Game-play wise, they really did an awesome job, possibly even topping part 1. Sound quality is top notch as well.
But from what I've played so far (guessing right close to the halfway point with 12 hours), the story and characters are really a joke. It's as if Naughty Dog just randomly came up with a script for the sake of creating a sequel. Right now it is not doing any justice to part 1.
I'm also agreeing more with the average of the later reviews (~85) than with the glowing perfect tens it received when the embargo lifted. Curious if any of the reviewers feared of giving this game a low score for fear of fan backlash and angering the publisher as well.
Reminds me of a case around a decade ago when a Gamespot reviewer was fired for his Kane and Lynch review just cause the publisher was advertising on their site.
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