![]() With good writing with such major character dying so early in the game, I think the game could have received 9/10, but rest of the writing is horrible too. I honestly think this would a respectful way to present Joel's death, saving Ellie.Joel's death is not even the worst part. ![]() This angers Ellie even more and motivates her to get her revenge. Joel follows her and when Ellie gets into trouble, Joel would be saving Ellie and during the process get killed. That would suck.After all the buildup of the character of being such a badass and a fighter, the character dies in such disrespectful way and this happened to Joel.When I first heard the leaks of Joel's death, my prediction was that Ellie's girlfriend would get murdered and Ellie goes out for revenge. Imagine if on the next installment of God of War, Kratos gets killed by some elf's child for revenge 2 hours into the gameplay. If you read my entire essay, thanks and I hope you enjoy this game too!!! Naughty Dog really outdid themselves with the combat and action scenes.So overall, this is by no means a bad game, hence my 7 out of 10 rating, but it could have been an amazing game with just a few tweaks to the story. Stabbing people in the throat and watching them choke on their own blood, throwing molotovs at dogs and hearing them cry as their owner just watches them burn, hitting and infected in the head with a hammer and hearing their skull getting crushed. Not only has the game-play improved, but cinematically and stylistically, killing a person in a video game has never been so gruesome. (I played on Hard btw) The stealth is fun and there is burst of action scenes like in Uncharted that truly make both Ellie's and Abby's journey really adrenaline filled. The infected are smarter and the AI is tough to defeat. There is tense moments of hide and seek action and split second crafting decision making that truly make it a tense experience. If you enjoy the Uncharted series and Last of Us game play, you will love this game's game play. The story could've been as powerful as the Last of Us 1, but it just falls flat.Now if you are still reading, (thanks if you are), I'm going to sum up my review in a quick paragraph about the game-play. It carries so much more weight than this "meta" narrative that Neil tries to push. That would've been so much more powerful than letting Abby live because the character you just controlled for 10 hours and her story are all erased by a single bullet. Imagine playing as Abby for 10+ hours, making it to the theater where Ellie is hiding, only to get shot by Ellie in the head. Naughty Dog took a great leap in hoping the player would feel for Abby, but I am here to say that I think killing Abby, in the theater, where the protagonist and antagonist finally meet, would've been so much better. The flashbacks as Abby just didn't captivate me as much as Ellie's did, and in the end I still wanted Abby dead. It's bold, but I feel like it doesn't quite work. ![]() Aside from Ellie never shining, I do admire Naughty Dog's attempt to make you feel for the main antagonist. She simply just gets absolutely low balled by Neil Druckman, and I have no Idea why. To top it off, Ellie never gets her moment in this game, she never gets her resolve, no revenge, no shining moment. The flashbacks in which Ellie appears are the best parts of the game, but as I just said, the first game is the only reason in which I am so wrapped up in the story. I personally LOVE Ellie as a protagonist, but I can't help but think that the only reason I like her is because of the base the Last of Us 1 has set up. (if you played the game you most definitely know the 2) For starters, Ellie is an amazing protagonist, she is acted extremely well and her story is so dark, that you can't help but feel for her. I can agree that this game could have been better, there are 2 major plot points in which I do not agree with. First things first, this is NOT a perfect game. The Last of Us 1 was an emotional experience, and it captivated players all around the world for just how well it was actually written.
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