Games are getting more serious than movies in this era. The level of details to those environments as well as character is beyond words. They are more like real than a game.
The problem is that sometimes they forget a videogame belongs to its own medium. A videogame isn't a movie and should never be. That leads to highly scripted games like this that aren't really very fun to play and aren't replayable at all. TLOU2 is more an interactive movie than a videogame.
@ninjasinpyjamas this game has better better written characters and better character development than literally every single movie or tv show out there lol
Troy said they wanted to make a game that people will love or hate. They definitely succeeded. I personally loved it, I kind of get the hate, but not the intensity of it.
Honestly...I love this game & I love the story of the whole game actually 😀 You have to really understand & grasp both sides (Ellie's & Abby's) to understand the end of the game & that's what I think a lot of people aren't getting/understanding. I have my own opinion of understanding of the ending if you'd like to read & you can tell me what you think if you'd like & you can tell me yours too if you'd like 😀
@@ElizabethMcQMusic i hate this argumentation so much. " A lot arent getting it". Trust me, they do. There are reasons to like it, there are reasons to hate it. But thinking players hated the game, just beacuse they couldnt grasp it, is just dumb.
@@TheChaosverein it's obvious that most people aren't getting it, they just wanted to kill abby and end everything. they just say "this ruined the game", but they don't see how ellie wanted to finish the violence circle
@@asuna3008 She ended the cycle by killing like 200 people who had nothing to do with that. I get that this game is about forgiveness and all that,but the gameplay just doesnt match that.
I completely agree. Some people are so angry about it. And Abby's voice actor getting death threats, whoa. Totally uncalled for. Also people saying it's "trash"...I mean that's just dramatic. I even watched a review on YT where someone said that Ellie was interesting in the first game, but is a one dimensional stereotype in the second game. I mean wow, it's like we weren't even playing the same game. They aged her up really well and her character's progression made a lot of sense to me. I feel like some people's opinions were formed before they even played, or they had certain expectations that weren't met, and thus were unable to even experience any of the detail and depth that this game really has. It's like, if you stop complaining about it for two seconds, and let it give you an experience, you might appreciate the amazing work that it is even if you disagree with the decisions made. lol
Hells yeahs! I finished it, felt a bit broken, but also couldn't stop thinking about it, and then woke up and started it again. I'm contemplating a third run-through at the moment. It was just as good the second time through, less emotional but I also caught a lot that I'd missed the first time round.
@@jaaaaaaaaaaaaaay In this instance yeah. The only logical reason (or excuse, really) for making something you know your consumers won't enjoy is for creative fulfillment. Meaning making it for your own sake, not the people you're giving it to.
Yeah, it definitely was. It was meant to be that way, but at one point in the game, I really considered taking a break from it but I was so close to the end so I didn't
Kylie Smith i had a whole week off on release. By the fourth day of playing, credits rolled, and I literally slept for an entire day. I was exhausted!!!
Dude, I don’t cry for video games or movies often...but I cried about for this one for a solid two days. Now every time I scroll pass it to play something else, I feel those emotions for a brief time until I forget them, which was probably one if their goals.
I've never before felt such an emotional exhaustion after finishing a game. Still not finished processing it, but regardless I'm happy I played it. It's something truly unique and I'm sure many developers will draw inspiration from it for years to come in spite of its truly polarized reception. Too many AAA games try to cater to the audience, I'm glad they had their own vision and stuck to it.
Yes, this stays with you like a tattoo on your skin. It’s very haunting in a good bad up and down and all crazy sort of way. Kinda incredible how a game can elicit such crazy emotions out of you!! I think this is proof that this game was a low key very successful accomplishment, even though we may hate sooooooo much things in it!! This game is a masterpiece. There’s no other way of putting it. Now I feel like Ellie, I don’t sleep..I can’t eat.. I’m just haunted and still want some more..I need to go back to that world
isarLeo yes same here. Abby was a cold killer in the beginning of the game but later on u see she finds her light by helping yara and lev through out the game. She finds her peace but ellie still needed to find hers. Which she did at the end kinda. But regardless the game messes with your emotions and feelings just the way they wanted to. Just one problem. No dlc. I would’ve loved to see more Abby and lev.
This game really broke me, it's been like 3 weeks since I finished it and I still find myself sobbing about it. There hasn't been a game that provoked such strong and lasting emotions on me, and the story of the first one was emotional too.
It was a week after I finished it where I just thought about it and went through all the different things that happened and what they might have meant. Then I decided I needed to play again. Well, my cat decided he wasn't getting enough attention or I needed an emotional break from the game because he chewed the cord 😂😓
I’m about to start Part 1 again tomorrow. The second game honestly made these characters feel like real people; I feel like this timeline actually occurred in some alternate reality😂 I’m interested to see how much more weight the events of Part 1 carry knowing what happens in Part 2. Part 1 is a 10/10 but Part 2 is a TEEEEN/10, if you know what I mean.
Same here, this game made me feel, happiness, anger, sadness, fear and so much more. Without a doubt, I’m always going to remember my first playthrough of the game.
There is no villain in apocalyptic world. They just do what they have to do. Get survive, revenge,... Its tragic with every story for every last of them....
I love how she sings the little "flaws", breaks and not controlling her breathing it just sounds so naturally like ellie I love it you can feel all the feelings
It’s so sad that she got so much hate for playing Abby :( Regardless of how you feel about Abby as a character, that doesn’t mean she deserves the hate in real life
Laura Bailey's voice sounds so unlike Abby's! How do people change their voices like that? I'm always amazed by that. Same with Troy, how he's played so many characters from Pagan Min to Joel... Talent!
Did you kill it? I indeed saw it too, twice! As well as a squirrel. And a lot of rats and mouses. Tried to kill the frog but it was too fast, dunno if its actually possible, if so then the developers are insane. Thought it was part of an easter egg... lmao
Having lived in Seattle for a short while (my favorite city) I have to say, they did an incredible job of capturing the feel and the ambiance of the place. Even though it's all desolate and overgrown, I still got goosebumps of reliving the place iconic architecture.
Every tear I cried while listening to Troy and Ashley singing in this video is because Naughty Dog made me a family member of a dying and torn apart family that is trying to survive.
Whether you like the game or not, you've really got to congratulate the entire team that worked on it, to get it to its final product. So much effort. xx
I wanna point out that Troy is such a good singer professionally that he can sing in Joel's voice consistently and still sound absolutely beautiful. Edit* oh shit I don't think I've ever had this many likes before breh 😂
We see people taking pictures of their foods on a restaurant. Nothing weird about taking pictures of random stuff if that was the point you failed to make.
