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The Last of Us Part II – Seattle Locations Tour
- lenocinor 1y agoFYI, I made this tour in case anyone has any questions (or corrections, etc.)
- donflamenco 1y agoAwesome doc. I've taken some pictures of real life in comparison to the game, but not to the extreme level you have. Any fans of the game who wants to visit Seattle this summer, this is the doc for you! In Abby Day 1, I'm pretty sure she goes through the Home Depot on 1st Ave and spends some time going through SODO. Not sure where that building with the boat is. That part seems missing from your doc. Also, you do see the Space Needle pretty closely on the Seraphite island. In real life the Space Needle and the TV station (where the WLF people are strung up) are right next to each other. In the game, not so much.
- lenocinor 1y agoThank you! I especially appreciate the detailed feedback. I definitely thought about putting in Home Depot. The problem is that, according to Begeal's map ( https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?mid=1pcItdmVeC6Rj24WtI9Gs4xyFAfL4gdfB&ll=47.599796669126924%2C-122.3273135687866&z=16 https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?mid=1pcItdmVeC6Rj24... ), which I almost always agree with, Abby's around 5th Ave. and Main St. at that point. I haven't doublechecked that location myself in game recently, but looking at a playthrough, the FOB appears to be almost directly east, and I'm pretty sure that was meant to be Harborview. This roughly tracks with what Begeal shows on their map. That's pretty far away from Home Depot in SoDo, which is a little ways south of both stadiums, and here in the game you actually seem to be north of the stadiums by this point. Also, as you exit in the game, the garden center seems to be on the northwest corner of the store, not the northeast, and the parking lot seems different too. Given that the game has generic stores all the time that don't exist in real life, I'm inclined to say "not quite close enough" personally. But I should put all this in the document for people to judge on their own, so thank you for prompting me to do that! I'll add it in a minute. I thought so too re: the Space Needle on Seraphite Island. But I tried to take pictures every time I saw it appear, and I could never get a good shot. (And I really tried!) If you know of a good screenshot online, though, I'll be happy to include it and credit the original source. EDIT: Oh, and yeah, the Space Needle definitely is not in the right place in the game at least some of the time, which the TV station in the game (and the guide) makes obvious.
- donflamenco 1y agoThanks for the insight. I'm glad you thought the Home Depot store and your interpretation makes sense. I don't have a good save, but starting at the 28:43 mark in this YT video there is some dialog about heading towards the Space Needle. 28:53 shows it looming large. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htTJFRQxU1U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htTJFRQxU1U
- lenocinor 1y agoI think I tried there, and even after brightening / enhancing, I couldn't get much detail. But I'll try it again tonight to be sure. Thanks!
- klabetron 1y agoI think you’re missing the power plant/damn: https://maps.app.goo.gl/dy3wfsnHPQDys1Fo6?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy https://maps.app.goo.gl/dy3wfsnHPQDys1Fo6?g_st=com.google.ma... I visited Snoqualmie Lower Falls with a friend a few years ago and had this weird feeling I’d seen the place before… and then it hit me: it was clearly modelled in the game. (It’s a bit of a drive to get there but so worth it.)
- rangestransform 1y agoA significant amount of the locations in the show are actually in Vancouver, they even used some SkyTrain Mk1 cars for the train zombie fight scene underground
- muststopmyths 1y agoIt's mentioned in the doc that this is for the game, not the show.
- glouwbug 1y agoBeing in Vancouver everyone's made the "It was filmed on East Hastings" line
- absurdo 1y agoThe commercialization and exploitation of this game made it basically unplayable for me. I’m hoping they won’t do the same with Uncharted since I’ve yet to play the last sequel.
- wilg 1y agoThe commercialization of it? It's a AAA video game, it was commercial from the jump! All they did is made a well-received HBO show out of it.
- racl101 1y agoJust wait until GTA the movie lol.
- PintScotch 1y agoIt is called "Scarface".
- racl101 1y agoPush it to the limit! TSCH! TSCH! Walk along the Razor's Edge...
- nprateem 1y agoYou're not missing much. Just when you've slogged through it and you think you're done you realise you're only half way through. Such a disappointing game. It's basically one long downer, unlike the first (obvs awesome).
- yieldcrv 1y agoIn what ways? How does it detract from the gaming experience?
- absurdo 1y agoI want the games I play to be an escapism. By proliferating them in media further it destroys that for me, because it’s now everywhere and no longer an escape. For many of us growing up, and in learning to code and build shit, escape from the “real world” was a cornerstone etched with bad experiences. If you want to make a movie, make a movie. Don’t make a game and then make a movie about it and splatter posters and billboards all over about it.
- mikestew 1y agoEDIT: I can at least read it now w/o the dialog blocking the view. The doc is getting hammered at the moment, throwing a looped modal dialog. Not sure what the fix is, other than putting it on another host.
- lenocinor 1y agoSheesh, that's a bummer. I figured Google Docs would do fine with this, but maybe not. Let me know if it continues to not work, and I'll investigate other ways to host. Open to suggestions!
- mikestew 1y agoYeah, I was surprised by that. I can read it now (with a try again/cancel/dismiss banner at the top). Anyway, good work on the doc; I found it interesting as a Seattle-area resident.
- lenocinor 1y agoThank you! That means a lot to me. I've been here in Seattle almost 10 years, but I feel like I still have so much to learn about this city. Making this guide taught me a lot!
