Full Paper: On Character Analysis and Cognitive Narratology: Why you cried at the end of The Last of Us

Here is the Cognitive Narratology in Video Games paper accompanying the previously released poster on Cognitive Narratology and the narrative masterpiece The Last of Us. I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I did writing. Looking forward to read your thoughts on this paper! Take care & read on, Natt

On Character Analysis and Cognitive Narratology: Why You Cried at the End of “The Last of Us” Research Poster

There is a high emotional bond between the player and the character that depends on the narrative structure which is embedded in Joel’s and Ellie’s character development.