The storyline was amazing. It didn’t go how I wanted it, but isn’t that exciting? The shock factor was there, I was crying and yelling at the screen. Getting to see the opponents side, learning to feel empathy for Abby was SO cool. In the end you didn’t know who to root for. It was amazing. Well done.
hannah hart asked them if they felt a connection to their character, she asked the boy who plays lev & then she cut him off and didnt let him answer & i really wanted to hear what he had to say
That is the point! They delivered that so well! The story is about people and humanity, they are not "enemies", they are people, like Ellie, like Joel, like Abby... Naughty Dog wanted you to SEE that they have names and the dogs have names and it links to the meaning of not having the hero and the villain... I love this game so much!
I personally hated killing the dogs. I didn't have to, but I was struggling with getting by. I managed to spare a few dogs during the game and get them to stop tracking me down, but I think I killed most of them because of my lack of bottles or anything to throw to knock them off of my track. Did they deserve to die? Nope, they didn't. If I ever play this game again, it'll be my goal to get around without killing the dogs. I felt really bad the first time I did it and I still did throughout the game. I just didn't want to be sniffed out so quick.
This game transcends terror and brings in this element of being mortified. It makes you an accomplice, in a vibe like grand theft auto. Innocence is lost playing this game.
I love how long laura Bailey and troy baker have known each other, which is like 12 years almost (since the original persona 4 game in 2008) and now they're working together again. I just love it so much
i'm so confused. this seemed like it was gonna be like the "grounded" documentary that part 1 got and then outta nowhere 90% of the video becomes the PSX interview from 3 years ago
Many have played the game thinking it will be another joel and ellie’s interesting journey.but it was a story about what are the things we do for love.the developer never meant it for u to enjoy this game but to share the honest truth that we usually judge by not looking both side of the aisle.
Just finished it last night..absolutely phenomenal! Easily one of the best games I’ve ever played. Although it was long at almost 30hrs I’m definitely sad that it’s over.
really didnt expect it too be that long and complete, for the last 20 hours i thought it was about to end any minute xD it was absolutely an incredible experience
simescoun22009 lol yup same here it was like 2 in the morning when I got to the farmhouse part and I assumed that was the end, next thing I know an hour and a half later and I realized there was still plenty of game left. I loved it though I haven’t enjoyed a game that much in a while
I spent 50+ hours playing it the first go. I would restart conflicts because it would be like, "Nah, I don't like how this is going," and I was so thorough searching everywhere for items to get trophies, but it's still extremely difficult to achieve the platinum trophy in one go. I got it after the second time completing the game though.
Man this game had an emotional impact on me, i finished the game but I still can’t find myself to stop crying about it. I hope they make the last of us part 3❤️.
If there ever were to be a third game I'd be interested in seeing ellie redeem herself by joining up with the newly reformed fireflies, led by Abby to try and ingeneer a cure. Maybe looking more into why she' immune in the first place. And dealing with forgiveness on both parties.
@@wec2364 That is the same I hope for. I could be a great story. Abby tells the fireflies about Ellie. They go to Jackson in force. Ellie goes with them. She is confronted with Abby. They finally talk. There is some mutual respect. The search for a new doctor begins..... During the search things happen between both of them.
This game broke my soul. I loved every minute of it, even though I’m still feeling like shit after completing it 3 days ago. It is just a masterpiece and an emotional roller coaster that made me feel so different from anything that I’ve experienced before. And it is safe to say, that I bawled my eyes out playing this and I never cry.
@@cherrykissfilms glad you asked. Wrong. Try booting up a telltale game, any telltale game, and not playing it and get to the ending of the game that way. Both the last of us and the walking dead independently, are narratively linear, they both have cut scenes with parts to explore inbetween. Infact, the walking dead can get you different endings based on player choice, where the last of us and uncharted cant. I prefer naughty dogs play style to telltale, but this argument makes no sense at all.
This game was such a rollercoaster. Ripped my heart out and put it back together several times. I personally love it, but I also get the hate. The times when you have to be Abby or you have to stand by as Ellie while bad shit happens... Good job, Naughty Dog.
How does this make sense though? Objectively the game did indeed sell millions in the first 3 days, so the game was a huge success, whether you liked it or not. The company definitely isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
Matt Black nah it’s subjectively a good game. Just not objectively. Lots of people liked it. Lots of people hated it. I hope this doesn’t affect ND. They’re on the of the big studio
The last of us and part 2 was THE best games I have ever played and keep on replaying. Hats off to everyone at naughty dog for making a true masterpiece of a video game
There’s only been 2 game series that has ever made me feel so emotional and this is one of them. This one was a really emotional ride down to my soul. Although I hate what happened I truly love this game with all of my heart and I can’t wait for the next one.
The fact that this game made us all feel some type of way about it regardless if it was good or bad shows that ND did there job me personally i enjoyed the game i loved it if I'm gonna be honest with you i think the 2nd game better then the first the way this game made me feel at end pissed me off because for a few days i felt empty didn't play the game in general for a few days the game made me really feel empty and i never felt that playing a game i was trying to rap my head around the way i felt this game is beautiful and this is 100% the most beautiful game i ever played a game I'll never forget
Whether the actor playing Lev is trans or not is irrelevant, it's more of a "oh, that's neat" aspect when you find out about it. ND still portrayed trans people positively here, anything else is beside the point
I finished the game like 5 days ago and I haven’t had it a month, it’s such a wonderful game and it’s so real, the graphics are so amazing, i just love it so, so much.
It was all fun and laughs until the song started up. Knowing what I know now, after having beaten Part II, I'm bawling. Ashley and Troy have incredible voices. I'm still caught off-guard by how well Ashley sings, even though I know her normal speaking voice is beautiful. And with Troy being a musician originally, it's amazing hearing him be able to carry Joel into a song. Phenomenal cast.
This is such a great game and emotional roller coaster! Loved seeing Ellie find her closure and Abby able to get redemption and a purpose for her life.
this stays with you like a tattoo on your skin. It’s very haunting in a good bad up and down and all crazy sort of way. Kinda incredible how a game can elicit such crazy emotions out of you and you STILL can’t get it out of your mind!! I think this is proof that this game was a low key very successful accomplishment, even though we may hate sooooooo much things in it!! This game is a masterpiece. There’s no other way of putting it. Now I feel like Ellie, I don’t sleep..I can’t eat.. I’m just haunted and still want some more..I need to go back to that world
I know they will never read this. But this game was amazing. I played it 2 times and bought 2 copies + ps4 special edition including headset etc. Just keep up the quality guys. Whatever game they do next, just put in as much love. I hope im not the only one who thinks like this.
