Short Review of The Last of Us

[Esiar]

binary solo said:

Esiar said:

binary solo said:

The first sequence in winter was very peaceful even though Ellie was hunting a deer is was for food not for the lulz. So your peacefulness score should be at least 3/10 as the early winter sequence is much longer than the giraffe scene.

I completely forgot about that part. Guess it was not memorable for me then. But, while it wasn't very violent, I wouldn't really call it peaceful, especially considering the context of what happened. (Spoilers) Joel nearly died, and there is little or no food (I assume), and Ellie is in a cold forest looking for food, while she is more or less alone. And that is excluding that she meets a cannibal pedophile (or nutcase, he may have not been a pedophile, just raping) soon after...

But it also showed Ellie in a strongly positive context, capable and determined. The first spoiler was in the previous chapter so doesn't count. Also with the second spoiler, at the time you are playing the early part of winter it all seems very friendly and cordial and you appear to be helping with the first spoiler. That subsequent events taint that early encounter does not detract from how you feel (cautious, suspicious but hopeful) when you first come across it. So it still deserves peacefulness points.

I still wouldn't say it is very peaceful, especially if you're looking at it from Ellie's perspective.