“Sorry this is really weird for me,” she said, pausing the game while in tears. But if you’re a fan of The Last of Us, it’s safe to say that you’re no stranger to that. What follows is a very emotional reaction from a performer who is not used to seeing themselves in popular media like this.īe warned, there is also some adult language used.

Instantly, Caradonna’s face lights up in shock before the tears start rolling. Just at the 23:51 mark in the video above, Ellie encounters Dina for the first time. She first played through the Original The Last of Us, documenting that playthrough on her YouTube channel. In many instances, it feels like you’re playing through a movie, or at least an HBO original series (which is coming, by the way!).Ĭaradonna did not skip ahead to herself, though. The Last of Us Part 2 uses some amazing facial modeling technology and motion capture performances. However, despite that, Dina’s face is exactly Caradonna’s. Dina was performed by Shannon Woodward, who is best known for playing Elsie in the popular HBO series Westworld. Caradonna was the face model for Dina, but did not actually voice the character. The video can be seen in the player above. That was the case when Cascina Caradonna, the face model for Ellie’s primary love interest Dina, started playing through The Last Of Us: Part 2. It is always interesting in the era of game streaming to watch some of the talented performers who bring game characters to life play their own game.

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