History YMMV / NaughtyDog

* OlderThanTheyThink: A common criticism from older fans regarding Naughty Dog is how they've gone from doing bright and stylized games to doing darker, more mature, realistic titles. However, some of Naughty Dog's earlier titles before the UsefulNotes/{{Playstation}}, such as ''VideoGame/WayOfTheWarrior'' and ''Rings of Power'', were also rather dark, realistic looking, and mature.

*** Related to the above. Should Naughty Dog even make a lighthearted cartoony game again? Some, especially those who grew up on their [=PS1=] and [=PS2=] output and are sick of the gritty nature of their modern projects, would love to see Naughty Dog attempt another cartoony game in the same vein as ''Crash Bandicoot'' and Jak and Daxter'' on modern hardware and technology. Others see it as a waste of talent and argue that the Naughty Dog of today is not suited to making fun, cartoony games anymore, preferring them to keep at it on their grittier and realistic stuff instead.

** There's also another rift forming regarding how Naughty Dog didn't introduce a new IP for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 era, instead choosing to make sequels to [[VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd their]] UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII titles]].

** There is a huge rift between Naughty Dog fans who prefer their more family-friendly, sylized, brighter-toned series like ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' and ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' versus those who like their darker, realistic, human-centric stuff like ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. Then there's the middle ground, who likes all of their games regardless, feeling that they all have their own brand of quality. The fact that Naughty Dog has [[TomHanksSyndrome essentially abandoned the former in favor of completely embracing the latter]] does not help.

** There is a huge rift between Naughty Dog fans who prefer their more family-friendly, brighter-toned series like ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' and ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' versus those who like their darker, human-centric stuff like ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. Then there's the middle ground, who likes all of their games regardless, feeling that they all have their own brand of quality. The fact that Naughty Dog has [[TomHanksSyndrome essentially abandoned the former in favor of completely embracing the latter]] does not help.

* BrokenBase: There is a huge rift between Naughty Dog fans who prefer their more family-friendly, brighter-toned series like ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' and ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' versus those who like their darker, human-centric stuff like ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. Then there's the middle ground, who likes all of their games regardless, feeling that they all have their own brand of quality.

* FanDisillusionment: Many Naughty Dog fans swore off the company altogether after the release of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII'', due to a variety of reasons (such as applying copyright strikes even against people who complied with the Fair Use laws, contacting professional reviewers who gave the game less than positives reviews, and apparently getting Metacritic to erase negative reviews).

* BrokenBase: There is a huge rift between Naughty Dog fans who prefer their more family-friendly, brighter toned series like ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' and ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' versus those who like their darker, human centric stuff like ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. Then there's the middle ground, who likes all of their games regardless, feeling that they all have their own brand of quality.
** There's also another rift forming regarding how Naughty Dog didn't introduce a new IP for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 era, instead choosing to make sequels to [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted4AThiefsEnd}} their]] UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII titles]].

* BrokenBase: There is a huge rift between Naughty Dog fans who prefer their more family-friendly, brighter toned seriess like ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' and ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' versus those who like their darker, human centric stuff like ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. Then there's the middle ground, who likes all of their games regardless, feeling that they all have their own brand of quality.

** There's also another rift forming regarding how Naughty Dog has yet to introduce a new IP for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 era, instead choosing to make sequels to [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted4AThiefsEnd}} their]] UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII titles]]. Time will tell if this will change, of course, but as time goes on, it gets more and more uncertain.

** with the coming release of the Playstation 5,its no longer possible to release a new IP

** with the coming release of the UsefulNotes/Playstation 5,its no longer possible to release a new IP

* BrokenBase: There is a huge rift between Naughty Dog fans who prefer their more family-friendly, brighter toned seriess like ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' and ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' versus those who like their darker, human centric stuff like ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. Then there's the middle ground, who likes all of their games regardless, feeling that they all have their own brand of quality.

* BrokenBase: There is a huge rift between Naughty Dog fans who prefer their more family-friendly, brighter toned seriess like ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' and ''Franchise/JakAndDaxter'' versus those who like their darker, human centric stuff like ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. Then there's the middle ground, who likes all of their games regardless, feeling that they all have their own brand of quality.

* FriendlyFandoms: With Creator/InsomniacGames, especially since the developers themselves have been good friends. Even at the absolute worst, any kind of FandomRivalry is of the friendly sort.

** There's also another rift forming regarding how Naughty Dog has yet to introduce a new IP for the PlayStation4 era, instead choosing to make sequels to [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted4AThiefsEnd}} their]] PlayStation3 [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII titles]]. Time will tell if this will change, of course, but as time goes on, it gets more and more uncertain.

* FriendlyFandoms: With Creator/InsomniacGames, especially since the developers themselves have been good friends. Even at the absolute worst, any kind of FandomRivaly is of the friendly sort.

** There's also another rift forming regarding how Naughty Dog has yet to introduce a new IP for the PlayStation4 era, instead choosing to make sequels to [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted4AThiefsEnd}} their]] PlayStation3 [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII titles]]. Time will tell if this will change, of course, but as time goes on, it gets more and more uncertain.

** There's also another rift forming regarding how Naughty Dog has yet to introduce a new IP for the PlayStation4 era, instead choosing to make sequels to [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted4AThiefsEnd}} their]] PlayStation3 [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII titles]].

* BrokenBase: There is a huge rift between Naughty Dog fans who prefer their more family-friendly, brighter toned seriess like ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' and ''Franchise/JakAndDaxter'' versus those who like their darker, human centric stuff like ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. Then there's the middle ground, who likes all of their games regardless, feeling that they all have their own brand of quality.

* BrokenBase: There is a huge rift between Naughty Dog fans who prefer their more family-friendly, brighter toned seriess like ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' and ''Franchise/JakAndDaxter'' versus those who like their darker, human centric stuff like ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''.

* BrokenBase: There is a huge rift between Insomniac fans who prefer their more family-friendly, brighter toned seriess like ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' and ''Franchise/JakAndDaxter'' versus those who like their darker, human centric stuff like ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''.

* BrokenBase: There is a huge rift between Insomniac fans who prefer their more family-friendly, brighter toned seriess like ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' and ''Franchise/JakAndDaxter'' versus those who like their darker, human centric stuff like ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''.
* MagnumOpus: Previously thought to have been held by either the ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' franchise (2 in particular is considered the best by some) or ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' franchise, ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' is already being acclaimed as one of these for the company, as of late.

* MagnumOpus: Previously thought to have been held by the ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' franchise (2 in particular is considered the best by some) ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' is already being acclaimed as one of these for the company, as of late.

* MagnumOpus: Previously thought to have been held by the ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' franchise (2 in particular is considered the best by some) ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' is already being acclaimed as one of these for the company.

* MagnumOpus: Previously thought too have been held by the ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' franchise (2 in particular is considered the best) ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' is already being acclaimed as one of these for the company.