WhereAreMahDragonz
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Sad to see him go, but I will be forever thankful for the awesome gaming memories he's given me.
Best of luck, Bruce
Best of luck, Bruce
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Bruce Straley Leaves Naughty Dog
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DangerMouse
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exmachina64
Banned
This is an interesting thing to see after reading Blood, Sweat, and Pixels.
Best of luck, Bruce.
Best of luck, Bruce.
Garrett Hawke
Member
They made the better game though
AmayaPapaya
Banned
He was super talented and equally as important as Druckmann, IMO. Wish him the best. Naughty Dog's reputation has given them A+ people, tho, so it shouldnt be much of a loss.
Success is great but it also doesn't directly correlate to happiness.
Sad to see Bruce leaving Naughty Dog but after reading about the toll TLOU + UC4 took on him (Renting a second apartment closer to work so he could work til 2-3 AM everyday) I can see why returning to AAA development might be too much.
Why would those people have to be tied to the corporation their working for if they want to do something else?
Polygonal_Sprite
Gold Member
Great director. All the best.
ASilentProtagonist
Member
Thank you Bruce for helping create the best games I've ever played. TLOU, and UC2 rank highly for me. It must've been a tough grind going into UC4 right after TLOU!
I hope he keeps making games!
I hope he keeps making games!
ExtinctionEvent
Banned
I'm convinced half the peeps on GAF dont work, because there is a lot lot prople who dont seem to get how the work force works lol.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
Straley had to rent an apartment close to ND studio because he was scared of commuting and putting his an other people's life in danger.
That life is pretty harsh.
SolidSnakex
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https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ykno8/hi_were_neil_druckmann_creative_director_and/cflefgm/
Anyway, given the amount of time that Bruce took off i'm not too surprised about this. As far as where he goes from him, i'm really expecting him to either join an indie studio or start one of his own.
daTRUballin
Member
naughty dog is ded gaiz
But seriously, this guy's been there for 18 years?! Damn. Best of luck to him.
You should really read Blood Sweat and Pixels. There's some great insight there into how grueling the ND crunch process is. Doing TLOU and then UC4 seemed to have irreparably burned him out. Straley even says himself he was looking forward to spending a few years prototyping on a brand new thing. The idea of working on UC4 was insane to him and now with TLOU 2 announced it's not necessarily a better option. Also, sometimes working at the highest level possible with an insane quality standard isn't an environment you want to be part of, despite the success and reward after releasing a product.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Straley left because he had to work 100 hour weeks for four straight years which happened because Henning left from having to work 100 hour weeks for years.
Naughty Dog should stop having their people work as long.
AudioEppa
Member
Sadly I have the same feeling..
I got nothing but respect for Bruce's decision. I just hope he's mentally happy wherever he lands next. But holy shit if Neil is next ☹️ I can't even.
Thank you Bruce for having a part in creating my favorite video game of all time. Uncharted 4.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Not surprised, but his talents will be missed. Hope to see him pop up somewhere down the line with his name on another great game.
seems fitting with the trailer tone...i mean its not as if the first game wasn't dark as shit in the first place
Followed by the controller drop. That demo was better than 99% of all game announcements
let's also remember Bruce gave us the most boss E3 demo pose of ALL TIME
Best of luck to him! Hell of a guy!
Guess he woke up one day and thought "yeah people like these games but I guess 100 hour works weeks are getting a bit much the 5th time around".
Hopefully he goes somewhere smaller, can live a life, and make some games for us to play still.
This is projecting, obviously, but, remember that bit, "if you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working?" I've been thinking about this a lot and the basic loop of working your ass off while you are still a fully functional human only to "retire" and do nothing with your broke down body. Anyways, like, I said, best of luck to Bruce, hope he has a dope life outside the "kennel".
Guess he woke up one day and thought "yeah people like these games but I guess 100 hour works weeks are getting a bit much the 5th time around".
Hopefully he goes somewhere smaller, can live a life, and make some games for us to play still.
This is projecting, obviously, but, remember that bit, "if you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working?" I've been thinking about this a lot and the basic loop of working your ass off while you are still a fully functional human only to "retire" and do nothing with your broke down body. Anyways, like, I said, best of luck to Bruce, hope he has a dope life outside the "kennel".
Spartancarver
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hell yeah
GravityInsanity
Member
I think the tone will be similar to the first game, but a little darker because it seems like a revenge story.
Sure buddy
Such a badass moment. Best e3 demo ever!
let's also remember Bruce gave us the most boss E3 demo pose of ALL TIME
ASilentProtagonist
Member
Oh, man. TLOU Part II is gonna be super dark. Neil will have no filter this time around. He already said the game is about "Hate".
VeryNicePerson
Member
Best of luck to Bruce! Thanks for everything!
I'll be checking the path he chooses.
I'll be checking the path he chooses.
Unknown?
Member
If he was burned out I don't see him going to another huge studio where he works 24/7.
Lys Skygge
Member
This is very sad 
. Naughty Dog breeds talent though. I'm excited to see what Bruce does in the future, but I'm also excited to see what new people bring to the table. If Lost Legacy is anything to go by, Naughty Dog will still be considered the greatest for years to come.
. Naughty Dog breeds talent though. I'm excited to see what Bruce does in the future, but I'm also excited to see what new people bring to the table. If Lost Legacy is anything to go by, Naughty Dog will still be considered the greatest for years to come.Have you by any chance read Masters of Doom?
whatever6352
Member
Sad to see him go and wish him the best of luck in whatever he decides to do. Hopefully he stays in the video game industry and if so I'll support his next project wherever it may be.
Firmus_Anguis
Banned
Aww man, this sucks... :-(
Wish you the best of luck though, Bruce! Thanks for all of your incredible work throughout the years - Can't wait to see what you do next!
Wish you the best of luck though, Bruce! Thanks for all of your incredible work throughout the years - Can't wait to see what you do next!
So TLOU2 will start with Ellie eating Joel for dinner Hannibal style
j/k
Seriously I didn't know he was directing TOU2. I always thought a different directer will work on it like with UC3.
brickarts295
Member
This boss is going out with 3 GOTY games under his belt. The man can pretty much do whatever he wants now.
Thanks for all the hard work Straley
Thanks for all the hard work Straley
He had nothing to do with Lost Legacy.
almostjuliuscaesar
Member
holy shit. that came out of nowhere
brickarts295
Member
You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, do you. He was at the helm of ND's latest and best productions.
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