The Last of Us Spoilercast - Kinda Funny Gamescast Ep. 23

[@EveryTimeIDavid]

This game has one of the most perfect endings ever to me. It is the epitome of what it is to be human: it's horrible and selfish, but beautifully emotional, loving, and Joel being so broken as a person by this point just hoping for something to hold onto. I get emotional every. Fucking. Time.

[@MagmAlex]

It’s the ending I always go back to watch reactions for. Everyone interprets it differently and everyone has something else to say. Such a masterpiece of a game

[@kilodi]

Yeah I remember one of my friends (who has a daughter) hated the ending and I simply asked him, "what would you do if it was your daughter? Would you let her die even it means saving the rest of humanity?" he was just silent and just nodded.

[@zackbriggs8152]

I was about to post this exact thing. I love the ending to this game so much. That final scene is just perfect.

[@EveryTimeIDavid]

@@kilodi that's the thing. I know what Joel's doing is wrong, and fucked up. But even knowing what Ellie wanted, and what is probably "best", my immediate reaction to Joel coming to is go fucking get her, now!

[@EveryTimeIDavid]

@@zackbriggs8152 it hurts so fucking good.

[@sentientist]

Greg’s “twitter summary of the game” took over an hour

[@dereksmidl8352]

And it was spectacular

[@SGustafsson]

​@@dereksmidl8352no it wasnt

[@tullerusk987]

This should be called "The Last Of Us Plot Synopsis"

[@Garoth4582]

It's pretty much there in review.

[@Jacobstoddy]

1:09:10 Nick “do you know what a herd of cows is called?” Gunna go out on a limb here, is it a herd...?

[@vincelorus9387]

No it's actually a murder of cows 😐

[@thegood_part7676]

The season they could do on HBO is gonna be great. Each episode driven by the supporting cast. Episode 1: Pilot Episode 2:Tess Episode 3: Bill Episode 4: Sam and Henry Episode 5: Ish (A bottle episode not involving the main cast) Episode 6: Tommy Episode 7: David Episode 8: Marlene 8-10 episodes, maybe a left behind episode in there.

[@fireant353]

Comment aged extremely well

[@thegood_part7676]

@@fireant353 lol HBO I’m available 😂

[@AllThatJuice-]

Troy Baker should do a cover of Andy's song

[@alextownley9388]

I’ve always thought the gameplay in TLOU was phenomenal. That’s a criticism I’ll never understand and frankly never agree with.

[@RajBauer]

Yup it taught you how important being accurate was and you couldn’t go guns blazing which made it even more awesome especially on grounded mode

[@Ren_Davis0531]

Agreed. I personally don’t get the criticism of the gameplay. I think it feels very tense and really shows the value of conserving ammo. At least on Survivor and Grounded difficulty.

[@RajBauer]

Herman Falck How I know other games have taught us this man I just meant that was the specific point of a game like this where ammo is limited especially when you play on a mode like grounded. Greg and Blessing saying there was ghostly auto aim that saved them in certain segments made no sense. If you sick you die and that’s why it’s good

[@cambienvenu]

It’s definitely not anything groundbreaking but I would consider it very good, I actually love the way shooting handles

[@ryanjosephdp]

Same. It’s a bit dated by today’s standards. But by no means what that gameplay not amazing when it came out

[@SamButler22]

Tropes aren't inherently good or bad, they're the skeleton that you flesh out to build a story. It's only bad when they aren't fleshed out

[@Lauren-zx3gx]

Tim should’ve known there’s no such thing as a “condensed” plot summary when it comes to Greg Miller.

[@maddoggnick96]

04:07 is one of BigKevDog’s best moments lol.

[@tarekahmed992]

TLOU still has an impactful story that has yet to be matched for me; the relationship between Joel & Ellie, the cursory characters you meet along the way, the stories you experience on the road, the hash realism of an apocalypse and the main character becoming a 'villain' but for heartfelt reasons. No other game has given me the same experience; RDR2, GoW, TW3 etc. I hope TLOU2 despite the negativity can continue this story even if I don't like the decisions made by ND

[@RajBauer]

Tarek Ahmed for me GoW definitely nailed it as well but I completely agree with everything you said about TLOU

[@tarekahmed992]

@@RajBauer Replaying GoW right now; I think the story & characters are overly praised just because it is so different to the OG's direction. Plus even as a PS fan, I think the 1st party games are kinda over-hyped story wise for what they actually deliver; GoW, Spider-Man, Horizon etc.

