History of The Last of Us (2013 - 2023) | Documentary

[@Nick930]

Notes: -there had to be a brief trim made during the TLOU development sequence for copyright reasons

[@brobequiet]

it’s okay papi nick

[@MikeTheGreek]

Next time put subtitles if you do 1 hour long video cause not everyone knows fluent English

[@aaronsmith2727]

nobody cares about your feelings @@MikeTheGreek

[@ElectrikStatik900]

​@@MikeTheGreek do you know how long it takes to add subtitles to videos? especially hour long ones?

[@MikeTheGreek]

@@ElectrikStatik900 an hour?

[@jonRock]

Nick's documentaries are legendary. I thoroughly enjoy all of the ones I have seen.

[@usenamer3635]

@RerumTradingnobody cares

[@SanjaSleipnir]

So true, no one does what he does

[@MyTagYourIt]

His vids will be good additions to the video game global database, history in the making!

[@heksen800]

This game holds such a special place in my heart. One of the best pieces of art ever made. Thank you for this amazing video!

[@someunfunnyguy9574]

Nick never misses as usual; excellent job, Nick

[@Ralucakes]

Thank you for also mentioning Factions! After 10 years, the servers are still alive. It's one of the best multiplayers I've ever played, too bad Naughty Dog stopped patching it years ago, and there are cheaters exploiting glitches, which is ruining the experience for legit players. Hopefully Factions 2 will be out soon.

[@HodgesHodgeMusic]

this deserves wayyy more views. excellent video. loved every second of it.

[@Nick930]

"Build it and they will come" *pulp fiction vincent gif*

[@johnmendez9392]

I love learning the history to some of the games that got me into gaming! I really do love how you break it down and make more like a story/documentary rather than just reading facts off wiki.

[@0HV112]

Your videos are really incredibly informative and beautiful to watch. In this way you learn more about the games you already know and get to know new games that you have never played. Can't wait to see more of this. A video about the Elder Scrolls series, about the From Software Games or the Monster Hunter series would be awesome. Keep it up and thank you for your outstanding work! Greetings from Germany.

[@cometomeifrit]

Yet again a stellar documentary! Got me downloading both Part 1 AND 2 all over again ❤😁

[@NoCluYT]

You know your game is good when it can be released 3 times over a decade and people STILL buy it

[@thundageon5962]

Most wanted documentaries (plus commentary like Battlefield) - History of Zelda - History of Fromsoftware - History of Bioware - History of Mario - History of Persona

[@SM-kt6zq]

Thankyou Nick for creating this video of one of our beloved gaming franchises! Love from the UK!

[@NotSoRandom_]

TLOU 1 still remains in one of the greatest games ever, my personal favourite

[@Adog00]

YES! I remember you announcing you were working on this. So excited to watch as I love this game series.

[@phenom504]

Out of all the Last of Us videos/documentaries I’ve seen, this has to be one of the most informative. This game is awesome.

[@WhyNotGaming1]

One of the greatest stories told in Gaming. Great work as always nick

[@zuher3180]

Rdr2 story its 1000x better but tlou is a Nice game thaugh.

[@Und_noch_mal]

​@@zuher3180😅 nobody ask

[@Arrowzeditz]

​@@Und_noch_malIt's true tho

[@sleepingoraclearchives6040]

@@zuher3180 okay?

[@jasonfarmer8976]

I have a firefly logo tattoo on my chest. I love these games.

[@Cody-E2003]

This will always be my favorite game of all time, thank you for taking your time with such an amazing video.

[@johnathansmoke]

Amazing job, Nick. I always love your videogame documentaries. You make a lot of research to find information about the studios and their journey of making the games, like the obstacles they faced during production or their first ideas and many more. Your work is extremely appreciated by me👏🏻. Keep going 💪🏻.

[@Tennis932000]

Man the intro alone deserves a like.

