It's Time To Let Go.

[@RobinGaming]

It's been a while, guys (again 😅). What a week it was for PlayStation fans so I figured I wanted to let you all know how I felt about the Death Stranding and The Last of Us news that's come our way. Let me know your thoughts in the comments! Thanks for watching :)

[@hotcoldman77]

I literally checked your twitter to see if you commented on the trailer and I was sad to see inactivity for a while. Glad you're back even though it may be a one off lol

[@tanelviil9149]

Bro what creativity??? Kojima should decide is he a game developer or a computer animated cartoon/movie producer. because real gamers ( unlike stupid PS and Kojima fanboys ) don't want f 11 h long cutscenes in their game We want actually interesting game play The Only reason i even finished Death Stranding 1 was because i set a goal to myself to connect every city and bunker with a zip lane network, so the whole map is connected, but outside of that there is nothing really to do in that game. The world is empty you can only build limited items most that simply help you to move around ,but once you have ziplane network setup it all becomes pointless, yes even driving on road is pointless if you have direct , shortest way connections to every place ( like i had ) Fighting BTs is pointless fighting Muels is pointless and with my zipline network you will avoid them all. There is nothing really in terms of gameplay in Death stranding. Kojima lacks the imagination to even create monuments like in RUST....maybe a mission to fix a broken water system factory and another mission to free some mineral producing facility from BTs and then after that that place will start producing important building materials you need for your base building or what ever. NO, nothing like that, there are not even places like that on the map. Instead we have Mule camps, BT areas and copy paste cities and bunkers WAO SOOOO CREATIVE Kojima is a clearly confused man.... he has too many YES sayers around him who dont tell him that he is creatively bankrupt. ____________________________________________ What i learned over the years i that DONT PRE ORDER any AAA game just wait and see, let the game come out, and wait for the youtube videos and reviews.. and not just from one channel , but from different channels. And definitely don't take IGN seriously look for other review channels too

[@Nick_Harrell80]

Good to see you back

[@OrlanoFanis]

@@tanelviil9149 You know you don't have to buy the game right ? The game wasn't for you and you found out too late. But your advice is not 100% guaranteed to work. Every piece of marketing for ff16 screamed that this game was not for me but everyone on the planet said ff16 was awesome. So I bought the thing from beginning to end it was painful to play. But even if it's not for me I can recognise the qualities of the game and the talents behind.

[@TheOnlyTaps]

Welcome back 🫶🏿

[@rubssi8741]

My understanding is that the Tommy game and Part 3 are two separate things. Neil sounded pretty clear about that.

[@egp014]

Yeah the Tommy concept he specifically said it would be a smaller project if it came to be a thing

[@berenwelter8835]

I would love to see the Tommy project I would love that

[@edwin99901]

People dont listen and it shows. Neil clearly said, the tommy game was fully written but it's been shelved although he still wanted to tell it whether in the show or game or another medium. As far as part 3, he went years wondering what the concept will be and recently he finally found it, a concept that will be it's own thing but have a thread through all the games. The story for part 3 has not begun so far.

[@travisspazz1624]

Most definitely a dlc or smaller game like Lost Legacy.

[@WVRLORD]

I imagine it'd be like a Uncharted: Lost Legacy stand-alone level project

[@gleam6370]

Death stranding is one of my favorite games of all time, I can’t even describe how hyped I am for DS2

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Yea it looks amazing. Death stranding is insanely underrated

[@cloudbloom]

I still need to finish death stranding (only got about 1/4 through) but your comment is exactly how I feel about Dragon's Dogma 2. The first one is one of my favorite games of all time and it looks like they went above and beyond with the sequel

[@gleam6370]

@@cloudbloom dragon’s dogma 2 is my most anticipated game this year LOL 😄

[@cloudbloom]

@@gleam6370 🤝🤝🤝

[@savannahpaige3670]

I thought that game bombed hard..? To each there own!

[@viktormustapic]

In the documentary when they mentioned that the TLoU2 leaker was a guy from the Netherlands in his 20s living with his parents I immediately burst out laughing cause I thought of Robin

[@leonelgarcia2651]

Wouldn't that be hilarious if it was Robin himself that leaked the game 🤣

[@pepitojjcurry6605]

Robin is like 30 years old, could be Dom the bomb maybe 😂

[@lord.frosty]

The story that involves Tommy is not the concept that Neil has in mind for part 3. That was made clear in the documentary, noting that this story is to be decided if it sees the light of day, in the form of either a video game or a tv show. Neil said that he recently conceived a concept for a potential third part, even though the story is not yet written. From what he stated, i highly doubt that the Tommy "DLC" story has anything to do with it.

