The Last of Us Part 2was quite a controversial game when it first launched. Despite receiving a large amount of critical praise, many fans found the narrative ofThe Last of Us 2to be disappointing and, in some cases, frustrating. Most of this criticism stemmed from the new character Abby, voiced by Laura Bailey. Abby was not a well-liked character due to her actions inThe Last of Us 2’sstory, leading some fans to go too far in terms of their hatred of the character, evensending death threats to Laura Bailey. Please note that there are big spoilers ahead forThe Last of Us 2.
Abby is the main antagonist ofThe Last of Us 2, being the primary goal of Ellie’s revenge mission. She also acts as the secondary playable character within the story, as about halfway throughThe Last of Us 2players must take on the role of Abby and effectively replay the events of the game from her perspective. Eventually, this leads to the final conflict between both Ellie and Abby, where Abby always survives no matter what the player does.
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While some have taken this to mean thatThe Last of Us 3will see Ellie and Abby team up, modder Speclizer isn’t exactly happy to leave Abby alive, and wondered whether the game’s files would allow her to be killed. To get the answer,The Last of Us Part 2modder gave themselves guns in the final emotional fight of the game. However, even with plenty of bullets sent her way, Abby keeps getting up, proving that she cannot be killed.
Not entirely satisfied with the outcome, Speclizer then went on to see if they could change any other aspects ofThe Last of Us Part 2’sstory. First, they tried to save Joel by having Ellie no-clip into the room where he is being killed, but the NPCs surrounding Joel take no notice even as Ellie is filling them with bullet holes. Later in the story, when Ellie is being pinned down by a sniper that turns out to beJoel’s brother Tommy, again Speclizer tries to kill the NPC. Once more, the important character is proven to be unkillable.
It seems that the story ofThe Last of Us 2is not meant to be changed. Like most games, being able to kill important characters would ruin both the story and gameplay for the future, so the developers have ensured no stray bullet could finish off Abby or any other vital NPC. It seems that developer Naughty Dog did make the right choices forThe Last of Us Part 2’sstory in the end anyway, as the gamewon Game of the Year at 2020’s Game Awards.
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Play the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards, remastered for the PlayStation®5 console. Relive or play for the first time Ellie and Abby’s story, now with graphical enhancements, new gameplay modes like the roguelike survival experience No Return, full DualSense® wireless controller integration, and more. Five years after their dangerous journey across the post-pandemic United States, Ellie and Joel have settled down in Jackson, Wyoming. Living amongst a thriving community of survivors has allowed them peace and stability, despite the constant threat of the infected and other, more desperate survivors. When a violent event disrupts that peace, Ellie embarks on a relentless journey to carry out justice and find closur
