![]() ![]() When The Last of Us Part 2 begins, Ellie is in a good place because she has found love and support in Dina, her girlfriend and future mother of their son JJ. RELATED: The Last of Us 2 Player Discovers Gruesome Combat Detail This is further emphasized when, toward the end of The Last of Us Part 2, Tommy tries to convince Ellie to once again pursue revenge against Abby, and Ellie cracks. Unfortunately, Ellie especially suffers from this mindset because of her personal history, and how losing Joel makes her insecure about both the present and the future. This is not to make Ellie look like the bad guy, but rather it goes to show that everyone and every faction can be self-righteous enough to justify their own mistakes and immoral actions. Players learn Abby's reasons, about her challenges and fears, and they get a glimpse into her life and the relationships she formed along the way. However, in the second half, The Last of Us Part 2 offers a shift in perspective that makes players control Abby, Joel's killer. The first half of the game is delivered from Ellie's perspective, with each and every kill seeming justified because this likable young woman lost Joel, and players identify with Ellie because they also loved Joel. However, this is a clever ploy from Naughty Dog, because The Last of Us Part 2 is ultimately about how vicious cycles of violence and revenge lead to nothing more than death and loss. Joel's death is especially brutal and raw, and that was made on purpose to get players in the mind of Ellie as she wreaks havoc on Joel's killers. These events make Joel's death at the beginning of The Last of Us Part 2 a hard blow, both for players who had learned to love the character despite his flaws, and for Ellie, who lost a big part of herself. RELATED: Why There Might Not Be a Huge Wait Before The Last of Us 3 The Last of Us Part 2's Vicious Cycles of Violence and Revenge Despite their complicated relationship and how hard it is for them to gradually build trust, Joel eventually demonstrates just how much of a father he can be to Ellie by desperately saving her from certain death at the end of the game. When Joel meets Ellie he is just trying to survive by illicit means, but Ellie reminds him of Sarah and what it meant to be a father. Joel lost his daughter, Sarah, at the very beginning of The Last of Us, which takes place when the outbreak of the Cordyceps Brain Infection virus reached critical mass. ![]() The Last of Us is played mostly from Joel's perspective, and that makes players especially attached to him because they see the unfolding events from his perspective, and also take a look at what his past was like. Players grow fond of Joel and Ellie throughout the first game as they discover the pieces of the puzzle that made The Last of Us' storyline so fascinating. It was a technological wonder and it told an incredible story about an emotionally stunted man and a young girl too mature for her age. Naughty Dog's The Last of Us was praised as one of the best video games ever made, and rightfully so.
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