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A developer who worked on Naughty Dog’s upcoming PS5 remake of The Last of Us Part 1 has hit back at claims it’s “just a cash grab”.\n<\/p>\n

In a tweet on his personal Twitter account, Robert Morrison – whose credits also include Resident Evil 7, Injustice 2, and Santa Monica Studios’ 2018 God of War reboot – countered such claims by insisting it is “the most meticiously built and crafted project” that’s had “the highest level of care and attention to detail possible”.\n<\/p>\n

Animator Morrison – who worked on The Last of Us Part 1 and now works at fellow Sony studio, Bend – said: “Actually, it’s the most meticulously built and crafted project that I have ever seen or been a part of in my entire career. <\/p>\n

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A developer who worked on Naughty Dog’s upcoming PS5 remake of The Last of Us Part 1 has hit back at claims it’s “just a cash grab”. In a tweet on his personal Twitter account, Robert Morrison – whose credits also include Resident Evil 7, Injustice 2, and Santa Monica Studios’ 2018 God of War reboot – countered such claims by insisting it is “the most meticiously built and crafted project” that’s had “the highest level of care and attention to detail possible”. Animator Morrison – who worked on The Last of Us Part 1 and now works at fellow Sony studio, Bend – said: “Actually, it’s the most meticulously built and crafted project that I have ever seen or been a part of in…<\/p>\n

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