The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Nextrow
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Played it for the story. I couldn't be more disappointed! Don't want to play it a second time, so I sold it....
  2. Packer5do
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jesus, where do I even begin. On a technical level, this is Naughty Dog's best game. The graphics are amazing and the gameplay is buttery smooth. I do wish the jump button was used in a more interesting way. The combat feels mostly the same with new additions like the silencer that I enjoyed the most. I feel that upgrades for guns and abilities have been done better in this game too. Environments feel more real and they were a blast to play through. Those were my only positives sadly. I played this game on hard and god damn is this AI bad, absolutely no strides forward since 2013 and I had to check a few times to see if the difficulty switched to easy or something. And the story, I hated every second of it. The reason that I fell in love with the first game was because of how real the characters were. I know it has been said a million times but I love the relationship between Joel and Ellie and I couldn't wait to see what they would do in this game. So why does Joel get merked in the first 2 hours? It pisses me off beyond belief. In my opinion, the characters seem way off and boring. I hated Jesse instantly and Dina is such a dry and uninteresting person. And Tommy seems so off and the way he acts was so strange to me. Ellie is no longer a witty and impulsive girl that made you laugh and happy. She is now a stone-cold killer with little to no emotion. The revenge plot is just so stupid and I never thought it would pay off. Which it didn't. I hated every second that I had to play as Abby, and since you play her for nearly half the game, I lost my mind. I have absolutely no sympathy for her and what her past was. She is uninteresting and her character depth is dog **** The game is so brutal and violent it made me sick. The way every person is treated and how they all suffer in some way just hurts me. Joel dies, Jesse dies, Tommy gets shot in the head and loses an eye, Dina abandons Ellie, and Ellie ends the game alone, fingerless, and sad. This brings me to the ending which I could barely get myself too. My mental state was that bad. So, why does Ellie spare Abby? You spend the entire game hunting her down and you kill hundreds of people to get to Abby. The moral of the story is that killing is bad and the cycle of revenge, so basically the game is telling me that killing Abby would get me nowhere. But this is stupid because the story tells me that you need to kill everyone in your path to get to Abby and when I get there, the game says no and insert cutscene. At least give the player a choice. I bet 95 percent of all players would absolutely destroy Abby in the worst way possible. Why am I told to kill for the first 25 hours but not the final resolution? It feels cheap and left such a bad taste in my mouth, I couldn't even break a smile. In fact, the only time I did smile was during the flashbacks with Joel and Ellie. It shows what the game could have been without all the hate and sadness. And the scenes like Owen and Abby in the aquarium I just thought about how this scene could have been good if replaced by Joel and Ellie. The game ending with Ellie unable to play guitar and all alone just crushes me. She didn't deserve any of this. This game is so depressing and intentionally filled with hate. By the end, the game gave me so many negative feelings I can't even explain them. Why would anyone want that in a video game? I cried because the game is so sad and feels like a slap in the face compared to the first game. The game did not need to be like this, I would have loved if it was just the Joel and Ellie flashbacks. I still can't believe this is the end result. I could go more in-depth but I don't want to. I can't express how much it hurts me. Just like Reggie said, "If it's not fun, why bother"? So don't. Don't bother.… Expand
  3. StanisRU
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After the release of the magnificent first part, quite a lot of time passed, and the team of developers of this series left many talented people. They were replaced by consultants who completely understood nothing in the gaming industry. I am sure that initially, a different plot and other characters in this game were conceived, but as a result of the pressure of various minorities and quasi-fighters for various rights, this whole thing was rewritten and redone more than once.

    In general, of course, there is where to roam. There is a pretty nice picture and not a stupid AI, but still nothing supernatural is observed in this game. I would say you can play, but not really what you need. Skipping this project at the start, you absolutely will not lose anything. I am sure that we should expect good discounts in the near future.

    P.S. Honestly, THE LAST FROM US: PART TWO, for me personally the disappointment of the year. I find it very stupid to replace GG Joel with GG Ellie. I expected a good continuation of the first part, but I received a product that is trying to impose on me, the egocentric opinion of pseudo-defenders and the sick interests of a diverse minority. That's just all these people, the game as a whole is not interesting, unlike me. So I suppose this will be the last copy of the game I purchased from this developer, because the further the worse.

    После выхода великолепной первой части прошло не мало времени, и команду разработчиков данной серии, покинули многие талантливые люди. Им на смену пришли консультанты совершено ничего не понимающие в игровой индустрии. Я уверен, что изначально, задумывался совершено иной сюжет и другие персонажи в данной игре, но в последствие по давлением разнообразных меньшинств и квазиборцов за различные права, всё это дело не раз переписывали и переделывали.

    В целом конечно, здесь есть где разгуляться. Имеются довольно приятная картинка и не глупый ИИ, но всё же ничего сверхъестественного в этой игре не наблюдается. Я бы сказал играть можно, но не особо то и нужно. Пропустив данный проект на старте, вы абсолютно ничего не потеряете. Уверен что стоит ожидать хороших скидок в ближайшее время.

    P.S. Честно сказать, ОДИН ИЗ НАС: ЧАСТЬ ДВА, лично для меня разочарование года. Считаю очень глупым решение заменить ГГ Джоела, на ГГ Элли. Я ожидал хорошее продолжение первой части, а получил продукт который пытается навязать мне, эгоцентричное мнение псевдозащитниц и больные интересы разнообразных меньшинства. Вот только всем этим людям, игры в целом не интересны, в отличие о меня. Так что полагаю, это будет последняя приобретённая мной копия игры от данного разработчика, ибо чем дальше тем только хуже.    … Expand
  4. Sheeo
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    The most horrible story in 2020, Characters are made only to kill them. not amazing
  5. moondog255
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us Part 2 did something that no other game has done. It made me lower my expectations lower than they have ever been and I was still disappointed. The plot is absolute garbage and that is no over exaggeration. A C grade revenge plot with utterly uninteresting characters.

    Abby is some angry chick who gets saved by Joel just for her to blow his leg off with a shotgun and then to club him to death with a golf club in the first 3 hours of gameplay. The rest of the game is a one-dimensional revenge plot that tried really hard to include some edge and depth but failed miserably.    … Expand
  6. AZRogue
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    The game is a disappointing excursion into a world devoid of the magic that made the first game so wonderful, namely moments exploring the character interactions and relationship between Joel and Ellie. The game chooses to avoid the obvious story that we all expected--the story that would have been more challenging to write due to our expecting it, but much more rewarding if they had theThe game is a disappointing excursion into a world devoid of the magic that made the first game so wonderful, namely moments exploring the character interactions and relationship between Joel and Ellie. The game chooses to avoid the obvious story that we all expected--the story that would have been more challenging to write due to our expecting it, but much more rewarding if they had the talent to pull it off--and chooses instead to go off and wallow in a grotesque landscape that is like something written for the Onion. I find it hard to believe that Naughty Dog's opinion of humanity is so poor that they would craft such an unbelievable series of events. Like Season 8 of Game of Thrones, they seem to believe that subverting expectations is somehow artistic, when the truth is meeting the expectations (in a sequel) of fans in a creative way is the more difficult task for the artist.

    Don't get me wrong. The game is a polished gem. If you loved the gameplay of the first, then you will find much to love here. Combat and exploration, the visuals, and the world itself are expertly rendered and beautiful, even while also terrible. That they put great effort into the game goes without saying and nobody should take that away from them. If you're a fan of the Last of Us due to the gameplay and combat, you are in for a real treat.

