This game, a masterpiece in its own regaurd, should be respected for its levels of story telling and the raw respectable talent that went into the character design and realism to detail. While some people might argue that the story was driven by grief (that there is so darn much of it, granted), I personally think that it added to the story because, well, why else would you play this game? The last game aimed to pitch a world where humanity was just that, human. And i think the sequel did that just fine as well. The only reason I cant give this as a 5 star is because it couldent top the narritive masterpiece of a ending the last part had. The second part felt like a fruitful addition to the story rather than a forced conception, and gave us more to remember about our beloved characters while intoducing new, more complicated ones as well.