The Last of Us Part 2

Warning : The pursuit contains SPOILERS forThe Last of Us Part 2 .

Pre - release marketing forThe Last of Us 2teased a brutal fib about the import of revenge . While this needs resulted in criticism and controversy , The Last of Us 2 ’s ending arguably contextualizes its most disturbing moments with a fair amount of achiever . But this is only true for the force committed within the core Ellie - versus - Abby plot of ground . Otherwise ,   much ofThe Last of Us 2 ’s   ferocity feels shallow and gratis .

The Last of Us 2makes clear from the beginning that it will be an intense playthrough . The game’sfirst big twist - Joel ’s killingat the work force of Abby - happens early on , and it ’s not strong to assure thing will only get darker from there . Ellie and Tommy vow vengeance on Joel ’s killers , and the two localize off on freestanding pursuit to take them down . What follows is a tale of spiraling fixation : Ellie ’s humanity gradually fades by , replaced by a singular drive to get retaliation .

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Ellie carries out a number of ugly acts of vehemence on this mission . Despite Abby and her booster letting Ellie go , Ellie feel no remorse , kill and even torture each member of the grouping she comes across . But inThe Last of Us 2 ’s ending , Ellie suddenly forgive Abby and lets her go . Ellie ’s plain motivating for this decision helps contextualize the horrible affair she ’s done , and so her furiousness feel purposeful in the linguistic context of the secret plan ’s story and message , despite its brutality . Unfortunately , other parts ofThe Last of Us 2are less nuanced .

What Controversial Violence The Last Of Us 2’s Ending Fails To Justify

The flashback successiveness inThe Last of Us 2 ’s ending   involve part of Ellie ’s hatred of Abby was rooted in her rage towards Joel . Abby ’s actions robbed Ellie of the   chance to forgive Joel forkilling the Fireflies in the first game , so letting Abby go was , in a direction , the same as letting go of a bass anger towards Joel for destroy her say purpose in living ( i.e. becoming the generator of a Cordyceps vaccinum ) . In this one flashback , Naughty Dog successfully justifies the horrible violence it depicted throughout the game . Ellie ’s torturing of Nora , her violent death of Owen and Mel and the many nameless WLF soldiers - it was all a profoundly misguided attempt to resolve her issues with Joel , since she could no longer talk them out with him . This   story closure   would n’t have forge if Ellie had n’t gone to such horrible lengths , stimulate strong-arm and aroused harm to both her supporter and enemies , in her pursuit of that end .

It would have worked , however , without the torture of Yara and the burning of Haven , among other scenes . Deaths like Owen and Mel ’s were brutal , but they were also uncomfortably realistic and not free , and that added to the significance of   the protagonists ' character arcs . The same ca n’t be said for the many , many nameless people vote out ( violently boot , yell , and burning ) in the wipeout of Haven , near the terminal of Abby ’s playable chapter . In the Haven sequence , Naughty Dog bask in the excruciation on presentation . Haven ’s destruction paralleled Ellie ’s mindless killing of Abby ’s acquaintance , but the story ’s morality could have been conveyed without such over - the - top , high - budget destruction . hinge on through the burn town as the Seraphites and Wolves hack each other to death , it ’s as if one can hear Naughty Dog saying,“Look how brutal , and therefore prestigious , our game is . “In fact , the developer may as well have literally said this with Yara ’s torment view , which was used to market the plot in itsinfamously brutal 2017 teaser laggard .

The Last of Us 2deserves kudos for even essay to orient out that killing is unfit , as almost all triplex - A video games approach murder and violence with hardly a 2d thought . But when that message , delivered tactfully through its principal story , is juxtaposed against such in - your - face , constant suffering , it ’s hard not to see the point as a fleck disingenuous . If a game is belong to treat force with the earnestness and Platonism it merit , it ca n’t also use wildness for action congeal pieces ( not to mention the same erstwhile violent death - focussed gameplay ) . Here ’s hoping Naughty Dog ’s next game learns the same deterrent example Ellie did .

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The Last Of Us Part 2released for PlayStation 4 on June 19 , 2020 .

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