[@blackknight1077]

most underrated youtuber ever

[@highfiveanimations]

49:35 I love the subtle Crash Bandicoot sounds here :)

[@br4kecheckd]

Who needs Netflix when there's Nick dropping banger after banger

[@Dachin55555]

He hasn’t uploaded in a month shut up

[@bhupendrabaraiya6958]

I always wanted to be part of Gaming industry but due to some reasons I couldn't, when you explain the complex development process in so details, it inspire me to achieve something similar in my line of work. I always wait for your new videos. Thank you for everything

[@aalexander8910]

As always great job and thanks for your hard work and bringing us these great documentaries

[@sebasnm3560]

it made my eyes water, thank you for making me remember all the journey I went through with this amazing game and remind me how much it means to me and how it helped me back in the day to overcome difficult situations. It is the best video of the last of us only surpassed only by the very "Making of" that the game has, thank you very much nick.

[@francodaily440]

Hey man. This documentary is really interesting and well put together. It is very impressive. I would pay money for this. Keep up the good work man.

[@tktk5197]

Quality content as usual! Thank you

[@brianthomas8411]

Man these docs are so good..they scratch an itch

[@jimking81]

Professional work! Congrats man for your hard work and effort! 👏

[@adamrobertscreative]

Thanks again for such a in depth video on this masterpiece of a game :)

[@NostromoSulaco1]

Great video. Also I guess I'll replay it again.

[@gigapaul1155]

20:28 they should keep that animation in the next game, dude that was so cool, idk why they didnt keep it in the game. But I hope they put in more mechanics like that

[@DangerousDevilOfficial]

Excellent documentary about a game series I only consider second to the Uncharted series. The Last Of Us is nothing short of a masterpiece. I remember the day it dropped, coming home and playing it and just absolutely being blown away at what I was witnessing in a game series. Truly an epic experience at the time…

[@Jumpman_5000]

Good job on the vid, meng.

[@Nick930]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Otzo]

Loving the editing

[@dadjokesenpai]

Been a sub for a min and just started this documentary playlist. Some of my favorite viewing on yt tbh. Plus I’ve learned so much! I had no idea they used actual horses.

[@eiadtarabulsi]

