| Hynad said: The ending (and you)
We loved it. It honored the characters, it did justice to the themes, and it left things wide open for the inevitable sequel. We might not all agree with Joel's decision to sacrifice humanity's (last?) hope for a cordeyseps vaccine in order to keep Ellie around, but we understand why he made it and why it may not have been the best idea to give the Fireflies authority over who lives and dies in the new world. No, our beef is not with Naughty Dog's ending--it's with you. Well, maybe not you, but definitely the guy beside you (yeah, him). The player who thinks developers owe it to them to give them authority over a game's ending and rants about it non-stop on game forums. Whether it's because BioWare gave in to fan demands for a better Mass Effect 3 ending, or because we've been trained to expect that degree of influence in other series, but there are a vocal few who genuinely believe Naughty Dog did a disservice in ending The Last of Us on its own terms. In truth, The Last of Us is stronger because it stuck to its guns. A choice of endings would have betrayed the specific tone and ideas Naughty Dog crafted over Joel and Ellie's journey. If you don't like it, that's perfectly fine--just don't whine about changing it. After all, no one likes complainers... |
