Naughty Dog has immortalized a Visual Arts developer who sadly passed away whilst they were working on The Last of Us: Part I. Daniel Kinnard, a producer at the studio, can be found posing as a baseball player on a poster located in the farmhouse with Tommy during the sequence where you search for Ellie. Colleague Robert Morrison described Kinnard as a "wonderful person".
Senior character artist Colleen Peck Larson then quote retweeted the post to say her husband was a good friend of Daniel Kinnard, and his passing "was a big shock. It means so much for ND to pay tribute in this way."
Daniel Kinnard's hard work hasn't gone unnoticed, with our The Last of Us: Part I PS5 review describing the title as "a better, more beautiful remake of a modern classic". R.I.P Daniel Kinnard.
[source twitter.com]
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Nice gesture. RiP.
That was a really nice tribute, kudos to Naughty Dog and rest in peace Daniel Kinnard.
That’s a lovely tribute. Feels like more and more people are going too soon.
I still have a long way to go to get to that moment but when I do I will pay my respects. Really thoughtful of ND and thank you Daniel for your contribution to this unique experience. RIP.
I love little things like this. Very cool to see. RIP.
Rest in peace.
Beautiful tribute, rip Daniel.
A beautiful tribute. His work will always be cherished.
That's a cool way to honor his contributions to the game.
Devs are people too, pouring their passion into their creations. Great tribute.
That is indeed a very nice/touching tribute to the man! I'll be sure to take a stare at it when I play the game next year around Black Friday.
I like how people are gonna miss this post because it's not something they can be angry at ND for lol. 13 comments vs the hundreds any recent ND article has gotten
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