Gijs Klaassen and very subtle scoff that Joel responded with.. it has so many emotions into it.

Troy Baker stated during his play through with Nolan North that the watch is stuck on the time and exact moment of Sarah's death.

coll912 Well, there’s the bullet hole from the gun that killed Sarah on it ):

In the final scene he says "I struggled a long time with surviving" and then subconsciously touches the watch.

Its also symbolic of him refusing to move on, time has "stopped".

Really great storytelling.

I know right i get excited every time i see them damn Giraffes.

This video made me cry when neil started taking about Ellie’s innocence and the giraffe scene. It’s amazing how games are able to connect you to the characters so much more than film. I don’t think video games work for every story and film is better for most, but the last of us just has such a perfect story for the gaming medium. I think the blockbuster elements with an emphasis on a journey/exploration really work in favor of games. And it’s so easy to develop characters over a long journey or adventure, especially with writing as good as the last of us. It really all depends on the story you want to tell, I couldn’t imagine anything by tarkovsky as a game and something like god of war would not work as a film at all.

I know right

"Baby girl" gets me every time.

A nice eye of the storm moment. It reminds me of the train scene in Spirited Away.

@Stopped In Time a moment of calmness and peace in a world of chaos and madness

Yeah, great game design to just waste your time watching giraffes instead of questioning how they're still alive and not attacked by the infected or hungry hunters.

@@tempsitch5632 I did!

Right now with leaks out everyone is angry and grossed out. Hopefully when the full game is out we’ll laugh and cry and also say “it wasn’t as bad as the leaks made it out to be”

@@H.E.M. nobody should buy the game with this fanfiction storyline beeing out now

Neil Brown how was he a dork ?

and now youll experience all those emotions again except it wont get better

Well said. With the advent of VR, it will easily surpass the failing art of film and Hollywood will look like the set of The Last Of Us

i'm as casual of a gamer as it can get, but it makes me so frustrated how some people still don't think that video games can be a form of art. if anything, video games are every form of art there is because every game has all different aspects of art put into making them, like artists draw and model the characters, actors/voice actors act as the characters, writers write the stories and dialogues, sound engineers make the music and sound effects, and even more. you're right that video games should be a medium taken seriously more.

couldn't have said it better myself! I mean that!

The last of us really isnt the best exemple of a game with a lot of agency. TLOUs gameplay is one corridor after another, yeah sure you can do different things each playtrought, but its pretty straightforward, not even near mass effect level of agency, for exemple. On the envoriment aspect FROM SOFTWARE blows Naughtydog out of the water.

@@Luclv I'd agree that it isn't a lot of agency compared to other video games, but I it's more agency compared to film. I think the important part is that video games give the player a chance to be more immersed in the story by being a part of the mechanics. I think of God of War when Atreus starts being a little shit and doesn't listen to your button commands anymore... That shit got me just as furious as Kratos must have been in that very moment!

I think that he means we were expecting a video essay and then no its actually an interview with the director of the game. Like, thats pretty cool

@@thomassowellaudiobooks6441 flex just means show-off, his comment was just a joke like saying "Why you gotta show off?"

The Flex on Us

@@IvanMosquito LMFAOOOOO

Guy Mor flex is good

I like how even when you do press the button to open the door, Joel reaches for the door handle but stops and reminds Ellie she doesn't have to go through with it. They can still turn around and live in the settlement. This was Joel recognizing, in that moment with the giraffes, that the innocence in Ellie is still very much alive. She's not lost yet. Gah, this game is so special.

