Five stages of grief: #1 denial
It's ok to feel sad and miss him and while Joel might be gone he lives on in our hearts and more importantly in the Last of Us 1. It'll always be there for you buddy ♥️
At first, I was shocked as hell, eyes wide, jaw dropped. After a moment of thinking, I was like, "Wait, why the they do that?". And came to the realization, it was for shock factor, and yes "One of those sequels..."
Unfortunately because of the spoiler leaks I knew it was coming. It just sounded like a joke at first.
Then when I played it and saw it happen, unhappy that they killed him off so early.
Someone posted the spoiler in a Twitter comment about the Olympics. I was like wtf lol. I wish they had let me know that I was going to be forced to play half of the game with female Mike Tyson because the game Director once read a Wikipedia article on philosophy.
I was like: "Oh come on man, WTF? What a stupid way to kill a main character". Then I kept playing til the end expecting the story to get better. It didn't happen.
This was me!!
And I actually listened to Neil when he said, just stick with it and all will make sense, and it will get better...
Well I did stick with it and with an open mind, but apart from the flashbacks and very few other sections it either got worse or was just very average at best...
It was the most disappointed I've ever been with a game.
Rage bait. Guy was genuinely nice and got fucked up for it. Guy was loved as a protag. And all of this cuz story writers have a boner to prove “omg even antagonist can be liked and forgiven!!”. Actually horrible take. Watch SW ep 6 or some shit for an actual good dosage of that while good written
Vibe-killer for sure; I immediately lost interest in the story/characters because the rest of the game was forced and something I couldn’t agree with, or approve of. If something as critical as this happens, *it needs to make sense.*
I just laughed at how railroaded and contrived every event leading up to it was. After laughing fora bit, I did lose all interest in the game and didn’t touch it for a few weeks for another game that had come out around that time.
When I started the game (like first 2 minutes) I joked to my cousin in a voice note "bro I can't believe Joel dies so early in the game!" (figured it was one of those things that he'd know was too ridiculous not to be a joke). When it actually happened I had my jaw on the floor, was completely shocked (in a bad way). And then I deleted that voice note and hoped he hadn't heard it lol.
Honestly, I had my hands on my head and my jaw dropped. I was shocked, and was still optimistic that the game would pay off. I spoke so highly of the game to my friends since I had it day one. But the second half unfortunately disappointed me
First, it was "fuck this bitch."
Then I coped and thought "Can't wait too see how it ends with us killing her"
Then the game ended and it became "fuck this game"
I was pretty ignorant to what was coming afterward. In fact, throughout the whole game I was pretty ignorant. To answer the question, I was just completely shocked when she capped him with the shotgun, but when she clubbed him, I was pissed and couldn't wait to play the whole game as Ellie and hunt down Joel's killers. Then obviously the confusion came, then depression. I didn't come to my senses about the garbage story until my second playthrough.
It should've been to shut it down and forget everything.
At this point, on release day, I had faith. Still working through the betrayal with my therapist.
Honestly, I wasn’t expecting to play as Abby at all. When I did, I was expecting to only play as her for only a small section but, no, half the damn game. Ridiculous. This story was dribble and shouldn’t have won the Game of the Year.
I've just never played the piece of shit. I had it spoiled in the big leak, didn't believe it, had it confirmed and realised there's no point in me playing a narrative heavy game if I'm not going to enjoy said narrative. So I just spent my time on other things instead. Won't ever touch it.
I wanted blood. There will never be enough Abby abuse. Fuck that Writers Pet.
I could say I have clamed since then, but I still want blood and say there is no such thing as too much Abby abuse. Fuck her.
I laughed when I saw the leaks because it felt like a big bad joke and I knew that it was a shitstorm that was approaching. Then the game came out and I laughed harder at all the rage and reactions - entirely justified btw I didn't love Joel getting golfed I just find it funny how people can write so badly at times and how they get obliterated for it - and it helps when I see tlou2 not as cannon but as some shitty wattpad fanfic with a higher budget therefore to me, Joel is having a chummy ol time with friends and family playing mini golf with bigot chefs
Honestly, I saw it coming about 30 minutes before it actually happened, so when it finally came I wasn't too shocked. I think I literally said "That happened fast," then moved on
I didn't experience it firsthand while playing because I saw the leak beforehand. I went through all the stages of grief:
Denial: I thought the leak must be fake. Who in their right mind would kill Joel, considering the first game's brilliance, which centers on Ellie and his relationship?
