Today’s game is some more of The Last of Us Part II. And man, i knew Joel’s death was coming, down to the very moment it happened. And i still couldn’t accept it. The game does a really good job of making you grieve for Joel, because fuck, i want revenge now too. Even after it happened, i spent a good few minutes in denial. Fuck this game (in a good way). It’s so cruel making me sad like this. Really liking it though.

Another thing i liked is the game letting you see Ellie mourning, and through that mourn yourself. It had me walk through Joel’s house and take a look at it all the stuff, and you end up getting Joel’s revolver and watch which I love. The game could have easily said “whelp, Ellie’s pissed, running away to Seattle” and let it end there. But instead we got one last goodbye to Joel in a way.

We even got to see his Jacket one last time. I wish Ellie took it to add to her wardrobe, but also, understandably, Seattle can be hot as fuck sometimes. Still, it would have been nice.

Another detail i kind of liked that i think helped me accept Joel’s death, was actually before. When Ellie and Dina are in the Weed Room, Ellie shows Dina her scar from being bitten, and Dina brushes that off as being just a joke before the game tosses you into action with Joel. In a way, to me, that kind of felt like the game nudging me away from Part I. It’s saying “Hey man, this isn’t Joel’s story anymore, this isn’t about Ellie’s immunity. Joel’s story is over, both metaphorically and literally. Now it’s about Ellie’s revenge”. I’m not very far in, so we’ll have to see if the immunity comes up again though.