The key phrase here to me is “not the story that people think that they want to be told”. There are valid criticisms of the game for sure, but some people seem to dislike it in a way that basically boils down to it not being exactly the game that they wanted. That can be disappointing, sure, but it doesn’t automatically make it a bad game.
Edit: A few people seem to be misinterpreting what I’m saying. I didn’t say that ALL of the problems that people have with the game boil down to it not being exactly what they wanted it to be, I said that SOME did. I also didn’t say that there were no valid criticisms: I literally say right there that there definitely are some.
I did go in pretty open-minded and was ultimatley dissapointed by large portions of the second half of the game. I'm really glad to see there are a lot of people that genuinley do like the entire game though.
I saw someone on a Twitch stream complain how "there are no good or bad guys, everyone is shitty". I truly believe that some people simply do not pay attention to the story being told. Because that is exactly the point of this whole universe. No one is good. Everybody in this universe has done stuff, bad stuff, to survive. No one in this story gets the pass card for being good. Joel isn't a hero, he acted on emotion instead of logic. Ellie is as guilty as Abby. Abby is as guilty as Ellie. Abby couldn't let go of her Father's murder for five years. Ellie couldn't let go of Joel's murder until she had Abby dead to rights.
Faron-Woods on June 24th, 2020 at 16:52 UTC »
The key phrase here to me is “not the story that people think that they want to be told”. There are valid criticisms of the game for sure, but some people seem to dislike it in a way that basically boils down to it not being exactly the game that they wanted. That can be disappointing, sure, but it doesn’t automatically make it a bad game.
Edit: A few people seem to be misinterpreting what I’m saying. I didn’t say that ALL of the problems that people have with the game boil down to it not being exactly what they wanted it to be, I said that SOME did. I also didn’t say that there were no valid criticisms: I literally say right there that there definitely are some.
EzioTheAssassin55 on June 24th, 2020 at 18:11 UTC »
I did go in pretty open-minded and was ultimatley dissapointed by large portions of the second half of the game. I'm really glad to see there are a lot of people that genuinley do like the entire game though.
dumdumdougan15 on June 24th, 2020 at 19:27 UTC »
I saw someone on a Twitch stream complain how "there are no good or bad guys, everyone is shitty". I truly believe that some people simply do not pay attention to the story being told. Because that is exactly the point of this whole universe. No one is good. Everybody in this universe has done stuff, bad stuff, to survive. No one in this story gets the pass card for being good. Joel isn't a hero, he acted on emotion instead of logic. Ellie is as guilty as Abby. Abby is as guilty as Ellie. Abby couldn't let go of her Father's murder for five years. Ellie couldn't let go of Joel's murder until she had Abby dead to rights.