The story just like the first game is about how our actions have consequences . It's about two women who lose father and or father figure in there lives . Many people who disliked the sequel don't understand Joel's past and how he did bad things . He betrayed the fire flys long ago during a smuggle run gone bad and he killed some of them . This story is about the consequences from not only those murders but the murder of the scientist whom was working on Ellie to find a cure vaccine to restore all of humanity . The game mechanics were much like the first game with added bonuses including how challenging you would like your game play custom , which also included the amount of supplies u get through out the game very nice touches . Also a larger amount of character specs through gathering pills during your journey .
The reason you play Abby is so you have a look at both sides and what sort of people they were . No body is good in the end , everyone has a dark side when a world has lost its morality , the choices of right and wrong are decided more through anger , revenge , rather than forgiveness . (Spoiler alert)
Abby was spared in the final scene because Ellie forgave Abby for what she did . She wasn't happy about it , she will never forget how the one person who raised her after her mother was killed thought of her as his own daughter and treated her with love and respect . But she learned that two wrongs don't make a right . By forgiving Abby she could finally be at peace with herself , Something Joel never could have . To make matters worse Ellie and Joel were finally going to make up after Ellie finds out the truth what really happened . On a side note Ellie also reaches out to Abby on the topic how she knew as to why she killed Joel . Going after Abby to kill her was more for her and it was being selfish , she could have started her life with her new girl friend instead she through her life away in the act of revenge .
Amazing game , great sequel ! I think that the credit wasnt given for this game and it's extremely disappointing . To create a video game like this is very challenging and yes you can be upset about the story not going the way you had wanted it but this story makes perfect sense . You can only be on your high horse for so long and pretty soon you will be knocked off of it . That's the point this game is trying to make . Learn from your mistakes , forgive others , make amends , join with others don't push people and other groups away further apart . People are meant to work together not against each other or every man for themselves but together as a whole .
(My Opinion for Last of Us 3)
This would make everyone happy including me because let's get this straight Joel was always our favorite character . They should make the 3rd game a prequel so right after Joel's daughter dies . A young Joel doing runs with Tess and Bill and how he made so many enemies with the other factions . The reason why so many gamers are confused about this sequel is because there's missing parts of the story . All we get is some small vague dialogue in the first game on how he made enemies with other groups but we never saw what really went on . A prequel would win fans back , and not only that we all would get to play Joel again . I do agree with Druckman f*** haters but at the same time giving them a taste of there own medicine by making the prequel will make the entire story come to life . It's the missing link to the story not only that things that made little sense in 2 can be explained in the prequel .