The Last of Us Part 2 is officially here and, as expected, it’s already become one of the most controversial games of this generation. Players have taken to Metacritic to review-bomb the latest game from Naughty Dog, leading to a user review score of 3.9 (at the time of writing).
Although the internet is awash with people who actively dislike the new PS4 game, there’s also a strong number of fans who are hitting back at the anger. Just one of the many voices impressed with the offering from Sony is the one and only Roger Clark, who played Arthur Morgan in 2018’s Red Dead Redemption 2.
Responding to criticism over Part 2, Clark tweeted: “As a Star Wars fan who didn’t like Last Jedi I am not gonna criticize those of you who dislike #TLOU2, that’s fine but I am totally immersed. It’s a landmark in the medium. Best facial capture I have seen to date along with excellent performances, design and pace of storytelling.”
He went on to add: “And the combat is so dynamic and brutal!…And sound too, one thing Naughty Dog are never afraid to do is let the game breathe once in a while. Their use of sound is a key element of this. Masterful pacing.”
Clark’s comparison between The Last of Us Part 2 and the most-recent trilogy of Star Wars movies isn’t unfounded. The review scores for the game and the movie Clark mentions, The Last Jedi, are remarkably similar when it comes to the critics vs. the fans.
It seems as though the wave of controversy could be the point of The Last of Us Part 2. Naughty Dog top dog and the game’s director, Neil Druckmann, hasn’t responded to the backlash other than to note just how many people were leaving reviews on Metacritic.
He tweeted: “Oh man… in just a few hours we have almost DOUBLE the number of user reviews for #TheLastofUsPartII than the first game received in seven years. Love that passion!”
Right now, there’s just shy of 50,000 user reviews on Metacritic.
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