Along with the images of some of the responses, Bailey said “Man. I try to post only positive things here … but sometimes this gets a little overwhelming. I deleted some of the words because, you know, spoilers. Side note. Thank you to all the people who sent me positive messages to balance it. It means more than I can say. “
The response was overwhelmingly positive, and rightly so, with many in the industry and beyond showing support for Bailey. So much so, she responded by thanking everyone who did.“Damn it,” said Bailey. “The number of encouraging responses to this … I have always believed that good people far outweigh bad ones. Thank you for reminding me of that today.”
Earlier today, July 5, Naughty Dog took to Twitter to condemn “any form of harassment or threats directed at our team and cast.”
“Although we welcome critical discussion, we condemn any form of harassment or threats directed at our team and cast. Their safety is our top priority, but we must all work together to eradicate this type of behavior and maintain constructive and compassionate speech.” . “
An hour later, The Last of Us Part 2 director Neil Druckmann shared some of the hatred he’s been receiving.
“You can love or hate the game and share your thoughts about it,” said Druckmann. “Unfortunately, many of the messages I have received are vile, hateful, and violent. Here are just a handful of them (I feel it is important to expose them). Activation Warning: Transphobic, Homophobic, Anti-Semitic, etc.”
The bright light in all this darkness is the support of those on the Internet who have drowned all this hatred. There is simply no place for it.
Unfortunately for everyone who hates, The Last of Us Part 2, in addition to setting a new gold standard for accessibility in games, has become the best-selling exclusive PlayStation 4 ever.
In our review of The Last of Us Part 2, in which we gave it a 10/10, we said that “it is a masterpiece that evolves the game, the cinematic storytelling, and the rich world design of the original in almost every way.”
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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who wants people to be better. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
