Comic for Friday 6/26 (Early High Res)
I am not looking to start a debate on this, I'm not trying to rile anyone up. I'm not sitting behind a table with a "change my mind" sign on it.
I avoided all leaks and spoilers for TLOU2. I obviously did not let on that I had managed to do so, because that would almost certainly be inviting some jackass to intentionally try and spoil it for me. I would encourage any comments on this page to be spoiler free as well, for those still playing the game. Nonetheless, I finished the replay of the first game and dove right into the sequel, the entire extent of my foreknowledge being only the reveal trailer from a couple years back.
And while I may have avoided plot details and spoilers, it was downright impossible to avoid the vitriole surrounding the game in the wake of the leaks. I'm not about to retroactively parse the complaints, but having finally experienced the game's story, I can make a few educated guesses about why there are so many collectively salty underoos in a bunch.
I have only this to say: I enjoyed the hell out of The Last of Us Part Two. It's everything I loved about the first one, amplified. Emotionally challenging, heart-wrenching, heart-warming, a gorgeous and intricately detailed world with characters I understand and care for.
It's not my job to convince anyone not to quit on a game before it's even come out. But for those of you out there who may be on the fence about TLOU2, whether you've had certain elements spoiled for you or not, I highly recommend you not let the angry comments or the childish review bombing put you off experiencing a well-crafted game that was clearly a labor of love.
Comments (5)
I usually don't bother with reviews -- not for games, not for movies. I'll make up my own mind, thank you very much. In the past, I've played way too many games and saw way too many movies which according to reviews were bad, but I liked -- or vice versa. As Jason said a few comments back, the only useful thing you can get from reviews is the technical aspect - bugs and such things.
It may be a good game, but unless they bring it to Windows, I won't be playing it. Not a fan of consoles, at least not since the N64.
I'm right there with you Tim. I loved this game, and having just completed the first game again as well, they took everything I loved and made it better.
I've managed to avoid spoilers for the most part myself, however....I'm strongly leaning towards not getting the game at this point. The sheer number of people who hate it puts the game in what I'd consider a high-risk category. And I'm reminded too much of "Game of Thrones season 8", where, for the most part, I agree that it basically sucked, and the countless hours spent watching the show lead up to and ending that was horrid. That's my fear of Last of Us 2....I don't want to spend countless hours only to find out the story is a major disappointment. It's unfortunate that I can't learn more about it without at the same time spoiling it. What else can you really go by for deciding to get a game if not the reviews? It's taking a pretty big risk for what may end up being coin-flip odds.
The problem with reviews is they're horribly subjective. We've all played games and watched movies and thoroughly enjoyed them only to see reviews after horrendously maligning the media we just enjoyed.. because what we find enjoyable is so subjective, the reviews I find most useful for games are those that discuss the technical aspects like are the controls smooth, is it buggy/randomly laggy, and is half the content behind a paywall. So long as controls are solid, gameplay is smooth, and you're actually getting a complete game, literally every other aspect is purely subjective and as such irrelevant to anyone other than the reviewer