[@Jarrabi]

thank you

[@RobinGaming]

I feel like it may still very much become part of the greater TLOU3 plot. e.g. Ellie goes to stop Tommy, we'll get those flashbacks of Tommy and Joel, we'll still see Abby and Lev's side etc. Neil kinda talks about how there will be a throughline across all three games so it'd make sense to me at least.

[@unknowngamerteamw]

@@RobinGamingthat dont make any sense, tlou2 has a through line with tlou1 but that doesnt mean it had the flashback sequences from the events of tlou1.... if you wanna count the abby's father death scene thats as far as it gets. by through line he meant thematically.. like the concept of love in part 1 and how far would you go for that love in part 2. that is the through line that will carry to part 3

[@xIamPaidInFullx]

The Tommy stuff isn’t what they have in mind for Part III, more of a side project as a DLC, show, or other medium. I would suggest you to watch the full documentary if you were to talk about it. Especially if you’re about being open-minded 👀

[@boysate5040]

It's true they are not seeing Tommy's perspective for part 3 if u listen closely.

[@supremel3vel469]

this

[@pepitojjcurry6605]

Man, I will never forgive Naughty for cancelling Factions 2

[@rhynonymous]

Gotta feeling all that work is going to be molded into being a big chunk of part 3 🤷‍♂️

[@pepitojjcurry6605]

@@rhynonymous Yeah, me 2, also I think they will release some kind of multplayer on tlou 3, but we will have to wait at least until 2028......

[@joeparas]

There's just nothing for me left in the LoU universe. What I adored about the first game is no longer there, and there's nothing from the second left that I really care for. I'm just super sad so much time was, frankly, wasted on that franchise in between Factions and remakes. Their output is just not good enough for a studio of that size, especially given where they are and what kind of wages people living there demand. No wonder gamedev is so expensive...

[@craigharris41]

Good, hope you can finally let go

[@DarkAttackYT]

It is honestly not surprising to see what they have done after purposely diving their fanbase with TLOU2. Dropping my support for them was the right call. If they are nothing without my support, then they shouldn't have it.

[@joeparas]

? It's a video game I didn't like. The only reason I still think about it at all is because ND is making a sequel...@@craigharris41

[@Jerrel28]

Same but it's not just Naughty Dog. I've begun to abandon most of these Triple A studios for one reason or another.

[@LandofBrickForests]

9:19 This guy gets it. He really does. The idea of embracing what death stranding is as a fresh, new approach to what a game can be. Being open minded and having a genuine curiosity and patience to understand the game- instead of slandering it just because it's weird and doesn't spoon feed you it's narrative immediately. I'm glad to be one of the people who played and beat DS and I am looking forward to DS2.

[@SolBuster]

This is absolutely the fresh mentality more people need to have.

[@oneyplayes465]

Crazy thing is I was so sick when TLOUP2 came out. I was so hype to play it because I was trying to play as much games as possible because I was not sure if I would still be here. Playing TLOUP2, I was met with so much dissapointment and I remembered telling myself is this how my last moments of gaming is going to be. I decided to get Death Stranding as just to see what it was about. From the 1st moment into the open world and being alone on this journey. I got pulled in by the concept of how much we take for granted: people around us, the air, the atmosphere, the tranportations, our lives etc.... All of that jazz. I rememeber climbing and coming down a massive mountian in the game, reaching near a port and the music starts playing(1st time experiences this music cue). Tears got to me and I just felt that everything I went through in this life, was a journey profound and that I did my best to have a good life and if this was my end, so be it; I have overcame many things and death was not a fear I had contained anymore. Death Stranding meant allot to me and it was my most played game on my Ps4. Such a unique experience. I am happy to be alive today. I can't wait for the second game!

[@bklynsuperstar718]

Whatever you were dealing with, I'm glad that you recovered and are now healthy. Enjoy life and gaming to the fullest.

[@oneyplayes465]

Thank you for the uplifting vibe my man. Yes I am heathier and feeling better, I am still on the journey to recovery and I am thankful to be alive. I am wishing you the best too in all your endeavors! Stay safe out!@@bklynsuperstar718

[@Mae4Ever]

I’m actually glad Crash Bandicoot is no longer in Naughty Dog’s grasps. Which is a sentence I would never say if I was in my early teen years.

[@gavinmclane3904]

@@JokerX350why?

[@lukesablade]

Me to, you’d have people constantly badgering them to make more games…

[@Mae4Ever]

@@lukesablade or worst, make them be dormant for a long time

[@lukesablade]

@Polychi1998 yeah, they've just out grown crash and jak, other studios can make those games...let them make something new.

