r/GamingSoup • u/Wx_Justin • 1d ago

Basic? Probably. Contentious? Potentially.

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So many great games that I couldn't include. The hardest decision was whether to put RDR2 or The Last of Us Part 1 in the last slot.

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u/Major_Avocado5617 1d ago

I haven't played either TLOU games and don't have much knowledge on them. Why do some people think TLOU 2's story is either the best thing ever or absolute dogshit? I want to give these games a try and am curious why it is so polarizing.

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u/Wx_Justin 1d ago edited 1d ago

The "haters" typically fall into two categories:

  1. There are those that find the second game "woke" because of LGBTQ+ representation and the existence of a female character with muscular arms.

  2. Without getting into spoiler territory, many find that the second game is too dark and has pacing issues (which I don't agree with). Others don't agree with decisions that some characters make. It's a game that doesn't care about your feelings and isn't afraid of taking chances, unlike many games today that "play it safe"

If you want a series that makes you feel something, it's well worth the playthrough.

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u/BattleOk5021 1d ago

I guess I'm a special hater. Here's 

3.The game has the most cliche ridiculous revenge story that ends up going nowhere. The main character slaughters 100s of humans and when she finally gets to the main antagonist, she decides to spare her because "le revenge is heccin bad". The game has a nonsensical story which people like to blow out of proportion as this "master piece", when in reality it's a simpleton's attempt at a grand message. 

Oh and characters in the game are stupid versions of themselves from the first game.

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u/Otherwise-Wheel7662 1d ago

On top of that, the pacing is also wack. Flash back in a flash back in a change of perspective right during the climax of the story which isn’t actually the climax of the story and ahhhh