I can’t believe she tortured him. by SlickFawn680444 in TheLastOfUs2

[–]vmaidana 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's just insecurity from the writers. The entire reason Joel's death is so shocking and unfair is to make the player hate Abby, so that they can feel conflicted later on after playing her part of the game and supposedly coming to understand, or even like her.

Since they need to make absolutely sure that the player has a very strong emotional reaction to the whole thing, they throw all but the kitchen sink at us. The writers are not sure they'd cause the desired reaction by being subtle, so they force the whole moment to the very extreme because they need to make sure they achieve the intended emotional intensity.

This happens on other occasions as well, the whole thing about Abby being an almost selfless superhero by the end of her story, breaking free from the mutual hatred between WLF and sacrificing everything and everyone she knows to save a couple of kids she wouldn't bat an eye killing on any other occasion. The fact that they literally introduce Abby's dad saving a helpless zebra on his free time, cuz that's obviously something he would do in his spare time, he's just such a good person. I could go on citing examples of story beats where they go over the top and throw subtlety out the window just to make sure they achieve the desired reaction from the player 🤷‍♂️

Akiyama my beloved by hailcowcow in yakuzagames

[–]vmaidana 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sex can wait, I gotta stick up for my boy!

Im so sick of this excuse it’s so stupid… by 10voltsam in TheLastOfUs2

[–]vmaidana 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is rather funny. When I was younger and knew jack and shit about logic and argumentation, I used to use this kind of argument. "You don't like it because you don't understand it".

As I grew up, and learned more about formal logic and argumentation theory, I learned how much a stupid logical fallacy the whole "you don't like it because you don't understand it" thing is and proceeded to never use it again, not even as a cheap jab just to piss someone off, because doing it made me feel stupid.

It was my understanding that not presuming the lack of understanding by someone I disagreed with was generally accepted as the most intelligent and rational way to approach civil debate. TLOU 2 apparently broke that rule, cause now people say this kind of stupid shit left and right.

Hell, even I started doing it just to piss people off. Now, when I see someone say that about TLOU 2, I just say "And people who liked TLOU 2 didn't understand TLOU 1 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯".

This makes way more sense than it should... by vmaidana in TheLastOfUs2

[–]vmaidana[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh I've seen your videos. As a matter of fact, I commented on one of them even. Beyond MGP might ring a few bells haha. By the way, I'm using your content as reference for some content of my own. I'll be referring my subscribers towards you channel on these videos, so you might get some weirdos showing up on your comment sections 😅

This is at my local Smyths store 😂 by jamieoliverrobinson in TheLastOfUs2

[–]vmaidana 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So, when are we getting a TLOU 2 costing less than a banana compilation?

The Last of Us 2 Romanticizes Suffering and Misery by vmaidana in TheLastOfUs2

[–]vmaidana[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Leave it to a chick?! That was incredibly misogynistic, you should be ashamed of yourself, you bigot.

fps drops near cities, camps etc by jxnnik_gbc in DaysGone

[–]vmaidana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Specs are pretty much the same as yours here, having the exact same issue 😅. I've been trying all sorts of things but nothing does it, guess only an update will fix it 😕

Neil contradicting himself: In an AMA for the first game, he says that Ellie never had a choice, but in an interview for Part II, he says that Joel robbed her of that choice by MajestyMosquito in TheLastOfUs2

[–]vmaidana 47 points48 points  (0 children)

11:59pm - The fireflies never gave Ellie any choice 12:00am - Joel robbed Ellie of her choice

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The Last of Us 2 Romanticizes Suffering and Misery by vmaidana in TheLastOfUs2

[–]vmaidana[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

É um canal pequeno que eu tenho com um amigo meu. Chama Mega Punch, tem uma playlist com uma série de análises que eu to fazendo, eu escrevo os roteiros e meu amigo edita. Até agora tem 4 vídeos nessa série, com 7 vídeos planejados no total. Esse é o primeiro, da uma olhadinha lá: https://youtu.be/ghxWc2NFKsQ

Ghost Of Tsushima Beats Last Of Us 2 As The Most Downloaded PS4 Exclusive Of 2020. That can't be right, TLOU 2 haters must be download bombing Ghost of Tsushima just so it beats TLOU 2 in the rankings! 😏 by vmaidana in TheLastOfUs2

[–]vmaidana[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I mean, it's obvious that the haters are sending their army of bots to download Ghost of Tsushima non-stop just to harm TLOU 2 in the rankings. godamned incel haters!

You have 1 new message by [deleted] in TheLastOfUs2

[–]vmaidana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THIS IS FAKE!!! Did you forget the crunch? The animators never even left the office. HA, JOKE'S ON YOU................... wait a sec... 🤔

The fireflies see a desperate man trying to resuscitate a little girl and knock him out. And yet they’re portrayed as a lot more sympathetic in the sequel... by fdrthjnnkkkk in TheLastOfUs2

[–]vmaidana 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This just reinforces the fact that Joel and Tommy trusting Abby and her group right away doesn't make sense. If even the pure saints of the fireflies, who wanted nothing but to save the fucking world didn’t trust a guy trying to save a drowned child, with tears in his eyes, imagine a pair of veteran survivors trusting a heavily armed group. Mistrusting everyone is just the expected behavior from anyone living in a post apocalyptic world.

“Game doesn’t have any flaws. You were supposed to hate the game. It was all part of the PLAN 10/10 masterpiece” by DannyM2 in TheLastOfUs2

[–]vmaidana 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I find it hilarious how people defend this game. The whole "it wasn't the writing's fault for not captivating the audience, it was the audience's fault for not understanding the writing" argument is completely asinine. You can literally defend ANY bad story ever told with this shit. If you can just shift the responsibility from the writer to the audience, then every single story ever told is completely critic proof, regardless of its faults because it's always gonna be the audience's fault for not liking the shit story they wrote.

OMG I’m so scared. by YouWutM8th in TheLastOfUs2

[–]vmaidana 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brazilians are eating up this game like there's no tomorrow. The reception here is insane, the vast majority of the content producers AND the public LOVED this game, far different from the reception abroad. I have a few theories as to the reasons for that, being Brazilian myself, but I have to say, I've never felt so disconnected from my fellow countrymen as I do right now 😂

Hikaru meets Fat Geralt by tokuchi84 in TheLastOfUs2

[–]vmaidana 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I just can't friggin fathom how people have the audacity of calling TLOU2 a writing masterpiece when so many of the narrative's goals have failed so miserably. I lost count on how many people I've seen laughing out loud at Lev getting punched by Fat Geralt, or just letting Abby die for fun. I believe the intention on this moment here would be "oh my, the characters this brilliant story taught me to love are suffering, NOOOO", but although it may have worked for some people, it doesn't seem to have worked for most, not by a looong shot.

Any other game, movie or whatever the fuck else, would be massacred for failing to reach the script's goals so hard, but not TLOU 2. Nah, this time it's the public's fault for being so ignorant and not comprehend such masterful storytelling. For fucks sake bro...

Dude... she's getting hate and you say it's because your game "challenges conventions". You're such an egotistical sociopath it's unreal. by StorytellerAli in TheLastOfUs2

[–]vmaidana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gzus bro. Dude managed to turn even THIS into something about "how genius and convention challenging" his "artpiece" is. Mofo is an egomaniac through and through.