    If, however, you were fans because you loved Joel and Ellie, and because you wanted to see what Naughty Dog would do with their relationship--Joel having lied to her to her face, and Ellie suspicious and, thus, her love of Joel tainted by doubt--then you will be disappointed. Bitterly so. It seems like such an opportunity wasted. Surely they could have made the same diversity decisions that delight Twitter-activists while telling us a story that we actually wanted to know about. In hindsight, seeing Joel in that commercial on television seems a bit cruel and misleading.

    To summarize, this game continues the recent fad of subverting our expectations by failing to give fans those elements that made their art so attractive in the first place while wallowing in the negativity they see in the world, like a teenager who first encounters goth and thinks they've had an epiphany. As a technical work it is truly astounding and a game worthy of purchasing, if only to reward the actual artists and programmers who obviously poured their hearts out into this game, but if you were a fan of the original you probably won't enjoy it.

    Is art supposed to be enjoyable? Maybe not in every case. But if we're talking about a video game, then, yes, I think it is supposed to be enjoyable. Call me old fashioned that way. 4 out of 10 for story. 9 out of 10 for the gameplay itself.    … Expand
  7. hunterontoss
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Такого позора я не ожидал, я так любил первую часть, вот что бывает когда хорошие специалисты уходят из такой огромной фирмы… Expand
  8. Drmaxff
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just despondent from the game
    4 years for good graphics and bad story and trash gameplay    … Expand
  9. Gaming_Jacker
    Oct 18, 2021
    0
    Naughty Dog sacrificed the franchise for a generic poorly-written revenge story cash grab. There is no point in wasting your money for this, unless youre a big fun of golf.
  10. tbolt20
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    its like naughty dog gatherd their writing team and they all agreed to write the worst possible script for this game ..doesn't even deserve a 1
  11. Vuljein
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    They lost it. ND If this is the new direction you're heading towrads go make some movies or something and stay away from videogames
  12. brmarth
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Great gameplay, and stunning to look at. But the bad story is ruining everything. Spits on the first game, which was a masterpiece. Stay away from this one, and replay part one instead.
  13. biggusdickus573
    Sep 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lefty SJW gamer here. This game is an overlong, mishandled self-indulgent chore. Killing off Joel was a **** insult and the switch in the narrative was completely mishandled. Robbed the game of any sense of momentum. Absolutely hated my experience with it. An empty, cynical game in an empty, hopeless year. F uck you, Neil.… Expand
  14. Eliepma09
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was so excited for the next chapter of this storyline but Last of Us 2 story is absolute s**t. I watched Joel’s daughter die in his arms in The Last of Us and loved the relationship that grew between him and Ellie. I saw him grow as a person and while many of us didn’t necessarily agree with his decision at the end of The Last of Us, we understood it because he couldn’t see another daughter (figure) die. I would have accepted his death and Ellie becoming the main character, I have no issues with her sexuality, but to use him as a pawn and sacrifice him in this manner just for shock value was a slap in the face to all fans of the last of us. On top of that, I am forced to play as the character that kills him and then they try to convince me that she isn’t all that bad. Gameplay is amazing, but the storyline that drives the game makes it all not worth playing especially for it to end the way it does (absolute bulls**t). I can’t give this game a zero because of the graphics, world design, gameplay and hard work of the developers are all amazing; But the story was the main reason why people loved this series and now it’s ruined. I avoided all the spoilers and leaks and bought the game but now I regret it. Thank you Neil Drukmann & Anita Sarkeesian for robbing me of $60 and giving me a s**t story in return. This game and Anthem are the most disappointing gaming purchases I’ve ever made and I do not recommend either.… Expand
  15. SilentWorkForce
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Blatant Slap in the face to the fans, I cannot believe how many lies I feel I have been fed, but this is awful, I have to voice my opinion here because I feel like I am taking Crazy Pills their is no way not one person at Sony saw this and said holy **** this is bad.
  16. 2Antony
    Sep 5, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all, the trailers sell a complete different game, it makes you think that this game is focused on Ellie and Joel, like the first one, but the reality is totally different. I feel fooled.

    For me the story is very important in games and in this games it is so poorly written, the characters that we know and we love are not there, it feels like the person who wrote the first forgot who they were. Joel could spot an ambush a mile away but in this game he trusts everyone without a reason and he literally throws himself to the wolves.
    The treatment he got was not deserved, he's just used as a plot device. All the things that made the part one so good are absent here, especially the ralationship between Joel and Ellie.

    Tommy forced Ellie to search for revenge when she was over it because he couldn't get it himself?! is this really Tommy?

    Then you are obligated to play as the Joel's killer for over 10h, and the game tries to force you into liking her giving you useless reasons that of course don't work.

    And at the end surprise there is a message, Ellie lets Abby go because vengeance doesn't give you anything instead it makes you loose everything. Really? It's weird because Ellie didn't get vengeance but at the same time she lost everything and even if she had the intention to break the cycle of vengeance, how many people did she kill before the confrontation with Joel's killer? One more person to her victims wouldn't have made a difference, even better, the game would have ended with ,the only reason that made me play all these hours with Abby, vengeance for the undeserved death of Joel.    … Expand
  17. Harpocratess
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Absolutely horrible game that destroys any and all expectations and respect for the previous game.

    Technical-wise it is one of the most well detailed and beautiful looking game naughty dog as produced, and gameplay-wise it improves on the original's formula. That's the only positive thing about it. Unfortunately, despite the impressive graphics, somehow the character design and    Absolutely horrible game that destroys any and all expectations and respect for the previous game.

    Technical-wise it is one of the most well detailed and beautiful looking game naughty dog as produced, and gameplay-wise it improves on the original's formula. That's the only positive thing about it.

    Unfortunately, despite the impressive graphics, somehow the character design and obvious excessive anti-sexualization made the character models somehow look inferior to the seven year older predecessor, intentually making all charcters look more gritty and androgynous.

    And while the gameplay has slightly been improved upon, the game AI, shooting mechanics, and general gameplay formula is nearly identical to the original, which was fairly clunky and outdated even for seven years ago.

    And worse of all is the plot, which is abysmal from every possible aspect.

    Characters are all the same gritty one-dimensional characters, with very few unique and captivating qualities to any of them other than their SJW characteristics (race, sex, sexual orientation). Even Ellie, who used to be an cute sharp-tongue girl is reduced to a rough monotone protagonist that will make you fall asleep.

    The plot seemlying forgets about the infected and randomly remembers that they exists and just throws in random encounters, the vast majority of the game focuses on human survivor wars.

    They force you to play a new transgender character, Abby. Who destroys everything you love about the original. Instead of making her the antagonist, they amazingly make her the protagonist which you play half the game as (possibly more), in order to make you sympathize with her instead, which horribly fails. Playing has her is a chore which you wish to end as soon as possible. In addition previous character motives and behaviors are changed and not consistent throughout the story leading to incredible inconsistencies and plot holes.

    This game is like a Tumbler fan fiction of the last of us, meant to push SJW propaganda and not a sequel to one of video games most beloved games.    … Expand
  18. lELR
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    é como o thanos juntar todas as jóias do infinito só pra não usar no final.
  19. Fl2EE
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. everything is good except the story is sometimes it doesn't make sense.
    I hate the ending
    > Ellie kill many people and then decide to stop when she got Joel flashback and let Abby and lev go. Ellie lost everything. why??

