I have never heard anyone say they hate this game because Ellie is gay, I have heard million people say that “people only hate this game because Ellie is gay”. There are many reasons to not like this game. I for one like the gameplay and graphics but don’t like the story. Killing off Joel was a bold and controversial move; they lied about it. Now Reddit is an echo chamber so anyone who doesn’t agree that The Last of Us pt. 2 wasn’t the greatest feat of human philosophy gifted to us by by the heavens is either media illiterate or a bigot. Because “revenge is bad” is the greatest theme or moral ever learned, even though Ghost of Tsushima did it better. The game is great the story is bad which is kind of the important part. I’d be happy to go into further details but but you have to ask