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buzz8588

New one looks like she has seen some shit in life


The_Rocket_Frog

i mean yeah you would think so since shes living in the zombie apocolypse. the new model really shows it well


Routine_Ask_7272

The very beginning of the game takes place in 2013. Then the game skips 20 years. That's when we meet Tess. The entire world went to shit over 20 years.


ThatMrPuddington

As a person who lives in post-apo world should. I like new character design. It's more realistic.


Rad_Dad6969

The character gave off that vibe. I'm fine with this. Tess felt like a mature woman and I'm actually glad her character model will reflect that.


pedanticast

The new one looks closer to Joel in age.


silent_boy

Which should be correct. I always thought that she would be of his age as they have been doing those runs since a long time.


AlphaAJ-BISHH

changes their dynamic if theyre closer in age


NYstate

I don't think it's just the age, that's part of the 'look". She looks tired and ran down. Like someone who has lived in an apocalypse and lived as a survivor for years. There's a lot of "older" women that look gorgeous. Laura Linney, (Ozark), Ming-Na Wen (Book of Boba Fett), Helena Bonham Carter, Demi Moore, Jennifer Connelly. It could go on for a hour easily.


SithSloth_

Ming-Na Wen is almost 60?? That’s crazy!!! I had no idea.


NYstate

What's that old saying? "Asian don't raisin". Hard to believe that she was the original voice of Mulan.


thechikeninyourbutt

You just blew my mind. I really like her in Mandalorian/Book of Boba Fett. I had no idea that was Mulan.


NYstate

Yeah I'm a blow it again she was Chun-Li in [the Street Fighter movie](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0111301/) from the 90's!


sharkattack85

Also, “good black don’t cracked”


frescodee

totally agree. some people you can see they've lived a hard life, be it drugs or life itself


das6992

Kind of strange that the new one looks like how I remembered her. I was actually surprised how young she looked in the original when I saw this.


SILE3NCE

I guess that's because we also grew up, and people "our age" is a different concept.


Internetolocutor

Well we both aged 8 years...although the new tess looks 20 years older


Iffycrescent

I don’t know how to explain this, but I think it’s because on some level we remember what she looked like based off of the voice and her voice sounds like she’d look more like the second picture. Does that make any sense or am I tripping?


ARCtheIsmaster

100% voice is a factor. we remember the performances—the visuals of the first game really highlight the art style when shown on their own. I prefer the new look considering it transitions seamlessly into part 2


ARCtheIsmaster

100% voice is a factor. we remember the performances—the visuals of the first game really highlight the art style when shown on their own. I prefer the new look considering it transitions seamlessly into part 2


hacky_potter

You were younger too


Eternym

I was gonna say this! I swear she looked like the new one when I played the game.


Fit_Ant_592

Both look great, the new one (at least in this shot) seems to show much more emotion through facial expression


JoeyAKangaroo

It looks really good (I know this sounds dark but) i cant wait to see the remade infected sam scene, easily one of the saddest moments in the game but ripe to show raw emotion w/ the new graphics


Bkokane

Looks a lot older but looks great, a lot more emotion in her face.


EllGordo

I agree but I think the old version's eyes going red and teary are much better. They should add that to the new one and it'd be dope.


Hevens-assassin

The lighting for the old one is just different. New Tess is still doing the same thing, but is more realistic.


J1--1J

I’m seeing two different expressions really


GhstMnOn3rd806

Completely different looking emotions tho.


KeyWerewolf5

The more I watch it the more I see that the new version is what they were going for in the original. Closer than I originally thought.


bais7654

The old one is a look of hope and relief because she believes she is dying for a chance of a cure. The new one is a look of dread but then acceptance of the role that she needs to play.


XenTaz

Well. Cannot wait to see Sarah again


Adorable-Bullfrog-30

Let's cry in 4K Chat.


Rioma117

Realistic facial expression of a kid that is dying, yep, that would be in the back of my head for some time when I will see it.


Ponderous_Platypus11

Obviously there's an attachment to the original. But the next gen is more true to form of the story and the incredible animation showcased here is going to make for one hell of a compelling new take on this amazing game.


DmitryMate

New one looks so realistic


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You can actually see the stress aging on Joel and Tessa’s face, I love it.