    """Edit"""
    > They want to make Abs & Lev is the new "US"
    > the plot made Ellie is the antagonist of this game.    … Expand
  20. mamamija
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    I dont like beaing treated like a person to manipulate. You did focused on that and in the result game has many bad technic solutions.
  21. MannequinSkyWLK
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    I honestly don't think that this game is cannon. It can't be. There are legit so many plot holes and don't get me even started on the characters. But i have to say that the sound quality/soundtrack, graphics and combat is very good. But story-wise it is NOT a good game. Like a wise man by the name of Geralt of Rivia once said: The story is like ordering a pie and finding that it has no filling.
  22. Criledon
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. aburridísimo, quiero jugar un videojuego, no una película, dinero desperdiciado… Expand
  23. Soulxtrap
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was a huge fan of naughty and the last of us but it breaks my heart to see what they made of Joel, it’s not even the fact that he died but the way in which he died, why not kill joel by the end of the game in an epic way trying to save or help ellie but no… Expand
  24. Contumqcious
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spit in the face of everyone who loved the first game. On no green earth is this a good game by any stretch. You are forced to witness the death of a beloved character and then play as the murderer of said character all the while the game wants you to sympathize with them. Then towards the end, Ellie can not even bring herself to take revenge but seems to have no problem killing hundreds of people instead. This game may receive lots of criticism for political reasons, I am just appalled and the disrespect this game showed towards the first one. Would not recommend, save your money folks.… Expand
  25. Link_
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This game is more of a political statement than a game. It’s like a bad movie at this point. Forced, out of place characters to push a political agenda. The people reviewing are not “homophobic” or “anti transgender”. The game isn’t bad because the characters are gay and transgender, the game is terrible because they are so horribly written and 100% forced into a once great game series.This game is more of a political statement than a game. It’s like a bad movie at this point. Forced, out of place characters to push a political agenda. The people reviewing are not “homophobic” or “anti transgender”. The game isn’t bad because the characters are gay and transgender, the game is terrible because they are so horribly written and 100% forced into a once great game series. Leave politics with politics and keep video games video games. Once you Intertwine the two, it’s chaos. No one wants to play video games to be political, video games are an escape from that.… Expand
  26. AceAscendus
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This is an absolute abomination. They butchered the story and it is clear character assassination, Joel is nothing like he was in the first game, makes a very stupid and out of character mistake that real Joel would never do. They went for shock value... so many disgusting scenes. The graphics are downgraded compared what they originally showed and the gameplay is still mediocre, thisThis is an absolute abomination. They butchered the story and it is clear character assassination, Joel is nothing like he was in the first game, makes a very stupid and out of character mistake that real Joel would never do. They went for shock value... so many disgusting scenes. The graphics are downgraded compared what they originally showed and the gameplay is still mediocre, this product has nothing to offer.… Expand
  27. Hunork
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A complete destruction of every character and story from the first game, paired with absolutely misleading marketing. Not a single character acts like they are supposed to, there is no satisfication, or conclusion to the story, character deaths are there for just shock value.

    Trailers included COMPLETELY MANIPULATED scenes: That scene where Joel grabs Ellie to tell her he won't let her do this alone? It's actually Jesse in the final game, Joel is long gone at that point.

    That point where OLD Joel and Ellie talk? It's actually a flashback, not present day.    … Expand
  28. esverisson
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This game was one the most anticipated titles in the last couple of years. I was a fan of the original "The Last of Us" and Naughty Dog games in general so, I was one of those who couldn't wait to play it.

    I did yesterday and I am kind of disappointed. Gameplay-wise, it is very similar to the original game, nothing was really added except the "jump" control which is fairly useless in    This game was one the most anticipated titles in the last couple of years. I was a fan of the original "The Last of Us" and Naughty Dog games in general so, I was one of those who couldn't wait to play it.

    I did yesterday and I am kind of disappointed.

    Gameplay-wise, it is very similar to the original game, nothing was really added except the "jump" control which is fairly useless in my opinion. Aiming and shooting are OK but not that great and the stealth mechanics are getting repetitive for a 30 hour game. Very restrictive and kind of boring, the gameplay feels a bit outdated. I expected more exploration opportunities, a wider world and some "open world elements".
    The graphics are top notch. Detailed, atmospheric and at some parts they look like next-gen. Visually the game is excellent. Nothing more to add here.
    The story is very bad in my opinion. It is almost as if the creator of this game made wrote this plot (and dialogues) to piss of the fans and only cared about promoting himself (more than one self inserts) and advertise his views, in order to attract attention. He is rumored to be pursuing a TV career and maybe that would explain a lot.    … Expand
  29. AceMcTomb
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    From a technical Standpoint it is looking good, the animations are fluid and I would expect nothing else from NDog.
    BUT that's about it, the "Gameplay" is what we've seen from NDog for xth time. The same repetitive mechanics, sprinkled on top with antique buttonmashing QTEs.
    The Story is utter garbage, I love movies and games and I have seen the exact same story handled a thousand times    From a technical Standpoint it is looking good, the animations are fluid and I would expect nothing else from NDog.
    BUT that's about it, the "Gameplay" is what we've seen from NDog for xth time. The same repetitive mechanics, sprinkled on top with antique buttonmashing QTEs.
    The Story is utter garbage, I love movies and games and I have seen the exact same story handled a thousand times better than here.
    The Characters act completely different than in the first part, and the new ones are just sooo unlikable and behave like they are from planet ****
    The general Theme of the game is Hate, and that's what I should feel for this game, but all I feel is pity. Pity for the employees and the people suffering through this game that were lured in by false reviews.    … Expand
  30. Part1wasGenius
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Played it for the First Time and already i have seen many plot Holes and unlogical Charakter decisions.

    For example: right before Joel gets Killed, they all are in the Same room. Tommy should have Seen Abby behind him with a Shotgun pointing at Joel. Camera angle doesnt Show, but Tommy should have Seen it.    … Expand
  31. Eric_Draven
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Successfully murdered the everything The Last of Us 1 stood for me.

    This heavily story driven game isn't like it has meh story or something, it's just very bad writing and I've been asking myself the question "just why?"

    then I realized they had other priorities to show and agendas to push.
  32. Gamerskt
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolute disgrace and an insult to the original Last of Us game.

    I dont even know where to start.

    When Sony realized what Druckmann did to this game they tried to censor everybody even talking about this game (complete censorship of reddit LoU page, then copyright triking everyone everywhere with any LoU2 related opinion/content that criticized the game, and superstrict embargo terms on reviewers that were basically put in to conceal the second half of the game where you play for some unimportant character, just so Druckmann can check his box for his feebleminded agenda and that so people unknowingly buy a game based on false marketing (they never told us we are gonna play as some unimportant and very negative character half of the game)).

    Crunch for the poor developers and pushing agenda on their own employees?

    Most basic story that a 9 year old would come up with?

    Zombie apocalypse being suddenly irrelevant because of agenda?

    Ellies immunity being completely thrown away as theres a ton of immune people suddenly appearing in the game?

