Where I see validation in viewing Lev from Abby's perspective, critics like Waverly (who uses they/them and she/her pronouns) at Paste Magazine see one more instance of trans characters being created, as they put it, “to make cis voyeurs feel good about themselves.” Lev's suffering feels, under that lens, like just another example of what is often communicated about trans characters in media - that we exist only as buckets to carry around pain. To live any other life would be intolerable.īut it's understandable that so many of my peers would disagree with me. He just wants to be himself he sees no other way to be. He has no interest in retribution, no interest in violence in and of itself.
Lev’s story breaks open the revenger’s logic that motivates much of the story. Instead of revenge, both characters are, by the end of the story, fighting for a mutual future (in which the two make up a nontraditional sort of family unit). For the both of them, pursuing Lev’s path - a path away from dogma, away from conquest, and toward an honest self-actualization - provides a means to escape the cycle of meaningless violence.
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His persistence to break free from them and embrace queerness offers an alternative to both him and Abby, who’s desperate to find something meaningful in her life after her pyrrhic quest for revenge turned her into a person she no longer wants to be.
Downtown Seattle: All locations and map.Though we've kept story spoilers to a minimum, there will naturally be mentions of locations and events where necessary. Our The Last of Us 2 Part 2 walkthrough guides you through the game's chapters one-by-one, explaining puzzle solutions, safe codes and pointing out collectables such as Artefacts, Trading Cards and Journal Entries along the way. The Last of Us Part 2 walkthrough and collectable locations
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The Last of Us Part 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the PS3 post-apocalyptic adventure from Naughty Dog, and one of the last hurrahs for the PS4 - releasing months before the arrival of the PS5 later in 2020.Īt first, Part 2 feels more of the same - tasking players with fighting their way past the infected with bottles, bricks and what few rounds of ammo they can get their hands on, in a story which follows Joel and Ellie several years after the events of the last game.īut as the chapters roll on, not only is the story take gut-wrenching turns as our The Last of Us 2 review discusses, but new systems provide more depth than you'd originally expect - from semi-open world areas such as Downtown Seattle through to expanded crafting systems and weapon upgrades.
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