The Last of Us is, and always will be, my favorite video game of all-time. It has two of gaming's most memorable characters in Joel and Ellie. Though, not to take anything away from the other characters who do an amazing job as well. It left a lasting impact due to it's emotional and engrossing narrative. I'm such a huge fan of the game, that I ended up finishing it multiple times on the PS3. I bought the remaster, which came out one year later for the PS4, even though it was mostly a visual upgrade when compared to the original. I even bought the PS5 remake, despite the controversy regarding the $70 price tag. It received its fair share of criticism, but to each his own. According to Naughty Dog, the remake was built from the ground up with greatly improved visuals due to the PS5's advanced hardware, improved 3D audio (which was previously limited in its usage on the PS4), improved A.I., and an overall experience that was essentially Naughty Dog's original vision that they had for the game. Even though The Last of Us is 10 years old at this point, the remake ended up feeling more like a modern gaming experience because of the improvements that were made. What initially seems like a straightforward task on Joel's part to smuggle Ellie in order to find a cure, ends up becoming anything but simple. Joel and Ellie encounter some complications along the way and a strained relationship, at least early on. Their desperate struggle for survival is the focal point of The Last of Us. The story is pretty much the same from the PS3 version, albeit, it's delivered with more impact thanks to the PS5's advanced hardware. Even now, after over a dozen times of playing the game, the opening cutscene is still heart wrenching and impactful. Character models and enemies have received a massive visual upgrade. You can see the wrinkles on Joel's face, the bags underneath his eyes, and the gray facial hair. You can see light reflection in Ellie's eyes, which adds to the realism. Even things such as, facial pores are visible, which was wasn't possible when the game originally came out. In general, characters have a sense of life thanks to the increased polygon count and they are way more expressive emotionally. Texture work is solid all across the board. When characters cry, you can literally see tears in their eyes as they start to roll down their faces. Spit comes out of their mouths when they talk with anger. The Infected, Stalkers, Clickers, and Bloaters are way more disturbing and disgusting due to the increased details and skin texture. You can literally see the life being sucked out of an enemy while he's being choked out. Smashing a bandit's skull or an infected's skull into a table results in some brutal blood splatter. Throwing a Nail Bomb will cause an enemy to get dismembered. Shadows and lighting have been greatly improved upon and they appear more realistic. Water looks like actual water and it moves the way that you'd expect it to move. Light reflects off it's surface naturally. Foliage has more volume and it's organic and lifelike. The various buildings and structures are nicely detailed as well. The DualSense controller's haptic feedback has been put to good use. Everything from falling rain, to walking on broken glass, loading a gun, and even feeling the tension as Ellie pulls the bowstring can all be heard via the PS5's DualSense controller once a particular action has been performed. Intense moments are emphasized, while the more subdued ones are further enhanced. The Tempest Engine, which allows audio to occupy space much better than it has in the past. You get a sense that you are moving throughout the game's world even more. If you hear something above you, it legitimately feels like it's right above you. The Tempest Engine is apparent in the opening sequence where fires rage, civilians panic in the streets and the Infected are scratching and clawing as Joel, Sarah, and Tommy are escaping the chaos and mayhem. The 3D audio has also been incorporated into the quieter and more subdued moments as you explore, hear leaves rustle and even listen to Ellie's voice as it's coming from various directions. Gustavo Santaolalla's soundtrack is still as beautiful and memorable as it was the first time around. Combat in The Last of Us Part 1 is visceral, brutal and intense. It's very challenging, especially on the harder difficulties. With the remake, no two playthrough's end up being the same. Enemy search patterns and flanking behavior enables foes to better examine a given area and to adjust as needed, which wasn't possible because of the PS3's hardware limitations. Encounters end up being more dynamic because of the way in which enemies investigate, probe for visibility, analyze the terrain, and level layout to their advantage. The number of active enemy A.I. for any given situation was originally limited to only 8 on the PS3. That's that's been increased on the PS5. Of course, Joel can upgrade and modify weapons at workbenches. However, this time around, you can actually see him working on the weapons themselves, which is a nice touch that is much appreciated. Thanks, Nick! Once again, this was a stellar video as always! Your documentaries are simply the best. You obviously put a lot of hard work and effort into your videos and it clearly shows. Your dedication and passion are on another level. Thanks for the continued hard work! Thanks for being an inspiration to me and everyone else out there! I definitely look forward to your next video! Keep it up! God bless and stay safe!

[@unbanmekoil]

What would make you write all this? My lord I got a paragraph or two in and swore your comment couldn’t possibly go on any longer and then I finally scrolled all the way down. Are you on drugs? Get help.

[@KorSouls]

Top tier content. Great job Nick.

[@Moodsteer]

Just watched , Beautifully made. Emotionally critical and well told.

[@AlChestBreachFan7]

Damn. Now I’m really tempted to pull trig on Part 1 for pc. Newest patches have really helped with performance apparently. Great work as always

[@Nick930]

Definetly improved. Not perfect yet, but if your rigs up for it, it should play great

[@Owen01]

It’s definitely better, but could still use some work

[@Disciple614]

I NEEEEEED a part 3 to this series. Naughty Dog better get they act together!!! 💯

[@Fab-777]

Would love a Uncharted documentary

[@mr.levarity3440]

He has one

[@OriginalEntitySourced]

First of all this video documentary was fantastic second of all. I'm really glad that you mention the accessibility in the remake as a physically disabled gamer being able to play the remake meant that I could complete part one for the first time completely independently without somebody assisting me through an area. I understand that the price was unacceptable for some users, but I was just happy to be able to finish it completely because the accessibility in the original and last of us was nearly non-existent compared to the PS5 version

[@XWXS2]

Okay now you can not tell me Adrian Brody wasn't planned to be David 13:32

[@nohcam22]

Extremely well done doc as per usual. Thank you!

[@ExodusToxicWaltz]

I got ps4 last year for my birthday from my brother in law cause he upgraded to the ps5 and this was first game I played.. loved it

[@tobiasrieper1367]

I always loved the game’s style, but never came to the conclusion that it resembles my favorite movie “No Country For Old Men”. Now I have the answer and the fact that the devs were inspired by THAT movie makes me love this game even more.

