I'm from Brazil, but I even fear Seattle after the game. Just to imagine a city all destroyed in a post apocalypse world portrayed in such a faithful way, is really scary.
I honestly can't blame you. Things are very turbulent here, right now. And that, probably, adds more credit to your reluctance to Seattle. Downtown Seattle is still mostly boarded up. After the protests this weekend they're probably even more so. But really, there's not much to fear other than being asked to come over to a board game night, have a conversation about the nuance of local sourced craft beer, and bragging about which exhausting hike you tackled this summer. Still a wonderful place to live, I promise.
I know Ellie makes a comment early that FERDA or the military bombed part of the city, but I get the strong feeling that Seattle was hit hard by an earthquake. The amount of damage we see throughout seems more then what a few air strikes could do. On top of that, storm damage over the course of 25 years would be enough to make the area around the Space Needle an island.
Its actually because Seattle was burned centuries ago and then it was rebuild over its fundations. Thats why the levels of the ground dont match. The bombs revealed what was under "the new ground". And earthquake could had happened as well, but its cool to consider this info too
@@thingsareinmotion actually that was one of the things I didn't like about the game, and being stuck in Seattle seem boring unlike the first game where it felt like you were traveling inexperiencing the different seasons
@@shonwest1539 I think they could have done more with it. I mean imagine if they brought multi player back and you were fighting in Seattle. That might bring an interesting experience, but yeah it some simetimes hard, especially since you play it as two characters.
Doesn't happen too often! I think the last time might have been at the beginning of the ps4 launch with infamous second son. But yeah it gets me hyped!
@@thingsareinmotion Nice too see different city’s in games and movie in getting tired of New York , LA , or any city in California like there’s so many other cities that can be modelled
Same here. At least with RDR2, you can find solace in the fact that it's a prequel and leads into the first game. But TLOU2 is where the story leaves off... And if they DO make another one, it won't be until later this decade by which time I won't even be able to play it...
@@Jonases_20 Assuming they even DO make a third game, the chances are that it won't be released until the end of the decade (or at least, towards the end). By that time I will have hopefully moved up north into the frontier to live in the wild or subsistence-farm. Obviously that means I won't have a PS5 or whatever console they make the game for.
The "island" is actually Queen Anne hill (north of Space Needle). The low lands were flooded so the island is newly formed. (there are notes about it). The foresty area is where the Seraphites "razed the ground" (there's a note about that too). So the Space Needle is actually perfectly located.
The amount of time and heart the producers put in to this game its astonishing, and it really shows. This has to be one of the best games ever created, everything in it feels so real and organic, its hard to put it in words. No to mention the story, gameplay and graphics. Il take my hat off to you man for making this video, Seattle looks like a nice city, but i have to say that i prefer the game version better, for as long as i can remember i have always been atracted to decrepit, abandoned and old places, where nature start taking its land back, places that depict how people used to live once. Anyway, great video:)
that's totally legit. Seattle right now is a weird mix of big tech companies and very close to the wilderness. So the juxtaposition is pretty startling. Cheers! I super appreciate the support!
The Serevena Hotel (Ellie, Day 1) also exists in real life. The real name is Hotel Sorrento, and it‘s also not too far away from downtown, just like in the game. Even the entrance hall is imitated pretty well, also the style of the rooms is accurate.
@@thingsareinmotion From the game, the Seraphites "raze down" most of the pre-Outbreak structures as their religious beliefs blame the old world and technology for the outbreak. The Space Needle would probably be a little harder to burn down and raze than some wood and drywall structures XD
It's so weird. I played this game on release when I was living in Florida. Then later that year I moved to Seattle. I decided to check how accurately they modeled the city on a whim and it creeps me out. Especially seeing how accurate the inside of the link light rail and westlake station are. I can literally see the seat I always try to sit at. Creepy but cool
I keep coming back to check the numbers on this video and am always dissapointed! this deserves millions of views. What an awesome video, thankyou from a massive TLOU fan ✊
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it. I'm super stoked on how its doing actually. Fairly new to the youtube game so I'm happy with the results so far! But I'll keep working hard to make original videos!
@@thingsareinmotion me too brother , i love this game , this game tells how precious are the moments with our loved ones , once they are gone then only we appreciate it like Ellie was remembering Joel after he was dead .
@@theaveragegamer1719 I mean not even on just her side, Lev, Abby, they make you feel something for the characters, protagonists or not. I thought that was especially unique.
The song "Future days" , the one Joel sings to Ellie and is present throughout the whole game , is actually a Pearl Jam song. Also the song is from the album , which you see a promo poster for in the music store in downtown Seattle.
Amazing video! Thank you. I visited Seattle three times so far and aching to go back, especially now after the game. I wished for Pike Place Market to be featured in the game and agree on the space needle position. I guess they wanted the needle to be shown in the game, but also needed an island. It is kinda cool seeing it from afar though. The Serevena Hotel in the game is called Hotel Sorrento in real, and is on 900 Madison St. They did a fantastic job with the inside and outside of the building. Have a great weekend!
Thank you so much! I had a feeling it was Hotel Sorrento! I just wasn’t 100% for sure will include that in my next video. I also wished Pikes Place was in it but I don’t know how that would have complimented the narrative 😂
Great video dude. I played these games last year and part 2 is my fav game of all time, such a dark story and AMAZING visuals, cant wait to see Seattle for myself :)
Thank you very much for this video to see the real places after a walk in the digital ones is awsome .this makes my last of us expirience complete thanks and greetings from germany
I’m so glad I gave TLOU2 a chance. I was ready to never play it ever! Somehow I change my mind and now I’m blown completely away! What an fucking amazing game! The art direction, the attention to detail, the overall feeling of exploring Seattle is just unbelievable! What a god damn masterpiece!
@@thingsareinmotion I’ve been angry with this game for almost a year. Ever since the leaks. I guess I finally got over it and finally got it and started plying it. I’m at the part after you escape with Yara and her partner.
Hey. Great video. Just a small correction regarding the Space Needle. You needed a boat to get to the Space Needle in the game because of all of the flooding that had happened in the city. It created a small island north of downtown, and the Scars have claimed that as their island.
I totally can understand that point of you. The reason I was skeptical of it is because the topography doesn't seem the area the space needle would actually be in even with all that flooding. I wondered why it didnt look more similar to the flooding that happened near the downtown area with more destroyed buildings around.
I live in Washington and have been to Seattle a few times. I was very confused when the space needle was on an island because I've been to the top of it myself and I believe there is some sort of concert hall next to it, it was this reflective freeform metal facade and Pikes place is nearby as well. I was surprised to not see that building and see all of the trees there in the game that looked way older than 25 years old because the area around the space needle struck me as more Marshland than evergreen forest and it is very flat there. I also can't remember if the stadium was still the Questfield stadium or the CenturyLink stadium by 2013 on Outbreak day (near Halloween).
