While the graphics and gameplay are updated, the story ends 2 hours in and you are left to play another 23ish hours of forced mindless dribble that ends with nothing being resolved and everything to be yearned for. The 7 years it took to make this game were evidently not used to make a better story, and the smoke and mirrors tactic naughty dog employed to trick people into buying the game was an egregious act that no major media outlet is covering because the only thing publications such as IGN care about are brownie points and being in the good graces of naughty dog and sony. Apparently receiving early review copies are the only thing that keeps games like these on top, but take a second and think about it for yourself: perfect 10/10's, 100/100's ? Something shouldnt feel right here for you. This game is nothing like the first, and anyone going into this game based on the previous will be extremely disappointed. The fall of Neil Druckman, Anita Sarkesian and publications that blindly review videogames will bring the rise of gaming.