Just saw this online:

"The beginning of the game was the day after Ellie tells Joel she’d like to try to forgive him. Ellie trying to forgive Joel was her telling Dina she was gonna watch a movie with him that night."

The convo between joel and Tommy was def a flashback

Such a classic

Ellie's absolute biggest fear was being alone, and that is exactly how things end. Heartbreaking, but a real life lesson after letting hate consume her

they should drop a
card game for ellie's collectibles

i read every single one

i love s*** like that

lmao i thought i was the only one who thought so too but i was scared to say it

Anyone else who played on survivor, what was your toughest part?

For me, Abby in Seattle Day 1, fighting the infected in that closed area when you've boosted Lev and Yara over the door, and it feels like forever till they eventually burst through the car.

Must have died a dozen times. Had barely any ammo throughout and basically had to run in a loop from the 2 shamblers till Lev yelled out to come to the car.

Thought for sure I was doing something wrong, or missed some route, or spare ammo, till I realised it was a survive as long as possible kinda thing.

last one should be Tommy

oh s*** totally forgot about her saying that in the first game. good catch

I know ALOT of people are pissed that Ellie didnt kill Abby, but I'm truly glad she didnt. During that final fight, I kept hoping that Ellie wouldnt kill her, it just felt so wrong.

And I completely understand why Abby did what she did. Just imagine being in a broken world, and some man simultaneously kills the only person you care about AND prevents the world from having any type of cure

I can see why ppl didn’t care for the story choices but outside of the story which is great in some parts it’s just a great game to play

Can’t believe we got a whole scene of Owen clapping cheeks, Dennis from its always sunny would be proud

Lev: I don't like dogs

It’s not confirmed if she ends up alone or not. The only thing confirmed in the final scene is that she is finally moving forward from Joel’s death hence leaving his last connection to her at her house and walking away.

Infact, she does not have any ammo or guns from the previous level, Dina does not leave a note, she is wearing Dina’s lucky bracelet & their portrait is not in her room meaning the final scene probably takes place after the fight with Abby & Ellie returning to Jackson.

F*** them dogs in this game.

Most challenging part of the Ellie side of the story.

Couldn't wait to successfully sneak on 1 of them and beat the s*** outta it lol

I put mines in their path for some extra oomph

So I just finished this last night and wanted to frame my thoughts.

I played on Survivor, which I highly recommend and feel like is the way the game should be played. Maximum tension and danger, forcing you to weigh up the risk/reward of exploring an area, always feeling like the underdog and needing to be smart.

I had the fortune of avoiding any spoilers and leaks, never tuned into this or the neighbour thread throughout my playthrough either.

I think its really cool when you go back and watch some of the earlier gameplay trailers, the state of play for instance, how they intentionally cut Dina out when showing the Seattle Day 1 section. Very smart piece of misdirection and worked perfectly on me. All I was aware of story-wise in the run-up was that something terrible happens to Jackson which sends Ellie on this revenge quest, and I was certain this was something to do with Dina, given all the pre-release focus on her.

In hindsight, it made perfect sense to kill off Joel, it was the only logical motivator for such a quest and for the player, I just never thought they would go there. I truly did feel visceral anger at that point and was fully committed to killing all of them.

Of course, this would change. I really can say I felt every story beat they wanted me to, every moment of doubt, every twinge of regret and empathy. Really came to like Abby's character and her motivations. Loved Manny, which is crazy considering how much I hated him previously for spitting on Joel's corpse.

The switchover was such an unexpected surprise, and the Santa Barbara section (which gave me major BrBa Neo-Nazi vibes). So much longer than I expected (40 hours for me in total), but I was with it every step, never felt a lag.

Glad they tied Abby's revenge into the doctor, the mirroring worked perfectly, and was much more effective than just being a random person Joel screwed over offscreen.

I thought the game would end with Ellie and Dina on the farm, glad it didn't, something just felt off and it did feel like there was unfinished business, even if I (and she) wasn't fully committed.

I think in the end if Abby hadn't been in such a vulnerable state then things might have been different. But in the end she was so broken I was relieved when Ellie realised it just wasn't worth it anymore, and I feel like we made that realisation almost in sync.

Played a lot of games, but this might be the heaviest of all. Has left me pretty devastated, even though I see the end as a positive note. That last line really is perfect, even though at the time it felt anticlimactic. But it really speaks to the way sometimes things just really don't work out perfectly and we have to find some way to reconcile that and move on.

The only part that felt almost too deus ex machina to me, was Ellie leaving behind the map, which I guess indicated that they were located in the theatre even though it wasn't quite overtly shown.

Finally, the gameplay is astounding. The human enemies are the gold standard for games, bar none. The Seraphites whistling might be the coolest mechanic I've seen, you as the player don't know what it means, don't know where exactly its coming from, its terrifying and so well executed. In terms of blurring the line between combat and non-combat they did perfectly, felt tension and on my toes the whole time. Incredible horror imagery and gameplay too.

All in all, it's a masterpiece to me.

I got no interest in the story tbh but how is the multiplayer? Because multiplayer in the first one was lit

Not out yet

yeah....when are they gon announce factions for this fr