Yeah, I think they missed a big opportunity by leaving out the whole Seattle Science Center area and the EMP. I don't know if it was cause of legal issues or not but it might have been a factor. The stadium changed names in 2011 to Centurylink so that part still matches.
Things Are In Motion I don't know America and the city of Seattle, but I am always very curious about the real cities in the games and I love the comparison videos, I would like to see different places and fine details.but this may be a difficult and challenging video for you
@@fatihgulmez2984 I can certainly try my best and cover all games that are based in Washington! The only other one that comes to mind off the bat is Infamous Second Son. Let me know if you know any other games that take place in or near Seattle and I will definitely take a look!
I’ve lived here my whole life and I can’t tell how excited I was when the story went to my hometown. I’ve always agreed with everything in your analysis at the end. The space needle being on an island kinda bugged me but I’ve let it go. This is probably my favorite franchise even before part 2.
Same, if the Space Needle was the biggest thing I can live with that haha. I know that the Multiplayer is going to be in SF so hopefully they pick some dope spots and give me a reason to visit and do another comparison.
@@Wrestling316 I'm happy HBO picked it up instead of Netflix or Amazon. I haven't seen anything or read up on the progress, but I'm sure you're totally right about the infected. I can't wait.
I can see my office building at 2:34! But I think the detail that impressed me most is they even got the right paint job on the broken down Metro buses scattered around town.
About the Space Needle location and needing a boat to get to it: they show massive flooding in the city, perhaps exacerbated by global warming and sea levels rising. I don’t know the topography of the area but let’s assume they are implying that those issues caused that area to be cut off from the land mass, thus creating an island requiring a boat to get to it
I really enjoyed what they did as well! The caught the city-suburb vibe, Bellevue or anything but more like Greenlake and around Capitol Hill and put a lot of attention to detail in Downtown.
I think the space needle wasn’t on any of the islands like Brainbridge or Southbeach, but instead the city itself was separated by mass flooding, hence having to take a boat north, and getting to the “island”. Aka the upper half of Seattle, the half that includes the space needle. The real islands west of the coast would have taken a lot longer to travel to. And the space needle being over there has zero sense to it, and ND would never choose to do that.
Used to live in Bremerton, which is an hour away from Seattle by ferry It makes me super proud that TLoU2 takes place in Seattle. I love seeing the aquarium, the ferris wheel, Lumen Field, the Space Needle, Chinatown, the Gayborhood... Its all so well done. I miss Seattle... WA State resident, born and raised ✌💚 (Also fun fact, the original release date, Feb. 21st, is my birthday! ... needless to say, i was bummed out when they delayed the release to June...)
I agree about the space needle, thought that was a strange liberty to take, I guess they wanted a landmark and there wasn’t one out there. If you notice, every last of us level has a landmark to help you gauge progress (capital building, bridge, ferris wheel etc)
I was wondering the same thing! Walking through the wrecked pikes place. They would have been able to tell some haunting stories through there. Plus make it plenty scary with a bunch of infected walking around.
I want to know the construction cranes that Abby and Lev go through, which buildings they connect to in real Seattle? I have some assumptions, correct me if I am wrong. I think the first construction crane connects the Fourth and Madison Building (shown in the game under construction) to the DocuSign Tower, and the second construction crane connects the DocuSign Tower to the 901 Fifth Avenue Building. To the right of Abbey's movement over the second construction crane you can see the building with the exterior resembles the Seattle Municipal Tower, but the height and roof resemble the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, the Downtown Seattle YMCA with a green roof and in the distance you can see the Harborview Medical Center with a slightly different view of the buildings. To the left of Abbey's movement over the second construction crane is the Safeco Plaza, behind the Fourth and Madison Building (shown in the game under construction). As Abby begins to descend the second construction crane on the ladder before falling into the pool, Smith Tower can be seen behind the DocuSign Tower. KMAB 13 News Station in The Last of Us Part II is a KOMO-TV in real Seattle near the Space Needle. The buildings in the game are not located in their true geographical location.
Pretty good video. The one thing that was quite disappointing in the game was not seeing the Space Needle more often. I’ve been to Seattle twice and have been up the Space Needle both times and I only saw it pretty close to the end of both Seattle Arcs.
I don't know if there were any legal issues with landmark likeness they were trying to avoid or not, but yeah I wish they had a specific section of the game that we got to experience in or around that South Lake Union/ Queen Anne area more. The space needle is far enough away that you can tell what it is but there are no details visible of the structure, which makes me think that was an intentional design choice.
Great job. I've never visited Seattle, but the placement of the Space Needle looked off to me. I never realized the Space Needle is only a mile from the Aquarium. From what I looked up on Google Maps, they make it look like the Space Needle is on Bainbridge Island?
I looked it up because I also thought it was odd. The sepharite island is Queen Anne, it's just severely flooded and they've knocked the buildings down. During Abby's portion of the game you can find a map in the theater that shows this. It's pretty neat.
If you look up the distance from the Ferris wheel to the space needle it is clear that the Serephite island formed after the ocean flooded the Pike Pine area And in game when you have to swim as Ellie after that boat stops working that there’s way more ocean than what the google map shows and what is in real life so I think that pike pine area got flooded and just became an island in the ocean and I believe that the reason Yara and Abby had to take a weird route was because they needed to go to where the WlFs had their boats to get to the island so they probably had to go around meaning the approaches it from a completely different side since the space needle is closer to the Ferris wheel anyway irl it’s also heavily mentioned that FEDRA (the game equivalent of FEMA) tried bombing cities and parts of the city outside the QZ so that is why it’s so messed up and also all that rain after 25 years the ground probably got supersaturated meaning it got brittle and crumbled
I wish they had an updated map of what the area looked like after everything happened. The map in the theater isn't reliable in that sense. I'm also curious how quick do you think the could get from the top of that skyscraper to their home base?
Love some of the very specific shops and stores I notice living in Seattle. Space needle on an island makes zero sense though. Even if there was and earthquake or flooding, it's at the bottom of a massive hill and only like a mile from the aquarium. Apparently my place is underwater too. Oh well.
haha I think I feel the same way. Both would be flooded because they're so close to each other and that Seattle is under sea level. I saw a lot of Einstein Bros bagel shop references and Jamba Juice type stores too.
You bet! It had been a really long time since I've been to the aquarium here, so it was fun roaming through again. I like the games version more though lol
@@thingsareinmotion same its so amazing that ellie came through here Dina Tommy its just you know now after you played the last of us 2 it feels like your in the game walking as Ellie
Greetings from a fellow photgrapher (amateur). Neat video. I wonder if more remote locations, like Hillcrest, is also modeled after the irl-location. Is it a fact it (almost) always rains in Seattle?
