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'The Last of Us' Season 2 Finale Viewership Down 55% From Season 1 (www.thewrap.com)

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[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 weeks ago

I agree that a group of idiots hated it and review bombed it. Maybe the were jealous Abby had a bigger clit then them, who knows. However, part II sold less then part I. That can't be hand waved off. Even the show is displaying a dip in viewers.

Part II just feels rushed or poorly planned out. Maybe if they bridged the games it would help. Part I was a father protecting an adopted daughter. Part II should have been the reverse. Part III could be the death and revenge story. It would have worked better. Intead it felt like a bait and switch.

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the-last-of-us-franchise-has-sold-37-million-copies-in-9-years

[-] AnalogNotDigital@lemmy.wtf 3 points 2 weeks ago

Didn't play the second game, but the issue I had with season 2 was it was disjointed and you could 'feel' the game style storytelling.

While the first game from a story standpoint was very much on rails, I'd gather that the second game was very much not linear levels like the game was for the first one?

Bella is a decent actress, but she's not a series lead. The show felt too heavy for her shoulders, and that's okay. Idk how much of the characters development (or lack thereof) was her or the game storytelling, but it just felt flat as the season progressed if that makes sense.

[-] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

the second game was very much not linear levels like the game was for the first one?

It does ping pong between different flashback perspectives and whatnot. I... probably wouldn't call it linear.

This might be more up for debate, but I did really like Ellie's character development in Part 2; it echoed some things I thought about Joel in Part 1.

[-] AnalogNotDigital@lemmy.wtf 1 points 2 weeks ago

For me her character just seemed very one note. She seemed to have remorse at the end for the ACTION she did, but the problem is, she was just very 'here's my goal and I'm going to do it' the rest of the season.

Idk, to each their own, but the story was way worse than season 1 for me.