Part III is finally here after almost as many delays as the game itself. I think at this point it's pretty clear we've become a monthly podcast (maybe we're just stalling hoping to still be active when Factions comes out). This episode we pick up from where we left off as we bring Jesse back to the theatre after he helped Ellie escape the relentless WLF scouts from the Hillcrest neighbourhood and we continue all the way until we finish Ellie's story arc in Seattle. Are square buttons important? How many spiders are waiting to bite Will under the bed? Do lunchables qualify as self torture? Once again, you can find the answers to these questions — and more — inside part 3 of our conversation on The Last of Us Part II!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:44 Seattle Day 2 - Hillcrest Ending

03:10 Flashback - Finding Strings

18:58 Seattle Day 2 – The Seraphites

37:09 Flashback – St. Mary's Hospital

42:45 Seattle Day 3 – Road to the Aquarium & The Flooded City

01:07:06 Seattle Day 3 - Infiltration

We know it’s been a bit longer than anticipated, but after a month we can finally continue our journey through Seattle in the second episode of The Cast of Us podcast. In this part we explore the first day of Ellie’s journey for revenge, as well as her first flashback across a dreamy birthday memory. We then venture through the Hillcrest neighbourhood, ending the episode on our reunion with the father of our girlfriend’s child, Jesse. Do we care about neighbours when singing a pop cover while being inebriated? Does Kaz have friends? Once again, you can find the answers to these questions — and more — inside part 2 of our conversation on The Last of Us Part II!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:08 Seattle Day 1 – Downtown

17:56 Seattle Day 1 – Eastbrook Elementary & Capitol Hill

27:28 Seattle Day 1 – Channel 13 & The Tunnels

42:13 Will and Kaz’s AD Minute

42:58 Flashback – The Birthday Gift

50:02 Seattle Day 2 – Hillcrest

For our debut episode, we shine an in-depth spotlight on Naughty Dog's latest indie darling The Last of Us Part II. Join us as we begin our intensive deep dive, first taking us to Jackson, WY. How does TLOU Part II choose to follow the ending of the original? Where does it rank in the annals of opening multi-hour tutorial sequences? Can we get past our disappointment at no multiplayer out of the box?!?! The answers to these questions — and more — inside part 1 of our conversation on the Last of Us Part II! We really are The Last of Us to cover this game, huh Ellie?

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:15 The Last of Us 

08:28 The Last of Us Part II discussion: Jackson, WY

50:05 The Point of No Return