lachesis
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The reason that almost everyone loves the original is how the moral dilemma was presented in the end. Perhaps because I am 100% believer of killing one person for the sacrifice of others is wrong and evil deed, that one person's life is just as important as millions - while the resolution of the game was not clear cut, at least it was told such way - that left players to think for themselves the result, in a perfectly respectful manner - albeit I do think the choice was somewhat narrow and arbitrary for the sake of presenting such dilemma.
TLOU2 though, has this arrogant & condescending tone of trying to teach the players it's own theme - how bad the cycle of vengeance is, especially by forcing the player to play as certain character in later 10 hrs of the game - that many people were feeling okay all the way upto that point, then suddenly just got turned off by playing that character. Personally I have no issues with character's sexual orientation or whatnot - but while I see what the creator's intention was to see the both sides - if it didn't work for the mass, the storyteller has failed to deliver it's message, period.
There's no one to blame on this except the storyteller's own arrogance. The ones who can enjoy the message of the game as its presented in current form - I am genuinely happy for you - but that doesn't make the common folks opinion wrong. That's just a shallow elitism - and perhaps that's why there's so much gap between the reaction of the mass and educated Journalists.
TLOU2 though, has this arrogant & condescending tone of trying to teach the players it's own theme - how bad the cycle of vengeance is, especially by forcing the player to play as certain character in later 10 hrs of the game - that many people were feeling okay all the way upto that point, then suddenly just got turned off by playing that character. Personally I have no issues with character's sexual orientation or whatnot - but while I see what the creator's intention was to see the both sides - if it didn't work for the mass, the storyteller has failed to deliver it's message, period.
There's no one to blame on this except the storyteller's own arrogance. The ones who can enjoy the message of the game as its presented in current form - I am genuinely happy for you - but that doesn't make the common folks opinion wrong. That's just a shallow elitism - and perhaps that's why there's so much gap between the reaction of the mass and educated Journalists.