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DoubleF · 03-31-2023, 03:40 PM

I liked the content of the whole series, but I got a bit of an odd feeling and it seems others are inadvertently keying in on it as well. I hate how Druckmann structures narratives.

I really liked the content of this series. But I feel like minor issues with the order of the media caused it to lose something. I feel like I would give this series a 8-9/10 but a slight reordering of the media on the cutting room floor could boost this another point.

The start of the pandemic content from ep 1 and 2 probably could have been combined together into a section of ep 2 instead of spread out in the two eps. In both cases, having it at the start of the episodes rather than mid or late episode made it feel kinda weird and jumpy IMO. I would probably swap left behind and kin (ep 6 and 7) and snip the Ellie and Joel part in left behind (ep 7) to put at the end of ep 6 (Kin) so that it still connects with ep 8.

Minor quibbles, but overall, I'd say I loved the way they approached this series like a remake that was faithful to the original.

TLOU2 bugged me like that too. As soon as I finished the game, I felt like I would have enjoyed the game even more and it would have much more replay value if the game was ordered just the slightest bit differently.

IMO, the ordering decision disorients the viewer/player from really being able to process the story.

I think it was mentioned by Druckmann or someone close to him that as part of the ethos of TLOU1 and TLOU2, a summary of "How far would you go for love" vs "How far would you go for hate" is a way to distill the differences between the stories.

Druckmann could hit a home run bigger than TLOU season 1 with season 2 if he doesn't keep disorienting the viewer/gamer with his story telling tactics IMO.

03-31-2023, 03:40 PM	#1320
DoubleF Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2014 Exp:	I liked the content of the whole series, but I got a bit of an odd feeling and it seems others are inadvertently keying in on it as well. I hate how Druckmann structures narratives. I really liked the content of this series. But I feel like minor issues with the order of the media caused it to lose something. I feel like I would give this series a 8-9/10 but a slight reordering of the media on the cutting room floor could boost this another point. The start of the pandemic content from ep 1 and 2 probably could have been combined together into a section of ep 2 instead of spread out in the two eps. In both cases, having it at the start of the episodes rather than mid or late episode made it feel kinda weird and jumpy IMO. I would probably swap left behind and kin (ep 6 and 7) and snip the Ellie and Joel part in left behind (ep 7) to put at the end of ep 6 (Kin) so that it still connects with ep 8. Minor quibbles, but overall, I'd say I loved the way they approached this series like a remake that was faithful to the original. TLOU2 bugged me like that too. As soon as I finished the game, I felt like I would have enjoyed the game even more and it would have much more replay value if the game was ordered just the slightest bit differently. IMO, the ordering decision disorients the viewer/player from really being able to process the story. I think it was mentioned by Druckmann or someone close to him that as part of the ethos of TLOU1 and TLOU2, a summary of "How far would you go for love" vs "How far would you go for hate" is a way to distill the differences between the stories. Druckmann could hit a home run bigger than TLOU season 1 with season 2 if he doesn't keep disorienting the viewer/gamer with his story telling tactics IMO.