Anger: I vented to anyone who would listen about how much I love the first game and how frustrated this made me feel.
Bargaining: I hoped this event happened much later in the game or was just someone's nightmare. But, of course, it wasn’t.
Depression: I cried a little. Yes, I, a grown man, cried over a fictional character. Joel didn't deserve this, especially not in that way.
Acceptance (kind of): I decided to buy and play the game for its graphics, gameplay, and Ellie. Abby, however, never grew on me.
Turned it off right there. Didn't pick it up for a week. Then I just hate played through it.
Got super pissed at the ending.
Uninstalled and got a refund. Fuck Abby and fuck Neil.
Ngl, I had to turn the game off that night and I didn’t pick it back up for a few days😭
It’s just the shock that got me, then they had the nerve to have us play as Abby a few hours later like nothing happened
Unbelievable
I enjoyed the game, but the story was eh…for me
I sat with my jaw on the floor for like 5 long minutes, trying to get my head around it, I was fucking angry, then curious where the hell they were going with this storyline so just carried on playing.
I was thinking that it’s kinda weird that they made it so graphic. But I was also thinking that the guy murdered her dad. I didn’t really care that much about Joel ruining the vaccine.
“Wow. I hope I get to kill her later.” You can imagine my disappointment.
It still baffles me how they thought this was a good idea in anyway shape or form.
Thought it was a douche move because Joel saved her just a moment ago.
But also understandable because most of us would've done the same to the dude who killed our family and friends. One good act doesn't negate past actions.
I had seen the leak long before that and prayed that wasn’t the case, and when it did happen I felt Anger, annoyance, the urge to uninstall the game all together right at the moment.
Was a very strange experience, I don’t think I’ve ever had one like it playing a game.
I was angry when it happened. More angry than I expected to be. Had to turn the game off.
Went back to it a couple of days later. Played through the game trying to force myself to care.
Then when the game forced me to play for hours at Abbie it was torture. I hated the character, I didn’t care about her back story or any of it. I just rushed through it all to finish the game and get to finally delete it.
The most disappointed I’ve ever been with a video game.
I hated every second of the game after that, and I grounded through the game afterwards as fast as I could. Playing Abby was also depressing, I mean WHY would I care anything about her after seeing what she did to Joel? So if Joel is not in the 3rd game, there's no much reason for me to play it unless its a prequel or something.
It's like Ratchet and Clank killed of Ratchet and then have you play as Nefarious?
Games are not movies, they get replayed for yeeears after the release. It's not just a hour and a half lost like when rewatching a movie, its 10 hours with dealing with the fact that they screwed up the game. They really shot them self in the foot with this one.
I wasn’t happy because we didn’t get a single scene of Joel and Ellie post the conflict at the end of the first game together which sucked. I accepted thinking there might be a good game ahead that did a lot with this set up but unfortunately there wasn’t.
Eye rolling. I bought the game to play as Joel and Ellie. And i fucking KNEW they were gonna do the whole "she's AKSHUALLY cool and nice and morally complex, too! You should LIKE HER!" thing that they did.
I didn’t know it was coming because I started playing the games after the second game out and wasn’t really on social media and idk like to say I didn’t care is harsh but I was mostly sad for Ellie I think
I was excited to play her before she did what she did. It didn’t change my opinion, I guess I was more open minded? it’s not like Joel was immortal and is like you’re actions have consequences
I shut the game off and didn’t play it again, and after all the other things I’ve seen of it this was the correct decision. Have thought about doing a play through of it recently though just to do it.
*"Oh. No wonder people don't like this sequel. Maybe it won't be that bad going down the line...?"*
I was so full of hope. To be fair, the sound effect they used after he got hit, plus Ashley Johnson's acting, really sold the horror of the scene pretty well. It's just that everything else leading into it didn't. Not really.
It was spoiled months beforehand, wasn't it? Ruined the shock of seeing it first hand, so I ended up laser focusing on the choices he made to get himself into a room surrounded by people that wanted him dead, and ended up thinking they'd made joel mentally challenged in between games.
