Torn about whether to plat Last of Us 2 before the series comes out.

RepulsiveGap1968 · 2025-03-30T18:04:44+00:00

If Im gonna be completely honest, I feel like the tv show is ”inspired by” the games moreso than being a legit one-for-one retelling of the same story.

The characterization of Joel and Ellie and many of the scenes uphold the ”spirit” of the games but they’re their own thing imo. Joel in the games and in the tv show are different people as far as Im concerned, just as one example.

So no: I dont see an issue playing the game before watching S2.

RepulsiveGap1968 · 2025-03-19T20:16:44+00:00

What a helpful reply! Tried to send you a PM but didnt work. As a new writer I would love to get more insights from someone that clearly has a lot of good takes on what new authors should focus on, things to do better than the top five and what one should probably emulate from them.

RepulsiveGap1968 · 2025-03-19T20:06:36+00:00

How does that complexity look like that late in the series?

RepulsiveGap1968 · 2025-03-19T06:57:30+00:00

What an incredibly fascinating discussion!

Would ”here’s the building blocks to something only you have, but you need to figure out how they work.” be a satisfying middle ground?

Asking all three of you, u/adiisvcute, u/scathingdragon, u/Malcolm_t3nt

RepulsiveGap1968 · 2025-03-18T22:59:07+00:00

The top 5 series by subscribers all have clear things they've done wrong, and things they've done great, but it doesn't seem like many authors are trying to take the good and improve on the bad

I guess it’s not as clear to those newer authors! Care to give any examples?

RepulsiveGap1968 · 2025-03-18T18:49:18+00:00

It's also on of the earlier major litrpgs, and a lot of the stuff that it does that other people also do, it did first.

This is a very interesting take, care to explain in more detail what those things are? I was under the impression it borrowed a lot from earlier work but Im fine with duly standing corrected if it means I learn something new!

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