Hey how's it going? I would say that Hillcrest resembles the "vibe" of Capitol Hill. My only piece of evidence is the rainbow crosswalks, but you can also find them sometimes in other parts of the city. And yes, but it might not be as you would suspect. By rain, it really is a light shower that lasts 2 hours, goes away for a while, comes back in the evening. It sometimes can be overcast for consecutive days with no rain. October through January, it rains the most. Summer's here are the best.
@@thingsareinmotion T.y. for your reply. I don't know how things are going to me personally. Up and down i guess. I rckon it's a reference to Seattle being much rainy, that Ellie at one point during gameplay, says "ef Seattle!", after having been through much water, struggling against a clicker pulling her underwater. I don't know if you recall. What footage do you perhaps do? I myself in general like photography (stills), but shoot mostly subjects involving vegetation.
@@klauslehrmann3906 I remember that part of the game. I laugh everytime I hear Ellie curse Seattle, because I can understand the dark and gloomy nature of the Pacific Northwest can be annoying at times. I think the developers/writers totally meant it as a reference, and I enjoy that scene a lot haha. Outside of that, I do a lot of special client work. Creating content for their social media, documenting the progression of artists, sometimes creating podcasts and other content for youtube pages as well! I wish you the best fortune this year!
The only thing I found weird is the Space Needle location in-game. It is on an island accross the bay, yet even the in-game map shows it at the correct location.
I am from Seattle and I think the whole island part with the space needle is supposed to be because of the flooding. I think that Seattle center and Queen Anne are supposed to have been cut off from the rest of the city. Also you left out Pioneer Square from when Ellie first runs into the seraphites.
I would think that too. The only thing that makes me think that's not the case is that the infrastructure around the space needle isn't there anymore. Queen Anne has a lot of hills and none of those elements are incorporated in their version. Sure it could make sense with the flooding, but I feel like it would look a little different with the terrain.
Thanks for this video, the game brought a destroyed Seattle to life for me I found myself looking at Google maps and CZcams for images of the city to compare. I first thought that Haven might be Mercer Island and Abby and Lev were heading across it towards the Space Needle but from comments below it is possible that in the game nature as well as military force took back the original Island that the Space Needle is on and that is where Haven is. I'm still not sure though - I'm on my second walkthrough now so I'll pay more attention. There is also the cut scene where Abby meets Isaac at the base and one soldier in a tent is initiating new recruits and has a map of Seattle there. Wikipedia on Seattle land reclamation: "When white settlers first came to Seattle in the early 1850s, the tides of Elliott Bay lapped at the base of Beacon Hill.[2] The original location of the settlement that became Seattle-today's Pioneer Square-was a low-lying island."
I didn't notice that map! I'll definitely take a look thanks for that. Yeah there's quite a debate about the location of the Space Needle which is awesome to see haha. I've been digging through gameplay and actual maps to see how their narratives fit and I'll definitely be exploring it in part 2 :D
took me a while to search them down again but here they are Cold light of day - Across the great valley Blue Steel - Come Home Czar Donic - You Break Down
Things Are In Motion, I really appreciate that you got back to me. I was starting to think you were too busy to find the songs, and that would’ve been fine. But you actually came through for me, really kind of you. Thanks alot!
@@oceanside9508 I was looking for that project file to see which songs I had used on it, but I couldn't find the project file, so I tried another method and that was taking too long. In the end I just used the Shazam app on it and it worked LOL. You're totally welcome my friend!
I definitely felt they tried to capture the "tone" of the neighborhoods of Seattle in their more residential parts of the game. They mostly just reminded me of the first Last of Us with a Northwest environment. They did make a nod to how many damn coffee shops we have here.
The Queen Anne is an Island in the last of us because of the destruction from the war and the Lake Union and the Sea get flooding the way. You can see it on the map where Abby go up to the theatre to find Ellie and Tommy.
I just finished the game and loved it. I grew up on Bainbridge island so you can imagine I was pretty blown away when they said they were going to “the island”. But it was definitely odd to see the space needle there Lolol. Strange choice for sure.
yeah "the island" where the Seraphites are reminds me of Kingston, Bainbridge, Silverdale area with the surround water, environment, and the fogginess.
I thought about it but the field of view would be too small you would barely get the scope of like the convention center, light rail, the stadium, etc.
The village of the cult should have been on MERCER ISLAND. Literally an island in Lake Washington that is super forested and would have been secluded as hell if the bridges were destroyed. Would make a lot of sense how they’re so insular. Also could have had a dope shot of the boats racing toward the island and Mt Rainier in the background (anyone can tell you the view of the mountain is breathtaking from Mercer island. Feel like they just wanted the Needle in the village and made it work somehow.
I would agree! That was probably the only part of the game where I felt it was disjointed. But I think that only matters to the people that know the area pretty well. Similarly, I thought it would have been a really cool sequence to have the waterfront sniper/chase scene to go through Pikes Place Market or some other iconic areas near downtown.
It was accurate enough to where I can go "Oh yeah, this place!" The thing that confused me most was the Space Needle location. The only place I haven't been to was the aquarium. The flooding explanation doesn't really work for me as I'm not sure I believe it would do that in that time frame, even without human upkeep. I don't know.
Yeah I totally agree. I don't think I needed it to be 100% accurate. It was plenty realistic enough to enjoy the playthrough for sure! The aquarium in real life is a little underwhelming lol
@@thingsareinmotion I've never been inside, just walked past it. A friend told me it wasn't similar. Although it's the most important Seattle area in the game to its story and where you're at most, my favorite was Paramount (Pinnacle in the game) theater as I saw the video games live concert there in 2017 and I could look up in the stands and see where we were sitting. Oh, and another geographical inaccuracy: wasn't GameWorks across the street from the Convention Center? I've only been there twice, once for Comic Con and PAX, and remember walking across the street to GameWorks, which is much different for the game. As someone that's lived in WA my entire life, I will admit I do not go to downtown Seattle much at all. Used to live in Lynnwood and Shoreline, but moved a bit closer to Bellevue in 09.
@@mrchiledonut They did put a lot of gameplay at the aquarium, you're right lol. Yeah gameworks is literally across the street. Downtown isn't what it used to be, that's for sure. They also made Cap Hill extremely small, but I do like all the small details they put in. Rainbow painted cross walks, all the small coffee shop (they had those in part 1 and probably used the same models, but it fit since we're the coffee capital. Other than the geographical changes I think they got the tone and vibe pretty spot on for what it might look and feel like after an apocalypse.
