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@zupertramp I quite enjoyed the first few seasons of TWD. I can’t remember where finally dropped off… somewhere around season 3 or 4. It was still pretty engaging, but I was falling further and further behind and as they kept dropping new seasons with no end in sight I lost interest from a narrative standpoint, as I prefer stories that have a clear direction with a conclusion in mind. I’m not sure if TWD finished with any solid finality. I guess this past season was supposed to be the last…? I’m not sure. But in fairness, TV shows will commonly fall victim to the “milk it for all its worth” approach rather than a true established creative and artistic vision for the series to end on a high note. So TWD isn’t alone in it’s meandering pace.

@Kidfried That’s wise to have tried as much as possible to separate your Part II playthrough from the general uproar. Having played it for the first time about 1 year ago I felt I had mostly avoided any influence from the heated discourse on the game. But it’s hard not to have some subconscious bias, given the overt visibility of Naughty Dog and the franchise. And unfortunately as the TV show and Part I remake have ramped up the public consciousness of Part II, there is much of the that opinionated schism about it resurfacing.

As a fan of Part II, I completely respect the honest and logical alternate views and opinions about it, but I don’t care for the socio-political issues that have been levied at its expense. Thankfully most of that has died down and the detractors now are more reasonable in their disapproval of Part II and do so sensibly.

Either way, I know you and I often concur on most games, so I anticipate you getting along really well with Part II, especially reading how much