The Last of Us Part 2 mod lets fans get a glimpse at Bella Ramsey as Ellie ahead of TV series
With HBO's live-action adaptation of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us series looming on the horizon, some dedicated fans have modded The Last of Us Part 2 to incorporate Bella Ramsey's Ellie. The upcoming live-action TV series sees the very talented Pedro Pascal taking on the role of Joel and Game of Thrones' Bella Ramsey portraying Ellie.
The mod comes courtesy of Alejandro Bielsa (aka Vontadeh), currently working on Playground Games' upcoming fantasy role-playing game, Fable, as a character technical artist. Speaking about the mod, Vontadeh explained that they modified Ellie's "neutral" face from the vanilla game and sculpted it to resemble Bella's face from the show.
Given The Last of Us Part 2 is still a PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 exclusive, modding its files to add or replace character models isn't viable for everyone. However, it isn't impossible to mod games on PlayStation consoles if one has prior knowledge about modifying game files and save editing.
As such, fans like Vontadeh, who are well-versed in modifying game files and creating and adding custom assets, can come up with cool mods that showcase the true potential of video game modding.
According to Vontadeh, the mod is just a simple face model swap. Modifying files and assets in games isn't easy, especially if it's bound to a console ecosystem.
However, with the modder's expertise in game design, they were able to sculpt Bella Ramsey's face in The Last of Us Part 2 with immaculate detail and precision.
Although during regular gameplay and some of the cutscenes, the mod looks flawless and natural. However, it isn't perfect, as Vontadeh wasn't able to modify Ellie's different expressions and related animations, which often seep through the modded character
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