Assuming this ending was planned, Tess probably wouldn't of had such a clear-cut death. You'd hear gunshots, assume she died, and like Marlene she would turn up later in the game. The narrative would have been quite a bit different, because either Tess would track Joel, or Joel would return to the original quarantine zone.
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Naughty Dog reveals The Last of Us alternate ending image
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Uhhhh...there was nothing happy about the ending we got.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Yeah. That's what I feel as well. Seems like
Tess getting infected was part of the game, but not that soon. They must've planned it so that she gets infected way later in the game (or towards the end), and that she will require Ellie to be sacrificed in order to get the cure for herself. Marlene's role seemed to be much shorter, and that it would've been Tess instead that would've lead the team in Quarantine Zone. She would've pretended to be "killed", only to reappear towards the end.
Alcoholikaust
Member
Tess...
infected Tess would have been funnier
Yup, this guy gets it. Would love to know how this alternate story went though.
Also, why are people using spoiler tags? This entire thread is a massive spoiler, if you come in this thread not having played the game then that is your fault.
QuiteUndead
Neo Member
I would love to know how this would have played out.
Conciliator
Banned
Maybe it's revealed that Marlene and Tess are actually the same person with multiple personality disorder. TWIST SON. And then she kills joel because idk
Andrefpvs
Member
He didn't specify the type of spoilers. If you are trying to avoid spoilers for a game, you should avoid all unmarked spoiler tags.
Game is three years old.
And if someone really cared about RDR spoilers, they probably wouldn't have waited 3 years to play it...
This.
thecouncil
Banned
The ending to the game is probably my favorite video game ending. Speaking of only that final scene. Great things are said, great music is played. It was ace. I don't know what's going on in that picture, but I can't imagine it being an improvement on what we got.
I played the game, know the ending and can't imagine what you're going to pull from it based on that image.
I played the game, know the ending and can't imagine what you're going to pull from it based on that image.
crimzonflame
Member
TLOU was a great game.
Soul Destroyer
Banned
Hell no. I don't think my body would have been ready for an ending like that.
The ending we got was heavy enough.
The ending we got was heavy enough.
Haeralis The BRave
Banned
So Tess was behind everything? D:
Uno Venova
Banned
That must have been a significantly different story then, looking forward to the explanation.
In case it hadn't been mentioned yet:
This image is from the artbook and the caption from the art director mentions that it's based on the initial idea for the game, which featured Tess as the antagonist. Everyone in here bitching about how "bad" it is have no idea what the context was, and it wasn't like a 1:1 placement over the current ending. It was simply from an earlier drafting of the game's "script", one that in all likelyhood barely resembles what it is now. So please, calm down and chill out about it.
It is >.>
It's like in the first section of it, lol.
This image is from the artbook and the caption from the art director mentions that it's based on the initial idea for the game, which featured Tess as the antagonist. Everyone in here bitching about how "bad" it is have no idea what the context was, and it wasn't like a 1:1 placement over the current ending. It was simply from an earlier drafting of the game's "script", one that in all likelyhood barely resembles what it is now. So please, calm down and chill out about it.
It is >.>
It's like in the first section of it, lol.
Skellig Gra
Member
How long until you play TLoU... 2019?
Thaumaturgic Tomato
Member
...And then Kenny (TWD) appears, gun to Tess's back, "Where's the boat, Tess?".
DigitalSmoke
Banned
Wouldn't mind if he did, the douchbag.
giancarlo123x
Banned
Yup, my bad. I need to get around to looking at that. I got all distracted with my shiny new PC and then I got my copy of The Sky, which I've been looking through mostly.
Rollo Lawson
Banned
I still think Ellie heard Joel shoot Marlene
BannedEpisode
Member
Its kinda silly to say how glad you are that this isnt the ending when there is zero context.
Maybe it would have been mind blowing and awesome. Of course, the end is already great as is.
Maybe it would have been mind blowing and awesome. Of course, the end is already great as is.
There is nothing about the real ending that is sequel baiting. The devs have even said themselves that the story is self-contained. The Joel/Ellie story is as complete as it needs to be. Anything more would be extra.
TheRealTalker
Banned
I thought Tess was you know... so how does she kill Joel?
you'd think that even if she was alive she'll just turn into one of them and have no sanity to kidnap Joel
you'd think that even if she was alive she'll just turn into one of them and have no sanity to kidnap Joel
jediyoshi
Member
Tess looked prettyto me. Are we still spoilering things in this thread given the OT title?dead
Anyway, the "real" ending is the best one. This what if scenario is lame and was rightfully dropped.
It doesn't imply the fate of either of the characters though
Considering it was part of the original pitch, it'd probably fall under more of the original's label. Even the actual ending had a bunch of tonal changes.
This is a bad use of spoiler tags.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
It was from a different storyline where Tess was the game's antagonist. Things would have played out differently.
That's exactly what I was thinking.
TheRealTalker
Banned
Though I spoiled tagged it all but didn't
I see well I hope the PAX panel is recorded for us to see later