The Last Of Us 2: 10 Things Fans DON'T Want To See
Making Ellie gay only to kill off her girlfriend minutes later. F*&%king classy, Naughty Dog.
After years of waiting, The Last Of Us 2 is finally nearing completion. With the full trailer for the game getting everyone buzzing for one reason or another, Naughty Dog is set to wow audiences again with the sequel to one of their most successful gaming narratives.
But a good sequel is just as much about what NOT to do as what you should do. And fans, upon retrospect, have found numerous faults in the game's mechanics and narrative that a sequel can and should improve upon. They've also made predictions based on the trailer that have filled many with dread.
Whether or not fan input is in any way a good idea is a case by case situation. Sometimes fans - unaware of the behind the scenes process - have no idea what they're talking about, and sometimes that outsiders' perspective is just what the creators need to hear before they implement something that will only disappoint/anger.
These ten examples are but a few of the many things fans DON'T want to see from The Last Of Us 2, and that Naughty Dog should try to avoid.
10. Joel Being A Ghost
There is a LOT to unpack with the character of Joel and how he left us at the end of The Last Of Us. As such, there are a lot of ways in which his return can be handled poorly. One of these is copping out by having him turn out to be either a ghost, or a figment of Ellie's imagination.
This minor fan theory has picked up a bit of speed, who find it hard to believe that Joel would just happen to show up again when Ellie needs his help most. But considering how far this guy went for her in the last game, it isn't so out there to consider that he's been following her around the past few years. Having him turn out to be a ghost would remove all the tension of their reunion for the sake of a twist, and that's just not right.
We already have mushroom zombies, we do not need ghosts too.