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Class of '09: The Re-Up

2023

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The Last of Us Part II

2020

Class of '09: The Re-Up vs The Last of Us Part II: Which Is More Woke?

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AI scores are within 4 points, but the community leans more woke on The Last of Us Part II than Class of '09: The Re-Up (about 15 points on our vote scale).

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AI verdict

Class of '09: The Re-Up and The Last of Us Part II tie on the AI woke score (within a few points).

AI scores are within a few points (67 vs 71); we call it a tie.

Community verdict

The Last of Us Part II reads more woke in community votes than Class of '09: The Re-Up.

Vote-weighted spread: about 15 points (40 vs 55).

Why the scores diverge

  • Both titles are within a few AI points, so the tiebreaker is the per-dimension notes in each full write-up.
  • Class of '09: The Re-Up: Characters feel designed more for representation than for depth or development.
  • The Last of Us Part II: Characters are sometimes shaped more by their symbolic roles than by organic narrative needs.

The Last of Us Part II reads higher on legacy rewriting than Class of '09: The Re-Up, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. Class of '09: The Re-Up reads higher on cultural normalization framing than The Last of Us Part II, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. The Last of Us Part II reads higher on modern politics injection than Class of '09: The Re-Up, which nudges the overall profile message-forward.

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Frequently asked questions

Which is more woke, Class of '09: The Re-Up or The Last of Us Part II?
On AI scores they are within 5 points (67/100 vs 71/100), so we call it a tie for now.
What do community votes say?
Votes lean more woke on The Last of Us Part II (55 vs 40 on our vote-weighted scale).
Why might AI and votes disagree?
AI scores come from a structured model pass; votes capture how people read the politics or messaging. Trailers, culture-war framing, and release timing can push votes away from the model.