There is no “you guys” here, it’s just me arguing what I think. I like the game alright overall, if I had to score it, 7/10.
There is, since I'm talking about the individuals that I'm debating with.
Spiderman establishes that there are in its universe. There’s so much that comes along with the medium of comics as well. You can have serious, realistic comics. They establish that early on so you know what you’re in for. If you’re watching American Beauty and suddenly there’s a T-Rex that appears and chases Kevin Spacey’s character you’re gonna say “That’s fucking stupid and makes no sense.” This isn’t difficult to understand. Fiction has rules, despite being fiction.
And it's established in TLOU that infected humans exist. It's also established it's a fictional world where one woman can take on hundreds of men by herself.
No clinging here, I think that scene could have been done better and it bugs me. That’s all. A writer should try to cover all bases and try to make their story airtight, that way there is no disruption in the suspension of disbelief in the audience. They’re not always going to hit perfection, but they should try as hard as they can to hit the mark. Pointing to imperfections is fine, it helps things become better in the future.
Your logic is that since cannibalistic mushrooms exist, anything goes! People can say how it's so unrealistic for a masculine to get buff in an post-apocalyptic world, but just look over everything else that is unrealistic. Since you have a problem with Abby's physique, you want to talk about something being "unrealistic". It's ridiculous.
Yes, I know. I watched the video multiple times.
And you still misquoted her.
I have no issues with Joel being killed. I think that‘s why we’re talking past each other. I think the scene was executed poorly because they really wanted a “shocker” scene and wrote their way around that. There’s so many ways they could have killed Joel but they wouldn’t have their “...because they have.” OMG *shotgun blast* moment. So, they sacrificed good writing to get their scene. It’s like it was built for streamers. I can still enjoy the game, but when that scene happens I just shake my head. Joel acts like an idiot and so does Tommy so they can have their *gasp* moment. If it doesn’t bug you, fine.
Because I look at things in great detail.
Before Joel and Tommy agreed to go there, he didn't know how many friends were at her location. When he made it there, those gates were locked and he was trapped. Giving any indication that they didn't trust them would put them in danger, so the only thing for Tommy to do was to act friendly. Joel appeared to be suspicious whenever he stepped foot in that house. There's also the fact that he helped Abby and Abby helped him escape and fight off some infected, which could very well be the reason why he didn't see her as a threat in that exact moment.
Spare me the condescension. I’ve played the game nearly 3 times and watched many YouTubers play it to try and make sure I didn’t overlook anything. It’s been miserable to play it more than once, but that’s a different criticism.
It’s not silly to me. It’s valid. Those are stupid writing mistakes. I still like The Dark Knight Rises, but those are bad.
They're not writing mistakes. Mistakes are something that's unintentional. Scenes are created for tension\suspense. That's how you engage your audience. The audience doesn't want the character to die, so they play with that emotion by keeping them in that moment.
In the Dark Knight, Joker holds Rachel near the window threatening to kill her. We know Joker likes to toy with his victims, so he just decides to throw her out of the window instead of shooting her.
During this time, the audience doesn't see that the building has a slope behind joker, they think it goes straight down. Within those few seconds, the audience thinks Rachel is about to die, but then they realize she not, but now she's sliding down and batman has a chance to save her.
She was conveniently on that side of the building and she didn't drop to her death.
In the Dark Knight Rises, Catwoman is caught by guards and we're left wondering how she's going to escape. If that scaffold was seen in plain sight, then we would know before hand how she escapes.
Things make appear too convenient or make the villains look stupid, but it creates suspense.