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[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Killed so much that the game will never get a sequel it's clearly meant to have, yes.

The remaster of the first game came out before Part 2. The subsequent remake of the first game is made using Part 2's assets and mechanics as well as assets from the original and had much smaller production costs, it was clearly made to recoup the loss of IP value perceived by Sony, same with the relatively low budget HBO show, compared to making a game the caliber of TLOU it costs peanuts and if at all - that will be the only way the saga will see a conclusion sadly.

So yes absolutely TLOU was killed off by the controversy and they're now working on a new IP that looks significantly more safe and uncontroversial in every way sans maybe featuring a black lady in it.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I imagine most game IPs wish they could be as killed off as TLOU.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 hours ago

Yeah, doesn't change the fact though - it was Sony's flagship from their oldest most well known first party studio and it effectively got cancelled and pawned off to HBO to be milked on a budget.

Most movie franchises wish they could be Star Wars but it doesn't change the fact the sequel trilogy did immense and obvious damage to the brand due (primarily) to the controversy, though in that case those movies actually also sucked which I'm sure didn't help things. TLOU Part 2 on the other hand was by no means as awful as any of the sequel trilogy SW flicks.