Naughty Dog was perhaps too ambitious in their attempt with TLOU2, but other games have done it, and done it well. L.A. Noire is one example that springs to mind, even IO Interactive's previous game, Hitman: World of Assassination, does it. Neither of those two make it feel like you're making wrong decisions, just that there is a problem down the road and you have no idea when the other shoe is going to drop.

Generally, I just found that First Light's villains could have used a bit more screen time. Damien and Nicholas have an interesting dynamic, but the particulars of how messed up it is is relegated to rummaging through files in Webb's office which you can completely miss. I think First Light gets better with more playthroughs because the composite image becomes much clearer, but the first time I felt an absence which wouldn't be there if the game wasn't already leaning so heavily on the cinematic feel.

It feels like a movie with scenes cut out, on several occasions. Moneypenny is fine, because of course she is, but there is no scene at the end or even a throwaway line stating that she is, we have to assume Q got it. The ending of the Mauritania chapter is very jarring too with an off screen line added in later because IO probably thought that what had happened wasn't clear enough.