[@brettquimby3274]

Especially when you compare what present day Naughty Dog did TLoU2 and what Toys for Bob did with Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time in 2020. The differences were night and day. Also, despite the saddening layoffs at Activision-Blizzard, I still think that being bought out by Microsoft was the best outcome for ABK.

[@mangone0072]

Tommy is not part 3, the Tommy story would have been a spin off like lost legacy that takes place after part 2

[@elevate7985]

Is Tommy stand alone game or expansion for part 3?

[@MonkeyPowerkey]

@@elevate7985 There is no Tommy Game. Neil said it was an idea he had for a smaller scale project. But he confirmed he dropped it a while back. They could pick it up later. But there is no Tommy game coming. Part 3 is also just a concept at this point. No story has been written or even planed out.

[@vagelistsirogiannis1799]

The curiosity every time a Kojima game is announced yet alone released has me always hooked. Welcome back Robin

[@Ceeee]

"HELLO EVERYONE, IM BACK" Good to hear from you again Robin :)

[@Generik97]

I fundamentally believe The Last of Us Part II was born out of resentment for the first game. It's clear that with the way all the characters from the first game we're treated that Druckmann resents Joel and Ellie and its why he tried to create a replacement duo in the sequal. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Really hyped for Death Stranding 2 thought, really enjoyed the first game.

[@gigi19081]

Idk why people are so strict on Naughty Dogs release schedule, TLOU2 came out in june 2020, not even 4 years ago. Which other studio pumps out a AAA game to the calibre of Naughty dog within 4 years? Non, they don’t exist in todays gaming space, people just need to be more patient.

[@VariantAEC]

Insomniac Games.

[@david-z1m6t]

but they have time to relased remakes and remasters, get off their nuts. we are about to be 4 years into this new console generation & they haven't released a new game..

[@waveykhalz4881]

Druckman killed Tlou with part 2, part 3 is pointless.

[@huellbabineaux7433]

For real though, I genuinely lost all interest in the whole franchise after part II

[@tanelviil9149]

Kojima ??? what creativity??? Kojima should decide is he a game developer or a computer animated cartoon/movie producer. because real gamers ( unlike stupid PS and Kojima fanboys ) don't want f 11 h long cutscenes in their game We want actually interesting game play The Only reason i even finished Death Stranding 1 was because i set a goal to myself to connect every city and bunker with a zip lane network, so the whole map is connected, but outside of that there is nothing really to do in that game. The world is empty you can only build limited items most that simply help you to move around ,but once you have ziplane network setup it all becomes pointless, yes even driving on road is pointless if you have direct , shortest way connections to every place ( like i had ) Fighting BTs is pointless fighting Muels is pointless and with my zipline network you will avoid them all. There is nothing really in terms of gameplay in Death stranding. Kojima lacks the imagination to even create monuments like in RUST....maybe a mission to fix a broken water system factory and another mission to free some mineral producing facility from BTs and then after that that place will start producing important building materials you need for your base building or what ever. NO, nothing like that, there are not even places like that on the map. Instead we have Mule camps, BT areas and copy paste cities and bunkers WAO SOOOO CREATIVE Kojima is a clearly confused man.... he has too many YES sayers around him who dont tell him that he is creatively bankrupt. ____________________________________________ What i learned over the years i that DONT PRE ORDER any AAA game just wait and see, let the game come out, and wait for the youtube videos and reviews.. and not just from one channel , but from different channels. And definitely don't take IGN seriously look for other review channels too

[@MooniFrog]

Not only tlou, mf killed the whole company.

[@TheNiland43]

@@huellbabineaux7433 yet here you are

[@huellbabineaux7433]

@@MooniFrog because I like robin gaming?

[@Manjawline]

When I saw the title of your video showing up on my notifications, I almost thought you were leaving your main KZbin channel behind. Glad it was a traditional discussion video

[@AkuAku695]

im sick to death of last of us, especially the fan base. They swear its the most emotionally dense story in the history of gaming, and they'll CONFIDENTLY tell you that factions 2 was not necessary. Naughty dog can do NO WRONG in their eyes.

[@libanscekei8942]

You talking about the 2nd game right? Cause the first game is almost universally crowned as one of the greatest games ever.

[@AkuAku695]

@@libanscekei8942 Im talking about 2. But discourse about the first is just as annoying.

[@shenotski]

Cults often take advantage of those who are mentally or emotionally exploitable.

[@libanscekei8942]

@@AkuAku695 How is discourse around the first game annoying? It's so universally loved, everybody is super chill about it, talking about how much they love the story and the characters. I haven't seen any toxicity about it, only its relation to the second game.

