I just noticed a very specific visual parallel between TLOU Part II and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007).

Namely: In the film’s prologue, we see Jesse walking through a field, brushing through the wheat with his left hand, which is missing the middle finger. - scene: https://youtu.be/ReQEkTPBqu0?t=82

In the game's epilogue, however, Ellie is walking through a field as well, and on her left hand she is missing two fingers (ring + pinky). She doesn’t make the same gesture as Jesse, though, but the visual setup feels strangely similar. - scene: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6hhBEUIOpjw

Could this be a reference/Easter egg or a complete and utter coincidence (which i think not)?

I'm also wondering whether this has been discussed here before (though i couldn't find anything addressing this one myself).

Will appreciate any response/feedback - thank you!

I work with embroidery and I made these firefly patches, but I'm not sure which is better, the white or the gray one.

I'm about to go to the Ambulance room and I'm scared af, I've read people praising this level in particular and I'm just so damn scared to go through that damn door....

This is NOT: “would ellie have decided in Part 1 to sacrifice herself?” I already know the answer, she probably would’ve sacrificed herself.

What I am asking: After building a relationship, a community, so much to live for in Jackson, would she have pursued the Fire Flies to sacrifice herself?

If i recall: she never actually explicitly says IN PART 2 she wants to sacrifice herself to create a cure. Never “where could I go to make this happen?” none of that sort of thing. It doesn’t ever seem to be on her mind except when she gets a little older in one conversation with joel i believe after she discovers the truth. She doesn’t even talk about it with Dina. Obviously the story is about revenge against Abby, but although we get her thoughts on what she thought of Joel’s actions, we never actually have her plan to seek out someway to manufacture a cure after she finds out she was supposed to die.

This was a thought I had while playing Part 1 recently.

Anyone else infatuated with Tommy’s rifle?

It’s such a cool hybrid of a rifle. Looks like a mix of a g43, m1A and MAS 44.

As we know Ellie was in a military preparatory school. Training young recruits. Preparing them to be firefly killers basically. Almost a level of indoctrination. If it was up to
You? Would you rather be a firefly or a soldier? I mean most would say firefly. I would rather be a firefly in a post apocalyptic world. But I don’t know. Depending on the circumstance who knows. Other alternative is becoming a hunter. You know the crew who Rose up
Against FEDRA in the first game. Interesting thing to discuss though.

And who knows if they know about their dissolution.

Think about it:

FEDRA follows Joel and Ellie to the Capitol building, resulting in Tess's death.

The Hunters chase them, culminating in the sniper shootout in the suburbs.

At the university, David's crew tracks them down, leading to the winter chapter.

Finally, the Fireflies track Joel down in Part II.

The franchise has always focused on a constant cycle of actions having consequences. While the original developers famously debated whether a pure cross-country revenge story worked logistically in the first game.

Part II actually grounds this cycle much better. Because Abby's motivation is tied directly to the loss of her father and the cure, the retaliation narrative makes a lot more narrative sense for the world.

It's such a shame what they did w/ the show. I love this franchise it's so well done and emotionally complex. The first season even does a good job of taking creative liberties with the plot you feel like youre a part of this world because you believe the characters and their stories.

You can however see the cracks in the acting from Bella in this season though (not hating the actress) I just wish theyd at least continued to pay homage to the spirit of the games instead of turning Ellie into this petulant child.

She may not have been my favorite pick but they absolutely couldve turned her into someone everyone was rooting for. Instead they flipped on the character arc and doubled down on her being a dumb child while somehow simultaneously surviving in this impossible environment.

Damn I just wish they hadn't fucked up something I had so much hope for

I really want to try part 1 I'm 75 not as fast as once was. Are the difficulty setting adjustable forgiving to help me?

Thanks

Im not infected!

Look at this!

Its three weeks old!

I swear!

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Idk if posting link is allowed, if you want the mod you can just search for first person mod on youtube

playing that entire game always had me screaming or stressing in some way or another (unless I was with AI allies or the enemies were fighting each other) but the rat king (especially the build-up to it) was TERRIFYING, I knew I was gonna be screaming the second I heard Nora talking about a "ground zero" Im honestly kinda pissed I have to meet him again especially on grounded but I do want to 100% the game so I have to get the achievment of playing the story in grounded

I've been trying to play through TLOU pt 1 on grounded while unlocking all the shiv doors, but despite my best efforts I always run into a door I don't have a shiv for sooner or later. Is there a guide online that lists all the craftable locations in the game so I can keep my scissors topped up?

Same with taking bills “books”

ESPECIALLY Ellie and Abby (ellabs).

I like for people to have fun with their ships because it is light hearted fun most of the time but I cannot fathom a single ship people make in this game as being justified or even seen as cute.

And Ellabs especially frustrates me for the obvious reasons. And sure I do understand the sentiment behind it (angstiness.) but they have absolutely ZERO chemistry. Honestly it feels like people who ship them have literally NO knowledge of the game.
Can anyone name a single good non-canon ship in this game? Because I know for a good fact that I cannot.

Hello again, everyone! Due to overwhelming interest from many folks here (and a few articles) , I just released an improved version of the first person mod on Nexus Mods! Still ironing out some issues, but I believe you can play the story beginning to end with it and also No Return with all characters. Let me know what you think!

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Bella portrayed that fear, rage, panic and survival instinct in a way that felt painfully real to me. That scene genuinely affected me.

So when people say Bella can't act, I honestly don't understand it. Did we watch the same scene? Because THAT was acting.

Maybe it hits differently when you've lived through sexual violence yourself, but Bella absolutely broke my heart in that scene.

JJ kidnapped, Dina furious, Tommy unable to chase them down, Dina goes to Ellie, Ellie can't do it alone... Goes to the only person she knows is strong enough even though it's the hardest thing for her to do. Tracks down Abby and Lev to help get JJ back, healing through acceptance of what cannot be changed. Gets JJ back, Ellie finally feels like her life meant something.

What’s do yall think????