[@mecharobots]

I love Bill's town I thought having a bigger area to explore and have aabit of a break to chill for a minute and going the record store is a great moment

[@TheWorldsOfGaming]

Hey fellow ‘Bill’s Town’ appreciator, see it like you haven’t before - we used photo mode & no HUD gameplay to make a video tribute to this beautiful level. Please click through to our channel, I can’t direct link it in comments. ✌🏻

[@BigOtakuGamerSHAWNY]

Thought this was the last of us 2 spoiler cast and I was gonna be like ummmmmm but we didn't play this yet lol

[@Maria67362]

Lmao I thought the same, I was sitting there just staring at the title all confused

[@DarkEnigma91]

You're definitely not the only one lol

[@swilliams409]

Yep, the confusion was real!

[@PapoOv]

The format of in review doesn't work for videogames 😕

[@knightofastora916]

I still think Joel did the right decision at the end, not only because of how he feels as a father but also you can find notes at the end saying how previous attempts on other immune people have failed, I don’t see how this time it would have been different.

[@sandrobsnake]

Good to see someone's paying attention... 100% agreement... But, even if it could save the human race, I would save her nevertheless...

[@captainmercy87]

True! But ultimately he is robbing Ellie of making that decision for herself. Her whole life was to find a greater purpose so she could do something useful and meaningful for those who left her. He has lost his purpose in the beginning because someone else robbed it from him. So, he finds it by robbing it from someone else, in this case Ellie. So, it is understandable why he does this thing but it does not make it 100% the right one. Especially if you look at how broken Ellie feels at the end. And I think this will be a major characteristic for her in the second game.

[@adamyo9003]

I hate saying this because I can’t find my reference, but I’m pretty sure I heard Colin M say on his Sacred Symbols podcast that Neil Druckman confirmed to him that Ellie was for sure going to be the cure. I’ll see if I can find the quote. But since it’s not confirmed in the game, I think it’s fair-game for people to fill in the blanks with their own conclusions.

[@kmukayed]

Holy shit is that true? I played the game 4 times and never noticed, where exactly do we find notes stating that there have been other immune people in the past and they failed with them? This could change everything..

[@knightofastora916]

captainmercy87 even if he robs her from her decision, she’s just a kid born in a fucked up world, I don’t really think she’s fit to decide something so big yet, and yeah, it’ll definitely be part of the second game going by the trailers.

[@seanjohnson1780]

Someone freeze me for 2 weeks and thaw me in time for TLOU2 I can’t take the waiting!

[@landoncook1807]

I like that Nick's room looks like what I think his highschool room looked like lol

[@KodaVoss]

“Oh dear....” - Kevin (a.k.a. Winnie The Pooh)

[@captainmercy87]

The swimming payoff is directly at the end of the game in the tunnel. Since Ellie does not know how to swim, they have to move over the buses which is a more dangerous route which causes Ellie to get into water without knowing how to swim and almost drown and being unconscious at the end. And a few comments about the criticism regarding the mechanics: this game is not Uncharted with zombies. If Joel were to move and jump like Nathan Drake, then he wouldn't need to be terrified of zombies. He would just parkour some wall and get the fuck out. You don't automatically pick up stuff because then you would not be able to see what you are picking up and you wouldn't feel satisfied having found a small piece of rag you were looking for. Every design decision in the game serves the story and your attachment to the character and I wish people would stop nagging over small stuff about game mechanics and look at the whole experience. This is what criticism should be. You don't see movie critics separate camera movement from the story and give individual grades. We are not at point anymore. So move on!! The only thing that does not make sense in the game is the fact that Ellie has a switchblade which does not break. However, Joel, the hardcore survivor has not figured out the use of knives. All the homes he has raided and people he has killed and apparently he has not found any knives to use and has to make this one off shivs!!!

