The Last of Us Part 2 - PS5

[Gremal]

Originally Posted by Warm Gun

Not what I mean. All those Ellie deaths you see (or, if you want, a bad player sees) are possible futures for her as she goes on this pointless quest. She takes on so much danger for a man who's already dead. Just because she said something mean to him before he died? As she leaves her girlfriend and the baby to try again and then slaughters so many more on her way to emaciated Abbie in that final chapter, her obsession seems bizarre. Autistic. I'm reading the manga Lone Wolf and Cub. Was made into a movie series. At least there it wasn't just bloody revenge but also the goal to clear his name and reestablish his house. Druckmann's a bad storyteller.

It is not a pointless quest. Joel was a father figure to Ellie. Joel put his life on the line and sacrificed the people he knew to help Ellie. Yes, he also killed a couple dozen strangers. Contrary to the way WLF sees Joel, he was a hero and one of the most beloved characters in gaming history. You display ignorance in describing Ellie as autistic for avenging him. You're ignorance about autism is even worse than your ignorance about vengeance as a motive in video games.

Druckmann built his career by being a great storyteller. The first installment of TLoU was arguably the greatest story of any video game ever created. The Uncharted games also were built on great stories. Maybe Druckmann is no longer a great storyteller or maybe he squandered it by choosing to indulge in gender dysphoria and quickly kill off his most popular character in TLoU2 for no good reason. I don't like the story of TLoU2 any more than you do, but it doesn't erase all of Druckmann's achievements.

As for alternating the shoulder as a shooter, I don't know why you think this should be a part of the shooter's experience. Have you ever trained with real firearms? Not only do you need to favor your dominant hand, but your dominant eye when using the sight on your weapon. No amount of training can change your dominant eye. I suppose if you train hours a day with your weaker hand, you could perhaps make some progress with your off hand. In terms of gameplay, it doesn't add anything to be able to switch shoulders and makes the game less realistic. So why make that a part of the gameplay? You never make a good case for it.