The lenghts they went to depict sections of Seattle after a post-apocalyptic civil war is genuinely incredible, nevermind tying it all up to the story and how it plays out from place to place, I really hope to check out these places myself now after playing the game.
the fact it looks so realistic is scary, mainly for the people that live in seattle. i live in california and for the small portion of the game when they were there hit way different than the rest of the game did, and it's definitely because it's my home and it's destroyed. it's scary to imagine it that way.
Its totally different when it hits close like that, but maybe that might have been a point NaughtyDog wanted to make. I mean we are in the middle of a global crisis now too. And with everyone saying its all going downhill, to me, after this game, I'm like it hasn't even begun O_o
I'm from Brazil, but I even fear Seattle after the game. Just to imagine a city all destroyed in a post apocalypse world portrayed in such a faithful way, is really scary.
I honestly can't blame you. Things are very turbulent here, right now. And that, probably, adds more credit to your reluctance to Seattle. Downtown Seattle is still mostly boarded up. After the protests this weekend they're probably even more so. But really, there's not much to fear other than being asked to come over to a board game night, have a conversation about the nuance of local sourced craft beer, and bragging about which exhausting hike you tackled this summer. Still a wonderful place to live, I promise.
@@thingsareinmotion I want to visit Seattle so bad, I think it's beautiful, from downtown to the suburbs
@@streetslayinggto2505 Spring through Summer is the best time to come visit. If you don't mind a little bit of drizzle any time is good :D
Get more scared because actually the fungus in the game came from Brazil lmao
@@wtfisthis96 Yes, in the Amazon there is this type of fungus, but also in various parts of the world in tropical forests. But it really is scary.
I know Ellie makes a comment early that FERDA or the military bombed part of the city, but I get the strong feeling that Seattle was hit hard by an earthquake. The amount of damage we see throughout seems more then what a few air strikes could do. On top of that, storm damage over the course of 25 years would be enough to make the area around the Space Needle an island.
An earthquake wold make sense for the Space Needle to be placed on an island! It would also explain all the flooding too. I like that interpretation!
Ellie assumed that’s what happened because she’s seen it down. It totally could’ve been earthquake damage
Its actually because Seattle was burned centuries ago and then it was rebuild over its fundations. Thats why the levels of the ground dont match. The bombs revealed what was under "the new ground". And earthquake could had happened as well, but its cool to consider this info too
@@sandromercadobustinza6339 I can believe the earthquake would have messed up Seattle's landscape.
I don’t see how the Space Needle would still be standing after such land altering earthquake.Its location really doesn’t make any sense.
Imagine seeing your house in the game
That would be so cool and creepy to be the home Naughty dog decided to copy into the game 😂
And then you go inside and see the exact same furniture all worn and destroyed
@@shonwest1539 I wonder if they did this as an easter egg for one of their devs. maybe one of them lives in Seattle or something lol
@@thingsareinmotion actually that was one of the things I didn't like about the game, and being stuck in Seattle seem boring unlike the first game where it felt like you were traveling inexperiencing the different seasons
@@shonwest1539 I think they could have done more with it. I mean imagine if they brought multi player back and you were fighting in Seattle. That might bring an interesting experience, but yeah it some simetimes hard, especially since you play it as two characters.
Did Lev just came alive and made some comparisons??? 😂😂😂😂
I wish I was as badass as her
Things Are In Motion you are my friend, you are.
@@gart1298 likewise! appreciate you :D
@@thingsareinmotion Lev is a dude btw
@@infernothewolf9844 Lev definitely is! Reminded me of the son from God of War
Must be amazing to play TLOU2 for a Seattle citizen
Doesn't happen too often! I think the last time might have been at the beginning of the ps4 launch with infamous second son. But yeah it gets me hyped!
@@thingsareinmotion Nice too see different city’s in games and movie in getting tired of New York , LA , or any city in California like there’s so many other cities that can be modelled
@@ryans413 I want a sandbox of Chicago.
@@thingsareinmotion The first Watch Dogs game is set in Chicago.
@@MnemonicWme oh interesting! thanks for that, I'll have to go check that out.
playing TLOU made me depressed and cried for 3 months. it's really GOTY
Same here. At least with RDR2, you can find solace in the fact that it's a prequel and leads into the first game. But TLOU2 is where the story leaves off... And if they DO make another one, it won't be until later this decade by which time I won't even be able to play it...
@@hexagonalawareness3584 i haven’t played RDR2 yet. although i already have the game. and what do u mean u can’t play it no more?
@@Jonases_20 Assuming they even DO make a third game, the chances are that it won't be released until the end of the decade (or at least, towards the end). By that time I will have hopefully moved up north into the frontier to live in the wild or subsistence-farm. Obviously that means I won't have a PS5 or whatever console they make the game for.
@@hexagonalawareness3584 please visit me if ever. then we can play together. btw, i’m a gay guy :)
@@Jonases_20 Why are you telling me this?
The "island" is actually Queen Anne hill (north of Space Needle). The low lands were flooded so the island is newly formed. (there are notes about it). The foresty area is where the Seraphites "razed the ground" (there's a note about that too). So the Space Needle is actually perfectly located.
I wouldn't say perfect but those justifications make that work!
Ur a legend for doing this
Thanks so much! I did it for you :D
The amount of time and heart the producers put in to this game its astonishing, and it really shows. This has to be one of the best games ever created, everything in it feels so real and organic, its hard to put it in words. No to mention the story, gameplay and graphics. Il take my hat off to you man for making this video, Seattle looks like a nice city, but i have to say that i prefer the game version better, for as long as i can remember i have always been atracted to decrepit, abandoned and old places, where nature start taking its land back, places that depict how people used to live once. Anyway, great video:)
True
that's totally legit. Seattle right now is a weird mix of big tech companies and very close to the wilderness. So the juxtaposition is pretty startling. Cheers! I super appreciate the support!
The Serevena Hotel (Ellie, Day 1) also exists in real life. The real name is Hotel Sorrento, and it‘s also not too far away from downtown, just like in the game. Even the entrance hall is imitated pretty well, also the style of the rooms is accurate.
I've only been in the lobby, and that was pretty accurate from what I remember. I'll do my best to include Hotel Sorrento in the follow up!
Maybe most of the area around the Space Needle sunk into the water? A lot of places in the game showed sunken areas in Seattle that needed a boat
Possible. They do go west from the Aquarium so that makes me think Bainbridge, Kingston, or even Vashon Island?
@@thingsareinmotion From the game, the Seraphites "raze down" most of the pre-Outbreak structures as their religious beliefs blame the old world and technology for the outbreak.
