[Kiryu]

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Originally Posted by Locke

More Last of Us.

I am starting to get a glimpse of how great the characters are in this game. We're at the beginning of Joel and Ellie's bonding and I'm excited to see what is to come. Meanwhile Bill was a fleeting character, but nonetheless a memorable one.

Sadly the difficulty of the game is still holding back my enjoyment of the experience, somewhat. I mean crafting is fun, especially now Joel's all kitted out with holsters all over the place and he's got shotguns, arrows and 2x4s all strapped to his back but I'm starting to appreciate and even enjoy navigating through levels without raising a finger as the game is so fucking hard when it comes to being forced to fight. About the only real satisfaction I get from fighting is the power of the bow and arrow as a stealth weapon.

Honestly, the little glimpses into Joel's life in the twenty years since the cold open is probably the only truly fresh part of this game. If I was to have one truly major flaw with the title other than the punishing difficulty is just how bland and generic it all is. It throws twists at every angle and pretty much all of them have already been seen before, and in games and movies I already love. Maybe it wants to be a homage, but it isn't doing a great job, especially with the hype around it.

The awkwardness of the controls kinda killed the fun of it, despite how great the story is. Seriously, the stealth portions of the game are frustrating because of that.