I never wrote a review for anything in my entire life, but it saddens me that this game is undervalued because of just pure Bull Sheet. So to balance things out here is my take.
The story needs to be understood. You need to pay attention to the sequence of events so you can appreciate the brilliance of the storytelling for this game.
I want to replay it again but the story hits me hard, that I need to cope with this feeling for days before I will do my second playthrough. I already have beaten the game in survivor though.
The story is soul-crushing, it cuts deep. You will wish you have taken this action instead of that because, in the blink of an eye, that opportunity could be lost.
This game is mainly about Ellie's relationship with Joel. Secondly, this game is all about the act of "that" that every person has.
If you play the game, you will understand why Ellie is eager to seek revenge despite what happened that night prior to Joel's death (this is on the last minutes of the game).
The ending is more bittersweet than the first one that I really wish there will be a part 3. I feel how Ellie feels right now.
[Good]
Attack dogs
Enemies improved a lot compared to the first game, they will try to get behind your back.
Stalkers fully realized in this game, I've never seen a stalker on the first game.
I like how they added hand to hand combat. I wish they will improve this on the next one "hopefully"
Graphics - do I need to say more?
[Bad]
I encounter a bug in the aquarium after I fell from the vent.
Abby's movement feels clunky sometimes, sometimes it will cause your death.
The weapon slotting is quite confusing
I'm glad that I never turned my back on this game despite all the bad impressions it got over the last couple of months. I hold my trust to Naughty Dog and they never failed to impress me yet.
MASTERPIECE INDEED