    Dont buy this game!    … Expand
  33. The_Osteraciser
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm not sure how they messed up so terribly, but oh boy. Naughty dog has had an incredible track record, with amazing titles like the Uncharted series, Crash bandicoot, Jack and Daxter, and the first Last of Us, you'd expect The last of us part 2 to be their next biggest and greatest game. You'd EXPECT it to be. To be frank, the last of us part 2 is a failure on nearly every level. It turns Elie into an insufferable person who has little to no growth. The choices made are next to unbelievable and most of the time just downright stupid. Pointless plot points and a cast of characters that could be replaced with literally anybody else and nothing would be changed, which leads me into the spoilers.
    Let's first get the elephant out of the room first, Joel had no real reason to die. Its the most coincidental meeting in video game history, where Abby just so happens to run into the ONE person she's trying to kill. We're then met with a brutal cutscene where Joel gets shot in the leg, then tortured on screen. Her reasons being that her father was one of the doctors you killed from the last game when you go to the firefly hospital to save elie's life. No seriously thats their justification for abby being in this game. So after were forced to watch Joel get tortured to death and listen to elie scream and say she'll kill every one of them, they make us play as Abby. No im not joking. 10-12 hours of this game is us playing as the character we just watched murder with a golf club one of the main 2 characters of the last game. It gets better though, because at the end of the game, when elie, after killing hundreds of WLF soldiers, gets the chance to kill the one person responsible for joels death, and guess what happens. Elie. Let's. Abby. Go. After everything that she's gone through, all the killing, her killing multiple characters thst are close to elie, she lets her go. I honestly couldn't believe my eyes when I watched this play out. This game fails in every aspect except graphical fidelity and soundtrack, which both sound and look amazing. Everything else about this game is terrible. Mechanics that feel stuck in last gen and hardly feel like an improvement, a cast of characters you never end up caring about, ridiculous choices made by characters, and an abhorrent story. This game gets a 1 from me, which is only because it looks and sounds good, everything else is terrible. This is about as bad as Disney star wars, which i tend to treat the same way, forget its even there and have fun with the older stu    … Expand
  34. Drn33
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are beautiful, the gameplay itself is very much like the first one with more options. They put a lot of time into letting you customize how you play (loot amount, difficulty, listen modes). That and the flash backs with Joel and Ellie are the best parts of this game. The story is complete garbage, imagine if Nathan Drake was killed off by some random mercenary's son you don't even remember. They did fans of the first game a huge disservice, they did a very poor job trying to make you see both sides. It's stupid and misses the mark hard.… Expand
  35. F4ST
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    No spoilers. This officially takes the cake from MW3 as my biggest videogame disappointment of all time. The first game was a masterpiece, including its DLC story focused on Ellie, and Ive been waiting for a sequel ever since. Not only is Part II a huge waste of money, but its also the biggest waste of time I ever played, and for that reason I wouldnt even recommend it for free. How did weNo spoilers. This officially takes the cake from MW3 as my biggest videogame disappointment of all time. The first game was a masterpiece, including its DLC story focused on Ellie, and Ive been waiting for a sequel ever since. Not only is Part II a huge waste of money, but its also the biggest waste of time I ever played, and for that reason I wouldnt even recommend it for free. How did we get here, to this? May the first game live on forever, and may this piece of garbage die swiftly.… Expand
  36. Plkll
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    I gotta say the game looks great, but this games story is terrible. Poorly written from the plot holes to the character development. Don't waste your money on this because I'm sure it'll be free/discounted in a month or two.

    Graphics 10/10
    Story 0/10
    Gameplay 10/10
  37. Husalw
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The game is **** even combat movements don't like what they show in trailers and the story is trash I can't believe they takes 7 or 6 years to make this .
  38. frezer748
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Honestly I am so disappointed by Naughty Dog, I always thought Naughty Dog standed for videogame quality and good storytelling. Last of Us 2 however disappointed me so much that I think I am going to refund it.

    Regarding the game: The game's story feels so unstructured and not planned at all. In the game one of the most interesting characters in a videogame just got removed so early    Honestly I am so disappointed by Naughty Dog, I always thought Naughty Dog standed for videogame quality and good storytelling. Last of Us 2 however disappointed me so much that I think I am going to refund it.

    Regarding the game:

    The game's story feels so unstructured and not planned at all. In the game one of the most interesting characters in a videogame just got removed so early and in such an unintuitive storytelling way. In addition the newly introduced characters feel so boring and common that I always wanted to skip the characters cutscenes and gameplay as quickly as possible. The gameplay of the game feels quite boring and rather feels like a walking simulator that has no special gameplay or variation elements.

    One positive thing about this game are the graphics (Good job art team), but you can clearly notice the extreme bad performance of the PS4 as the game often starts to stutter.

    I can't recommend it.    … Expand
  39. Danil_Karpoff
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    What a waste of time! Ending is so bad. I won't play this game ever again. Also Abby sucks.
  40. Keldrack
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    The game basically took all the good from the first game and threw it away

    The writing is significantly worse, and yet it still the only slightly redeemable aspect of the game

    The gameplay itself is boring, repetitive, and uninspired

    The only people who would enjoy it are those who are payed to play it, plus Rob likes the game so it is trash
  41. Awesomebot1
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Some problems with NPC, and big thanks for Anita. And personally, I didn't enjoy the main story
  42. DarkAngel9611
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Story is literally trash. Plot holes and the characters have no link with the first game, they are completely different.
  43. Sakar511
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is just poorly written why pushing some political agenda in games?? its totally not worth wasting your time believe me.… Expand
  44. CalCastellanos
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst storytelling within a video game I’ve had the displeasure of experiencing. A game that portrays two sides to its story but fails to convince the player to care for the character of Abby who is Joel’s killer. No one cares or will ever care about Abby, a much more enjoyable experience within the game whilst playing as Abby is killing her yourself than actually progressing the story. I cannot believe after 7 years this is the best Naughty Dog could do. What a load of **** 2/10, will never play again.… Expand
  45. thodorejohn
    Sep 8, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Druckman butchered the story. killing joel was depressing but it could be directed in the right direction. the worst part for me was when halfway through i had to play as the one who killed joel. not to mention "you thought i was gonna let you do this on your own kiddo" was demolished by jesse and the ending... the ending felt extremely empty… Expand
  46. Seraphiel
    Sep 5, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Initially I was very much against a sequel to TLOU. The first game's ending left me feeling hollow and thinking about it for weeks but it was an almost perfect ending. It hit all the right emotional notes due to character growth throughout and it was far more powerful to let the audience imagine the rest of Ellie and Joel's lives and how they might turn out with the unspoken secret hanging over their relationship.

    Then I got on the hype train. When this game launched, I saw the backlash but I put it wrongly down to transphobia. Then I played the first half of the game and thought "this is decent" and thought that the bad reviewers were insane. Sure the mechanics are basically the same as TLOU1 and the AI was dumber than a bucket of rocks but I was enjoying it. I actually thought that the Joel incident worked very well and, while the gameplay wasn't amazingly inspired, the graphics and motion capture was top notch. However, then I got to the second half with Abby. Oh boy, what a bloated, tedious mess.

    I got the feeling that the developers considered whether they wanted to make a new game with a new protagonist or a game which followed Ellie from TLOU and couldn't decide so they shoved both games together and, by doing so, succeeded at neither.

    At about 40% of the way through the game you are suddenly shoved into playing as Abby (similar to the Raiden bait and switch in MGS2 and received about as well) but the problem is that Abby is not at all interesting and it makes the next 55% of the game an utter slog. Abby interacts with characters you don't care about, advances an almost utterly irrelevant plot and almost all of it could have been cut out of the game and the plot would have been a lot tighter. The point the game is seemingly trying to make is that Abby is a human too but that's already blatantly obvious and any subtlety goes out of the window with the game repeatedly hitting you over the head with it. Yes, revenge is bad, we get it.