[@mrsubtlemouth6838]

Could say the same about all the whiny haters who cant shut up about it and move on. They gotta make sure everyone knows how much they hated it 🙄

[@HeyJuune]

I have a lot of resentment towards Neil. I don’t think he’s a good president for ND and I don’t like him as a person. He should’ve remained a creative director. Therefore, no matter what game they release next I won’t be buying it or talking about it. Moreover, They’re not good to their audience and make it seem unintentional. And I don’t believe they’re going to improve their employees experience. Companies like that don’t think this way. Luckily, this opens up more opportunities to discover other amazing games. So, it’s a win for me.

[@casanovagaming6720]

Do not pre-order any of these upcoming games, Never!

[@hotcoldman77]

Dude you need to come back and talk about Naughty Dog's new game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@egp014]

He expressed on X that he's indifferent about it and is clearly not for him. Strange of him to jump to that conclusion off just one 4 minutes reveal trailer with barely any gameplay, characters or story details

[@TheFDream]

@@egp014 Almost like he used pattern recognition to deduce that their is nothing to be exited about.

[@trunksharris2000]

There is no getting me back after TLOU2. I normally don't like spoilers but I was very grateful for the TLOU2 spoilers because it saved me from spending a lot of money on the collectors edition. After learning about the direction they took the story, and seeing the way Druckman treated disappointed fans, Naughty Dog has lost me forever.

[@casanovagaming6720]

Word!

[@skennedy1893]

The Tommy game was supposed to be dlc, a short story type thing. That was written around 2021. Neil didn't have the concept for Part 3 until recently. Now that Tommy story could be a part of it but I don't see how make an entire game starring a limp protagonist.

[@2yt4u.14.]

I dont give af about anything Neil Druckmann will release.

[@TheNiland43]

@@rahanben exactly will Still be talking about how bad their future games will be. yet say they don't care.

[@andylaauk]

Druckmann killed TLofU.

[@bigboydancannon4325]

The Last of Us shouldn't have gotten a sequel. It was fine as it is.

[@Noumenon1987]

Sorry, but you are completely missing the point about "being open to Kojima's weirdness." No one complained about the weirdness of Death Stranding, but rather the horrible gameplay loop. Especially after MGS V was basically perfect in terms of gameplay. I've played and loved every Kojima game since the PlayStation 1 era, but nothing can bring me to play DS2, if the gameplay doesn't improve drastically. Kojima needs to understand that first and foremost it's a game, and a game needs to be fun. If you enjoyed the gameplay: Good for you, I didn't. Not a single bit 😉

[@david-z1m6t]

Yep Kojima should have stuck with that MGS5 gameplay, these people dont' get it..

[@nomadikmind3979]

im still so freaking bitter about LOU2, we go from the first game, being most likely my favorite game of all time, to that trash, which ive still refused to play.

[@teamwork_videogamer]

so let me get this straight. youre calling a game trash youve never played? OKKKK

[@nomadikmind3979]

@@teamwork_videogamer that doesnt mean im unaware of whats in it. You know gameplay videos exist right?

[@kayrakaanonline2615]

What I understand from what Neil said is that there was a Tommy game but it's scrapped now. He thought about Part III for years and couldn't come up with a concept. Now he has a concept but it's just a concept now, not even a plot summary. So Tommy thing is scrapped, Part III is in concept phase. That's what I got from him.

[@MonkeyPowerkey]

Jupp, that's what he said. So it's safe to say The Last of Us Part 3 isn't even in any stage of development. It's just a concept Neil is playing around with while they are working on other games. So what ever comes next is not The Last of Us. Either a new IP (most likely) or a sequel to an older game of theirs (wich i doubt).

[@willo6651]

GREAT to have you back Robin, and with a stellar video. I too am more excited for the morbid yet whimsical absurdity that will be Death Stranding 2 more than any other announced game. I've found a lot less time to play over the past couple of years, so I have to be a lot more discerning with where I place my enthusiasm and spend my time. Regarding TLOU Part 2: I think a lot of people have, with time, come to accept the game for what it was and feel that, while their will always be a certain level of hysteria about the decisions made, it has mostly died down. It's not the best metric, but the user metascore for the remaster being much higher than that of the original is a promising sign. As someone who really enjoyed the story of Part II, I hope that whatever they do next with the franchise comes from a place of genuine enthusiasm. If it takes some time for them to figure out what that is, I'm OK with that. I also looked at the cancellation of Factions 2 rather cynically. It seems like such a monumental waste of effort, and knowing Sony's live service ambitions I can't help but feel the game was the one silver lining among a sea of unwanted decisions like Fairgame$, Concord and the Bungie acquisition. The reasoning Naughty Dog offered never seemed very convincing. How could they lack so much foresight? Why wouldn't Sony step into build a new studio with those who wished to continue working on it alongside some new hires? Factions 2 was clearly their best bet at live service success, and with so much progress and such a large audience already established, I still find the decision baffling months on. Anyway, it's probably best to move on like Naughty Dog have. My consoling hope is that we will see at least one original release from them this console generation.

