This game offers a very fun and enjoyable game play that could be better but is not a huge issue, exploration is well rewarded. Now for the story it is actually quite good. It perfectly shows what an obsessive revenge can lead to, the road to finding peace and forgiveness. Give the game a chance and you will love it. I loved Joel too but saying a game is terrible because of how a character is killed is ridiculous. Simply because a character is killed in a certain way does not mean it was meaningless. Love it or hate it(With actual reason) it is a well told story pacing might be throw you off a little but it's not that big a deal.