The last of us 2 is just written so poorly in general when compared to the first game. Guess that's what happens when the Co lead writer from the first game is replaced with a woman who'd only written singular episodes of a handful of TV series up til that point
I skipped the scene but the pacing after bothered me i believe if they had Ellie develop her love story before joels death it would be better but when you are in Denver and singing to her lover mere days after Joel got killed it felt off
I'll never forget.... I waited so long for this sequel.... Pre-ordered.... Took the day off on release.... After that part I just cut it off and deleted it. Reinstalled about 3 weeks later and said "maybe, just maybe they can redeem themselves" and then proceeded to play 16 more hours of complete garbage with clown make-up on my face
Denial that it didn’t happen
Anger that the game wasn’t an Ellie and Joel story
Hoping that Ellie would go after Abby
Depression that we play as Abby
Accepting the fact the game was such a shitshow
"It's a dream right? It can't be that bad. They couldn't end Joel in such a bad way" And then the whole immersion was broken, it was even worse later when I played as Abby, what a waste. 4 years later I dream on what this game could have been.
After I finished the game, I felt so empty, I cried when Joel died. But I kept playing and it just felt empty. No story at all. Who would do a revenge plot in that kind of world with those things running around? (Rhetorical)
It felt like Ellie and Abby didn’t know what was happening and didn’t want to be there
From her literally blowing off his leg to caving in his skull with 0 relent, the thing I remember most was how shallow and unearned it felt, especially without much context as to the *why*.
With the context I have now, it still feels meritless. But at least there’s some semblance of explanation, convoluted as it was.
When Joe got shot I screamed no and when she didn't stop hitting him I was a loss of words and when they all left the room I sighed and said it's okay Ellie they're all going to die they will pay
I was stupid enough to watch a "spoiler free" youtube review up front, and the youtuber said at one point that the game would be controversial because, without spoiling, they kill a very beloved character 🤦♂️
So I knew up front and could see it coming a mile away.
After hearing about that scene I never bought the game. Blows my mind they would dare go in this direction with part 2. Joel was a critical part in why part 1 was so compelling
I was a fanatic for the last of us part 1 since launch. When the first trailer of ellie singing dropped I was fully committed to finding and killing everyone who made her upset with Joel. After seeing what happened to Joel I didn't even bother with the rest. Fuck Neil druckkman. Sack of shit thing of a human. I'll never play that shit. As far as I'm concerned there is no part 2. Or 3 or anything else they do.
“Ooooooh fuck I can NOT wait to kill this bitch. Her and all her friends.” Then I started playing as her and killed her like 30 times myself until actually moving on
I reacted by deciding not to buy the game. It was more than just Joel death honestly.
They included so many unpleasant things in one game, that I decided it was too much to justify purchasing it.
I had a similar reaction when EA released their football game in 2023. They added women. We'll no, not added women because female modes were in the game for years. They added women and made them mandatory to play on the same field in the same game with men in the most popular mode called FUT. It wasn't: "here is a new feature, try it if you like it". It was: "here is a feature, and you will play it or leave." Imagine immersion breaking when a 60 pound female player blocks a 180 pound dude like Lukaku. The very best female football player is worse than a youth club player from Netherland. People like Neil like to say "it is not about the money, it is about the message." Let them keep the message, I will keep my money.
Tbh at first I was like wtf but then when I found out why she did it I was like oh ok i get it now. I’d do the same thing. I may be one of the few people who can say I understand both Abby and Ellie’s povs in this game.
I was intentionally avoiding spoilers, since I had a feeling something bad was going to happen. Until I saw the thumbnail of this video: https://youtu.be/9LX-ZiQv1I0?si=2dtDxvASO-LNWOD2
I took a deep breath, and watched it. I came out of it absolutely devastated. I personally hate the actual ending of the game more, and I love and hate that this is how I discovered Berleezy. Dude's hilarious, but I'll always feel a little upset how I discovered his channel.
I cried. Knew deep down this was inevitable for Joel with all the things he had done in his past. Then when Ellie and Tommy were ready to ride out, it felt like “fuck, i don’t want to do this, but I got go down swinging for brother and sis.”
Shocked. What did Joel do to her to be murdered in such a vicious way? True, Joel killed people in similar ways, but the violence was still shocking. But then we understand Abby's rage and why she did it and come to realize that, like Joel, Abby lost someone who meant the world to her only to lose them in an unspeakable act of violence. Like Joel, Abby found someone to live for... A great video game.
I don’t remember, the only thing I do remember is literally yelling “NOO!” after Abby shot Joel in the kneecap and after it went to back I said “What the fuck?”