[@Pizzakong633]

You guys should really do a ps5 event predictions episode. Would be great seeing as they delayed it as well. Andy should be on more things as well

[@SamButler22]

He's not voiced by Bron (Jerome Flynn) or anything, he just kinda looks like him. His voice/mo-cap is Robin Atkin Downes

[@Jim_Thomas_Draper]

Thank you! I came here to post almost that exact comment! They even mentioned that in the retro replay episode

[@RajBauer]

Yeah not sure what Greg was talking about lol. Robin Atkin Downes is well known as the Naughty Dog guy who always plays characters who die but is in pretty much everything they do. He’s basically the video game Sean Bean and honestly the character model even looks just like RAD haha

[@mazlynn2]

I honestly thought it was Jerome Flynn as well when I was doing a replay of the game, even before I seen this video. Just really looks like him

[@sablemae8853]

He also did Ethan the first firefly he kills in the hospital

[@Mostach89]

40:10 I think Henry and Sam slept in the same room, but Henry woke up earlier and let Sam sleeping (turning) and went to the other room to be with Joel. Then dead Sam got up and then Ellie woke up. I really don't know how fast the infection affects a kid, sure it's faster.

[@miguelarteaga3676]

I agree with the rest of the comments, I could do without the recap next time. Skip the plot summary: 1:19:24

[@thegamersbermuda3688]

Jesus! Its that long... Thanks for this

[@cooperbibaud]

Still watching but TLoU also pulls heavily from one of my fav movies of all time: Children Of Men. Even more evident upon a recent rewatch.

[@kevinvercauteren3729]

Can you explain? Children of men is one of my favs but it's been a while. Are you talking about stylistic similarities because that I can kinda see. Story wise I'm drawing a blank.

[@markthompson5722]

Started the podcast, sensed a long plot summary incoming, walked my dog for 40 minutes and still on the plot plot plot plot plot.

[@Seaphron]

Love seeing Nick on KFG content.

[@SamButler22]

I was so surprised when the consensus decided the gameplay sucked, but I thought it was really solid

[@mikelemos87]

Right? I thought the gameplay was great. I didnt understand how some people thought it wasnt good. It was super tense, the sound design is amazing, infected were scary af, etc.

[@RajBauer]

The gameplay for TLOU is so good and only people who are terrible at shooting complain. To me the game has a great control scheme

[@SlayerGiant]

I’ve always stand by the fact that you can’t play this game like a shooter, and I believe people who say gameplay sucks play it like one and its intentionally obtuse to add a desperation to encounters.

[@RandomGuy285]

The consensus was not that it "sucked." Just that it was mediocre and extremely secondary to the story in terms of why the game was considered a masterpiece.

[@RebirthCrusader90]

Is there a timestamp to skip Greg's summary?

[@Garoth4582]

Yeah just skip until 10 minutes left 😆. Seriously though it was 3 quarters of the podcast.

[@RebirthCrusader90]

@@Garoth4582 Ridiculous, if I may be frank. I've never seen a spoilercast have that amount of a recap that leaves so little room for the input of others.

[@Garoth4582]

@@RebirthCrusader90 gamescast has become a weak show overall. They never deep dive into the big topic anymore.

[@dorukevcim7578]

Winter is a fantastic chapter, but for me suburbs is the best the chapter. The death of Sam and Henry is handled so well, it gets me every single time (I played 5 times now). And the side story of Ish, Susan and Kyle is such a gut punch. The "one fucking door" and "I'll make it painless if it comes to it" notes are still the best pieces of environmental story telling in any game imo.

[@Mr8T1]

Please don’t do another spoilercast in this format. FFVII Remake was more entertaining and more than a plot summary

[@Lauren-zx3gx]

I actually would’ve liked a “review” style format with FF7R. It especially helps them comment on certain scenes and there thoughts when they came across it or what they missed.

[@TheHOOfan1]

In other words...don't let Greg take over the show....

[@TheHatedWolf]

Yo Kevin’s “oh dear” sounded so much like Stewart Little. Shit had me rolling

[@TFconfused]

I'm gonna spew some random thoughts abut The Last of Us here before watching and if anyone reads it all I thank you in advance. I recently got the platinum trophy for TLoU and replayed it about 3 times over 5 days. I already adored this game but going back years later and more mature was really a pleasure. I really noticed the smaller things I didn't appreciate before, the story of Ish, reading all the notes you can find, the contextual story telling of so many of the collectibles are just as powerful as the ones written out in notes. My favorite thing I realized was the use of giraffes as symbolism was something I completely missed my first time through, giraffes are constantly used to symbolize innocence and childhood wonder in the game to great effect. There in Sarah's room in the prologue, a small child holding a doll of one early in the game, and even the nursery in the hospital at the end of the game, and everyone knows the famous giraffe scene, really great stuff. Even the way that Ellie walks and keeps her distance to Joel according to how far you are in the story stood out to me, slowly becoming more comfortable and sticking closer to him as they travel together, so many great little details that you can miss while swept up in the initial play-through. Some of it is on the nose sure but that doesn't default it to ineffective. Also I'm a firm believer that the world presented in TLoU has no villains and no heroes

[@RajBauer]

Exactly you completely nailed it, the world is about surviving people do what they have to. People calling it tropes is dumb because our world with these riots literally shows us that’s exactly what would happen in ours. There will be cannibals and different levels of factions just to survive. It’s scary because it’s believable.