The reason I know naughty dog is a amazing studio is that , they made me hate a character and by the end she was my favorite character in the series, that's some great storytelling
never has a game made me feel so many emotions tbh, it ranged from happiness to full on sobbing with tears, then numbness, and then absolute fear (the skyscraper and the bottom floors of the hospital 👀). the moments with dina and ellie lifted my soul i really needed their dynamic to feel better.
This story took our expectations of Joel and Ellie and flipped it, folded it and creased it like origami paper. It made us mad as hell but showed us that characters change over the years into complete different people. That’s the mark of a good telling of a story.
In a way it feels like Joel was the enemy. But we think he’s the good guy because we played as him and know his story but we don’t know the stories of the hundreds of people that he killed.
It took me sometime to analyse and understand the heap of emotions I experienced for the past one week ever since I started playing this masterpiece. I have been playing video games for more than 20 years now. All these years I have enjoyed all type of games but I haven't experienced such a deep and profound video game experience ever before. Naughty dog have really taken the narrative driven video game genre to another level, this is the first time in the history of video games where a game have completely resolved the problem of ludonarrative dissonance which we often associate with narrative driven video games. (SPOILERS AHEAD) In my humble opinion last of us 2 even surpassed the original last of us. This time the story is more creepy, dynamic and scary. Most of the video game developers nowadays don't take story in video games seriously, they simply put stories in their games just for the sake of putting it, as a result you would end up getting an Amateurish, and outright silly stories in almost all of the video games. It's always a challenge for developers to blend a mature story with gameplay elements which an average gamer might expect,since both are conflicting in nature, some of the developers have tried and ended up failing miserably on both the fronts. But naughty dog took bold steps to resolve this age old conflict and I can very well say that they came out with flying colors. I have finished the game in survivor mode and the gameplay experience was very challenging and satisfying at the same time. And the story is something which is worthy of a Netflix series on its own, throughout the game i often wondered am I really playing a video game?? That's how matured, deep and dynamic the story was. Even while playing with the NPC as your allies, the conversation which they have between themselves sounds quite natural and genuine and it doesn't feel forced, its pretty apparent that developers didn't take any aspects of the game lightly. Despite unanimous approval from all of the reviewers some of the users are disappointed with this game and it's story, it happens mainly because of the fact that most of the average gamer haven't experienced such a deep dynamic story and character arcs in a video game ever before. All they want is some straight to the point simple average story. Naughty dog knowingly took the bold risk of choosing a story which will divide the fan base into two and yes it actually divided the fan base, and it's fine as a video game need not satisfy all of the gamers out there, and I completely understand why some people don't like it. Most of the fans of the first game got emotionally attached to protagonist of the first game Joel, and they didn't like the fact that their favourite character died in the initial act of the story itself and the worst of all in the later part of the game they have to play as a character who killed Joel. But the main reason behind that idea was to understand different perspectives and for me personally it really worked, I started liking Abby over the course of the game, yes,at certain parts it was challenging for me, especially in the part where she had to fight with Ellie, but if you remove your unconscious emotional bias towards certain characters and play the game mainly for the sheer experience of it,then this game rewards you with a profound, real experience which you wouldn't have experienced in any other video games before. It's been a while since I finished this game but i feel somehow sad and empty ever since. No other video game have impacted me this much. Does it make this a perfect game?? the answer is "NO" but the game flaws can be forgiven and it's shortcomings can be ignored,since what you are playing is not some other random crap, it's a genre defining Experience which will inspire many more developers to take this route and this gem will be remembered as one of the greatest achievement in the history of video games. 5/5.
Amazing breakdown. You absolutely nailed it here! As a big fan of Joel myself, I was absolutely gutted throughout the story of the game and rooting for Ellie to kill Abby. However, the perspective of the 'enemy' was really refreshing to experience and made me actually think about daily life and real life events. At the end I still hated Abby for what she's done, but this time around it was also with some awe because of her personal story. And made me realise that Ellie at the end of the game, was exactly what Joe was at the end of the First game: a protagonist who made us feel like every choice, ethically justified or not, was the right one.
Joel's presence in Part 2 is huge. If you honestly think Joel isn't in the game that much, then either: a) you never played it, or b) the entire narrative went over your head. The entire game (Ellie's side) is about Joel, from the good times first arriving in Jackson, to realizing (admitting to herself) he lied to her, to her hating him, to feeling guilty about hating him, to the rage she felt for Joel taking away her from the Fireflies and no cure, to trying to find a way to avenge Joel, to finally coming to terms with what he did, forgiving him, and putting him as a positive memory as she goes off to find something to fight for.
Video games are modern masterpieces of interactive artwork. It employs hundreds and sometimes thousands of people and takes years to build. Artists, actors, coders, musicians, writers, colorists, etc... all employed with the goal of immersing the player to experience an imaginary world. This game revolutionizes this artform. It takes it to a level not yet seen before - I played this game and I am convinced the characters and the situations are real... Even days after i finished the game the experience lingered on in my heart and soul. This game is absolutely genius... I make art for a living - I hope in my lifetime I can be a part of something so amazing. I am publicly congratulating Neil and all the Naughty Dog team on an absolute masterpiece. Your excellence is inspiring and its absolutely evident that you all poured ALL of you into every inch of this world. I am honored to have experienced a piece of your heartfelt labor of love.
This game was amazing! I love everything about it! The graphics, the gameplay, the mechanics, the characters, the story, the plot. Everything! It's one of my favourite games now. I spent 26 hours and 45 minutes playing the game and it was the best experience I have ever had. If you haven't played the game yourself, I really, really reccomend you play the game for yourself!
This game is EPIC! An experience everyone should have in their lives. Congratulations to all involved, you made a masterpiece accessible to all kind of gamers, that's the most beautiful work you could have done.
