In this extended cut of our interview with Guerrilla Games' Narrative Director John Gonzalez we talk about his work on Fallout: New Vegas, the challenge of creating an empathetic character, how the writing team created a believable universe around her, and the unique culture of this Dutch studio. [WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS]

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00:00 Spolier Warning
00:15 Journey to Guerrilla
02:15 Challenges of Open-World
06:29 Early Days Development
09:09 Corporate Culture
11:56 Aloy and the Mystery
14:00 Emotional Core
16:37 Focus & Action
23:32 Tribal Stories
27:38 What Caused This?
32:54 Aloy's Superpower
35:35 Apocalypse
40:40 Wonderful Moments
42:29 Credits