I think him saying here he wants you to be the character and not yourself is very crucial. People complain so much about not liking what Ellie is doing during part 2 as if it’s not a linear story game just like the first lol. You don’t get to make a choice if you did everyone would go for the same choices and the story would suck ass

@@connerdearing It already does suck ass, what people didn't like was that the story makes some....questionable choices with the characters people love (Ellie and Joel) for characters, well really just one, that hardly anyone found endearing. If the game genuinely wanted to tell a story with dark themes and a protagonist doing morally repugnant things, then Druckman should've taken a look at Spec Ops: The Line which does damn near everything he tries to do....except, you know, competently. Hell, Spec Ops even plays with gaming conventions to further mess with the player and by extension Cpt. Walker as he slowly loses his mind and is desperate to cope with the horrors he continues to see and commit. The Last of Us is probably one of the best narratively focused games that's been made, it just has a pretty horrible follow up to a story that felt pretty complete by the end even if some threads are left up to interpretation.

@@mrbigglezworth42 complete clown

@@berlinstoli6326 you are

Too bad that after they made such a marketing campaign about the scientifically plausible background of the story, the ending is a completely constructed, pseudoscientific FU to anyone with a pertinent science background.

@@ohauss Umm its a post apocalyptic video game... it not being real is what makes it fun and exciting

Oliver H May you elaborate on that?

Have you seen the opening to uncharted 2?

I think Bioshock's opening is just a touch more atmospheric, but TLOU is a masterpiece, no doubt.

Hoping to do more of it! Big thanks to Neil for being on board with it!

Tavi Your Neighborhood Artist *you’re

Lessons from the Screenplay if you guys could get Cory Barlog from Sony Santa Monica to talk about God of War 2018, that would be epic!

@@siahhumphrey8493 I second this!

Why this "lol" is at end of sentence?

I had the exact same reaction

Neil is a tool and part of the elites dirty secrets hidden in their closets

The only cut scene I skip every time I replay it.

khimaros lmao😂

Well, not anymore.

Aged like milk

Damn people still bitching about the plot of LOU2?? It was a genius game

isnt the point of this video that story and gameplay are inherently intertwined and to tell a truly good story in games you need it to work with the gameplay.

@@Cody27 Yes that's the point of the video.

@@madphantom92 if storytelling is your #1 then so is gameplay.

I'm the same way. It has actually almost ruined gaming for me, since so few studios seem to be putting any real effort into it.

@@FlesHBoX I agree. I feel like its one of those things that once you notice its missing it becomes glaring. The new SW Jedi game comes to mind.

Kari B Haven’t played the game in years and I cried when that scene was showed. God, it still gets us!

Thanks!

yo

Will do, thanks 👍

Mads Arvidsson and also watch The Last of Us: one night live

Yeet, that was one of the best things I have ever seen

Just watched it a couple days ago. Probably one of the better documentaries I've watched.

i can't see it any more times, I've exhausted almost every bit of content relating to the last of us, i just need the part II, IT'S BEEN SO FUCKING LONG

ME TOO! Exactly!!!!!

final fantasy 6

something with an actual gameplay, wether it has a story or not.

Lessons from the Screenplay Undertale

Lessons from the Screenplay I love uncharted 4 so much

God of War!!!!

It was really fun getting chatting with him!

Hmmm.......i have to say is the best game ever made for me

Same

What's the next game your wife is playing? i loved those two first episodes :)

@@pedrohpf1990 Minecraft.

The problem with that ending was that it was complete BS in terms of the need to save Ellie. The rationale was utter nonsense.

Oliver H care to elaborate on that?

@@ohauss How so? How is saving someone you love not rationale?

Lucked out and was able to get in touch with someone at Naughty Dog who knew the channel. We’ve literally been trying to make it happen for years.

Alright, guys, let's make a collab to talk about impactful video games

he ruin things

They're not taking about part II

Levi Hawes - Yeah he’s got his stuff together. ... I still think the final chapter is really rushed tho.

@@samwallaceart288 ohhh shut up

@@samwallaceart288 that's the point I think. Everything gets a fast pacing at the end. To make us feel the stress Joel is feeling

As in, Marlene says “we’re gonna’ kill Ellie for dubious reasons.” And Joel, rather than asking reasonable questions about such drastic measures; rather than hunting down a doctor to get a second opinion, rather than finding out if Ellie is even aware of the situation, he just immediately jumps to “kill everyone” as his first option. That scene could have better confirmed and justified the situation beyond just taking Marlene at her word that it is indeed an all-or-nothing situation. It’s a contrivance that Joel makes that jump in the span of 5 minutes. I get why it happened like that for game pacing, but I don’t buy it unfolding and escalating that fast from a story and character pov. All they needed was just one extra scene where Joel corners an actual doctor and gets more concrete facts about Ellie’s situation from someone who knows what they’re talking about. Just to help clarify the absurdity of the situation.