Love behind the scene stuff. We get to see how much they put into making the game. This is awesome. Yara and Lev look exactly like how they are in the game. o_o
I actually think it’s hilarious how much Hannah called in this game - is Joel dead, where are the fireflies, are they going to go to California. Like I know she was guessing but wow it’s just funny how accurately she hit the actual story beats without realizing it. I remember hating her when she did this interview but now with the game out it’s funny to go back to this PSX panel and realize they always planned on telling this story and didn’t change course like some idiots are complaining about lol. Even Neil says they knew some people who loved the first game may not like this one and vice versa but they told the story they wanted to tell. It’s just funny how much people applauded that moment and a lot of those same people are the ones who can’t appreciate it having played it because they don’t like how it went, oh the irony of it all.
Games are getting more serious than movies in this era. The level of details to those environments as well as character is beyond words. They are more like real than a game.
They're better it's quite obvious that 10+ game will have better written and better developed characters than just 2 hours movies lol
The problem is that sometimes they forget a videogame belongs to its own medium. A videogame isn't a movie and should never be. That leads to highly scripted games like this that aren't really very fun to play and aren't replayable at all. TLOU2 is more an interactive movie than a videogame.
Thats why games are 60 and up dollars
Yes, Naughty Dog raised the bar for narrative story telling in video games.
@ninjasinpyjamas this game has better better written characters and better character development than literally every single movie or tv show out there lol
Troy said they wanted to make a game that people will love or hate. They definitely succeeded. I personally loved it, I kind of get the hate, but not the intensity of it.
Honestly...I love this game & I love the story of the whole game actually 😀 You have to really understand & grasp both sides (Ellie's & Abby's) to understand the end of the game & that's what I think a lot of people aren't getting/understanding. I have my own opinion of understanding of the ending if you'd like to read & you can tell me what you think if you'd like & you can tell me yours too if you'd like 😀
@@ElizabethMcQMusic i hate this argumentation so much. " A lot arent getting it". Trust me, they do. There are reasons to like it, there are reasons to hate it. But thinking players hated the game, just beacuse they couldnt grasp it, is just dumb.
@@TheChaosverein it's obvious that most people aren't getting it, they just wanted to kill abby and end everything. they just say "this ruined the game", but they don't see how ellie wanted to finish the violence circle
@@asuna3008 She ended the cycle by killing like 200 people who had nothing to do with that. I get that this game is about forgiveness and all that,but the gameplay just doesnt match that.
I completely agree. Some people are so angry about it. And Abby's voice actor getting death threats, whoa. Totally uncalled for. Also people saying it's "trash"...I mean that's just dramatic. I even watched a review on YT where someone said that Ellie was interesting in the first game, but is a one dimensional stereotype in the second game. I mean wow, it's like we weren't even playing the same game. They aged her up really well and her character's progression made a lot of sense to me. I feel like some people's opinions were formed before they even played, or they had certain expectations that weren't met, and thus were unable to even experience any of the detail and depth that this game really has. It's like, if you stop complaining about it for two seconds, and let it give you an experience, you might appreciate the amazing work that it is even if you disagree with the decisions made. lol
when she talks, i imagine ellie’s face
BROOOO SAME DUDE
critical role watchers disagree :P
SAME Thing
Same!
Now that u said that I can’t go back
This game came into my house and *Murdered* me and I loved every second of it
Exactly!! I haven't been able to stop thinking about this game ever since me and my brothers finished it.
Well i think ot damaged you bro
Jk
interesting
Hells yeahs! I finished it, felt a bit broken, but also couldn't stop thinking about it, and then woke up and started it again. I'm contemplating a third run-through at the moment. It was just as good the second time through, less emotional but I also caught a lot that I'd missed the first time round.
I too share the same feeling with y'all
Huge respect for companies who doesn't play safe and they risk it all for the gamers.
Not for the gamers, so much.
@Lessy Lessy Themselves?
@@vequitas1972 that doesnt make any sense. Basically what your saying is companies main target audience is themselves?
@@jaaaaaaaaaaaaaay In this instance yeah. The only logical reason (or excuse, really) for making something you know your consumers won't enjoy is for creative fulfillment. Meaning making it for your own sake, not the people you're giving it to.
@@vequitas1972 i hate to break it to you, but that is not how buisness works. Naughtydog doesnt make games for fun. Games are made for the consumer
this game was emotionally destroying.
Yes, so fucking good, I felt everything playing this. The story is built up to perfection.
Yeah, it definitely was. It was meant to be that way, but at one point in the game, I really considered taking a break from it but I was so close to the end so I didn't
Kylie Smith i had a whole week off on release. By the fourth day of playing, credits rolled, and I literally slept for an entire day. I was exhausted!!!
Definitely! No game has ever made me feel this way. I stood 3 days thinking about it after I finished playing!
Dude, I don’t cry for video games or movies often...but I cried about for this one for a solid two days. Now every time I scroll pass it to play something else, I feel those emotions for a brief time until I forget them, which was probably one if their goals.
I've never before felt such an emotional exhaustion after finishing a game. Still not finished processing it, but regardless I'm happy I played it. It's something truly unique and I'm sure many developers will draw inspiration from it for years to come in spite of its truly polarized reception. Too many AAA games try to cater to the audience, I'm glad they had their own vision and stuck to it.
Yes, this stays with you like a tattoo on your skin. It’s very haunting in a good bad up and down and all crazy sort of way. Kinda incredible how a game can elicit such crazy emotions out of you!! I think this is proof that this game was a low key very successful accomplishment, even though we may hate sooooooo much things in it!! This game is a masterpiece. There’s no other way of putting it. Now I feel like Ellie, I don’t sleep..I can’t eat.. I’m just haunted and still want some more..I need to go back to that world
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLOOOOLLLL
@@titaa56 I'm currently replaying and think it's substantially better on a second playthrough :)
Because providing a product that consumers enjoy is ludicrous.
Poor Laura. Did such a great job and received so much hate. Neil too.
hate? for what?
@@PlatinumSperms someone's jealous
isarLeo it’s a bunch of immature idiots, u know Laura did a good job when it makes u hate her lol
isarLeo yes same here. Abby was a cold killer in the beginning of the game but later on u see she finds her light by helping yara and lev through out the game. She finds her peace but ellie still needed to find hers. Which she did at the end kinda. But regardless the game messes with your emotions and feelings just the way they wanted to. Just one problem. No dlc. I would’ve loved to see more Abby and lev.
isarLeo wth? she was such a good actress during this game she didn’t deserve that
This game really broke me, it's been like 3 weeks since I finished it and I still find myself sobbing about it. There hasn't been a game that provoked such strong and lasting emotions on me, and the story of the first one was emotional too.
