Andrew Mandis

Listen I don’t think it’s completely and utterly trash. The gameplay was cool, although I do wish they added a hip fire mechanic like uncharted, and perhaps a few extra little things here and there to spice it up a bit. The opening was great and quite heartfelt, the museum flashback was absolutely beautiful, and was what I wanted more from the sequel. The graphics and level design was great, the acting and performances from the actors and people was just as good as the first game and I have no complaint there. I can tell a lot of work was put into this game and I will never hate the people who made it. Don’t listen to the silly reviews of “Ellie became a lesbian” she was always a lesbian, she didn’t “become” anything. Also, Abby IS NOT a transgender person, OR A LESBIAN. Now there is a trans person named Lev in the game, but that is somebody else. Way too many copy and pastes of the same review because people aren’t smart enough to voice opinions in their own ways I suppose. 🤷‍♂️That or they’re just bots. Into the negative: think Joel’s death was just so wrong, 25 years of survival experience within the wasteland only to die like the way he did was pathetic and uncharacteristic of him. Joel and his brother Tommy would have used fake names, and they would have kept their gear to prepare for anything they could stop or get away from. I think the game was depressing, just relentlessly bleak and sad. I felt miserable as I was playing it and after finishing it I had to go through a little recovery period of my own just with myself lol. I’m not saying I want a fairy tale but let’s be honest, The first game dealt with themes of tragedy, pain, and loss, yet it still struck a balance with those themes. The sequel was poorly balanced in tone, no hope or joy. I found the direction of Ellie’s character relatively poor as well, most of her likeable qualities were just simply not present in the sequel. She was so bleak and horrible. I understand why, as it kinda makes sense in the story they were going for but I don’t like the direction of her and the story. The early dialogue with her as 19 felt a little weird and cliche, the bigot sandwhich thing sounds like someone from Gen z complaining on X. Doesn’t seem like language that would appear 25 years in the apocalypse. Guess they needed us to be reminded that homophobia exists and Ellie is a resilient lesbian woman? Idk. Again, not hating, just nitpicking. First game didn’t really have this stuff. I also would have preferred a more linear structure to the game, and playing as Abby for so long wasn’t ideal in my opinion. They’re my main criticisms, the others have been said by other people but these were the ones I was strong on.

This film is so good, the animation is great, the characters are cool and fun. Chicken Joe in particular is quite funny. The waves look really well animated. The documentary style of the film is just brilliant. Though the movie is a little short it’s still a fun watch. I definitely recommend this animated movie.

Great movie. You should watch it. It’s like a comic book brought to life on the screen! It’s got some nice humour, and the beginning made me smile and giggle a bit with all the Sam Raimi trilogy references or possibly “flashbacks” if you will.