    It's like if TLOU1 had switched from Joel's perspective in the midst of the denouement and then insisted that you played as Marlene doing unrelated things for 15 hours. It would have utterly destroyed the pacing and ruined the ending; that is what happens here.

    The ending also renders the entire plot pointless and was immersion breakingly contrary to the character's previously established motivations and characterisation. That said, because of the pacing issues I was just glad that I had slogged through to the end. There was no real emotional pay-off. When your main emotion is "phew, glad I finished that" then you know the plot has failed.

    The game succeeds on graphics and game mechanics but utterly drops the ball in relation to story and character arcs. For what is, above all else, a story-driven game a bad story and forgettable ending is a cardinal sin and one which can't be excused. Contrasted to the ending of TLOU, I wish they had never made a sequel as it retrospectively makes the ending of TLOU worse.    … Expand
  47. dymka_
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    storyline is ignorant and cliched, feeling bad for wasting money and time on the game
  48. Firdex
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The Last of Us Part II is the sequel of the previous game "The Last of Us"
    Ok, first the gameplay,visual,music,graphic i give it a solid 9/10
    But.... for the story oh boy, one of the worst story in the gaming industry. Too much milking of LGBT and SJW community so sad...
  49. KalenCrath
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This is an abhorrent game that is just bad storytelling and old buggy gameplay. This sequel is a punishment/sermon not a game. This is a game that turns 180 from what the first game was. The concepts and ideas were promising but the execution and what makes a game is so badly done that it blankets over what was it supposed to be. This a kick to the face to the fans of the supposedThis is an abhorrent game that is just bad storytelling and old buggy gameplay. This sequel is a punishment/sermon not a game. This is a game that turns 180 from what the first game was. The concepts and ideas were promising but the execution and what makes a game is so badly done that it blankets over what was it supposed to be. This a kick to the face to the fans of the supposed “heart”of the Last of Us. For me, Last of Us never had a sequel.… Expand
  50. VuSpec
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lets start off with how much I loved the original The Last of Us, it was amazing. The direction they have taken Part II has been phenomenally disappointing I do not recommending buying the game at all.

    The story is incredibly boring and generic. The game play is stale and clunky, and in true Naughty Dog fashion we are given multiple "quicktime" button mashing events. How can game designers justify this press X to not die "gameplay" in 2020?

    Furthermore, the story is nothing new. It is yet another "you killed my father, prepare to die" revenge plot, where neither side gets any sort of payoff at the end.
    Abby kills Joel, a hardened survivor who has shown previously to never trust strangers. How does Abby kill Joel you ask? He walks into a room full of strangers and tell them who he is.

    Ellie witnesses this, and goes on a revenge mission to kill Abby. Who was the daughter of the surgeon we killed at the end of TLOU 1. This is her reasoning for killing Joel.

    Anyways, Ellie goes on a killing spree, tearing her way across the country, killing anyone who gets in her way, tracking down Abby. But not before we are forced to play as Abby for a large portion of the game.

    In the end, you control Ellie, and are given a final fight against Abby, which is played out in a quicktime event. You nearly kill her, almost drowning her to death. Victory and catharsis is finally at hand...

    Then Ellie just... Lets her get away. You have no control or choice over this, Ellie suddenly believes that Killing is Wrong, despite murdering 100+ people just to get to this moment. Its just godawful storytelling.

    Terrible writing, Boring Combat, Very poor representation of LGBTQ+ characters,coupled with completely unrequired violence (Its basically just torture porn for 30 hours straight). Leads to a terrible, boring slog of a "game".

    The only positive I can give this game is that the environments are beautiful and well crafted, big applause to the people that design the world.

