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Does The Last of Us Part II Live Up To Expectations?
Did You Know That Murdering People Is Bad?
If I asked you to name the one thing the made The Last of Us so special, what would you say?
Would it be the beautiful, desolate post-apocalyptic world that developer Naughty Dog created? Or would it be the sweat-inducing gameplay and the palpable tension, as you’re forced to confront a horde of Clickers armed with nothing more than a single revolver round and a brick?
That’s not what I think The Last of Us is about (although the Hotel Basement scene will haunt me for the rest of my days) For me, Naughty Dog’s stroke of genius is the story that the game tells.
The Last of Us is about Joel and Ellie, and how their relationship develops as they embark upon a perilous journey across what remains of the United States of America. It’s about the quiet moments of reflection as Ellie learns more about the world that she has never known. It’s her disbelief as she learns what an ice-cream truck was, or her scoffing at the idea of people intentionally starving themselves for the sake of their appearance. This is Joel And Ellie’s story.