It was a week after I finished it where I just thought about it and went through all the different things that happened and what they might have meant. Then I decided I needed to play again. Well, my cat decided he wasn't getting enough attention or I needed an emotional break from the game because he chewed the cord 😂😓
I’m about to start Part 1 again tomorrow. The second game honestly made these characters feel like real people; I feel like this timeline actually occurred in some alternate reality😂 I’m interested to see how much more weight the events of Part 1 carry knowing what happens in Part 2. Part 1 is a 10/10 but Part 2 is a TEEEEN/10, if you know what I mean.
@@braydenisstillhere dude I could not have said it better! Exactly how I'm feeling right now. Game really took a grip on my perception of reality.
I feel scars in my chest from this game. I feel like I have blood on my hand and I feel very confused.
finished it last weekend and i'm still broken over it. such great story telling.
omg 25:48 "Are you nervous about the reactions you're going to recieve?"
"Troy?"
*uHm*
Lol
lol talk about being put on the spot.
This game was meant to break your soul. It did that and I never felt that before while playing a game
Edit:1k likes! That’s amazing.
If you liked that, check Spec. Ops: The Line. Gameplay hasn't aged too well, but it is an incredible story.
Same here, this game made me feel, happiness, anger, sadness, fear and so much more. Without a doubt, I’m always going to remember my first playthrough of the game.
RatedRLoquender for some reason I felt it even more when I replayed it. I’d highly recommend u do that. Also realized how many tiny details I missed !
You must have loved the last jedi too huh
No one is confused on that point. Many movies and games have done this before, it's not a new concept. They simply did it poorly.
There is no villain in apocalyptic world. They just do what they have to do. Get survive, revenge,... Its tragic with every story for every last of them....
just some dude without moustache
You sound just as dumb as him rn
@just some dude without moustache he is right
@@galactichasyoutube775 agreed
@just some dude without moustache hey thats my opinion dude. Dont dumb people who is not at the same thought with you. Idi
As the trophy says: What I had to do
I love how she sings the little "flaws", breaks and not controlling her breathing it just sounds so naturally like ellie I love it you can feel all the feelings
90% of us clicked to watch Troy Baker play guitar in motion capture
More like 99
Where does that scene start ?
Exactly
Alejandra Estrada
40:00
Totally!
Laura is so different from Abbie. That tells a lot about her acting abilities.
Her, Ashley Johnson, and Troy Baker are some of the best working actors today in general!
It’s so sad that she got so much hate for playing Abby :( Regardless of how you feel about Abby as a character, that doesn’t mean she deserves the hate in real life
Fr
The person in the crowd that said “I love you” when Ashley started speaking lmaoooo
That was adorable 😁
@@JoMcD21 dude can you gimme the time stamp?
abdevilliers kookaburra 6:02
SHES so real 🤣
Laura Bailey's voice sounds so unlike Abby's! How do people change their voices like that? I'm always amazed by that. Same with Troy, how he's played so many characters from Pagan Min to Joel... Talent!
They are voice actors so they recieve training in doing that. Like how singers get lessons, kinda the same thing.
Holy fuck he played pagan min 😮
It’s strange, actually - sometimes when Joel says something, I hear Booker Dewitt.
@@milacruz3970 they're not voice actors, they're straight up actors
@@Lion_87 I was just about to say the same thing😂😂
Ah yes they got enough info on Seattle to make Jacksepticeye go "Is this the convention center?"
TeacupTempest literally came here for this comment 😂
Cofffeeeee!
THIS 😂😂😂
at this point every building is the convention center in his eyes
Dirty earth beans
I just saw à frog in the game, leaping on the street when it was raining. The amont of details is incredible.
Did you kill it? I indeed saw it too, twice! As well as a squirrel. And a lot of rats and mouses. Tried to kill the frog but it was too fast, dunno if its actually possible, if so then the developers are insane. Thought it was part of an easter egg... lmao
I saw two rabbits. One by Ellie’s window in the start and one at Joel’s house after “the incident”
"I think I got someone pregnant" and that's how JJ was born
Either that or with Mel, but yeah probably JJ
Having lived in Seattle for a short while (my favorite city) I have to say, they did an incredible job of capturing the feel and the ambiance of the place. Even though it's all desolate and overgrown, I still got goosebumps of reliving the place iconic architecture.
ngl, i cried when troy started to sing.
dude same
Ngl really!?!? Gmfg dont lie!
Same!
Watching it right now.... i'm crying too. I can't like literally jcjfefviejgijfe
Same, I just imagined Joel sitting in a chair... singing and playing...
Every tear I cried while listening to Troy and Ashley singing in this video is because Naughty Dog made me a family member of a dying and torn apart family that is trying to survive.
Whether you like the game or not, you've really got to congratulate the entire team that worked on it, to get it to its final product. So much effort. xx
I wanna point out that Troy is such a good singer professionally that he can sing in Joel's voice consistently and still sound absolutely beautiful.
Edit* oh shit I don't think I've ever had this many likes before breh 😂
Agreed, troy baker is one of my favorite voice actors
Agreed! Like he did in Bioshock Infinite!
He's a true perfectionist
I had the pleasure of seeing him sing live at Manchester and own a CD of his sitting in the fire album. He's so talented with his singing.
@@ITheIM7IOmegaI yeah, sitting in the fire is phenomenal
Imagine you just see someone walking into a building and taking a picture of a sign
I was thinking that same thing!
Haha, I do that
Better than having to answer any question like: do you know what was on the wall in2013?
We see people taking pictures of their foods on a restaurant. Nothing weird about taking pictures of random stuff if that was the point you failed to make.
TERRORISM!
It's so weird hearing Ellie's voice come from someone who isn't Ellie. It's kinda freaking me out
She is Ellie mate.
i know
She's also Terra and Gwen Tennyson
is your pfp an Unus annus reference
@@thewingedwretch yup
I’m in love with Ellie’s (ashley’s) voice
Finishing the game got me feeling like a part of me is missing
I felt empty throughout the whole game after losing joel... And im still not over it... Amazing game
SAME DUDEEEEE AAA
The storyline was amazing. It didn’t go how I wanted it, but isn’t that exciting? The shock factor was there, I was crying and yelling at the screen. Getting to see the opponents side, learning to feel empathy for Abby was SO cool. In the end you didn’t know who to root for. It was amazing. Well done.
true, but deep inside everyone wants ellie to live in the end
@@jochemcorstens1101 deep inside everyone wanted to see ellie AND abbie live in the end. glad that is how it ended
hannah hart asked them if they felt a connection to their character, she asked the boy who plays lev & then she cut him off and didnt let him answer & i really wanted to hear what he had to say
Neil said in an interview that Lev's narrative was based a lot on the actor's own life. So yeah, representation matters.