- buildbot 1y agoI’ve lived in Seattle 90% of my life and still finding and learning new stuff! It’s an awesome city (So are Portland and Vancouver BC!).
- sharkweek 1y agoI live in Seattle and adored playing TLOU2 in my home city. Was a total trip playing set pieces in areas where I used to work downtown. I could get nitpicky about a few areas that didn’t really make sense (and I’m still not really sure where the Seraphite camp was in act three given geography or what our actual aquarium looks like inside) but given how much I enjoyed the game I didn’t really care.
- lenocinor 1y agoIn theory, the Seraphite island is supposed to be Queen Anne + Magnolia after flooding separates them from the mainland. But you can read lots of internet posts talking about the issues with that, like https://www.reddit.com/r/lastofuspart2/comments/1kzicba/figuring_out_the_location_of_the_space_needle_and/ https://www.reddit.com/r/lastofuspart2/comments/1kzicba/figu... .
- jandrewrogers 1y agoMagnolia used to be an island in Puget Sound. They dumped fill into the area of Seattle we now call Interbay to connect it to the mainland where Queen Anne is. It doesn’t make sense for Queen Anne to be an island, it is connected by a ridge to the rest of the mainland. The topography doesn’t support that notion.
- lenocinor 1y agoThanks for the info about Magnolia and Interbay. I did not know that!
- alexpotato 1y agoThe demo for CoD:MW3 [0] had a combat mission in and around the New York Stock Exchange. As someone who worked in that area for many years AND worked on the technology side of finance, it was def a "trip" to be playing a FPS set in those neighborhoods. 0 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Nqfnngxm0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Nqfnngxm0
- Slippery_John 1y ago
- n00bskoolbus 1y agoRelated but filming locations for season one of the last of us: https://www.travelalberta.com/articles/explore-alberta-locations-in-hbos-the-last-of-us https://www.travelalberta.com/articles/explore-alberta-locat...
- shikshake 1y agoThe Last of Us Part II is an incredible experience, I'm happy there's still a thriving fan community doing stuff like this. I appreciate how detailed this guide is, when I visit Seattle I'll definitely try it out.
- SunlightEdge 1y agoThe Last of Us Part II is a very marmite game - people either love it or hate it. Personally I didn't like the direction the story went down even if the gameplay and the graphics were amazing I was left cold. However I do respect that the story itself was pretty original and was catering to female/lgtb audiences (that's cool). Just not my thing.
- skyyler 1y agoIn what ways was the story catering to female/lgtb audiences? I haven't played it, but I played the first one.
- shikshake 1y agoIt really wasn't, it just had a lesbian protagonist. There are still many prominent sympathetic male characters with agency. Plenty of women enjoy action movies targeted towards men, I always find it confusing when men feel they can't enjoy media with a woman in it.
- A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 1y agoHuh? Lara Croft, female Shepherd ( that is how I played it anyway ), Bayonetta all featured female protagonists. The difference between then and current crop and the games were enjoyable to its audience. I personally disliked 2nd last of us, but that it is because, unlike the first one, it was missing something from the original. I absolutely disliked the 2nd act as the former antagonist despite understanding the need to include their portion of the story in the narrative. I am lukewarm towards the end message despite it, oddly, aligning with my own personal views. It felt it was preachy. And that, I think, some find off-putting. It is supposed to be entertainment. Hell, Wick just released Ballerina that features strong female protagonist and.. people don't hate as much as other forced entries. I have theories as to why, but those, I think, can only derail this thread.
- spinach 1y agoBut Lara Croft and Bayonetta were made for the male audience. They were very palatable to males because that was their purpose especially visual wise. I don't think it's very representative of actual women and their experience.
- tomcam 1y agoI will get downvoted for this, but note that many of these locations are... a bit rugged. Probably best to avoid this tour at night unless you have a large party and to be careful using your phones.
- lenocinor 1y agoI mention in the guide that you should do it during the day for best results, so in general I'm with you on that (and the guide backtracks after Macy's to avoid 3rd, on purpose). But I will say that I've been walking all around downtown / ID / Pioneer Square / Belltown for a number of years now, and I've never felt unsafe, though there are plenty of unpleasantries (yelling, drug use, people walking erratically, etc.) I even walked through 12th and Jackson today, and it's not great, but I didn't feel unsafe, either.
- stronglikedan 1y ago> yelling, drug use, people walking erratically, etc. People that are not used to that would definitely feel unsafe in that situation.
- dylan604 1y ago> for a number of years now, and I've never felt unsafe, do you happen to be a male? it's hard to think about how a female would feel in a situation if that is true. it wasn't something that I fully considered until much later in life. having a daughter will suddenly slap you in the face with those kinds of realizations
- lenocinor 1y agoI am male, and I agree that it's definitely to important to keep that in mind. I definitely believe that it's not the same for me as it is for women. But I will also say that I've been living in my current location with my female partner for over 7 years, and we often walk together, though sometimes she walks on her own too of course. I just asked her if she ever felt unsafe either, and she said "no".
- BtM909 1y agoVery cool! Obviously, people know, but for the others: occassionally someone posts the actual locations to compare to the game. Here are some amazing examples: https://www.reddit.com/r/thelastofus/s/WK6zoyB27r https://www.reddit.com/r/thelastofus/s/WK6zoyB27r https://www.reddit.com/r/thelastofus/s/uCMUMB50qA https://www.reddit.com/r/thelastofus/s/uCMUMB50qA