Adam Templeton

A truly excellent game!!! WARNING SPOILERS TO FOLLOW!!! One of my favorite things about this game how it shows the story, instead of telling it. The Internet would have you believe that Joel getting ambushed by Abby is completely out of character. And they're right... for old Joel. But new Joel has lost his edge. He's not the same creature of savage survival as he was in the first game. The very first scene of "The Last Of Us Part II" highlights this change. Joel's not carrying a gun. Instead, he wears a guitar on his back, at the exact same place and angle where his rifle hung throughout ALL of the first game. It's such an excellent visual way to convey that he's softened... and it shows the consequences of doing so, given the life he's lived. The entire game is FULL of excellent visual symbolism such as this. Don't let the haters put you off -- this is 100% the sequel the first game deserved!