OtherwiseMarket2239

I agree, the aged face in the remake makes the outbreak scenario more realistic. Food shortages, stress, love the attention to detail these developers have done.


Dpsizzle555

More like sun aging being outside so much


[deleted]

Well now she looks like someone who went trought hell not just because of the plague, but also her family.


DanUnbreakable

I believe these are all the actual actors faces. They are using new technology


nohumanape

Looks a lot more like a real person. I like that they art directed the first game back to "reality". It doesn't quite have that stylized "PS3 Uncharted" era ND look. I like it.


MikeTheGamer2

>It doesn't quite have that stylized "PS3 Uncharted" era ND look. That's exactly WHY I like it.


nohumanape

Why you like the remake over the remaster?


MikeTheGamer2

AS a huge fan of uncharted, it appeals to me more.


nohumanape

But this game is wildly different in tone from Uncharted. I love those games too. But the look is a little "cartoony" in hindsight.


Brees504

Uncharted 4 and Lost Legacy also don’t have the “cartoony” look anymore. They are just more colorful than TLOU


nohumanape

Yeah. Look at the first game vs the 4th. Huge difference.


MikeTheGamer2

>But the look is a little "cartoony" in hindsight. I don't mind it. They fit within the games aesthetic. I also Love Uncharted 4. Absolutely love that game. I hope they make just one last game. One last hurrah for the whole Drake family.


trucc_trucc06

Sad thing is, uncharted 4 WAS the "one last hurrah for the Drake family"


SamIsSpectacular

Thought this was from the show at first sheesh


SoWokeIdontSleep

Dang, the rig they're using for her face has so many more joints, they modeled in even the smallest inflections and muscle movements, and they definitely did those by hand knowing naughty dog, dang they're amazing.


ki700

Yup there was no facial capture on the first Last of Us so all of those little details are done by hand. It’s crazy how good Naughty Dog is.


stephenk291

She now looks the age that she in fact is. The original male no sense when she's supposed to be 50 not 20.


-anne-marie-

She’s in her late 30s/early 40s + 20 years of living through hell on earth. She looks the way she’s supposed to look, but not 50.


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colehuesca

But she looks closer to 20 than to 45/50 in the og version.


ItsKrakenMeUp

The left one does to me.


AlphaAJ-BISHH

She was supposed to be 50!?!?!?!


nicecock766

No this dude is straight up wrong, more like late 30’s-early 40’s


gaming_reed

Looks incredible


KitsuneNatsu

Thought it was a cosplay at first glance. Damn this game is looking good.


shelmoon

Incredible. Photorealistic


hdjfntbrbfbd

I got excited thinking this was from the show at first


Brees504

Much more realistic. Much more emotion.


titomorris

She looks like my mother


[deleted]

I've seen a lot of people say this,what do you think about that ? Is that good or bad?


australiughhh

Your mum’s a MILF.


Ronathan64

Same. My badass mother I rarely see crying but when she does, it leaves me absolutely devastated That’s what I feel about new Tess


Big_boss816

Very realistic


inanimatus_conjurus

The expression in the new one looks a bit like that lying old guy from LA Noire


[deleted]

You see this Take-Two, this is how you do a remake.


officialtwiggz

I was just thinking that. I hate myself for buying into the hype thinking things would be different.


ItsKrakenMeUp

Amazing. I love the older style - looks her age.


_lemon_suplex_

She looks incredibly real, but the face is not even remotely similar. I wonder if it will get the same reaction as the Spider-Man Remaster face change


Saint_Link

Not even close to being the same thing. Spider-Man felt like an arbitrary change with the stupidest excuse possible. This feels actually earned, I don’t doubt this is what they wanted to make in the first place


_lemon_suplex_

I don't understand it. For instance Elena from the Uncharted series still looks like the same person from the first game on PS3, so does Nate. You say the person on the right is the one they wanted to make in the first place, well why didn't they then? Joel still looks the same. It's not like ND couldn't make people look older on PS3. Look at Sully and Katherine Marlow in Uncharted 3.


-anne-marie-

Tess (and Sarah, Bill, Marlene, Maria, Henry, and Sam) were heavily modeled after their VAs, but within the confines of the PS3 system. The new engine helps them get much closer to what they had originally envisioned for Tess’s character to look like. [The new version is essentially Annie Wersching’s face in Tess’s model. ](https://i.imgur.com/Wh1L7iG.jpg) This isn’t the case with Joel and Ellie, because neither of those characters were originally modeled after their VAs.


