The gameplay is quite different than the first TLOU1, and most criticism comes to the story and implementation that someone just watching other playing don`t really pay attention and the points that these guys usually bring isn`t flaws but really things they didn`t like (which is fine) but to claim their are flaws and therefore doesn`t deserve the prize is wrong on that end.

In VGC we have seem many "I loved TLOU1, watched TLOU2 on youtube and hate it" that still think Abby is a transsexual for example.

That's and extremely slim few that actually think and talk about that btw. I know, because I've been watching plenty of vids that talked about TLOU2 and it's controversial points, and very, very few brought up Trans talk of Abby. IF we go by VGC alone, that's a tiny spec of san in the vast sea of the internet. 

Dont know who taught you that, but its not true.

So you do agree that it is quite possible to have not played have the wrong misconception about the game and the impact of the story? And that the so called flaws you claim aren`t things you experienced first hand and quite possibly ignored the counters to them?

Abby being trans (which is something very evidently wrong, and that was brought here plenty of times) show that plenty of the so called well informed TLOU1 lovers that hate TLOU2 aren`t in fact that well informed, you could see the same for plenty of other less obvious but more frequent points that they bring.

God fobid you slap the monkey.

Sometimes I play games and don't like the story.  Gameplay is still the saving grace, and trumps story. 

Death stranding for example, to me looked boring from what I saw online, but experiencing was totally different. The feel of the controls was tight and realistic, it was more personal when playing on my own no distractions, was immersed in the world, I had to think for my self and things were at stake. It's a totally different experience when you are given the pwer of control.  Games like minecraft and animal crossing don't appeal to me at all, and I think how on earth can someone play that, but I bet if I let my mind go play it for a few hrs there is a 50% chance I might like it.

That's an iffy excuse to limit the entire game down to only it's controls, especially when you have to consider the fact that TLOU II is centred around a core story, that's been going since the first game.

Even for a game like Minecraft, you see people putting build videos for all to see, so they can visually learn from the crafter on how to build a specific object, all without having to stare down at a peripheral or having to have their hands on said peripherals at the time of watching the tutorial, but the "feel" ultimately isn't going to matter, when with a game like Minecraft, the visual build is what's going to matter, and you see it not only by watching the youtuber showing off the tutorial, but the end result of you yourself building that object. 

People can absolutely like DS for it's gameplay, but Kojima isn't the kind of dev who just makes a game and chucks out the story. The story is all around you in that game, from dialogues with NPC's, to flashbacks, to cutscene sequences etc. The game play is what moves you from sequence to sequence, but ultimately, with a game like DS, the story is what's going to matter and it's main focus, the diddling around on a bike across the mountains is the added bonus to letting you explore it's world, like you being able to walk around and shoot NPC's in TLOU II.

Thats fair enough. I only saw a few trailers of Death Stranding and I thought the gameplay looked kinda fun. The story looked crazy and interesting and the graphics were great. I played through the game and I found the gameplay kinda fun. I found the story to be crazy and interesting and the graphics were great. I also have over 30 years of experience with playing video games, so I can usually get a great overall picture of a game from trailers and videos. Let alone full playthroughs.

Doesnt mean a game cant surprise me. Animal Crossing: New Horizons sure as hell did. Thats a game were I didnt have much to compare it to though. Its pretty much the first Life Sim Ive ever played. TLOU2 is a sequel and Im sure I would think the game looked amazing if I watched a playthrough on Youtube instead of playing it myself. 

Im not saying watching it is the same as playing it as some here seems to think. Of course it isnt. Im just saying I can form a pretty accurate opinion alot of the time by watching a game being played.

And now we know that when you watch a tutorial you automatically learn how to do it, and to see and actor or artist doing something we know how to do it. To watch and do are about the same.

The Witcher 3 jumped to 265 awards all of the sudden!