[@FXcheerios69]

Came here for discussion and thoughts on The Last of Us. Got a 2 hr recap of a game I've already played because one person gave $5 on Patreon.

[@ThatsHipHop4Yaaa]

Still surprised that everyone was shocked by the ending. The entire sequence I knew Joe would do something fucked up because that’s how they written him the entire game. Not to mention him finally coming around to Ellie.

[@legendofhayden]

I agree. I saw pretty much all the twists coming, the story had an insane amount of signposting I felt

[@ThatsHipHop4Yaaa]

Legend of Hayden exactly. The shock and awe of everyone is truly astonishing. Literally from the start of the time jump they paint Joel as a violent man who’ll do anything to survive. So killing the fireflies leader seemed right on par with who he was. People act like him getting close to someone was redeeming of his past actions. But what that really did was just cloud how your suppose to view him.

[@elcapitan2293]

Absolutely nobody is teaching a little girl to swim in the winter. Also, they were traveling through places like Wyoming and Colorado, still gonna be too cold to swim in late fall and early spring. So nope, not 4 seasons to teach her how to swim.

[@Mostach89]

1:12:00 i think Ellie knew at some point she had to die in order to get a cure, an that's mentioned later on the scene at the parking with Marlene, she said something like "that's what she would have wanted". What we don't know for sure is whether Ellie woke up before the preparation for surgery or later on the car. I think it's the second option so it would make sense in the second game for Joel tell her about it.

[@RajBauer]

She does mention on the way to the hospital that she isn’t sure what will happen when they get there. She more likely thought all they needed was her blood. It’s funny though everyone points out the tropes but go back to 2013 and when you first played the game and no way any of us knew what would happen next. We were on the edge of our seats and I remember I sat there during the credits after Ellie saying okay. Like I just couldn’t believe I could feel such a profound experience through a video games story that hit me so hard 😊

[@JamesOD91]

The way Greg just rattles off the entire story while being sincere and hilarious encompasses his never ending love, excitement and enthusiasm for games. It's amazing. Great episode, boys and sending much love from Ireland. Hope you're all staying safe and thank you for the endless content to keep my mind off the madness. "The fuck you are, fucko!"

[@Mike_L.]

4:20 Kev I love you

[@everlastingbeats]

So perfect!

[@CRIMS0NF0X]

4:20 blaze it

[@_PatrickStar]

yo what happened to the playthrough that Nick was doing? I was really enjoying that

[@KindaFunnyGames]

It's covered in here. It's having a bunch of issues, but we're close to getting it up. - Greg

[@_PatrickStar]

@@KindaFunnyGames thanks for the reply, can't wait to watch it in full 😊

[@BlackEyedJester]

@@KindaFunnyGames Oh thank god, I thought I was losing my mind after hearing about it so much and just not being able to find it!

[@davidmotola1723]

But it was already up... I watched a few hours of it. Why was it taken down?

[@hollowludens5861]

@@davidmotola1723 Cause the upload messes up at some point so they took it down

[@eoghaner2k10]

I questioned why this needed to be 2 hours long and if I’d watch, I’m 13 minutes in and I have no regrets this is perfect

[@johnsantisteban7362]

The beginning always gets to me. Always! Great job as always guys. Awesome to see Nick on Gamecast

[@xizor1d]

12:33 I fucking love these guys man. 🤣🤣🤣 My man Andy has the whole Google doc on deck for this. That's dedication.

[@boots_33]

I don't know how anyone can be upset or confused about the battle with David. You spend the entire game trying to stealth kill enemies (at least, I did as much as possible) and then here's another one. Aside from having to backstab him 3 times instead of one, it's not really anything new except for the stalking nature and environmental hazards. For me, that was one of my favorite encounters, and the following cutscene of the machete moment is probably still my favorite in the entire game.