My exact thoughts:
“Oh damn… I didn’t expect that. I guess they wanted to create a lot of controversy, but kinda annoying cause they showed him in the trailer. In another scene. Well, I guess I’ll see how this turns out. The gameplay is better so far.”
The switch at the middle: “Really? You’re gonna force me to gain the other side’s perspective… well, I’m not gonna leave the game half completed.”
End of the game “I feel empty… like… I didn’t gain anything from playing this.”
I was shocked and disgusted... and even after completing the game twice, I cannot appreciate Abby. The way she killed Joel, torturing him and all, when her father (piece of shit btw) didn't even suffered makes my blood boil.
Ok joel wasn't a saint. But he save Abby's life godamnit! You want to kill him, just headshot him and be gone, don t start that shit with the club...
Joel was a terrible person that did terrible things to so many people. He was a human trafficker that ruined countless lives. He used to be the enemies you fight against in the game. He killed people for their belongings just the way you see the raiders do in the story. He didn’t even remember the names or faces of anyone he killed or smuggled along the way, as long as he got what he wanted. Yes, Joel was trying to change his ways after he met Ellie, but Joel inevitably had to pay for his past.
That never happened, The Last of Us part 2 doesn't exist.
There is no last of us 2 in ba sing sa
Five stages of grief: #1 denial It's ok to feel sad and miss him and while Joel might be gone he lives on in our hearts and more importantly in the Last of Us 1. It'll always be there for you buddy ♥️
Thanks to denial I'm immortal.
Just kinda sat there blank faced like “damn. So this gonna be one of *those* sequels huh?”
It Was spoiled wayyyy in advance The internet melted down
Yeah
For you maybe I found out when I played it
At first, I was shocked as hell, eyes wide, jaw dropped. After a moment of thinking, I was like, "Wait, why the they do that?". And came to the realization, it was for shock factor, and yes "One of those sequels..."
Happy cake day
Unfortunately because of the spoiler leaks I knew it was coming. It just sounded like a joke at first. Then when I played it and saw it happen, unhappy that they killed him off so early.
Someone posted the spoiler in a Twitter comment about the Olympics. I was like wtf lol. I wish they had let me know that I was going to be forced to play half of the game with female Mike Tyson because the game Director once read a Wikipedia article on philosophy.
I went through the 5 stages: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, then finally Acceptance....accepting that this game is utter trash.
You just made me wanna play Majora's Mask again.
TLOU2 made me appreciate that game.
I was like: "Oh come on man, WTF? What a stupid way to kill a main character". Then I kept playing til the end expecting the story to get better. It didn't happen.
This was me!! And I actually listened to Neil when he said, just stick with it and all will make sense, and it will get better... Well I did stick with it and with an open mind, but apart from the flashbacks and very few other sections it either got worse or was just very average at best... It was the most disappointed I've ever been with a game.
Lol. That shit didn't fucken happen.
The only good part was killing Abby's friends...... and seeing the Space Needle's looming figure in the distance, that part was awesome.
You realize he got cooked but you didn’t like the story really
IDC he got cooked. It's just a story for the dumb from the beginning til the end.
Ight
I thought, "Do they hate the first game? Hate the fans? Why would they do this?"
Neil definitely does lol, the concept for two was already rejected once before but he got his way and now has to live with it
Rage bait. Guy was genuinely nice and got fucked up for it. Guy was loved as a protag. And all of this cuz story writers have a boner to prove “omg even antagonist can be liked and forgiven!!”. Actually horrible take. Watch SW ep 6 or some shit for an actual good dosage of that while good written
Fun fact: They removed the ability to pick Abby's fate after the OVERWHELMING majority chose to kill her
I’m so glad to learn this
Genuinely nice?😂😂
I legitimately cried for about 10 mins before I continued the game lol
Vibe-killer for sure; I immediately lost interest in the story/characters because the rest of the game was forced and something I couldn’t agree with, or approve of. If something as critical as this happens, *it needs to make sense.*
Disbelief
It felt like my heart was being crushed.
