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Spoilers ahead forThe Last of Us Part II.
But here, the group is shown a softer moment.
Eventually, they dance.
You feel their attraction completely.
Finally, Dina tucks Ellies hair behind her ear, leans in, and kisses her tenderly.
Sniffles are heard around the room from game critics young and old.
Historically,its been a grail for game-makers to move players to tears.
That was the dream of Trip Hawkins, the legend who founded Electronic Arts in 1983.
He didnt see it happen during his tenure.
And The Kiss felt like a breakthrough in video game realism.
They needed a celebratory atmosphere within a community that feels safe in the fortresslike enclave theyve built.
Ellie, says Johnson, is quiet but confident.
I wanted her to be like a cowboy in a Western.
But the technology that would move people to tears presented issues.
Woodward requested gloves with cutoff fingers so I could at least touch Ashleys neck and hair.
It was scary-physical, says Johnson, talking about the bruises and shoulder injury she incurred.
Woodwards diaphragm went into spasm, she says, after doing hours of required crying.
Originally, the kiss scene was meant to fire up the game.
That never felt good, says Gross.
Ultimately, Druckmann and Gross decide it should come near the end as a flashback.
Ellie will leave the love of her life for the sake of an almost genetic need for retribution.
