The last 4 hours or so were an emotional roller coaster, to the point where I was pleading for the game to end already because my nerves were shot and I couldn't handle another encounter with the infected. I soldiered on and played much longer than I should have because I couldn't stop until it was done.
I'd fallen in love with Ellie pretty early on but the moment that cemented her as a character I'll never forget was in game and it blew me away.
Another character is chastised by his older brother for picking up a toy when their inventory space is limited and he then drops it on the ground. I, having learned a little about Ellie, expected her to pick it up and secretly carry it until she could give it to him. I waited and waited for her to pick the toy up but she didn't, then I realized why. I was looking at her. I turned my back for a second and turned back to her and the toy had vanished. Sure enough, she pulls it from her pack later on and gives it to the other character.
For the most part I felt like Joel, protecting Ellie and having her save my ass on occasion. There was only one part where I felt a gap between he and I, at the dam, some of you may know it. I won't spoil it.
I've never been a fan of Naughty Dog, finding the Uncharted series thoroughly boring and having grown up with Mario instead of Crash, but this was above and beyond what I've ever expected from a game when it comes to relating to a character. I've never felt this way before. I didn't shed a tear like so many of you when Aeris died, despite FF7 being my favorite game of all time. I found her to be rather useless and never had her in my party.
I didn't care about any of the characters in Fallout 3 except for Dogmeat, and that was more me wanting to care about something in the world and projecting that onto that crazy mutt (I called him that affectionately).
I bought this game on launch and only just recently decided to actually play it. I hate that I waited this long.
Don't you wait any longer. Play it now. If you don't love it that's fine, but if it resonates with you it will resonate hard. It's absolutely worth finding out which side you land on.
I was kind of wishing the last scene would turn out to be a choice, for those of you who've been there you know what 2 options Joel had. I'd still have chosen the same option Joel did but actually making the decision myself would have carried more weight than any decision I've ever made in a game. It would have been glorious.
Please, discuss games that have impacted you as deeply as this one has impacted me. Maybe I'll know what to play next as a replay of this game would be too much right now.
I'd fallen in love with Ellie pretty early on but the moment that cemented her as a character I'll never forget was in game and it blew me away.
Another character is chastised by his older brother for picking up a toy when their inventory space is limited and he then drops it on the ground. I, having learned a little about Ellie, expected her to pick it up and secretly carry it until she could give it to him. I waited and waited for her to pick the toy up but she didn't, then I realized why. I was looking at her. I turned my back for a second and turned back to her and the toy had vanished. Sure enough, she pulls it from her pack later on and gives it to the other character.
For the most part I felt like Joel, protecting Ellie and having her save my ass on occasion. There was only one part where I felt a gap between he and I, at the dam, some of you may know it. I won't spoil it.
I've never been a fan of Naughty Dog, finding the Uncharted series thoroughly boring and having grown up with Mario instead of Crash, but this was above and beyond what I've ever expected from a game when it comes to relating to a character. I've never felt this way before. I didn't shed a tear like so many of you when Aeris died, despite FF7 being my favorite game of all time. I found her to be rather useless and never had her in my party.
I didn't care about any of the characters in Fallout 3 except for Dogmeat, and that was more me wanting to care about something in the world and projecting that onto that crazy mutt (I called him that affectionately).
I bought this game on launch and only just recently decided to actually play it. I hate that I waited this long.
Don't you wait any longer. Play it now. If you don't love it that's fine, but if it resonates with you it will resonate hard. It's absolutely worth finding out which side you land on.
I was kind of wishing the last scene would turn out to be a choice, for those of you who've been there you know what 2 options Joel had. I'd still have chosen the same option Joel did but actually making the decision myself would have carried more weight than any decision I've ever made in a game. It would have been glorious.
Please, discuss games that have impacted you as deeply as this one has impacted me. Maybe I'll know what to play next as a replay of this game would be too much right now.