To be honest, I don't think Ellie from Naughty Dog's The Last of Us looks all that much like actress Ellen Page.
But a lot of people do. And it's true, the original models we saw of Ellie certainly bore a resemblance to Page, even though the "Juno" star wasn't voicing the role.
Then Beyond Two Souls was announced, and it turned out Page was starring in David Cage's PS3 exclusive. Over the intervening months, the version of Ellie in The Last of Us underwent some changes.
But even before those changes, I would argue that Jodie from Beyond Two Souls looks much more like Ellen Page than Ellie from The Last of Us. Which makes sense.
Ellie might have been inspired by Ellen Page, but she could really be any skinny white teenage girl with brown hair. And even if she was inspired by her...I fail to see the issue. Game characters and animated characters are often inspired by real people. Ever see Pixar's Up?
In an Ask Me Anything on reddit, Page sounds off on the comparison.
"I guess I should be flattered that they ripped off my likeness," she said, "but I am actually acting in a video game called Beyond Two Souls, so it was not appreciated."
They do say imitation is the highest form of flattery.
Of course, this is all much ado about nothing. Page isn't really throwing a fit about it, just giving her honest opinion, and The Last of Us is an amazing game, likeness or no.
Hopefully Beyond Two Souls will be just as good, though it's going to be hard to top The Last of Us.
Update:
Kotaku has a comparison shot that definitely highlights the resemblance between the two more:
I disagree, however, that their voices are remarkably similar.
