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Topic	Actual The Last of Us Part II Spoiler Topic
Lightning Strikes 07/05/20 10:30:29 AM #2:	Personally, I felt it was a very good game, a clear improvement over the original, and Naughty Dogs best yet. More than anything else, I find the structure of this games narrative fascinating. I am not sure if the structure they picked is the ideal one, however, though it does have its advantages. I can think of at least four alternate cuts that would have a very different impact. In particular Id love to see what a chronological version of this game looks like. On the one hand I felt that the current presentation introduces a bit of repetition that slows the pacing a tad. On the other hand, when you return to the Aquarium as Abby knowing what youre going to find, it makes the whole thing much more harrowing. And that perspective shift is probably the most interesting thing about the game. The one edit that Id say would definitely improve things is putting the flashback to the dance at the start of the game (after the prologue). It was in the main trailer, and you dont really benefit from having it right near the end. And conversely that last flashback really benefited from being right at the very end, it provided a bit of relief from the unrelenting grimness of the rest. I feel the main weakness of the game other than possibly the structural stuff is some pacing problems. Abby Day 1 has been discussed a lot as being too long, but for me where things really got slow was the last section. It felt like it either needed to be a lot longer, or a lot shorter. The best part of this entire game is easily Abbys Day 2. The sky bridge sequence, the hotel, and the hospital basement with the rat king were all incredible, especially the last one. Also it was nice to actually accomplish your goal and not have everything go horribly wrong for once! And while I dont think the effects of the leaks on the discourse around this game (ie making it toxic) dont really need to be discussed any more, it does strike me as funny that the people slamming the game for the content in the leaks dont even know what the rat king is. Or any of the best parts of this game. So anyway, great game, probably my game if the year so far, Part II>Left Behind>The Last of Us. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh azuarc <cite>Lightning Strikes posted [p:941700529] in Actual The... [t:78825910]...</cite> <quote>Personally, I felt it was a very good game, a clear improvement over the original, and Naughty Dogs best yet. More than anything else, I find the structure of this games narrative fascinating. I am not sure if the structure they picked is the ideal one, however, though it does have its advantages. I can think of at least four alternate cuts that would have a very different impact. In particular Id love to see what a chronological version of this game looks like. On the one hand I felt that the current presentation introduces a bit of repetition that slows the pacing a tad. On the other hand, when you return to the Aquarium as Abby knowing what youre going to find, it makes the whole thing much more harrowing. And that perspective shift is probably the most interesting thing about the game. The one edit that Id say would definitely improve things is putting the flashback to the dance at the start of the game (after the prologue). It was in the main trailer, and you dont really benefit from having it right near the end. And conversely that last flashback really benefited from being right at the very end, it provided a bit of relief from the unrelenting grimness of the rest. I feel the main weakness of the game other than possibly the structural stuff is some pacing problems. Abby Day 1 has been discussed a lot as being too long, but for me where things really got slow was the last section. It felt like it either needed to be a lot longer, or a lot shorter. The best part of this entire game is easily Abbys Day 2. The sky bridge sequence, the hotel, and the hospital basement with the rat king were all incredible, especially the last one. Also it was nice to actually accomplish your goal and not have everything go horribly wrong for once! And while I dont think the effects of the leaks on the discourse around this game (ie making it toxic) dont really need to be discussed any more, it does strike me as funny that the people slamming the game for the content in the leaks dont even know what the rat king is. Or any of the best parts of this game. So anyway, great game, probably my game if the year so far, Part II>Left Behind>The Last of Us. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh azuarc</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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