When asked what attracted her to the role of Tess, Wersching said: But in this world, everyone is in it for themselves and words like partner and friend are used loosely.Īnnie Wersching, admitted to being fairly unfamiliar with gaming (she had no idea who Lara Croft was), and this was the first time she was part of a video game production. Tess is a black market dealer and Joel's partner. And he and Tess handle guns, weapons, drugs,, deal with extra ration cards, and Tess is in many ways a mirror of Joel, someone who's willing to go to any lengths to survive in this world,' said Neil Druckmann when asked to introduced the character. He operates in the black market, where there's a lot of contraband that's illegal in the quarantine zone. At the beginning of this story Joel lives in this quarantine zone. 'Tess is a character that is sort of Joel's partner in this world. Joel's business partner Tess was introduced in the recently released story trailer, and we were invited to a conference call with Naughty Dog's creative director Neil Druckmann and actress Annie Wersching (best known for playing Renee Walker in the last two seasons of 24), who plays the role of Tess. We've already gotten to know Joel and Ellie in previous trailers and gameplay clips, the unlikely pair who journey through America as he tries to guide her to safety and away from the military in the quarantine zones.