The Space Needle would probably be a little harder to burn down and raze than some wood and drywall structures XD
@@gdsfgsdgsdfg I mean, they like elevators though haha
its said that the seraphite island is actually queen anne
I have a new found love for Seattle for because of the last of us 2
Same! It felt epic playing through the city and kept me immersed throughout the game getting the details of the city right.
Seattle is beautiful, when I get enough money i'm road trippin there
@@secretagentcat I wouldn’t road trip here tbh. It’s mostly just dark here with homeless all over downtown now.
It seems this guy is gonna be Lev and Yara's father.
I don't even know how to take that haha
It's so weird. I played this game on release when I was living in Florida. Then later that year I moved to Seattle. I decided to check how accurately they modeled the city on a whim and it creeps me out. Especially seeing how accurate the inside of the link light rail and westlake station are. I can literally see the seat I always try to sit at. Creepy but cool
the detail in the lightrail station was super impressive!
I keep coming back to check the numbers on this video and am always dissapointed! this deserves millions of views. What an awesome video, thankyou from a massive TLOU fan ✊
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it. I'm super stoked on how its doing actually. Fairly new to the youtube game so I'm happy with the results so far! But I'll keep working hard to make original videos!
You are perfect example that youtube does not appreciate talent.
Hey thanks for the kind words! I made this for fun because I love the game so much. Its satisfying enough that this many people appreciate it!
@@thingsareinmotion me too brother , i love this game , this game tells how precious are the moments with our loved ones , once they are gone then only we appreciate it like Ellie was remembering Joel after he was dead .
@@theaveragegamer1719 I mean not even on just her side, Lev, Abby, they make you feel something for the characters, protagonists or not. I thought that was especially unique.
Awesome video! Just visited Seattle this week and was inspired to check out some of these locations. Keep up the great work!
Hope you had a great time here!
Both naughty dog and you did awesome. Love the music you chose for this.
hey! thanks so much for the kind words!
I was looking for this video for so long, thanks!)
You got it! It's my pleasure.
Very cool video! It was on my radar before but now I need to play it!
Appreciate that a lot! Happy to hear you're hyped on it.
You're making it so hard to not rebuy a PS4 and playthrough this again.
then my job here is done!
I loved the game! Just thought I’d share that
@@RussDnB thanks for that! This game set off a real fire for me too!
Justin Khanna Rebuy? Why would you sell it?
@@j.a.weishaupt1748 Maybe he was tricked to buy a Xbox lol
Dude. Your music choices are crazy good.
thanks so much for that! I really wanted to hit that tone right. So I really appreciate that you enjoyed it.
Great video concept :D Wish they did some Seattle grunge/music-related monuments in games though, that would have been a cool easter egg
They had a Pearl Jam easter egg in a music store in the game
The song "Future days" , the one Joel sings to Ellie and is present throughout the whole game , is actually a Pearl Jam song.
Also the song is from the album , which you see a promo poster for in the music store in downtown Seattle.
This whole video makes me so happy for no reason.
and that makes me happy! :D
Amazing video! Thank you. I visited Seattle three times so far and aching to go back, especially now after the game. I wished for Pike Place Market to be featured in the game and agree on the space needle position. I guess they wanted the needle to be shown in the game, but also needed an island. It is kinda cool seeing it from afar though.
The Serevena Hotel in the game is called Hotel Sorrento in real, and is on 900 Madison St. They did a fantastic job with the inside and outside of the building.
Have a great weekend!
Thank you so much! I had a feeling it was Hotel Sorrento! I just wasn’t 100% for sure will include that in my next video. I also wished Pikes Place was in it but I don’t know how that would have complimented the narrative 😂
@@thingsareinmotion haha true on the narrative. Please keep making more videos! ❤
@@janagemperle8192 will do! Im working on a follow up right now getting all the other locations I missed the first time.
Good to see you doing well now, Lev.
lol I moved out of Santa Barbara.
Great video dude. I played these games last year and part 2 is my fav game of all time, such a dark story and AMAZING visuals, cant wait to see Seattle for myself :)
Part 2 is definitely my favorite. The actual city made some changes since release, but still a great place to visit.
This is dope! Love the game and love your photos. Well done
Thanks so much! Happy you enjoyed it!
Cool comparison vid!
Thanks so much! Happy you enjoyed it!
This is awesome. Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much for the support! I'll do my best :D
Thank you very much for this video to see the real places after a walk in the digital ones is awsome .this makes my last of us expirience complete thanks and greetings from germany
haha that's awesome! you're very welcome, it's my pleasure. Stay safe and healthy out there!
great work comparison
Thank you kindly!
Thank you for this video!!!
Thanks for the love!
I’m so glad I gave TLOU2 a chance. I was ready to never play it ever! Somehow I change my mind and now I’m blown completely away! What an fucking amazing game! The art direction, the attention to detail, the overall feeling of exploring Seattle is just unbelievable! What a god damn masterpiece!
I'm glad you did too!
@@thingsareinmotion I’ve been angry with this game for almost a year. Ever since the leaks. I guess I finally got over it and finally got it and started plying it. I’m at the part after you escape with Yara and her partner.
@@BenRiley83 oh that's great. You still have plenty more to go. strap on for the rollercoaster!
Pretty damn cool video man!!! Thank you
No, thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
What a beautiful city I want to see more hopefully one day I'll visit but for now this amazing video will have to do
Thank you for your kind words!
Hey. Great video. Just a small correction regarding the Space Needle. You needed a boat to get to the Space Needle in the game because of all of the flooding that had happened in the city. It created a small island north of downtown, and the Scars have claimed that as their island.
I totally can understand that point of you. The reason I was skeptical of it is because the topography doesn't seem the area the space needle would actually be in even with all that flooding. I wondered why it didnt look more similar to the flooding that happened near the downtown area with more destroyed buildings around.
AMAZING BRO! MORE MORE!
working on a COD Cold War video!
This is the only video without ads. big thumbs up to you great content. And wait, Lev where's Abby? 😂
Thanks a ton! super appreciate that. I locked Abby in the basement since she took so long to save me
I live in Washington and have been to Seattle a few times. I was very confused when the space needle was on an island because I've been to the top of it myself and I believe there is some sort of concert hall next to it, it was this reflective freeform metal facade and Pikes place is nearby as well. I was surprised to not see that building and see all of the trees there in the game that looked way older than 25 years old because the area around the space needle struck me as more Marshland than evergreen forest and it is very flat there. I also can't remember if the stadium was still the Questfield stadium or the CenturyLink stadium by 2013 on Outbreak day (near Halloween).
Yeah, I think they missed a big opportunity by leaving out the whole Seattle Science Center area and the EMP. I don't know if it was cause of legal issues or not but it might have been a factor. The stadium changed names in 2011 to Centurylink so that part still matches.