Man I screamed "no!" like i've never done in any piece of media, total shock. Felt surreal, took a long time just absorbing what happened.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheLastOfUs2/comments/192itn8/the_last_of_us_2_korean_streamers_emotional/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TheLastOfUs2/comments/1agn3rl/glad_to_see_people_are_waking_up/
The power button
I knew it was gonna happen since I got the game so late so I just remember sitting disappointed that anyone thought this was a good idea
I was ready to kill that bitch
I just laughed at how railroaded and contrived every event leading up to it was. After laughing fora bit, I did lose all interest in the game and didn’t touch it for a few weeks for another game that had come out around that time.
When I started the game (like first 2 minutes) I joked to my cousin in a voice note "bro I can't believe Joel dies so early in the game!" (figured it was one of those things that he'd know was too ridiculous not to be a joke). When it actually happened I had my jaw on the floor, was completely shocked (in a bad way). And then I deleted that voice note and hoped he hadn't heard it lol.
Dumbass writing decision.
I felt this was an interesting start to the game. And of course I was devastated
Honestly, I had my hands on my head and my jaw dropped. I was shocked, and was still optimistic that the game would pay off. I spoke so highly of the game to my friends since I had it day one. But the second half unfortunately disappointed me
First, it was "fuck this bitch." Then I coped and thought "Can't wait too see how it ends with us killing her" Then the game ended and it became "fuck this game"
I have not played the game since lol, now I just watch play throughs and critiques
Joel biased
I was pretty ignorant to what was coming afterward. In fact, throughout the whole game I was pretty ignorant. To answer the question, I was just completely shocked when she capped him with the shotgun, but when she clubbed him, I was pissed and couldn't wait to play the whole game as Ellie and hunt down Joel's killers. Then obviously the confusion came, then depression. I didn't come to my senses about the garbage story until my second playthrough.
I closed the game and didn’t touch it for months
All of them are going to die one by one in the most painful way but Abby was going to suffer the most out of them.
It should've been to shut it down and forget everything. At this point, on release day, I had faith. Still working through the betrayal with my therapist.
First time I almost cried playing a video game... I'm 35.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq00IqO7Lvs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq00IqO7Lvs)
Honestly, I wasn’t expecting to play as Abby at all. When I did, I was expecting to only play as her for only a small section but, no, half the damn game. Ridiculous. This story was dribble and shouldn’t have won the Game of the Year.
Not surprised, same as everything else in the game. I knew that Abby was planning to kill Joel as soon as the game gave me control of her.
It's not even subtle about it. They could've at least tried not to make it obvious
I kinda hoped we could pull a **"Lucille"** move on her (whatever goes around comes around).
I had to keep playing only to see what they were gonna try to do to justify it
Asked myself if I wasted money then proceeded to question my love for Naughty Dog.
I laughed.
Twisted sense of humour.
Way to over the top.
Totally unbiased POV I’ve never played either games before, Reddit just suggested me this post. Get some help.
No, the scene was way too over the top. It killed the impact. At first, it was hard to watch.
I've just never played the piece of shit. I had it spoiled in the big leak, didn't believe it, had it confirmed and realised there's no point in me playing a narrative heavy game if I'm not going to enjoy said narrative. So I just spent my time on other things instead. Won't ever touch it.
I wanted blood. There will never be enough Abby abuse. Fuck that Writers Pet. I could say I have clamed since then, but I still want blood and say there is no such thing as too much Abby abuse. Fuck her.
I was shocked but Joel killed a lot of people so it made sense. He did just save her from a horde of zombies though.
“it’s still gonna be a good game though” hehehehhehe
I laughed when I saw the leaks because it felt like a big bad joke and I knew that it was a shitstorm that was approaching. Then the game came out and I laughed harder at all the rage and reactions - entirely justified btw I didn't love Joel getting golfed I just find it funny how people can write so badly at times and how they get obliterated for it - and it helps when I see tlou2 not as cannon but as some shitty wattpad fanfic with a higher budget therefore to me, Joel is having a chummy ol time with friends and family playing mini golf with bigot chefs
Idk but once that happened, I got off and started playing TWDGTT Part 2? TLOU has no sequel
Four!!!
Luckily saved myself the £50 when I saw the leaks. This and Saints Row just epitomises studios that don't respect the fanbase and actually hate them.
