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Garland also wrote the script forEnslaved: Odyssey to the West, a fantastic video game starring Andy Serkis.

Towards the end of the conversation, the two get a little more existential.

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“I’m curious, asking for a friend, when is it enough?

When is it time to stop the compulsion?”

“Compulsion is the word,” Garland responds.

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“Writing is the product of compulsion.

For that reason, it’s not a free will issue.

You either have the compulsion at that moment or you don’t.

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I don’t know why.

Does this mean Druckmann is considering leaving the industry?

Or maybe he’ll just retire.

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