[@fdrodreeguez20]

They just need to release a The Last of Us Prequel at this point. Make it about Joel and Tommy during the 20 years of the pandemic before the beginning of the Joel wakes up in Boston scene. At least make it like a "Uncharted: Lost Legacy" thing. One can only hope. But for me personal opinion would be a great move for The Last of Us, to see the struggles of brotherhood and the change of the world during those 20 years, the survival mode one has to change into and the person that a normal individual can become. The fear of not being able to trust anyone, but having to transition from being able to trust humans to not hurt you lets just say to every single person being a potential danger. And then see how both Joel and Tommy grew together and then grew apart.

[@azazeln]

Naughty Dog is a shadow of it's former self. Uninspiring and bland. Let them go

[@MrEffectfilms]

You are free to do that

[@rhynonymous]

No Intergalactic analysis???

[@egp014]

He's already tweeted that he's indifferent about the reveal and that it's clearly not for him, which is weird since he was a huge Naughty Dog fan

[@banthony4160]

@@egp014 he’s judging too early. we haven’t even really seen the game. the first look at the last of us in 2011 wasn’t even in the game and ellie looked different.

[@egp014]

@@banthony4160 I'm guessing he's still deep in the "Naughty Dog is pushing their agenda" mentality he fell in with TLOU2, which I just don't see it. Even still, I think it's silly to just write off a new game, a brand new game, new IP, new everything in like a dacade from one of your favorite developers because one of their games didn't really land with you. I would like for him to elaborate on his reasoning why he's just writing it off completely so prematurely, but he doesn't seem very interested in doing that either. Maybe he doesn't want to tick anyone off. He's just all in on his reaction channel and not really much into gaming discussions these days

[@rare_form]

@@egp014 i loved the last of us 2, but they've dropped the ball with intergalactic... they cant even give us new characters without woke shit anymore

[@egp014]

@@rare_form explain your reasoning for the game being woke off of a single reveal trailer?

[@gnarleypunkroker5]

tbh, idc about tlou3 at all. ive not enjoyed a ND game since tlou in 2013 or w/e

[@XrenegadeZ]

Thanks for an accurate take on the Grounding 2 documentary. For me, it was a convenient way for Neil to change people's narrative after 3 years of releasing the original game. I still believe that agenda politics played a huge part in last of us 2's story and Neil is trying to clean up the damage the team's reputation. The influence of Anita in the creation of last of us 2 remains a well kept secret that we will never get the full story of. Anyway, it still hasn't changed my mind about Naughty Dog. They will have to work extremely hard now to win back some of their fans. Until then, they will have to re-release Last of us for the masses until the IP becomes a joke.

[@kaipiranha2648]

Trailer reaction to Intergalactic??? Come on Robin ... 😜😂😂👍🏻

[@GryphonIsBack]

Always interesting to hear your opinion on these kind of things 🙂

[@Gamerlord17]

If a game looks boring(death stranding) I'm gonna ignore it. If a game looks fun(Rise of the Ronin) I'm gonna play it. Why is there this trend nowadays of "This is different therefore it's better" Not everything has to be subversive. 😒 So tf what if rise of the Ronin looks like assassins creed or ghost of Tsushima? Those are great games and at least rise of the Ronin legitimately looks fun to play. Why TF would I wanna spend 20 plus hours delivering packages? That sounds and looks boring as Hell 😒

[@RobinGaming]

More power to you man, nothing wrong with that! In my case, I actually found Death Stranding super fun and addictive to keep playing. So I'm not worried that loop will keep me hooked regardless.

[@stevenkennedy6870]

Naughty Dog hasn’t been the same since Neil was co director for Uncharted 4 this the same man that thought elena should have died at the end of uncharted 2 shit made absolutely no sense his writing is horrible Bruce made last of us and uncharted 4 great

[@Ulalamulala]

Nah last of us 2 is their best written game

[@AB-fr2ei]

​@@Ulalamulala 😂

[@AB-fr2ei]

Neil is responsible for all the bad parts in 4, like the bullshit nadine fight or drake son being replaced by his daughter

[@Ulalamulala]

@@AB-fr2ei "bad" writing to people like you is just "woman exist and woman win fight". I bet you don't think it's bad writing when Nate kills 100+ armed mercenaries every game but when woman beat up guy that's so unrealistic and woke and bad 😞

[@AB-fr2ei]

@@Ulalamulala Exactly buddy If you have a problem with this, then the uncharted series wasnt made for you, nate literally beat up thousands of elite spec ops mercenaries troughout the games, with even resisting some blows from surnatural beasts, nate would murder nadine even if he was a teen or in his 60s This is just a retarded scene If cuckmann wasnt here, it would have never be included

[@HugoStiglitz88]

The rope and the stick comment is actually a callback to an earlier quote from DS1.

