https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jy8OwaGjm8

I think the real concern here with TLoU 2 is that the STORY was so good, and writing is not, generally, as good in sequels. The question is not at all "will this be a fun game" but "will the story live up to the original."

Last of Us 2 might be the gayest game ever, and I'm all for that. Naughty Dog has the storytelling ability and sensitivity to touch on things not normally dealt with in games.

I guess the debate between Ashley Johnson and Neil Druckmann will be settled, but I'll be happy if Ellie's orientation matters not one iota. I won't be grading the story on a curve based on that.

I think the real concern here with TLoU 2 is that the STORY was so good, and writing is not, generally, as good in sequels. The question is not at all "will this be a fun game" but "will the story live up to the original."

Last of Us 2 might be the gayest game ever, and I'm all for that. Naughty Dog has the storytelling ability and sensitivity to touch on things not normally dealt with in games.

What about the next Super Mario game? Zelda? CoD? Des2ny? These are all cash grabs because it is MUCH easier to sell an existing IP than to sell people a brand new one.

At least we generally know what to expect from video game sequels, and the gameplay is generally improved.

I think the real concern here with TLoU 2 is that the STORY was so good, and writing is not, generally, as good in sequels. The question is not at all "will this be a fun game" but "will the story live up to the original."

That will be a hard bar to jump over, but we know the gameplay is fun. That means the worst case scenario of good gameplay with bad story means it will be just as good as Destiny. Chew on that!

Maybe I'm alone, but I fundamentally reject the idea that a sequel could tarnish that perfect ending. The game could literally open immediately after the first game with Ellie getting trampled by an escaped giraffe or something and it wouldn't do anything to the ending of TLoU. It was still perfect and emotionally effective as it was experienced. That memory will always be there.

It's like folks saying reboots of 80s movies somehow ruin the originals. That's a ridiculous line of thinking in my book.

I think the issue is that part of what made the ending so great was the imaginary space it put us in that insisted we try to imagine what happened next. Not knowing is part of that ending's strength.

That said, we should probably all lie back and think of The Godfather, Part II.

Re: Remake concerns:
If someone ends up remaking TLOU 20 years from now, I'll think "boy they've got their work cut out for them", not "BLASPHEME"

It's like folks saying reboots of 80s movies somehow ruin the originals. That's a ridiculous line of thinking in my book.

The term "edgelord," is a noun, which came from the previous adjective, "edgy," which described the above behaviour.
Nietzsche was an edgelord before it was cool.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=edgelord

I don't know what kind of story they're going to tell now, but, as much as I like westerns, revenge stories don't do anything for me. I hope it turns out well. I also don't know anyone with a PS4 I can borrow this time, so I'll be experiencing this game from a good let's play series, hopefully.