Great example. The Last of Us 2 completes the tragedy of the first game in the opening sequences. It's brutal. And it's effects echo on through the rest of the game, leading to further tragedy with a small taste of half hope and redemption at the end... but certainly not happiness or a warm fuzzy ending. Which is probably why the game wa…
Great example. The Last of Us 2 completes the tragedy of the first game in the opening sequences. It's brutal. And it's effects echo on through the rest of the game, leading to further tragedy with a small taste of half hope and redemption at the end... but certainly not happiness or a warm fuzzy ending. Which is probably why the game was panned by so many fans of the first game. Tragedy is uncomfortable.
Especially in a video game, where the player becomes the protagonist in a sense. They're granted agency, but only to play out the story as our protagonists would, mistakes and all.
They're a couple of the best games of the past decade in my opinion.
I didn’t know that about The Last of Us 2. Sounds like they went for The Empire Strikes Back heart-hit. I have no aversion to tragedy. My work is filled with the tragic. But The Last of Us destroyed me.
Great example. The Last of Us 2 completes the tragedy of the first game in the opening sequences. It's brutal. And it's effects echo on through the rest of the game, leading to further tragedy with a small taste of half hope and redemption at the end... but certainly not happiness or a warm fuzzy ending. Which is probably why the game was panned by so many fans of the first game. Tragedy is uncomfortable.
Especially in a video game, where the player becomes the protagonist in a sense. They're granted agency, but only to play out the story as our protagonists would, mistakes and all.
They're a couple of the best games of the past decade in my opinion.
I didn’t know that about The Last of Us 2. Sounds like they went for The Empire Strikes Back heart-hit. I have no aversion to tragedy. My work is filled with the tragic. But The Last of Us destroyed me.