Joel and Ellie singing together gives me goosebumps. I want a DLC where that happens.
Not gonna lie, the enemy begging for me to spare them got to me! And the poor dogs omg.
I love hitting those dogs with hammers, it makes some kind of special noice that none other meelee weapon does
You Reposted wow hope you dont do it in real life
When the people begged for their lives they got executed with no mercy but the dogs
That is the point! They delivered that so well! The story is about people and humanity, they are not "enemies", they are people, like Ellie, like Joel, like Abby... Naughty Dog wanted you to SEE that they have names and the dogs have names and it links to the meaning of not having the hero and the villain... I love this game so much!
I personally hated killing the dogs. I didn't have to, but I was struggling with getting by. I managed to spare a few dogs during the game and get them to stop tracking me down, but I think I killed most of them because of my lack of bottles or anything to throw to knock them off of my track. Did they deserve to die? Nope, they didn't. If I ever play this game again, it'll be my goal to get around without killing the dogs. I felt really bad the first time I did it and I still did throughout the game. I just didn't want to be sniffed out so quick.
This game transcends terror and brings in this element of being mortified. It makes you an accomplice, in a vibe like grand theft auto. Innocence is lost playing this game.
I also feel that Ellie is the closest character to me as a person than anything I've played.
this game was so emotionally depriving it made me feel so many emotions, i’ve never felt that while playing a video game
"One of the thing that makes naughty dog special is the insane attention to detail."
Also some plants when I touch it: *Can't touch this.*
did you know they made blood dilute in water?
so that the Playstation would not combust.
I love how long laura Bailey and troy baker have known each other, which is like 12 years almost (since the original persona 4 game in 2008) and now they're working together again. I just love it so much
i'm so confused. this seemed like it was gonna be like the "grounded" documentary that part 1 got and then outta nowhere 90% of the video becomes the PSX interview from 3 years ago
Cause it's not official. We might still get an official documentary. I actually really hope we do.
They will definitely make a documentary and a dlc. They did for Uncharted 4 and everything since TLOU
@@theguitargamer3372 I think Neil said he didn't want to do DLC
Donald Trump hopefully we get factions tho
@@NickyBlack24 no dlc or factions has been confirmed. They will do a stand alone multi-player in a year or two for ps5
Many have played the game thinking it will be another joel and ellie’s interesting journey.but it was a story about what are the things we do for love.the developer never meant it for u to enjoy this game but to share the honest truth that we usually judge by not looking both side of the aisle.
Just finished it last night..absolutely phenomenal! Easily one of the best games I’ve ever played. Although it was long at almost 30hrs I’m definitely sad that it’s over.
really didnt expect it too be that long and complete, for the last 20 hours i thought it was about to end any minute xD
it was absolutely an incredible experience
simescoun22009 lol yup same here it was like 2 in the morning when I got to the farmhouse part and I assumed that was the end, next thing I know an hour and a half later and I realized there was still plenty of game left. I loved it though I haven’t enjoyed a game that much in a while
I spent 50+ hours playing it the first go. I would restart conflicts because it would be like, "Nah, I don't like how this is going," and I was so thorough searching everywhere for items to get trophies, but it's still extremely difficult to achieve the platinum trophy in one go. I got it after the second time completing the game though.
listening to Ashley and Troy sing together destroys my soul. I wish Ellie and Joel had the same opportunity to sing together too. beautiful
The game was an absolute masterpiece. The story, the depth, the artistry, the soul wrenching sadness-- it was haunting and beautiful.
agree
@@jacobmeglich6699 No, Jacob. I just have the ability to appreciate the amount of technical and creative work that went into the game.
Man this game had an emotional impact on me, i finished the game but I still can’t find myself to stop crying about it. I hope they make the last of us part 3❤️.
I really want to find out what happened to Ellie and Dina and jj in the end also where is Ellie going
Gotta wait 7 years first :(
Seriously same! My husband is fed up and laughs at me because I keep crying about Joel’s death til this day😭
If there ever were to be a third game I'd be interested in seeing ellie redeem herself by joining up with the newly reformed fireflies, led by Abby to try and ingeneer a cure. Maybe looking more into why she' immune in the first place. And dealing with forgiveness on both parties.
@@wec2364 That is the same I hope for. I could be a great story. Abby tells the fireflies about Ellie. They go to Jackson in force. Ellie goes with them. She is confronted with Abby. They finally talk. There is some mutual respect. The search for a new doctor begins..... During the search things happen between both of them.
It's crazy how they new what was going to happen to Seattle when they made this
nice. lol
Lmao yes XD
Knew*
Underated comment 😂😂😂
I love to see how they used their faces and voices and so relatable ❤ gosh lev is so freaking adorable all over😭
Love that Troy brought his own guitar to the set 🤟
"Do yall become a trio?" ahahahah... about that
For a while anyway..... lol
This game broke my soul. I loved every minute of it, even though I’m still feeling like shit after completing it 3 days ago. It is just a masterpiece and an emotional roller coaster that made me feel so different from anything that I’ve experienced before. And it is safe to say, that I bawled my eyes out playing this and I never cry.
The game is a masterpiece. The only people who dislike the game are the ones who still want vengeance and didn't learn from the theme.
FR
You can understand the theme of a plot but still not like it :)
Well
Ummm
No
The theme of this game was just some elementary school bullshit
And according to the metacritic user reviews, they can’t write past a 3rd grade level, either.
the dude who played lev is wonderful oml
This interview is really old has already been out for a couple of years. I wanted to see more mocap
fr. I skipped this one except the singing lmao
Telltale: Main character like a freaking Npc
Naughty dog: Main character you
Omg right!?
@@cherrykissfilms glad you asked. Wrong. Try booting up a telltale game, any telltale game, and not playing it and get to the ending of the game that way. Both the last of us and the walking dead independently, are narratively linear, they both have cut scenes with parts to explore inbetween. Infact, the walking dead can get you different endings based on player choice, where the last of us and uncharted cant. I prefer naughty dogs play style to telltale, but this argument makes no sense at all.
