My last point, and you've probably heard this complaint many times before, Season 2 was far too short. If they do, I would love to hear about it, but I am fairly certain that is rarity. I have never heard of a parent, taking advice from a child, and actually following through with it. It's far too early in the story for the party to be relying on her like that.Īnother thing that peeved me was the way Clementine's opinions carried so much weight, that it would often upset characters. For example in Season two, Clementine and an older girl are left all alone in a house, while everyone else goes out to search for someone. And Clementine is expected to keep watch over the older girl, where's the logic in that? It would make more sense to either bring them along or at least leave an adult behind to guard them. In Season Two of The Walking Dead however, Clementine is consistently thrust into these situations, that an adult in my opinion would never allow, until they feel truly comfortable she can handle herself and even then they would be cautious. The Last of Us shows us this continual growth, where the young girl is becoming less of a burden and more of a trusted team player.
Plus the plot line for the story is completely different, instead of pushing the young girl straight into danger, when she isn't ready. Hell, the main character Joel is always trying to keep an eye out on Ellie to make sure she is safe and does a majority of the heavy lifting. The Last of Us main character never intentionally puts the girl in harms way. That they too use a young girl in a similar fashion, but it's not the same. I have heard arguments on blogs and websites bringing up Last of Us by Naughty Dog. I see no logic in the world, where sane adults would endanger the life of a child. In the end she is still a little girl and should be treated as such. It shouldn't matter that she is able to handle a gun and survive on her own. Which is extremely ridiculous, considering they are whining and crying to a little girl. The rest of the characters either annoy Clementine with ridiculous requests or whinge, cry, and moan at her. The characters in my opinion are fairly boring, with only one real stand out Janet and maybe Kenny.
Season 2 on the other hand, while it has has strong similarities to Season One, doesn't have any of the in your face plot twists and changing mood currents in the story to draw you into their world.