[@Bgartz29]

The Beyond LoU Spoiler Cast that Time mentions in the beginning is the piece of content that got me started down this video game media rabbit hole. Been supporting These guys ever since

[@Neon_Rust]

*You're wrong. Bronns actor isn't in the game lol

[@KindaFunnyGames]

Yeah, Tim enlightens me eventually in the episode. - Greg

[@samowens576]

And yet it looks exactly like him.

[@oubie6929]

I laughed out loud so many times. That 'hellooooo' part about Marlene LOL

[@zakblade3876]

I love your content, so please keep doing what you're doing, but firmly half of this being a recap of the story is a little much. I think the approach you took with the FF7R spoilercast was more entertaining content. I know other people might feel differently though, so if you do continue to do the in-depth story recaps in future episodes though, can you give timestamps for when that segment ends as I am genuinely interested in hearing your opinions on the experiences you had?

[@Crashme222]

Agreed, I wanted to hear them discuss everything in details instead of just listening to Greg's recap

[@Daniel145D]

I, as someone who didn’t play TLOU, only stayed to listen to the recap. To catch up for part 2

[@rameenakb]

Yup, the Last of Us spoilercast from IGN was how I got into Beyond! (and Kinda Funny)

[@AVH1991]

That was a great quick narration of the first game!!

[@KJShinra]

robert was mo capped and voiced by Robin Atkin Downes what is Greg on about? lol

[@haydenjackiedaytona]

I clicked on this video even though I thought this was the Part II spoilercast... what a relief lmao I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF

[@domchan6334]

Yo its Nick! He's been one of my favorites since an up at noon skit, the one where he explains the plot of GoT to Greg and Brian

[@isaiahlagerquist7469]

In terms of Ellie not waking up before the surgery and Joel explaining what happened to her. I'm not entirely sure that Ellie never woke up. One thing I've always wondered is if Ellie did wake up before the surgery and had an entire conversation with Marline and agreed to the surgery. So when she asked Joel what happened she's knows he's lying which is why she gives him one more chance at the end. Her ending response of "okay" is her accepting the fact that he's still lying to her.

[@AnthonyChats]

When I heard they were going to do this I was so excited. When I saw it was 2 hours, I was excited. AN HOUR AND A HALF OF RECAP!?? What a letdown.

[@17Haru17]

Skyrim on PS3 and 360 and every single Monster Hunter game also use the shoulder button for sprint. Holding the shoulder button is just a better control scheme because you get control over exact moment you slow down rather than fiddling around with the weird control stick 'button.'

[@bertlorick5359]

I totally got what people were saying when they said "Joel's the bad guy"...until I became a father. Now, forget anyone trying to kill Ellie. Joel is just being a father. Get it my guy!

[@DavidPerezPS]

yup pretty much this. Anyone who is a father understands Joel and supports what he did. Also, the fireflies were also willing to kill Joel just for another chance to "find a cure". Lol.

[@andrewgambill4391]

Please don't do the recaps going forward

[@Charlesyo_]

Thought the exact same, I’m literally fast forwarding just to get to where they all talk about the game

[@TheHOOfan1]

A recap would be fine if someone other than Greg did it. I could recap the game in 10-15 minutes and give the most important story beats

[@RajBauer]

It’s tims own fault for asking for a Greg summary, you are literally asking for the episode to turn out this way. I love Greg but he’s terrible at summarizing. Repeating every moment of a story is not how you summarize it’s how you bore the hell out of everyone 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Ragucci25]

yeah it was pretty unnecessary imo

[@nneumann33]

About the David boss battle - I'm pretty sure you're supposed to go out the door to initiate it. He's right outside the door and pushes you back in and you stab him and run to hide.

[@kevingallagher717]

Probably the only time I feel like I could confidently recap the story off the top like Greg. I fucking love this game.

[@HusslerkiD]

My fav thing about the last of us is how much they nailed ellie, every other zombie story till then always had the kid as innocent or naive (the road as an example). But kids that grow up in that horrific world would not be the same as they are today. they would be swearing all the time and seemingly more grown up because of all the stuff theyve dealt with.

[@luciddre4m]

Just finished replaying the game and DLC for the first time in 5 years and really enjoyed it a lot. I took my time and gathered all the collectibles and conversations and I like the game even more now than I did the first time around. The performances are just so damn good and NG+ is a lot of fun with the upgraded weapons, especially the bow!

