Wokeness ruined the series

[GhostHawk196]

I absolutely loved the Last of Us back when it released in 2013 on the PS3. It was a perfect game.

Was so excited for The Last of Us Part 2 and was hoping for another incredible story. Unfortunately despite the technical execution of the game being top notch, they just couldn’t resist and had to add fashionable political themes at the time into what would have been an incredible game.

The Last of Us clearly didn’t need a sequel and this is a rare instance where the sequel has compromised the original from the past.

[Sugam]

Wow this series fell hard on political BS. Also, its "ma'am" lol.

[Skeletor]

Yes. They were chimps in the first game. In the second one they became purple chimps. Wokeness doesn't make you a human. It changes your color

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[Jeffer'son Airship]

TLOU2 was a complete mess writing wise, but it had nothing to do with "wokeness." It was mostly the same team as the first game.

Naughty Dog literally admitted they had no idea what to do for a sequel to the first game and had even intended to make one without Ellie and Joel, but publisher (and likely fan) pressure had them revisit characters that didn't need to be revisited and there really was only one way for Joel's story to go.

It was a game Naughty Dog DID NOT WANT TO MAKE and it shows in the writing. Everybody was still giving it their all, but the writers struggled making something they had not intended to make.

[Skeletor]

Actually I dunno calling this as series is legit. There are only two games

[State Line Crosser]

Publicado originalmente por Mokinokaro:

It was mostly the same team as the first game.

Druckman. It's less about how many of the same people and more about which ones they lost.

[BigBlueWolf]

When "woke" jumped the shark, the "anti-woke" crowd did the same in a matter of weeks.

While "woke" quickly became the pejorative of choice for any bigot with a list of age-old grievances against familiar targets, it also been adopted by people whose most important contribution to any discussion is, "You're not my mom!".

[Tyo_ma]

Publicado originalmente por Will:

if you actually bothered to sit down and play with the game, you'd realise it really wasn't about any "woke" messages, Abby being a super buff woman doesn't really change the story in any way.

it does

[Leo]

We're locking this thread as it has devolved into non-productive argument. Thanks for your understanding.