@@samwallaceart288 ohh you didnt play the game properly..there were tapes mentioning how they found similarly people like Ellie in the hospital..abd guess what they didnt survive the test and secondly a father knowing his daughter is on the verge of death! And according to you he should have called 'The Manager' and should have a civil talk😂

Shamus Quinn - Watched enough game essays to know this refers to more than one property. I feel smart.

Ellie grew up inside a camp without any pools/lakes or anything to learn where to swim. Great writing

Such attention to detail. It’s expertly crafted.

Works for red dead redemption 1 and 2

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, too.

:D

Journey is the purest type of game in that it's all game. The Last of Us relies pretty heavily on cutscenes and reading to deliver its story. Journey has none of that. Everything is told through the gameplay, fully embracing the medium. It's extremely powerful. I'd love to see a breakdown on how it actually achieves that.

Cried uncontrollably at the end of Journey. Didn't know why. Still dont really know why. I just know it changed me. It helped me move forward and let go of a lot I had been holding on to. Journey cannot be explained. It must be experienced.

That moment is the absolute pinnacle of meaningful gameplay in my eyes. I was looking for how to get through that area and even when I understood that I had to swim, I did not expect it to happen the way it did. I had to put down the controller for a minute and take in what just happened. Many games strive to achieve meaningful gameplay moments, but few get there. The ladder moment in TLoU is as close as their mechanics allowed and it's one of the best moments of the game. These games are prime examples of when you can proudly say that games can be art. No buts or ifs. Not all games are (just as not all movies) and not all games have to be, but there are plenty that proudly stand in that category.

No exaggeration: One of the greatest moments in videogames. A condensed thesis statement for its power as a medium.

Here we go

there is nothing to discuss. The script and narrative are complete trash.

@@maxk4471 Dont just jump onto the bandwagon and go on mob mentality and cancel culture. You dont know what you're saying

@@rudfilmsstudios I've played the game and it was quite bad

@@leakedtrailersinc.6734 I've played the game and it was quite good.

I remember in the behind the scenes they mentioned this was something that was added during the rendering of the scene. Him looking at his watch wasn't in the script or performed by the actor. It really shows how much the medium of video games can give artists the chance to play fully with their stories.

I see what you did there ;)

Second

@@ragglock he gets it!

Hahahahahaha funny Clown

@@connorthompson5029 L

lmao

About that

Harvey Mc Nuggets it is tho

Here’s to another masterpiece

;)

Video games have surpassed Hollywood already as a medium. People are just too ignorant.

@@rk_092neo I wouldn't say "surpass", more like "found a unique type of narrative that takes full advantage of the inherent advantages to the medium" I believe it's impossible for one artistic medium to surpass another as art is subjective. Also people aren't ignorant, they're just happy with what they have. If they insult video games then they're prejudiced.

@@muffy6519 you bring up true points, but the quality of content in Hollywood movies have declined in the last several years whilst video games have produced stunning and memorable stories like RDR2 and The Last of Us for example. Why do you think Hollywood are Keen to make movie adaptations of popular video games? Because they don't want to admit that they have nearly run out of original ideas and they want to cash in on what has already been established with the audience.

