The Last of Us is a good game…nothing more, nothing less

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curl-6 said:

Hynad said:

Most dads in the world would see things the way Joel did. Maybe you just couldn't put yourself in Joel's place because you haven't experienced what being a dad is. That being said, I know a lot of people with enough empathy to understand without being a father themselve.

The game didn't make me like Ellie enough to choose her over the world. Don't get me wrong, she was a good character, but not worth throwing the entire human race out the window. Taking the choice away from the player and making me act out a cause I didn't believe in placed story over gameplay, which is always a bad thing in my opinion.

Agreed. Im ok with linear, no room for deviation from the developers static game world and tunnel vision, but they have to make you connect with the characters to pull that off and they failed miserably there with me. I found the background characters and little side story filler stuff to be much better written and impactful. 

Joel and Ellie though, meh. The only thing i liked about either of them is that given the choice, Ellie would gladly sacrificed herself. But i guess its hard to make Laster of Us if there is no Ellie.