You pass all over whole country? From the east to the west
Great Video!!
Thanks so much! Happy to hear you enjoyed it!
The reason why the space needle is on an island is because of the flooding after the outbreak
it still so strange, but I guess A lot of Seattle is below the sea level so geographically it could happen lol
But the space needle is not that far from downtown so it still confuses me
@@melinaeyben7086 yeah it's not lol
3:04 They even have the Crane that collapsed on the google building in Southlake union. Too soon Naughty Dog?
LOL that's hella funny. I'd say perfect timing :D
Appriciate your effort 👌👍
I appreciate you! thanks for the kind words :D
very nice content mate, I expect all locations to be examined in more detail 👍🏻
I mean, you a whole video could be made about the Ferry comparison
Things Are In Motion I don't know America and the city of Seattle, but I am always very curious about the real cities in the games and I love the comparison videos, I would like to see different places and fine details.but this may be a difficult and challenging video for you
@@fatihgulmez2984 I can certainly try my best and cover all games that are based in Washington! The only other one that comes to mind off the bat is Infamous Second Son. Let me know if you know any other games that take place in or near Seattle and I will definitely take a look!
Things Are In Motion Okey,thanks for your attention my friend,good job
@@fatihgulmez2984 Anytime! Thank you!
Underrated video!
thanks so much! Really appreciate that :D
@@thingsareinmotion The quality of your video is 100 times better than the Google-Maps one but you have 300 times less views ... keep it up!
@@progi3751 Definitely planning on it! Thanks for the encouraging words.
I’ve lived here my whole life and I can’t tell how excited I was when the story went to my hometown. I’ve always agreed with everything in your analysis at the end. The space needle being on an island kinda bugged me but I’ve let it go. This is probably my favorite franchise even before part 2.
Same, if the Space Needle was the biggest thing I can live with that haha. I know that the Multiplayer is going to be in SF so hopefully they pick some dope spots and give me a reason to visit and do another comparison.
@@thingsareinmotion I’ll keep my fingers crossed too, any excuse for another sweet video like this one!
@@xboywizardx haha appreciate it! Happy 4th!
I love people like you who go to Real Life Places that are seen throughout Games, Shows and Movies
Appreciate that! I'm super interested to see how they treat the upcoming HBO show and whether or not they decide to film that here too.
@@thingsareinmotion Agreed! I’m waiting for that to. The Infected is gonna look scary as hell! I have a good feeling
@@Wrestling316 I'm happy HBO picked it up instead of Netflix or Amazon. I haven't seen anything or read up on the progress, but I'm sure you're totally right about the infected. I can't wait.
@@thingsareinmotion Yep! If Netflix picked it up, it would take a miracle for them to not mess it up
This is amazing 👏❤
Thanks so much! Happy you enjoyed it.
I can see my office building at 2:34! But I think the detail that impressed me most is they even got the right paint job on the broken down Metro buses scattered around town.
That's awesome! Yeah the sound transit color caught me off guard. Definitely set the mood right!
I live in Olympia. I've been to Seattle several times but I didn't know where some of the places were at. So this was super duper cool!
yay! glad this was helpful for you!
About the Space Needle location and needing a boat to get to it: they show massive flooding in the city, perhaps exacerbated by global warming and sea levels rising. I don’t know the topography of the area but let’s assume they are implying that those issues caused that area to be cut off from the land mass, thus creating an island requiring a boat to get to it
it could certainly happen in this way!
Wow! That's pretty dope!
I'm from Seattle and I think they did a really good job!
I really enjoyed what they did as well! The caught the city-suburb vibe, Bellevue or anything but more like Greenlake and around Capitol Hill and put a lot of attention to detail in Downtown.
Great video! Here is my thumb up!
Thanks so much! Happy you enjoyed it.
I think the space needle wasn’t on any of the islands like Brainbridge or Southbeach, but instead the city itself was separated by mass flooding, hence having to take a boat north, and getting to the “island”. Aka the upper half of Seattle, the half that includes the space needle. The real islands west of the coast would have taken a lot longer to travel to. And the space needle being over there has zero sense to it, and ND would never choose to do that.
I mean that's kind of what I think too. It's just crazy to think it would turn into a giant village. Where did all the buildings go?
Very good job!
Hey! Thanks much! Super appreciate it!
Great video
thanks a lot! appreciate you :D
Used to live in Bremerton, which is an hour away from Seattle by ferry
It makes me super proud that TLoU2 takes place in Seattle. I love seeing the aquarium, the ferris wheel, Lumen Field, the Space Needle, Chinatown, the Gayborhood... Its all so well done. I miss Seattle...
WA State resident, born and raised ✌💚
(Also fun fact, the original release date, Feb. 21st, is my birthday! ... needless to say, i was bummed out when they delayed the release to June...)
wow that would have been one hell of a bday present!
@@thingsareinmotion THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKIN!!
I agree about the space needle, thought that was a strange liberty to take, I guess they wanted a landmark and there wasn’t one out there. If you notice, every last of us level has a landmark to help you gauge progress (capital building, bridge, ferris wheel etc)
That makes a lot of sense! I guess the smaller suburban areas also had the rainboe crosswalks and little easter eggs like the music shop and etc too
Imagine if they included a mission part where you had to go through Pikes Outdoor market or had some other easter eggs like the gum wall 😂
I was wondering the same thing! Walking through the wrecked pikes place. They would have been able to tell some haunting stories through there. Plus make it plenty scary with a bunch of infected walking around.
I still remember back in 2014(while the game was set in 2018), Joel as Delsin, spent a wonderful time with Abby as Fetch in Seattle. Damn....
lol, Troy Baker is literally every character in every video game ever released
The first game was set in 2033
I want to know the construction cranes that Abby and Lev go through, which buildings they connect to in real Seattle? I have some assumptions, correct me if I am wrong.
I think the first construction crane connects the Fourth and Madison Building (shown in the game under construction) to the DocuSign Tower, and the second construction crane connects the DocuSign Tower to the 901 Fifth Avenue Building.
To the right of Abbey's movement over the second construction crane you can see the building with the exterior resembles the Seattle Municipal Tower, but the height and roof resemble the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, the Downtown Seattle YMCA with a green roof and in the distance you can see the Harborview Medical Center with a slightly different view of the buildings.
To the left of Abbey's movement over the second construction crane is the Safeco Plaza, behind the Fourth and Madison Building (shown in the game under construction).
As Abby begins to descend the second construction crane on the ladder before falling into the pool, Smith Tower can be seen behind the DocuSign Tower.
KMAB 13 News Station in The Last of Us Part II is a KOMO-TV in real Seattle near the Space Needle.
The buildings in the game are not located in their true geographical location.
