The Last of Us 2 Dates Its Grounded Documentary for 2nd February

I will watch it to see if they let us know why they made some of the decisions they made

I'm replaying the remastered version ,it really is a masterclass of game design ,sure you may not agree with the story decisions ,but its polished to perfection,if only all games where like this.

I'm playing through the game for the first time currently and boy, Chapter 5 was really something. Was this the main spoiler of the game, it had to be right?

@Hundred_Hand_Slap The fact that you made it this far without ever hearing about it can be considered a miracle.

I just unlocked everything in No Return. If they made a more fleshed out spin off of that mode I would buy in a heart beat.

Man, TLoU pt.II just got so much right. Absolutely sublime to play in combat. Some of the best 3rd person action out there.

My main disappointment with this version is that they left the cube maps in puddles, or at least didn't improve them. They are some of the most shockingly ugly I've seen. It's just strange cos the rest of the visuals are near perfect. I've noticed this being a visual pitfall in most of Sony's 1st party stuff. Kinda strange considering the whole push for RT this gen. Although I imagine this is partly why the visuals are so great overall and still look great at 60fps. Check out those puddles though... 🤢 'orrible.

I'm all for watching this when it comes 😁

@Hundred_Hand_Slap I had it spoiled for me by some twit on this very site but it still shocked me when I played that particular scene.

I managed to play Part 2 not knowing that you get to play as another character (not naming names in case you too don't know this) and it was suuuuuch a sick surprise.

I remember coming to what I thought was the end and saying to my wife "huh...great game, but pretty short" and then moving to the second half of the game totally being blown away.

@ApostateMage rarely do I put the controller down and ponder my thoughts about a video game. Such a heavy moment. A-wipes that go around spoiling this stuff for their own twisted gratification should be rounded up and metaphorically smashed with golf clubs... cause it's just a video game.

@dschons much like the game so far, I've been masterclass at avoiding spoilers. I literally know nothing. The trolls have no fire without fuel...

Haven’t seen this much interest in a murder simulator since the Gulf War. The story outside of the revenge-murder part is great and full of heartwarming moments, too bad they get muddled up in the pointless anger scheme.

@Bunchesopuppies Isn't it murder-revenge? If you're going to complain might as well get it right. Also, this is a video game, lop all their heads off for all I care. People approach this game like it's a terrorist beheading video, it's not. It's a bunch of fake, made up, not real characters. Get over it.

cute, but seeing as you make games, can we get a date for something new and not recycled out of your camp ND? Hell, even just a teaser trailer or a paragraph description would suffice at this point.

@KundaliniRising333 you don’t get bored of doing this in every article?

No Return is so good The Last of Us Online would have certainly been the first live service game I got lost in. That cancellation hurts!

@Hundred_Hand_Slap I’m so glad I didn’t have that game spoiled for me such a great experience on the first playthrough… still good on playthrough #4!

Really expecting this is gonna water down a lot of the drama regarding TLOU2’s development. Crunch, leaks and the initial wave of hate and transphobia among the fanbase that spawned, Druckmann’s Israeli Palestine inspirations, inspiration behind incredibly controversial story decisions. I doubt that something like this would touch on these things.

@Hundred_Hand_Slap Glad you managed to avoid spoilers for the game for this long. Luckily I managed the same when I played it at launch on PS4. I did have an inkling of what was going to happen, but it still shocked me when it happened and how brutal it was. Hope you enjoy the rest of the game!

@Deoxyr1bose yeah it will be watered down, corporate, wishy washy marketing.

You aren't going to see Druckmann and others in a meeting, and Druckmann saying "you know what separated TLoU from any other generic 3rd person zombie game? The father/daughter relationship. So let's screw that in the first 30 minutes, because it would be cool and edgy to subvert expectations. No one is expecting us to destroy the IP, so it will take them by surprise. That's real art!".

The others start shouting at him, get up, throw their chairs across the room American Chopper style, some dramatic music plays, he shouts "you are all fired" and we go to an ad break.

As if it would be like that! It will just be ND singing ND's praises.

@themightyant March 2020 was when remote work started for a lot of companies (not sure when ND employees went home). So we should have interviews from the first announcement in 2016 until likely March 2020 (only a few months before launch). So hopefully we get a good sense of the overall development. But you’re right that we may miss some of the in-the-moment reaction to the leaks and launch. Having a retrospective analysis of that may be really interesting though as it can put that time into context. Regardless, I’m excited for this doc.

@JohnnyShoulder thanks man, it was definitely shocking. Super risky too. Hope it adds up

Can’t wait to see the documentary of the franchise they killed. 🏌️‍♀️