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Amazing. Incredible. I could not be more thrilled 😍

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Little Nightmares II broke my heart.

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I know I'm late to this but why does Honey look like Jimmy Neutrons mom

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Persona 5 Royal final boss ending

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I teared up when Troy said that Ashley answered she would have been an astronaut if she wasn't an actress

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Ok, but guys.

Back 4 Blood

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I finished Okumura's boss with 15 seconds to spare and I don't remember the last time I was that stressed

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I got the "Saving Daniel" achievement as I was watching Daniel be murdered by a monster.

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You can hang out with confidants after you max them out if you want to! I know because after I maxed out my choice romance (Futaba) I took her out on dates

I'll have to take Ryuji on dates 😊

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I'm only in August and my Confidant level with Ryuji is level 9.... I don't want to level it up 😢 I feel like I won't be able to hang out with my best friend anymore

Quarantine is getting to me.

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Persona 5 Royal is honestly what is getting me through the end of 2020.

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Very excited for this!

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The Last of Us part 2 (Spoiler heavy) review

Man oh man, where to even begin with this one. This is gonna be a long one.

The Last of Us (part 1) is one of my absolute favorite games of all time. I recommend it to everyone and anyone who ever asks me for a story driven game that makes you feel. I’ve played the first part probably 4 or 5 times, and still find myself crying by the end. The announcement “trailer” they showed at PlayStation Experience in 2016 gave me chills. I even tried to order the almost $300 Ellie edition (It was sold out, so I settled with the collectors edition instead). 

I put the game in my PS4 thinking about traveling to Seattle (my hometown) with Joel and how excited I was to see their interactions along the way (silly me). I managed to avoid all the leaks and spoilers so I did not know anything this game had in store for me. 

As sad as I was to see that Ellie and Joel’s relationship had obviously become  strained since the end of the first game, the first time I cried was obviously the most shocking part for me. As I watched Abby bashing Joel with a golf club, tears streaming down my face, I waited for Ellie to swoop in and save the day. Only that didn’t happen. Instead the screen cuts to a headstone with Joel’s name on it and I had to turn the game off. Oooh man, I was absolutely heartbroken and angry as hell. I have never wanted to kill a video game character the way I wanted to hunt down Abby in that moment. Revenge on a video game character was what motivated me to turn the game back on. But then we watched Ellie kill Nora... then Owen... and Mel... each time you can see the emotional toll this is having on Ellie.. Watching Ellie deal with her PTSD was just as traumatic as watching Joel die at the hands of Abby. 

Then, the game switches to Abby’s point of view and I did NOT like it. I was so mad that this game was making me play as Abby that I basically did a speed run of her part (which I regret now). After rushing through Abby’s section, I came across the second part to make me cry. The Ellie boss fight. This game was making me play as the hated Abby against my beloved Ellie. I turned the game off a second time, never having felt this betrayed by a video game before in my life. I kept thinking how could they make us fight against Ellie? But my feelings of revenge were still strong, so I turned the game back on and sobbed while I snuck up on Ellie from behind. 

Finally, we make it to the farmhouse and after a lot of thinking, I decide that this is what I want. Forget Abby, I just want Ellie heal from her deep psychological turmoil and live as happy a life she can with Dina and the baby. My heart hurts to see she’s still having nightmares and flashbacks, but at least she can focus on healing now... right? Only Tommy shows up with information on where Abby is and gets angry when Ellie and Dine tell him no. I was so sad.. Could Tommy not see how much she’s hurting and going through? So Ellie decides to go to California, where it’s believed Abby is living. I was surprised to find myself sad that Ellie was going. I reluctantly move Ellie through the section of the game thinking about what I wanted to happen. I wasn’t so sure I wanted Ellie to kill Abby anymore.. Did I change my mind about wanting to get revenge on Abby? Finally we come to the part I’ve been waiting for. My motivation throughout this whole game. My chance to get revenge on Abby. Only it hurts. It feels wrong. Why am I crying? After the saddest fight I have ever seen, Ellie lets Abby go, seemingly giving up in the water. I was surprised to find myself relieved. The game ends with Ellie going back to the farmhouse only to find it empty. She picks up the guitar but can no longer play because of the fingers she lost during her fight. Ellie lost so much during the course of this game.. and was it worth it in the end? 

After finally finishing the game, I was emotionally exhausted. This game was brutal on my emotions and I didn’t feel like picking up any video game for a little while. I just needed to think about what I’d just played. I have NEVER played a game that affected me as much as this game has. And the most amazing part to me is that this is exactly what Naughty Dog wanted. They created a character and situation (Abby) that made the players so thoroughly hate this character, and then forces us to look at it from another perspective. Forces us to really think... do any of these characters actually deserve any of this? They make us hate but then they make us rethink everything. This game is truly amazing. For all the emotional toil and heartbreaking story (The rocket scene is arguably maybe the only happy scene in this entire game) this game succeeds in every way. Neil Druckmann is truly an amazing storyteller and I am so glad I was able to experience this. 

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So, I just finished The Last of Us part 2. It was heart wrenching. Violent. Depressing. Beautiful. Emotional. I can't list all the words that describe how absolutely incredible this game is. I have never in my life played a game that affected me like this game has. Neil Druckmann is an incredible story teller, and Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker were truly amazing. I'll post my full actual review in the next couple of days, but don't get me wrong. This game is a worthy successor to the first part and I'm truly glad Neil decided to make this game.

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Don't hate on Neil because you didn't like the game

Don't get me wrong, I'm not hating on Neil at all. The game is fantastic and I absolutely loved it. He wanted to make the game emotionally hard and he succeeded in every way. Neil Druckmann did a fantastic job on this game and I'm glad I live in a time that I was able to experience it.

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I have never in my life played a game that affected me as much as The Last of Us part 2 has.

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I don't know what I ever did to Neil Druckmann but damn I did not deserve that