[@Nick930]

Yeah, there's a lot of direct references and nods to films like "No Country" I also found that the very last scene in both "the road" and the last of us part 1 are nearly identical. Same camera movement and delayed response from a child saying "okay" Cut to black Very interesting

[@mhstrawn5217]

@@Nick930 The Road is sooooo LOU I - and yeah, the resigned but also slightly hopeful response from the child are identical.

[@atidzhetopova5259]

49:34 hahaha cracked me up when i first saw it

[@cutepotato_22]

Incredible documentary. 👌

[@TraceBravo]

Enjoyed tis video thoroughly!

[@jonRock]

Uncharted 2 was sooo good. I need to replay that game. I'm currently playing through the last of us part one on PC. It's pretty good, and the performance is great on my PC with the latest update.

[@jonathanthompson7084]

nobody: how many times did you watch the intro? me: yes

[@LYGALAAWG]

I was a huge uncharted fan when part 1 came out and so its less over the top slow story didnt work as well for me at the time. Cut to years later before part 2 released i replayed part 1 and then went staright into 2. Ill tell you never has a game made me actually feel bad for killing npc's or been so emotionally draining and i loved every damn second of it. While i understood some people could not get over joel and so could not open themselves up to the story for me it was one of the best entertainment experiences ever in any medium. Added bonus is that it also gave me a new appreciation for part 1 and so of course i dropped the money on the remake. Both 10/10 god tier games.

[@franzgucktyoutube]

@Nick930: Amazing documentary, I cannot even imagine how much time, effort an passion it cost you to make this possible. Thank you so much.

[@Jimbo.jack47]

that was an utterly brilliant video, thank you so much

[@drocksteadyreviews]

Fantastic job Nick the best Docs on KZbin.

[@vivalavega01]

If naughty dog reboots jack and Dexter, I'd be the happiest man alive

[@marcosgonzalez2945]

Excellent job, brother! Incredible documentary

[@HotSizzleTV_]

Good job on this deep dive into naughty dog. Hopefully will get the last of us pt3 and more uncharted games these games are masterpieces and need to continue the stories.

[@iceburgslim2000]

What we need to Explore on The Last of Us 3 are: Where did Ellie come from? Who’s her parents..? Where/how did Marlene find Ellie .. ? We “kinda” Know of Riley… TLOU3 should dig deep on the flash-back events after the cordyceps destroyed humanity, right before Marlene brings Ellie to Joel the first time. Or have a storyline of the history of the fireflies or W.L.F. With the original leaders: Emma, Jason & Issac. - or - Explore the story of Joel & Tess & what led the fall out between them and Tommy..& do a flash-forward exploring the situation after TLOU2 similar to The Godfather part II model where you have a flash-back/flash-foward scenarios.

[@Nick930]

All of these ideas sound like theyre trying too hard to justify more content, just like how toy story 4 tried too hard to make a story where there wasnt one. The first game was joels journey for redemption. The 2nd game was ellies journey towards forgiveness. Both characters are done. Abby is only a vehicle to expand on ellies journey, so i dont care to see her adventures with lev I think I'd rather just a new series from ND. Uncharted is done too. I love UC4, but that story was done after uc3 too

[@iceburgslim2000]

@@Nick930​⁠True. I just finished TLOU2 today, im currently playing UC3, I’ve got 4 and the spin-off (haven’t played them yet). I’ve heard ND said No for UC5.. & plus Amy Hennig left ND anyways..

[@tylarjackson7928]

Nick930 back at what he does best!

[@michaeloneill1360]

Thanks Nick for this excellent documentary showing the Origins, Development & Improvements/Tweaks to maybe the 'Greatest Video Game of All Time'!

[@mikextru2242]

Thanks for this documentary it was a great video. For my part the „The Last of Us“ games are my favorite Games of all Time. Not from the gameplay perspective only but the whole Experience they both gave me. The Games helped me through a very difficult time in my life and I love these games to death.

[@Umairbrohi_Real]

@Nick930 I'm watching your gaming documentaries till 2019 still lovin it 😂🎉

[@RyWakie]

Amazing work, well done Nick

[@Harb0eJac0b]

Thanks for your work. Great video. Love the games and looking forward to what's coming next.

