game director bruce straley Last of Usrevealed his concerns about the lack of credit for his work in the game world adapted for the HBO show. [for] Someone who was part of the co-creation of that world. Straley is not credited for The Last of Us HBO show, with official writing credits to Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin.
Straley and Druckmann’s relationship still ‘strained’
In a detailed article by los angeles timesStraley suggests that a video game industry union might help give creators the credit they deserve:
It’s an argument for unionization that anyone who was part of the co-creation of that world and those characters didn’t receive any credit or nickel for the work they put into it. , maybe we need a union in the video game industry.
Both HBO and Sony declined to comment on his remarks, according to the LA Times.
Straley is only credited as game director on The Last of Us, but the article mentions that he’s “one of its major world builders” and that Druckmann is Bill (actor Nick Offerman playing on the show). ). Straley also joined his Druckmann, Best Narratives from GDC 2014So it seems the original game’s story wouldn’t have been possible without Straley’s work.
Accreditation and compensation are two separate issues, but his statement continues what the article calls a “strained” relationship between Straley and Druckmann. Straley surprisingly left Naughty Dog in 2017 due to burnout, launching a new studio called Wildflower Interactive after a nearly five-year hiatus. In September 2022, he replied to a user suggesting that Druckmann changed the credits of The Last of Us Part 1 due to hubris.