[@Mi2Lethal]

I spit out my drink as soon as i saw the Magellan come out of the baby’s mouth, kojima’s something else man.

[@DP12321]

ND is trash now and neil drunkman is a hate-filled cancerous plague in the company. I'll never play TLOU2 or anything else from them ever.

[@philwright9916]

I would be happy with a last of us prequel that takes place just after the outbreak.. Joel’s 20 year gap in the first game. I would also play as another character and scenario.. but I’m just not interested in Abbie or Ellie’s continued cycle of revenge. If it turns out be that I will continue to believe they only made the first game and Joel is around surviving.

[@simplysam2728]

C’mon man September event is coming almost a month away…Upload one. I am down to hold on to any piece of hope…literally anything. Pro is about to show up they can’t just hold back the best first party…I don’t think they will. I want to believe something big is coming to give competition to GTA VI in game of the year next year. We really really need some more great midnight 12 releases we can’t wait for… DO SOMETHING!!! I’m losing it….

[@mrsubtlemouth6838]

Naughty Dog admit defeat? Never. What did they lose. Like it or not TLOU 2 was a winner for them. Cleaned up at the game awards, sold well enough and now has a major hbo show that will likely bring new people to the games. The ip is as big as it ever was. Druckman is gonna do whatever the heck he wants in the 3rd game he doesnt come across as the type to take the safe approach just to try and appease the noisy haters. He's more type to say "oh you didnt like it, good for you, jog on"

[@Jerrel28]

We all know why it "cleaned up" at the game awards and got the scores it did.

[@mrsubtlemouth6838]

@@Jerrel28 Oh yes do please tell the class your conspiracy theories

[@avery.a5948]

@@mrsubtlemouth6838gays and the Jews

[@mediamaniac898]

Every Sony game, even if I love it, uses the same platforming styles…except DS. After getting excited when I saw the new trailer, I bought the Director’s Cut of the first game (at a discount!) on digital. But it stands out, and came out at just the right time: during COVID when the world was torn apart. Giving and receiving likes and bringing people together is just what we needed! So weird but so special. And yes, the puppet reminded me of Mimir!

[@madisonwhovian943]

I'd love to hear your thoughts on all of the layoffs that have been plaguing the industry lately

[@jakelionlight3936]

9:40 It's not quirkiness, it's his inner most thoughts portrayed in a poetry style where everything isn't suppose to make sense just in terms of expression and thought. You can get a sense of what kojima is thinking about in the game. You are the second person to think kojima just adds things to his games randomly without thought. Higgs character, pay attention to the hair and to Amelies hair do you not see a resemblance? Higgs did something to come back likely with Amelie, also pull apart Amelies name, A ME Lies don't think in terms of one to one, Higgs characters a reference to the Higgs boson. The question i have is it his mind only, maybe he's doing an analytical deep dive like I'm trying to do to Kojima.

[@gersonjr2560]

It’s significant to point out that the clip of Neil talking about Future projects is from 9/10 months ago.Cancellation of Factions 2 was waay later .Whether new IP or Part III by now they probably have a clear roadmap of their projects

[@fang3982]

Am I the only one that doesn't get the hype around wanting Tommy as the main protagonist. He really isnt that interesting of a chatacter compared to what joel and ellie were. We can already piece together joel and tommys backstory, it isn't that hard to understand. Joel protected tommy no matter what the cost. Killing bla bla bla, taking dirty jobs to survive bla bla bla, do we really need a 10-20 hour game stretching out this one concept because y'all WON'T LET JOEL'S DEATH GO.

[@MonkeyPowerkey]

Neil didn't say that The Last of Us Part 3 would be about Tommy. Neil said, they HAD an idea for a Tommy story. But that was a smaller scale thing. So not a Part 3. Maybe a DLC, a smaller scale digital game, or TV show. But Neil also said they dropped that idea. And they had not idea for Part 3, until now. Now Neil had a concept (not a story) for a potential Part 3 that would be different, but fit with the troughline of the two first game to form something of a complete trilogy.

[@LuciferHunter-kt7pm]

I never in a million years would have thought I would have so much fun delivering packages in a bat shit crazy world.

[@UltraPvnk]

"Hi, do you have towels?" - Tommy, one of gaming most insightful comments, brilliant directing and script writing

[@cipher0329]

How can people still not see what a pretentious hack Kojima Hideo is at this point. Death Stranding is so full of excess it’s not even worth critiquing. Shinkawa Yoji art and mechanical design is completely wasted in Koji productions, too bad he isn’t paired up with a real game director.