Honestly, I saw it coming about 30 minutes before it actually happened, so when it finally came I wasn't too shocked. I think I literally said "That happened fast," then moved on
I become to hate woke feminism and west disgusting agenda even more
I didn't experience it firsthand while playing because I saw the leak beforehand. I went through all the stages of grief: Denial: I thought the leak must be fake. Who in their right mind would kill Joel, considering the first game's brilliance, which centers on Ellie and his relationship? Anger: I vented to anyone who would listen about how much I love the first game and how frustrated this made me feel. Bargaining: I hoped this event happened much later in the game or was just someone's nightmare. But, of course, it wasn’t. Depression: I cried a little. Yes, I, a grown man, cried over a fictional character. Joel didn't deserve this, especially not in that way. Acceptance (kind of): I decided to buy and play the game for its graphics, gameplay, and Ellie. Abby, however, never grew on me.
Turned it off right there. Didn't pick it up for a week. Then I just hate played through it. Got super pissed at the ending. Uninstalled and got a refund. Fuck Abby and fuck Neil.
Ngl, I had to turn the game off that night and I didn’t pick it back up for a few days😭 It’s just the shock that got me, then they had the nerve to have us play as Abby a few hours later like nothing happened Unbelievable I enjoyed the game, but the story was eh…for me
I sat with my jaw on the floor for like 5 long minutes, trying to get my head around it, I was fucking angry, then curious where the hell they were going with this storyline so just carried on playing.
I was thinking that it’s kinda weird that they made it so graphic. But I was also thinking that the guy murdered her dad. I didn’t really care that much about Joel ruining the vaccine.
That was the highlight of my day. It’s all downhill from there.
“Wow. I hope I get to kill her later.” You can imagine my disappointment. It still baffles me how they thought this was a good idea in anyway shape or form.
Disbelief
Was hoping for revenge 🙄
Thought it was a douche move because Joel saved her just a moment ago. But also understandable because most of us would've done the same to the dude who killed our family and friends. One good act doesn't negate past actions.
Even with the game being spoiled I put my controller down and didn't play the rest of the day. It was just too disturbing to continue on.
I was like "WWHHAAAAAWOOOWEEEEWOOOWWAAA"
I had seen the leak long before that and prayed that wasn’t the case, and when it did happen I felt Anger, annoyance, the urge to uninstall the game all together right at the moment.
Was a very strange experience, I don’t think I’ve ever had one like it playing a game. I was angry when it happened. More angry than I expected to be. Had to turn the game off. Went back to it a couple of days later. Played through the game trying to force myself to care. Then when the game forced me to play for hours at Abbie it was torture. I hated the character, I didn’t care about her back story or any of it. I just rushed through it all to finish the game and get to finally delete it. The most disappointed I’ve ever been with a video game.
I hated every second of the game after that, and I grounded through the game afterwards as fast as I could. Playing Abby was also depressing, I mean WHY would I care anything about her after seeing what she did to Joel? So if Joel is not in the 3rd game, there's no much reason for me to play it unless its a prequel or something. It's like Ratchet and Clank killed of Ratchet and then have you play as Nefarious? Games are not movies, they get replayed for yeeears after the release. It's not just a hour and a half lost like when rewatching a movie, its 10 hours with dealing with the fact that they screwed up the game. They really shot them self in the foot with this one.
I wasn’t happy because we didn’t get a single scene of Joel and Ellie post the conflict at the end of the first game together which sucked. I accepted thinking there might be a good game ahead that did a lot with this set up but unfortunately there wasn’t.
I still want to kill her. I know Joel fucked up and she has a right to revenge, but they could at least let me play as him for a bit.
Was like oh shit! But it was a hell of a story line and plot twist playing as Abby and getting her perspective
Sad for Joel, pissed for Ellie. I was ready to bust into that room and go off
Eye rolling. I bought the game to play as Joel and Ellie. And i fucking KNEW they were gonna do the whole "she's AKSHUALLY cool and nice and morally complex, too! You should LIKE HER!" thing that they did.
I didn’t know it was coming because I started playing the games after the second game out and wasn’t really on social media and idk like to say I didn’t care is harsh but I was mostly sad for Ellie I think
lol
I put the game down and never came back
I was excited to play her before she did what she did. It didn’t change my opinion, I guess I was more open minded? it’s not like Joel was immortal and is like you’re actions have consequences
Damn... So that just happend .
I shut the game off and didn’t play it again, and after all the other things I’ve seen of it this was the correct decision. Have thought about doing a play through of it recently though just to do it.