[@laurierhebert-jodoin5716]

This recap has convinced me I was right not to force myself to play either games as someone who's not into zombie-like apocalypse narrative settings and tropes, but this recap is DOPE.

[@CrossOutBryce]

1:17:25 Honestly SHOCKED that everyone but Greg killed all the doctors and felt that was wrong. I left NOONE alive. Granted, part of it was because I was so angry having to force myself through the hallway gauntlet, but they messed with Ellie, so they had to go.

[@Project-Aries]

For a second I thought it was TLOU2 I was like "ALREADY??"

[@DANCEAnime]

I know a lot of you guys hyped up the Winter Chapter, but you guys failed to mention one thing so I'm going to say this in case it did gloss over you! I absolutely LOVE the transition from Winter to Spring because Spring opens up with Ellie staring at the embossing of a dear which literally was the catalyst to everything that happens in Winter. You can tell she's almost having a PTSD moment from it since it leads to her being distant and quiet which is really uncharacteristic.

[@momo-hs5jn]

IMO the replay value for TLOU despite it being 7 years old is much higher than GOW. I really enjoyed GOW but when i tried replaying it just wasnt fun anymore, the difficulties are unbalanced and you feel way too overpowered. TLOU however i have replayed about 5 times to this date (from which i finished my last playthrough yesterday) and it is still super fun to play. 7 years is an eternity in Video Game years so that says a lot.

[@SikGamer]

So can we start getting games in review?

[@Crashme222]

That would be my favourite thing ever

[@22buehrle]

Love seeing good vibes around the Last of Us. Just finished Grounded mode the other day for the 2nd time...and im 75% of the way to the Platinum trophy. Ill make you proud, Gregory

[@WillRiihiluoma]

Tyler Buehrle get ready for those MP trophies, my guy. Those took me a looooooong time!

[@albinodino5050]

Jesus Greg, an hour and a half is not a twitter summary.

[@legendofhayden]

that glitch Tim had during the David boss fight happened to me when I played through it a few weeks ago

[@omargonzalez5666]

Omg Kevin that was perfectly hilarious lol

[@mynameisafcc1233]

Guys btw...I recently played the game and yes that guy really looked like Bronn from Game of Thrones, but it isn't him lol it's another actor

[@MR-ce8hm]

Regarding your discussion about the weaknesses of the hospital scene: what if Marlene had that discussion with Ellie and made her aware of the plan and possible consequences and that happened while Joel was unconscious...and the worst scenario... Ellie made the decision herself... and then woke up at the back seat of the truck on their way back to Jackson... I saw that being possible since my first playthrough and I still wonder how Part 2 is going to explain what happened there...

[@CuzziP]

An interesting point Troy brought up to Nolan on Retro Replay, did Ellie actually know she would have to die for the cure? It’s kind of implied but never stated, and it feels like that’s something she would’ve brought up to Joel by now that they’ve bonded over the course of the game. Adds another wrinkle and some more weight to Joel’s lies at the end of the game and I’m super interested to see if they touch on that at all in Part 2

[@RajBauer]

Everytime Blessing compares games down the road like GoW to TLOU is so annoying. It’s like one came out in 2013 for the previous gen and got upressed and GoW was made for PS4 and came out in 2018. Yes let’s compare these two games which are distinctly different 🤦🏽‍♂️ Literally GoW used a lot of what TLOU did to reinvent itself. Blessings take on how he justifies his opinion are so whack most of the time 😂 Also to say we can see the tropes, you couldn’t see these tropes while you were playing the game. Yes we have seen things before but you can literally say we have seen things to stuff we love in literally anything you can think of ever so saying the word tropes is stupid. Nick completely nailed it with everything he said.

[@williamodellcrow3548]

Just recently played Alan Wake. That too is a game where you use L1 to sprint.

[@maddoggnick96]

This is KFG Vol. 2, Episode 23 (Episode 275 overall)

[@amiadfredman]

@34:00 Tim was right. Henry shared a room with Sam and said that he decided to let him sleep in.

[@TheHOOfan1]

Greg's entire problem with Marlene sending Ellie to surgery without talking to her, is exactly why I had no problem with Joel killing her and all of the Fireflies to rescue her. I'm not sure why he finds it unbelievable. Whether Marlene had a relationship with Ellie or not, she had obviously made up her mind that she was going to do this. She set aside whatever emotions she had for Ellie and just decided go through with it, and the fact that Ellie was unconscious only made it easier for her, so she didn't have to either tell Ellie what was going to happen, or lie to her face. This is exactly why I was glad Joel shot her.

