The Last of Us Part II Remastered - Director Commentary - Full Cinematics [4k 60fps]

All Cinematics from The Last of Us Part II Remastered with Directory Commentary.
Commentators:
Neil Druckmann - Writer and Creator
Halley Gross - Co-Writer
Troy Baker - Joel
Ashley Johnson - Ellie
Laura Bailey - Abby
Shannon Woodward - Dina
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[@r3tr0_r3dux_2]

Director commentaries are so cool no matter what game. Ever since the original Portal, I've loved hearing them.

[@thirdcoinedge]

It's such a shame it's only quite a few of the big AAA productions that have them, and that they stopped being much of a thing after like 2012. We had Portal 2, L4D 1 & 2, Half-Life Episode 1 & 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Sly Cooper 1, TF 2, FEAR, Mark of the NInja, and The Chronicles of Riddick. The only ones I can think of recently are Half-Life Alyx, Ghost of Tsushima, Alan Wake, and the Last of Us duology, which have only been recorded from 2020 on, and only three of which originally came out after 2013. Like, imagine if we had developer commentary on Death Stranding (I know Kojima would probably love to do something like that), or the Horizon games, or espiecially the new God of War games? I mean, I understand that doing this for games is much more expensive than just making a DVD commentary track, but it would be nice if more developers bothered to include something like this.

[@tomgu2285]

Sure but not when they lie. The whole revenge plot??? Just reused from the first game. The first game originally had a similar revenge plot but Bruce and the dev team obviously tought it was horrible so they scrapped it neil then simply used it for the second game. But hey keep consuming littel guy.

[@PeachesandCream225]

The commentary is the best part of the remaster

[@UncreativeHandle48]

I also love No Return

[@tymartucci745]

I wish they played the game we miss so much of what they could’ve have been thinking during the gameplay itself

[@SidPhoenix2211]

As much as I'd love this,​@@tymartucci745, it might be a bit much to ask lol If you do want something similar, tho, there is a playthrough of TLoU1 by Troy Baker and Nolan North. And they bring on a number of other actors who were in the game. Druckmann joins them, too. And theres a Livestream of Druckmann and Johnson playing Left Behind. That might scratch your itch a little

[@rayvintankerson6818]

1:51:03 never noticed after Ellie kills Owen and Mel they have Joel say Ellie when Tommy says it cuz she’s freakin out that’s such a subtle detail

[@Michyleen]

Ahh… what I would do to play TLOU II for the first time all over again.. this game is truly amazing.

[@aklimar2208]

4:04:40 She left the guitar behind because she's done with that part of her life. Joel is dead, Deena is gone, Tommy is gone, the Fireflies are gone, Abby is gone, and most importantly, the self loathing is gone. It's time to start over. I think the 3rd game will see Ellie far away in a new settlement, living a regular life, but somehow get pulled into a new story due to the one thing she can't let go of ... the survivor guilt of being immune.

[@bbbbbb3734]

Dont think shes past all this shes nowhere near done processing all the trauma she has major ptsd etc

[@thirdcoinedge]

One guess is that she'll be a Joel-type figure, maybe the game instead starting with the Ellie-type younger character before eventually introducing Ellie so we get that revelatory moment of "Oh, this is where the game is gonna be headed!" It would be a nice way to come full circle, but then again, given how different Ellie's story in the sequel turned out to be, I think that would be a bit of a safe option. Only Neil Druckmann knows what the concept for the third game is right now, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

[@Honey-Badgerin]

3:34:56 What's sad about what goes on in this scene is that by losing the purpose of the Fireflies mission (where many sacrifices were made to get there), and losing Joel, on top of failing to avenge him (and Jesse) in Seattle, I think she really does feel empty. Even if Tommy had not ever told or given her the information the scene before, there's a real chance she would have done something horrible. Depression on a scale Ellie would experience would be visceral, and even with what life with a loving partner and child she could stake, there were just too many reminders of how she never got to make things right with any such loss. So I agree with the commentary: she is just talking to the grief. Maybe that's the only way she can muster something in her to do anything, no matter how reckless, to make things right.

[@sargesnaps]

Thanks a ton for sharing! I've played The Last of Us 2 countless times and I still can't get enough of it. The story is just so gripping. Neil really doesn't hold back, like when he decided to have Joel killed to really drive home the theme of hate. And now, listening to the cast break down each scene is just incredible. I've been having a rough month, but watching that video and hearing the cast members chat actually made me smile for the first time in ages. Thanks again for sharing!

