(POSSIBLE SPOILERS INSIDE) The agenda and political discussion of Naughty Dog

[DonFerrari]

GodOfPeace3 said:
Really everything that needs to be said about it is right here https://redd.it/hr5gb6

Would be good to give the bullets of what you found relevant there.

Story

[Video/Audio Analysis]

1. The People Vs. The Last of Us Part 2

2. The Last Of Us Part 2 Review - YongYea

3. The Last of Us Part 2 Critique

4. What Makes The Last of Us 2 a Narrative Disaster?

5. A Barren Story, Poorly Told

6. The Last of Us 2: An Honest Review

7. ELLIE'S Story: Plot Holes & Deus Ex Machina

8. It CAN Be for Nothing

9. A Personal Examination

10. "Joel Deserved Better" - A Failure In Storytelling

11. Joel's Death | Last of Us 2 Analysis

12. Masterpiece? Absolutely not

13. The Last of Us Part II - Angry Review

[Written Posts]

1. Why are people so butthurt about The Last of Us Part II?

2. The Last Of Us, the masterpiece, the sequel. A review/recap of the two games.

3. My concern with Ellie stating she should have died.

4. Why this sequel was always going to be divisive

5. TLOU2's story is bad. Here's why.

[Published Articles]

1. The Last of Us Part II is Fundamentally Flawed

2. The Last of Us Part II’ Is Stunning, but It’s Pure Misery Porn

3. 'TLOU Part II' Is a Grim and Bloody Spectacle, but a Poor Sequel

4. The Last of Us Part 2 review: We’re better than this

5. The Last of Us Part II Tests the Limits of Video-Game Violence

Character Critiques & Discussion

• Bigotry comes from the game (an LGBTQ gamer POV)

• A big reason why Abby is not liked

• Manny's Stereotypical Character

• Ellie putting a Knife to Lev

• 'Non-sexualized female protagonist' with explicit sex scene

• What Joel Should've Said to Ellie

• 2 minutes of TLOU has more character depth than the entirety of Part 2

• The Last of Us Part II condemned as ‘trauma porn’ over trans abuse plot

• How 'The Last of Us Part II' fails its women protagonists

Interesting Topics to Explore

• Abby’s original character design

• Surgeon in TLOU1 was black

• A Revision to Joel and Ellie's Conversation at St. Mary's

• Tommy and Ellie's uncle/niece relationship

• A Real Lawyer analyzes Joel's actions of TLOU1 ending

• The Last of Us 2 Ending Was Originally Different, Darker

• How The Last of Us 2 Should Have Ended

Observations/Criticism about the Developers

• Deceitful Marketing, Sony’s Double Standards, Ego Accusations

• The Last Of Us 2 BURNING Through Staff

• Some Naughty Dog Developers Allegedly Hope The Last of Us Part II Will Fail to Prove Poor Working Conditions are Not Viable

• Crunch once again in the spotlight after damning report on The Last of Us 2

• Naughty Dog Is Contacting Critics Who Gave Bad Reviews To The Last Of Us Part 2

• The Naughty Dog Controversy

• Neil Druckmann in 2013 "Joel has no choice"

• Troy Baker said Joel (surrogate father) and David (cannibal/pedo) "mirror each other"

• Last of Us 2's Neil Druckmann 'Wanted People To Hate Abby Immensely'

• Naughty Dog, please, this is not how you treat your audience

• I can't shake this feeling...

While this game has been very divisive and controversial, this post nor does this group promote or condone threats to ANY of the creators or actors of this game.

And FYI, I have no intent on having drawn out conversations about these topics individually. I have reviewed a load of positive and negative feedback on this game, and while I appreciate and respect both, the positive is what's getting the spotlight in most places of the internet outside of this subreddit, despite how much is problematic with the game and the developers in regards to their audience.

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There have been some requests from people who didn't like it for reviews to understand why people did like it despite some of the criticism. Keeping this list short to maintain the original purpose of this post.

1. The Last of Us 2 is a Flawed Masterpiece

2. Why I Stopped Hating Last Of Us 2

3. Why I Liked The Last Of Us Part II

4. Why I Loved The Last Of Us Part II

5. Understanding The Last of Us Part II

So basically is a list of every complain while saying why the game is divisive instead of why some hate it.

Last edited by DonFerrari - on 30 July 2020