This is one of the best games I've ever played. They really take you on a rollercoaster of emotion. My first time playing, it was hard to watch Joel die, and difficult to open up to Abby because she killed Joel. I've played the game three times now, and I have come to love Abby and understand what she came to do. I never lost my love for Ellie and I don't think they wanted to make her seem worse. I think they wanted to highlight the fact that we are all human. The gameplay and controls are fantastic, ESPECIALLY if you play the plus mode with the gameplay modifiers. I will play this game until the day I die, and probably get a tattoo from it. 👍👍👍👍