[@gLobbZ]

If by "gripping" you mean a pacing mess with several instances (pretty much Abby's entire portion) pointless and have 0 bearing on story because you spend 3 hours going to a hospital for a character that dies 3 seconds after you help her.. then yeah really.. really..... Really gripping

[@lucaonadventure]

@@gLobbZlook at the parallels between dreams in Ellie and Abby. Ellie can’t dream about Joel without envisioning him beaten up until the very end of the game, and Abby stops having her nightmares when she finally helps Yara and Lev. There’s no part of the story that’s pointless, Abby’s side is a reflection of Ellie’s, but in different periods of time. There was no intent by Naughty Dog to make one caracther seem better than the other - they all display human emotions, decisions, indecisions. Yara dying doesn’t make saving her futile. That day served as bonding between Lev and Abby, and it served to bring some sort of peace to Abby, albeit temporary. The hate you have for the story limits your vision, think further about the narratives and you’ll find that they’re full of insight. By the way, the pacing mess thing really doesn’t sit well with me. The story doesn’t work as well if you intertwine the days. Maybe some portions could have been cut, but nothing major

[@sargesnaps]

@@gLobbZ womp womp

[@jenishmaharjan9655]

@@gLobbZ arthur helped john in rdr2, but dies in rdr, ur point?

[@roastpork5437]

Yeah? Well, you know, that's just like uh, your opinion, man.@@gLobbZ

[@thirdcoinedge]

Neil noting that Laura and Ian's chemistry is what encouraged them to spare Lev, which eventually led to Abby living by the end, really cements why I think Abby Day 2 is probably the best section of the game. Not only do we get amazing setpieces (traveling across skyscrapers, the crane passages, the hospital Ground Zero and the Rat King), but we also get great character devlopment between Abby and Lev reminiscent of Ellie and Joel from the first game. The bond they forge is a mirror of what Ellie once had with her dad, the small happiness in a world where whay remains of humanity is likely the last of us. That’s the little hope we get by the game's very end - the bond between Abby and Lev survived, and they got to Catalina. They got to live, and hopefully be happy together for even a few years at least. I doubt we'll ever see them again, but I'm glad we have this bright spot at the end of this dark tunnel: there is still something beautiful in this broken world worth fighting for, maybe even a future. It's a nice contrast to the first game's more optimistic story and melancholic ending with Joel lying to Ellie. Instead, it's a melancholic story with an optimistic ending, at least for Abby.

[@PanMan47]

Thank you for uploading!

[@caadam87]

4:16:48 "But the interesting thing to me about it is this game is so much about tribalism and saying, 'I'm right and you're wrong.' And losing the nuance of that conversation. And so much of the conversation - years later now! - people are still arguing about it on that level and not seeing the *irony* that they're kind of proving the point of the story. "The way they're arguing about it, whether Joel was right or Abby was right or Ellie - and it's like, no one was right. No one was wrong. It's just messy and gross in the way that these conflicts usually are." Say it louder for the fans in the back who cannot get a grip - especially the ones who attacked the actors (Laura Bailey - she showed more grace than any of them deserved, honestly) and the creators of this beautiful game. Get. A. Grip. Beautiful lesson

[@stinkyspicee]

Thank you so much for uploading this 💚

[@mathemago]

If I didn't have bfs who only watched the show and I can't risk spoiling them, I would be obsessing over this remaster

[@albr1994]

Thank you for this🙏🙏

[@Roybanks88]

After replaying the game a few years later I’ve gained a lot more respect for it. I don’t like a lot of the choices the directors made but I respect the risk and effort they put in to make this game . *SPOILER ALERt* it use to bother me at the end of the game when Ellie didn’t kill Abbie , because after everything it didn’t make sense to me, but after replaying and seeing Ellie’s ptsd and her having a panic attack mid fight I think her reaction makes sense at the end she was just completely drained by that point

[@roastpork5437]

take it from an old man like me, I got it the first time but it was still not an easy journey. Human love & hate are such a strong emotion to let go of... If it was me in Ellie's place, truly won't know if I would have been able to let it go and let Abby live. But with life experiences and heartaches and disappointments, it becomes much easier to process and appreciate the beauty AND tragedies of part 2.

[@Roybanks88]

@@roastpork5437 honestly after going through a ptsd inducing experience a few weeks prior to replaying the game it definitely helped me apreciate it more. It wasn’t as much as Ellie spared her I think she just had nothing left to give after having a panic attack mid strangling Abbie after all she went through including losing her finger(s)

[@starfox-yd6os]

2:14:30 Isaac eats some of the apple 2:16:10 Apple magically disappears from Isaac's hand 🤔

[@balliballieryufdf]

NEEEEIL

[@mellomoose_]

he eats fast

[@aklimar2208]

@@mellomoose_ He even ate the core. That's how bad ass Isaac was

[@sbraypaynt]

“Two more seconds, this girl is dead. So I already know what this feels like. I can see what I’m gonna feel like five seconds from now. And it’s no different…so why?” Incredible insight and character writing.