    The story is a dumpster fire and the characters are not who you know and loved. I will never buy another Naughty Dog game until Neil is removed from the team.    … Expand
  51. Westin_Axe
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Takes a huge dump on everything that made the first game good. A way overhyped title that in no way has a better plot or depth than games like Detroit become human or Red dead redemption 2.
  52. El_kokun
    Jul 1, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego a nivel técnico como los gráficos y efectos visuales es un 9.7 o 10 pero ami eso no me interesa y por eso lo calificó como un 4 porque a mi lo que considero mas importante es la historia y para mi la historia de este juego es una cargada llena de conveniencias y cosas absurdas y eso me enfurese porque pudo ser una historia igual ala del 1 o casi cerca de serlo pero en vez de eso no le llega ni a una cuarta parte de lo que fue el 1 y mis razones son fuera del juego los trailer engañosos, las conferencias del neil drucman diciendo cosas que no podemos hacer por ejemplo no matar perros que por huevos el juego nos obliga a hacerlo y en el juego en sí el pobre desarrollo de la narrativa y personajes tanto principales como secundarios aquí no se que les paso pero es una mierda la narrativa son conveniencias por donde lo mires y no es 1 o 2 toda la historia esta llena de convenie CIA como abby buscando a un hombre llamado joel y dando con el pese a no saber su aspecto físico o como una manca si lo leíste bien una manca recién salida de cirugía ayudándola cuando tommy esta a punto de mandarla con su padre en fin estos son sólo ejemplos de lo mal estructurada que está la historia y si una historia puede tener conveniencias pero no estar totalmente hecha de estas casi finalizando esto es más el apartado de critica profesional ya que disen que el juego es casi perfecto y que debes gaster una buena dinerada para jugarlo ya y esto me 0arese una mierda por 2 motivos primero porque el juego está muy lejos de ser como lo puntual máximo sería un 6.8 o 7 aló mucho pero eso de intentar hacer que los jugadores nos gastemos 60$ en un juego que aquí en Colombia eso no es precisamente barato y creo que hacer esto es de unos sirvenguenzas porque muchas personas no podrán recuperar ese dinero y yo lo digo por esperiencia propia porque me toco comprarlo digital por la pandemia y al ver lo que fue no podía recuperar por lo menos algo del dinero que me gaste revendiendolo como si pudieron hacer muchos otros y ya para finalizar si alguien que esta leyendo esta review porque quiere saber tanto opiniones positivas como negativas le digo que en vez de gastarse 60 $ en este juego mejor que se compre el the last of us 1 que en play4 cuesta 19.99 $ o el ghost of tsushima que cuesta lo mismo pero tiene una historia mucho mejor implementada tratando de la misma temática que es la venganza PD: si a algún fan aserrimo de la saga lee esto y no le gusta y empieza a insultarme por decir mi opinión le digo que cada persona tiene sus propias ideas y opiniones así que deje de defender algo que para mi me párese malo (esto también va pa los pogres que se ofenden con nada y quieren cambiar a personajes ya establecidos pa sentirse cómodos aunque no vaya a ver ya sea la película o jugar el juego)… Expand
  53. Whydo
    Sep 10, 2020
    3
    This game is bad. Don’t trust the critics and spare your wallet, the game is just bad
  54. Superpidor
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This is a disgusting game that spoils the memories of the beautiful first part with its feminist and inclinations. Awful gameplay, bad graphics and nasty plot. All this on ps4. How could a great company fall so low?
  55. DrIlic
    Jul 18, 2020
    4
    Wow, you guys are awesome!! What tf is this story dude? Like what were you thinking while making the scenario huh? What was that ending? Holly s.... dude. Okay, dude graphics and mechanics are good no doubt, but the story no dude. You screwed up Neil.
  56. marjimedjay09
    Jul 23, 2020
    0
    Story and the character beheviours and choices was badly written. İ regret buying it as a pre order and i am angry that neil druckmann has ruind my favorite game wich is the first game
  57. Nico79
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Well, in some aspects the Game is perfect: Graphic is great, Sounddesign is great, Animation are great, the Gameplay is nothing new but still great too. But there is one big Point, where the Game fails: The Story.
    The Last of Us 2 is a Story Game, the Story is the most important Part in this Game. And quess what? They **** it up! I will not spoiler here anything, and is okay to make a    Well, in some aspects the Game is perfect: Graphic is great, Sounddesign is great, Animation are great, the Gameplay is nothing new but still great too. But there is one big Point, where the Game fails: The Story.
    The Last of Us 2 is a Story Game, the Story is the most important Part in this Game. And quess what? They **** it up! I will not spoiler here anything, and is okay to make a not mainstream and deep Story, but you need to lisen to your Audience. And Naughty dog didn't listen.
    Even the Ending is a big slap in your Face, and makes no sense. Maybe the worst ending since Mass Effect 3.
    This is why i give a 5/10... everything great, only the Story is ****.    … Expand
  58. Rd76
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    This game is the most painful game I've ever played (story wise). In april the game was leaked and believe me those leaks were just the tip of the iceberg. This game's story is just horrendous and playing it feels like a task. The story is pathetic and everyone who loved the first game for its story would absolutely hate it. Im not gonna give you spoilers but you can find out on youtube ifThis game is the most painful game I've ever played (story wise). In april the game was leaked and believe me those leaks were just the tip of the iceberg. This game's story is just horrendous and playing it feels like a task. The story is pathetic and everyone who loved the first game for its story would absolutely hate it. Im not gonna give you spoilers but you can find out on youtube if you want. The gameplay is good but when the story sucks this much, who cares about gameplay. The directer has messed with the fans and destroyed every character. My two cents would be to save your money and invest it in ghost of tsushima which releases next month. Im 99% sure you would hate this game.… Expand
  59. Postmalobe
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    I really hate this game. This is just a game of how bad can we screw up this universe. This isn't a review bomb, you idiot. I hate this game
  60. MotoBlockYY
    Jul 26, 2020
    0
    Running after a fashionable trend, the developers forgot about the plot-casting, which should move the plot to not degrade with great progression! Yes, the graphics in the game are beautiful and detailed! but you won’t leave it alone, the game is very lightweight even at a high level of difficulty it didn’t impress me, the mechanics of the game are also too primitive, I really lookedRunning after a fashionable trend, the developers forgot about the plot-casting, which should move the plot to not degrade with great progression! Yes, the graphics in the game are beautiful and detailed! but you won’t leave it alone, the game is very lightweight even at a high level of difficulty it didn’t impress me, the mechanics of the game are also too primitive, I really looked forward to its evolution, but it didn’t work out, so my rating is only 3!… Expand
  61. TheAmerican
    Sep 6, 2020
    4
    The story was completely disappointing and when you criticize the game for being horrible you get developers saying the only reason you didn’t like it is because you’re a homophobe or a bad person but in reality they took a risk and It did not pay off at all. To any last of us player that wants to play this game I highly do not recommend you will only be left unsatisfied and angry. TheThe story was completely disappointing and when you criticize the game for being horrible you get developers saying the only reason you didn’t like it is because you’re a homophobe or a bad person but in reality they took a risk and It did not pay off at all. To any last of us player that wants to play this game I highly do not recommend you will only be left unsatisfied and angry. The only redeeming thing about this game is the graphics and the soundtrack that’s it.… Expand
  62. manulbrona
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    The game feels like walking into a magnificent restaurant, being accompanied to a perfectly served table, very nice and beautiful music is playing in the background. The waiter serves you the most delicious steak you ever had in your whole life on an fine silverware. They bring the bottle of exquisitely aged vine to go with it.
    Now here is the catch- just as you take the first bite, the    The game feels like walking into a magnificent restaurant, being accompanied to a perfectly served table, very nice and beautiful music is playing in the background. The waiter serves you the most delicious steak you ever had in your whole life on an fine silverware. They bring the bottle of exquisitely aged vine to go with it.
    Now here is the catch- just as you take the first bite, the waiter stabs you with a rusty screwdriver to the side. As you keep eating and drinking he keeps doing it again and again. No matter how delicious the meal, you no longer care and would not be able to concentrate on the meal and enjoy it.
    In the end, you are being served a great looking bittersweet dessert but you never get a chance to taste it, they let you look at it very close and then take it away. Then you are politely walked outside of the restaurant

