Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckman has announced on Twitter that The Last Of Us' current ending was not the one they originally had in mind: from the picture alone, you can see a lot of things different from the ending. Below is a photo of what they describe at them when they "repitch The Last of Us" to fans. This is only a mere teaser of what the original ending was, which we will find out about on August 30th from 2-3pm PST.

And yes, that is Tess. * REST OF THE THREAD IS SPOILER-FRIENDLY! ENTER WITH CAUTION! *

Oh yeah, I heard about this!
Seems very interesting to me, I wonder what their original idea was.

I mean why would Tess be so pissed at Joel that she would be willing to kill him? They had been friends for many many years before the game started. Maybe he betrayed her or something? I have so many questions that need to be answered. I'm still very satisfied with the way they ended the game though.

August 30th cannot come quick enough.
They better reveal something about the sequel and DLC also.

Originally posted by TheGeoKing August 30th cannot come quick enough. They better reveal something about the sequel and DLC also.

I am SO ready for a DLC announcement.

Originally posted by Haus They're making an entire announcement for the final ending? Lol. This is interesting. Joel must've betrayed Tess somehow.

Not the final ending, but the one they were originally going to have for the game. More of a... director's cut ending if you will.

Originally posted by Haus They're making an entire announcement for the final ending? Lol. This is interesting. Joel must've betrayed Tess somehow.

Originally posted by DvnR I am SO ready for a DLC announcement.

The Last of Us creative director Neil Druckmann has revealed even more about the original ending of the game. In the latest issue of GameInformer (via VideoGamer), Druckmann spoke in greater detail about the concept art below (see the original story below), featuring Tess holding a knife to Joel's throat. "Originally in the story Tess took more of a villain role," said Druckmann. "Tess was betrayed by Joel and took on a mission to pursue him across the country. That storyline never worked out. The storyline shifted and Tess took on this role where she became more of a believer and she helped motivate Joel." In the scene portrayed by the concept art, Ellie would have been called into action and forced to kill Tess – the first time she would have killed a non-infected human in the game. "Ellie's arc originally was that she didn't kill any non-infected people until the end, when she was going to kill Tess when Tess was torturing Joel," Druckmann goes on to say. "What we realised is that we had to get Ellie engaged more in the combat because when she was disengaged from the action for that long you didn't care so much. So that changed pretty early on. We decided it wasn't going to be about the first time she killed someone, it was more about this coming of age story of the impact that the horrors of violence has on her over the course of the game." Druckmann also gave some insight in how the game originally concluded: "The original ending when we pitched the game was a much more hopeful ending, where Joel and Ellie make it to San Francisco and that is a town run by people who are trying to restore society. Joel has killed all these doctors and lied to Ellie, and Ellie just fully buys into the lie. So, you're left with the idea that they are going to live the rest of their lives in this town. "The camera pulls back and maybe everything is going to be alright for these two. I was working on writing, and it didn't feel honest anymore. After everything they've done and everything they've been through, that was letting them off a little too easy - especially for Joel."

"Ellie's arc originally was that she didn't kill any non-infected people until the end, when she was going to kill Tess when Tess was torturing Joel,"