[@marcdavey1009]

this just felt like a 2 hour story recap wish u guys talked about all the points more as u went along

[@AlexJames840]

Was really looking forward to this, it’s disappointing that it’s over an hour and a half of recalling the story.

[@SPIDEYRING]

Xbox is my main platform. Got a PS4 Pro four months ago. Just beat The Last of US and DLC two weeks ago. Great Story. I really enjoyed this Podcast. Listened to the whole show. Paid for The Last Of US Part II and Ghost of Tsushima Digital Deluxe pre-orders.

[@Ren_Davis0531]

I love the gameplay. I find it to be so rewarding and exciting on Grounded difficulty. Makes the game feel much more tense and immersive.

[@Crazeyd0g]

Just here to give a like and happy to see Nick in here. I'll be back to watch and enjoy after i finish replaying the game myself!;)

[@TrimblyWimbly]

I found Beyond because of the Last of Us Spoilercast. It is not an exaggeration that it changed my life, I do not think I would be where I am as a person or in my career without this community. So what I am saying is... THIS IS MY FUCKING CONTENT! PUMP THIS DIRECTLY INTO MY VEINS LETS GOOOOOOO

[@JerryFlowersIII]

The thing the hindered the ending for me is I just never believed they would have to kill Ellie for a cure. Maybe there's more info and a reason why but I didn't know it and it felt like an ass-pull. I do adore this game that aside.

[@livibam]

I had that exact issue with the boss battle.. took me at least 10 mins to figure I had to hard reset. 🤷‍♂️

[@ghjhty7]

To speak to having to pick up every single item, I feel like days gone did it perfectly where everything on one shelf or area was picked up at once.

[@DarthLemon616]

The opening of this game is so painfully sad I had to stop playing for a bit then I picked up up again and it's one of my all time favorite games EVER. Now I play it on PS4 with the HDR support and once again I broke down after seeing the opening of that game again.... Why I keep doing this to myself

[@SlumDogEpiphany]

This wasn't a spoiler cast but a plot recap, better luck nest time

[@JerryFlowersIII]

The fight with David is a lot like the Mr. Freeze in Batman Arkham City. You have to sneak around him but in Batman you have to use what you've learned about your takedowns in all the until now and use like 3 different takedowns out of the many more that you COULD use. You just try to get David is a loop and much of the elements in the fight are different from the rest of the game.

[@bertlorick5359]

The same glitch happened to me that happened to Tim on that David fight. It had been so long since I played it last that I forgot what was supposed to happen lol. But for me, the fire didn't build so I was just stuck there for like 15 minutes.

[@Dbait_Podcast]

Minute 21:40... Greg, I fucking adore you! I spit my tea and laughed so much that I cried and lost my breath. Thank you so much, in this Ugly times. In Portuguese: És um senhor! But Terry Crews still has the best version of that song!

[@Labyriiint]

I wonder if TLOU2 is gonna have those little stories you can find in Uncharted 4 and TLOU because i really enjoyed those. I tried to find as many notes i could in Uncharted 4 because they were really interesting with others trying to find the treasure and also gave more insight about the pirates. And then TLOU had those little stories with Ish and also the "crazy woman" from Pittsburgh.

[@RajBauer]

For the future Tims needs to learn you never ask Greg to recap anything you are basically asking for it. Greg is great but he doesn’t know what a recap is, literally stating the entire game is not a recap. Greg needs to google the word haha

[@_PatrickStar]

just the important plot points... que 45 minutes of details lol love it

[@J790F]

Way to much recap. Spoilercast should imply the viewers know the story

[@AnthonyChats]

YES. Spoilercasts should be about ANALYSIS not recapping

[@kylemelendez358]

I'm with Tim in thinking this is a masterclass in gameplay, its intentionally slow and thought provoking. If the gameplay was just gears of war type smoothness it would be terrible. They set out to make every firefight hella intense and it really is like that like no other game I've played.

[@xombie7928]

Yo my work day was about to be boring as hell, this came just in time. Thank you fellas.

[@wrustria]

Also Greg talking about how dated the game seems doesn’t count lmao, he just played TLOU2 so its gonna feel terrible haha