I LOVE this game. I can’t wait for more games to be at the level Last of Us and Red Dead have gotten to
Same the wait is always worth it
Major props to the actors . They all did an amazing job! No doubt about that
Finished TLOU2 today, it shook me up
Absolutely atmospheric and phenomenal
This game was such a rollercoaster. Ripped my heart out and put it back together several times. I personally love it, but I also get the hate. The times when you have to be Abby or you have to stand by as Ellie while bad shit happens... Good job, Naughty Dog.
“The Last of Them”
They did an opsie
So deep
How does this make sense though? Objectively the game did indeed sell millions in the first 3 days, so the game was a huge success, whether you liked it or not. The company definitely isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
@@kingpny9314 ND should be shut down for the BS move they pulled here.
Matt Black nah it’s subjectively a good game. Just not objectively. Lots of people liked it. Lots of people hated it. I hope this doesn’t affect ND. They’re on the of the big studio
Am i the only 1 who's still crying bcuz of the story😭😭
Me too :”)
I'm only crying because this game is canon
@@trickyick6676 SAME
same :(
Everytime i hear the songs covered by ellie and joel onions are cut 😢
This game was a masterpiece !!! It deserves a third part, it was life-altering
These guys are just legends...
We hope there's more LOU3 to 4
tricky ick won’t happen lmao. Deal with it and move on
This isn’t the actual behind the scenes everyone.
K thanks
Loll
Ok
ya......but its fun
I’m waiting the last of us part 3 🥺
When my love Abby was "mystery woman".
hearing them both sing broke my heart even more.
I legit sobbed when troy and ashley started singing
The last of us and part 2 was THE best games I have ever played and keep on replaying. Hats off to everyone at naughty dog for making a true masterpiece of a video game
There’s only been 2 game series that has ever made me feel so emotional and this is one of them. This one was a really emotional ride down to my soul. Although I hate what happened I truly love this game with all of my heart and I can’t wait for the next one.
The fact that this game made us all feel some type of way about it regardless if it was good or bad shows that ND did there job me personally i enjoyed the game i loved it if I'm gonna be honest with you i think the 2nd game better then the first the way this game made me feel at end pissed me off because for a few days i felt empty didn't play the game in general for a few days the game made me really feel empty and i never felt that playing a game i was trying to rap my head around the way i felt this game is beautiful and this is 100% the most beautiful game i ever played a game I'll never forget
When they cast a trans person to play a trans character 👌🏾💯
That's exactly what everyone should be doing, and I'm glad Naughty Dog did.
Wait which one?
Christina Lev
@@Dorahellmon 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Whether the actor playing Lev is trans or not is irrelevant, it's more of a "oh, that's neat" aspect when you find out about it. ND still portrayed trans people positively here, anything else is beside the point
Lev is not trans in the game. They force Lev to be a girl isn't it? He was forced to marry someone in the game
I finished the game like 5 days ago and I haven’t had it a month, it’s such a wonderful game and it’s so real, the graphics are so amazing, i just love it so, so much.
I already know this video is gonna blow up, there's no doubt..
It was all fun and laughs until the song started up. Knowing what I know now, after having beaten Part II, I'm bawling. Ashley and Troy have incredible voices. I'm still caught off-guard by how well Ashley sings, even though I know her normal speaking voice is beautiful. And with Troy being a musician originally, it's amazing hearing him be able to carry Joel into a song. Phenomenal cast.
They did a fantastic job on this game 10/10 for me
This is such a great game and emotional roller coaster! Loved seeing Ellie find her closure and Abby able to get redemption and a purpose for her life.
this stays with you like a tattoo on your skin. It’s very haunting in a good bad up and down and all crazy sort of way. Kinda incredible how a game can elicit such crazy emotions out of you and you STILL can’t get it out of your mind!! I think this is proof that this game was a low key very successful accomplishment, even though we may hate sooooooo much things in it!! This game is a masterpiece. There’s no other way of putting it. Now I feel like Ellie, I don’t sleep..I can’t eat.. I’m just haunted and still want some more..I need to go back to that world
Probably some sort of gaming PTSD 😁💀
Low key?...... Loki?'..." .....,,,,... o.O
@@mixingworlds that's me with toxic tryhards on gta 5 😞
when they sing its kinna heartbreaking :(
This game has a better story than most movies out there. Better acting too. I'm glad videogames are starting to get the respect they deserve as art.
For real, I don´t remember crying that much with a movie or TV show.
Even though Ashely isn’t the face of Ellie, you can still see Ellie in her. She resembles her a lot.
I really want that concept art as my wallpaper
Shreyank Bansod you can find the concept arts in extra section in the game
@@maverick1316 I'm not really fortune enough to buy the game or PS4 😅...thanks for telling tho.
42:10 that’s literally how imagine Joel singing
I know they will never read this. But this game was amazing. I played it 2 times and bought 2 copies + ps4 special edition including headset etc. Just keep up the quality guys. Whatever game they do next, just put in as much love. I hope im not the only one who thinks like this.
"In a way you've never seen before, and might not be ready for" this sums up this game entirely. I loved this so much.
That singing moment has got me goosebumbs!!!🙌🥶😉💪
The reason I know naughty dog is a amazing studio is that , they made me hate a character and by the end she was my favorite character in the series, that's some great storytelling
never has a game made me feel so many emotions tbh, it ranged from happiness to full on sobbing with tears, then numbness, and then absolute fear (the skyscraper and the bottom floors of the hospital 👀). the moments with dina and ellie lifted my soul i really needed their dynamic to feel better.
This story took our expectations of Joel and Ellie and flipped it, folded it and creased it like origami paper. It made us mad as hell but showed us that characters change over the years into complete different people. That’s the mark of a good telling of a story.
In a way it feels like Joel was the enemy. But we think he’s the good guy because we played as him and know his story but we don’t know the stories of the hundreds of people that he killed.
There are more fruits on the same tree
In an apocalypse, people WILL do whatever they need to survive 🤷😕
There are no villains in this game. Just anti-heroes and survivors who'll do anything to survive
not every game can make u happy.not every game has an happy ending but tlou2 made me happy and it was one of the best i've played
It took me sometime to analyse and understand the heap of emotions I experienced for the past one week ever since I started playing this masterpiece. I have been playing video games for more than 20 years now. All these years I have enjoyed all type of games but I haven't experienced such a deep and profound video game experience ever before. Naughty dog have really taken the narrative driven video game genre to another level, this is the first time in the history of video games where a game have completely resolved the problem of ludonarrative dissonance which we often associate with narrative driven video games.