[@aklimar2208]

1:49:55 I laugh out loud every time I play and this scene comes up. Ellie just one punches Owen, stunning him enough to make him lose his grip on the gun so she can shoot him. I think the director confused Ellie with Abby there.

[@_Slaybase]

Hahaha

[@SidPhoenix2211]

how's that saying go? everyone's got a plan until they get punched in the face lol

[@aklimar2208]

3:56:20 She stopped because at that moment she finally realized she didn't hate Abby, she hated herself. She hated herself for being so selfish and not forgiving Joel when she had the chance.

[@roastpork5437]

Yep! She finally letting Abby go was her letting go of hating herself and to live on. Survivor's guilt is a tremendous rock on top of her that she put on herself and she was finally able to just let that rock roll off her.

[@Roman-tu3vh]

I was always curious how much time passed in all those time lapses in the end. Neal said it was somewhat a year between fight in theater and Ellie leaving the farm. But how much time Abby and Lev spend in captivity? How much time Ellie spend on that last quest? Her fingers looks like fully healed.

[@boreduser_0]

Shannon going “Did I do that?” every 5 seconds 😂😅

[@loaningg]

this story rips my heart open every time I see it. what a masterpiece. although i feel like the story is concluded, i hope they make another one.

[@torchit2302]

Great commentary! About the game I always wonder how people still have gas for vehicles and working batteries for flashlights if nothing is in production on every level. And even if you could find some of those around they would not last forever...

[@Bukkie661]

Gameplay versus realism. Todd Howard was all about making Starfield having realistic systems for everything and what they found out was that it made the game not only tedious, but also seriously unfun. I think that in TLoU2 they struck a good balance even if that means fuel and powercells lasting forever.

[@just_cj56]

3:05:33 that actually hit fr- “in another world.”

[@RogueRiderUk]

For me... this was an amazing piece of art that I was allowed to be a part of and experience! It was traumatic and there was pain and confusion in relation to how I felt about it all..... but wow, what an ride! Thank you!!

[@josefranciscovazquezbaeza4143]

Being freshman college graduate student that had classes of screenwriting, storytelling, character development, cinematography photography, image semiotics and color theory I can say that compared to 2020 my opinion of this game has drastically changed for good, I agree with Neil and company here and while is a game that makes think: "Dude this thing is too damn long I'm having Lord of the Rings Return of the King flashbacks again..... But is a damn entertaining story (ironically) wanna see through it" But yeah my thoughts are with ND folks and cast; I'll too see the irony of the reality of the message and real life context of the story: fans vs fans. I mean to each their own opinion but yeah sometimes you need to let go and just live things that are actually worth it.

[@mwakaa6907]

3:48:48 "But again she’s not gonna stop" "She can’t……..Not yet……." Chills. 😮‍💨

[@baran1455]

After all the trauma developers put us through in the end of the game,they owed us that healing hug between Joel and Ellie. Now we have that unclosed wound in our chests

[@sourav2003]

Controversial comment, but I felt Abby was the bigger person because she had let Ellie live 2 times.. 1st time Ellie and Tommy and 2nd time Ellie and Dina..

[@_Slaybase]

I agree 100%

[@ronaldmcnugs]

Both times someone else had to MAKE her let them live. Owen had to demand to everyone to let everyone live and the second time around she had a knife to someone's throat and when told they're pregnant she says "Good." If Lev didn't hop down into the basement she would have killed at the very least Dina Abby isn't the bigger person, in both encounters she's a monster reeled in by someone else

[@andrvasus]

​@@ronaldmcnugs I agree 100%

[@sourav2003]

@@ronaldmcnugs Yes someone appealed to her to but the ultimate decision was hers.. And regarding holding a knife to Dina's throat, from her perspective just few hrs ago Ellie has killed her VERY pregnant friend in cold blood.. So from her perspective that revenge was justified, but then also she didn't go through with it, just on Lev's request, an enemy scar who she met just last night!!

[@aklimar2208]

@@ronaldmcnugs Owen may have demanded that "everyone" let Ellie and Tommy live, but Abby wasn't part of that. She was focused on Joel. When she came to, she told everyone, "We're done". It could have been like Owen didn't say a word. We also saw zero evidence that Abby does anything Owen says in the rest of the game.

