The positive media reviews for this must have been paid for, as I'm sad to say the story is terrible. There are multiple reasons this game is getting so much backlash which shows they do not know, or care about their main audience that buys these games. Unfortunately it is easy to see why and I really don't know who they made this game for, maybe 1-2% of the usual audience? As with most things now, people wanted an escape and good story but it doesn't stack up and instead seems to have been written by someone from Vice. The graphics are great yes, but the backlash against the story was inevitable. Naughty Dog were more interested in destroying the old characters and bringing in ones noone is going to like or relate to. Again, know your audience and provide something those people want to buy.