    To sum it up I can say this game is an example where terrible story overshadows all other aspects. If you are looking for a game that has next-gen graphics, amazing audio and just want to enjoy very well done survivalaction gameplay, you should play this game for sure. If you are a fan of the first part and it's characters I would suggest you to stay away, as no matter how fluidly the game plays and no matter how graphics are amazing, you will just get frustrated and depressed by the story, and the enjoyment of the gameplay would be gone.    … Expand
  63. Mani_niyati
    Sep 27, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us 2 is good at gameplay and graphics...but the worst thing in the game and the reason I giving this game this rating is when you are controling Abby!! I cant get away with this thing that you have to play as someone whos the bad guy and everything she's been through didnt make me understand her!! I didnt like the story at all and it could be much better I believe...the story was extremely unsatisfying and annoying...specially the ending...… Expand
  64. Cryogenic
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    A dumpster fire with a burning rotten dog carcass inside, the developers want to present to you as as bouquet of Roses. Human misery simulator, there's nothing redeeming about this game. The only good thing it does is exposing the blatant corruption of payed reviewers. Stick to the first game, and pretend its the last one, Part II will ruin even the first if you play it. Gameplay 7.A dumpster fire with a burning rotten dog carcass inside, the developers want to present to you as as bouquet of Roses. Human misery simulator, there's nothing redeeming about this game. The only good thing it does is exposing the blatant corruption of payed reviewers. Stick to the first game, and pretend its the last one, Part II will ruin even the first if you play it. Gameplay 7. Graphics 9. Story 0. Overall 0… Expand
  65. Konnor378
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    Impossible to play. The whole game is saturated with this propaganda, but it is very beautiful, but I am one of those people who do not care about graphics. For me, the plot is important, the study of characters, but the graphics in my opinion are in last place. I expected more from the game, and the developers just spat in the soul of the players.
  66. tybalex
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    1/10 this is for Joel.
    1 point for the beautiful image and game details. But the bad story literally RUINED the game.
  67. Abimaru
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    how to destroy a franchise
    story & storytelling = 0/10
    gameplay = 8/10
    graphics =9/10
    but the last of us franchise is all about the story ... now It’s a SJW game
  68. fieldofdead
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    It’s a SJW game, terrible story in the process that makes this game unbearable to even finish. What a waste of time and money.
  69. Damowolf
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Thanks Naughty Dog for destroying my favourite game and characters with your sjw crap. Wtf have you done to Joel and Ellie.. youve gone from a heros journey of redemption, family and love to this dribble. Shame on you...… Expand
  70. Propane52
    Sep 2, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If the game was supposed to make me miserable and angry, it succeeded. That’s not how I felt playing the last of us 1, and it wasn’t what I expected from a sequel. They can call it artistic, but it doesn’t change the fact that I didn’t like it and I cannot recommend it. Large sections are just walking simulators, the stealth and gunplay gets repetitive quickly, and there is very little innovation from the first game. It is one of the only games I’ve played through where I can honestly say that I was bored for a majority of it. Pair this with a story that is predictable at its best moments and rage inducing at its worst. Joel was never a hero, but the choice that he made at the end of the first game, at least in my opinion, was the correct one. I feel insulted by this games repeated attempts to vilify Joel for his actions. Even if Ellie could die for a cure, that was not the fireflies’ choice to make, and he was acting to protect someone he loved. Even if Ellie wanted to sacrifice herself, without a guarantee of a cure, she would basically be committing suicide. Joel’s only fault was lying to Ellie about it, and he did that to protect her from the guilt. I don’t mind Joel dying, but saying that he deserved it is ridiculous. Abby’s actions, meanwhile, are completely unforgivable, and then the game spends hours trying to make you sympathize with her. She is irredeemable, but the game insists that she is redeemed by the end and deserves to live. The theme of revenge being bad is not innately awful, but it is most definitely played out and predictable, and this game has little else to offer. Honestly, the game would be vastly improved with only a few changes, which only makes its failures more infuriating. More than anything else, I hate that they ruined my memory of the first game. There did not need to be a sequel. If this was a standalone game, and not a sequel, I might have liked it better. My expectations would have been lower, at least. Truthfully, I would give this game a score of 4, the lowest score I would give any game I’ve ever finished, but I am giving it a 1, simply because of the number of people rating it highly to superficially raise the score. There may be some haters who are bigots, but that should not take away from genuine criticism. There are idiots on both sides.… Expand
  71. maximoelcrack
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    What were they thinking? really? this is a big middle finger to all those who loved the first game.
  72. SlavaKuzmin
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Разочарование 2020 года!!! Верните мои деньги!!! Сони относится к нам,как к быдлу,блокирует комментарии,отзывы,типо кушайте какашку,и говорите ,как вкусно вам было,не понимаю почему все молчат,это должен быть мировой скандал,чтобы сони запомнила на всю жизнь,как делать нельзяРазочарование 2020 года!!! Верните мои деньги!!! Сони относится к нам,как к быдлу,блокирует комментарии,отзывы,типо кушайте какашку,и говорите ,как вкусно вам было,не понимаю почему все молчат,это должен быть мировой скандал,чтобы сони запомнила на всю жизнь,как делать нельзя
  73. pizzaiscoming
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Felt like Game of Thrones Season 8. Everything like graphics, gameplay etc all firing at all cylinders, except for the awful writing, and poor decision making on behalf of Naughty Dog.
    All the good things about this game are trumped by the terrible writing and being forced to play as a character which doesn't have the proper set-up to make us care. The game isn't fun to play and felt like    Felt like Game of Thrones Season 8. Everything like graphics, gameplay etc all firing at all cylinders, except for the awful writing, and poor decision making on behalf of Naughty Dog.
    All the good things about this game are trumped by the terrible writing and being forced to play as a character which doesn't have the proper set-up to make us care. The game isn't fun to play and felt like a chore after the 2 hour mark.
    Also the fact that there is such a gap between user and critic reviews tell me alot about the untrustworthy industry, and confirms the fears regarding the bad rumours going around about the shady dealings of Naughty Dog.    … Expand
  74. lovroll
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    I literally don't have to say why this game got the score i gave it. Nice graphics and sh1t pc story. Absolute garbage. From 10 to a 0, such a let down...
  75. HotaruKensaki
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Im glad i havent bought this game, first game was overrated in my opinion but this, this is just a waste of 20 hours and 60 dollars. Also the only character i liked in the series was Joel, well thanks for killing him like that.… Expand
  76. Siaperaz
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the first one, but what they did with this one is utterly pathetic. What they did with my man Joel was despicable. The story was filled with clichés and an extraordinary attempt to pass a political agenda. Politics shouldn't be part of any game. It was all over the place and ruined the characters we loved. The threemance was obnoxiously bad, Abby was terrible and the zombies were almost nonexistent.

    The ambience and music were subpar, especially compared to the previous game and the gameplay was extremely boring. The graphics looks like Switch graphics, which is weird for a naughty dog game. In addition, the length of the game is unfulfilling. I regret buying this and I advice every one to not waste their money on this.    … Expand
  77. GamingChemistry
    Sep 11, 2020
    0
    The complexity of the characters has been destroyed. Joel's character has devolved. Abby is one dimensional. Ellie is one dimensional. Just pass on the game. At some point the message has to be heard: you have to tell a good story to get people to buy your media. Loved LOU1. I'll have to find a way to scrub 2 to keep 1 great. :(
  78. ttalip
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    The grahics look good but the story is really bad especially the end. We wanted to play more with Joel.
  79. Bigmanroberts
    Sep 11, 2020
    1
    Awful game in pretty much every way except graphics, but graphics do not make the game.
  80. Venomchuuuu
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Big fan of the fist game,They absolutely ruined the sequel with their agenda pushing.Save yourself 60 bucks and play something else or wait for a discount
  81. AWSL
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The story is too bad.It makes me sick.You've destroyed it with your own hands.it‘s a real pity.
  82. orachion
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tlou is not fun anymore.Game is made from Literal lgbti+ agenda.Truly sad thing for gamers.… Expand
  83. shadow722
    Oct 31, 2020
    3
    One of the weakest stories in gaming ever. Characters are literally unlikable and make no sense.
  84. Daveorino
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    What a letdown,
    I don't think that I can add anything that wasn't already said why this game doesn't work as sequel to the Last of Us.
    Other then the graphics which are seriously astonishing, I can't say much of a positive to anything. The length of the game is also problem, it overstays it's welcome, story I don't even want to open this Pandora's box, but in short it is as terrible.    What a letdown,
    I don't think that I can add anything that wasn't already said why this game doesn't work as sequel to the Last of Us.
    Other then the graphics which are seriously astonishing, I can't say much of a positive to anything.
    The length of the game is also problem, it overstays it's welcome, story I don't even want to open this Pandora's box, but in short it is as terrible.
    Gameplay wise it is just the Last of Us with smoother animations and ability to dodge upcoming attacks, so nothing special.
    I wouldn't be as harsh as many people are that the game is 0/10, no game is that bad, maybe some terrible iOS/Android game for kids is really 0/10 but not this one, I would give it like 5/10 but I can also be hypocrite like a lot of reviewers that gave this game 10/10 even though they mentioned many times in the review they didn't like this or that.
    So 4/10 is I think fair score for this game.
    Really don't understand what was the end goal for Naughty Dog here, seems like they took inspiration from SW: the Last Jedi, movie that subverted our expectations with no payoff, basically this is the same, the Last of Us 2 subverts our expectations with no payoff.    … Expand
  85. Benjiloty
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    The last of us 1 was loved by everyone mainly because of its good story but this game just destroyed the good feeling I had about last of us.
  86. chinaalfie
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel is dead. As a daughter, you are willing to forgive the enemy? Are you kidding me?… Expand
  87. Viniprud
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Não esperava que fosse melhor que o primeiro, mas foi uma grande decepção.
    História fraca, previsível, personagens sem carisma. Até a música não está no nível TLOU. O único ponto positivo foi, lógico, a evolução gráfica.
  88. UFOs2323
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Graphics are so nice ...with a ps4 pro and a good 4k TV...but this is not what I expected IT IS NOT! This is not last of us!
  89. EpicLoader
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    The game is good visually, but the plot is a very weak side of this game, gameplay is very tight and boring

