Current Events > Is the reason why the last of us 2 won so many awards because

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It was a video game that told a "story" and had hollywood level production?

what cinematic AAA game doesn't have a "Hollywood level production" these days?

it won the awards because the award givers felt it deserved it.

nothing deeper than that.

13 Sentinels was absolutely robbed of Best Narrative at TGA 2020 and that disgrace will live in infamy for the rest of history.

The A.I. was also top notch or maybe even next level. Unless you wanna just take the easy road of bitching about how they're not always seen by enemies and ignore all the super impressive shit surrounding it.

g0ldie posted...

what cinematic AAA game doesn't have a "Hollywood level production" these days?

it won the awards because the award givers felt it deserved it.

nothing deeper than that.

Absolutely no way it was "that" good

simp5 posted...

Absolutely no way it was "that" good

you not agreeing with the outcome isn't proof of your statement.

g0ldie posted...

you not agreeing with the outcome isn't proof of your statement.

I don't think you're understanding him. He's saying that he doesn't feel it was good. So, throw away your own personal experience and perspective, along with everyone else's that agrees with you. That's all he wants. Quit being a butthole about it.

my mistake

Yeah cause it's a movi game

It won awards because its a good game

Feline_Heart posted...

It won awards because its a good game

...for me to poop on!

simp5 posted...

Absolutely no way it was "that" good

It was pretty good. Like worst case scenario, it was a 7/10 gaming experience imo - looked amazing, was incredibly well made as far as models and systems go, with a few significant hiccups in the story including a final act that felt a little bit shoehorned. Perfectly fine game that wasn't perfect in itself, but was an impressive feat all the same.

The issue with the backlash it received is that the dumb fuck instigators made it impossible to actually have a critical and nuanced discussion about the game. For every person who wants to talk about aspects of the game they didn't like in a constructive and genuinely critical way, there was someone else saying that Neil Druckman made a self insert who has sex with one of the characters, that Abby's physique is impossible with the diet they must have according to a couple in-game assets related to her commune's food supply, and people who send death threats to Laura Bailey and the person whose face they captured to portray the character.

The awards are whatever - like Goldie said, the people who give out the awards thought it should get awards, and to add to what they said, that reflects on the award giver moreso than on the game itself. The scores of awards it earned can be seen as an indicator of quality, but the transaction between an award giver and an award recipient is ultimately an expression of the award giver's feelings towards the recipient - it's a transaction rooted in the award giver's tastes and personal values moreso than it is a seal of quality.

At the end of the day, while I think it's well-made and generally pretty impressive, The Last of Us II isn't perfect. I still think it's pretty good, and the backlash it faced is frustrating because it makes it harder to have an actual conversation about the game, but it's a low to mid 7/10 as far as I'm concerned. My stance on the game is mostly wrapped up in its reception, because while criticism is absolutely valid, there's always been something extremely stupid and rotten about this game's reception, and it's frustrating.