[quote=@Fabricant451]
Reviewers weren't allowed to actually mention specifics about Metal Gear Solid 2's story and the marketing actively lied. Deceptive marketing and review guidelines are nothing new and if there weren't any leaks then I guarantee reviewers wouldn't even mention that the game has two playable characters actually. 

Also neither MGS 2 or TLOU2 suffered critically (professionally, anyway) or commercially because of this. 
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You know, I'm actually fine with the concept of putting fake scenes in trailers. (In the way Marvel movies, or even TLOU2 did.) Even if you have to admit that you justifiably can make your audience feel cheated. Though in gaming, deceptive marketing tends to be a little more dubious and conniving. Like a Watch Dogs/No Man's Sky/Aliens:Colonal Marines.

And, argumentum ad populum aside, since I just went over it with someone else. Say whatever you want to say about MGS2 and their "writer", but that game was far more ambitious in its aim than TLOU2's 'revenge bad' plot.

Not that I'm saying you're making that comparison per say. But, does Naughty Dog suck less as a company for the things its done, if a game sells well? 

And it's not exactly unique as a Naughty Dog game in that regard, since Uncharted 4 is far more successful in sales. And has a much better in combined/averaged critic/user scores. (Though I'd argue that has much to do with the price of tea in china, as any other sales figures regarding judgement of a game's quality, or how sketchy a particular company is.)