The Last of Us Part 2 - PS5

[Gamma_Winstead]

Originally Posted by JayTL

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Joel never wanted her. Never "adopted" her or considered her family in part 1. He was going to leave her in the hospital until he realized she wasn't going to survive and she didn't know.

Dude, what? Did we play different games? I have no idea how you can experience that story and not think Joel considered Ellie his new daughter. Like, did you not pay attention to anything? I can't even say skipping the cutscenes would suffice as there's plenty of dialogue in-game during exploration that completely disagrees with you. This is just one of the most off base and wrong readings of the original game I've ever read. I truly don't know how you can experience Last of Us 1 in its entirety and still think Joel never cared for Ellie or considered her family.