Playing The Last of Us Part II is Much Better Now After Watching The Show

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Has HBO’s The Last of Us show changed fans’ thoughts on Naughty Dog’s sequel, The Last of Us Part II? Maybe.

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The Last of Us Part II remains one of the most divisive titles in Sony’s last-gen catalogue. The sequel to a fundamentally perfect game, Part II took many chances when it came out – and for some fans, it completely missed the mark. I must confess that I was among those enraged by most of the storytelling decisions in Part II.

One of the main reasons why I loved The Last of Us – and I think many fans can relate here – was the dynamic between Joel and Ellie. The idea of an adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic cityscape inhabited by “non-zombies” has been done to undeath – but that wasn’t what made The Last of Us special.

At the centre of it all was Joel – a troubled character that the player learns to sympathize with through every hardship. The opening scenes – with Joel losing his daughter – felt brutal. The game’s ending, where Joel sacrifices what’s left of his moral compass to save Ellie, feels like a kick straight to the gut. All of that, I feel, was undone by Part II.

Beyond Abby unceremoniously dispatching Joel, it felt like Part II just wanted to be edgier than Part I. It didn’t matter if characters made decisions that didn’t fit their character arcs – as long as it was “dark,” it was fair play. That would explain why Neil Druckmann swears Abyy is as much of a hero as Ellie – even though the game itself paints her (and every decision she makes) in an increasingly negative light.

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