@@rk_092neo Let me just start off by saying I overall prefer video games for storytelling as I find I'm able to immerse myself in the story better. Now, let me also say that "Hollywood is running out of ideas" is ridiculous. There are infinitely more ideas then there ever will be reality. The correct statement is "Hollywood is running out of PROFITABLE ideas." Hollywood is first and foremost a business and a business's first priority is always to make money. That's the nature of businesses in a capitalist economy. Minimize costs, Maximize profit. Why bother spending resources coming up with an original movie idea when you can recycle the plot of a critically claimed move from 2 decades ago and simply pressing "RTX on" and have it be one of the highest earning movies ever. Occasionally you'll get a passion project through once you've earned enough trust (money) for the business, but that's rare. But let me tell you a secret, video games are also made by businesses. Haven't you noticed the recent resurgence of remasters/remake/rerelease? Money. I'm not complaining, I'm glad some of these games got updated for the newest platform, but the truth is that money is the primary motivation for making it. For every Last of Us, there's 3 FPSs with shiny new guns, every RDR2 10 new EA sports games that somehow get worse over time. The same is true for movies. The culmination of 11 years of hard work was paid off amazingly in Endgame and it did a way better job at finishing a story told over multiple entries and setting up the next generation then Kingdom Hearts III did for sure. But, by the same token, Alien: Isolation remains the most horrifying piece of media I've ever consumed. There's pros and cons on both sides.

From all of us: Thank you

NO

Great explanation, hope people read this. Whatever you think of last of us, the story could've been told the exact same way with a movie. It barely uses the medium games provide which makes it a pretty bland example of storytelling through games I think.

+supersaiyan3985 Yeah me too. It's true that a game CAN immerse you in some ways a movie can't. Even if the opposite is also true, The Last of Us is just pure emotion. That even when the story itself is not that original breakthrough it does move you like anything else. The way I cared for these characters, for their journey and their destination is just unbelievable. If something happened to them it would break my heart more than any movie or series twist ever has. I'm waiting on The Last of Us Part II so much I just had to watch this video.

To me this is the game that truly showed that video game are art and that it showed people who though video games were nothing more then just button mashing can actually show and tell deep and interesting stories

Neil Druckmann: Nope!

This didn't age well

@@thieutran2694 LOL

Skitch! 1.0 Yep. I’m thinking maybe Joel should have taught Ellie how to golf instead of how to play the guitar. Maybe he would have stood a chance if that had happened.

not

It DID. Just because you don't like the direction of the story doesn't make it a badly written one.

Daniel H Thank you.

Hannibal Solo Haha funny golf joke. Never heard that one before.

@Reconsider your position who hurt you

Thanks Pat! I've wanted to talk about video game writing for awhile. This felt like the absolute perfect place to start.

Thanks Matthew!

goodbye good storytelling hello sjw agendas

Did you even play the game?

I've played it many times ready for part 2 💯💯💯

A lot of readers love to say that one of the best things about books is coming back to them years later and seeing how the changes in you changes the book. Last of Us is one of those games that definitely gives the same experience.

@@lindanibucwa1016 Exactly! 😁👍

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_Us he was actually

Bruce Stanley and other veteran developers helped him and kept a leash on him. the old guard is gone now and he is really all that remains, hence the horrendous self parody that is The last of us 2.

​@@Olimar530 Where is your source? You are literally just a guy making assumptions that are most likely false. So stop talking crap.

@@scorniro8182 the last of us 2 Is your source lol.

@@nicolasmorales5955 your stupidity and lack of research is your real source.LOL

Sucks for you then...

@@KingRey. didnt say if the amount increased or decreased bud, but nice of you to assume too 😌

On the contrary my respect skyrocketed. Killing of a major character like this takes skill and confidence

@@pulpficti didnt say if the amount increased or decreased bud, but nice of you to assume too 😌 (2)

@@pastarina respect isn't the same anymore implies it's less. Otherwise you would phrase it different, because no one says it that way. At least have fucking balls and stand your ground instead of weaseling yourself out

It only worked for those who think torture porn is actually deep and profound.

still, seeing that so much people (as the general public) do not like the game means that there are some problems on the writing/gameplay mechanics itselves

Many people don't like it beacause the story was a mess and the characters were unlikable.

Im from the future, yes I can.

I am from the past. Stranded in the present. How do I get to the future?

@@thesplashcy you wait.