u/Magnus_The_Read

When I played TLOU2 for the first time 1.5 years ago I knew the one big spoiler (... why Abby wants to go golfing) but didn't know anything else.

It was amazing, but you miss a lot of subtleties or little details in the world on your first time. There are also a lot of interactions that carry more emotional weight once you know the character's full stories

I'm doing a playthrough now (Grounded, New Game+) and it's genuinely the best experience I've had in gaming. I've forgotten enough of the gameplay elements that the game keeps surprising/challenging me from a gameplay perspective but I'm really feeling the story way more on the second playthrough... literally teared up a few times

My GOAT game and for anyone who only played through it once, highly recommend giving it another run sometime :)

I'm entirely unstressed and unbothered by whatever the team does because I actually trust our FO these days

If they pick AJ? I'm sure that's the right pick. If they pick DP or trade down or do whatever? Cool, they have way more info, I trust they made the right choice

We have an actually competent organization working on this 24/7 and I'm sure they will make the best choice with whatever information we have available at the time

Excited to see who we pick or any moves we make, but happy with whatever!

Every time I play TLOU1 or TLOU2 it just feels so right. The characters are so real, the gameplay is so elite (even No Return runs with no plot, just gameplay are amazing), and the story is so moving

The cycle I'm stuck in is I'll do a playthrough of TLOU1 or TLOU2, try something else, end up bored and disappointed by either the gameplay or story, and end up wanting to play TLOU again

Have people actually broken this cycle? Any tips or recommendations?

EDIT: Great conversation and recs everyone!