[@dboslice]

1:17:54 Yeah Neil you definitely pulled a fast one and I was one of those fans that was heated lol. Ngl, when I first heard of the sequel, something told me that Joel was going to die in this one, however when I saw this particular scene, I thought to myself, "oh yeah we finna get another dynamic duo with our two favorite characters that we fell in love with from the 1st one. Obviously, It's still devastating that the story turned out the way it did but when I hear it from his perspective, I feel a little bit better and have more understanding. Based on this story, I don't even blame Abby for what happened to Joel anymore (I still don't like her but I love Laura Bailey), I blame her father Jerry.

[@BlueMagicite]

2:53:58 what homage to Resident Evil does Neil mean here, the Rat King? If so, what is the Rat King referencing given how many messed up BOWs there are in Resident Evil lol

[@JumpinJack14]

26:04-26:45 Me: No comment. 2:40:31-2:41:16 Me: What did I just look at?

[@dboslice]

4:03:38 I actually appreciate that part of the story with those details. Because what that tells me is that Joel is the sole purpose of Abby being alive. By Joel almost being ok with Ellie not forgiving him, which means he would have went back to his savage self with no care in the world because he lost yet another daughter. Not by death but by abandonment, which means Abby would have never gotten saved by that pack of infected people in the beginning and it wouldn't have put Ellie through all of this trouble, on her end. I didn't catch any of those details or tried to analyze those thought process while playing the game cause I was too pissed off and didn't want too. And that's what I'm saying, I wanna give this game credit but as far as writing goes, I understand that when it comes to this game, there's no good or bad, just survival, but I just didn't like how they wrote our loveable characters into villain like people to the point where half of their fan base done switched over just because of new characters who background isn't even all of that good. The ending of the first one was a masterpiece. Yeah Joel lied but him saving Ellie was heroic as hell in our eyes and us REAL Joel fans would have hated him, if he didn't save Ellie after everything they been through 💯💯

[@jickamangah]

one thing I never understood is why didn't they wait until Ellie was awake and let her make the decision

[@DroolingDrilling]

4:13:10 was this credit in the original or did they add this “sincere thanks to Bruce Straley” in the remaster?

[@_Slaybase]

Good question considering Bruce didn’t work on Part 2 at all I believe. He only worked on the first game, though was instrumental in that game’s story so maybe giving him some credit even though he didn’t play a part in Part 2, these were still stemming from a lot of his ideas and character development. (Just a guess)

[@DroolingDrilling]

@@_Slaybase well I ask because when I finished Part 2 on PS4 when it came out I don’t remember any mention of Bruce Straley but I do remember there was controversy for the TV Show only acknowledging Neil as the sole creator of TLOU and that apparently Bruce was actively hushed and not consulted because Neil said not to. Maybe this was a way of sort of giving credit where credit is due as an apology? If so it’s kinda funny that they were essentially bullied into acknowledging someone they don’t wanna praise. By they I mean mostly Neil cause he famously despised Bruce and Amy Hennig.

[@Gabriel-Tár]

@@DroolingDrillingNo, they didn’t add it with the remaster. It was there even in the original.

[@Jacksonhasjacob]

The video would be so much better if you edited the loading out

[@Streifen1911]

Why're some of these such different lengths?

[@_Slaybase]

What do you mean?

[@Streifen1911]

@@_Slaybase some of these part 2 commentaries are like an hour longer or shorter than others.

[@_Slaybase]

I have no idea why. Mine encompasses everything. I think some of the others skipped some commentary scenes. I made sure to include every commentary available in mine including the end credits commentary which I know a few other channels didn't include. @@Streifen1911

[@emildernand1396]

It may sound weird to ask, but why do they react the way they do at 11:38? Is it because they think that it's awkward, because it's one of the last nice moments with Joel, or something else?

[@_Slaybase]

Yea just awkward because she’s a teenager and he’s trying to be all dad-like and connect with her.

[@emildernand1396]

@@_Slaybase I´m a bit late but thanks!

[@aklimar2208]

1:42:25 I have to push back on this commentary which criticizes games for doing what Last of Us is doing right here: players take so much damage and keep on going like nothing has happened. Sure, they show the injuries, but the cinematic is disconnected from the game in that the injuries means nothing because Ellie still runs, jumps, and swims like nothing happened.

[@prentisserrano6696]

Gameplay wise, youre right. But I interpret the point to have been to show the player the physical, as well as the mental and emotional, toll that Ellie was racking onto herself. If that makes sense. In that regard, the cinematic is not disconnected from the game at all, we're watching Ellie devolve into this monster of grief, self-hatred, revenge, and violence yknow? They wanted to show how her quest was destroying her in all respects. I felt that it was more aimed at illustrating to the player these aspects rather than actually disrupting gameplay with her injuries (otherwise they would implemented that kind of mechanic). If that makes sense.

