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hinch on 26 June 2020
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John2290 said:
hinch said:

Kind of sad now I don't have anything like this to play now. Maybe I'll have another at RDR2.

@John2290 What did you think of Abby? A large number of people hate on her because of her actions in the first few hours in the game. Its brutal, but it actually mirrors Ellie and Joel's story.

I thought Abby had the best parts of the game. I would replay the game just for the Hospital level alone. Also like a true action hero in a zombie world. Also going fisty cuffs with infected. Stronk lol

I thought Abby was the best character in the game and was given the best material to work with. I felt more in her sections that I did in any of Ellies and the dream sequence with her dad got to me as close as anything else in the game. I'm afraid though they shafted Abby by shoving her in half way and having progression stunned because of that. Her section is much better written and also has is more refined and better paced gameplay wise but again, shafted because of how the story was put together along with the characters around her who I'd have felt more for had their stories been shown before Ellie killed them, aside from that she gets the part of the story where the fun of the gameplay has wiegnwd and that's a shame. Ellies fluidity is much better and her combat encounters seem to have been better laid. 

I guess what I'm saying is it feels like two different game and both arcs have their negatives and positives but Abby was more focused, better written and takes the edge in interest to what is happening moment to moment.

Idd, she was probably the most well written and consistent throughout the story. I think if they didn't add her in the game ND wouldn't have gotten so much stick about it. Its a shame because of her appearance and what she did, people just suddenly shrug her off and instantly hate the character as you are basically forced to play as her for half the game. But like with all stories there is more to it than one side and I found it a very interesting take. I mean I really like Joel's character in the first game but it didn't hinder my enjoyment for the rest of the game. Lets not forget that Joel wasn't innocent, he was a part of the raiders before he met Ellie and as murdered as well as tortured a lot of people.

Yeah Ellie's campaign was decent and a bit more open. Also a bit over the place and it did kill some of the pacing by adding Abby in the equation. I wouldn't mind a chronological order play though campaign. With cut scenes and all.