie loved Riley made me think of course she would hate Joel for taking away her chance to find meaning in Riley’s death. I felt like Ellie saving Joel shows us her love for him, but the flashbacks show us why she would also hate him. But many have argued that Left Behind actually supports the view that Ellie is complacent about Joel's lie, by showing how much Ellie loves Joel and wants to stay with him.

I was hoping you might elaborate on that. Do you still stand by your view that Ellie hates Joel for robbing her of her choice?

Was there any particular rationale you guys had for trying out bits of branching dialogue and player choices in Left Behind, or was it something you just wanted to experiment with to see how you liked it?

Do you think you’ll be incorporating more of that in future games?

You can love and hate someone at the same time.

Yeah, that's what I was getting at, I agree. That's why I admire your writing here, because the characters have multiple levels of feelings about things. It makes them believable.

I also agree it's open to interpretation, was just wondering if you had changed your feelings on it.

Thanks man!