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The background fan noise shuts off about 6 minutes in, don’t worry.  We didn’t even know we were making a podcast until the end of this episode anyway, a mic just happened to be on while we were talking about the game we were just playing. 

Alex had only played about a quarter of the game, Tony had played all of the game.  An odd conversation ensues, including plot vs mechanics, tiptoeing around spoilers, and a healthy dose of wild speculation.  

That being said, SPOILERS AHEAD.

The PS3 disc

The splash screen

The box art

Vonnegut on graphing the progress of stories

“Druckmann: We did dozens of interviews where we outright lied about it. “No. Joel is the only person you play.” We also decided we would never talk about the prologue where you play as Sarah.”

The part where Bill and Joel push the truck while Ellie drives

Information on the development of The Last of Us

“How Naughty Dog created a partner, not a burden, with Ellie in The Last of Us:” 

An in-depth documentary on the game’s creation.  According to creators, the establishment of the characters came first and other aspects followed.