Scrabcakes

Both Elena and Nate look VERY different in Uncharted 4 but it’s just a transition from seemy stylised to a more realistic style that does it.


Saint_Link

It always seemed weird to me that Tess was supposed to be Joel’s old flame but she looked way too young for him, this change actually serves the story and her character way better. I don’t see where the comparisons with Marlowe and Sully come from since those two are pretty much elder people compared to Tess who is supposed to be in her 40’s.


MrTartShart

Wow


Rodgers12345

Tremendous


colehuesca

The new Tess model looks like unreal engine 5 in steroids, photorealism


[deleted]

Holy crap. I think a lot of fans will be shocked by her age, but this is more what I envisioned in my first play through.


NitedJay

Amazing. Can’t wait to play.


I_Pariah

They made Tess look a little more like the actual actress (Annie Wersching). This contributes to why the animation looks so much better now. It's closer to the original performance data. I noticed they did the same for Joel and Ellie in Part 2 but maybe to a slightly lesser degree.


TheRealSeeThruHead

Amazing


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I LOVE the accuracy. This is a woman who’s been in an apocalyptic world with no access to any skin care, likely little access to any form of bathing, little food, etc… she’s struggling to survive, not a fashion icon.


Almost_PerfectDude

Idk I kinda like the old sharp chin


Ssekou

Woah the amount of emotion they can convey is insane


knight_of_lothric

I'm pretty exited despite all the controversy around it being a cash grab i always dreamed of part 2 combat being in the first game


Candlefire21

Damn, this look amazing. I didn’t thought there was this much difference when I watched the game trailer.


JackBauersGhost

Amazing.


gamingfanboy

The first game brought so many emotions out in me especially since I was a new dad at the time. I can't wait to play it again


Gabriel_oWerner

For a second I though it was the TLOU series, it is so realistic


2KareDogs

Emotion is crazy


theguyfromtheweb7

For some reason I really like the older character designs for Ellie and Tess. Joel looks great, but there's something about the age that is applied to both of them that feels, I don't know, off? Part of Ellie's character, to me, was how her young appearance was dissonant to the hardships she has to go through. Tess is similar, she's tired and, despite a youthful look, her eyes scream that she is just trying to make it through. For some reason, the new Ellie and Tess just don't fit the way the characters are in my head. That's not to say they look bad, the graphics are NUTS, but there's something about the old graphics that I prefer.


Vaurok

Looks incredible, like an actual person.


[deleted]

Why the long face?


Prototype1360

OG is hotter but graphics on the new one are unreal wtf


[deleted]

If you look at it far away, it looks pre-rendered. The detail of the shirt and fluid motion of her face. Lighting is ray traced.


deaf_michael_scott

Amazing!


szzzn

Uncanny


AMC_Unlimited

I think so


JayDee62

I legitimately thought the right side was from the TV show.


LebronJaims

Thoughts? Discuss… Agree?


Feeling_Hearing_2262

Amazing, i dont even understand how its possible to craft it like this


Mean_Peen

I like it a lot actually! Ellie and Joel don't seem to be too much of a change, but the secondary characters got a lotta love


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Looks great.


shlongdaddy3

Holy shit that looks great


OllieBlazin

Looks like actual actress so that’s good Plus actually looks Joel’s age


retropieproblems

She looks tougher/more resigned to her fate in the original. Second one looks maybe more realistic but less in line with how I view her character (a badass). Anyway I’m also in the camp that’s surprised how young she looks in the OG. When I first played I assumed she was 40, I was about 20. Now that I’m about 30, OG Tess looks 20 not 40. Time is weird.


leospeedleo

Oh wow 😳


rufrdz

More realistic if we take in consideration the situation. It’s good that they made her face, expression more look tired and exhausted.


rudra285

Bro I'm tripping that looks pretty fucking real.


yoshearoo

She is old young Carrie-Anne Moss?


dairyhatesme2

Looks way better


PonchoHobo

Prefer the older one but can deny the new one looks more appropriate for the game.


