History Creator / NaughtyDog

'''Naughty Dog''' is an American video game developer owned by Creator/SonyComputerEntertainment, first formed as Jam Software in 1984 before renaming themselves to their current name in 1989. They are responsible for many hit franchises for the [=PlayStation=] consoles.

!! Tropes associated with Naughty Dog

* ActionGirl: Usually at least one of the major characters in a Naughty Dog game is this. [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Coco]], [[VideoGame/JakAndDaxter Ashelin]], [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Elena]], [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUs Ellie]] are a few examples.

* TomHanksSyndrome: Naughty Dog started off making kid-friendly, then slowly moved into more mature and realistic territory as video game technology advanced.

** Then we move into ''Uncharted'', moving away from the cartoony lands as we head to the real world. A more mature story with human characters, with Drake providing lots of snarky humor. There are guns, but real ones, and we kill a lot of people. The story has the feel of an ''Frnachise/IndianaJones'' movie.

** ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII'' (TBA; UsefulNotes/PlayStation4)

* ActionGirl: Usually at least one of the major characters in a Naughty Dog game is this:
** [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Coco]]
** [[VideoGame/JakAndDaxter Ashelin]]
** [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Elena]]
** [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUs Ellie]]

* DarkerAndEdgier. The ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' series went this direction starting with the second game. Heck, generally speaking, their later games are this compared to their earlier work. Just compare ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' to ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''; [[{{Understatement}} the difference is night and day]].

* TomHanksSyndrome: We begin with the lighthearted platforming for Crash Bandicoot, involving cartoony animations and enviroments with pretty colors, animals, and a simplistic plot of "Defeat the evil scientist and save the world". \\
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This carries forward to the first Jak and Daxter game, which mixes platforming and open wide worlds instead of linear levels, and a more dense story with (not mad scientists but Eco Power domination), but still simple.\\
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Jak 2 introduces guns, sci-fi guns, and removes the nice enviroments for a downright depressing city ruled by a dictator. Jak 3 follows the trend.\\
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Now we move into Uncharted, going away from the cartoony lands we once head to the real world. A more mature story with human characters, with Drake providing some of the "best" humor (subjective as to whether or not it's actually funny). There are guns, but real ones, and we kill a lot of people. The story has the feel of an Indiana Jones movie.\\
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Take this realism and turn it into the Post-Apocalyptic world of The Last of Us, now with zomb-err... Infected people. (They will make you shit your pants). Now with realistic gore, and a story driven by loss of family, the loss of allies, lots, and lots of psychological conflicts (plus, less platforming compared to Uncharted, based on expansive exploration and, well, shooting stuff).

** ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII'' (TBA; UsefulNotes/PlayStation4)[[/index]]
* Other upcoming projects:

!!This company is responsible for:

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** ''The Last of Us: Remastered'' (2014;[[/index]] UsefulNotes/PlayStation4)[[index]]
** ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII'' (TBA; UsefulNotes/PlayStation4)
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* ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStation), the console's de facto mascot. Naughty Dog developed the original three games and ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacing'', after which, they sold the franchise.

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** ''Jak X: Combat Racing'' (2005; UsefulNotes/PlayStation2)
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* [[http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/02/naughty-dog-reveals-it-has-a-new-game-in-development Unannounced Project]] (In development)

* ActionGirl: [[Franchise/CrashBandicoot Coco]], [[VideoGame/JakAndDaxter Ashelin]], [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Elena]] and [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUs Ellie]]. Usually at least one of the major characters in a Naughty Dog game is this.

Naughty Dog has something of a sister company in the form of Creator/InsomniacGames. Both companies started out working in the same building, and [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent even produced very similar games around the same times]]. Just to illustrate: Naughty Dog's ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' and Insomniac's ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon'', Naughty's ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' and Insomniac's ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank''. As far as game companies can go, these guys are pretty much the tightest of bros, though also sharing a FriendlyRivalry.

** ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxterTheLostFrontier''; technically speaking, Naughty Dog concieved this game, but once they found they couldn't develop it and ''Uncharted'' at the same time, they handed the project to Creator/HighImpactGames, who proceeded to make their own version of the game from the ground up, essentially leaving Naughty Dog's version of the game as this.

* BreakthroughHit: They made games before it, but the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' series was when they ''really'' started to get on most gamers' radars.

* ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStation), the console's de facto mascot. Naughty Dog developed the original three games and ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacing'', after which, they sold the franchise.

* ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot''

* DarkerAndEdgier. The ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' series went this direction starting with the second game. Heck, generally speaking, their later games are this compared to their earlier work. Just compare ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' to ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''; [[{{Understatement}} the difference is night and day]].

* SceneryPorn

* ''Franchise/JakAndDaxter'' (UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 2}}), a launch [=PS2=] game.

* ''Franchise/JakAndDaxter''

* ActionGirl: [[Franchise/CrashBandicoot Coco]], [[Franchise/JakAndDaxter Ashelin]], [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Elena]] and [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUs Ellie]]. Usually at least one of the major characters in a Naughty Dog game is this.
* DarkerAndEdgier. The ''Franchise/JakAndDaxter'' series went this direction starting with the second game. Heck, generally speaking, their later games are this compared to their earlier work. Just compare ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' to ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''; [[{{Understatement}} the difference is night and day]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Another common trait of Naughty Dog's. Nearly every character is prone to making witty remarks, [[Franchise/JakAndDaxter Daxter]] and [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Drake]] are the most prominent examples.

** Al O. Saurus and Dinestein, a side-scrolling video game based on time travel and scientists genetically merged with dinosaurs, (a spoof on Back to the Future and Jurassic Park). If Naughty Dog never signed on to the company, there would be no Crash Bandicoot but they would make this game.

* Canceled Projects

'''Naughty Dog''' is an American video game developer owned by SonyComputerEntertainment, first formed as Jam Software in 1984 before renaming themselves to their current name in 1989. They are responsible for many hit franchises for the [=PlayStation=] consoles.

** ''VideoGame/UnchartedTheLostLegacy'' (TBA; UsefulNotes/PlayStation4)

** ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxterTheLostFrontier''; technically speaking, Naughty Dog concieved this game, but once they found they couldn't develop it and ''Uncharted'' at the same time, they handed the project to High Impact Games, who proceeded to make their own version of the game from the ground up, essentially leaving Naughty Dog's version of the game as this.

* DarkerAndEdgier. The ''Franchise/JakAndDaxter'' series went this direction starting with the second game. Heck, generally speaking, their later games are this compared to their earlier work. Just compare ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' to ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''; [[{{Understatement the difference is night and day]].

* DarkerAndEdgier. The ''Franchise/JakAndDaxter'' series went this direction starting with the second game. In general, their later games are this compared to their earlier work; just compare ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' to ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''; the difference is night and day.

* ''Franchise/{{Uncharted}}'' (UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 3}}), one of the system's top selling and most acclaimed franchises.

* ''Franchise/{{Uncharted}}''

* ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' (UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 3}}), one of the system's top selling and most acclaimed franchises.

* ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}''

* TomHanksSyndrome: We begin with the lighthearted platforming for Crash Bandicoot, involving cartoony animations and enviroments with pretty colors, animals, and a simplistic plot of "Defeat the evil scientist and save the world". \\
\\
This carries forward to the first Jak and Daxter game, which mixes platforming and open wide worlds instead of linear levels, and a more dense story with (not mad scientists but Eco Power domination), but still simple.\\
\\
Jak 2 introduces guns, sci-fi guns, and removes the nice enviroments for a downright depressing city ruled by a dictator. Jak 3 follows the trend.\\
\\
Now we move into Uncharted, going away from the cartoony lands we once head to the real world. A more mature story with human characters, with Drake providing some of the "best" humor (subjective as to whether or not it's actually funny). There are guns, but real ones, and we kill a lot of people. The story has the feel of an Indiana Jones movie.\\
\\
Take this realism and turn it into the Post-Apocalyptic world of The Last of Us, now with zomb-err... Infected people. (They will make you shit your pants). Now with realistic gore, and a story driven by loss of family, the loss of allies, lots, and lots of psychological conflicts (plus, less platforming compared to Uncharted, based on expansive exploration and, well, shooting stuff).

* ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStation), the console's de facto mascot. Naughty Dog nurtured and developed Crash until ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacing'', then sold the franchise, unintentionally causing the series to start JumpingTheShark.

* ''[[VideoGame/TheLastOfUs The Last of Us]]'' (2013; UsefulNotes/PlayStation3)

** ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII'' (In development)

** ''The Last of Us: Remastered'' (2014; UsefulNotes/PlayStation4)