OH NO, NOW I KNOW THERE'S A HOUSE, EVERYTHING IS RUINED
I was so, so tense when Ellie was helping Joel up after his impalement. And then that amazing sequence where you're controlling someone who's basically slowly dying. You're so, so helpless, and for once you're the one who has to rely on Ellie. I was strangely proud of her, watching her come into her own, even though 'shooting a load of guys' probably isn't something I should technically be proud of.
I should probably have anticipated some sort of 'controlling someone who's in a seriously bad way' sequence in this game, given Naughty Dog's precedent. Uncharted 2 has you control Nate while he's simultaneously bleeding and freezing to death; Uncharted 3 has a couple of sequences where he's drugged out of his mind. This was more effective than either of those, though; the swaying of the screen, the way the visuals and audio kept fading and blurring, the moment when I tried to aim and Joel just couldn't keep his arm raised. It was really, really well done.
The reveal was also very well done! I wasn't expecting it; I'd been convinced since Ellie told Sam she was afraid of being alone that Joel would end up dead and we'd end up playing as Ellie. I'm glad to have been only half right! ...so far. oh God please don't say anything
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I was so, so tense when Ellie was helping Joel up after his impalement. And then that amazing sequence where you're controlling someone who's basically slowly dying. You're so, so helpless, and for once you're the one who has to rely on Ellie. I was strangely proud of her, watching her come into her own, even though 'shooting a load of guys' probably isn't something I should technically be proud of.
I should probably have anticipated some sort of 'controlling someone who's in a seriously bad way' sequence in this game, given Naughty Dog's precedent. Uncharted 2 has you control Nate while he's simultaneously bleeding and freezing to death; Uncharted 3 has a couple of sequences where he's drugged out of his mind. This was more effective than either of those, though; the swaying of the screen, the way the visuals and audio kept fading and blurring, the moment when I tried to aim and Joel just couldn't keep his arm raised. It was really, really well done.
The reveal was also very well done! I wasn't expecting it; I'd been convinced since Ellie told Sam she was afraid of being alone that Joel would end up dead and we'd end up playing as Ellie. I'm glad to have been only half right! ...so far. oh God please don't say anything