My son played the entirety of this game a few times, and he thought I would find it interesting. He has explained a few things to me that a non gamer wouldn't know, some foreshadow of spore affects and such...but even so, I find the story lacking. Joel is a jerk. He is an entirely unsympathetic character. One person made him tolerable and if you watched episode two...you know. The kid character might be worth the effort to hang in but I find her irritating as well. Minimal likability. As of now I care about no one in this story, so there's no point in continuing. My son disagrees, but from what I've seen, a two star rating is too generous.