[@aklimar2208]

@@prentisserrano6696 I get what they were tying to do and what the commentator is saying, but it's still weak compared to how the game actually demonstrates how the mental and emotional toll affects the story. They show her banged up, but it doesn't affect the story. Now, if they showed her failing to accomplish something, not through gameplay, but in a cinematic because she is so injured she just can't get it done ... that's a physical toll that's breaking her down. Bottom line, if the injuries have no consequences, then there's no difference from other games.

[@ethanleasure1561]

3:12:18

[@Heisnberg2049]

35:42 hate this scene

[@Lancaster22]

The commentary section with Issac confirmed to me even more that Seraphites & WLFs are an allegory for the Palestine/Israel conflict

[@joshh1740]

He has “mixed feelings” about lying to his fans.

[@whereuwannabe7796]

3:37:37 i was totally on board with hunting Abby big ass down she has to die and tlou3 better be Ellie finishing the job.

[@Biostar96]

Not surprised the commentary didn't change my opinion on this game. They still dismiss the hate to just because of the leaks and assume everyone must have been invested in their "intentions".

[@Jsimms1324]

God this is some serious cringe. Neil explaining his writing process makes you roll your eyes so far to the back of your head

[@StevesSon]

Elaborate

[@_Slaybase]

Everyone’s writing process is different. What is cringe about his?

[@AdamChubes]

yet you clicked the video, sat through enough of it to hear him talk, chose to stay long enough to leave a comment... That's the real cringe.

[@aryan7767]

honesty people have been radicalized@@AdamChubes

[@Biostar96]

@@AdamChubesBecause if he didn't you would say his opinion didn't matter.

[@nuckinfuts6909]

Most of the game is great I just hate how they never touch on Joels death scene except yea we knew it was going to hurt people because they love Joel. Sure that plays into it but the setup and writing and all of the coincidences that lead to this scene make this painful. And not to mention Tommy and Joel not acting like they have survived in this brutal world for 20 plus years to this point. And the excuse people give that they just got used to Jackson and it softened them is lazy. They still went on patrols and would not have lost that edge. My point is the disbelief factor of this scene was the true reason it hurt so bad. Wish they would own that instead of dodging it. And if they have I've never seen it so I would love for someone to link it if they can.

[@KerioFive]

They said it, "Tommy was doing what he thought was right cause the girl seemed scared"

[@nuckinfuts6909]

@@KerioFive That no where near explains the decisions made at all.

[@prentisserrano6696]

The kindness required to save a stranger like Abby was never something that either Tommy or Joel was never capable of. I think they always had the capacity to treat others in that way, which I think is reinforced by the fact that they were able to practice and exhibit those capacities within the safe environment for Jackson for so long (also remember that Tommy has been at Jackson for years longer than Joel and it makes sense as to why he is the first to reveal their identities rather than Joel). I also think its important to note the circumstances here. If Joel and Tommy were not being swarmed by a horde of infected and they were in such a desperate position with little to no clear solution for escape, I think it is very logical to trust Abby in that instance. They trust her because they have to, they would die otherwise. Does that make any sense?

[@nuckinfuts6909]

@@prentisserrano6696 You make a good argument but I still don’t fully believe all the circumstances and conveniences that lead to this scene. Also Joel standing directly in the middle of the room making him by far the most vulnerable will never fly with me. I also believe the group infiltrating Jackson would’ve been way more compelling. But it was clear they saw they had a huge game on their hands so something had to be rushed. I respect your take though.

[@prentisserrano6696]

@@nuckinfuts6909 All of that is completely fair. The suspension of disbelief works for some and for others no, but that doesn't make what i said or what youve said any less valid. Personally, I think coincidences like that are nothing out of the ordinary in this story of TLOU. I mean, what are the odds Joel and Sarah run into that one soldier? What are the odds that the cure for mankind is boston where Joel just happens to be? what are the odds that giant horde of infected are swarming the area of Tommy and Joel's patrol at the same time Abby is searching to find and kill Joel? Its all a bunch of coincidences at the end of the day, but that is what life essentially is, a bunch of coincidences. I don't really find any personal value or utility in debating the believability of coincidences, ultimately such discussions don't yield anything. Yea it super that Abby found them in that moment, but that is just what happened. Things happen like that all the time. Ellie just happened on David in the first game, who he himself was looking for both Ellie and Joel for a revenge quest (and possibly food). I don't know, I just think there are better, more legitimate aspects of this game's story to discuss other than whether or not some minute issues of coincidence "makes sense" or not yknow?