Gameplay is miles more fun than it was in the first, especially against a big group of human enemies. Trying to figure out how to stealth your way out is like a big giant puzzle and I love it. I really don't like switching characters halfway through and Abby's tools are much less fun than Ellie's.

I really like the beginning of the story, the ending, and all the Joel/Ellie flashbacks in the middle, and Lev and Dina were great new characters in my opinion, but the rest is just such doomer torture porn that just makes me depressed to even play. Yes I know it's supposed to elicit those kinds of emotions but doesn't mean I enjoyed it. I don't think there's any other game that had story beats that made me roll my eyes into the back of my head and immediately followed them up with ones that made me sob. What a weird experience