TheOctodad
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I don't know, it seemed to me that there were a lot of instances where the game threw you in situations you could definitely predict the outcome of, but it would supersede these moments with its own little twist on these conventions (story spoilers ahead):
For instance, I saw Sam's death coming from a mile away, but I didn't expect his brother Henry to commit suicide immediately afterwards. Also, I think we all knew something bad was going to happen once Joel and Ellie reached the Fireflies, but man, I did not expect Joel to react so selfishly and violently to the situation. The way the Winter chapter broke the fourth wall with the leader of the bandits questioning Ellie's motivations behind murdering his crew in the prior level was also a fantastic moment that I was not expecting.
I agree. And I honestly expected Joel to die. I thought the most tropey moment would have been for Joel to actually die in that part, or for him to die at the end. To leave them both alive was unexpected.
In my opinion the word "trope" is thrown around far too often. You are damned if you do, damned if you don't. What possible story could be told that someone wouldn't call "trope" on?
In my opinion the word "trope" is thrown around far too often. You are damned if you do, damned if you don't. What possible story could be told that someone wouldn't call "trope" on?