The 3 is because, story aside. The gameplay is pretty cool I guess. In alot of ways it's an improvement in mechanics compared to the first game I like the crafting and weapons upgrades more. Its detailed and pretty well done. It would be a 4 star... if the rest of the game wasnt absolute garbage. I wouldnt say that people shouldnt play the game because there are some very beautiful parts in it that make it worth while like flashback scenes. But everything else is just absolutely awful. It's like if in the first game they made you play as dave after you see what he does to ellie. It's so out of line and disrespectful to the story they set up in part 1... play at your own discretion and be warned that any positive expectations should be thrown out the window. Lower the bar for it being good and it will be a better experience in my opinion. I hope that they have way to fix this or write it out as a misprint or something because alittle over half of this game shouldn't even exist in the first place.