[@epicsnake21]

Amazing intro and great editing!

[@ricepony33]

Outstanding! Thanks Nick

[@shawnkhan3757]

Fantastic documentary on my favorite game franchise

[@creed2098]

Amazing video, I love both games even tried to hate part 2 but the meaning of it is what makes me love it even more and I guess they are working on part 3 but druckmann will deny it as much as possible lmao😂

[@Kaden10]

Naughty Dog needs to make another Jak and Daxter already, we've waited long enough.

[@KillerTacos54]

Phenomenal job with this video!

[@duncanself5111]

Great retrospective

[@oliverwilliams1244]

amazing documentary! well done

[@MatheusSantoro91]

Great video. Channel is really good, with better marketing could get even more subs

[@liamweddell4223]

Ideas for video game documentaries super Mario brothers, the legend of Zelda, super smash brothers, red dead redemption, tekken, street fighter and a updated version of the far cry documentary.

[@petrofsko]

A very commendable review of an unbelievable gorgeous looking game

[@NDakota79]

It’s narrative was so fucking good, that the HBO adaptation got away with just 1/1 copying every important story beat and adding to the whole in some areas.

[@jasonhowland2903]

I hear that music the first 10 seconds and I’m like damn now I gotta crank up my ps4 and do a whole play through of both games

[@p0wn3dd4n00b]

Love these “History of” videos!

[@morganevans6774]

These history series are awesome! You should consider doing a Dead Space one :)

[@_2CoolChris_]

This is awesome thank you

[@adamturley985]

Love your vids! 💕

[@maxtubb]

You should do a documentary on the history of the Yakuza series from SEGA.

[@nandi8383]

Woah! Really great!

[@aninjaguardian]

Naughty Dog only makes masterpieces

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

The last of us part 2 sucks and that game is not a masterpiece

[@aninjaguardian]

@@SamuelJohnsonYT The Last of Us Part II is my all time favorite game and most definitely a masterpiece Praise Druckmann

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

@@aninjaguardian you have terrible taste in video games dude

[@LYGALAAWG]

Yes last of us 2 is my favourite game of all time.

[@valharding1618]

Loved this documentary

[@russmawson6744]

Great video. The last of us 1 remains the best story I've experienced in a game and the best acted too. 2 was superb but couldn't quite clear the impossible bar set by the 1st but I would argue it's got better gameplay than the first.

[@James-gj8rn]

Well this came out of nowhere, not that i'm complaining of course. I love the series

[@theonlybrowniee]

amazing effort

[@libardomm.trasimaco]

good thing here!

[@kitshurey1705]

another banger nick keep it up

[@DarkSide3211]

Im still currently watching the HBO series after playing Part 1 2 times, I gotta say I kinda regret not stopping this video after Nick ended talking about the games as I wanted to go totally blind but I digress since I've already played the game so I kinda already know the story's pacing; and the additional information that Ive gained about the show with only very minor spoilers is appreciated (by minor spoilers I meant like really minor things like how Sam is deaf now. no hate just putting my thoughts here :D)

[@gamepreneur369]

Great Documentary 👏 one of my favorite ❤️ developer ND

[@Nate-bl3uz]

I am 0:14 seconds in and I already know this one is gonna be a banger

[@yasinhurairah3474]

Hi Nick930 Any chance of a Deadspace Documentary sometime?

[@DominatorHDX]

Wow super docu! Just ordered the PS5 remake of part 1 (have only played the PS4 remaster and part 2) just to experience the game again in the best visual presentation. 2nd hand ofcourse as the current retail price is still very high. Hope a new game comes out in the coming years in TLOU universe. Perhaps just after the initial outbreak / playable intro of part 1 right in the middle of the apocalypse with the military still fighting and bombing the streets etc. Sort of like a prequel.

[@jonisalia15]

I dont want if its necessary to do but is it possible to make a Max Payne documentary

[@Nick930]

On my list of series I'd like to cover. Id love to mix in that noire style into my editing.

[@Martonic]

Great video.