Naughty Dog: Ellie’s Popularity in The Last of Us “Says a lot About Whether Games can Sell With a Female Protagonist” *spoilers*

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S.T.A.G.E. said:
They built up Ellie to be a possible lead character. Male gamers can respect her rise to fame, rather than just a female protagonist being thrown at us. Takes us back to Final Fantasy XIII. Hope was the character who was built up to become something in the storyline but they gave all franchise to lightening who wasnt a strong protagonist. Hope= Ellie in this instance. The character you werent so sure could stand on their own becomes strong themselves. She should eventually be able to handle herself for good by the next game.

Nope, Hope is hated by the fanbase. Not comparable.