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Nem on 05 November 2017
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Tulipanzo said:
Nem said:

Well... it's the kind of world they portray in TLOU. It's gratuitous violence and a reason why i don't enjoy it very much.

It was graphic, but it was to be expected. It's in the same vein as the first game. Can't say that one is a masterpiece and this one is somehow wrong. So, yes, i agree theres double standards. In my case i always disliked it, so theres no double standards. :

There is no double standard because one person can like something while still disliking how it's being marketed.
The exact same complaints were levied at marketing for the original game, so it's not like it's a new thing.
Maybe try listening to the points other people are making.

To the point, the violence in The Last of Us was far from gratuitous, it was built to over the course of the game.
For example, Joel without Ellie s far more vicious than when he is with her, but to fully appreciate it we had to spend time with him wearing a "mask".

The original didn't just go to torture right from the get to really tense torture at min.1, yet this trailer does.
This does a disservice to the way the actual game treats violence, making it, as you said, feel gratuitous.

So, you want me to conclude on what other people are saying rather than give my own opinion? Wow... the internet keeps getting worse everyday.

I'm afraid to inform, but humans aren't a hive mind.

 

Now to what you are saying, i disagree. Saying Joel was more violent without Elly. Honestly it couldn't tell. Do you say this based on the last level? Cause honestly he is always violent. I didn't notice a difference except in that last level when he finds out they are gonna kill her. 

But sure, i guess the first one started with a town district that was mostly safe and one can say it escalates progressively, though in truth it escalates pretty fast as soon as you leave the safe zone. 

Anyways the game does rely on gratuitous violence, it's the thing it went for. I don't see why you'd act surprised about it now cause they didn't give you a moment of respite at the start. The thing about this game is that Elly is pissed. So, pissed off person in a violence based universe equals more violence. If you didn't like it i don't understand how you enjoyed TLOU.

Last edited by Nem - on 05 November 2017