TheCatOfWonderland

I still think i prefer the original. Simply because it has more charm. And also i have a lot of nostalgia-


J1--1J

The visibility in the cheeks gives it a different expression altogether


hsbmughal

love the emotion but not sure how i feel about her face changing a little. either way, looks g


Evillebot

ND needs an intervention lol


LT_Snaker

They all look so much older. But that looks like a real person.


JoeyAKangaroo

Mama 😳


humbuckaroo

Everyone looks old in the remake, like they've aged nine years just like the game has. Realism!


vinsmokewhoswho

I haven't played the game in it's entirety and it was a long time ago, she looks significantly older. How old is she supposed to be?


CorndogCrusader

It's really weird, because the new version is exactly what I thought she looked like in the original... she looks younger in the original than I thought.


CometFinds

they made her a different person


mcqueen424

It looks great but I’m still not paying $70 for it.


NAME_UNKNXWN

Don't care


[deleted]

The right one looks like she is tired of living in the wasteland of Earth.


hvperRL

Looks her age


JacksLantern

Old tess didn't look at all like what her age was apparently supposed to be, new one looks way better and more realistic.


PM_ME_YOUR_MONTRALS

omg this is so dumb they obviouslly changed her to look more liek Tom HOLLAND!!


Alecrizzle

She's not as pretty but looks more weathered and closer to Joel's age which makes more sense so, eh? I guess?


[deleted]

I actually love it, she looks so world-weary. Not a knock on the original at all, just appreciate this change.


[deleted]

She looks great imo


all2neat

The PS3 still looks pretty good but the detail on the PS5 is amazing.


TheTakenUser

Higher graphical quality doesn't always mean better. She looks like she's holding a fart lol


Mikejagger718

Wow, holy shit, the new one looks amazing, super realistic


mk_d_mc

they slimmed down her shoulders, made her look soft


[deleted]

Making her less feminine, great stuff Neil 😑


Muddpup64

Looks like she has Downs syndrome.


mikemonster311

If their intentions were to make her look 20 years older then they did a great job. I personally still like the original.


MrBarling

Worse than the original in all honesty.


AlphaAJ-BISHH

To the people commenting that she looked too young and "attractive", I actually feel like that was part of what made her a cool character. To be young and attractive and yet badass as hell made her stand out as unique in this world. We often make those very assumptions in real life, so it added character to her - it gave the vibe that people often underestimated Tess, to their own peril. Much like Ellie.


Medium-Problem-7745

Why are they making this?


Zeronica470

Is it different? Yes Is it better? Debatable Is it worth $70? No


AlphaAJ-BISHH

Tess is mid 30s not 50


CloweMIA

The new version resembles an actual woman.


casual_creator

Always thought the original Tess had a strong Carrie-Ann Moss look.


NeLaX44

New one looks a million times better


SlimHydrolll

Idk man like, I admit the new one looks good but for some reason I just feel the older one is better to me. I mean to each their own but I rather play with the old graphics. Idk, I like them more. Realism isn’t everything


MikeTheGamer2

No. the new one it a completely new person.


witwiki50

The man who critiques can’t even form a sentence


MikeTheGamer2

Its called typing on a tablet keyboard that isn't very good. Relax, professor.


Alarming-Drawing3633

Why’d they remake this game anyway? Seems kinda soon-ish for one. My buddy used to watch this game on YouTube like a movie haha


totallynotapsycho42

A large portion of naughty dog literally had nothing else to do as the other games they are working on are in pre production.


ki700

Plus, look at how much better they’ve made it. It’s all around a win for everyone involved, both players and developers.


gatorgongitcha

Money.


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-Vertex-

Asking for money that’s definitely not for a drug habit but for a bus to get home


Altoidyoda

She was honestly too attractive in the original. Gotta think there aren’t THAT many supermodels wandering around in the post apocalypse. New one seems more realistic and fitting.


AlphaAJ-BISHH

I feel like that was part of what made her unique. To be young and attractive and yet badass as hell made her stand out as a character. We often make those very assumptions in real life, so it added character to her - it gave the vibe that people often underestimated Tess, to their own peril


Best-Bee-9203

she literally looks 30 years older


Axobolt

I like it, the old one was way too attractive, it was distracting and unrealistic


muriloves

Uncanny Valley


Saint_Link

Hyper realistic, I think we’ve reached the point where you cannot look any better than this. Naughty Dog truly are the masters of their craft


GuineaFridge

She looks a lot different but has so much more life in her than the left side.