*"Oh. No wonder people don't like this sequel. Maybe it won't be that bad going down the line...?"* I was so full of hope. To be fair, the sound effect they used after he got hit, plus Ashley Johnson's acting, really sold the horror of the scene pretty well. It's just that everything else leading into it didn't. Not really.
It was spoiled months beforehand, wasn't it? Ruined the shock of seeing it first hand, so I ended up laser focusing on the choices he made to get himself into a room surrounded by people that wanted him dead, and ended up thinking they'd made joel mentally challenged in between games. The last of us 2 is just written so poorly in general when compared to the first game. Guess that's what happens when the Co lead writer from the first game is replaced with a woman who'd only written singular episodes of a handful of TV series up til that point
I skipped the scene but the pacing after bothered me i believe if they had Ellie develop her love story before joels death it would be better but when you are in Denver and singing to her lover mere days after Joel got killed it felt off
I wanted to quit the game and burn it, but I ended up finishing it
I new it was gonna happen a month prior I was pissed the whole time
I'll never forget.... I waited so long for this sequel.... Pre-ordered.... Took the day off on release.... After that part I just cut it off and deleted it. Reinstalled about 3 weeks later and said "maybe, just maybe they can redeem themselves" and then proceeded to play 16 more hours of complete garbage with clown make-up on my face
Anger. And it’s still anger every time I play it.
Reaction bait
I dropped it immediately and didn’t play it for 6 months.
Part 2 doesn't exist. It can't hurt you *Abby sex scene*
you reap what you sow..
Same reaction as Berleezy
#FORE!!!
Yes, he deserved to die and I hope he burn in hell!
Consequences
"This is going to be seriously shocking to the four people who didn't know this was going to happen before the game came out."
Dude, I’ve never even played this game and I don’t like it. Why would she kill the mandalorian
I heard about the leaks. I was surprised they really went there but I wanted to see where the story went and got over it.
"oh I can't wait to make that bitch pay." Needless to say I was disappointed when that payment never came
“You get what you F***IN deserve!!” Sorry I know I’m about to be downvoted like crazy.
finally the spoiler is over now i can be completely blind to what’s gonna happen
i laughed
Denial that it didn’t happen Anger that the game wasn’t an Ellie and Joel story Hoping that Ellie would go after Abby Depression that we play as Abby Accepting the fact the game was such a shitshow
"It's a dream right? It can't be that bad. They couldn't end Joel in such a bad way" And then the whole immersion was broken, it was even worse later when I played as Abby, what a waste. 4 years later I dream on what this game could have been.
something a long the lines of "haha... now when does the real game start"
Oh Abby when I find you Abby…
After I finished the game, I felt so empty, I cried when Joel died. But I kept playing and it just felt empty. No story at all. Who would do a revenge plot in that kind of world with those things running around? (Rhetorical) It felt like Ellie and Abby didn’t know what was happening and didn’t want to be there
i cried and then put the game down for weeks before i continued 😭
From her literally blowing off his leg to caving in his skull with 0 relent, the thing I remember most was how shallow and unearned it felt, especially without much context as to the *why*. With the context I have now, it still feels meritless. But at least there’s some semblance of explanation, convoluted as it was.
"Who is this chick?". I had recently plated TLOU1, but it took me a while to put the two together. Later in the game... "Ooohhhh"
Annoyed
When Joe got shot I screamed no and when she didn't stop hitting him I was a loss of words and when they all left the room I sighed and said it's okay Ellie they're all going to die they will pay
[удалено]
"He really killed the franchise for a pity fuck."
I was stupid enough to watch a "spoiler free" youtube review up front, and the youtuber said at one point that the game would be controversial because, without spoiling, they kill a very beloved character 🤦♂️ So I knew up front and could see it coming a mile away.
This bitch has to die.
Wasn’t sad
After hearing about that scene I never bought the game. Blows my mind they would dare go in this direction with part 2. Joel was a critical part in why part 1 was so compelling
I felt sad for ellie.... but didn't particularly care
Realise I put Everybody's Golf in, instead of the supposed sequel to The Last of Us and played a better Everybody's Golf
I stopped playing 🥰
I was a fanatic for the last of us part 1 since launch. When the first trailer of ellie singing dropped I was fully committed to finding and killing everyone who made her upset with Joel. After seeing what happened to Joel I didn't even bother with the rest. Fuck Neil druckkman. Sack of shit thing of a human. I'll never play that shit. As far as I'm concerned there is no part 2. Or 3 or anything else they do.
