Flosh

6y

Lol listen we can discuss this game critically instead of just sayin s*** just to say it. There’s an emphasis on the violence where they apparently even watched torture videos to study it. They humanized the npcs to make you feel the weight of every kill, giving names to them, having them interact and mourn, having the deaths graphic as hell and more.

Neil himself said “Engaging. Uncomfortable. I don't know about you, but these are the descriptors I want from The Last of Us 2. Anything but ‘fun’. ”So you’re made to feel guilty and conflicted when engaging in the 25 hour campaign gameplay loop, and then are encouraged to replay the game because you can’t fully upgrade everything off one playthrough, off a game that isn’t meant to be “fun” but instead deliberately aims to make you uncomfortable. People who understandably wouldn’t enjoy this aspect are able to say as such. It’s a valid critique.

ThuggerBaby

6y

I mean I think that can make sense for everyday gamers. I didn’t care one bit for breath of the wild or red dead redemption 2 because personally they just bored the s*** out of me. But I feel a professional reviewer is supposed to be someone who can take an unbiased viewpoint and be willing to work with the games themes and see how effective it is in communicating that. Not be saying “oh this is a bad time and this games themes of violent reality and grittiness are too much for me.” If anything that is a sign the game did a great job

Campari

6y

I want the physical but I’m trynna play it at midnight

DEL_245

6y

the way imma be able to play this before all y'all because timezones 😈

aaron xx

6y

we win 🤝

DEL_245

6y

as long as it delivers on Friday :((((

Glockaveli

6y

3 more days

Stan Smith

6y

Like I went a whole 2 weeks seeing violence in the street that was very brutal and real, and a man just got shot at a Wendy’s on cam recently. You’re big trippin if you can’t see why a game that’s seemingly holding itself up on its violence may not be the game to play rn.

Stan Smith

6y

Is it bias to think the game is needlessly dark and playing during today’s events may not give you the best outlook on it?

Because I’ve seen the game and I’ll just say the reviews featured in that Forbes article were not completely off base.