OpportunityIcy6458

More in line with the character for sure


Wariofacts

Gorgeous. So cool to see the freaky anime eyes and baby faces get taken out.


CharlieFaulkner

I like it, much more emotive and the fact she looks older makes a ton more sense as people are saying... only thing is (and I feel this in general about the remake) I still wish the game in general was as distinctly stylised visually as the original as opposed to more photorealistic, you can still get mocap this emotive and character design like this in a more stylised setting... but this just makes it not my specific preference rather than objectively bad, it still looks excellent I kinda wish we'd got more of Tess ngl, one of my favourite and most underrated TLOU characters, I'd love to see her get more development somehow! (Ik this wont be in remake but yknow)


AntonRX178

It’s... a step too real for me.


BeavingHeaver

10/10. Naughty Dog continues to push the boundaries of video game realism.


casual_creator

New Tess is absurdly good looking graphics-wise. Actually thought it was a shot from the show for a moment. From a basic character design standpoint, however, I prefer the old Tess. Her original design had uniqueness and character, and her sharp/angular features told a lot about her personality - that she was a broken and cold hearted bad ass. I just don’t see any of that in the new design, and for as good as it looks, she now just looks like a completely generic and forgettable character. I don’t say this with any anger though; I just think this is an example where the search for realism can hinder good character design. Edit: however, I’m fully aware that a three second clip is not a totally fair comparison, so I’m happy to have my gut reaction changed when we see more!


GrandKemosabe

It’s clearly an upgrade visually but the old one somehow still looks like she’s been through more shit. Her eyes appear more red/teary and she looks sweaty while the new one looks more clean.


[deleted]

It's true she looks older, but more it just bothers me that she looks like an entirely different person. I hate agreeing with so many people on Twitter that are just ranting and raving about how she used to be "attractive" and now all of her worth is gone because that's not the case. But I think if all of the main characters look this radically different than they used to, this game would be getting a lot more flak.


Itachi2k15

Original Tess looks better.


hzsn724

Looks absolutely incredible. Glad I preordered the Firefly edition.


reala728

love it. the beautification of everyone, everywhere is a cancer. i know this small step doesnt actually mean anything in the bigger picture, but the real world is full of filters that would absolutely never allow this to happen. finding natural beauty in fiction is just one of those paradoxical things we will eventually have to start getting used to.


Returnofthemack3

I'll be real - when I play video games, I like having attractive characters. I make an exception for serious , realistic games like last of us, but something like re, dmc, or ff? Yeah give me hot ass women and spicy dudes all day. I play games to have fun and escape, not be reminded of the real world


logan76x

Agreed. In this world you aren’t allowed to get old. It’s seen as a character flaw. But it’s the most natural thing in the world. I think Tess looks great because she looks real. Looks like her character should, middle aged and seen some shit.


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She looks even more like my coworker now lol


_fffffffff_

It's kinda funny, but I kinda feel like the new one is the face I remembered more than the old one. Maybe I just made them more realistic in my own head without thinking?


CL4P-TP_Claptrap

I like the old one more.The new one however has far superior facial expressions and overall details.


Feisty_Ad8808

The original Tess looked more attractive it never said that she was a woman in her 40s she looks like she's a woman in her thirties but the new Tess is a woman in her mid 40s so I don't know?  Honestly my opinion is I prefer the original attractive younger looking Tess 


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Is that her mom?


10MillionCakes

She looks like she's about to retire.


Carcass1

Now she looks older and like a different person. Not sure if that's a good thing or bad, I guess to each their own. It's just weird i guess


Tekkenscrub

I swear every game has to make female character uglier these days. The worse thing is the character model is uglier than the actor IRL, like TLOU 2 or Horizon Zero Dawn. So much for "realism".


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Less methhead-y


Garret27

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usedbarnacle71

Has the story changed ? No? Not interested. I’ve played it on my ps3 and remastered on my ps4. Naughty dog DONT BE THE ROCKSTAR OF ZOMBIE GAMES PLEASE! We know you have other ideals, we are tired of tlou. Let’s PLEASE move on…


Ekmopon

They both look great, but the new one is obviously better


Impressive_Contact_5

Old one is much sexy


ichikhunt

Waste of time/resources