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Grounded: Making The Last of Us

Grounded: Making The Last of Us

2013•1h 25m•7.8/10
Documentary

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7.8/10(41)

A feature-length exploration of the game's creation, and a love letter to the trials of exploring new territory. There are no road maps or guide books for creating a new world. The only way through is to fail—over and over again. This is the story of how a team of artists, musicians, programmers, writers, actors, filmmakers, playtesters, and a lonely UI designer—came together and pushed each other to build something larger than themselves.

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AREA 5, Naughty Dog

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EN

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Troy Baker

Troy Baker

Self

Neil Druckmann

Neil Druckmann

Self

Gustavo Santaolalla

Gustavo Santaolalla

Self

Bruce Straley

Bruce Straley

Self

Ashley Johnson

Ashley Johnson

Self

Nolan North

Nolan North

Self

W. Earl Brown

W. Earl Brown

Self

Ashley Scott

Ashley Scott

Self

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