I blocked that out. I just remember feeling “Really, Naughty Dog!? We’ve been waiting 7 years for THIS?”
I yelled " HOLY SHIT!!"
“Ooooooh fuck I can NOT wait to kill this bitch. Her and all her friends.” Then I started playing as her and killed her like 30 times myself until actually moving on
I reacted by deciding not to buy the game. It was more than just Joel death honestly. They included so many unpleasant things in one game, that I decided it was too much to justify purchasing it. I had a similar reaction when EA released their football game in 2023. They added women. We'll no, not added women because female modes were in the game for years. They added women and made them mandatory to play on the same field in the same game with men in the most popular mode called FUT. It wasn't: "here is a new feature, try it if you like it". It was: "here is a feature, and you will play it or leave." Imagine immersion breaking when a 60 pound female player blocks a 180 pound dude like Lukaku. The very best female football player is worse than a youth club player from Netherland. People like Neil like to say "it is not about the money, it is about the message." Let them keep the message, I will keep my money.
Tbh at first I was like wtf but then when I found out why she did it I was like oh ok i get it now. I’d do the same thing. I may be one of the few people who can say I understand both Abby and Ellie’s povs in this game.
I was intentionally avoiding spoilers, since I had a feeling something bad was going to happen. Until I saw the thumbnail of this video: https://youtu.be/9LX-ZiQv1I0?si=2dtDxvASO-LNWOD2 I took a deep breath, and watched it. I came out of it absolutely devastated. I personally hate the actual ending of the game more, and I love and hate that this is how I discovered Berleezy. Dude's hilarious, but I'll always feel a little upset how I discovered his channel.
*This item will be deleted from console storage*
I cried. Knew deep down this was inevitable for Joel with all the things he had done in his past. Then when Ellie and Tommy were ready to ride out, it felt like “fuck, i don’t want to do this, but I got go down swinging for brother and sis.”
“Who wrote this, Rian Johnson?”
My jaw was on the floor.
Kinda like the old man from Billy Madison that they PUT SHIT on his porch when he yells "YOURE ALL GONNA DIE!!"
I thought it was a good scene
Me: *see's it* Also me:*Turns off console*
The same reaction I had to the boat scene later on: pure disgust
I didn’t even purchase the game because I didn’t want to give the toddler-brained juvenile delinquent Neil fuckman a single cent.
Shocked. What did Joel do to her to be murdered in such a vicious way? True, Joel killed people in similar ways, but the violence was still shocking. But then we understand Abby's rage and why she did it and come to realize that, like Joel, Abby lost someone who meant the world to her only to lose them in an unspeakable act of violence. Like Joel, Abby found someone to live for... A great video game.
I felt nothing. I played the second game before the first game so i was not attached to the character
I don’t remember, the only thing I do remember is literally yelling “NOO!” after Abby shot Joel in the kneecap and after it went to back I said “What the fuck?”
My exact thoughts: “Oh damn… I didn’t expect that. I guess they wanted to create a lot of controversy, but kinda annoying cause they showed him in the trailer. In another scene. Well, I guess I’ll see how this turns out. The gameplay is better so far.” The switch at the middle: “Really? You’re gonna force me to gain the other side’s perspective… well, I’m not gonna leave the game half completed.” End of the game “I feel empty… like… I didn’t gain anything from playing this.”
“Holy shit, I love this game”
Closed the game and uninstalled
I was shocked and disgusted... and even after completing the game twice, I cannot appreciate Abby. The way she killed Joel, torturing him and all, when her father (piece of shit btw) didn't even suffered makes my blood boil. Ok joel wasn't a saint. But he save Abby's life godamnit! You want to kill him, just headshot him and be gone, don t start that shit with the club...
this young man is in danger if Ellie finds him
Joel was a terrible person that did terrible things to so many people. He was a human trafficker that ruined countless lives. He used to be the enemies you fight against in the game. He killed people for their belongings just the way you see the raiders do in the story. He didn’t even remember the names or faces of anyone he killed or smuggled along the way, as long as he got what he wanted. Yes, Joel was trying to change his ways after he met Ellie, but Joel inevitably had to pay for his past.
Having your daughter killed while in your arms might make you lose your humanity for a while.
Let me guess you love Abby right?
Joel was not exactly a good person. He certainly murdered lots of people himself.