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Through parallel stories we see how love and loss combine to create a toxic stew that can’t help but lead to further tragedy. But whereas the first game was about how a lost young woman and broken middle-aged man found family in each other, the sequel has a darker tone. What I can safely say, however, is that the sequel packs an emotional wallop just as powerful as that of the original. This is an experience worth preserving for anyone taking the time to read this review. I managed the unlikely feat of sheltering myself from pretty much all of the game’s promotional material leading up to its launch, which meant every one of the many plot twists and heartbreaking character revelations that came during my epic 38-hour first play-through (yes, I’ve already started a second) elicited the shock that was intended. And I’m not going to say much more about the plot here.

That’s all you need to know heading into the second game. She woke up in the backseat of a car, still wearing her hospital gown. Joel discovered this, and - mentally unable to lose another daughter-like figure in his life - murdered all the doctors while Ellie was unconscious. But when the scientists finally got a look at Ellie, they discovered that researching a cure would kill her. There were doctors in the west who could potentially create a cure from her biology, and Joel needed to get her there. The reason the duo had been travelling across the country was because Ellie had proven herself immune to the fungal infection. That something is, of course, what happened at the end of the first game. Ellie knows Joel is keeping something from her. But while the pair’s relationship has grown and matured, there’s a tension, too. The new game picks up where the original game left off, with Joel and Ellie attempting to settle into a peaceful village of survivors in Jackson, Wyoming.
