ニュース ドラックマン氏、HBO『ラスト・オブ・アス』からゲーム開発へ注力へ転換

ドラックマン氏、HBO『ラスト・オブ・アス』からゲーム開発へ注力へ転換

著者 : Stella アップデート : Dec 16,2025

ニール・ドラックマン、『The Last of Us』HBOシリーズから離脱し新作ゲームに集中

Naughty Dogのクリエイティブディレクター、ニール・ドラックマンは、HBOの今後の『The Last of Us』シーズン3へのクリエイティブな関与を行わないことを発表し、代わりにすべての力を『Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet』の開発に注ぐと明らかにした。

優先事項の移行

Naughty Dogの公式チャネルを通じて発表された声明で、ドラックマンは次のように説明した。

「シーズン2の仕事を終え、シーズン3の本格的な製作が始まる前に、これを完全な集中力をNaughty Dogの将来のプロジェクトに戻す正しいタイミングだと判断しました。これには、スタジオのリーダーシップの役割を果たしながら、私たちの野心的な新作『Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet』の脚本と監督を行うことも含まれます」

ドラックマンは、最初の2シーズンの翻案に携わった経験に感謝し、ショーランナーのクレイグ・マジンと製作チームがゲームの物語を忠実に翻訳することに捧げた献身を称えた。

シーズン3の開発は継続

業界関係者の報告によれば、マジンは今後、シーズン3の脚本を単独で引き続き担当する。以前の2作品ではドラックマンと共同で作業を行っていた。

この創造的なシフトは、2024年12月にThe Game Awardsで『Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet』が発表された後に続く動きである。このSFプロジェクトの監督がドラックマンの主な焦点となる一方で、彼はプロデューサー/メンターとして関わる、もう1つの未発表のNaughty Dog作品の監修も引き続き行う。

『The Last of Us』テレビシリーズの成功

HBOによると、このシリーズはシーズン1以降、全世界で9,000万人以上の視聴者を集めている。ただし、シーズン2のフィナーレはメモリアルデーの週末に放送されたため、一時的に視聴率が低下した。

シーズン3の開発が始まる中、ショーランナーのマジンは物語にシーズン4が必要かもしれないと考えており、この見解はシリーズの作曲家も同様に述べている。ドラックマンが将来の可能性のあるシーズンに復帰するかどうかは、現時点では不確かである。

IGNのレビューでは、シーズン1には「見事な翻案」として10点満点中9点が、シーズン2には「完全な物語の半分しか語られていない」ことに対して10点満点中7点がそれぞれ与えられた。

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