So.. I just finished TLOU2 and I was looking forward to
finally spending some time in this topic. But damn.. it's quite toxic in here
There I go: I absolutely loved the game! I respect Naughty Dog so much for telling the story they wanted to tell, just like I respect what they did back in part 1. The fact that part 2 turned out to be a revenge-story (with forgiveness in the end) caught me completely by surprise. I think the most of us (hehe) expected Part 2 to dig deeper into the relationship between Ellie and Joel. I think it's fantastic that Naughty Dog did the unexpected and shocked us with an early death of 1 of its main characters. The flashbacks were only more powerful because of it, going back to Joel and Ellie.
I experienced so many emotional highs and lows together with both Ellie and Abby, there really isn't a game quite like it.
I wonder.. Why don't I "get" all the controversy around Abby and Lev? I think both characters are amazing and well-written. I hated Abby to the core before starting her story-arc, which was such a daring move on Naught Dogs part. A "good" character moves me, whether that is through love or hate. It's just like that when watching movies for me; I want to FEEL something, there's nothing worse than a bland, dull movie or game.
I was so confused when it came to (one of the) final confrontations between Abby and Ellie, I was feeling resentment and empathy for the both of em!
I also didn't the characters were "forced" in there, to service some political agenda or some bullshit. I think the world-building and storytelling was awesome.
I won't be playing this game on PS4pro again, I'll wait for my PS5 to arrive to start NG+
Don't I have any feedback, was everything fantastic then? Nah, of course there was some I didn't love:
I was kinda exhausted/drained at the end, the game was a little too long IMO. They could've easily shaved around 5hours off and the impact would have been the same. Also, some decisions made by the characters were kinda stupid, but hey - people are stupid in real life as well. So I don't blame Naughty Dog for portraying the flaws of human nature