Is the story a masterpiece like the first part?

[Bigboss PC Faster]

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[Imhigh]

Its better then the first one. First one is boring

[It Who Grinds Flesh]

It is the necessary completion of Joel's redemption arc, and then Ellie's journey through Hell where she learns to be better than Joel.

It's an excellent continuation of the story and completes it nicely.

[Stoibs]

Some of us like it better, others hate it.

It's kind of polarizing. Will really come down to your own preferences.

[Imhigh]

Dont buy the game if you cry like a child when your imaginary character dies

[BrandyUnexpected]

TLDW - It's a bloated vanity project with a plot and character writing that doesn't make sense riding the coat tails of the narratively superior first game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGtKUaPhdfk

Most of the forum and reviews on Steam for this game are from other fanboys who will defend this slop. I'll tell you how well that's going. 23k peak players. Dragon Age: The Veilgard peaked at 89k. People already know the story, how it ends, how a lot of people don't like it, and how many don't like the forced Woke messaging littered throughout the game.

Objectively, it's a bit of a piss poor port kinda like the first game with gameplay that hasn't aged in a over decade from other Sony walking simulators.

[bokke_commando]

I don't know if it's better or worse. It hits you in the feels multiple times though.

[bokke_commando]

Originally posted by BrandyUnexpected:

TLDW - It's a bloated vanity project with a plot and character writing that doesn't make sense riding the coat tails of the narratively superior first game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGtKUaPhdfk

Most of the forum and reviews on Steam for this game are from other fanboys who will defend this slop. I'll tell you how well that's going. 23k peak players. Dragon Age: The Veilgard peaked at 89k. People already know the story, how it ends, how a lot of people don't like it, and how many don't like the forced Woke messaging littered throughout the game.

Objectively, it's a bit of a piss poor port kinda like the first game with gameplay that hasn't aged in a over decade from other Sony walking simulators.

LOL you've been going hard today mate. I commend your efforts. I'm curious as to why you have such an axe to grind against this game and Sony. Interesting life you have their checking player numbers, cross referencing them against other games. I think Freud would have loved to get you on his couch.
What's that mate? oh let me stop you there, Sure my wife's boyfriend put me up to this because I'm a woke cuckster...? is that right, is that how you insecure, peak player counting, internet patrolling, tough guys put it? Actually, I don't care. Have a good day bro, and remember, It's all the women that reject you that have the problem, not you.

[BrandyUnexpected]

The fanboy salt is real!!

Originally posted by bokke_commando:

LOL you've been going hard today mate. I commend your efforts. I'm curious as to why you have such an axe to grind against this game and Sony. Interesting life you have their checking player numbers, cross referencing them against other games. I think Freud would have loved to get you on his couch.
What's that mate? oh let me stop you there, Sure my wife's boyfriend put me up to this because I'm a woke cuckster...? is that right, is that how you insecure, peak player counting, internet patrolling, tough guys put it? Actually, I don't care. Have a good day bro, and remember, It's all the women that reject you that have the problem, not you.

[evil microbe]

far better if you arent over weight

[It Who Grinds Flesh]

Originally posted by bokke_commando:

Originally posted by BrandyUnexpected:

TLDW - It's a bloated vanity project with a plot and character writing that doesn't make sense riding the coat tails of the narratively superior first game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGtKUaPhdfk

Most of the forum and reviews on Steam for this game are from other fanboys who will defend this slop. I'll tell you how well that's going. 23k peak players. Dragon Age: The Veilgard peaked at 89k. People already know the story, how it ends, how a lot of people don't like it, and how many don't like the forced Woke messaging littered throughout the game.

Objectively, it's a bit of a piss poor port kinda like the first game with gameplay that hasn't aged in a over decade from other Sony walking simulators.

LOL you've been going hard today mate. I commend your efforts. I'm curious as to why you have such an axe to grind against this game and Sony. Interesting life you have their checking player numbers, cross referencing them against other games. I think Freud would have loved to get you on his couch.
What's that mate? oh let me stop you there, Sure my wife's boyfriend put me up to this because I'm a woke cuckster...? is that right, is that how you insecure, peak player counting, internet patrolling, tough guys put it? Actually, I don't care. Have a good day bro, and remember, It's all the women that reject you that have the problem, not you.

I don't think he has an axe to grind, he just doesn't understand narrative structure. Most people don't because they never study it or maybe study it for one unit in a high school English class.

So these people are absolutely sure they're right based on the Dunning-Kruger effect.

I went to school for Creative Writing (my parents are well off and I didn't need a real degree), so I am constantly amazed by the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ takes most people have on narrative structure.

Joel's death as the end of his redemption arc is like story telling 101.

Ellie's "journey through Hell" for her to choose mercy at the end is also story telling 101.

The difficulty of her journey and her righteous reason for killing make her decision not to kill all the more powerful.

[Stoibs]

Originally posted by BrandyUnexpected:

23k peak players. Dragon Age: The Veilgard peaked at 89k.

Comparing a port of a 5 year old game to a brand new release is certainly something.

[Commander Shepard]

Yes

[Reported.]

Originally posted by bokke_commando:

I'm curious as to why you have such an axe to grind against this game and Sony.

Because a game is a game. Sony is just a corporation like any other.

[Redzeth]

Originally posted by Bigboss PC Faster:

?

Absolutely not, it takes away from the father daughter bond that was such a centerpiece in the first game and instead makes it some weird ass revenge plot where you play your revenge target girl boss that most people don't like.

When this came out on playstation this game got a lot of negative reviews, mind you this is before the whole woke/anti-woke drama that is happening online right now. I feel that most of the people playing this right now are "the target audience" since fans from the first game already know not to play this one.

The game might look pretty but it lacks in story and character that made it such a masterpiece in the first part.

[Stoibs]

Originally posted by Redzeth:

. I feel that most of the people playing this right now are "the target audience" since fans from the first game already know not to play this one.

The game might look pretty but it lacks in story and character that made it such a masterpiece in the first part.

What a weird contradictory statement..
I'm here and double dipped from console *because* of how much more than the original I liked it and the better storytelling/character beats.
To each their own.