(SPOILERS AHEAD)
In my humble opinion last of us 2 even surpassed the original last of us.
This time the story is more creepy, dynamic and scary.
Most of the video game developers nowadays don't take story in video games seriously, they simply put stories in their games just for the sake of putting it, as a result you would end up getting an Amateurish, and outright silly stories in almost all of the video games. It's always a challenge for developers to blend a mature story with gameplay elements which an average gamer might expect,since both are conflicting in nature, some of the developers have tried and ended up failing miserably on both the fronts. But naughty dog took bold steps to resolve this age old conflict and I can very well say that they came out with flying colors.
I have finished the game in survivor mode and the gameplay experience was very challenging and satisfying at the same time.
And the story is something which is worthy of a Netflix series on its own, throughout the game i often wondered am I really playing a video game?? That's how matured, deep and dynamic the story was. Even while playing with the NPC as your allies, the conversation which they have between themselves sounds quite natural and genuine and it doesn't feel forced, its pretty apparent that developers didn't take any aspects of the game lightly.
Despite unanimous approval from all of the reviewers some of the users are disappointed with this game and it's story, it happens mainly because of the fact that most of the average gamer haven't experienced such a deep dynamic story and character arcs in a video game ever before.
All they want is some straight to the point simple average story. Naughty dog knowingly took the bold risk of choosing a story which will divide the fan base into two and yes it actually divided the fan base, and it's fine as a video game need not satisfy all of the gamers out there, and I completely understand why some people don't like it. Most of the fans of the first game got emotionally attached to protagonist of the first game Joel, and they didn't like the fact that their favourite character died in the initial act of the story itself and the worst of all in the later part of the game they have to play as a character who killed Joel. But the main reason behind that idea was to understand different perspectives and for me personally it really worked, I started liking Abby over the course of the game, yes,at certain parts it was challenging for me, especially in the part where she had to fight with Ellie, but if you remove your unconscious emotional bias towards certain characters and play the game mainly for the sheer experience of it,then this game rewards you with a profound, real experience which you wouldn't have experienced in any other video games before.
It's been a while since I finished this game but i feel somehow sad and empty ever since. No other video game have impacted me this much.
Does it make this a perfect game?? the answer is "NO" but the game flaws can be forgiven and it's shortcomings can be ignored,since what you are playing is not some other random crap, it's a genre defining Experience which will inspire many more developers to take this route and this gem will be remembered as one of the greatest achievement in the history of video games.
5/5.
Amazing breakdown. You absolutely nailed it here! As a big fan of Joel myself, I was absolutely gutted throughout the story of the game and rooting for Ellie to kill Abby. However, the perspective of the 'enemy' was really refreshing to experience and made me actually think about daily life and real life events. At the end I still hated Abby for what she's done, but this time around it was also with some awe because of her personal story. And made me realise that Ellie at the end of the game, was exactly what Joe was at the end of the First game: a protagonist who made us feel like every choice, ethically justified or not, was the right one.
I’m hoping for a 3rd game, the game just broke me emotionally and it did to millions of other players. Hands down my favourite game
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I wonder how Troy feels going to all these conferences/events pretending he's still in the game
Joel's presence in Part 2 is huge. If you honestly think Joel isn't in the game that much, then either: a) you never played it, or b) the entire narrative went over your head. The entire game (Ellie's side) is about Joel, from the good times first arriving in Jackson, to realizing (admitting to herself) he lied to her, to her hating him, to feeling guilty about hating him, to the rage she felt for Joel taking away her from the Fireflies and no cure, to trying to find a way to avenge Joel, to finally coming to terms with what he did, forgiving him, and putting him as a positive memory as she goes off to find something to fight for.
Well he's in quite a few flashbacks so he is definitely in it
Video games are modern masterpieces of interactive artwork. It employs
hundreds and sometimes thousands of people and takes years to build.
Artists, actors, coders, musicians, writers, colorists, etc... all
employed with the goal of immersing the player to experience an
imaginary world. This game revolutionizes this artform. It takes it to a
level not yet seen before - I played this game and I am convinced the
characters and the situations are real... Even days after i finished
the game the experience lingered on in my heart and soul. This game is
absolutely genius... I make art for a living - I hope in my lifetime I
can be a part of something so amazing. I am publicly congratulating Neil
and all the Naughty Dog team on an absolute masterpiece. Your
excellence is inspiring and its absolutely evident that you all poured
ALL of you into every inch of this world. I am honored to have
experienced a piece of your heartfelt labor of love.
This game was amazing! I love everything about it! The graphics, the gameplay, the mechanics, the characters, the story, the plot. Everything! It's one of my favourite games now. I spent 26 hours and 45 minutes playing the game and it was the best experience I have ever had. If you haven't played the game yourself, I really, really reccomend you play the game for yourself!
Uh are you a robot?
@@Laserlovey Shhh! No one is suppose to know! 😂
Wow that's a long time, the game does look really good tho
I just started the first lou ik I'm a little late :/
MelaninMix06 just play the first part...
This game is EPIC! An experience everyone should have in their lives. Congratulations to all involved, you made a masterpiece accessible to all kind of gamers, that's the most beautiful work you could have done.
Thales Bera Simp
@@seanwilliams5848 what
Sean Williams some people actually liked the game
Simp
>all kinds o gamers
Pfft
quick, show this to jacksepticeye, he'd lose his mind!
Look at the fkin lighting
I didnt watch his let's play but can you explain ?
Is this the convention centre?!?!
@@shanustheanus what?
Akraman ooooh coffee
Love behind the scene stuff. We get to see how much they put into making the game. This is awesome. Yara and Lev look exactly like how they are in the game. o_o
No wonder I felt like I was watching a movie rather than a video game story. They brought in a tv writer to help
I actually think it’s hilarious how much Hannah called in this game - is Joel dead, where are the fireflies, are they going to go to California. Like I know she was guessing but wow it’s just funny how accurately she hit the actual story beats without realizing it. I remember hating her when she did this interview but now with the game out it’s funny to go back to this PSX panel and realize they always planned on telling this story and didn’t change course like some idiots are complaining about lol.
Even Neil says they knew some people who loved the first game may not like this one and vice versa but they told the story they wanted to tell. It’s just funny how much people applauded that moment and a lot of those same people are the ones who can’t appreciate it having played it because they don’t like how it went, oh the irony of it all.