[@quito787]

Never trust Neil Druckmann... I'll never buy a game with his name attached to it.

[@Fahad099]

I 100% agree.

[@playzaid4k]

Yeah don't buy it ever even if it's a good game. I'm tired of people like you doing this bullshit.

[@isilije]

True, same

[@farisfy4355]

Missed u bro

[@ironsword7]

The mask made of hands is a clever metaphor, depending on your perspective.

[@stevencase3289]

there is no redeeming the last of us, part 2 that game is the reason i sold my playstaion and switched to my pc fulltime the second the leaks were confirmed i had no further reason to own one

[@LandofBrickForests]

5:10 Wow, i actually didn't think about the possibility of sam getting that as a gadget to help against BT(s) when he's very close to one or some of them. That is brilliant!

[@jjdude00]

One change we see you that will certainly improve every combat encounter is when sam takes off his entire backpack, and it floats by itself, while he pulls out his gun to shoot the robot. Not being lugged down by all your cargo during fights will make a huge difference, but makes you wonder if now ammo will work more traditionally, and you can actually pick up ammo and reload, or if you still have to carry multiple guns around. I'm hoping the swordfight will also translate to gameplay somehow.

[@obenohnebohne]

Part III should be and will be about Ellie. I hope, we get to see her happy at the end of Part 3 (and a proper Goodbye for Joel). But I don’t believe Naughty Dog anything. They’ve proven that they will lie to sell their product. (I watched the 2 hour making of.) Talking about Tommy is a red hering (maybe we get a Tommy DLC). Part III is the continuation of the story of Ellie, since she is in both games.

[@ivanleon6164]

the comment from the girl saying he wont be delivering packages is what i think teases that it will be more an exploration and combat game.

[@Gaminating]

Have you tried the Yakuza/Like A Dragon series

[@antiquecardboard]

The problem I have with death stranding is that the creativity is not grounded and believable. It feels too random and eccentric.

[@EllipseGamer]

Kojima had to be working on Death Stranding before he left Konami, surely

[@kirikakirikakirika]

TLoU2 performed so poorly, it got a permanent price drop less than _three months_ after it's release, which is unheard of for a AAA Sony game. To this day, it's constantly on sale every time I check the PSN store, and it receieved yet another permanent price drop. In comparison, almost all of the other AAA games that came out during and even _before_ TLoU2 are still full price.

[@hectorcalvimontesvedia8529]

You are wrong the Tommy story it was more like a standalone game no full part 3 Neil tells that in the documentary.

[@sk8ermGs]

I just think kojima needs someone reeling him in otherwise you get weird stuff like the guitar scene, I personally can’t stand it.

[@robinvandersteen4510]

I feel so nostalgic watching your videos and I was wondering if now that we are all a bit older, you will experience the same effect of nostalgia when playing PS5 games. I notice that the analogue era has a revival with everyone who has mental I'm getting sick of all commercial games/apps, would the gaming world go along with this and would this be an opportunity to build new nostalgic memories or is it simply because we are all getting older and that feeling has quietly disappeared?

[@darkphoenixrising9595]

It‘s the Crow! And why should Troy not be featured in many games when he a) got the voice and b) the talent? It‘s stupid to say a VOICE ACTOR shouldn‘t be in so many XYZ. What else is a voice actor supposed to do? Sell chicken nuggets at Costco?

[@DeverHB]

Think you misunderstood a bit, the Tommy story he has in mind is separate from the "third chapter" he apparently recently came up with a concept/theme for.

[@RoniAmikam]

Good to hear from ya Robin, been a while

[@drizztsensei]

There is no universe where I buy a Last of Us 3

[@carlostobon5820]

Another inmature baby crying.

[@BSProductions1]

Okay so he said there was an outline for another story and it’s TBD. Moreover, he explained that PT III would be different and another chapter that ties up everything

[@mrroams5812]

Nice to have you back Robin. 2 points: I dont think ill ever go back to naughty until there's a major management and direction change. I have 0 interest in anything they put out now. As for death stranding, its just a theory of mine but it seems to me like people are getting out of it what you get out of going hiking/backpacking which are things I enjoy so I'd rather just do them irl than in a game regardless of how crazy the story is so I'm not very interested.

