Would you save Ellie?

[FentonCrackshell]

Areym said:

Spedfrom said:
I would have saved Ellie anyway. But the fact I was FORCED to do it infuriated me to no end and made me feel cheated on an otherwise magnificent game.

Because the TLoU is not your story, it's the story of Joel and ellie. You're moving the story along, you're not making the decision yourself. You're forced to do it cause it's what Joel would have done, probably 10 out 10 times. If ND is telling the story of Joel, it wouldn't make sense for you to inject yourself at the last few minutes and retconn the story by making a decision that would betray Joel's new found paternal love for ellie. I could understand if the game had giving you multiple decisions to be made throughout the game AND then force you into one at the end but that isn't the case. Honestly, there was no indication that this last decision would be based on our input.

I agree wholeheartedly! One thing I love and dislike about games is allowing me to create a lead character and making that character’s choices. I love it because I like to make the character look like me. I hate it because it usually leads to a sequel that’s not directly connected to the previous game often the story isn’t cohesive. If ND had allowed a choice then they’d have had to pick one themselves to follow for the sequel which would lead to the disappointment of many fans one way or another. Having Joel make the call himself leads to a stronger story and adds that aspect to the sequel. Like, does Ellie know that he lied to her? Or will she ever know for that matter? We’ll see...