pauluscomputerus

My god this game was bold. I haven't stopped thinking about it since playing it. How from Ellie's journey you were totally with her, blinded by hatred by what happened, you wanted to commit the vengeful atrocities.

Then you play as Abby, and you hate playing as Abby... and you see what she's been through, and you still hate Abby, you're still angry about what she did. And then you see her backstory and her journey played out just like Joel's in the first game. You see her trying to atone. And you kind of say, well okay... It's bad... But, hell... So is this whole world.

Then you're forced to do things you don't want to, pounding Ellie to a pulp. But then it all ends and settles down. You're at a farm and happy and then you have to go on that mission for vengeance and this time... You don't want to. Then at the end, you don't want to fight Abby, but you have to, it's the story.

The ending is just perfect. You've confronted the darkness as a player, embodied both of those characters' horrible journeys. In Ellie's pursuit of vengeance she lost a piece of herself (literally)... and now can't play guitar, her only lasting connection to Joel.

Vengeance... What is it good for?

God, this game was an incredible piece of storytelling.

P.S. Play on hard mode for the best gaming experience (that's actually do-able), totally intensifies how you play through the game and makes your overall experience of the story way more enjoyable.

When you look at the episode's premise you might think, "that's cool" but then the script is full of exposition and cliche, the acting (particularly from the guest cast) is pretty awful. Production values fantastic once more. I fear the extra investment in production has been drained from the writing department!

And Wilma and Benni... Contenders for worst couple on any episode of television ever. Come on DocWho team, let's get a decent ep on the go. Jodie Whittaker is an incredible actress with so much promise, lets get some good stuff happening!