HBO is doing a much better job of marketing the new story
Than Naughty Dog really did for the part II game. Even for people who haven't played any of the games and don't know what is to come they can really get a good idea of what to expect through these trailers. They are making it pretty clear that Abby is someone who is going to have it out for Joel. From the teaser trailer panning to Abby looking at a cross when the Therapist asks Joel what he did. To this latest teaser as soon as Abby says the word 'wrong' it pans to Joel.
The show is giving you a very good indication of what these characters roles will be in the story. Whereas the game intentionally tried to mislead people with its marketing.
I thought the game was great but that's one thing I don't think they should have done during the marketing process is to mislead people. To the extent that they took a scene that Jesse was in and for the trailer put Joel in it instead to make people think Joel was going to be in that scene.
Posted Jan 7, 2025, 2:06 PM UTC