Grounded II: The Making of The Last of Us Part II Trailer

I am thrilled to see this project come into the light. Grounded: The Making of The Last of Us was instrumental to writing Chasing the Stick: The History of Naughty Dog during the PS4 Era. There are few better ways to understand the philosophy of a dev team than straight from the devs' mouth.

While I do buy that COVID-19 stunted production on the doco, I couldn't help but crack up at the idea that the footage has been unearthed years later. The Last of Us Part II only came out three and a half years ago. It's not like the hard drives vanished. Quite frankly, the story is maybe just now coming to a sense of resolution and understanding. That's one of the weakest parts of Chasing the Stick, the lack of understanding the game in its whole context surrounding the online vitriol, the pairing with Part I and remastering the game for PS5. There is so much more wrapped up in this.

I'm thrilled that The Last of Us Part II has paved the way more deeper, richer looks at this game's development. I wonder how much of The Last of Us Online we see, if any.