I first have got to be honest with the unprepared at this point, this is an extremely brutal, violent depiction of how far humans are willing to go when law and order is long gone and society has broken down completely. I have played the first one back when it was out all those years ago and that game was an emotional story of loss and survival during the break down of society itself the latter is a progression 5 years later. Please do not read on if you haven't played!!!
This game has a devastating loss almost immediately for anyone who has played the first and become attached to the character of Joel and his willingness to survive no matter what the cost but also to deliver and then save ellie at the same time which his character evolved towards almost adopting her as the daughter he lost. I highly recommend this game full stop, the character of abby and her vendetta with Joel is completely understandable in my opinion and an eye for and eye rings true to this game. One of the best story driven, graphically and mechanically perfect games of a generation once again and my respect to naughty dog as a company thankyou for such a masterpiece I recommend to all.
Adam M