The next God of War submits to forced diversity

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[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It's just the standard zombie/survival genre that's been done to death by movies, TV shows, and games.

I completely disagree. Even though the genre was done to death, TLoU still felt refreshing. And the main characters - Joel and Ellie - are the heart and soul of the franchise. It's not about the zombies. It's about the fantastically written "father-daughter" relationship between those two characters. The story itself is simple, but the execution and the immersive writing is what makes it so good.

[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Perhaps. I guess it's just not my cup of tea. The whole story is made somewhat pointless at the end when Joel kills the doctors to save Ellie and he doesn't even tell her the truth. All their bonding becomes meaningless as the player isn't even given the choice as to whether they'll sacrifice Ellie or not.

[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The whole story is made somewhat pointless at the end when Joel kills the doctors to save Ellie and he doesn't even tell her the truth.

Again, I just disagree. I completely understood Joel's choice.

All their bonding becomes meaningless as the player isn't even given the choice as to whether they'll sacrifice Ellie or not.

No, it was Joel's choice, not yours as a gamer. Giving the player a choice would have ruined the ending for me.