[@thant0s]

Look bud, I don't know what to tell you, you yourself said games are about entertainment. If the game's not entertaining and goes out of its way to be convoluted and "quirky" simply for the sake of someone's artistic integrity, it's not the fault of the market for not buying into it if they can't find it enjoyable. The market do what the market do, if you want to sit in a closet and huff farts, by all means, just don't be surprised when people point out the game's weaknesses. The amount of eggshell-walking going on here is.. impressive, really. Saying in so many ways that, even as a glowing fan of the IP you have your points of concern and remain to be convinced about certain elements is rather telling. All these cries to "keep an open mind" when, frankly, not all of us have the luxury of time and finances to just throw at something that doesn't get to the point and doesn't deliver on entertainment seems like cope: the market is saturated with excellent gameplay and story experiences, and it doesn't take some outlandish, overproduced and overpriced CGI-vomit, esoteric narrative exposition and endless slogging through empty and boring landscapes to get to it.

[@tyleroutland435]

I absolutely loved the first death stranding game

[@nizunia864]

YES!! The only thing I could think about when watching that trailer was wishing to have your opinion on it. I pessimistically thought you wouldn't talk about it, but I'm so glad I was wrong.

[@cameronrice6362]

Been watching you since the uncharted 4 hype days when I was in my second year of high school. I'm now in my final year of university, it's good to see you're still here man 👍

[@teamwork_videogamer]

tommy was supposed to be a short thing. im pretty sure they will chase the concept they are excited about.. especially seeing them make such a balsy move with part2.

[@radekseky4571]

Actually, the Tommy story was something he was thinking about but didn't come to fruition (he mentioned they could do something else with it in the future), indicating then that he has ANOTHER story in mind which makes him think there's a Part 3. I think they're going with Abby again.

[@davidprodigy5833]

Great to have you back, Robin.

[@ZEHAHAHA9697]

Thank God you're still alive, funny enough I searched you up yesterday but it must have been before the video dropped. I didn't realize I wasn't subbed.

[@tyleroutland435]

I'm excited for death stranding 2, stellar blade and rise of the ronin I loved the state of play. I want a last of us 3 not a Tommy game though

[@AyraNunes]

I don't think that's what Neil said... the Tommy thing was a short story that was never meant to be a full game! Later, he said that recently he thought of another idea

[@spocketblocker1530]

It's always a good day when I get the notification for a new upload from this channel. Really love your discussions, Robin. I'm so genuinely excited for Death Stranding 2!

[@illbetheone779]

Absolutely, I would love to let go and move on. Naughty Dog intended to make a divisive game. The Fandom decided to stay away and in return NG labeled those people as haters and close minded. I watched a dozen KZbinrs play, most liked the game. Good for them.

[@soulslider5117]

Ehh there's a fine line between wanting something straightforward and wanting something weird. From softwares games are weird and ambiguous and people eat it up. People's issue with recent Kojima projects is that there's more of it than ever, and most of it never makes sense.

[@stefanjakobsen6038]

Can't wait to watch this when i'm home from work. This video is the best thing for me this year appropriate it Robin I have missed your brilliant gaming takes - stenthegamer

[@VenomousBAndre]

Happy to see you back robin.

[@jackog2447]

Death stranding was incredible, something completely different. Can't wait for part 2 👌

[@marcussilverhand]

babe wake up, new RobinGaming video just dropped 😮

[@OrlanoFanis]

They didn't say Tommy was in that Part 3 idea. Still good to watch one of your video.

[@KingTre1023]

For me personally, TLOU is a dead series. I have 0 interest in a third game.

[@cloudbloom]

The graphics look phenomenal in death stranding 2 *you should definitely watch The Crow!! It's a classic and the soundtrack is amazing

[@TBladeX]

Just wanna put a correction. The Tommy story he mentioned and TLOUP3 are two separate things. The story about tommy is shelved and may or may not see the light of day, but their is a separate concept for part 3

[@Zee140.15]

Glad to see you again Robin, but honestly you're not wrong for having the thoughts you had on gaming. I thought about your older video as you discussed the reason why you don't talk about games anymore, because news nowadays is focused on just drama and gossip. It also doesn't help that you're coming off of the backlash you faced for speaking the truth about Naughty Dog. Alongside that, games nowadays are in a bad rutt. Creativity is lacking, new games are either remakes of older IP, or sequels from the same series. As you mentioned in your video, even new games feel like other games compiled in one. It's crazy to see that the most innovative sector in entertainment is suffering the most with lack of creativity, closures, and tight budgets.

[@david-z1m6t]

Yep, always these gaming sites have to fall back on drama becasue the lack of games. Sad stuff

[@ikervega0116]

All i wanted was classic Factions in Last Of Us 2 😢

[@djshauny1264]

Honestly im not interested in part 3. Naughty dog are just backpedaling trying to reverse the damage they have done. We all know what that studio stands for. Remember the employees twitter posts? Druckman with the agenda video lol. The posts from the actual studio with the mistletoe and other naughty dog devs retweeting it? 😂 Im done with naughty dog unless there are big changes.