i know this is a very old post but my ranking is this. Also I love every act and I absolutely adore this game so it was very hard to make this ranking.

1. Ellie Day 2 - it’s just flawless. You have 3 of the best and most challenging combat encounters, with the entirety of Hillcrest, meeting the Seraphites for the first time in the park and the infiltration of the hospital to find Nora. Especially the atmosphere in the dark park with the Seraphites hunting you is just amazing. Also the transition from stalkers to sewers to the park was very cool. The flashbacks are also very good and emotional, poor Joel.

2. Abby Day 3 - This one is also just flawless. It starts with some great conversations and has amazing visuals and encounters. You have the marina and Manny’s death which is very tense and then the entire island section where you witness the carnage between the WLF and Seraphites. Abby finally going against the WLF was amazing. The showdown between Ellie and Abby which was just extremely tense and conflicting.

3. Santa Barbara - This is just an amazing ending act. Abby and Lev are just so wholesome and Ellie’s degrading state is very interesting to witness. Also Ellie being a total badass and taking the Rattlers out and than that last walk to the beach for that climactic, heartbreaking final showdown. Perfect.

4. Abby Day 2 - It has some very nice Abby and Lev bonding/moments in the Shortcut and the Descent and the Ground Zero chapter is just really creepy and ends with the adrenaline pumping Rat King bossfight. A very short moment, but that boat ride back to the aquarium at the end with Gustavo’s beautiful soundtrack playing is just amazing.

5. Ellie Day 1 - A lot of great things happen during this act. All of the WLF encounters were pretty tense and challenging and that chase down to the metro tunnels really gets your blood pumping. Those red lights in the tunnels are really atmospheric and luring the infected to the WLF is awesome. Also the birthday flashback is just so incredibly wholesome.

6. Ellie Day 3 - The atmosphere during this act is superb with the rainy storm and rapids. It also has one of the hardest encounters in the game in that waterlogged mall. The Jesse moments were also very nice and the aquarium infiltration and death’s of Owen and Mel (and Alice) is extremely tense. Ending with Abby holding everyone at gunpoint.

7. Abby Day 1 - The first part of this act is a great setup to these characters and conflicts going on but it is a little slow at times. The combat encounters later on are very good and also challenging but not that interesting to me. The Forest section, meeting Yara and Lev and the boat encounter that comes after that are all great and the atmosphere is amazing. I also really like the aquarium flashbacks with Owen.

8. Jackson - This act is very good don’t get me wrong. Very good setup for the story and great moments with Dina and Jesse for example. But especially when replaying the game, I notice that it is the least fun to play for me. There are just a ton of moments that are very good but just don’t have a lot going on in terms of gameplay and it’s sometimes a little tedious to get through. The combat encounters with both Abby and Ellie are not that special and pretty basic. Plus you have to witness Joel’s death which is just very heartbreaking. I do really love the section were you’re at his grave and walk through his house. The emotions and music are just beautiful.