Neil Druckmann confirms the Fireflies could have made a viable...

Twelve years after the release of the first part of The Last of Us, Neil Druckmann clearly answers a big question. Not everyone is satisfied with it.

“That was our intent”: Neil Druckmann Answers Joel’s Moral Dilemma in ‘The Last of Us’ That Has Fans Divided

For over a decade, The Last of Us fans have passionately debated Joel’s gut-wrenching decision at the end of the first game: was he right to save Ellie, potentially dooming humanity by preventing a cure for the Cordyceps infection? Central to the game’s emotional weight, this moral dilemma has sparked countless arguments across forums and social media. Now, Neil Druckmann, co-creator of The Last of Us and co-showrunner of its HBO adaptation, has…

Neil Druckmann Confirms the Fireflies Could Have Made a Cure in The Last of Us

Neil Druckmann, creator of The Last of Us, has confirmed that the Fireflies could have made a cure in the game’s story. Speaking on the Sacred Symbols podcast, Druckmann was asked, “Could the Fireflies make a cure?” He replied, “Our intent was yes, they could.” Druckmann admitted the science in the story isn’t perfect, but it wasn’t the main focus. “Our science is a little shaky… but our intent was that they would have made a cure,” Druckmann ad…

12 years after The Last of Us' ambiguous ending sparked a decade of debate, creator Neil Druckmann has settled it: "Our intent was that they could have made a cure"

A lot of fans aren't happy

Neil Druckmann confirms the Fireflies could have made a viable...

Full on spoilers for TLOU1, TLOU2, and both seasons of the show ahead I saw this clip on the TLOU subreddit making the rounds. Neil goes into the viability of the cure, and he says this: "Could the Fireflies make a cure? Our intent was that, yes, they could. Now, is our science a little shaky that now people are questioning it? Yeah, it was a little shaky and now people are questioning that. I can't say anything. All I can say is …