    Story 0/10
    Gameplay - 0/10
    Graphics - 6/10 but game based on the plot should not be judged on graphics

    If you played the Part I then you definitely won’t like this game.
  90. svengold
    Sep 11, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is one of the worst pieces of trash masquerading as a game I've ever played, and proof VG critics are complete shills. Either political or purchased, their reviews were clearly bought. The discrepancy between "journalists" and players should tell you something. And it's not good. Speaking of, the only thing this game has going for it are the graphics, which are gorgeous. Literally everything else is terrible.
    First off, the gameplay is exactly the same from 2013, despite multiple delays. I mean, you can now jump, but only when the game deems appropriate. I hope you like a lot of cut scenes with button timing events, because there are plenty.
    The characters make terrible decisions and are replaced by someone I could not care less for. Forget the SJW crapfest, Abbey is poorly written and a 10 minute backstory doesn't make up for the slaughter of a beloved character and the ruination of another.
    That leads to the worst part of this abomination: the story. I can't clearly describe the amount of plot holes, bad lines, and horrific story writing in this glorified movie of a game. You will cringe and yell "you gotta be kidding me!" time after time after time. Characters, especially Ellie, act completely different. For example, she goes on a revenge-fueled killing spree, only to give-up at the end and let the man/girl who killed Joel go. In fact, she helps her escape. What??
    Just kidding. The absolute worst part is the graphic sex scene between Abbey & Owen, complete with bent over back dooring. It is just terrible and adds nothing more than unbelievable gratuitous shock value. And if you're wondering. Owen is Neil Druckmann without a beard. I just cannot make this up.
    Make no mistake, if you loved the first game, this will leave you with the worst aftertaste. Neil Druckmann ruined this game with his ridiculous agendas & needs blacklisted from the industry. It is truly that bad. And Sony, what the hell were you thinking? You should have stepped in and stopped the madness way before it went this far.    … Expand
  91. Kurtasty
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    I tried to like it, despite all the controversy leading up to it. I can't believe this is the direction they went, 6 hours in and im ready to turn it off forever.
  92. Arkanthoz
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    well, this game is just political stuff to pleasure some social justice warriors, absolute trash
  93. amiwa85
    Aug 27, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My advice to anyone planning to get this game.

    1. If you've played the 1st game and you love it. Keep those memories. Don't buy the part 2. I suggest you rent or buy 2nd hand from someone online. Take your time playing the game and accept the fact that gameplay is important than storyline, if that works for you. Or just bare with it. Or better yet, skip it. Yes, like this is an actual warning, If you're kind of attached to the previous characters. You won't like what naughty dog did to them now. It's has little to no moral value in this release compares to its predecessor. I enjoy the game but the story ruins it.

    2. If you never played the 1st game or don't really care about the story line, by all means please do get it. It's a very good game. Now Ellie can jump (That jumping animation tho,I giggled a bit). The graphics, what can I say.. Triple A game has the best graphic. What else to add?.. The map, yes. Its big. (Skyrim got big map). The graphic. I've mentioned that. It's good. Yes. Its good game. Gameplay is sometimes is important than the storyline.

    Note - This game is not for everyone. It is not because of the adult theme or gory and brutal content/game play. Some might say or relate it with the Star Wars franchise...The story line. It's bad, really, really bad and it doesn't add up.
    Not going to spoiled it. But if you're interested and don't mind with spoilers you can find reviews, react or walkthrough online.

    I avoided the spoilers because I thought it was fake I believe Naughty dog will never do that. Oh boi, how wrong I was to believe that. I never knew a video game would breaks my heart. The story is no way close to believable or realistic. You can't chew nor swallow it. You'd have to cut up your stomach and shove it right in to actually digest it. Oh don't get me started with the aftertaste. (Not going to bash it too much because I still like that TLOU2, even just a little).
    7 years of waiting wasted and I regret buying it. What happen to Neil Druckmann? I tried to enjoy the game but, I'm a fan of the 1st game. This ruins it, big time. I thought a good game was suppose to be fun, has moral values and leave good memories. TLOU2 strays away from the 1st game. It's bad. How many times should I say that this is a bad game?.. It's bad. Really really bad. The story that is. Bad. Bad dog...bad Naughty Dog company.. Bad dog.. Disappointment. That is all I can say.    … Expand
  94. Recycled
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    So so so boring. Seriously the gameplay felt like it’s from 2015. Is there no new way to do a suspenseful action game then point and shoot. The shooting dynamics are boring the stealth leaves so much to be desired and honestly the story feels like you just watched some revenge show on Netflix and wrote then bought the story from some freshman at film school. So besides how good theSo so so boring. Seriously the gameplay felt like it’s from 2015. Is there no new way to do a suspenseful action game then point and shoot. The shooting dynamics are boring the stealth leaves so much to be desired and honestly the story feels like you just watched some revenge show on Netflix and wrote then bought the story from some freshman at film school. So besides how good the graphics are. Which is this games o e reading quality. Like damn good btw. The rest of this game is boring sad and a huge disappointment.… Expand
  95. ercipollahouse
    Sep 27, 2020
    0
    Literally all the aspect of the game are good except for the storyline. Which is like the 60% of the game. So why I'm giving 0 you might ask. The answer is very simple, and it does not only concern the ground level plot and how it is awfully slammed inside the game chronologically speaking, but even all the terrible actions that Naughty Dog and Sony made when the leaks came out. And mostLiterally all the aspect of the game are good except for the storyline. Which is like the 60% of the game. So why I'm giving 0 you might ask. The answer is very simple, and it does not only concern the ground level plot and how it is awfully slammed inside the game chronologically speaking, but even all the terrible actions that Naughty Dog and Sony made when the leaks came out. And most importantly, WHY all the leaks came out in the first place. I can not come up with a worst scenario possible when i think of the release on this game.… Expand
  96. mting
    Jun 21, 2020
    4
    story 1, this part has got a very high rate from media, but in fact its really a ****
    graphic 7, there are many details, but it's not better than Uncharted 4
    music 4
    gameplay 4, it's almost same as 1, no big improving and playing the guitar is boring
    Such a long wait is not worth it :(
  97. shahabdd94
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    this game destroyed all of my good memory of firs game this game has great visual but.........but story is sucks boring oh my god ..... i expect more from naughty dog
  98. Vectom1000
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    The graphic, gameplay and atmosphere is great. But everything is destroyed by the story, which doesn't make any sense and destroys the whole experience.
  99. WardaddyAUS
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Terrible story, destroys legacy characters and introduces dull boring characters. Do not buy.
  100. ricotero
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Meh...

    Sobrevaloradisimo el juego, en jugabilidad mejoro mucho y graficamente sobre todo, ademas de ambientacion, sigilo y un poco la IA, pero el final y por como arruinaron a los dos personajes principales fue lo peor, demasiado forzado la agenda de lo politicamente correcto, este juego tiene mucha politica progresista, paso...

    Imperdonable lo que les hiceron a Joel y a Ellie...
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  1. GameMAG
    Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]
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