Woah, you know the buildings pretty well! I'll have to look back and peek at the details to find out for you but I'll see what I can do!
It looks accurate at first glance tho 😂😂
This is freakin awesome.
Thanks for the love and support!
Pretty good video. The one thing that was quite disappointing in the game was not seeing the Space Needle more often. I’ve been to Seattle twice and have been up the Space Needle both times and I only saw it pretty close to the end of both Seattle Arcs.
I don't know if there were any legal issues with landmark likeness they were trying to avoid or not, but yeah I wish they had a specific section of the game that we got to experience in or around that South Lake Union/ Queen Anne area more. The space needle is far enough away that you can tell what it is but there are no details visible of the structure, which makes me think that was an intentional design choice.
Its amazing and so beautiful how fast nature claims everything
I totally agree!
Hatsoff to your dedication...
Keep the good work
Love from India 🇮🇳
Thank you for the kind words! Wish you well :D
I think a lot of people won’t get this reference but the convention center’s location has been confirmed
hmmm I tried really hard to think of what your referencing but yeah, no success. Is it from a movie?
Great job. I've never visited Seattle, but the placement of the Space Needle looked off to me. I never realized the Space Needle is only a mile from the Aquarium. From what I looked up on Google Maps, they make it look like the Space Needle is on Bainbridge Island?
Firstly, thanks so much! Yeah I believe they made it look like it was on bainbridge.
I looked it up because I also thought it was odd. The sepharite island is Queen Anne, it's just severely flooded and they've knocked the buildings down. During Abby's portion of the game you can find a map in the theater that shows this. It's pretty neat.
Just what I was looking for
Sweet! Happy to bring it to you!
My prom was at the Seattle aquarium so pretty cool I got to see it in the game
woah no way, that sounds like a dope time!
you should go to Jackson now and take some pictures for us! haha
LOL that would be the move.
If you look up the distance from the Ferris wheel to the space needle it is clear that the Serephite island formed after the ocean flooded the Pike Pine area
And in game when you have to swim as Ellie after that boat stops working that there’s way more ocean than what the google map shows and what is in real life so I think that pike pine area got flooded and just became an island in the ocean and
I believe that the reason Yara and Abby had to take a weird route was because they needed to go to where the WlFs had their boats to get to the island so they probably had to go around meaning the approaches it from a completely different side since the space needle is closer to the Ferris wheel anyway irl
it’s also heavily mentioned that FEDRA (the game equivalent of FEMA) tried bombing cities and parts of the city outside the QZ so that is why it’s so messed up and also all that rain after 25 years the ground probably got supersaturated meaning it got brittle and crumbled
I wish they had an updated map of what the area looked like after everything happened. The map in the theater isn't reliable in that sense. I'm also curious how quick do you think the could get from the top of that skyscraper to their home base?
Love some of the very specific shops and stores I notice living in Seattle. Space needle on an island makes zero sense though. Even if there was and earthquake or flooding, it's at the bottom of a massive hill and only like a mile from the aquarium. Apparently my place is underwater too. Oh well.
haha I think I feel the same way. Both would be flooded because they're so close to each other and that Seattle is under sea level. I saw a lot of Einstein Bros bagel shop references and Jamba Juice type stores too.
Thank you so much I really wanted to see this once I heard the aquarium was in real life
You bet! It had been a really long time since I've been to the aquarium here, so it was fun roaming through again. I like the games version more though lol
@@thingsareinmotion same its so amazing that ellie came through here Dina Tommy its just you know now after you played the last of us 2 it feels like your in the game walking as Ellie
@@cjx_gaming1214 I'm more mentally ready for an apocalypse than I have ever been lol
@@thingsareinmotion same lol
Masterpiece
You're way too kind!
Greetings from a fellow photgrapher (amateur). Neat video. I wonder if more remote locations, like Hillcrest, is also modeled after the irl-location. Is it a fact it (almost) always rains in Seattle?
Hey how's it going? I would say that Hillcrest resembles the "vibe" of Capitol Hill. My only piece of evidence is the rainbow crosswalks, but you can also find them sometimes in other parts of the city. And yes, but it might not be as you would suspect. By rain, it really is a light shower that lasts 2 hours, goes away for a while, comes back in the evening. It sometimes can be overcast for consecutive days with no rain. October through January, it rains the most. Summer's here are the best.
@@thingsareinmotion T.y. for your reply. I don't know how things are going to me personally. Up and down i guess. I rckon it's a reference to Seattle being much rainy, that Ellie at one point during gameplay, says "ef Seattle!", after having been through much water, struggling against a clicker pulling her underwater. I don't know if you recall. What footage do you perhaps do? I myself in general like photography (stills), but shoot mostly subjects involving vegetation.
@@klauslehrmann3906 I remember that part of the game. I laugh everytime I hear Ellie curse Seattle, because I can understand the dark and gloomy nature of the Pacific Northwest can be annoying at times. I think the developers/writers totally meant it as a reference, and I enjoy that scene a lot haha. Outside of that, I do a lot of special client work. Creating content for their social media, documenting the progression of artists, sometimes creating podcasts and other content for youtube pages as well! I wish you the best fortune this year!
Brooooo I was born in Seattle and being a Seahawks fan I love how they made the stadium colors blue and green in the game to represent Seahawks lol
haha yeah, I was really stoked to see all that be included in :D
Thank you. You reminds me of Wong from Dr Strangelove Marvel Disney movie.
with how wise and comedic he is? lol
@@thingsareinmotion agreed. Sadly, most advice are hardly followed.
2:05 I use to work at the amc in pacific place
that's wild! must have been a wierd experience seeing that it in the game :O
The only thing I found weird is the Space Needle location in-game.
It is on an island accross the bay, yet even the in-game map shows it at the correct location.
Yeah I found that super confusing too. The only thing I could attribute that to was that there was no need to update maps after an apocalypse lol.
It was a spectacular game. Thanks for the upload.
so stoked you enjoyed it!
I grew up in wa and how came they close to certain things was astonishing
imagine if they recreated the entire state!
I am from Seattle and I think the whole island part with the space needle is supposed to be because of the flooding. I think that Seattle center and Queen Anne are supposed to have been cut off from the rest of the city. Also you left out Pioneer Square from when Ellie first runs into the seraphites.
I would think that too. The only thing that makes me think that's not the case is that the infrastructure around the space needle isn't there anymore. Queen Anne has a lot of hills and none of those elements are incorporated in their version. Sure it could make sense with the flooding, but I feel like it would look a little different with the terrain.
Yea when Abby was explaining where the scars island was I was like um there is no island of Seattle
Thanks for this video, the game brought a destroyed Seattle to life for me I found myself looking at Google maps and CZcams for images of the city to compare.
