Troy Baker – Playing The Last of Us for the first time was 'like a deathbed moment'

Troy Baker told audiences at Dublin’s Arcadecon just how much The Last of Us meant to him. He said that when he playing through the prologue for the first time with co-star Ashley Johnson was “like a deathbed moment.”

Troy Baker – Playing The Last of Us for the first time was 'like a deathbed moment'

After being handed his copy at the launch party, he and Johnson played it as soon as possible. He said that he’ll never forget seeing the Naughty Dog logo appearing on screen before fading to black, and then seeing his own name.

“As a gamer and as an actor,” he said he just wanted to “be in a Naughty Dog game.” He didn’t even have high expectations. Baker said that he would have been happy to be a redshirt that Nathan Drake killed on his adventures.

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