TLOU2 is better than the first game

i remember when the TLOU2 came out, played it, thought it was better than the first, yet the general consensus was the game was bad. the only complaint i’ve seen people who call the second game bad give consistently is the fact they killed off joel. the moment they announced a second game, people should have known either ellie or joel was going to die, and it couldn’t be ellie since the plot is so centered around her immunity. thats the only way i can think of the story moving forward in an interesting direction and not having it feel repetitive. i love the first game, i’m not saying it’s bad in any way. both games are masterpieces in their own respective ways, but the second game is arguably better