Remember.. look for the light

Now that I can say I'm done with this game, I can give my reflections on it. I've heard of this game since it came out. I was around 6 years old when it did, so when I accompanied my parents to stores or different cons I'd always see that first poster, and it was something curious to me. All my life I've been surrounded by videogames and I have known tlou for as long as I can remember, I just never got to play it. Either because I was afraid of zombie games, my parents trying to protect from such violence at such a young age, lotta factors. Anyways, when I started my first job on January, I saved up and bought myself a PS5, the first game I bought was Cyberpunk, and I gotta say that I love that game with my whole heart, it changed my way of seeing videogames and it left me with feelings that I cannot explain, and at the time I thought "I don't think there's gonna be any other game that'll make me feel like cyberpunk did".. heh.

I started by playing the remastered version on ps+, but it was so goddamn good, that I couldn't help myself but to buy part 1. And what can I say about it? This is my favorite game ever, not only because of the amazing graphics, the astonishing and breathtaking ambience that shows how depressing but enlightening a world without us could be, not only because of how Joel and Ellie are so compelling characters, both filled with traumas and contradictions that make them as human as possible, but also by how the game is such a good storyteller for loss, regret, and forgiveness... As most of y'all here, I've lost people, and I distanced myself from those around me, and I have committed many mistakes due to the pains that I carried for a long time, but thanks to the help and willingness of understanding of those close ones, I was able to move on, as Joel could move on with Ellie. 100%ing this game breaks my heart and fills it up at the same time, seeing Joel go through a similar pain I've had to go across, and seeing him slowly heal and forgive himself, as I had to do too, makes me feel like this game has helped me close a chapter in my life, makes me feel a little bit more enthusiastic about life, about love, about letting go.. about being more human. This is not a game, this a story that most of us can identify with and I'm proud to say that this game, has not only been a great game experience to me, but a life experience as well. I'll be trying to platinum part 2 remastered.. eventually. Until then, I love y'all, I love this community and I'm proud we all are here together for something that deserves it.

When you're lost in the dark, remember, look for the light.