#naughty dog has balls of steel for it fr

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Maybe a controversial take but I think the themes and ideas of tlou1&2 are pretty aligned, actually, and the difference is pt2 forces you into the other perspective instead of just hinting at it like pt 1 does (for example, if in tlou1 we played sections as Marlene before outbreak/before Anna’s death/ as Ellie is being brought to the fireflies)

#im not saying this would’ve been GOOD for pt1. #i think pt one is a masterpiece and I don’t really wanna touch it because my fingers will leave smudges #however what I’m saying is that tlou 1 OFFERS You the perspective while pt 2 MAKES you live it for 15 hours straight #and that is a huge huge huge thing #naughty dog has balls of steel for it fr #i Just see so many ppl say that pt1&2 are SO different and I’m like…a bit yeah but at the soul it’s all still there #the messages #the ideas #the emotion #it’s all there #ofc it’s a diff experience and I think if you headed into pt2 expecting like #the Wild and Wacky Adventures of Joel And Ellie part 2 you were setting yourself up for disappointment #but like… i dunno i found the heart of the message to be the same sound #text post #tlou part 2 #joel tlou #tlou #tlou hbo #the last of us #ellie tlou #marlene tlou #OH im also just saying this would’ve made Marlene infinitely more sympathetic in the players eyes #which would’ve created a bit more conflict within ppl relating to Joel’s decision #which is imo why they made pt2 the way they did #too many people just…never really considered it a moral dilemma #and that’s a bit sad because the moral dilemma is like the best part!! engage in the complexity!!!! wooo!!!! #anyway yeah