Just because a character you like dies, does not make it a bad game. Naughty dog upped their game here. The graphics, gameplay, and AI programming is unparalleled. You still get a good portion of “X” character in the game even though they die quite early on. Most of these reviews are from people who just watched live-streams of Pewdiepie and others and just negatively reviewed it from watching others. There is a reason this game did so well with the critics, because once you realize that this isn’t a Disney film, where all the hero’s live happily ever after, you’re playing the wrong game.
If you are a true fan of TLOU, grinded for the platinum, and have been excited for this game since it was announced, I promise you will enjoy this game. It’s different, yes, but this is what I like about naughty dog, they don’t copy/paste games like you see nowadays. This is a masterpiece and if you can appreciate the little things in this game, you’ll appreciate it even more.