I first thought that Haven might be Mercer Island and Abby and Lev were heading across it towards the Space Needle but from comments below it is possible that in the game nature as well as military force took back the original Island that the Space Needle is on and that is where Haven is. I'm still not sure though - I'm on my second walkthrough now so I'll pay more attention. There is also the cut scene where Abby meets Isaac at the base and one soldier in a tent is initiating new recruits and has a map of Seattle there.
Wikipedia on Seattle land reclamation:
"When white settlers first came to Seattle in the early 1850s, the tides of Elliott Bay lapped at the base of Beacon Hill.[2] The original location of the settlement that became Seattle-today's Pioneer Square-was a low-lying island."
I didn't notice that map! I'll definitely take a look thanks for that. Yeah there's quite a debate about the location of the Space Needle which is awesome to see haha. I've been digging through gameplay and actual maps to see how their narratives fit and I'll definitely be exploring it in part 2 :D
Before i watch this video, i did my exploring on Gmaps, and found every building in this game😄
haha very cool!
Awesome video. Could you list the names of the songs you used? You have excellent taste in music.
took me a while to search them down again but here they are
Cold light of day - Across the great valley
Blue Steel - Come Home
Czar Donic - You Break Down
Things Are In Motion, I really appreciate that you got back to me. I was starting to think you were too busy to find the songs, and that would’ve been fine. But you actually came through for me, really kind of you. Thanks alot!
@@oceanside9508 I was looking for that project file to see which songs I had used on it, but I couldn't find the project file, so I tried another method and that was taking too long. In the end I just used the Shazam app on it and it worked LOL. You're totally welcome my friend!
Wow they did a great job! Obviously not an exact match but I think they did well representing the city.
I think they had a great interpretation of the city! Thanks for the support :]
When they’re walking around Capitol Hill it seems like both City Market and the Crescent are depicted on Olive Street
I definitely felt they tried to capture the "tone" of the neighborhoods of Seattle in their more residential parts of the game. They mostly just reminded me of the first Last of Us with a Northwest environment. They did make a nod to how many damn coffee shops we have here.
I legit had to look a couple times to see that the WLF stadium was actually in game lol
Haha I love the stadium part of the game!
Nice!
thank so much :D
The Queen Anne is an Island in the last of us because of the destruction from the war and the Lake Union and the Sea get flooding the way. You can see it on the map where Abby go up to the theatre to find Ellie and Tommy.
Oh? Interesting, I'll have to look at that map again!
Not only the places, but the vegetation is all PNW native. I have been to most of the places, but never been to the aquarium. I really want to go now
I didnt even consider the vegetation! The only one I noticed were the firns. Thats a really good observation.
I just finished the game and loved it. I grew up on Bainbridge island so you can imagine I was pretty blown away when they said they were going to “the island”. But it was definitely odd to see the space needle there Lolol. Strange choice for sure.
yeah "the island" where the Seraphites are reminds me of Kingston, Bainbridge, Silverdale area with the surround water, environment, and the fogginess.
What you should've done was a side to side comparison like your thumbnail so we can get the two worlds in one picture
I thought about it but the field of view would be too small you would barely get the scope of like the convention center, light rail, the stadium, etc.
@@thingsareinmotion Oh right. Yeah I get it
@@blackmanmoeke3685 no totally, appreciate the feedback though!
The village of the cult should have been on MERCER ISLAND. Literally an island in Lake Washington that is super forested and would have been secluded as hell if the bridges were destroyed. Would make a lot of sense how they’re so insular. Also could have had a dope shot of the boats racing toward the island and Mt Rainier in the background (anyone can tell you the view of the mountain is breathtaking from Mercer island.
Feel like they just wanted the Needle in the village and made it work somehow.
I would agree! That was probably the only part of the game where I felt it was disjointed. But I think that only matters to the people that know the area pretty well. Similarly, I thought it would have been a really cool sequence to have the waterfront sniper/chase scene to go through Pikes Place Market or some other iconic areas near downtown.
@@thingsareinmotion pike place would have been perfect for the sniper sequence
It was accurate enough to where I can go "Oh yeah, this place!" The thing that confused me most was the Space Needle location. The only place I haven't been to was the aquarium. The flooding explanation doesn't really work for me as I'm not sure I believe it would do that in that time frame, even without human upkeep. I don't know.
Yeah I totally agree. I don't think I needed it to be 100% accurate. It was plenty realistic enough to enjoy the playthrough for sure! The aquarium in real life is a little underwhelming lol
@@thingsareinmotion I've never been inside, just walked past it. A friend told me it wasn't similar. Although it's the most important Seattle area in the game to its story and where you're at most, my favorite was Paramount (Pinnacle in the game) theater as I saw the video games live concert there in 2017 and I could look up in the stands and see where we were sitting. Oh, and another geographical inaccuracy: wasn't GameWorks across the street from the Convention Center? I've only been there twice, once for Comic Con and PAX, and remember walking across the street to GameWorks, which is much different for the game. As someone that's lived in WA my entire life, I will admit I do not go to downtown Seattle much at all. Used to live in Lynnwood and Shoreline, but moved a bit closer to Bellevue in 09.
@@mrchiledonut They did put a lot of gameplay at the aquarium, you're right lol. Yeah gameworks is literally across the street. Downtown isn't what it used to be, that's for sure. They also made Cap Hill extremely small, but I do like all the small details they put in. Rainbow painted cross walks, all the small coffee shop (they had those in part 1 and probably used the same models, but it fit since we're the coffee capital. Other than the geographical changes I think they got the tone and vibe pretty spot on for what it might look and feel like after an apocalypse.
The view at 4:34 is literally from my old apartment building’s rooftop terrace at 5th and S King St, so that’s weird 😂
ok, you fancy.
The lenghts they went to depict sections of Seattle after a post-apocalyptic civil war is genuinely incredible, nevermind tying it all up to the story and how it plays out from place to place, I really hope to check out these places myself now after playing the game.
seriously! it's one thing to recreate a city, and its totally another level when you can elevate that hard work with an incredible story.
The hardest part was to find a day with good sunshine to record hahahah
haha someone that understand the struggle!
the fact it looks so realistic is scary, mainly for the people that live in seattle. i live in california and for the small portion of the game when they were there hit way different than the rest of the game did, and it's definitely because it's my home and it's destroyed. it's scary to imagine it that way.
Its totally different when it hits close like that, but maybe that might have been a point NaughtyDog wanted to make. I mean we are in the middle of a global crisis now too. And with everyone saying its all going downhill, to me, after this game, I'm like it hasn't even begun O_o
@@thingsareinmotion ikr lol! like guys....this literally could've been a zombie apocalypse. it's not as bad as it could be!